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Tamron’s 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 is Coming September 22 for $1,299

The Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras that was announced in July will be available in September for $1,299. The lens is billed as the start of an entirely new category of high-performance, ultra-telephoto mirrorless zoom lenses with an 8x zoom ratio that starts at the portrait focal length of 50mm but still extends out to 400mm. Tamron…
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NASA Wants to See Your Best Photos of the Moon

A total lunar eclipse begins as the full moon is shadowed by the Earth on the arrival of the winter solstice, Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Arlington, VA. From beginning to end, the eclipse will last about three hours and twenty-eight minutes. | Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA will soon launch the Artemis I which will fly 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and back to demonstrate the capability of…
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Snap Reaches $35M Settlement in Privacy Lawsuit Over Lenses

Snap has agreed on a settlement of $35 million in an Illinois class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition. The state alleged that Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, had fallen foul of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and storing biometric data of users who used it lenses and filters — without their consent. As reported by Engadget, residents of Illinois…
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Apple Hints at Astrophotography in September 7 ‘Far Out’ Event

Apple has sent out invitations for its next hardware event, widely speculated to feature the iPhone 14. The imagery for the event is space themed, leading some to speculate astrophotography features are coming to the company’s new smartphone. As is always the case with Apple news, rumors have been swirling around what to expect in the iPhone 14 for months. Engadget reports that the…
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