Insta360’s Antigravity A1 – The 8K 360º Experience

Last month, Insta360 announced that it was starting a new brand called Antigravity, which is its new drone lineup. Now we have some actual details on what the first drone coming to market will have, and it’s pretty impressive. Besides the drone, Antigravity is also releasing vision goggles and a grip controller to provide a far more immersive FPV (first-person view) drone experience.


Hasselblad X2D II to feature LiDAR?

With every Hasselblad announcement I wonder if it’s work selling all my gear except the R5+100-500 and macro gear and using a hassleblad for all the family stuff.
Then my wife will remind me that we can do a complete heatpump conversion of our house for that kind of money and the camera won’t keep us cool the right way during heatwaves :)
I’m somewhat in the same boat when it comes to giving Hasselblad a leading role over Canon—though not when it comes to heat pumps :) However, I’ve just jumped from the R6 Mark II to the R5 Mark II, realizing that even the Hasselblad X2D can’t fully replace Canon. It’s not just about focal range coverage, autofocus tracking, speed, or macro capabilities—it’s also about file size for every need. I already own the X1D II, and it still beats the R5 Mark II in image quality, though I do hope to upgrade to a used X2D one day.
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R5II - Sending Images to a Smartphone from the Camera [GPS data missing]

When you’re in the view with the photo grid, tap the gear icon on the top right, you’ll get this menu:
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Click on the bottom entry and you’ll get a pop-up that has the “don’t delete” and “delete” optionM
Many thanks. I don't use the function a lot but sometime back I noticed that my iPhone was no longer receiving the location information. Tried figuring out why and failed. I may have even asked the question here (I don't actively participate much, more of a lurker) but couldn't find the answer. And this was so simple. Now if my 80+ year old brain will remember it is the question.
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Is China now the Preferred Export Destination for Cameras?

"In the second half of the year, we expect [camera] demand to soften in the United States due to price increases associated with additional tariffs. However, by expanding sales, particularly in Asia where the market is strong, we still plan to increase full-year sales by 6% to 3 million units."

-Canon financial document
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Dolomiti della Paganella e Trento

The digital picture showed softness like you said, but I also know the example on that site could be a worse than average copy.
I do not think so. I have owned both the TS-E 17mm and TS-E 24mm (version 2) and have had the same as experience as @Del Paso: image quality fell apart (on my 5Ds R) when using more than a few millimeters of shift.
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R1. I got one!

Thanks MMMM, I finally got my R1 from Panamoz in May. Great to deal with. I will be buying all my camera gear there in future.
Changing from a 1DXmk 3 to an R1 took some learning. I was lucky that a friend of mine had just got an R5 mk 2 so we did a lot of work over summer from shared hides and learned off each others mistakes. Theres a lot to learn and Im still tweeking occasionally.
I am blown away with pre-capture and the eye tracking AF.
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Canon, it's time for a Mark II of the RF 35 1.8 IS

They’re not “first gen”, they’re gear type STM. Canon has both gear type and lead-screw STM, and they still use both motors.

The RF 85mm f/2 and the RF 24mm f/1.8, for instance, use lead-screw STM, as well as few higher end lenses.
Canon Europe have an article about the lens focusing motor technology.

See: https://www.canon-europe.com/pro/infobank/usm-stm-lens-technology/
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Laowa launches two tilt-shift 1:1 macro lenses for the RF Mount

No, You don't get more DOF with a tilted lens. I just posted some shots with the Laowa 55mm TS here:
and here:

The closer You get to Your subject the smaller the angle of the focus plane can be.
Try to understand the Scheimflug rule. ;)
They look nice! Have you taken any photos with it at landscape distances?
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