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Dear Lens Makers: Please Make Slower, Longer, Lighter Macro Lenses

November 22, 2021
Dear lens manufacturers, I’m writing this letter to remind you of something you well know. The age of mirrorless cameras is upon us. And with this comes the benefit that we can compose, focus, and shoot at f/8, f/11, and f/16. In the prior age, that of the SLR, we needed fat lenses to gather light for our optical viewfinders. And that need was very well met. We have thousands of fat…
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Nikon Reveals the Strobe’s Dirty Little Secret: It’s Cheap

November 22, 2021
Nikon recently announced that it is collaborating with Nissin and Profoto on speedlights and studio lights. Is this an admission of the not-so-secret reality that lighting products are actually quite cheap? Canon and Nikon have made a ton of cash off their lighting systems that are priced — shall we say — enthusiastically. Original equipment manufacturers have always placed a…
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Weekly poll; what do you think of Motorola's five new Moto G phones?

November 22, 2021
Motorola unveiled five new Moto G phones this week – the G-series has offered quite a few value-for-money mid-rangers over the years, but Moto’s definition of “mid-range” is quite broad this generation. Let’s start with the Moto G200 5G. We’re not going to burden it with the title “flagship killer” as that tends to start arguments, but this phone…
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Samsung November 2021 security update is rolling out now to these Galaxy devices

November 22, 2021
While Android 12 for Samsung devices look more likely with each passing week, the Korean firm is rolling on with its consistent monthly security patches. For November 2021, a select few Samsung Galaxy smartphones are already seeing the latest updates. Here’s the full, continuously updated list. Samsung November 2021 security update — what’s new Sticking with the excellent track record of…
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