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Quick Charge Podcast: December 29, 2020

December 30, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Regarding Photographs: Reading Photos III

December 30, 2020
In the previous essay on reading photos, I looked at how things we know, mental baggage we have accumulated besides just memories, affect what we see in a photograph. Things like cultural background, political beliefs, movies we’ve seen, or books we’ve read. We’re working our way outwards from our inner selves. Let us turn our attention now to stuff that is entirely outside ourselves, stuff…
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First Look: Sigma 35mm f/2 and 65mm f/2 DG DN C

December 30, 2020
Earlier this month, Sigma announced three new lenses for Sony E and Panasonic/Leica L Mount cameras: The Sigma 35mm f/2, 65mm f/2, and 24mm f/3.5. These lenses, while bearing the “Contemporary” badge, are part of a new “I series” category. Sigma says that they…
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Revealing Cold War Espionage Photo Tech: Spy Pigeons, Concealed Cameras, and More

December 30, 2020
The former CIA Chief of Disguise spoke with Wired for this 8.5-minute video that discusses some of the most crucial photography tools used for espionage in the Cold War. Some of what she describes sounds like myths but were actually hugely helpful in intelligence gathering operations. During the Cold War, surveillance of Moscow was some of the most challenging that CIA operatives encountered.
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