Hasselblad has launched the followup to its first 100MP medium-format camera with a new model that improves on it in almost every way. The X2D II 100C promises better image quality, a brighter display, 10-stop stabilization and updated hybrid autofocus. As with any Hasselblad product, it’s expensive — but less so than the previous model. The original X2D 100C took …
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Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II Is Lightest of Its Kind and Nikon’s Best Autofocus Performer
Nikon’s first, second-generation lens in the Nikkor Z family has arrived. The Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II promises faster autofocus, improved performance, and is the lightest 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom lens in its class. The redesigned Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II lens weighs just 675 grams (1.49 pounds), which is 130 grams (nearly 0.3 pounds) lighter than the original …
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Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter IXI “People don’t want to look like cyborgs,” says Niko Eiden They look like an ordinary pair of glasses – but these are tech-packed specs. On a Zoom call, Niko Eiden, chief executive and co-founder of Finnish eyewear firm IXI, holds up the frames with lenses containing liquid crystals, meaning their vision-correcting properties can change on …
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