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Google Patents Unique Under-Screen Front-Facing Smartphone Camera

Efforts to reduce bezels and notches at the top of smartphones are impeded by one major must-have feature: the front-facing camera. While many Android devices have adopted the “hole punch” over the iconic Apple notch, Google may be headed towards a unique under-display camera. Reported and illustrated by Lets Go Digital, a new from Google details how the company wants to implement an…
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NiSi Unveils New ‘Cinematic’ Filter for Street and Wedding Photographers

NiSi Optics USA has announced the the Circular Black Mist Filter that it says is ideal for cinematographers as well as street, portrait, and wedding photographers. NiSi is known for developing and manufacturing a vast range of optical products for photographeres and filmmakers, such as filters and associated holders, and has also entered the lens market after it announced its 15mm f/4 Sunstar…
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Nikon Suspends Orders for DSLR Lens, Cites ‘Production Reasons’

After several reports that Nikon was discontinuing or delaying the production of DSLR lenses without comment, the company has broken its silence. Citing “production reasons,” the company is temporarily suspending orders for the AF-S NIKKOR 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR DSLR lens. In a public notice published on Nikon Japan’s website, the company admits that it will suspend orders of the…
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Fire-damaged and unusable Leica M4 and Summicron lens sells for around $2,000

You’d think an inoperable camera and lens damaged in a fire would be worthless. That’s probably true most of the time, but not the case when the gear in question is a Leica M4 with a Summicron 50mm lens. The 1968 camera and lens, described by Flints Auctions in the United Kingdom as ‘chargrilled,’ sold for £1,488 including UK VAT, which is just over $2,100 at current conversion rates. The…
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