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Iran's top negotiator: Accept our proposal or 'American taxpayers will pay for it'

By: Ashleigh Fields
Iranโ€™s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on Monday said the U.S. must accept its newest 14-point proposal or else American taxpayers โ€œwill pay for it.โ€ โ€œThere is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal. Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one...

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Sunday shows preview: Trump sends mixed signals on Iran as energy costs climb

By: Sophie Brams
A muddled picture about the state of the conflict with Iran emerged from the White House and President Trump this week, as a flurry of developments in the Gulf collided with mixed messages about the U.S. strategy for ending the 10-week conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump announced the launch of...

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The History of Autofocus: From Rangefinders to AI Subject Recognition

By: Matt Williams

Six different cameras are arranged in a sequence with arrows between them, illustrating the evolution of camera design from older film models to modern digital cameras, on a blue grid background.

Autofocus is one of the great invisible revolutions in photography. When it works well, it disappears. A photographer raises the camera, half-presses the shutter, sees a box snap to an eye, a bird, a car, or a face, and the lens silently moves to the right position.

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Kaseโ€™s AF 150mm f/5.6 Reflex Lens Embraces Wacky Donut-Shaped Bokeh

By: Jeremy Gray

A black Kase Reflex 150mm f/5.6 AF camera lens with a Z-mount, shown upright against a plain white background. The lens features visible switches and branding on its body.

Kase, arguably best known for its filters, also makes lenses. While some of these are normal, like the AF 85mm f/1.4 portrait prime, others are a bit unusual, like the manual focus 200mm f/5.6 reflex (mirror) lens. Kase's newest lens is yet another reflex prime, but this time it comes equipped with autofocus.

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