A One-of-a-Kind Laowa 24mm f/2 Tilt-Shift Lens Is On the Way
Venus Optics has another tilt-shift lens on the way. Although it hasn't been officially announced in the U.S. yet, the Laowa T/S 24mm f/2 is definitely coming soon.
Venus Optics has another tilt-shift lens on the way. Although it hasn't been officially announced in the U.S. yet, the Laowa T/S 24mm f/2 is definitely coming soon.
The newest NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Picture of the Month is among the best and most powerful examples of gravitational lensing ever seen.
Ah, rumors, the unsubstantiated gift that keeps on giving. Rumors are often fun to think about, and sometimes they even come true. Color me skeptical that the current hot goss in the Sony world, the a7S IV, will become a reality, though.
Police in Singapore have arrested and charged a man after he allegedly posted an AI-generated image of a saltwater crocodile swimming in a public water area.
Imagen is changing its approach to AI-powered photo editing with Intelligent Studio, a new post-production workspace that lets photographers cull, edit, and organize a photoshoot in whatever order makes sense for the project.
Apple has updated Final Cut Camera to support the new iPhone 18 Pro series' ability to use variable aperture but also added a few new quality of life features that makes the app much better.
A lion half-hidden in the grass can be more intriguing than one in plain sight. In “The Magic of Mystery,” Richard Bernabe explores how the things we leave unseen can keep viewers looking. Through his wildlife and landscape photographs, he shows how shadows, silhouettes, and partial framing leave room for the viewer’s imagination.
The essay is featured in Photography Destinations Magazine from Muench Workshops, along with more photography tips, stories from the field, and destinations from around the world.
Yashica launched its cheap, Charmera-inspired Funtastic digital keychain camera back in May. At the time, the camera featured various beloved characters, like Snoopy and Hello Kitty. Now there are even more Hello Kitty-branded Funtastic cameras to buy, as Yashica just launched the "Cherries Hello Kitty" and "Polka Dot Edition" Funtastic cameras. They cost less than $30 and otherwise identical to the Funtastic cameras released in May.
Last month, PetaPixel reported about Toem 2, an adventure video game where the player solves puzzles using photography. The game is available now for Steam, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. It's $19.99.
Light Lens Lab, ever the busy company, has teased a new lens on Instagram. Based on the short video above, which shows a bare metal lens barrel and an internal aperture mechanism, the project seems pretty early in development. It's not clear precisely what lens it is, but it's obviously very compact. Based on Light Lens Lab's prior efforts, we expect something special.
If the entire sky were smeared, what color would it be? According to NASA, the answer is hex code #FFF8E7, or what it calls "cosmic latte." To determine this color, astronomers averaged the light emitted by one of the largest samples of galaxies every surveyed, the 200,000 galaxies in the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey. The resulting color is "much less blue" than it was 10 billion years ago, which means that stars are getting redder on average.
With summer officially over and fall now upon us, people operating trail cameras might find their equipment is now filled with bugs.
But don't fret. Jason Say from Magnet Outdoors has a handy hack: put your trail cam in the freezer for a half hour and voila, the bugs are gone.
Bright Tangerine's new FX5 Corner Top Plate for Sony's upcoming FX5 cinema camera expands the camera's mounting options without the need of a special cage. As Newsshooter reports, the mount attaches to the top corner of the FX5 body and adds a cold shoe and M4 thread for rod brackets to the camera without adding much bulk. It doesn't obstruct the FX5's shoe, which means it doesn't prevent using the optional EVF. It also doesn't block the user from having a cage on the FX5, at least in the case of a Bright Tangerine cage. The $25 plate looks like a useful accessory for future FX5 owners who are waiting impatiently for the delayed camera to finally arrive.
Adobe and the National Hockey League (NHL) announced a new partnership on the eve of the 2026-27 NHL season. Adobe will provide AI technology to support to the NHL's ambitions to grow and reach more fans. Adobe says it will provide the NHL and its fans with AI-powered tools to create new fan experiences and personalize how they interact with the NHL.
“The National Hockey League has built an extraordinary connection with its fans, and Adobe is helping them take that relationship to the next level by using AI to deepen personalization and empower everyone to create," says Lara Balazs, CMO and EVP of global marketing, Adobe. "With Adobe's enterprise solutions, the League will be able to scale relevant, engaging content across every channel where fans spend their time, fueling operational efficiencies and unlocking individual creativity."
The NHL sits fourth among North American professional sports leagues in terms of annual revenue and hopes to close the NBA's lead. Expanded engagement with fans and improved brand awareness certainly can't hurt.
Lomography's popular Lomomatic 110 camera, by far the most prevalent 110-format film camera on the market today, is coming in a ladybug-themed design. The Lomomatic 110 Camera and Flash Ladybug sports a black and red design with black dots. Other than its glossy red and black design, it's like Lomography's other Lomomatic 110 cameras, meaning it sports a 23mm f/2.8 Minitar CX lens and captures photos to 110 film. It's $119, although currently out of stock.
Imagen has launched a brand new post-production workspace, Intelligent Studio, that promises to adapt to a photographer's individual workflow. Photographers can cull and edit in any order they want, rather than the industry standard cull, edit, and deliver.
Modern life is overwhelming many people and analog pursuits are on the up. Enter Await, a camera made by Swiss-based electronics company Rolling Square.
7Artisans has announced a new pancake prime lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. Available now in E-mount, the AF Lite 18mm f/2 costs $169 and is designed as a general purpose travel, landscape, street, and even portrait lens.
A couple says they spent almost $4,000 on wedding photos, only to discover afterward that the photographer lost most of the images when she transferred the files.
Yesterday, Xtra posted to Threads and apologized to customers who are still waiting for the Muse 2 and Muse 2 Pro to come to market. The delay is most certainly due to issues with the U.S. government, but Xtra is now saying it's actually because the company cares too much.
In January, reports surfaced that Leica Camera AG's controlling owners were considering selling a majority stake in the legendary photography company. Per a new Wall Street Journal feature, those conversations appear to have ended, and Leica will, for now, maintain the status quo.
Polaroid has introduced the Mod, a camera built for analog creativity that comes with four automatic settings that allow photographers to experiment.
A rare, working Apple-1 computer -- the company’s very first product -- that comes with a letter signed by Steve Jobs is estimated to fetch up to $800,000 at auction next month.
Qualcomm thinks it has something big in its 6th-generation Snapdragon mobile device processors that we’ll see in phone cameras in the coming months and years. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 were headliners at the company’s annual Snapdragon Summit 2026 in Maui, both built on a 2-nanometer process and promising imaging performance that pushes what phones can deliver.
A photographer has been awarded damages by the European Court of Human Rights after she was strip-searched by Greek police.
A photographer who pulled over to change lenses during a trip to Yellowstone National Park got into a fight with a 70-pound mountain lion after the big cat pinned him to the ground.
A Googles Photos bug was preventing users from sharing, editing and deleting, and adding images to an album.
There’s a paradox at the heart of great photography: what you choose not to show your audience is often more powerful and provocative than what you reveal. In an age of oversharing and instant gratification, mystery has become the photographer’s secret weapon and perhaps the most undervalued tool of all. The unseen, the suggested, and the ambiguous can transform a literal photograph into an expressive one that haunts us long after we’ve looked away.
SmallRig has announced a pair of external optical viewfinders designed to give photographers more options for framing their photos with their go-to cameras.
Brightin Star's distinctly unusual 50mm f/2 Tri-Sight lens announced at CP+ has officially launched. The manual focus lens is available for E, L, RF, and Z-mount full-frame cameras and promises three rendering modes.
Two urban explorers who were photographing an abandoned home in the U.K. made a horrific discovery.
An Italian politician has sparked outrage after sharing an AI-manipulated image that appears to "undress" another female lawmaker -- months after Italy’s prime minister shared a deepfake nude image of herself to warn of the technology's dangers.
"Pro Max" is all the rage these days, and Honor is the latest smartphone company to get in on the trendy name. Honor's new Magic9 Pro Max also brings in another big name: Arri.
Chinese lens company Mandler made headlines for its debut lens earlier this year, a facsimile Leica 35mm f/2 prime. The company is back with another Leica copycat, the Mandler 50mm f/1.4 E46 Pre-A.
Wildlife photographer Sylvia Borgonovo, known for her images of Yellowstone National Park’s oldest-known living wolf 1090F, has died at 65.
Premier League and Liverpool soccer legend Mo Salah has created an unlikely tourist destination for photos: a random rock in Turkey.
OpenAI says its agents leaked 53 private images from ChatGPT users and shared them on public image-hosting websites.
Instagram has announced a new feature for "soft launching" a relationship. It's called the Pixel effect, and it can cut a person out of a photo and pixelate them.
Whether you're just starting out and building the kit for the photographer you want to become or upgrading your current setup to take your photography to the next level, buying used can help you save on the gear you need while giving you more flexibility in building your system. From wildlife and travel to portraits, sports, and fine art, here are some of the best camera and lens combinations to consider when building your next kit.
Hasselblad cameras' excellence comes from decades of engineering, and that results in a polished product built with the best of the best in mind. Everything is good: the grip and body are built to last, the optical quality is better than Leica.
An extraordinary collection of 200 photographs -- including works by Edward Steichen, Man Ray, and a rare print of Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother -- belonging to a celebrated interior designer is going to auction.
What's in my camera bag for fall color? Here's the gear I use for autumn landscapes, wildlife, macro photography, and video. Hopefully, seeing what I bring along will inspire you to add something useful to your own kit or approach your fall color photography a little differently this autumn.
In January, Nikon sued Viltrox in China, claiming the lens maker had violated its intellectual property for the Z-mount and sought royalties and damages. But this past summer, that court disagreed and ruled in favor of Viltrox. This sets a major precedent that could easily impact Canon, the owner of the only truly closed mirrorless camera mount.
A previously unknown species of plant was accidentally discovered after a tourist posted her photograph online.
President Trump has shared what experts agree is a doctored photo of him and President Xi on Truth Social.
SmallRig and CineD have teamed up on an unusual new light, the OrBrella FM 60B Foldable LED Video Light, or mercifully, OrBrella FM 60B for short. It's a two-in-one umbrella light that folds down and deploys in just 15 seconds.
A photographer has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after scamming a family out of $4.6 million and spending $200,000 of the money on Taylor Swift concert tickets.
Adobe has announced that it is bringing its software and tools directly inside Google's Gemini AI platform. The Gemini integration follows Adobe's earlier moves to bring tools to ChatGPT, Claude, Slack, and Copilot.
PolarPro is nothing if not insistent that capturing a look in-camera is better than using digital filters and editing to achieve the desired results. This means the company sometimes launches filters that seem more puzzling than practical. The latest filters to fit that mold are the colorful Radial Gradient Filters.
The U.S. Postal Service will dedicate its Linda McCartney stamps at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City today.
An American CEO, who posted an AI-edited photo of herself and three family members wearing “Lake America” sweatshirts while on a trip to Canada, is no longer a CEO.
There was chaos outside the White House yesterday as photographers from China clashed with American photographers and argued with U.S. officials.