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Hejtmanek acknowledged that smartphones were turning the general population into amateur shutterbugs, but downplayed the effect on high-end manufacturers like Hasselblad.
"This is a real camera for photography enthusiasts, so while you can with a camera phone shoot some great pictures, there are a lot of limitations to that," Hejtmanek told CNBC in New York this week. "You have a sensor in [the X1D] that is many many times larger than a camera phone. The difference is staggering."
Most digital single lens cameras, arguably the most affordable and popular devices on the market, cost only several hundred dollars. Yet they pale in comparison pricewise to the X1D.
"For someone that would have bought a high-end DSLR ... this camera is a huge step up in technology but only a small step in the price," Hejtmanek said. "It"s much more camera for the dollar."
The X1D makes medium-term photography much more accessible to a broader market of photography enthusiasts [including] high-end amateurs and enthusiasts who really care about image quality, and there are a lot of them out there," he added.
That said, would most of them be willing to pony up $9,000 for a camera especially one whose 45-millimeter and 90-millimeter lenses cost more than $2,000 a piece?
"It"s not for everyone," Hejtmanek said. "If someone says, "Wow, that"s such an expensive camera," that"s the same person who would say the Mercedes-Benz is such an expensive car, why would anyone buy one of those?"
Domestic gold prices were adjusted 17 times this morning, rising 800 baht from the first announcement.
The Gold Traders Association announced at 12.36pm that buying prices were at B21,709.12 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 22,100 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
Selling prices were set at 22,700 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments, and 22,200 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
The first announced prices at 9.32am were as follows:
The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices at 20,920.80 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 21,300 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
The selling prices were set at 21,900 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments, and 21,400 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
The prices rose 250 baht from yesterdays close.
The buying prices yesterday closed at 20,678.24 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 21,050 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
The selling prices closed at 21,650 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments, and 21,150 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
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Sofia Carson in the house!
The Descendants star, visited patients Thursday at Nicklaus Childrens Hospital alongside the hospitals celebrity ambassador Raul de Molina from Univision Network.
Carson, a Fort Lauderdale native, is promoting the upcoming remake film Adventures in Babysitting. It airs June 26 on the Disney Channel. Carson, along with Sabrina Carpenter, play sitters who spend a crazy night out with their young charges. The 1987 original starred Elisabeth Shue.
Carson, 23, told The Fort Worth Star Telegram that her parents were fans of the movie back then, and that she is excited to bring this reboot to people her own age.
I love the idea of being part of a project that is already adored by a whole generation, she says. To get the chance to share it now with a new generation is really special.
Carson also chatted with Molina Friday on his program El Gordo y la Flaca, according to her Instagram account.
Among other projects for the Love is the Name singer: Carson wrapped A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits, which will air on Freeform; and reprise her role as Evie, daughter of Snow Whites Evil Queen, in the fun riff on fairytales, Descendants 2.
On July 31, its the Teen Choice Awards, where she was nominated for Next Big Thing.
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With a 13-4 City Council vote, last week Philadelphia became the first major city to pass a 1.5 cent per ounce tax on sugary drinks. While its a win for Mayor James Kenney, some city residents and business owners are outraged.
I really dont like it. Im disappointed in it, one Philadelphia resident told Yahoo Finances Seana Smith in the video above. I think it"s incredibly regressive, and I think the population it"s purported to aid and help is exactly the population it"s going to negatively affect.
The tax is expected to generate $91 million in the first year and up to $386 million over five years. Some of the money will be earmarked for improving early education and fixing neglected infrastructure such as parks and recreation facilities in the inner city.
But heres what Yahoo Finance found out when talking to Philadelphia residents: Theyre upset that all of the money is not being allocated to pre-K and parks and recreation facilities. During final negotiations with council members, it was determined that some of the money generated from the tax will go to the city"s general fund and other expenditures including retrials for juveniles.
A Philadelphia resident told Yahoo Finance that he doesnt agree with how the tax will be spent, calling City Council"s decision a "disgrace." Another critic of the tax said it will have a negative impact on the restaurant industry and cause sales to slow.
Heres why: People who buy sugary drinks in the city of Brotherly Love will have to pay an additional 18 cents in tax for each 12-ounce can of soda and $2.16 in tax for each 12-pack purchased.
The new tax will affect thousands of beveragesessentially anything that contains either artificial sweetener or sugar. Drinks that will not be taxed are those that are more than 50% juice or milk.
Philadelphia will start collecting the tax January 1.
Erskine Fire destroys upwards of 100 homes in Lake Isabella, burns 19k acres; 2 dead
Published 05/26 2016 04:00PM
Updated 05/26 2016 04:35PM
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The Kern County Sheriff"s Office confirms that five people were arrested Thursday in connection with a burglary at the Fire Station in Lake Isabella.
The following is a release from the Kern County Sheriff"s Office:
Within the last month, Kern County Fire Department Fire Station 72 in Lake Isabella was burglarized on three separate occasions, and over $15,000 worth of county equipment and personal items were stolen.
Because of the recent burglaries, deputies from the Sheriffs Office Kern Valley Substation began an investigation into the burglaries based on information developed during other investigations. As a result, deputies developed information that stolen property from the fire station was at the Mountain View Trailer Park in the 4400 block of Lake Isabella Blvd.
Early this morning, at about 2:47 am, deputies began a foot patrol in the area of the trailer park. While on foot patrol deputies contacted 44 year old Donald Snyder sitting in a vehicle with the interior light on. Deputies then went to Snyders trailer inside the park where they contacted his girlfriend, 32 year old Chelsea Blair, who was on probation and subject to search. Deputies searched the property and located most of the items reported stolen from Fire Station 72, including items that had not yet been reported stolen including an AED device and personal property.
Deputies also contacted 28 year old Harvey Mahoney and 35 year old Adrian Acuna and determined they were in possession of stolen items from Fire Station 72, along with about pound of methamphetamine and paraphernalia. Mahoney also had several warrants for his arrest.
During the investigation deputies were able to determine additional stolen property was possibly at the home of 44 year old Michael Deatherage in the 3000 block of c*x Rd. in Lake Isabella. Deputies responded to that home and contacted 21 year old Alizabeth Haworth, who was also on probation and subject to search. Deputies searched that residence and located a stolen motorcycle, a loaded rifle, and stolen property belonging to the US Forest Service which had not yet been reported stolen. Haworth was also under the influence of a controlled substance.
Deatherage was not at his home, but there is probable cause to arrest him for being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm, possession of stolen property, and being an ex-felon in possession of ammunition.
The suspects were arrested and booked into the Sheriffs Office Central Receiving Facility for their listed charges:
Donald Snyder; burglary, possession of stolen property, possession of paraphernalia, and a misdemeanor warrant
Chelsea Blair; possession of stolen property and possession of paraphernalia
Harvey Mahoney; possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of stolen property, possession of paraphernalia, and one felony and one misdemeanor warrant
Adrian Acuna; possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of stolen property, possession of paraphernalia, and a misdemeanor warrant
Alizabeth Haworth; possession of a controlled substance, possession of a loaded firearm while in possession of a controlled substance, under the influence of a controlled substance, and under the influence of a controlled substance while in possession of a loaded firearm
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Independence Day: Resurgence | Official Trailer 2 [HD] | 20th Century FOX
Following the international poster released yesterday (see it in the gallery below),20th Century Fox has revealed anIndependence Day: Resurgencemotion poster, showing off just how big the aliens ships are this time around and reminding you this is a global invasion. Check out the motion poster below!
Starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe and Sela Ward, the new entry in the franchiseis officially described as follows:
We always knew they were coming back. After Independence Day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.
ComingSoon.net had the privilege of visiting the Albuquerque set of Independence Day: Resurgence this summer and well be bringing you lots of behind-the-scenes surprises between now and the films release in theaters on June 24, 2016. You can check out our interviews with the cast by clicking here!
Twenty-two years in the making, Independence Day: Resurgence features a script by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin and James Vanderbilt, James A.Woods & Nicolas Wright.
Day trading NASDAQ stocks -- $1,083 in 1 hour -- Meir Barak
American depository receipts of Asian stocks were trading 3.39%lower at 129.54 on the Bank of New York Mellon Asia ADR Index onFriday.
In North Asia, the gainers were led by China Xiniya Fashion (XNY), a men"s business casual apparel retailer, which surged 6%,followed by China New Borum (BORN), a producer and distributor of corn-based edible alcohol, whichclimbed 3.9%. Online retailer LightInTheBox (LITB) gained 1.2%, while education company TAL Education (XRS) moved 0.8% higher.
Rediff.com India (REDF) led the gainers in South Asia as theIndian internet platform rose 3.5%, followed by the region"s onlyother gainer, IT company SIFY (SIFY), which increased 0.8%.
Japanese financial services firm Nomura (NMR) led the declinersin North Asia, as its ADRs have fallen 8.5%, followed by internetdata center services provider 21Vianet (VNET), which was down 5%.Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota Motor (TM) dropped 4.5%,while solar panel manufacturer Yingli Green Energy (YGE) fell4.4%.
And in South Asia, the decliners were led by Indian automobilemaker Tata Motors (TTM), which fell 7.2%, followed by naturalresources firm Vedanta (VEDL), which shed 5.8%. WNS Holdings (WNS),a business process management service provider, declined 5.5%,while ICICI Bank dropped 5.3%.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
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