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Zhong Yi Optics releases $299 135mm F2.5 lens for full-frame DSLR, mirrorless camera systems

September 7, 2021
Chinese lens manufacturer Zhong Yi Optics has announced the Mitakon 135mm F2.5. A fast, manual telephoto portrait lens for full-frame DSLR and mirrorless camera systems. The lens is constructed of nine elements in seven groups, including two extra-low dispersion and two ultra-high refraction elements. It has a nine-blade aperture diaphragm, an aperture range of F2.5 through F22, a minimum focusing…
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Eager for AI? First you have to train it

September 6, 2021
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Artificial intelligence is a technology at heart, but the way it integrates into the enterprise data ecosystem is unlike any tech that has come before. For…
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Updated: Canon EF-M 32mm F1.4 STM sample gallery

September 6, 2021
It’s not a new lens, but the Canon EF-M 32mm F1.4 STM still sets the standard for optics in Canon’s mirrorless EF-M range. We’ve been shooting with, and enjoying the 32mm F1.4 for some time, and with summer starting (finally) to fade here in Seattle, we’ve taken this opportunity to update our previously-published gallery with some samples from Canon’s 32MP EOS M6 Mark…
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Testing Realme's MagDart 50W and 15W wireless magnetic chargers

September 5, 2021
Wireless charging has been supported on select phones for over a decade now, but it has many detractors. It’s slow, it’s inefficient, it requires careful placement. But things have been improving lately. The latest major upgrade comes in the form of magnets. Apple lead…
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Samsung Galaxy S20 series is receiving the September 2021 Android security patch

September 5, 2021
Samsung began rolling out the September 2021 Android security patch last month, with the Galaxy S20 FE being the first in line to get it, and now it’s the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra that are getting updated with the newest security patch. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra The new firmware comes with version G98xxXXSADUH5 and is currently seeding in some parts of Europe, but it doesn’t bring any…
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Vivo V1 ISP chip photographed next to Snapdragon 888

September 5, 2021
Vivo’s upcoming X70 line is one of the more curious upcoming releases in recent memory. We are currently expecting a trio of devices in the family – a vanilla X70, a X70 Pro and a X70 Pro+ – all of which we are already quite familiar with, thanks to an avalanche of multiple certifications, leaks, live photos and official teasers and press materials. Yet, there is still plenty of…
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