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Tesla loses top manufacturing engineer behind battery production to electric pickup maker Rivian

January 28, 2021
Tesla has lost one of its top manufacturing engineers behind its battery cell production, Victor Prajapati, to electric pickup truck startup Rivian. Victor Prajapati Prajapati joined Tesla from solar module manufacturer First Solar, where he was manager of manufacturing engineering, back in 2017. He came to the automaker just as Model 3 production was starting and the company was entering some…
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Fujifilm announces GF 80mm F1.7 R WR medium-format lens

January 28, 2021
Fujifilm has introduced a new fast standard prime lens for its GFX medium-format system. The GF 80mm F1.7 R WR provides an equivalent (in 35mm terms) focal length of 63mm, and weighs in at 795 grams (1.8 lbs). Of the lens’ 12 elements, one is aspherical and two are ‘Super ED’. It has a minimum focus distance of 70cm (27.6″) and a maximum magnification of 0.15x. The 80mm has…
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Fujifilm GF 80mm F1.7 R WR pre-production sample gallery

January 28, 2021
Fujifilm’s new GF 80mm F1.7 R WR is a fast, standard prime for GFX medium format shooters, offering a 63mm (35mm equiv.) field-of-view, in a reasonably compact, light-weight and weather-sealed package. View our Fujifilm GF 80mm F1.7 R WR pre-production sample gallery Note: Images in this gallery are pre-production, at Fujifilm’s request, we’ve included only JPEGs at this time.
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Fujifilm X-E4 pre-production sample gallery

January 28, 2021
The X-E4 is Fujifilm’s most compact X-mount camera to date, but it still packs the company’s 26MP X-Trans sensor and the latest processor that combine to make some really lovely images. Take a look at what our pre-production model can do in our sample…
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Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 pre-production sample gallery

January 28, 2021
One of Fujifilm’s latest lens revamps is this, the XF 27mm F2.8 R WR. While the optical formula is the same as the previous model, this new one comes with a physical aperture ring and weather-sealing without noticeably increasing its size. It’s also nice and sharp, even wide-open – check it out in our sample gallery. View our Fujfilm XF 27mm R WR pre-production sample gallery Because…
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