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Venus Optics' $450 Laowa 85mm F5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens is now available for L-mount cameras

February 15, 2022
Venus Optics has announced its bringing its Laowa 85mm F5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens to L-mount camera systems. Until now, the fully-manual 85mm F5.6 2x macro lens was limited to other full-frame mirrorless mounts, including Canon RF, Nikon Z and Sony E mount. Now, full-frame and APS-C L-mount users can join in on the fun. The lens is constructed of 13 elements in nine groups, including three…
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Cosina Unveils Voigtlander Heliar 40mm f/2.8 for L39 and VM-Mount

February 15, 2022
Cosina has announced the Voigtlander Heliar 40mm f/2.8 Aspherical for Leica Screw Mount Thread (L39) and VM-mounts. The lens is designed to be lightweight, small, and compact with a semi-wide angle and crisp sharpness. Simple, Compact, and Sharp The Heliar 40mm f/2.8 lens has a simple five lens in three group arrangement that includes a single aspherical element. Cosina says that by using…
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LivePerson puts more personality (and AI) into next-gen bots

February 15, 2022
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. Now that smartypants-type messaging bots are becoming more pervasive, what they need now is to become a bit softer and more human-like, so we can like them a bit more. After all, bots are fast becoming de facto work assistants for us, and we always want to work with people – and bots – we…
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Limited Google Doodle celebrates Lantern Festival 2022

February 15, 2022
The latest limited Google Doodle is celebrating Lantern Festival 2022, which signifies the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Although celebrations are limited in certain regions in 2022 due to the ongoing pandemic, the Lantern Festival or Shangyuan Festival is a…
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Oppo announces Hasselblad camera partnership for upcoming Find X5 series

February 15, 2022
The lines between Oppo and OnePlus are set to blur even further with confirmation that the Find X5 and future Find X series devices will come with Hasselblad tuning and performance improvements. In a dedicated blog post, Oppo has officially committed a three-year partnership with Swedish camera maker Hasselblad to “co-develop industry-leading camera technologies for Oppo’s flagship Find…
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