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Canon is shutting down its Zhuhai factory in south China, citing low compact camera demand and chip shortages

January 19, 2022
DPReview has confirmed Canon is in the process of shutting down its Zhuhai manufacturing facility in south China. On January 14, South China Morning Post reported Canon was planning on shutting down ‘part’ of its production line in its Zhuhai factory in southern China, where it manufactures many of its compact cameras. The move, according to a Canon China public relations representative, was…
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Canon EOS R5C vs EOS R5: what's the same, what's different?

January 19, 2022
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Introduction ‘The EOS R5C is more than just an EOS R5 with a fan’ is the message Canon seems keen to convey. And the differences between the two cameras start to stack-up, the closer you look. But to me, it looks like some of the shared hardware ends up being both the EOS R5C’s greatest shortcoming while underpinning its main strength. In…
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Nikon announces Z 400mm F2.8 TC VR S sports prime lens

January 19, 2022
Nikon has officially announced the Nikkor Z 400mm F2.8 TC VR S – a new telephoto lens for the mirrorless Z mount. Originally teased alongside the Z9 announcement in October, the Z 400mm F2.8 TC VR S is Nikon’s first pro telephoto lens designed from scratch for mirrorless, and offers several enhancements compared to its F-mount, AF-S equivalent. The most obvious new feature is a built-in…
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The Nikon Z9 is So Fast It Can Capture a Speeding Bullet

January 18, 2022
Nikon touts its new Z9 mirrorless camera as being able to capture motion faster than the human eye can see. One photographer just discovered that the camera is so fast that its burst mode can be used to capture speeding bullets. Swedish photographer Göran Strand was…
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Why the 1-Inch Camera Sensor is a Myth

January 18, 2022
It is very common to hear the term “1-inch sensor” and based on the name, it would be natural to assume that at least part of it is 1-inch in size. Except that’s not the case. When it comes to smaller digital imaging formats, it’s common to hear terms like 1-inch (such as in the Sony RX100, RX10 series, or even the new Xperia Pro-I smartphone), 1/1.7-inch (such as in the Pentax Q7 and…
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