Jaron Schneider

Just days ahead of what is expected to be Apple's launch event for the next iPhone, Google quietly dropped a sneak peek at the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro.

Sony and Panasonic are teasing new cameras that are slated for official announcement next week. Panasonic's appears to be a "G" series camera, while Sony is expected to announce a new CineAlta called the Burano.

Fujifilm is investing 4.5 billion yen (about $30 million) into its Ashigara Site at the Kanagawa Factory in Japan in order to boost its Instax film production capacity by 20%.

Sony will update its remote camera SDK with additional features that are especially useful for drone applications which comes alongside the unusual ILX-LR1 compact camera for drones that was also announced today.

An extremely rare Leica 0-series camera from 1923 is headed to auction next month and is expected to draw upwards of $2,140,000.

Canon's grip on camera sales dominance continues as a new report shows Canon has nearly half of the camera market share all to itself and nearly double the share Sony commands.

Viltrox appears as though it strongly wants professional photographers to take its optics seriously, as it plans to release three more fast prime lenses before the end of the year.

The original Nikon camera that photographer Karl Ferris used to take multiple Jimi Hendrix 1960s-era album covers as well as Ferris' original Halliburton case are coming to auction.

Kodak has announced a new version of its Ektar Half Frame film camera called the H35N. The new version, available in a variety of colors, also comes equipped with a litany of advancements over the original.

Sigma has announced that it is bringing the 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS and 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses to Fujifilm X-mount, bringing the total number of Sigma optics for the format to six.

Meyer Optik Görlitz has announced that the Biotar 75mm f/1.5 II is now available. This is a new edition of what the company says was a world-famous lens that delivered one of "the most sought-after bokeh" in the world.

The Natural History Museum (NHM) is previewing the best images it has received for its 59th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

The next update from Mylio, version 24, is focused on creating a more manageable interface for photos, videos, and documents.

Living Vehicle has launched the HD24 model trailer which brings all the capability and features of its flagship HD30 series but compresses it into a smaller, easier to move, and cheaper package.

Leica's first-ever home entertainment system, the Leica Cine 1, is coming to the U.S. market this September starting at $8,995. It is the first in a new product category that the company says it is committed to expanding.

Sony has announced the 16-35mm f/2.8 G Master II which joins the 24-70mm and 70-200mm G Master f/2.8 zooms that have also been recently updated to bring their performance in line with modern expectations.

The CompactFlash Association today announced the specification for CFexpress 4.0 which can double the theoretical throughput performance compared to current cards while maintaining backward compatibility.

Shipments for digital cameras are at their highest point since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and that boom is being largely driven by China, Sony and Nikon say.

The Ricoh GR III, a compact point-and-shoot camera originally brought to market in 2019, is proving so popular that the company can't keep it stocked on store shelves around the world.

QD-OLED technology is absolutely stunning and manages to improve on the already fantastic benefits of standard OLED. Unfortunately, it has only come in either absurd ultra-wide formats or as large as living room TVs. That is about to finally change.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released new photos captured by the Mars Express satellite that show evidence of landslides and a turbulent past around the most imposing volcano in the Solar system: Olympus Mons.

For now, Meta seems to be sticking with plans to release a second-generation version of the Ray-Bay Stories smart glasses, and a new report says that they will support live streaming and will even "whisper" comments on the stream into the user's ear.

Picsart users are leveraging the app's generative AI a lot -- to the tune of more than 500 million images created since it launched last November. Additionally, more than two million images are being generated daily.

Wise has announced a new series of CFexpress Type A memory cards that were engineered specifically for Sony Alpha and FX line cameras.

Nitecore has been iterating on its BlowerBaby electronic camera sensor blower since it first came to market last spring and the new BlowerBaby 21 is designed to keep the same blowing power but make it easier and faster to use.

Aputure has announced that it has acquired film and broadcast lighting maker Prolycht for an undisclosed amount in order to bolster its professional lighting technology.

Develop and Fix, the developer of the FilmLab series of film digitizing software, has announced the latest generation of the platform: FilmLab 3. The company says that it introduces new versions of the scanning algorithms and is up to four times faster.

StreamWork is a new creative workflow management platform that is designed for creative teams and focused on visuals reviews. It is meant to replace the haphazard group of platforms like Slack, Zoom, and emails and get everything in one place.

Hasselblad has announced the XCD 4/28P lens, a 28mm f/4 medium format lens that has an equivalent 35mm focal length of 22mm and is designed for use on the company's X System cameras.

ProMaster has launched the Chronicle, a multifunctional, adaptive tripod that is designed to improve the image capture process from top to bottom for a wide range of creators. That's a significant promise, but ProMaster says it can deliver.

Rode has announced a new professional wireless microphone system called the Wireless Pro with the promise that it is capable of delivering next-level audio quality to the degree that Rode claims it as the most powerful wireless mic ever.

Users of Meta's Portal products are reportedly receiving notifications that the devices will no longer support photo and video sharing starting at the end of August.

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer satellite has been equipped with a new Thermal Mapper instrument that was developed by scientists at Oxford and will play an important role in the satellite's goal of searching for signs of water on the Moon.

The Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 Pro Autofocus lens for Fujifilm X-mount is now available. Touted as a "masterpiece of optical engineering," it is also remarkably affordable at $545.

Researchers on board the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer have captured gorgeous footage of what is known as a glass squid. While this creature isn't rare, close-up views of it like this truly highlight its beauty.

Canon executives have definitively stated that the company has no intention of releasing lens roadmaps, stating that it instead prefers to surprise customers.

LumaFusion version 4.1 now allows editors to place animated GIFs directly onto a timeline, export any clip as a GIF, and expands the company's library of transitions.

7Artisans, a brand most well known for affordable manual focus lenses, is trying its hand at audio with the introduction of a new wireless lavalier microphone set.

Canon executives in China were asked by local journalists when the company might consider opening the RF lens mount to third-party optics, and the company confirmed that it is currently evaluating options -- just on a case-by-case basis.

Leica is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Leitz Photographica Auction, the official auction house of the German camera company, with a limited edition Leica M6 black paint finish set.

Amazon has been accused of improperly storing its film by Coastal Film Lab, a film developer in Tampa, Florida, as well as through multiple anecdotal complaints in online groups.