WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is preparing for the possibility of defense budget top lines dropping, which would mean some modernization priorities could take a hit to save the most critical future capabilities in development, according to the Army’s G-8 chief, who is in charge of planning, developing and resourcing programs.
“I believe we’ll look at continuing to fully resource selected…
Nikon Z6 II sample gallery
November 20, 2020
Nikon unveiled the Z6 II last month, adding some more processing power and a few other modest upgrades to its ‘multimedia’ full-frame mirrorless offering. We got our hands on one and have some preliminary samples to share – take a look.
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Japan Saw Mirrorless Camera Sales Jump 128.9% in October
November 19, 2020
In what is perhaps the best good news for the camera world in 2020, BCN Ranking out of Japan found that October was remarkably strong for mirrorless camera sales, outperforming the previous year’s level for the first time in 14 months.
BCN Ranking aggregates…
Canon Updates Firmware Across Camera Lines: R5, R6, 1DX III and More
November 19, 2020
Canon has published firmware updates that upgrade multiple features of the company’s most popular cameras. Updates are available now for the EOS R, Ra, R5, R6, RP, and 1D X Mark III.
The EOS R5 and R6 are seeing the most changes as a result of the new firmware, as the R, RP, and Ra are only being updated to support additional lenses. The 1DX Mark III is receiving four changes that enable new…
Make a DIY Selective Focus Lens with a CV Boot
November 19, 2020
Iranian photographer and camera tinkerer Alireza Rostami wanted to shoot tilt-shift photos but found the specialized lenses too expensive, so instead he decided to make himself a selective focus lens using a cheap CV boot.
Rostami needed a lens that could project an image…
Metabones Smart Expander Gives Canon EF Lenses Full Functionality on the Fujifilm GFX
November 19, 2020
Metabones has announced the EF-GFX Smart Expander which features electronic integration and full functionality of Canon EF lenses onto the Fuji GFX medium format camera series in exchange for 1.26 times focal length extension and aperture value.
According to the…
Realme 7 5G announced with Dimensity 800U and 120Hz LCD
November 19, 2020
Realme just unveiled a very interesting offering to European and Indian users dubbed Realme 7 5G. It’s an affordable 5G phone powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U 5G chipset – both a rarety outside China.
Realme 7 5G in Baltic Blue
The 7nm chipset brings an integrated 5G modem and dual 5G SIM support. Its CPU has two Cortex-A76 performance cores clocked at 2.4GHz alongside six…
Realme unveils its Black Friday promos
November 19, 2020
As November marches on we are getting close to one of the biggest shopping frenzies of the year – Black Friday. Realme is the latest brand to come through with its discount offers and there are plenty of phones and wearables to go around.
The just-launched Realme 7 5G is…
ZTE unveils a 4G version of Axon 20 with Unisoc Tiger T618 chipset
November 19, 2020
ZTE brought the first smartphone with a selfie camera under the display to the market with the Axon 20 5G. The device is already available in several global markets, but now we learn some of them a getting a different version. It comes with a Tiger T618 chipset by Unisoc and…
Motorola Moto G Play (2021) passes by Geekbench
November 19, 2020
An upcoming Motorola device appeared on Geekbench powered by the Snapdragon 460 chipset and paired with 3GB RAM. The phone in question might be the Moto G Play (2021) which would be the successor to this year’s Moto G9 Play.
Motorola Moto G Play (2021) Geekbench listing
The phone managed 253-points in the single-core department and 1,233 points on the multi-core test – on par with other…
