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Dress rehearsal for NASA’s deep-space rocket cut short by mere seconds

After three previous aborted attempts, NASA successfully fueled its new massive deep-space rocket, the Space Launch System, for the first time on Monday — completing a critical milestone ahead of the vehicle’s first flight. However, there was a shadow over the achievement. The fueling was part of an elaborate dress rehearsal that ended 20 seconds earlier than NASA had planned, and it’s…
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Moment’s New Adapter Turns Any Lens into an Anamorphic Lens

Moment has announced the 1.33x Anamorphic Lens Adapter, which it says can change any optic — vintage or modern — into an anamorphic lens. According to the company, the new Lens Adapter — which mounts onto the front of existing lenses — is easier to use than anything else on the market and can turn any modern or vintage camera lens into a 1.33x anamorphic optic with widescreen aspect…
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Light Lens Lab shows off prototype 50mm F1.2 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount cameras

Obscure optics manufacturer Light Lens Lab has shared the first product shots and sample images for its new 50mm F1.2 ASPH ‘1966’ lens for Leica M-mount camera systems. As reported by Photo Rumors, the lens shown off in the images is a prototype, but it’s probably safe to assume the image quality won’t change much from now to the production version – for better or worse. No detailed…
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DICE chief Rebecka Coutaz interview: How EA’s Battlefield studio is improving quality and culture

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Learn more. Rebecka Coutaz has a big job ahead of her as the new vice president and general manager of DICE, the Stockholm, Sweden-based studio that has worked on Electronic Arts‘ big franchises such as Battlefield, Star Wars…
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