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First Set of Nikon Z9 Specs Leaked: 46MP Sensor, 20fps, 8K/30p Video

The first set of rumored specs for the professional-grade Nikon Z9 have leaked, and it seems Nikon isn’t playing around. The flagship-level full-frame mirrorless camera will allegedly feature a 45MP sensor, 20fps continuous shooting, 8K video capability and more. The specs were published by Nikon Rumors, who cites a “reliable source” as their origin. According to NR, the so-called “Nikon…
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NASA Turns Space Photos Into Music

NASA has a new project that turns space photos into sounds. Using sonification, images obtained from telescopes are turned into “music” that sounds like what you’d hear when your operating system boots up. The creative project is being carried out by scientists at…
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How To Take Photos Like Vivian Maier

Armed with her Rolleiflex, a roll of TRI-X 400 (or Ektachrome) film stock, and her bold character, the late Vivian Maier made herself legendary with her dramatic street photography. Her street portraiture in particular is riveting thanks to the expressions on her subjects.
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Nikon Has Finally Discontinued the F6, Its Last Film SLR: Report

After 16 years in production, Nikon has reportedly discontinued the much-beloved Nikon F6: the last flagship film SLR it ever made before transitioning to digital. The company also reportedly discontinued the Nikon D5 DSLR, the SB-300 flash, and a couple of older lenses. The news comes from Nikon Rumors, who cites a Nikon dealer in Germany as their source. This dealer—and others across…
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NVIDIA Research develops a neural network to replace traditional video compression

NVIDIA researchers have demonstrated a new type of video compression technology that replaces the traditional video codec with a neural network to drastically reduce video bandwidth. The technology is presented as a potential solution for streaming video in situations where Internet availability is limited, such as using a webcam to chat with clients while on a slow Internet connection. The new…
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Nikon Z 70-200mm F2.8 VR S sample gallery

We first got our hands on a pre-production Nikkor Z 70-200mm F2.8 at CES 2020, in what we’re calling the Before Time. Nikon had planned to start shipping the lens to customers in February, but then some stuff happened, and production was delayed. Well, the long wait is…
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Sam Hurd: PIXII Rangefinder is ‘The Worst Camera I Have Ever Owned”

Sam Hurd recently published a video review of the PIXII Rangefinder: a rear-LCD-less, smartphone-connected, M-mount rangefinder developed by PIXII, an upstart camera manufacturer. And while his introductory statement that it is the “worst camera I have ever owned” does more to get the click than convey his actual opinion, it doesn’t look like the PIXII is a camera you should be picking up…
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