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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Successfully Cores Its First Rock

September 3, 2021
. NASA’s Perseverance Rover Successfully Cores Its First Rock Perseverance will obtain additional imagery of the sample tube before potentially completing the process of collecting its first scientifically-selected Mars sample. Data received late Sept. 1 from NASA’s Perseverance rover indicate the team has achieved…
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Fujifilm announces GFX 50S II, 35-70mm 4.5-5.6 WR and forthcoming lenses

September 3, 2021
Fujifilm has used its latest X Summit event to announce the GFX 50S II. The event, taking place in Japan and live-streamed on YouTube can be viewed below. GFX 50S II The GFX 50S II uses the same 50MP sensor as its existing cameras, and adds image stabilization and the same ‘X Processor 4’ chip used in the GFX 100S. The new chip improves AF speed and face/eye detection…
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Fujifilm announces XF 23mm and 33mm F1.4 R LM WR prime lenses

September 3, 2021
Fujifilm has announced two new prime lenses for its APS-C format X-mount – the XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR and XF 33mm F1.4 R LM WR, covering equivalent focal lengths of 35mm and 50mm respectively. The lenses are nominally similar in terms of construction, each comprising 15 elements in ten groups, with two aspherical and three extra-low dispersion (ED) elements. The aspherical elements help…
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Fujifilm XF 33mm F1.4 pre-production sample gallery

September 3, 2021
We’ve been shooting a pre-production copy of Fujifilm’s new XF 33mm F1.4 prime lens. We’re pretty impressed, but check out our sample gallery to see the results for yourself. View the Fujifilm XF 33mm F1.4 pre-production sample gallery Author: Dale…
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Fujifilm GFX 50S II sample gallery

September 3, 2021
When combined with the GF 35-70mm F4.5-5.6 lens, the GFX 50S II makes for a pretty solid travel photography package. Sure, this combo isn’t the most compact option out there, but it’s also not appreciably larger than most of the full-frame DSLR kits that many of us trekked along with on vacations of years past. So peruse our gallery and get a feel for how the GFX 50S II and its kit…
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