7Artisans has introduced its new Dream Cine Lens Series, a full-frame manual-focus lens lineup designed for creators stepping into filmmaking. Built around a unified cine workflow, the series aims to bring professional cinematic control into an accessible, lightweight system for independent filmmakers, content creators, and film students.
DZOFilm has announced the Octopus II, a new lightweight lens adapter that enables filmmakers to use Arri PL-mount lenses on Sony E-, Nikon Z-, Canon RF-, and L-Mount cameras.
This week, Lee Morris at Fstoppers published a video titled "Your Memory Cards Are Probably Fake." In it, he asserts that scam companies are so prevalent and so good at faking their products that it's likely nearly every photographer is a victim.
Midjourney has been largely surpassed in the AI image world by tech behemoths Google and OpenAI. But today it’s made a surprise announcement: it’s getting into health.
England national football team coach Thomas Tuchel is begging FIFA to move photographers during the 2026 World Cup after they blocked Tuchel's view of his team during England's anthem, "God Save the King."
A wedding photographer who has the same name as a heinous criminal and subject of the true crime Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct says that people are mistaking her for the murderer and leaving her one-star reviews on her business.
Few cameras can claim to have the impact of the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, which delivered a compact, affordable gimbal camera that proved enormously popular. So popular, in fact, that DJI’s closest rival Insta360 has decided to get in on the compact gimbal cam action with the new Insta360 Luna Ultra.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) loosened restrictions on some Chinese-made drones this week, although only those that count as "toy drones" and only those that exist within a preposterously narrow definition of what counts as a "toy drone."
Xtra has revealed a host of specifications and a pricing window for its impending Muse 2 Pro, a DJI Osmo Pocket 4P look-alike that will be the only challenger to Insta360's Luna Ultra in the United States.
After axing thousands of jobs and monitoring employees as they train the AI that could ultimately replace them, it's perhaps unsurprising that morale at Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is at a low ebb.
Novelty popcorn buckets are typically characters from Hollywood blockbusters. For example, there was a Grogu bucket for the recent Star Wars movie.
The 48th Leitz Photographica Auction concluded over the weekend, and collectors spent huge sums of money to get their hands on rare, classic cameras, lenses, and pieces of photographic culture and history.
VSCO has launched Studio Pro, its next-generation professional editing experience, on iOS. The company promises a macOS version later this year.
This was a big week of news, and the PetaPixel Podcast team tackles every story. DJI and Insta360 are going to battle both in the market and in the courts, the Kodak Charmera is back with new designs, and there are claims that the new Otus lenses from Zeiss are actually just Cosina lenses... but is it true? All that and more!
Fujifilm has announced that it will host one of its Fujikina events in New York City this fall. Taking place from October 16-18, Fujifilm says to expect a full list of scheduled events in the coming months.
The Sony a9 III's 24-megapixel global shutter image sensor has a wide range of benefits for both photographers, including exceptional swiftness and flash sync at any shutter speed. This latter benefit has gotten significantly more useful for professional photographers thanks to a firmware update for eight of Profoto's lights.
As globalization brought the population of the world together, it began to feel like a smaller place. Once exotic destinations like Japan or Bali are now teeming with tourists -- all hungry for a photo. Unexplored areas now feel like a relic of the past, but one photographer says he's found a path less traveled.
This week, Microsoft announced new Surface and Surface Pro laptops, which are powered by Snapdragon X2 processors. These ultra-thin, ultra-light laptops promise more performance for the average user, and part of that pitch is shipping them all with Affinity.
Earlier this month, Nvidia unveiled its new RTX Spark "superchip," and Microsoft took the opportunity to show off its most powerful Surface laptop ever, the Surface Ultra. Now Microsoft is back with new versions of its existing standard Surface and Surface Pro machines. They're powered by a Snapdragon processor and arrive with significant price bumps.
Polaroid is an icon. But the instant photography brand so nearly disappeared entirely in the late 2000s when the original company announced it would stop making film.
Map Camera's latest sales charts reflect yet another strong month for Fujifilm, headlined by scoring four of the top five places in May. And finally, after five months at the top, the Sony a7 V relinquished its title as the best-selling new digital camera.
An innocent Reddit post asking for help identifying the face of a mystery celebrity would spark a four-year-long international search involving facial recognition technology and photo copyright infringement.
Drone footage has captured what experts believe is the first recorded case of a tiger caring for another mother's cubs in the wild.
Three photographers were injured when an out-of-control sprint car left the track and struck them during a racing event in Ohio this week.
Brightin Star has teased the upcoming MF 14mm f/2.8, a new manual-focus ultra-wide-angle lens designed for landscape, architecture, interior, and astrophotography applications.
Many photographers love photographing the Milky Way, but few enjoy all the hassle that comes with it. Unpredictable seeing conditions, bad timing, and a pesky Moon are common friction points that prevent astrophotographers, especially novices, from succeeding. A new app, Milky Way Tonight for iOS and Android, is designed to streamline the entire process and take the guesswork out of Milky Way photography.
Since Light Lens Lab shared its last development update for its black-and-white film project last Summer, it has made significant progress and solved some new problems.
Maono has introduced its new P Series Hybrid Audio Interface range, designed for modern creators working across multiple platforms and devices, including laptops, smartphones, tablets, cameras, and livestreaming setups. The lineup includes the Maono P1 and P2, both built to simplify multi-device audio workflows while delivering high-resolution recording and low-noise performance.
Zoner Studio has released its Summer Update 2026, introducing a collection of workflow-focused improvements designed to help photographers spend less time managing images and more time editing them.
Despite rumors to the contrary, Zeiss tells PetaPixel that it did develop its new series of Otus ML prime lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
China dominates the consumer drone market, so it is perhaps surprising that it is no longer possible to fly or even purchase a drone in Beijing.
Nature's 2026 Scientist At Work photography competition features five of the best photos that scientists captured around the world, showcasing the important work scientists do and the incredible places they go.
Viltrox has announced that its super-slim, ultra-lightweight AF 28mm f/4.5 Chip lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras is coming to L-Mount.
Post-production work can be arduous, as one high-end real estate agent in Tokyo seemingly discovered after hiring someone in a green screen suit for a promotional video -- only to leave them visible in the final cut.
A bill was introduced in Congress that would create a right for videographers to sue federal law enforcement officers who stop someone from filming police activity.
A canid so rare that it's nicknamed "ghost dog" has been captured on trail cameras organized by researchers deep in the Amazonian rainforest.
Photographer Gregory Crewdson shot the haunting artwork for singer Phoebe Bridgers' upcoming tour, where smartphones will be banned.
Reto, the company behind the Snapic A1 and the the wildly successful Kodak Charmera blind box keychains from last year, is back with a new set: the Kodak Charmera Millennium Edition.
Sometimes photographers can encounter tricky subjects who are not interested in cooperating and plainly do not want to be photographed in the first place. One such person is Uruguay head coach Marcelo Bielsa.
The Troy baseball team had $35,000 worth of camera gear stolen from its bus hours before making its first appearance in the Men’s College World Series.
The winners of the 2026 Sony Future Filmmaker Awards have been revealed, showcasing up-and-coming filmmaking talent across five categories.
The manual-focus Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 prime lens for Canon RF and Nikon Z-mount cameras that Cosina Voigtländer first unveiled at CP+ in February has been fully revealed, including new sample photos and availability information.
When it comes to memory cards, most photographers just want them to work, have blistering specs, and be kind to their wallet. But which brand to choose? Last week PetaPixel took a trip to China to check in with one of the main players, Lexar.
The New York Knicks’ long-awaited championship run delivered plenty of heroes on the court, but across New York City, another unlikely MVP emerged: the projector.
The arts-and-crafts store Michaels is a go-to place for people seeking frames, custom framing, and matting supplies. It is now a one-stop shop for fine art photo prints up to 16 x 20 inches.
Generative AI is rapidly spreading, and as Austin-based photographer and DP Cassandra Klepac recently discovered, AI is coming for beauty and fashion in a big way.
It's been an exciting time for underwater filming firsts. Not long after divers captured what is believed to be the first underwater footage of a great white shark in the Mediterranean, scientists captured the first-ever footage of the incredible, very strange-looking deep-sea goblin shark in its natural habitat.
"Have you ever spent hours manually reviewing thousands of photos from an event or portrait shoot to find the selects your clients will love?" Adobe asks. It's a safe bet that for many photographers, the answer is, and Adobe believes its latest Creative Cloud updates will help solve this issue and save photographers time.
A news photographer documenting tornado damage helped rescue a man trapped under the rubble of his home -- in what he described as the most dramatic experience of his 20-year career.
Google Earth has introduced a flight simulator mode, enabling users to fly through the vast amount of aerial photography data the company has amassed.
