Panasonic has announced that it is delivering an optional firmware update to the S5 II and S5 IIX that brings a host of updates designed to serve volume photographers, or photographers in fields such as school photos or other types of high-volume portraiture.
WPPI, the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International conference, is stepping up its game and is poised to put its name back in the minds of photographers as it has announced Annie Leibovitz as the 2026 keynote presenter at its show that takes place in Las Vegas from March 1 through March 5, 2026.
The PetaPixel Podcast crew is taking a break this week as they reconvene after weeks of travel, but that doesn't mean there isn't something to listen to. Chris Niccolls sat down with the folks from C.R. Kennedy for a discussion about his early roots at the Camera Store, career choices after DPReview, his current tenure at PetaPixel, and his ongoing journey as a photographer.
Nikon has announced two new lenses for its APS-C camera line: the Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f/2.8 VR and the Nikkor Z DX MC 35mm f/1.7. The former is a standard zoom with a constant f/2.8 aperture while the latter is what Nikon calls a standard micro lens.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Jordan Drake dials in remotely as Chris Niccolls and I come to you from Brisbane, Australia. Ricoh has opened only its fourth ever GR Space, and we were here to see the ribbon cut.
Lexar has announced the ES5 MagSafe-compatible external SSD that promises extremely fast read and write speeds when used in tandem with a Samsung Galaxy S25 or Apple iPhone 17 series phone. And while it probably will work just fine, the promised read and write speeds are a bit misleading about what users can actually expect.
The Maono PD200W is what the company calls the first dynamic podcasting microphone with "hybrid triple-mode connectivity," able to transmit a signal via USB, XLR, and a 2.4GHz wireless signal.
While smartphone cameras and standalone cameras (which are sometimes referred to as "real" cameras) are often marketed using the same terms, the way they each function is very different. In a video published to TED-Ed, electrical engineer Rachel Yang simplifies and explains why smartphones don't operate by the same rules that standalone cameras do.
When Nikon added the gold ring to the lens mount of its 28-135mm f/4 PZ earlier this year, I was ecstatic. Finally, Nikon was leaning into its brand color. I was saddened to learn it would only do this on select products moving forward. That got me thinking: every brand is leaning away from color when they should be leaning into it. For a tool designed to create art, the camera tends to be dreadfully boring.
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the actions taken by ICE officers against journalists in Federal Plaza in New York City earlier this week. "The assault on an a New York reporter and the serious injury inflicted on another journalist represent an unacceptable, blatant attack on press freedom," the organization writes.
Kodak is taking advantage of its vintage roots by collaborating with various global brands, becoming just as much of a fashion icon as it is a film manufacturer. That continues this week with a "capsule collection" series made in collaboration with Reebok.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is back to go over a ton of news from Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm, Lumix, and more as well as discuss their favorite tripods of 2025 (and one they didn't like as much).
Wotancraft has announced a new series of full leather camera pouches that are designed to fit the dimensions of popular everyday carry cameras like the Fujifilm X100VI, the Leica D-Lux 8, the Ricoh GR IV, the Nikon ZFc, and many more.
The Nikon ZR had been in development for a few years and before the acquisition of RED Cinema in 2024. Still, Nikon used its new asset to enhance the camera, resulting in a model that is significantly more powerful and versatile than what was originally envisioned.
For the past several years, Nikon has repeatedly surprised with how low it prices its cameras. It started with the very aggressively-priced Nikon Z9 and has continued through until earlier this month with the launch of the ZR.
Affinity has announced that it is making "big changes" on October 30 and, in the lead-up to that date, has stopped selling its software altogether.
Morgan Stanley has downgraded Adobe's stock rating, cutting its price target for the software giant amidst a perceived inability to stand out amidst the rise of generative AI.
With the introduction of the Z Cinema series of cameras that includes both RED cinema cameras and the new ZR, it's easy to imagine how this camera line might expand. But in conversations with Nikon, the company thinks its newest video camera is so wide in its capabilities, there isn't a need for other cameras right now.
Lexar's new gold and silver metal 1TB SD cards are becoming available in the U.S. after they were first revealed at NAB this past April.
Leica has announced that it has achieved record sales for the fourth consecutive financial year, with the highest revenue in its history along with continued profitability.
Nikon says that, based on internal testing, it expects the Nikon ZR to be able to record continuously for up to 2 hours and 5 minutes in 6K resolution at 59.94 frames per second in R3D NE at an ambient temperature of 25 degrees Celcius, despite the fact it is a very small camera with no active cooling.
In response to a court ruling last week, DJI has published a statement on its blog reiterating that it is not controlled by the Chinese government and has no ties to the nation's military. It also argues that despite the ruling, the court actually largely agrees with them on this stance.
The aF-1 is a brand new film camera design from Analogue, a design agency based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Aiming for release in early 2026, the aF-1 promises to be an accessible, affordable point-and-shoot camera with autofocus and automatic film winding, made from scratch.
Earlier this summer, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I browsed the fixed-lens section of KEH's website to see what was available for a reasonable price. With compact, point-and-shoot cameras suddenly exploding in popularity, we were wondering: have they aged well, or is it just nostalgia?
Roll top backpacks are all the rage right now and Think Tank is joining in on the craze with the FocusPoint RollTop Backpack series, designed for photographers to use as both an everyday carry as well as for travel.
CreativeLive, one of the original platforms for online photography education, is shutting down on December 31, 2025. The site is now closed to all but current users and will be wholly shuttered at the end of the year.
Sony Semiconductor has announced a new high-speed, high-resolution image sensor called the IMX927, a backside-illuminated and stacked CMOS sensor with a global shutter. While designed for industrial use, it showcases Sony's sensor capabilities and may give some insight into what may trickle down to consumer devices.
Despite inaccurate reports and mislabeled product listings claiming otherwise, the Fujifilm X-T30 II is not discontinued, according to the company.
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that outlines how the China-based Bytedance divestiture from TikTok in the United States will play out, laying the groundwork for the app to be majority-owned by U.S. persons and leaving Bytedance with a minority stake. This move only applies to the U.S.-based version of the app.
Zeiss Loxia lenses have been officially discontinued according to a public notice published by Kenko Tokina and confirmed to PetaPixel by Zeiss.
Insta360 has announced the Wave, a beamforming "professional-grade" voice recorder designed for large rooms and groups of people. In short, it's a very high-end speakerphone with the ability to either connect with teleconferencing services or be used standalone with onboard storage.
Earlier this month, Fujifilm finally fully revealed the GFX Eterna 55, a camera that it had been teasing through smaller releases over the course of the year. This slow reveal of the Eterna 55 was unusual for Fujifilm, but it afforded the company unique opportunities to tailor the product to its intended users.
Panasonic has announced the Lumix S 100-500mm f/5-7.1 OIS, the company's first ultra telephoto zoom lens for full-frame L-mount.
Controversial photographer Sally Mann has recently released a new memoir titled, Art Work: On the Creative Life, which CBS describes as a reflection on the photographer's creativity and loss.
Canon appears to have discontinued the EOS 1DX Mark II, its last professional-level DSLR that it first announced in 2020 and has been steadily supporting via firmware updates as recently as last year.
Fujifilm has announced that it will hold its third annual Create With Us event at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis on September 27 and 28, 2025. The three tenets behind the event are "create, learn, and network."
This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, Jordan Drake and I are without Chris Niccolls who is on assignment in Japan. That's okay though, because this past week was huge in the video and broadcasting space with the launch of the Canon C50 and the Nikon ZR.
Wetzlar Camera Auctions is set to take place on October 11, and it features both the pretty standard fare of unusual or limited edition Leica cameras from the company's history of production runs, but this next auction also includes some lots that are not meant to be functional photographic tools -- by design.
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 180mm f/4.5 1.5x Ultra Macro APO, a tele-macro lens that it says delivers a 1.5:1 magnification ratio to capture life-size subjects in "extraordinary detail."
Ricoh Imaging not only manufactures the extremely popular GR series of cameras, but the company also operates three GR Space locations in Tokyo, Shanghai, and Beijing, which are designed to serve as dedicated community hubs for photographers. Brisbane, Australia, is set to be the fourth global location for a GR Space when it opens in October.
SongRaw -- a relative newcomer to camera lenses based out of China -- has announced the AF 85mm f/1.2 Moonlit full-frame lens for Sony E-mount, Nikon Z-mount, and (eventually) Leica L-mount.
Pixboom is set to release the Spark this week, a compact video camera that touts some seriously impressive specifications at an even more impressive price. Pixboom says the camera will be capable of shooting 4K resolution at up to 1,000 frames per second, even in low light, with unlimited record times via its global shutter.
Sirui has announced the Aurora 35mm f/1.4, the second lens in its lightweight and fast prime series that will eventually include five focal lengths, following the success of the Aurora 85mm f/1.4.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, things are a little bit different. First we're talking about making a documentary and then we time-travel down to Cupertino for a conversation about the new iPhone series.
Nikon is actively developing dedicated Nikkor cinema lenses, the company tells PetaPixel. While it may take a bit of time before they officially launch, the company confirms that it has identified optics that the cinema industry needs, and it will deliver them.
Making a movie of any kind, scripted or otherwise, is a massive endeavor. Not only do you need to assemble the right team, but you also need to figure out budgets, manage every shooting day carefully, and prepare for every eventuality. So while the PetaPixel team may have the camera and editing skills, the multitude of other factors usually preclude us from actually making a movie. So, when the opportunity was presented, we jumped on it.
Fujifilm has fully announced the medium format cinema camera it has been slowly teasing over the past year. It will be called the GFX Eterna 55, will feature a huge list of recording formats and codecs, and will be priced at $16,499.95.
OM System has announced the M.Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f/2.8 IS Pro, featuring a massive full-frame equivalent zoom of 100-400mm while maintaining a fast f/2.8 aperture, all in a compact and lightweight lens body.
Nikon has announced its first cinema camera -- and first new camera in the Z Cinema series of products (technically the Z-mount V-Raptor [X] and Komodo-X were the first cameras, but those were just re-mounts) -- designed specifically for filmmakers: the full-frame Nikon ZR.
Paying homage to the very first Kodak single-use camera that was released in 1987, the Kodak Charmera blind boxes feature seven different colorful variations of miniaturized, working digital keychain cameras.