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Aptolux launches modular, transforming LED lighting solution for photo and video

Aptolux wants to create video lights ‘for videographers, by videographers.’ The company’s first product in pursuit of that goal is the Aptolux MP-1. The MP-1 is a modular lighting system that can change its size and shape based on a videographer’s or photographer’s needs. Photographer and filmmaker Alvis Rozenbergs started Aptolux and has spent the last couple of…
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Yongnuo has a new $310 50mm F1.8 AF full-frame lens for Sony E mount cameras on the way

Yongnuo has announced the YN 50mm F1.8S DF DSM, a new lens for full-frame Sony E mount camera systems. While the name and basic specifications are nearly identical to the APS-C 50mm F1.8 Sony E mount lens Yongnuo released early last year, the lens itself appears to be an entirely different design, inside and out. The autofocus lens is constructed of 11 elements in eight groups, including four…
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With Financials Stabilizing, Nikon to Build New Headquarters in Tokyo

Just a year after Nikon posted the largest loss in its history, financials are looking strong. Nikon increased its expected revenue for the next quarter and is building a massive new headquarters in Japan, slated to be completed in 2024. Nikon recently released its financial results that estimate earnings through March of 2022, as reported by Nikon Rumors. In comparison to the dismal report from…
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Synthesis AI offers API for virtual humans

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Synthesis AI, a synthetic data company, has released HumanAPI, a new tool for generating virtual humans from synthetic data.  Virtual humans are photorealistic digital representations of people who will move, talk, and behave like real humans in a virtual environment. These…
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