Out of nowhere, a package arrived for me from an anonymous source and what was contained inside intrigued me instantly: A Konica IIA in almost perfect condition. It was a gift from a viewer hoping that I’ll give it a try.
OM System's Outdoor Monster Curry was a surprising hit last year. A camera company making tasty food? Oh my! Now, with the arrival of yet another OM System food in Japan, OM System Ragù, the question becomes: Can OM System strike delicious gold twice?
A photographer uncovered a trove of forgotten 19th-century photographs of Japan in her family home and used them as inspiration for a series of modern portraits in a fascinating new book.
Godox has announced a new twin light system designed for macro photographers. The Godox Flexible Macro Twin Light MA2 is a hot-shoe lighting solution with dual flexible arms, A/B light control, adjustable color-temperature output, and more.
When thinking about what gear they need for their next big photography adventure, photographers often think first about their camera and lenses. However, there's an unsung hero: the memory card. Picking the right one is essential. For wildlife photographer Amish Chhagan, Novachips' CFexpress 4.0 Type B memory cards were the clear correct choice.
Welcome to another Film Friday review, where we like to dig into a particular film emulsion, lay out a bit of its history, share our personal experiences with it and provide some inspiration for why you should try it out. This episode features Rollei Retro 400S, the high speed member of the Rollei Retro family that also includes 80S and Superpan 200.
The excellent Sigma 14mm f/1.4 Art lens has had a tumultuous existence. Sigma is again changing how photographers can get their hands on the lens starting in December. It may be good news overall.
VSCO has pushed Studio Pro V1.2 which it says has improved speed, control, and overall flow. With this update (and the previous V1.1), photographers can now preview HSL adjustments instantly for a faster, smoother editing workflow, can swipe through presets directly while editing, and can perform single-image editing while editing a batch of images. The app also allows users to rename files and adjust quality or resolution before export, publish unlimited batches from Studio Pro to VSCO Galleries (and publish up to 10 images to VSCO at once), and cancel edits, exports, and uploads in progress. Nothing major, but nice quality of life updates nonetheless.
Also, VSCO Galleries now connects directly to VSCO Sites, so a photographer’s portfolio site can showcase full galleries. Clients now get to see a more complete story of a photographer’s work and range rather than just a few highlights.
NASA astrophysicist Julie McEnergy, Roman Space Telescope Senior Project Scientist, sat down with NASA's Sophia Roberts to discuss the staggering amount of detail that Roman will capture in its largest survey after it launches into space as early as this weekend. While it takes 36 4K TVs to show a single Roman image at its full 300-megapixel resolution, it would take over half a million 4K televisions to fully display Roman's largest planned survey. Those are some serious pixels!
Photography expert Gordon Laing ambushed Chris Niccolls, Manny Ortiz, Hugh Brownstone, Chelsea Mercado, Tony Northrup, and me here at Sony Kando and hit us with 10 rapid-fire questions about photos, cameras, and more (like how we all pronounce "bokeh"). Enjoy!
Apple has announced that it will hold an event on September 9, presumably to announce its next series of iPhones. The tagline this year is "surprise and shine," which doesn't say too much about what to expect exactly, but the company is rumored to be announcing a folding phone this year in addition to its annual mobile mainstays.
Rishi Sanyal, former Science Editor at DPReview, has passed away. He was 46. I and the PetaPixel team (many of whom worked with Rishi directly for several years) are very sad to hear this, but we are also truly grateful for the time we got to spend with this brilliant human. DPReview has published a touching in memoriam that I encourage you to read.
Tonight at 5 PM ET, OM System Ambassador Ben Salb is hosting a free live look at the streets of Japan, photographed with the OM-3.
Best known for macro and insect photography, Ben traded tiny subjects for neon streets, architecture, and everyday moments. He’ll share images and stories from the trip, explain how his eye for light and detail translated to street photography, and answer questions live. You can register free right here.
DJI has teased its next 360-degree camera, very likely the Osmo 360 II, in a short video along with a date and time for the full announcement: September 3 at 7 AM EDT. It will first become available in China, with a global release to follow.
Apple, perhaps deservedly, found itself to be the butt of many jokes when it first announced that it would be selling a microfiber cloth for $19. Well, now it only costs $9, so perhaps that's worthy of a bit less ridicule. I will say, this cloth is spectacular. Probably still wasn't worth $19, though.
Canadian businessman and reality television star Kevin O'Leary, or "Mr. Wonderful" as he has styled himself for some reason, is getting ratio'd on Threads after posting a video of himself with a "priceless" Leica rangefinder he bought in his 20s because he "was into Leica cameras." Apparently he wasn't into using them, though, as O'Leary says he has never put film through it.
"It's probably worth, well, we don't know. I mean, it's so rare, there's so few of these around," O'Leary says. "Really crazy stuff."
It's worth a few thousand bucks which, last I checked, is a price. You can get one right now on KEH that was very likely not owned by a television personality or someone trying to put an AI data center in your backyard, which in this case may make it more valuable.
This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, Jeremy Gray substitutes for Jordan Drake and joins Jaron Schneider and Chris Niccolls at Sony Kando to discuss Hover Air's last-minute change, new Macs, and Ricoh's very disappointing AI choice.
Apple announced the brand-new M6 and M5 Ultra chips this week, powering upgraded Mac Studio and Mac mini desktops. But what of the company's ultra-popular MacBooks? There's good news there, too: many are on sale right now for a limited time.
A photo taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover a few years ago has resurfaced online, and that's because it shows something strange on the horizon.
Samsung isn't letting the volatile flash memory market stop it from releasing blazing-fast new portable SSDs. The company's new flagship P9 and mid-range P7 SSDs feature USB4 connectivity and set a new performance benchmark for the South Korean tech giant.
One of New York's edgiest nightclubs has threatened to permanently ban anyone who tries to enter while wearing Meta's smart glasses.
The U.K. government has published a "misleading" booklet that suggested people "could be arrested" if they photograph people in public.
A baby bear took a nibble at a photographer after becoming curious about his boot.
Researchers left a trail camera in an abandoned house and captured an extraordinary record of never-before-seen interactions between different species of birds of prey.
It's become a go-to photo for the official White House account on X when it comes to US-Canada relations -- which have become decidedly frosty. But who took that stirring photo of a bald eagle with its talons on a Canada goose and where did it come from?
ShiftCam has announced its next lenses for smartphone photographers, the SuperZoom X.Series optics.
7Artisans has announced a new autofocus-equipped fisheye lens for full-frame Sony, Nikon, and L-Mount cameras. This new lens is not only a relatively distinct offering in the full-frame lens space, but it also does so at a very aggressive price.
The 2026 Minimalist Photography Awards has announced its winners. This year, photographers from nearly 70 countries entered over 6,200 photos for consideration, competing across a dozen categories.
An image taken by a Palestinian photographer of a soccer game in Gaza was removed from a sports photography festival following requests from outside sources -- with organizers saying they did not want to “offend” anyone.
Adobe says that the best creative software lets users focus more on their creative ideas and less on the actual tools required to bring them to life. The company believes Photoshop's latest update builds upon this vision and gives photographers more flexibility and choice in how they create.
Security cameras used to just record the view in front of them, but now the cameras themselves can actually recognize and label what it is they're seeing thanks to AI-powered computer vision. Some people take issue with this.
The photographer who captured one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War taken on American soil has died at age 99.
DJI mounted an Osmo Action 6 camera to a rocket ship, filming its ascent into near-space and back down again.
Ricoh has announced that it is developing the GR IVx, a variation on the GR IV that utilizes the same 25.7-megapixel sensor but is instead equipped with a 40mm equivalent lens.
When Olympus’s imaging business was spun off to form OM Digital Solutions, it did so under the investment of private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). But in April, CEO Shigemi Sugimoto and the OM Digital Solutions management team purchased control of the company from JIP, which he says will allow them to be more competitive.
Eastman Kodak's film distribution resurgence continues. The legendary Rochester-based Eastman Kodak and United Kingdom-based Dupli have announced that Dupli is now the official UK distributor of Eastman Kodak Film.
Meta has reached a nearly $17 billion settlement in an expansive, 29-state lawsuit concerning claims that Meta's Facebook and Instagram social media platforms were designed to get children addicted to using them and caused significant harm.
A few months ago, GoPro launched an entirely new line of cameras, targeted more at professional videographers than the more consumer-focused Hero series has traditionally been. At that time, we were promised a Micro Four Thirds mount camera in the future, and that future is now. After spending some time shooting with a wide array of lenses, I have some thoughts on the utility of this $700 camera and whether it will be the massive success GoPro desperately needs.
Security footage has captured the moment a mudslide swept away a border crossing between Nepal and China today (Wednesday).
Blimps were once a type of inflatable aircraft that used to advertise companies like Goodyear. But as they have become less common, a new type of blimp has emerged: a camera blimp.
New satellite images show an ice island about the size of Manhattan breaking away from a Greenland glacier, marking the largest loss of floating ice there in over 10 years.
OM System has published a short teaser for a new camera coming on September 9, and given that it quickly goes through the heritage and evolution of the Pen series, it very likely points to a new Pen camera, or at the very least its spiritual successor.
A remote camera has captured dramatic images of a bobcat viciously attacking the world's largest rattlesnake species in Florida -- a type of encounter that is rarely documented in the wild.
Miller Tripods, the company that invented the fluid head for motion picture cameras back in 1946, has announced that it is closing down.
Instagram has launched a new feature called "First Draft" that automatically trims and edits clips to quickly make a base edit for a Reel.
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri denied that the platform concealed information about the low use its teen safety feature "Take a Break" in a landmark child-safety trial that could have significant consequences for Meta.
The Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition has given a sneak peek at 15 finalists that are set to compete for the prestigious Grand Title.
Not too long ago, I saw a Contax G2 in excellent condition available on KEH. I'd heard a lot about this camera lately, and since I had never experienced it myself, I decided I wanted to find out for myself: was all the chatter just hype, or is this camera actually great?
Apple has announced a new generation of its popular Mac mini series that comes with the brand new M6 chip as well as the M5 Pro chip.
Apple has unveiled the M5 Ultra chip and the first Mac to feature it: the upgraded, super-powerful Mac Studio.
Apple just surprisingly unveiled the brand-new M6 and M5 Ultra chips. They are debuting in new, more powerful Mac mini and Mac Studio desktop machines.
A tourist has been sentenced to one year in jail over a video he filmed on Indonesia's "Day of Silence" while on vacation in Bali.
Sony has announced the Xperia 10 VIII, its latest midrange smartphone. In many ways, it's a familiar phone to the redesigned Mark VII released last November. One key difference, though, is that it costs a lot more this time around.
Panasonic has announced four refreshed Lumix lenses, including three for Micro Four Thirds and one for its full-frame L-Mount Lumix S system.
It's been nearly 30 years since Tupac Shakur was gunned down while driving through Las Vegas and almost anyone with an interest in one of the greatest rappers of all time has seen the famous photo of him inside the vehicle sitting next to Suge Knight, taken just moments before his death.
A music photographer has sued an artist for turning his photo of British rock group Oasis into a painting, which sold for almost $2 million.
Photographer Linda McCartney will be honored by the United States Postal Service (USPS) with a series of postage stamps featuring her nature and still life photography.
The UK’s rarest bird of prey has successfully bred in a secret location for a second consecutive year to keep wildlife photographers away.
The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games are being held in Beijing this week, a competition that sees robots compete in track-and-field-style events.
