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Nikon snaps back at lawsuit, suggests RED's compressed Raw patents aren’t entirely valid

September 13, 2022
Earlier this year, the cinema camera manufacturer RED filed a lawsuit alleging Nikon illegally used RED’s patented data compression technology in its flagship full-frame mirrorless camera, the Z9. Per Y.M. Cinema, Nikon has answered RED’s lawsuit and denied ‘almost all infringements.’ RED’s original lawsuit claimed the Z9’s internal compressed Raw capabilities…
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How Steve Sasson Invented the Digital Camera

September 11, 2022
Steve Sasson is an electrical engineer who invented the digital camera while working for Kodak. The Rochester, New York, company, which had made its fortune by selling photographic film and paper for most of the 20th century, did not think that Sasson’s digital camera had any place in photography, and that lack of foresight ironically put Kodak out of business. In July 2022, Kodak announced that…
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OM Digital Developing a 90mm f/3.5 Macro Lens for Micro Four Thirds

September 8, 2022
OM Digital Solutions has announced that it is developing the M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS Pro (35mm Equivalent: 180mm), which will be the first high-performance telemacro lens in the M.Zuiko Pro series. The company says it will feature “amazing” close-up shooting capabilities with a 4x maximum image magnification (35mm equivalent), in-lens stabilization, and weather sealing…
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