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G-Technology rebrands as SanDisk Professional
there’s the Pro-Doc, a new four-bay docking station that can enable up to four simultaneous cardoffloads. Plus, anew4TB G-Drive ArmorLock-encrypted NVMe SSD. The G-Technology range of rugged portable drives, desktop RAIDs and hard drives will continue, but rebranded as SanDisk Professional. westerndigital.com
card with video recording at a minimum of 400MB/s. Another addition is the Pro-Reader series of four memory card readers, featuring a USB-CTM interface that supports SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps. They are designed to work with latest media, including CFast, CFexpress, RED Mini- Mag, CF,microSDandSDcards. Inaddition,
The award-winning G-Technology range of professional hard drives and SSDs has been rebranded as SanDisk Professional. Althoughtheoverall brandwill change, the drives will still use the G-Technology logo. There’s also the launch of a range of new products, including the Pro-Cinema CFexpress VPG400, which is a new, professional-grade, rugged CFexpress
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The £429/$449 Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 is a standard prime for Panasonic’s full-frame mirrorless cameras. It’s the newest addition to the series of four lenses, all featuring a common size and position of controls for easy adjustment on a gimbal or swapping between rigs. The 50mm f/1.8 has nine elements in eight groups, with three aspherical lenses, one extra- low dispersion and one ultra-high refractive lens. The three aspherical elements, combined with a nine-bladed circular aperture, give smooth bokeh, while theED lens suppresses chromatic aberration. To make it more suitable for video, the aperture ring has what Panasonic calls ‘micro-step control’ for smooth exposure changes. It weighs just 300g/0.66lb, focuses down to 450mm/17.7in, and has a rugged dust- and splash-resistant design. New 24mm and 35mm f/1.8 lenses are under development to join the current optics. panasonic.com/uk PANASONIC’S L-MOUNT NIFTY FIFTY
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