JamesF168

it has a deeper pocket of focus at compared to the FF at the same focal distance - I'm not sure if you would put that down as an advantage or not.

It has a deeper area of focus that the equivalent FF 75mm, its depth of focus is that of a 55mm. So in this regard its actually easier to use than a FF75mm.

encoding decoding can be done on the GPU. GPUs have programmable processors so you will only need to update the driver.

https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-decode-gpu-support-matrix

YMMV...

I got my Helios for £10

they're not visible when they've finished climbing to their working height. Elon isn't the first person to launch a satellite.

undersea internet cables are under threat from Russian subs, so no different really. Also an unfiltered internet in china/north korea would change the world for the better.