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Adobe Lightroom updates: Video editing, new presets, more AI and other key improvements

Adobe Lightroom on desktop, mobile and web now supports video editing. After a long wait and many requests, users can finally edit video in Lightroom using the same sliders that you use to edit your photos. You can also use presets, including Premium Presets and Lightroom’s AI-powered Recommended Presets, on your videos. You can also use Lightroom to trim your video clips. ‘I absolutely love…
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Oskar Barnack’s Leica Sells for $15M, is Now World’s Priciest Camera

The 40th Leitz Photographica Auction has concluded with the sale of the most expensive camera ever. Oskar Barnak’s Leica 0-Series No. 105 sold for nearly five times the highest estimation: over $15 million. This particular camera is unique because it cames from a batch of approximately 23 0-Series prototypes which were manufactured before the Leitz Camera — later to become Leica —…
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Venus Optics announces $499 Laowa 90mm F2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras

Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 90mm F2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO, its latest macro lens designed for full-frame mirrorless camera systems. The lens is constructed of 13 elements in 10 groups, including three extrea-low dispersion (ED) elements. It features a 13-blade aperture diaphragm, has an aperture range of F2.8, uses a 67mm front filter thread and has a minimum focusing distance of 20.5cm…
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Meta Appears to be Slashing Camera Products Amid Massive VR Losses

Meta appears to be pulling back on its consumer camera products, both those on shelves and in development, as its Reality Labs division continues to lose billions of dollars. Bloomberg reports that Meta has stopped developing its camera-equipped smartwatch — codenamed “Milan” — that was supposed to be launched to the consumer market in spring of 2023. The watch was apparently…
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