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Fujifilm Unveils XF 50mm f/1.0 Lens: The Fastest Fuji Lens Ever Made

September 3, 2020
After months of teasers and weeks of leaks and rumors, it’s finally here. Fujifilm has unveiled the Fujinon XF 50mm f/1.0 WR—the fastest lens Fuji has ever made and the world’s first f/1.0 autofocus lens for mirrorless cameras. Fuji has dubbed this lens “The One”, and is promising that it will change the way you work by providing the incredibly shallow depth-of-field and extreme…
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Acer's Spin 7 convertible will support sub-6 and mmwave 5G

September 3, 2020
After a busy week of news, Acer isn’t quite done. The company has announced its Spin 7 convertible laptop, which is one of the first to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2. It supports both types of 5G, mmWave and sub-6, though it’s not the first notebook to do so. On top of that, the Spin 7 has a 360-degree hinge, so you can use it in tablet mode if you prefer. Its touchscreen has a layer…
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HTC CEO Yves Maitre resigns after less than a year

September 3, 2020
Earlier today, HTC announced that its President and CEO Yves Maitre has resigned due to personal reasons, making his stint at the company just a few days shy of a full year. Chairwoman and co-founder Cher Wang has once again assumed the CEO position. According to HTC’s…
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Fujifilm XF 50mm F1.0 pre-production sample gallery

September 3, 2020
Nearly one year after its development announcement (which was itself a year after the original idea of producing an F1.0 XF lens), we’ve gotten our hands on a pre-production copy of the Fujifilm XF 50mm F1.0 R WR. Offering a 75mm-equivalent field of view, it’s the fastest-aperture mirrorless lens with autofocus that we’ve yet seen, and of course, offers wonderfully smooth blurred…
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Fujifilm XF 50mm F1.0 R WR will sell for $1500 this fall

September 3, 2020
Fujifilm has formally announced its XF 50mm F1.0 R WR portrait prime lens, the world’s first F1.0 lens for mirrorless cameras that includes autofocus capability. It’s also the 35th lens Fujifilm has developed for its lineup of X-series cameras. The XF 50mm F1.0…