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Canon Quietly Raises the Prices of Multiple Cameras and Lenses

September 1, 2021
It appears that Canon has quietly raised the prices of several of its products, most notably popular RF lenses saw a price increase of $100 as well as increases to cameras like the Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR. PetaPixel was able to confirm that Canon has raised the price of its 5D Mark IV camera body from $2,499 to $2,699, and the price of the PowerShot SX620 from $299 to $319. Both of these cameras…
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Midrange Samsung Galaxy S21 FE appears again in leaked manual

September 1, 2021
A user manual for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 FE (aka “Fan Edition”) has been published online by SamMobile, giving us another look at the unannounced midrange counterpart to the company’s Galaxy S21 flagship. As you’d expect from a manual, the document spends more time…
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Hulking Attachment Gave Canon FD Lens Autofocus 40 Years Ago

September 1, 2021
The Canon Zoom Lens FD 35-70mm f/4 AF was a lens originally manufactured in 1981 and features an unusual motor system that allowed it to autofocus. In Kai Wong’s 13-minute video, he shows how it still works remarkably well even today. Spotted by Fstoppers, the FD 35-70mm f/4 AF took Canon’s successful lens and added a large box above the lens which housed a mechanism that would allow for…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 31, 2021

September 1, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Lotus announces 4 new electric vehicles, including 2 SUVs

September 1, 2021
Lotus has announced a significant update to its business. The automaker known for its sports cars is now only going electric with four new models, and two of them are electric SUVs. Since being acquired by Geely with a majority stake, the British automaker Lotus has announced an important electric transition. It introduced its first electric vehicle, the $2 million Evija hypercar, and it…
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