Even though Leica is first and foremost a camera brand, it very often stretches out of that space and into fashion. It's doing so again with the launch of a new set of three silver cufflinks. It's not the first time it has made cufflinks and, perhaps surprisingly, these aren't even the most expensive it has ever offered.
Sony and chip manufacturing giant TSMC have entered into a preliminary agreement to co-develop a Japan-based sensor fabrication facility with the goal of producing the next generation of image sensors.
Late last year, a friend of mine shared a link to a small creator on Instagram who was making something that combined two of my hobbies: cameras and Gundam. I was immediately on board.
Freewell has announced a collaboration filter product with filmmaker Brandon Li. Called the Brandon Li x Freewell VND/CPL System, the company says it is the world’s slimmest locking hybrid VND/CPL system with a 100% mechanism-free design.
Lexar has announced the D70E, what it calls an external SSD but what most people would refer to as a thumb drive, flash drive, or a jump drive. The tiny storage device has both USB-C and USB-A connectivity and capacity options up to 2TB.
Harman has announced that it is bringing its ISO 50 Ilford Pan F Plus film to both 4x5 and 8x10 sheet film, giving large format photographers access to this film for the first time.
Nikon has announced that it is developing a new telephoto lens: the Nikkor Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S, which includes a built-in 1.4x teleconverter.
Earlier this month, DJI announced the Osmo Pocket 4 with one glaring omission: it wouldn't have distribution in the United States. DJI is, effectively, banned from importing any products into the U.S., but that doesn't mean U.S.-based creators can't get it. They just can't get it from DJI.
In 2001, Jake Shivery opened Blue Moon Camera and Machine in Portland's St. John's neighborhood. At the time, there were 11 other camera stores across the city, but Shivery decided to open a shop anyway. On December 1, he opened the doors -- and no one came.
Last year, the Federal Communications Commission added all foreign-made drones to what it calls the "Covered List," effectively banning drones produced outside of the US -- that includes DJI. DJI sued, of course, and now the FCC is hearing public appeals to its decision.
The US Copyright Office has proposed a substantial increase to the cost to register photos, citing rising costs and inflation. It argues the cost is still negligible, but critics say the Office is out of touch with reality.
After my dad passed away a couple of years ago, I inherited his Nikon F and FTn cameras which jump started a resurgence for the love of photography in me. Now with a binder full of negatives (and positives) and an SSD of scans, it felt weird just leaving them there. That's not where photos belong.
I'm Back's Kickstarter for the Roll APS-C has become incredibly popular. The idea of slipping a digital sensor into existing film cameras is proving to have legs, and as the crowdfunding campaign closes in on $1M raised, the company has proposed a new solution to one of the system's glaring issues.
Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has announced the winners of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition which features 25 spectacular photos of the night sky.
This week, the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) is hosting a free educational webinar where the organization's CEO Thomas Maddrey, who is also a lawyer, will detail how to to incorporate AI provisions into photography agreements and contracts.
Last year, the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) had a very odd and very public crisis of leadership as the board of directors was caught in a wave of controversy. Now, just over a year later, the PPA has a new CEO.
Nikon has announced that its United States Nikon Tour that debuted last year is making a return, this time hitting 10 cities across the country, starting with Chapel Hill, North Carolina on May 15.
Light Lens Lab has announced the Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.9 “Rigid-ZS6,” a recreation of the Dallmeyer Super Six 50mm f/1.9. The body design is a departure, though, since it uses a "rigid" design.
Second View is a newly-developed app that turns an iPhone into an all-in-one assistant device for analog photographers. Not only does it include mainstay functions like a light meter and exposure timers, but it also includes a LiDAR distance scale, parallax correction, and film stock reciprocity correction.
TIME Magazine has published its annual 100 most influential companies list and Fujifilm was named as a "pioneer" by the storied publication. Not only did it make the list of 100 most influential companies, it was also a 2026 Industry Leader in the Hardware sector.
This week, Canon published a Service Notice to its websites urging photographers not to use lithium or lithium-ion batteries in its Speedlites, battery packs, and macro twin light products, surprising many that this was suddenly an issue. The thing is, it's not sudden at all, and almost every manufacturer cautions against it.
When Photokina collapsed in 2020, it was a major blow to the photography industry, adding to the sense of dread that the whole market was coming tumbling down. But now, after multiple years of growth, Japan's CP+ Show is living proof that photography is not just surviving: it's thriving.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, we're giving away a new Canon G7X Mark III 30th Anniversary Limited Edition camera thanks to our friends at B&H Photo! And since we have our minds on compact point and shoots, we got to thinking... what cameras like the G7X would we like to see make a comeback?
DJI has announced the winners of the 2025 DJI SkyPixel photo and video competition, which ran from November 27, 2025, to Mar 10, 2026, and offered 53 different awards with prizes totaling almost $200,000.
Last week, Sigma announced a firmware update for eight of its lenses that unlock some seriously unexpected usability upgrades. While they only work with select L-mount cameras, it is a nice sign of Sigma's ongoing dedication to its product line.
Samyang, which distributes under the Rokinon brand in some regions, has announced that it will finally bring the 14-24mm f/2.8 Schneider-Kreuznach collaboration lens to Leica L-mount on April 30. It was previously only available for Sony E-mount.
The only known photograph of Neil Armstrong on the moon -- and a rare, type 1 example at that -- is up for auction. At the time of publication, it was bidding at more than $15,000 with less than seven hours remaining.
In February, PetaPixel published its review of the Canon 14mm f/1.4L VCM lens and found some issues with its performance in astrophotography. There were many theories from readers and viewers of the YouTube channel as to why this happened, but none of them were right. The truth is a little more interesting.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Emily Lowery joins to discuss a packed week of news, including Gerald Undone's decision to back away from camera reviews and the Insta360 Luna. She also leads a discussion on Micro Four Thirds and how the mount can be saved.
Panasonic has announced the Lumix S 40mm f/2, a compact and lightweight prime that it says is ideal for capturing scenes with a natural perspective, making it well-suited for street photography, portraits, and landscapes.
This time, adding "pro" to a product name actually indicates that a product is meant for professionals. Sennheiser has announced the HD 480 Pro studio headphones designed as the top-of-the-range closed-back monitors for studio and live production environments.
Tim Cook has announced that he will step down as the CEO of Apple on September 1, handing over the reins to Apple's head of hardware engineering, John Ternus as he transitions to the role of executive chairman.
OWC, or Other World Computing, has announced the Express 4M2 Ultra, an SSD RAID enclosure that pairs NVMe M.2 drives with the speed of Thunderbolt 5 for up to 6,622MB/s performance for $400.
Nikon has released a video teaser for what appear to be autofocus-equipped Z-cinema lenses. The company didn't release much information beyond that, but the teaser follows a previous announcement made last year.
Thirteen years ago, I sat in an amphitheater in Los Angeles as Adobe announced that it would be shifting from Creative Suite to Creative Cloud. I remember being skeptical, but I was also willing to give Adobe the benefit of the doubt. After all, it created a beloved line of tools.
This week has been a big one, and the PetaPixel Podcast team is joined by Sarah Teng to talk DJI Osmo Pocket 4 and GoPro Mission 1 and how each is going to affect content creators.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted its blanket and unconstitutional "invisible, moving" ban on drone flights near Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other government agencies -- a ban put in place to make it more difficult to cover the activity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Freefly has joined the L-mount alliance, becoming the 11th company to do so since it became a standard back in 2018.
Ricoh has revealed a new logo and slogan to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the GR series of cameras. The new visual and the messaging "Forever a Snapshooter" will be used throughout the rest of 2026.
For a year now, DJI has been issuing notes at the end of its product launch press releases saying that its drones and cameras weren't officially available from its US-based web store. But at the same time, US retailers did still find a way to stock the products. With the Osmo Pocket 4, that changed.
Memory and storage device manufacturer Glyph is expanding beyond external solid state drives and into camera memory with the announcement of a series of CFexpress Type B cards and a high-end card reader.
Orico has announced a new MiniRaid Docking Station that features two M.2 SSD bays, hardware RAID, an integrated fan, and multiple ports to not only act as a backup solution for desktop computers but also expand usability.
The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA), and PetaPixel are hosting a new free, bi-weekly town hall series called Creative Focus to address how AI is changing the photography industry.
GoPro has announced the Mission 1 series of cameras. Fully announced today is the Mission 1 Pro, a high-end compact camera with a Type 1 sensor, up to 8Kp60 video capture (along with 8K Open Gate), and 50 megapixel photo capability.
Deity has announced the PR-4, which it calls the world's smallest six-track field recorder and which it claims is the only field recorder under $6,000 to feature an internal backup SSD, AES3/AES42 support, and an internal battery.
Blackmagic Design has announced the URSA Cine Immersive 100G, the world's first immersive cinema camera designed specifically for live production with Apple Immersive Video.
ProGrade Digital, makers of memory cards, card readers, and solid state drives, has announced that it will be forced to raise prices in May as the flash memory shortage has put too much pressure on its business.
I've seen storage manufacturers try all sorts of ways to mitigate heat, with the most popular option being a design that facilitates passive cooling. Sharge went a different route, though, and packed a tiny fan into the wallet-sized DiskPro. It's different, but is it better?
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team discusses not the best lens, not the best-selling lens, but the coolest lens available in every mirrorless mount.
The photos captured by the Artemis II team have been beautiful to behold and have brought two brands to the forefront of discussion: Nikon and Apple. Neither brand paid their way into this position, and that's the best endorsement anyone can ask for.