Astrophysicists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured the longest and most detailed look ever of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
Photographer and app developer Drew Mylrea released Range Camera, a new iPhone camera app that promises more natural-looking photos and streamlined RAW image editing.
Apple announced VisionOS 2.4 which is designed to make it easier to find content to enjoy on a Vision Pro, adds support for Apple Intelligence, and makes it easier to share the headset with guests.
Stephen Wilkes is best known for his large-scale, highly detailed images that capture the passage of time from day to night in a single frame and now they are available in jigsaw format.
Viltrox just posted a teaser to its Instagram that another lens will be joining the Air Series APS-C lens family on February 28.
The World Nature Photography Awards (WNPA) 2025 winners showcase the immense beauty found in nature, including striking wildlife, colorful plants, and sweeping landscapes.
Earlier this month, United Kingdom security officials reportedly issued a secret order to Apple to require the company to create backdoor access to users' encrypted iCloud data. In response, Apple has removed its most secure end-to-end encryption from iCloud in the United Kingdom.
A photographer captured what could be the first-ever recorded footage of a black devil anglerfish swimming in broad daylight at the ocean surface.
A man has been condemned for grabbing a wild horse by its face just so he could take a selfie.
The winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year contest 2025 have been revealed with Spanish photographer Alvaro Herrero taking home the top prize for his photo Radiant Bond showing the special relationship between a mother humpback whale and her newborn calf.
Chinese scientists have built a surveillance camera with unprecedented resolving capabilities. The powerful laser-based delivered millimeter-level resolution from 100 kilometers (62 miles) away, an achievement previously thought impossible.
Photographers with the Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD in their kit will be pleased to hear that Tamron announced a new firmware update for the E-mount version. It promises to improve autofocus performance and overall lens functionality.
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo announced the Find N5, the world's thinnest foldable smartphone. However, as is often the case with Chinese phones, American consumers are out of luck.
Canon dabbles in some unusual cameras from time to time. Its latest oddity is the SwingRec Golf Camera, which captures a golfer's swing from top to bottom and helps them improve their game and shoot lower scores.
Capturing high-resolution images of celestial objects outside of the Milky Way is usually the preserve of space telescopes such as Hubble or James Webb. But backyard astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has broken that mold by capturing a 400-megapixel image of the Andromeda Galaxy.
OM System's CEO kicked off the new year with an open letter saying the company would be releasing a new camera and new lenses. The company has already hit some of these benchmarks, debuting the OM-3 camera and multiple new lenses. However, OM is far from done, and an updated lens roadmap has just been published.
Sirui announced its first wide-angle autofocus anamorphic lens to join the Vision Prime 1 Series of lenses. The 20mm T1.8 1.33x S35 AF Anamorphic lens is arriving for Fujifilm X, Sony E, Nikon Z, and M43 mounts.
YouTube Shorts has rolled out more generative AI features for its Dream Screen program which is based on Google's Veo 2 video model.
Leica's new Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 lens draws upon the German company's rich history and sports retro-inspired "Classic" styling, inside and out.
Footage has emerged online of Drake attacking a drone that flies into his penthouse apartment but people are suspicious that it's a stunt for a gambling website.
DJI announced the RS 4 Mini, its latest gimbal for smartphones and cameras. This new gimbal promises professional-level stabilization in a small and budget-friendly package.
A Ring doorbell camera captured the moment an apartment building collapsed in eastern Massachusetts on Sunday morning.
Canon announced the PowerShot V1, a new compact point-and-shoot style camera with a 22.3-megapixel sensor and integrated lens. It features a rather large Type 1.4 sensor and is packed with video features that look designed to take on Sony's ZV-1 Mark II creator camera.
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters this week that he intends to expand the scope of tariffs to include automobiles, pharmaceutical products, and semiconductors. While the first two categories don't directly impact photographers, the third would.
B&H Photo announced that its Bild Expo, which feels to many like the spiritual successor to the now-defunct Photo Plus, is coming back to the Javits Center in New York City on June 17 and 18, 2025.
Zeiss' hype train is stoked and roaring down the tracks ahead of a complete reveal on February 25 ahead of CP+ in Japan. After releasing a tepid teaser last week, the legendary German company is heating things up with the first real look at its new lens and some sample photos.
In 2024, the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports was highly regarded in the PetaPixel’s ranking of Sigma's 2024 optics. As one of Sigma’s high-end Sports lenses, it offers many pros and few cons. One of the most common requests we've seen has asked us to test its performance on one of the most challenging subjects: birds in flight.
After months of rumors, Apple's newest "affordable" iPhone model has arrived. It's not the iPhone SE 4 people expected, but instead the iPhone 16e, unifying growing Apple's iPhone family.
Next week, the last and biggest international camera and photography expo in the world takes place in Yokohama, Japan: CP+. Ever since Photokina and Photo Plus went the way of the dodo, CP+ has grown in importance to camera and lens makers (especially since it's so close to home for most of them).
Following yesterday's breakdown of digital camera shipments from 2007 through 2024, it's time to look at CIPA's interchangeable lens data.
