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Exclusive: NIU announces launch details for RQi electric motorcycle; here’s the first look

April 10, 2021
In a surprise move, it turns out that NIU is planning to release the first version of its highly anticipated RQi electric motorcycle later this year. This news comes as a bit of a twist after NIU’s latest product launch earlier this week turned out to be an unveiling for an electric kickscooter for international markets and three electric mopeds for the domestic Chinese market. The company had…
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Las Vegas Loop proves quite boring in first rides – no Autopilot yet

April 10, 2021
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has allowed the media a first look at the Las Vegas Loop, and it proved to be, well, quite boring. The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop, The Boring Company’s first full-scale loop project, has been completed, and it’s about to launch commercially. Musk’s tunneling startup completed the $50 million project in just over a year A Boring Company Loop system…
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Samyang’s new AF 24mm F1.8 lens features a dedicated ‘Astrophotography Mode’

April 10, 2021
Earlier this week, lens manufacturer Samyang (also known as Rokinon or Bower depending on your region) shared a teaser for two unreleased lenses, with the suggestion the pair would be specifically for astrophotography. Now, just a few days after that teaser, Samyang has announced the release of one of those lenses, an AF 24mm F1.8 lens for Sony E mount cameras. The lens is constructed of 11…
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Video: The moon as shot with a very sharp Leica APO-Telyt-R 400mm F2.8 lens

April 10, 2021
Leica Rumors recently shared a video of the moon shot with a Leica APO-Telyt-R 400mm F2.8 lens. It’s not a recent video, but it’s worth checking out. It’s a cool – and pricey – super telephoto lens. The video below was shot by photographer Markus Stark in 2015 while he was camping nearly 1,000′ (290m) above sea level in Germany. He attached the Leica 400mm F2.8 lens to…
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