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Video: Programmer shows it's possible to run a Minecraft server on a Canon EOS SL2 (200D) DSLR

We’ve already seen how DOOM can be played on a Kodak digital camera from 1998. It appears though that’s not the only gaming software that can be played on a digital camera. In a recent YouTube video, a programmer that goes under the pseudonym Turtius shows it’s possible to run a Minecraft server on a Canon EOS SL2 (200D) with a clever bit of reverse engineering. The project started as a…
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Leica announces APO-Summicron-M 35mm F2 ASPH

Leica has announced the release of the APO-Summicron-M 35mm F2 ASPH. The compact 35mm F2 is the closest-focusing M-mount lens, with a minimum focus distance of just 30cm (11.8″). The optical formula of the 35mm F2 includes 10 elements in 5 groups, with 4 aspherical…
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Leica Unveils the APO Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH Lens

Leica has added to its M-mount lens lineup with the announcement of the APO Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens, a “sibling” optic to the APO Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH, and promises to be able to resolve the high megapixel sensors of the present and future. The 35mmf/2 ASPH is the only M-lens with a close-focus distance of just 30 centimeters (~11.8 inches) and has what Leica describes as a…
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Nikon Launches NX Studio, Its New Free Photo/Video Editing Platform

Nikon has launched NX Studio, a free photo and video editing application that appears to have many features found in Lightroom and Capture One but is tailored specifically to Nikon cameras. The company says that NX Studio enables viewing, processing, and editing of still images and video. NX Studio merges the ViewNX-I and Capture ND-D applications into a single solution to offer view, process…
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New Phantom TMX 7510 Camera Can Record An Insane 1,750,000 FPS

Vision Research, the company behind the Phantom series of high-speed cameras, has announced the Phantom TMX 7510 and 6410 which are its first to utilize backside-illuminated sensors. The TMX 7510’s 75-gigapixel throughput can provide an incredible 1,750,000 frames per second. The TMX 7510 achieves 76,000 frames per second at full 1-Megapixel resolution of 1280 x 800, over 300,000 frames per…
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