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Jeremy Gray

The Antigravity A1 Is Now an 8K 360° ‘Follow Me’ Drone

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Antigravity, which makes the unique and very good A1 drone, has announced a new Follow Me Bundle. It pairs the A1 drone with new accessories to convert the drone into a full, 8K-capable 360° "follow-me drone." Antigravity notes that unlike traditional follow-me drones, which capture just one perspective at a time, the A1 captures the entire scene. The A1 is controlled via portable Watch and Ring Remotes, enabling hands-free shooting and follow-me activation.

"This new bundle makes Antigravity A1 the best 360 follow-me drone for family outings and sporting activities, giving people an easy way to capture memories while staying in the moment," says Michael Shabun, CEO of Antigravity. "As the Antigravity ecosystem grows, we’ll continue expanding what’s possible with A1 and unlocking new possibilities in aerial creativity."

The Antigravity Follow Me Bundle is available now, starting at $799.

Jeremy Gray

Sandmarc’s New Leather iPhone Duo Case Is Compatible With Sandmarc’s Lens and Filter Ecosystem

Although Apple itself isn't offering leather cases for its new premium foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, third parties are stepping up to the plate to fill the void, including Sandmarc. The company has unveiled its new full-grain leather iPhone Duo cases, available in black and brown leather. The thin, lightweight cases are fully compatible with Sandmarc's iPhone lens and filter ecosystem, too. The new cases are available to preorder now with delivery starting in November for $89.99.

Jeremy Gray

Viltrox Is up to Something

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As spotted by Asobinet, Viltrox has a fresh teaser in China for a new f/1.4 lens. It sure looks like Viltrox is going to announce a new f/1.4 Pro series lens between 50mm and 85mm, leaving a 65mm, 70mm, or 75mm lens as distinct possibilities. Viltrox has an AF 75mm f/1.2 Pro lens already, although it's for APS-C cameras. A 70mm-ish lens slotting between its full-frame 50mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.4 Pro lenses would be a welcome addition to the family. Only time will tell. Viltrox's teaser just said "coming soon."

Matt Growcoot
On the left, an older person holds two small fish in front of their eyes, smiling. On the right, two foxes stand on hind legs with mouths open, appearing to playfully spar or yell at each other.

Open for Entries: LCE Photographer of the Year 2027

The annual photography competition organized by the London Camera Exchange is now open to submissions.

There's a £10,000 ($13,300) prize fund up for grabs. Entries close at midnight on January 20, 2027.

Photographers can submit a maximum of one image per category, with 14 categories offering opportunities to depict everything from dramatic action and landscapes to wildlife, portraits, creative scenes, and everyday events.

Participants can submit their images in-store at any of LCE’s 26 retail shops around the UK, or online here. Check out last year's winners here.

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Jaron Schneider

Apple is Hosting a ‘Pro and Tell’ Event in LA on October 28

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Apple has announced an event for October 28 with the tagline "Pro and Tell." It's an interesting title, leading us to believe it might be computer related (MacBook Pro) rather than mobile, where we haven't seen the standard iPhone 18 models announced.

Pesala Bandara
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Instagram CEO Says It’s Not ‘Practical’ to Ban AI Content

Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the social media platform is still working out what to do with AI content. Mosseri claims it's not practical to ban fake AI images from the app and that it's "not all bad content." The Instagram CEO's comments come after The Odyssey actress Mia Goth slammed the platform for letting an AI-image of her go viral.

Matt Growcoot
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Astronaut’s Incredible Photo of Dragon Spacecraft Sailing Over Thunderstorm

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with extended solar arrays floats in space above a dense layer of white clouds.

Don Pettit, the best photographer to ever go to space, has shared this spectacular photo of a Dragon 1 spacecraft floating above Earth he took from the International Space Station (ISS).

Pettit explains that Dragon is a SpaceX cargo vehicle that he captured as it approached the ISS just as it was orbiting a giant thunderstorm.

"This spacecraft required manual berthing with the robotic arm as it could not autonomously dock!" Pettit says. "The design has come a long way in 14 years!"

Jeremy Gray
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OM System PEN Surges Up the Sales Charts

OM Digital Solutions (OMDS) recently said that even photographers who preordered the new PEN might be waiting a while to get theirs. When there's a shortage like that, it's hard to know how much of it to attribute to high demand versus just insufficient supply. Well, one of Japan's largest retailers, Kitamura Camera, says OM System PEN preorders alone were enough to send the camera to number two on its September sales charts, Camera Jabber reports. Only the Sony a7C II, which has a big ongoing cashback campaign in Japan, outsold the OM System PEN 14-42mm lens kit. By the way, notably, the new Canon EOS R8 II landed at fourth on the list. A good debut.

Jeremy Gray

New Nikon Z6 III Firmware Adds Pre-Release Capture Via Bluetooth

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Nikon has released firmware version 2.01 for the Z6 III camera. It adds support for Pre-Release Capture via compatible Bluetooth remote controllers, focus limiter settings for a wide range of Nikkor Z lenses, revised menus, fixes for rare bugs, and more. The firmware update is available now.

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Tamron 16-50mm f/2.8 A Review: Pro-Level Zoom at an Entry Level Price

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Viltrox EVO 26mm f/2.8 Review: My Kind of Pancake

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Fujifilm Instax Wide Film Review: There Is a Reason Instant Film is Thriving

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Dmitry Koshutin
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I Tried a Starlapse (and Learned a Lot)

A man wearing glasses and a headlamp looks upward while holding a camera mounted on a tripod against a cloudy sky background.

Ever since capturing my solar eclipse timelapse, I’ve wanted to explore and refine the technique. There were quite a few takeaways from that previous project in terms of settings and best practices, so I’m carrying those lessons into this next one.

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What Happens When Your Photograph Becomes a Viral Meme?

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Your Apple Watch Is Always Listening, Will Anyone Ever Be Honest Again?

A hand holds a Canon EOS R5 camera body with a large red arrow pointing toward the lens mount.

Thanks to Nikon, Canon’s Closed RF Mount Could Be Forced Open

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Matt Growcoot
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Incredible Photos Shine a Light on Giraffes in Africa

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Remembering Giraffes is the latest book in the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series. It features images donated by world-leading wildlife photographers, such as Jonathan & Angela Scott, Marsel van Oosten, Frans Lanting, and Greg du Toit, in a stunning collection showcasing the world’s tallest mammal.

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An adult elephant uses its trunk to gently lift a small calf off the ground.

Powerful Photo of a Mother Elephant Carrying Dead Calf Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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820 Ebony/Jet: Inside Chicago’s First Black-Owned Building

Two snow leopards are curled up together in a rocky crevice on a snowy mountainside overlooking a valley.

Hidden Snow Leopard Cubs Among Winners of International Photography Awards

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Jeremy Gray
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A gold-colored Sony Walkman digital music player is shown at an angle, displaying a saxophone album cover on its screen with playback controls.

This Ain’t Your Granddad’s Sony Walkman

Nearly everyone knows the Sony Walkman name. The brand has existed since 1979, when Sony launched the original Walkman, a portable cassette player. While portable music players have effectively gone the way of the dodo thanks to smartphones, the Walkman is still kicking. And these days, it's kicking in exorbitant style.

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Zeb Andrews
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Kodak Portra 160 Might Be the Best Fine-Grain Color Negative Film

A box of Kodak Professional Portra 160 120 film floats against a background of vertical blue and purple string curtains.

We stated in our Film Friday review of Kodak Portra 400 (and again in our Portra 800 write up) that it is pretty much a perfect color film, so you’ll hopefully understand and forgive us if we start off this Film Friday by insisting that Portra 160 is a more perfect film.

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Jeremy Gray
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You Can Save Hundreds on All Types of Memory Cards

Memory card prices have risen sharply over the past year, largely due to flash memory shortages driven by the AI boom. Photographers have paid the price, with new cards often costing much more now than they used to. However, the deals below still make it possible to get a new memory card without breaking the bank.

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Ted Kritsonis
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Pixieset Helps Photographers Cull, Edit and Deliver in One Place

Pixieset offers a gallery system, a website builder, and a studio manager for bookings, but its new Photo Editor aims to close the one remaining gap in the photography workflow. It uses on-device AI to help cull and batch-edit, so photographers don’t have to move back and forth between their preferred photo editor and the Pixieset system.