There are some things that I never thought I’d see electrified. Cars? I get it. Bikes? Sure thing. Boats? Why not? But when it comes to lawn tools, I never thought I’d see a wheelbarrow go the way of electric hedge trimmers.
Yet that’s exactly what we’re checking out today in the latest installment of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column.
That’s right, this…
Police departments have begun paying more attention to electric bicycles and cracking down on models that are illegal for street use. Now another police department in California is demonstrating how they’re using old school transportation into the operation with…
Wait, Fujifilm's app is good now?
July 29, 2023
Fujifilm’s new app is functional and feature-rich.
Most remote shooting/viewing camera apps from major camera manufacturers are, well, crappy. And Fujifilm’s old Camera Remote app is no exception. Functional at best, clunky and unreliable at worst, in the two…
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July 29, 2023
The new Nikon Z DX 24mm f/1.7 is the brand’s first Z-mount non-zoom specifically built for crop-sensor mirrorless models like the Nikon Z50, Z30 and Z fc. Priced at just $280, this petite prime sports a large manual focus ring, dust- and moisture-resistant construction, and focusing as close as 4.7 inches. The housing is constructed primarily of plastic, including the mount. But overall, the…
Leica Camera has announced the addition of two new members to the L-Mount Alliance: Astrodesign and Samyang.
Samyang, a South Korean lens manufacturer, became increasingly well-known to photographers over the past few years thanks to its growing line of optics for…
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July 29, 2023
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The Canon EOS R8 is an entry-level full-frame mirrorless camera, featuring the 24.2MP CMOS sensor from the EOS R6 II. It brings Canon’s latest AF capabilities and much improved video to the same…
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July 29, 2023
We’ve recently received a Nikon Z8 to let us complete our review and rushed it straight into our testing studio. We’ve shot and processed the daylight and low light stills and uploaded the Raw files to let you compare them with its peers. As you might hope, it appears to be a direct match for Nikon’s pro-grade Z9.
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Our test scene is designed to simulate a broad…
Tamron has announced the development of the 35-150mm F2-2.8 Di III VXD, a full-frame zoom lens for Nikon Z-mount cameras. This isn’t, strictly speaking, a new lens – Tamron released the same lens for Sony E-mount in 2021 – but it will now be available to Z-mount…
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July 29, 2023
Leica announced an updated version of its Summilux-M 50mm F1.4 ASPH fast normal prime for its M lens mount in April 2023. The redesigned Summilux-M now has a closer minimum focus distance of 45cm (17.7″), down from 70cm (27.6″), 11 aperture blades (up from 9) and…
Tesla starts email campaign for FSD transfer: demand trigger rather than doing the right thing
July 29, 2023
Tesla has started a new email campaign to encourage Tesla owners with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to upgrade to a new car and transfer the FSD package.
The terms of the transfer and the email campaign make it clear that what CEO Elon Musk presented as an “offer of amnesty” is nothing more than Tesla pulling a demand trigger to boost sales.
Elon Musk once said that Tesla would always…
