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Ricoh GRm: My Custom ‘Monochrom’ Camera

February 23, 2022
For a long time now, I’ve been looking a little enviously in the direction of Leica because of the monochrome versions of the M and Q models. There are purely economic reasons why I haven’t bought one yet. Or rather, I haven’t really been able to explain to my bank account why at least $6,000 should flow in the direction of Wetzlar just because of the feeling. So this problem or…
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Macro Shootout: Extension vs Reverse vs Lens vs Raynox

February 23, 2022
The debate over which lens and accessories are best for macro photography has gone on since the beginning of the craft. With so many options out there ranging from just a $8 to over $1,000, it is definitely a daunting field to enter. Thankfully, photographer and YouTuber…
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What does Sigma's support mean for X-mount?

February 23, 2022
It may be lacking an aperture ring, but the 56mm F1.4 DC DN makes a great match for the Fujifilm X-T4, in terms of size and balance. The arrival of Sigma’s 16mm, 30mm and 56mm F1.4 DC DN lenses is another step forward for the X-mount system. No matter how comprehensive Fujifilm makes its own lineup of lenses, it’s always beneficial to not have a system solely tied to one…
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NASA Supports Research to Advance Earth Science

February 23, 2022
. A prize competition is designed to engage underrepresented academic institutions in helping NASA make advancements in machine learning, AI, and developing of autonomous systems. Through a new prize competition, NASA is engaging minority serving…
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This new dataset shows that AI still lacks commonsense reasoning

February 23, 2022
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. Abductive reasoning, frequently misidentified as deductive reasoning, is the process of making a plausible prediction when faced with incomplete information. For example, given a photo showing a toppled truck and a police cruiser on a snowy freeway, abductive reasoning may lead someone to infer that…
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Galaxy S22 series doesn’t support eSIM on Google Fi, may be coming in a ‘future update’

February 23, 2022
The Galaxy S22 ships with its eSIM feature enabled in the United States, and that’s good news for Google Fi, as a coming update will allow the carrier to work without a physical card on Samsung’s latest flagships. If you set up a Galaxy S22, S22+, or S22 Ultra on Google Fi, the app demands that you use a physical SIM card to use your account, as pictured below. That’s despite all three…
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