Artizlab Revives a Leica Classic for Just $400
Artizlab has announced the Classic-M 1:1.4/50mm, a new 50mm prime lens that emulates the character and appearance of the classic Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 (E43) lens.
Artizlab has announced the Classic-M 1:1.4/50mm, a new 50mm prime lens that emulates the character and appearance of the classic Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 (E43) lens.
The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) has unveiled the incredible winning photos from its annual 2027 Showcase. The award-winning images show wildlife doing amazing things, stunning landscapes, and the most beautiful nature from around the world.
Red Bull Rampage is one of the most demanding events in mountain biking, but the challenge isn't limited to the riders. Photographers covering the competition must navigate steep, unforgiving terrain while carrying heavy equipment, often with only one opportunity to capture a defining moment.
Moment has announced the Go Front Pack, a small sling bag that the company says was inspired by hydration and running vests. It mounts on the user's chest, giving them immediate access to a phone, lenses, filters, and cables without bouncing when the wearer moves.
Sirui has announced the Aurora 15mm f/1.6 and 24mm f/1.4 wide-angle lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
Italian filmmaker Claudio Ripalti released Director Mode, a new iPhone and iPad app that lets videographers monitor and control up to four wirelessly connected cameras. As of now, the app works with a wide range of Canon and Sony bodies.
A New Zealand weather camera has captured a remarkable 20-year time-lapse showing two decades of changing skies over Lower Hutt -- a city close to the capital of Wellington.
Wyoming is the most AI-paranoid state in the U.S., recording 4,700 annual searches per 100,000 residents. Vermont ranks second with 4,300, followed by Alaska with 3,600.
Nvidia, a $4.5 trillion company at the time of writing, has a new CEO scandal. Nvidia said on Sunday that its board is investigating whether its CEO, Jensen Huang, had been targeted by foreign intelligence as part of an extramarital affair.
A Red Baron pizza worker who was filmed being harassed by a prankster pretending to steal $20 from him has paused donations on a GoFundMe page set up on his behalf after it neared $800,000.
Sweating with labored breath, I push my fully loaded bicycle over Kyrgyzstan’s 12,400-foot Koi Dzolu Pass. The 23,000-foot peaks of the Pamir Mountains loom above while storms dance on either side, pelting me with occasional hail. In moments like this, I deeply appreciate every ounce shaved from my setup to stay mobile.
The 1990s brought Bill Clinton, The Simpsons, MP3s, Napster - and the age of personal digital photography and personal computer video.
The world's largest wildlife crossing, the $114 million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, hasn't officially "opened," but that hasn't stopped the animals from using it above the extremely busy Highway 101 in Agoura Hills, California.
Lime Bike Jousting was conceived by Cameron Carnegie-Brown (AKA Camtholomew the First) and Jack Carden, two London creatives who turned a joke about jousting on rental e-bikes into a viral performance art event.
The two major third-party manufacturers from Japan have a complete trinity of full-frame professional f/2.8 zoom lenses. Sigma has long had a complete set, and Tamron has its excellent G2 series finalized. The Chinese companies are only now venturing into the autofocusing pro zoom lens market, but Samyang, out of Korea, has worked very hard — and quickly — to complete its full set, too. With the release of the new $1,099 Samyang X Schneider Kreuznach AF 60-180mm f/2.8, that goal is realized.
Explore how posture, shape, light, and composition can help wildlife photographers create striking backlit imagery that tells a powerful story.
The work of a pioneering female photographer, whose images remained hidden for decades until thousands of her negatives were discovered in suitcases, is being exhibited for the first time.
After numerous teases and even a sponsored YouTube hands-on video, Motorola has finally, thankfully, fully unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Signature 27. It is being billed as the world's fastest Android smartphone. It's certainly among the most expensive slab phones.
The holiday season is ramping up and that once again means Canon is trotting out the same cash cow it has milked for the last three straight years. Costco (soon to be followed by other stores, surely) is offering a Canon EOS R100 kit for an enticing $520. Do not buy it.
Meike has announced yet another addition to its Mix series of primes, and this time it's a portrait prime for APS-C mirrorless cameras. The Meike 58mm f/1.2 Mix is a fast $449 prime for Sony, Fujifilm, and Nikon mirrorless systems.
It’s about time that the diminutive king of instant film got some Film Friday love, so we are giving this week’s spotlight over to Fujifilm’s Instax Mini color instant film and sharing why we love these small prints (and why you should as well).
The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) will host its annual half-day event, NANPA LIVE, on Saturday, November 7, 2026, offering a free global livestream from 3:00 to 6:00 PM PT that includes giveaways worth thousands of dollars.
Grass, snow, sand, and laterite—these are the surfaces Saype (real name Guillaume Legros) has spent the last fifteen years exploring, creating monumental, ephemeral works of art around the world with his 100% biodegradable paint.
Apple's brand-new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, the first Mac to ever feature a touchscreen, arrives today, and Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve 21 video editor is ready.
Not everyone is stoked that smartphones keep getting larger, offering ever-bigger displays. In fact, some people are very much in love with the small phones of years past. New smartphone company Enough believes there are, well, enough of those people to justify launching an all-new small smartphone in 2026.
B&H launched its Holiday Deal Zone this week, giving you an early jump on upcoming Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and holiday deals. We have a potpourri this week, with storage, memory cards, cameras and lenses, and computers.
The Canadian Liberal government's new Budget 2026 will carve out protections and support for Canadian artists, including photographers.
Earlier this year, Glyph pushed hard into the creator space with the launch of new SSDs and a line of CFexpress memory cards. It is continuing that trend with the announcement of memory card readers.
South Korean consumer electronics startup Lutra Inc. has launched a camera brand, Humans of Authenticity (HOA). HOA's first camera, the HOA A1, looks weird as hell.
In late July, news broke that Sony was trying to acquire Tamron, a fact Tamron itself confirmed shortly after. However, since then, it's been crickets.
In National Geographic's newest television program, Wolves Up Close With Bertie Gregory, the eponymous British wildlife filmmaker, acclaimed photographer, and ardent environmentalist heads to Hudson Bay, Canada, to film wolves in their harsh Arctic habitat. Gregory chatted with PetaPixel about filming the new documentary.
PixelMeter, the first and only review aggregator for cameras, lenses, smartphones, and more, has been updated with the most-requested feature since it launched last month: the ability to directly compare products.
Camera straps are one of those accessories that don't always get much attention until something about them becomes inconvenient. Switching between straps, dealing with attachment hardware, or having buckles knock against camera equipment can all become minor annoyances over time. Wandrd's new Magnetic Camera Strap System takes a different approach, using magnetic alignment and a mechanical locking mechanism to make connecting and removing a camera quicker.
Wandrd's new Magnetic Camera Strap System is now available, bringing a redesigned approach to how photographers attach and switch camera straps.
VSCO has announced the second half of its The Fifty campaign, a nationwide billboard-based exhibition that is celebrating one photographer in every U.S. state via large-format public displays in their home markets.
Camp Snap is looping back around to its original target market with a miniaturized version of the CS-8 camcorder it launched last year that more easily fits into a child's hand. The CS-8 Mini is less than half the size of the original and is designed specifically to cater to kids.
The Sony World Photography Awards and the World Photography Organization have revealed that photographer James Barnor is the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Photography title at the Sony World Photography Awards 2027.
When news broke that French digital rangefinder maker Pixii had entered liquidation, the response across the photography community was swift and, for PetaPixel, surprisingly personal.
Apple's new, highest-end MacBook Pro diverged from the last few launches in that it didn't focus on performance at all, but rather leaned on a feature the company famously said would never come to macOS: touch control. I get why Apple did this, but touch isn't at all a reason to get this computer. But to be clear, that doesn't mean you shouldn't get this computer. Quite the opposite, in fact.
The updated iMac with M6 may not bring a new design, display, or major new features, but it is still a competent, straightforward Mac with a lot to offer.
Laowa has officially announced the 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift lens. Built for architectural and commercial photography, the full-frame lens also works on Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD medium-format cameras thanks to its large image circle.
One person has been killed while two others were injured after a helicopter crashed during a photography flight in Miami, Florida.
Panoramic compositions offer another way to present a scene, preserving its horizontal breadth and giving the frame a different sense of scale, movement, and visual balance. They can be extremely powerful.
Motorola debuted its brand new flagship phone, the Signature 27, at Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Summit in September. However, at the time, Motorola unveiled just a few key specs and left much to the imagination. That changed this week, with the company revealing more information about its new phone.
Alongside new Cinema EOS firmware, Canon has announced some new accessories for its mirrorless EOS R System cameras, including timer remote controllers and a hotshoe microphone.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Sarah Teng and Chris Niccolls debate toy cameras: should they exist? Also, Digital camera sales are slumping, OM System execs reveal they did once consider expanding out of Micro Four Thirds, and Nikon announced a new $14,000 lens. All that and more!
Coral Spawning International (CSI), in partnership with Canon Medical Systems UK and Canon EMEA, has successfully conducted the world’s first ultrasound scan of living coral to identify developing eggs.
Video productions can quickly become very complicated. A startup has a new e-paper display designed to keep things organized on set.
It's a very busy day for Canon. In addition to marking the 15th anniversary of the Cinema EOS System, which began when the Canon 5D Mark II DSLR arrived with Full HD video recording, Canon has announced new Cinema EOS firmware updates and new Cinema EOS camera kits.
I ’ve photographed campaigns in some pretty unusual places over the years, from the highlands of Ethiopia to the plains of Iraq, and I've been fortunate to be part of projects that were both challenging and incredibly rewarding. Somewhere along the way, I got used to the idea that the complicated jobs would probably involve an airplane, a passport, unpredictable weather or some combination of all four. So when an 12-day studio project for Tempur-Pedic and Tempur-Sealy came across my desk, I …
