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Miami photographer Brian Smith is the luckiest guy on the planet. He won a Pulitzer Prize at 25, he's told Bill Gates exactly what to do for an entire hour, appeared on The X Factor, exhibited at the Library of Congress, dined with the President and 3,000 of their closest friends, shared cupcakes with Anne Hathaway, gotten drunk with George Clooney and married the most beautiful woman he ever laid eyes on...

Sony Develops Stacked CMOS Back-Illuminated Image Sensor with Global Shutter

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Sony Stacked CMOS Back-Illuminated Image Sensor Features Proprietary Global Shutter to Deliver Both High Imaging Performance and Miniaturization   Improves Productivity of Industrial Equipment for Smartification Tokyo, Japan — Sony Corporation announced today that it has succeed in developing Pregius S, a stacked CMOS image sensor technology that employs Sony’s proprietary global shutter function with […]

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Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 Fullframe E-mount Lens Announced!

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Russian camera manufacturer Zenit is finally back with the announcement of their manual focus Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 Fullframe E-mount lens. It features a 14-blade diaphragm and 9 lens elements in 8 groups with a weight of 1.1 kilograms (2.42 pounds). Price announced is 50,000 Roubles (roughly $767 USD.) Russian website prophotos.ru says the lens developed

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Samyang Announces 85mm f/1.4 FE Autofocus Lens

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Samyang continues to fill out their FE autofocus lens line-up, announcing their new Samyang 85mm f/1.4 FE autofocus lens priced at 699€. It will also be available in the US under the Rokinon name. Press Text: Delivering Sharpness with Beautiful Bokeh Samyang AF 85mm F1.4 FE cherishes Samyang’s world class optical technology while envisioning a

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