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Oppo’s Find X10 Pro Max puts 200MP sensors behind all three rear cameras

The Find X10 Pro Max pairs three high-resolution rear cameras with 8K video and open-gate recording.

A white Oppo smartphone with a prominent rear camera module held in a hand resting on a brown leather surface.Oppo

Oppo has announced its latest flagship smartphones, the Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max. The latter features what the company says is an industry-first triple 200MP camera system, along with expanded video capabilities, a new processor and a large battery.

Camera features

While all three rear cameras on the X10 Pro Max offer up to 200MP resolution, their sensor sizes differ. The main camera uses a Type 1/1.3 sensor (72mm²), while the ultrawide and telephoto use Type 1/1.56 sensors (50mm²). Their lenses cover 13mm, 24mm and 70mm equivalent focal lengths, with apertures ranging from F1.5 on the main camera to F2.2 on the ultrawide. The Find X10 has two 200MP cameras rather than three, opting for a 50MP ultrawide instead.

Oppo Find X10 Pro Max camera specs

CameraSensorApertureFocal length (35mm equivalent)
Main / wide200MP, Type 1/1.3 (72mm²)F1.524mm (1x)
Ultrawide200MP, Type 1/1.56 (50mm²)F2.213mm (0.5x)
Periscope telephoto200MP, Type 1/1.56 (50mm²)F2.170mm (3x)

Oppo Find X10 camera specs

CameraSensorApertureFocal length (35mm equivalent)
Main / wide200MP, Type 1/1.4 (63mm²)F1.623mm (1x)
Ultrawide50MP, Type 1/2.75 (20mm²)F215mm (0.6x)
Periscope telephoto200MP, Type 1/1.56 (50mm²)F2.665mm (2.8x)

The Pro Max’s ultrawide can focus as close as 4cm (1.6″), while the telephoto offers a 10cm (3.9″) minimum focusing distance. Both phones also support an optional Hasselblad teleconverter, which provides 3.28x magnification for their telephoto cameras.

An Oppo smartphone with a Hasselblad camera attachment held in a hand to photograph a concert with falling confetti.
Both phones support an optional Hasselblad teleconverter (seen above) that adds 3.28x magnification to the telephoto camera.
Oppo

As with other smartphones, the maximum sensor resolution isn’t what the phones will typically deliver (or what you would want them to deliver all the time). Oppo says both models prioritize 26MP output in sufficient light, from the ultrawide through 9.9x zoom. They will, however, automatically switch to 12MP pixel-binned images in low light.

There’s also a Hasselblad Hi-Res Mode that offers 50MP photos at five focal lengths when lighting permits. At the native focal lengths of the three cameras on the X10 Pro Max, Oppo says its Lumo Hyper Pixel Engine uses multi-frame fusion to produce full-resolution 200MP images.

Two individuals seated at a picnic table with a patterned cloth, featuring bowls of grapes, apples, plums, and bread, set against a mountain landscape.Oppo

Both phones feature Oppo’s updated Lumo True Image Engine, which promises a more restrained approach to processing. The default Photo mode now uses the global tone curve from the company’s Hasselblad Master Mode as its tonal reference, which promises less aggressive local tone mapping. The company specifically calls out backlit scenes, explaining that the new processing preserves shadow detail without lifting everything toward the same brightness. It also claims that reduced sharpening and noise reduction will help retain more natural textures.

Expanded video options

The Find X10 Pro Max adds 8K/30p recording across all three rear cameras and extends 4K/120p capture to the ultrawide. Its predecessor, the Find X9 Pro, topped out at 4K/120p. Dolby Vision recording returns, alongside support for ACES-compatible O-Log2. The smaller Find X10 supports 8K/30p and 4K/120p on its main and telephoto cameras, while its ultrawide tops out at 4K/60p.

The Pro Max also introduces Oppo’s first implementation of open-gate recording, capturing 4096 × 3072 footage at up to 60p across all three rear cameras. The taller frame provides more flexibility for cropping into horizontal and vertical formats, though enhanced stabilization isn’t available in this mode.

Smartphone mounted in a Tilta camera cage with a cooling fan and external lens, secured on a tripod with a fluid head.Oppo

Oppo is also offering a dedicated Tilta Khronos Creator Kit for the Pro Max, with an additional handle, 67mm filter adapter, teleconverter adapter and active cooling fan for longer recording sessions. An optimized version of Blackmagic Camera, supporting Dolby Vision, O-Log2 and open-gate recording, is scheduled for November.

Beyond the cameras

White Oppo smartphone featuring a multi-lens camera module with Hasselblad branding, captured amidst splashing water droplets.Oppo

The Pro Max pairs a 6.78-inch display with MediaTek’s 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro processor, while the Find X10 uses a slightly smaller 6.59-inch display and the 3nm Dimensity 9600M. Both offer adaptive-refresh OLED displays, up to 3600 nits of peak brightness when displaying HDR content, Dolby Vision support and up to 144Hz refresh in supported games.

The X10 and X10 Pro Max phones have batteries rated at up to 8000mAh, though capacity varies by market. They support up to 80W wired and 50W wireless charging. The phones also each offer IP66, IP68 and IP69 dust- and water-resistance ratings.

Pricing and availability

Two Oppo smartphones with Hasselblad camera branding, positioned side-by-side and viewed from the rear against a light background.Oppo

The Oppo Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max are available in select markets now, with prices varying by country. In Germany, the Find X10 starts at €1299 (roughly $1460) with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, while the Find X10 Pro Max costs €1799 (roughly $2020) with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.

About the Author: Abby Ferguson holds an MFA in photography and blends a fine-art background with extensive editorial and commercial experience. She built and led an in-house imaging program for a large vacation rental company and has served as an associate editor at Popular Photography. She also teaches at a local community college and serves on its Photographic Technology Program Advisory Board, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for the medium.

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Télex

Bonjour, vous vous souvenez du merveilleux Katana Zero ? Moi oui, et je me souviens aussi très bien du jour où le développeur a annoncé bosser sur un DLC, il y a approximativement soixante-dix mille ans : eh bien sachez que ce DLC devrait finalement avoir l'amplitude d'une vraie suite, et j'ai beaucoup trop hâte. ER.
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GoPro’s new filters bring closer focus and softer backgrounds to Mission 1 cameras

Made by PolarPro, the three close-up filters promise to help visually separate subjects from their surroundings.

A GoPro camera with a reflective lens held in a hand, positioned against a blurred city street at night.GoPro

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GoPro has announced three close-focus filters for its Mission 1 and Mission 1 Pro cameras. The diopters, made by filter company PolarPro, promise to provide more creative control by adding subject separation and blurring the background of photos and videos.

The new close-up filters come in +0.5, +1 and +2 diopter strengths, providing flexibility on how much blur is introduced. The stronger filters add more background blur, while the +0.5 filter provides a subtler look. Users can purchase the +0.5 filter individually, while the +1 and +2 filters are sold only as part of the three-filter set.

Comparison of two camera zoom settings in a forest, showing a subject in a patterned jacket with STANDARD LENS on the left and a camera interface with 0.5x, 1x, and 2x zoom options on the right.GoPro

Each filter shifts the Mission 1 and Mission 1 Pro’s fixed-focus range closer than the cameras’ standard 60cm (24″) to infinity focus range. They allow creators to capture closer subjects with more background blur, something that isn’t typically possible with the ultrawide lenses found on action cameras.

FilterNear focus limitFar focus limit
+0.5 diopter50cm (19.6″)150cm (59″)
+1 diopter45cm (17.7″)90cm (35.4″)
+2 diopter30cm (11.8″)50cm (19.6″)

GoPro says that the filters are made from optical-grade multi-coated glass, adding that they will maintain sharpness and color accuracy. They are designed to slide over the Mission 1 and Mission 1 Pro lenses, and can be used on top of an ND filter.

A stack of three black square camera filters featuring blue text labels for focal strengths of +0.5, +1, and +2.GoPro

The GoPro Close-Up Filters are available for purchase now. The single +0.5 filter costs $50, or $40 for GoPro subscribers. The three-filter set is $100, or $80 for subscribers.

About the Author: Abby Ferguson holds an MFA in photography and blends a fine-art background with extensive editorial and commercial experience. She built and led an in-house imaging program for a large vacation rental company and has served as an associate editor at Popular Photography. She also teaches at a local community college and serves on its Photographic Technology Program Advisory Board, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for the medium.

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Insta360’s new mic keeps the customizable screen and cuts the price

The $250 two-mic kit adds microSD storage, with support for 32-bit float recording.

Hand holding a small round black electronic device with a blue logo, beside other compact gadgets on a white surface.Abby Ferguson

Insta360 has announced the third offering in its wireless mic lineup: the simply named Insta360 Mic. It shares many of the same features as the more expensive Mic Pro, including the customizable E-Ink screen, though it trades built-in storage for a bring-your-own approach.

The Mic Pro has 32GB of storage built in, which it can use to internally record 32-bit float and more standard, but less flexible 24-bit audio. The Insta360 Mic can do the same, but only after you’ve added a microSD card. The Mic transmitters can still record via Bluetooth or through the receiver if memory cards are not inserted.

The other main difference between the Mic and Mic Pro is the microphone capsule. The pro version features a three-mic array, with four different pickup modes (omnidirectional, super-directional, cardioid and figure-8). The Mic, on the other hand, uses a single mic with an omnidirectional pickup pattern.

Two black, rectangular, clip-on microphones positioned side-by-side; one features a red status light and a record button, while the other features a green status light, a memory card slot, and a power button.
The Mic transmitters feature a microSD card slot for adding onboard storage.
Insta360

The display on the Mic, like the Mic Pro, uses color E-Ink technology, which can be fully customized using the Insta360 app. This means users aren’t stuck having to cover the microphone with not very attractive tape if they don’t want another company’s logo on their chest.

The app comes pre-loaded with a range of designs, from Insta360 logos to emojis, pets, colorful avatars and more. You can also upload your own design or photo, if you want your own branding on display, with the option to make small tweaks to those images in the app before loading them onto the transmitters.

Two round DPReview-branded camera accessories with black rims on a white surface beside a black device.Abby Ferguson

The Insta360 Mic uses AI noise cancellation, which the company says suppresses background noise while keeping the audio from the person speaking clean. It also offers two automatic gain modes. Auto mode helps to prevent clipping, while Dynamic mode, Insta360 says, balances volume changes for more consistent loudness. There are also three voice tone presets: Regular, Rich and Bright.

Insta360 says the Mic supports a transmission range of up to 400 m (0.25 miles). A single Mic receiver can connect to up to four transmitters at once, and it can be used with both Mic and Mic Pro transmitters. Additionally, for multi-camera shoots, two transmitters can send audio to up to four receivers at once.

Insta360 camera accessory kit with black case, cables, furry mic covers, adapters, and pouches on a white surface.
The two-transmitter kit includes the charging case and a bag for all accessories.
Abby Ferguson

Select Insta360 cameras can pair directly to a single Mic transmitter via Bluetooth, enabling 48kHz audio without the receiver. The Insta360 X6 and Luna can pair to two transmitters at once. Additionally, the Mic can connect to smartphones and cameras through the included USB-C adapter or 3.5mm cable. Each transmitter promises 13 hours of recording on a single charge, while the included charging case extends that to up to 34 hours, which is slightly more than the quoted time for the Mic Pro.

The Insta360 Mic is available for purchase now. The kit with two transmitters and one receiver costs $250, which is $80 cheaper than the Mic Pro. Insta360 is also offering a kit with a single transmitter and receiver for $140, and a single Mic transmitter without a receiver for $80.

About the Author: Abby Ferguson holds an MFA in photography and blends a fine-art background with extensive editorial and commercial experience. She built and led an in-house imaging program for a large vacation rental company and has served as an associate editor at Popular Photography. She also teaches at a local community college and serves on its Photographic Technology Program Advisory Board, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for the medium.

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Encore démos, toujours démos

Je suis une femme simple, je vois une démo au nom aguicheur sur Steam pendant le Néo Fest, je clique, et c'est comme ça que je me suis retrouvée à jouer à How to Ride Elevators like a Human, un jeu où on incarne la main toute puissante d'un extraterrestre pour déplacer des humains dans un ascenseur, de manière à ce qu'ils n'aient pas à échanger de regard gênant entre eux. C'est aussi ce qui m'a fait cliquer sur My Arms Are Longer Now, où on incarne un bras géant qui peut se télescoper dans des rames de métro pour y semer la zizanie. Je ne sais pas de quoi l'avenir du jeu vidéo sera fait, mais j'espère sincèrement qu'il aura toujours de la place pour les jeux aux noms à rallonge qui n'ont absolument aucun sens. ER.
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Télex

Subnautica 2, toujours en accès anticipé, s'apprête à avoir une grosse mise à jour, qui comprend « l'une des zones les plus terrifiantes » sur lesquelles Unknown Worlds ait jamais travaillé – ce qui n'est pas rien, de la part d'un jeu qui comprend une multitude d'horreurs abyssales que je ne souhaiterais même pas croiser dans mes pires cauchemars. ER.
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Coup de masse pour BioWare

La nouvelle est tombée hier soir : BioWare, studio canadien à l'origine des franchises Mass Effect, Dragon Age et des deux premiers Baldur's Gate (mais aussi de jeux un brin plus honteux qu'on laisse moins nonchalamment traîner sur sa table de salon, comme Anthem), vient d'annoncer la fermeture de ses portes et l'annulation du prochain Mass Effect. Le studio avait été racheté en 2007 par Electronic Arts, qui est toujours redevable d'une dette de 20 milliards de dollars depuis son rachat par le fonds d'investissement de l'Arabie Saoudite. Dans le même temps, Bloomberg rapporte également qu'EA souhaite licencier 400 employés (dont 50 chez BioWare), et cherche à « aligner les talents et les investissements là où se trouvent les plus meilleures opportunités pour les joueurs et une croissance sur le long terme » se concentrer sur ce qui lui rapporte le plus de thunes  – à savoir les jeux de sport, Apex Legends, le prochain Star Wars Jedi ou encore un jeu Marvel mettant en scène Iron Man. ER.   
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Pixii, the non-Leica digital rangefinder maker, is in liquidation

A French court quietly ordered the company’s liquidation in July. Its cameras are still for sale, but support is uncertain.

Black PIXII rangefinder camera with a mounted lens and rectangular hood, held in a hand.Pixii

Pixii, the French maker of digital rangefinder cameras, has entered judicial liquidation. Under French law, this is a formal wind-down process for the business, not a pause or restructuring. Leica Rumors reported the story based on official French business records. Whether you own a Pixii, have thought about buying one, or just follow the company’s products, here’s what you need to know.

What happened and when

Pixii digital rangefinder camera positioned beside a smartphone displaying its photo management app.
Pixii, the French digital rangefinder maker, has entered judicial liquidation – a formal wind-down under French law.
Pixii

The trouble started well before this week’s headlines. On December 10, 2025, the Commercial Court of Besançon placed Pixii under redressement judiciaire, a court-supervised restructuring meant to give the company time to reorganize or find investors. In May 2026, the court extended that process to December 10, 2026.

However, on July 22, it converted the case to liquidation judiciaire, roughly similar to Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the US. It appointed a liquidator, SELARL Guigon Associés, and authorized Pixii to continue operating only until July 31, 2026. So while the story has only reached a wider audience this month, the liquidation itself is three months old.

About Pixii cameras

Pixii is an ambitious camera company that makes Leica M-mount digital rangefinders. We covered Pixii’s original concept back in 2018: a rangefinder camera with no rear screen or memory card slot that paired with a smartphone for reviewing and transferring images. While some aspects of the design were polarizing, the announcement generated a lot of excitement around the prospect of a new digital rangefinder. The first model, a 12MP APS-C camera, became available for order in 2020 with 4GB or 8GB of internal storage.

Top-down view of a silver and black Pixii digital rangefinder camera, featuring the lens mount, control dial, and top LCD status display.
The original Pixii launched in 2020 as a 12MP APS-C camera with up to 8GB of built-in storage and an M-mount lens system.
Pixii

In 2021, Pixii announced a second-generation APS-C model with a 26MP sensor, a display that projects settings into the optical viewfinder, USB-C support, and storage options up to 128GB. The Pixii Plus followed in late 2023 with a longer-base rangefinder, and in 2024, the company launched the Pixii Max, a 24MP full-frame version of the camera.

What owners and buyers need to know

This is where things get murky. As of the time of publication, Pixii’s website still lists cameras for sale, including the Pixii Max and Pixii Plus, even though the court only authorized the company to operate through July 31, so it’s unclear whether orders placed there would be fulfilled.

Pixii cameras are also still in stock at B&H Photo, with the 128GB Pixii Max listing for $4,499 and the 128GB Pixii Plus listing for $2,799. Other configurations are listed as “special order.” Buying from B&H means you’re dealing with a reputable retailer with a return policy, but Pixii’s warranty, repairs and firmware updates aren’t guaranteed.

Top-down view of a black Pixii digital rangefinder camera with an attached lens, featuring a digital top-plate display and an aperture ring.
Pixii Max and Pixii Plus are still available for purchase in some configurations from B&H.
Pixii

We’ve been unable to find an official statement from Pixii on warranty coverage, repairs or future support. If you have an open order, a deposit, or a camera with Pixii for repair or upgrade, we recommend that you contact the liquidator, SELARL Guigon Associés in Besançon, as soon as possible. French insolvency law sets deadlines for filing claims and reclaiming property.

What liquidation does – and doesn’t – mean

Liquidation isn’t always the final word on a brand. Under French law, a liquidator can sell a company’s assets, intellectual property or other business activities to a buyer, subject to court approval. No buyer has been announced, however, and there is no indication that a sale is imminent.

Gray mirrorless camera body, front view with lens removed, revealing the internal image sensor.
No buyer for Pixii or its assets has been announced, and there is no indication of an imminent sale.
Pixii

What we don’t know

As far as we can determine, Pixii hasn’t issued any public statements, the liquidator hasn’t made any public comments about asset sales, and it’s unclear whether any repair infrastructure will remain intact.

We’ve reached out to Pixii for comment and will update this story if we learn more. If you’re a Pixii owner and receive any direct information from the company, let us know in the comments.

About the Author: Dale Baskin is a professional photographer, writer, and filmmaker based in the Pacific Northwest. He is the Managing Editor of DPReview.com.

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La sauce a bien pris pour la sortie de Deep Dish Dungeon

Comme annoncé le mois dernier, Deep Dish Dungeon, le dunjeon crawler coopératif à la première personne développé par le studio Behold, est sorti en accès anticipé ce 13 octobre. Sur Steam, les avis sont plutôt positifs et soulignent en grande partie l’aspect exploration en équipe qui fait tout le sel du jeu. Que ce soit la résolution d’énigmes, la préparation de repas ou encore la direction artistique, la communauté semble convaincue. À contrario, d’autres joueurs remontent la présence de bugs plus ou moins agaçants (notamment la perte du stuff qui ruine une partie), la taille de l’inventaire trop contraignante, les mécaniques de combats simplistes, la courte durée de vie et une expérience solo plus ardue qu’en coop. Néanmoins, les devs ont été plutôt réactifs concernant la perte de stuff qui pourrissait la vie des joueurs en publiant un patch dans le courant de cette semaine.

Pour du rétro, le jeu a l’air plutôt beau et semble prendre tout son sens en explorant des donjons avec des amis. À la rédac, on avait joué à la démo qui s’avérait sympa au final avec son côté survie, même si la partie cuisine nous avait un peu rebuté aux premiers abords. Si vos camarades et vous-même êtes intéressés, vous pouvez vous procurer Deep Dish Dungeon en profitant de la promotion à -20 % chez notre partenaire Gamesplanet, soit un peu moins de 13 €. Également, la démo est toujours disponible pour vous faire votre propre avis.

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Stygian: Outer Gods annonce sobrement la fin de son accès anticipé pour le 26 octobre

Alors que l’on aurait pu penser que l’arrivée d’une 1.0 devait être marquée à minima par une bande-annonce tape à l’œil, Misterial Games, le studio derrière Stygian: Outer Gods, a préféré un simple billet de blog Steam annonçant l’arrivée de la 1.0 pour le 26 octobre prochain et d’une édition collector incluant des goodies qui seront vendus séparément. Les détails concernant le contenu de cette build sont plutôt maigres (même pas quelques screenshots, c’est triste !), mais vous pouvez au moins à vous attendre au dernier chapitre avec son lot de puzzles, d’artefacts, d’ennemis et d’armes, ainsi que le boss final pour clôturer le tout. Les devs ont informé également qu’il y aura des promotions à venir pour ne pas vous ruiner.

À la rédac, notre expert MathMoite avait plutôt aimé l’accès anticipé Stygian: Outer Gods à sa sortie et peut-être que l’on vous fera un bref retour lors d’un NoScope, sait-on jamais ? En attendant le déploiement de la 1.0 prévu pour le début de semaine prochaine, vous pouvez toujours ajouter le jeu à votre liste de souhaits Steam, GoG ou l’Epic Games Store (à venir). Également, si vous êtes intéressés, vous pouvez profiter de la promotion à -20 % chez notre partenaire Gamesplanet, soit un peu moins de 23 €, et nous soutenir au passage.

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Miracle ! DERELIKT, le rétro-FPS horrifique, débarquera le 13 novembre prochain

Après avoir lancé des playtests et une démo, DERELIKT, le rétro-FPS d’horreur se déroulant dans l’espace, n’avait toujours pas de date de sortie. Ce n’est qu’en ce début de semaine, sans crier gare (ni de billet de blog Steam, ni de publication officielle sur la chaîne YouTube de l’éditeur Hyperstrange) qu’une nouvelle bande-annonce révèle le 13 novembre prochain. Ainsi, il n’y aura pas à attendre longtemps pour arpenter les couloirs d’une station de recherche, ainsi que la surface rocheuse d’un astéroïde peuplé d’aliens. Entre quelques séquences de gunfights nerveux et la présence d’une mystérieuse créature, on y découvre également de nouveaux environnements, puzzles et ennemis ressemblant soit à une énorme limace avec des dents, soit à un sphère flottante avec des yeux. Le gunplay a l’air bon et nerveux. L’aspect horrifique semble plutôt bien retranscrit avec un côté parfois claustrophobique.

À la rédac, on se prépare déjà mentalement pour faire face aux horreurs cosmiques tapis dans l’ombre. En attendant la sortie de DERELIKT prévue pour le mois de novembre, vous pouvez toujours l’ajouter à votre liste de souhaits Steam ou GoG et jouer à la démo toujours disponible ici.

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The iPhone Duo reviews are in: here’s what photographers need to know

The videos and articles that tell the story of Apple’s first foldable.

A white foldable smartphone shown from both the open inner display side and the rear camera side.

The iPhone Duo, Apple’s first folding phone, is set to come out in just a few days, but the reviews are out now. In aggregate, they paint a picture of a complicated phone that feels highly refined in some ways, and first-gen janky in others, especially when it comes to third-party apps.

While it may be a bit too late to get a pre-order in (at least, if you want the phone in a timely manner; at time of writing delivery dates are already pushed to next year), the reviews we’ve listed below tell the story of the Duo both for those curious about it as a tech object, and for anyone actually considering buying it.

The photographer’s perspective

Tyler Stalman does a great job of reviewing phones from the perspective of a working photographer and content creator, so his take on the Duo is one of the ones we were most anticipating.

Overall, his takeaway about the phone is that it’s better at productivity and media consumption than creation, though he does a good job of comparing it to the iPhone 18 Pro across a variety of scenarios, and at breaking down the roles of each of the phone’s four cameras. One of the most interesting takeaways from this review, at least for me, is that the Duo doesn’t make as good a teleprompter/camera combo as I thought it might, thanks to where the cameras are in relation to the front screen.

Hear from the tech enthusiasts

Marques Brownlee, or MKBHD, has long been one of YouTube’s premier tech reviewers, and for good reason. His review of the Duo is both a visual treat and an in-depth look at Apple’s philosophy behind its foldable, how well it executes those ideas, and whether they’re good ideas in the first place.

Tech review veteran iJustine has also taken a look at the Duo, which does a good job of illustrating what it’s actually like to live with the phone.

What about a foldable fanatic?

There are few as dedicated to the foldable cause as Michael Fisher aka Mr. Mobile. His experience with testing basically every phone in this form factor means he’s well-equipped to discuss how it stacks up to the competition, and he does so in his trademark poetic style.

For what it’s worth, he calls the iPhone Duo’s cameras the best you can get in a foldable in the US. That’s despite the Z Fold 8 Ultra having unambiguously superior hardware, though, given his comparison between the Z Fold 8 and the Duo, he hasn’t had a great experience with Samsung’s processing.

The in-depth look

While The Verge has produced one of its trademark cinematic reviews for YouTube, anyone actually considering buying a Duo should read its written review, which goes in depth in a way that is really difficult in a video. We know our audience appreciates a thorough examination of a new device, and Nilay Patel and Allison Johnson deliver.

Full disclosure: I was predisposed to like this one: Allison is a DPReview alum, and I also worked with her during my two-year stint at The Verge, an outlet I still deeply respect for its commitment to examining the big picture beyond the specifics of any particular gadget.

The wrap-up

The impression I got from the countless reviews I’ve watched about the Duo is that it’s both exactly what we expected and a bit of a surprising release from Apple. The company is known for releasing products polished to a mirror finish, and while it seems the hardware and Apple app experience has received that treatment, there are still a lot of rough edges.

A lot of that comes down to software. Apple was very late in getting developers the tools they need to make their apps work for the Duo, so anyone buying one needs to be ready for what feels like a very beta user experience. There will probably be a lot of people who end up disappointed that their $2000-and-up displays their favorite apps as a small, floating rectangle in a sea of black on the inner display.

I suspect many major apps will be updated relatively quickly (though there will be stragglers), and the bugs with the OS will be ironed out. Once that’s happened, users will be left with the phone that the iPhone Duo appeared to be when it was announced: a first-generation foldable that, yes, has a lot of polish, but that’s still a fair bit heavier than the competition, and which asks you to give up quite a bit to be among the first iPhone users to adopt a new form factor.

That includes compromises to the cameras: the reviews mostly settled on them being fine, for a foldable, and many reviewers missed a telephoto option, though the experience of being able to easily use the phone’s main camera for selfies was near-universally lauded.

We’re hoping to get our hands on an iPhone Duo so we can bring you our own thoughts, but until then you can read some of our existing coverage below.

About the Author: Mitchell started taking pictures at 10 and hasn’t stopped since. It’s been a wide-ranging adventure, spanning a wide variety of genres and locales, and occasionally dipping into fascinations with video and filmmaking. They honed their technical knowledge doing documentation, programing and QA, writing for The Verge, and just generally messing around on the computer to see what breaks.

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Cheats et progression frustrante : un démarrage en demi-teinte pour la saison 2 de WARDOGS

Comme prévu, la saison 2 de WARDOGS a démarré le 15 octobre dernier. On vous avait déjà parlé des modifications prévues, mais si vous voulez le détail complet, un patch note a également été publié. À noter que depuis, d’autres ajustements ont déjà pu être effectués, comme la suppression du bonus d’XP et d’argent accordé à l’équipe bleue : tout le monde se ruait dessus, ce qui ne faisait que déplacer le problème chez les rouges. Dans les grandes lignes, on peut citer l’arrivée de la pluie, qui change complètement la distance d’engagement, une réorganisation des déblocages d’équipement ou encore l’ajout de batteries pour utiliser les lunettes thermiques. On remarquera aussi le region lock basé sur le ping, qui ne semble malheureusement pas vraiment fonctionner. En effet, lors de notre session en live de la semaine dernière sur la chaîne Twitch de NoFrag, des cheaters chinois affichant plus de 120 ms de ping sont régulièrement venus perturber la soirée. Malgré cela, l’expérience de cette nouvelle saison a été plutôt bonne. Peut-être que cette fois-ci, c’est nous qui sommes trop indulgents…

Les plaintes des joueurs sont tout de même nombreuses, comme l’indiquent les 62 % d’avis positifs uniquement sur les derniers jours. Le reproche qui revient le plus souvent concerne la progression, jugée trop rapide : les tryharders ont la possibilité de sortir des lance-grenades, alors que la majorité des autres n’a pas encore débloqué la moindre nouvelle arme. En plus, il s’avère qu’un bug sur les compétences de pilotage a permis à des petits malins d’accéder au tank en quelques heures, rendant le wipe (remise à zéro du compte) d’autant plus frustrant pour les honnêtes joueurs. Heureusement, le sujet a été pris en main par les devs afin d’annuler ce grind abusif. Ce qu’ils n’ont pas réussi à endiguer, en revanche, c’est le cheat. Très efficace pour empêcher le jeu de fonctionner sous Linux, leur solution Elytra ne gêne apparemment toujours pas trop les connards avec des wallhacks et des aimbots. Même s’il n’y a qu’un faible pourcentage de nuisibles, avec des serveurs de 100 utilisateurs, les chances d’en avoir un dans une partie sont malheureusement grandes. Tout le monde attend désormais une réaction de Bulkhead, qui reste particulièrement silencieux sur la question.

En attendant, vous pouvez tout de même rejoindre l’Élite sur le serveur Discord de NoFrag, il y a du monde quasiment tous les soirs. L’accès anticipé de WARDOGS est à 40 € sur Steam, en attendant que notre partenaire Gamesplanet reçoive de nouvelles clefs…

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Une sortie réussie pour Valor Mortis malgré les bugs

Le 13 octobre dernier, Valor Mortis est sorti sur Steam. On avait été très étonnés par l’annonce d’un soulslike napoléonien par le studio polonais One More Level (Ghostrunner, Ghostrunner 2) en août 2025, mais la pré-alpha et la démo nous avaient convaincus. La version complète semble satisfaire les joueurs, puisque les avis Steam sont plutôt positifs. Tout n’est pas rose cependant : le jeu a l’air perclus de bugs, comme l’indiquent nos confrères de Gamekult. Heureusement, les développeurs restent sur le pont et ont déjà publié un premier patch. D’autre part, la difficulté pourrait également être un peu mal dosée, notamment du côté des boss, au point de bloquer les joueurs les plus nuls dans leur progression.

À la rédac, vous avez peut-être suivi le live de MathMoite sur la chaîne Twitch de NoFrag, dans lequel il trouvait l’expérience très bonne, malgré le positionnement parfois étrange de certains ennemis. Des problèmes d’équilibrage gênants, mais rien qui ne puisse être corrigé dans les prochaines semaines.

Si vous ne voulez pas attendre notre verdict définitif, vous pouvez d’ores et déjà retrouver Valor Mortis sur Steam au prix de 40 €.

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Leica’s F1 edition Q3 43 comes with carbon fiber, red accents and a race-inspired color mode

Leica’s Q3 43 F1 Edition drops the starting flag on a licensing partnership with the race series.

Leica Q3 43 F1 edition camera with large lens, carbon-fiber grip, and red shutter button on a white background.Leica

Leica has announced a Formula One-branded special edition of the Q3 43. The special edition marks the start of a licensing partnership between the two brands. One that they say embodies their “shared values: precision, teamwork and
craftsmanship.”

The $9950 Q3 43 F1 edition will come with a carbon fiber version of the Q3-series wireless charging accessory grip, along with a soft release with carbon weave and a carbon fibre thumb rest, clipped into the hotshoe. The body features a “Microvelour” coating, to evoke the steering wheel of a Formula 1 car. The camera’s top plate and lens cap feature the current F1 logo.

Leica Q3 43 F1 edition camera with carbon-fiber accents, red controls, and a large lens on a white background.Leica

The soft-touch shutter button and some of the camera’s shutter buttons have red accents to mimic the buttons on a modern F1 car’s steering wheel. The camera also comes with a rope-style camera strap with F1 branding.

In most other regards, the camera will behave like a standard Q3 43 (to which we gave our Gold award, when we reviewed it), but with the addition of an exclusive “Formula One” color mode. Leica says the F1 Look provides: “a rendering that complements the world of motorsport. Higher contrast and richer saturation capture the atmosphere of the racetrack and paddock in the final image.”

Leica Q3 43 F1 edition camera with attached lens, top view, featuring red accents and carbon-fiber control details on a white background.Leica

There are some cynics who might say that Formula One isn’t what it once was. And that, for all its shows of impressive engineering, has become an exclusive pursuit, entirely disconnected from the rest of automotive, and from its origins in which the skill of talented individuals overcame everything, delivering memorable moments seen the world over. But, if nothing else, it knows the power of branding.

Leica’s press release doesn’t reveal how many Q3 43 F1 Edition models will be made but, as ever with special editions, we look forward to seeing them come up for auction, above their original list prices, in a few years’ time.

About the Author: Richard graduated as a scientist but had a lot more fun writing and shooting for his university magazine. A number of years spent variously as a reporter, writer and editor on science and engineering titles combined his knowledge of science with his interest in images and words. But it was spotting the connections between emission spectra, white balance and all the nonsense he’d taught himself playing around in Photoshop that helped kindle an interest in digital photography. Searching for a camera led to him discovering DPReview and Richard was recruited by Phil Askey in 2007. He’s been combining his love of photography, communication and attention to detail (pedantry?) ever since. He has unusually strong opinions about lenses for the APS-C format.

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Une sortie peu convaincante pour l’immersive sim à la française, Odd Town

La semaine dernière, Odd Town, développé par le studio The Flying Baguette, est sorti comme prévu ce 15 octobre et a connu un démarrage plutôt difficile. En effet, cet immersive sim se déroulant dans une petite ville française n’a pas attiré foule. En dépit des quelques avis positifs sur Steam, les joueurs soulignent que le concept de base, bien que prometteur, n’est pas assez travaillé. Les utilisateurs mécontents remontent la présence de bugs, une durée de vie très courte et un gameplay qui manque de profondeur. Au moins, ils s’accordent tous à dire que la direction artistique du jeu est réussie. Également, il est à noter que le français n’est pas présent, ce qui est bien dommage et aurait pu contribuer davantage au côté dépaysant. D’autre part, le développeur a utilisé l’IA générative pour quelques aspects au début du développement, et s’il est résolu à remplacer tous ces éléments, il en reste encore actuellement, notamment du côté des dialogues.

À la rédac, on n’a pas eu le temps de se pencher dessus car trop occupés par le Stunfest (et notre NoScope du 24/10 à 20h30, venez nous voir !) qui se déroulera du 23 au 25 octobre. Si vous êtes intéressés par Odd Town, ce dernier bénéficie toujours de sa promotion de lancement à -10% sur Steam ou GoG jusqu’à demain, soit un peu moins de 13 € pour le premier et environ 10 € pour le deuxième.

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Insta360 is making its Antigravity A1 drone way cheaper – with a catch

The Follow Me bundle promises to make it easier than ever to record 360 video of yourself from the air, but comes with a battery that puts it over the weight limit.

A cyclist rides along a coastal road with a small white drone flying alongside.

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Last year, Insta360 announced that it was entering the drone market with its Antigravity brand and A1 drone, which comes equipped with a 360 camera. Now, the company is launching a new “Follow Me” bundle, which pairs the drone with a few new accessories aimed to make it even easier to film yourself. It also provides a substantially less expensive way to buy the drone, though there’s a big catch to anyone looking for a drone to use casually.

Like many other drones, including models from DJI, the A1 is able to track a recognized subject, following them without needing to be manually controlled. With the Follow Me bundle, Antigravity is introducing a watch you can wear to make tracking more reliable, even if the drone loses sight of you behind an obstacle, such as a row of trees.

Insta360 GO 3 camera mounted in a wrist accessory, displaying a live view of cycling on its screen.Antigravity

The watch has a 1.7″ display, which you can use to watch a live view from the drone’s camera and to control things like recording, video mode and which subject the drone is tracking (though it’ll be best equipped to follow the person wearing the watch). According to the spec sheet, the drone has a maximum tracking speed of 10 meters per second (22.4mph).

The bundle also includes a new ring accessory, which the company says enables a “Drag-to-Fly” mode where you can “grab” the drone by pointing at it and pressing a button on the ring. You can then move your arm to control its position. Swing your arm over your head, and it’ll go from following you from behind to filming you from the front, or move your arm left to right to have the drone execute a pan. You can also do a twisting motion to have the drone fly away from you, showing more of the surroundings.

This is somewhat similar to how the drone works already worked in its “FreeMotion” mode when paired with the motion-sensitive remote that came in the standard bundle, but the ring will theoretically be a bit harder to notice in the actual footage. The A1 offers 8K 360 capture at up to 30p, recorded from two cameras with Type 1/1.28 (76mm²) sensors and F2.2 lenses.

White drone with four propeller guards hovering above a wrist wearing a smartwatch displaying a live video feed, with a small remote control ring worn on the index finger.Antigravity

Both the ring and the watch are IP67 rated, so you should be able to wear them even during sweaty or water-based activities.

The bundle also includes a new set of propeller guards that Insta360 says will fully enclose the blades for added safety, along with four extra propellers, a crossbody bag, a USB-C cable for charging the drone (though no charging brick) and the brand’s high-capacity battery. That latter inclusion is a critical one, for reasons we’ll cover in just a moment.

What the bundle doesn’t have are the “Vision Goggles” that came with the standard A1 bundle. Nor does it come with the motion controller. These let you fly the A1 from a first-person view, and look around your scene while doing so, thanks to the drone’s 360-degree camera. Of course, the standard bundle will still be available alongside the Follow Me one.

a woman stands in a desert with goggles on her face and a drone flying in front
The A1’s headset and controller were a large part of its original identity, but aren’t included in this bundle.
Antigravity

Not including the headset apparently means Antigravity can sell the drone for substantially less than it has previously. The “Standard bundle,” which until now has been the entry point for the A1, costs $1599 but the Follow Me bundle, which is available starting today, comes in at just $799. If you already own an A1 and want the watch and ring, the company is also making those available for $340 at retail, though it says it’s offering a 20% discount for “existing A1 users” (which, to me, seems to encompass everyone who would be interested in buying them).

You’ll have to take some extra steps to fly it legally in the US and EU

The Antigravity press release says that the new bundle makes the drone a good option “for family outings and sporting activities, giving people an easy way to capture memories while staying in the moment.” While the price makes it seem like a reasonable pick for those scenarios, especially in the US where DJI’s models are harder to come by, the use of the high-capacity battery rather than Antigravity’s standard one means that the drone included in this bundle has a takeoff weight of 351g. Consequently, you’ll have to take some extra steps to fly it legally in the US and EU, which isn’t the case for the Standard bundle version of the A1, as it comes in right at the 249g limit with its non-extended battery.

The spec sheet for the Follow Me version of the A1 has some other differences compared to the one in the standard bundle, too, with substantially shorter flight time and max flight distance than even the version with the smaller battery, lower top speed, and less wind resistance. However, Antigravity says this is this is only the case with the full-coverage propeller guards installed; without them, it will perform the same.

All of this makes it hard to know what to make of this bundle

All of this makes it hard to know what to make of this bundle. Had it included the standard battery, it’d be a much more straightforward story: a cheaper version of the drone that’s a bit better equipped to follow someone for vlogging style content and more casual shooting. But, at least to me, the people in that audience are the least likely to want to have to get a license to fly a drone, especially when the higher-end version doesn’t require that (at least, until you get into the even more expensive bundles that come with the high-capacity battery).

Still, the A1 is an interesting drone, and this offers a less expensive way to buy it for those who are interested and willing to go through some hurdles to fly it, be they registering the drone or buying one of the standard batteries to try and get it under that 249g weight limit.

About the Author: Mitchell started taking pictures at 10 and hasn’t stopped since. It’s been a wide-ranging adventure, spanning a wide variety of genres and locales, and occasionally dipping into fascinations with video and filmmaking. They honed their technical knowledge doing documentation, programing and QA, writing for The Verge, and just generally messing around on the computer to see what breaks.

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DxO ViewPoint 6 adds direct Raw support and more precise local corrections

Once limited to processed files, ViewPoint 6 can now handle Raw images directly, with smarter subject selection and a more granular mesh for local distortion correction.

The Eiffel Tower viewed from a riverbank, overlaid with a digital grid and a series of orange and red markers.DxO

DxO has announced ViewPoint 6, the latest version of its software for correcting perspective, lens distortion and stretched subjects in photographs. The update adds direct Raw support to the standalone application, along with AI-assisted subject selection and a more flexible correction mesh for precise, local adjustments.

Raw support

ViewPoint 5 only worked with JPEG and TIFF files, meaning that photographers had to process Raw files in a separate program before bringing them into ViewPoint to adjust perspective and distortion. ViewPoint 6, however, can open Raw files directly, rendering them with DxO’s camera profile in its Wide Gamut working space.

While ViewPoint 6 is far from a full Raw editor, the added support allows photographers to make basic tonal and color adjustments before tackling geometry. That includes exposure compensation settings from -4 to +4 EV. It also offers white balance controls with temperature and tint sliders as well as a neutral-point eyedropper.

DxO says that all corrections are written to sidecar files that save as photographers work. That means the original is untouched, but users can reopen the file and come back to those adjustments. Photographers can export finished images as JPEG files or 8- or 16-bit TIFF files.

AI masking and refined local adjustments

Two figures running through a harvested field with a kite flying above, overlaid with a blue grid and node pattern.
ViewPoint 6 adds AI-assisted masking to ReShape Fusion: draw a box, and the software identifies the subject and traces its edges.
DxO

The other major update is AI-assisted masking in ReShape Fusion, the tool DxO introduced in ViewPoint 5 for moving, scaling, rotating and correcting individual parts of a photograph. In version 6, photographers can draw a rectangle around a subject, and the software identifies the element inside and creates a mask following its outline.

ViewPoint then builds a correction mesh around that outline, concentrating control points where finer adjustments are needed rather than relying on a uniform grid. Users can subdivide or merge mesh regions and enable or disable individual control points.

DxO says that AI handles the selection, while the photographer still makes the geometric adjustments. It also emphasizes that the AI is non-generative: it selects existing subjects rather than inventing content or filling image borders.

Before and after comparison of the Shanghai skyline, featuring the Oriental Pearl Tower corrected from a tilted angle to a vertical orientation using DXO software.
DxO says ViewPoint 6’s improved ReShape Fusion tool is useful for correcting a single leaning building without distorting the rest of the scene.
DxO

The more precise local adjustments could make the tool more useful for correcting a leaning building without transforming the entire scene or adjusting a stretched face near the edge of a group photograph. DxO says users can also control how adjustments extend into neighboring areas, an important consideration when reshaping one subject that could then distort what surrounds it.

Price and availability

DxO ViewPoint 6 is available for macOS and Windows for $130, with upgrades from ViewPoint 5 priced at $85. A 30-day free trial is also available. The software runs as a standalone application, supports plugin workflows with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop and Capture One, and integrates with PhotoLab 10.

About the Author: Abby Ferguson holds an MFA in photography and blends a fine-art background with extensive editorial and commercial experience. She built and led an in-house imaging program for a large vacation rental company and has served as an associate editor at Popular Photography. She also teaches at a local community college and serves on its Photographic Technology Program Advisory Board, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for the medium.

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Adobe adds easy AI eye generation to Lightroom Mobile

The feature will detect if someone has their eyes closed in a photo and create a new pair for them.

Split-screen comparison showing eyes closed on the left and eyes open on the right, labeled with an Open Eyes button icon.Adobe

If you’ve spent any time taking pictures of people, you’ll probably know the pain of photographing someone with an almost-perfect expression… only to realize that their eyes are closed. Adobe is looking to solve that problem, with a new feature for Lightroom for mobile that it calls “Open Eyes.” And, of course, it uses generative AI.

The way it works is relatively simple: if you open a photo that has someone with their eyes closed in it, there’ll be an option called “Open Eyes” in the Quick Actions menu. Tap it, and the app will use generative AI to composite in a new set of eyes for them that are, well, open. The company says that if you have other pictures of the person in your Lightroom library, it’ll use data from those to match their eye shape, color and size for an “even more accurate” result. The feature works on shots of individuals, as well as groups, and the company says it only targets “the area that needs adjustment,” without messing with the rest of the person’s face, letting you “save an otherwise great photo without losing what made the moment special.”

A before / after example created using the “Open Eyes” feature, provided by Adobe.

Of course, it’s not like this kind of thing was impossible to do before. Even well before the age of generative AI, Adobe Photoshop Elements had a similar feature, which worked by pulling an image of the person’s eyes from another picture you took. If you didn’t have one, or if the lighting didn’t match, or if the result looked odd because they were making a facial expression that would usually force someone’s eyes closed, you were out of luck.

You could also do this relatively easily in modern versions of Photoshop using the Generative Fill tool, though obviously that requires having a subscription to Photoshop and being willing to go through the few extra steps required. Adobe gives people using the free version of Lightroom mobile two uses of the Open Eyes feature before asking them to subscribe to an AI or Creative Cloud plan. Interestingly, when I tested the feature out, the UI implied it was using a third-party image generation model – Google’s Nano Banana – rather than Adobe’s own FireFly one.

I suspect many of our regular readers won’t be in love with the idea of this feature, as it’s the latest in a not-so-slow march of tech that makes us ask “so what really counts as a photo?” And indeed, it’s hard to imagine myself ever using this kind of feature; I’m not particularly interested in sharing moments that didn’t happen, and I think there’s something special about a laugh or a smile so intense you couldn’t possibly keep your eyes open during it. However, I suspect there will be many out there who will find this kind of feature useful, because they just need one more shot to round out a social post, or couldn’t get all the kids smiling with their eyes open at once. Phone makers have been playing around with similar features for a while, most of which typically rely more on combining multiple pictures than wholesale generation, but that step is starting to feel inevitable.

Adobe’s “Open Eyes” feature is now available in the Lightroom mobile app. Like the rest of the Quick Actions system, it doesn’t currently appear to be available on the desktop version of Lightroom.

About the Author: Mitchell started taking pictures at 10 and hasn’t stopped since. It’s been a wide-ranging adventure, spanning a wide variety of genres and locales, and occasionally dipping into fascinations with video and filmmaking. They honed their technical knowledge doing documentation, programing and QA, writing for The Verge, and just generally messing around on the computer to see what breaks.

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La purge d’hérétiques fait toujours son petit effet avec la sortie de Warhammer 40 000: Boltgun 2

Comme annoncé lors de la Gamescom 2026, Boltgun 2, suite directe de Warhammer 40 000: Boltgun et développé par le même studio Auroch Digital, est sorti ce 14 octobre pour le plus grand plaisir des purgeurs d’hérétiques de l’Empereur. Même si l’engouement est moindre que son prédécesseur, cela n’empêche pas à ce nouvel épisode d’avoir une note globale très positive de la part des utilisateurs Steam. Cependant, les Ultramarines élites trouvent le jeu trop facile et ennuyeux avec la présence de bugs – certes moins nombreux qu’une vague de Tyranides – et d’une optimisation corrompue ne rendant pas honneur à sa sainte-machine de guerre bénie par l’Omnimessie. Les devs ont déjà pris note de ces premiers retours et travaillent sur un patch correctif qui sera déployé prochainement.

À la rédac, l’Ultramarine Loulou s’est lancé dans cette purge afin d’éradiquer la corruption et vous fera un retour de ses mémoires de guerre prochainement. Si vous n’avez pas la patience d’attendre ce récit glorieux entaché de quelques morts au passage, vous pouvez vous procurer Warhammer 40 000: Boltgun 2 chez notre partenaire gamesplanet avec une réduction de 10 %, soit 23 €.

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