German photo company Rollei has announced its first lens, which the company calls "the beginning of a new era." The full-frame Rollei AF 85mm f/1.8 STM will ship next month in Sony E and Nikon Z-mount versions.
360-degree camera and technology company Insta360 has gone public on the Chinese stock market, and the company's shares surged to nearly 180 yuan, or about $25, an almost four-fold increase from its initial public offering (IPO) price of 47.27 yuan per share. The company is now valued at 71 billion yuan, or nearly $9.9 billion, making its 33-year-old founder, Liu Jingkang, also known as JK Liu, a billionaire, Forbes reports.
Fujifilm has released a new teaser ahead of tomorrow's X Summit in Shanghai, offering the first glimpse of a new camera that will be unveiled in China. The teaser also delivers a brief look at what appears to be a new lens.
Nikon has announced firmware version 3.00 for its Nikon Z8 full-frame mirrorless camera. The major firmware update …
Manfrotto has unveiled the ONE Hybrid Tripod, a new support system designed for professional content creators who need a tripod well-suited for both photography and videography.
When Apple announced its next major macOS release yesterday at its annual WWDC keynote, the company revealed that macOS 26, also known as macOS Tahoe 26, will be the last release that supports Intel-based Macs.
The upcoming Apple TV+ documentary series The Wild Ones follows a team of wildlife experts on a globe-trotting journey to track and protect some of the world's most endangered species. The six-part series was filmed using over 350 custom-built remote cameras, thermal drones, and groundbreaking imaging technology.
Just one day after Apple unveiled iOS 26 with its "Liquid Glass" aesthetic and redesigned camera app, Google unveiled the next major Android release, Android 16.
Chinese manufacturer Lailens has announced a pair of new lenses, including a fast and affordable 50mm f/1.1 for Leica M-mount and L39 cameras, as well as a compact 35mm f/1.8 for L39 mount, both of which are scheduled to arrive later this year. The 50mm f/1.1 lens resembles one of Leica's primes, albeit at a significantly lower price. Most brazenly, the company's website is none other than www.leicalens.com, a move sure to raise Leica's hackles.
Profoto has announced a pair of new battery-powered compact moonlights, the B20 and B30. These build upon the B10-series, with the B20 offering the same 250 Ws power, and the B30 doubling that to 500 Ws. The new flashes promise more speed, improved overall power, and flexibility.
Krazy Ken of the excellent technology YouTube channel Computer Clan is back with another camera-centric episode, this time looking at Apple's foray into making digital cameras in the 1990s, 1994's Apple QuickTake 100, 100 Plus, 150, and its final model, 1996's QuickTake 200.
As immersive video content becomes a prominent way to tell visual stories, talented visual artists like Elad Offer not only face greater challenges, but they have fresh new possibilities to deliver something the world has never seen before. One such example is Bono: Stories of Surrender, a new film available in both 2D and immersive versions, marking the first feature-length Apple Immersive Video film for the Apple Vision Pro headset. Offer was the film's Creative Director, tasked with making both 2D and immersive versions the best they can be for two very different mediums.
Venus Optics announced the Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 FF Zoom Fisheye lens, a one-of-a-kind lens that delivers a circular fisheye at 8mm and a rectangular fisheye effect at 15mm. There is also a video-oriented version, the Laowa 8-15mm T2.9 FF Zoom Fisheye Cine.
Omnar Lenses has announced the Omnar Bertele 5cm f/2 MC FLB. The 50mm f/2 prime lens is a modern recreation of the classic 5cm f/2 Jena lens created in 1934 by Dr. Ludwig Bertele. Omnar has spent the last five years researching, developing, designing, and engineering its latest lens.
Last week, PetaPixel spoke to the creative team behind the new immersive documentary, D-Day: The Camera Soldier, that explores the untold story of a D-Day combat cameraman through reconstructed old photos and footage and current-day interviews for Apple Vision Pro users. Today, Blackmagic Design detailed the miniaturized 3D rig it made for filming the immersive experience.
Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is scheduled for Monday, June 9 at 1 PM ET (10 AM PT). Apple is expected to unveil its new operating systems for iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro, and Mac, alongside possible hardware announcements.
Profoto has announced three new LEDs explicitly designed for video and cinema applications, joining last year's L1600D, the company's first dedicated cinema light. The new Profoto LP2000C, L600C, and L600D promise to be faster, lighter, and brighter than the competition.
While the Fujifilm X half camera is not expected to arrive for 10 or so days, its companion app has arrived on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Now is as good a time as any to break down what the companion is, what it does, and why all X half owners should absolutely use it. The app is a vital part of the overall X half experience.
After some teasers at NAB, 7Artisans has fully revealed its new INFINTE Series cinema lenses. The full-frame series of cine primes cover focal lengths from wide-angle (16mm) to telephoto (135mm) and support interchangeable PL and EF mounts. However, with adapters, filmmakers can use the new 7Artisans INFINTE lenses on all major mirrorless platforms, including E, Z, RF, and L-mount.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) first photographed the Sombrero galaxy late last year. Months later, the $10 billion space telescope has set its sights back on the galaxy, this time at different wavelengths of light, completing a mind-bending photo of Sombrero's galactic disk.
Canon announced firmware updates for its Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) and Cinema EOS camera lineups, promising improved performance, more features, and enhanced functionality.
The echolens camera, due to arrive this summer on Kickstarter, promises to be a digital camera "that feels like film." It takes significant design inspiration from a Leica camera, including the "red dot" logo, although this time it's orange.
Falcam's newest TreeRoot tripods promise to deliver extreme versatility and performance in a lightweight, portable package. The TreeRoot Quick Lock Lite Tripod and TreeRoot Quick Lock Pro Tripod start at $400 and aim to compete against significantly more expensive carbon fiber tripods.
ON1 turned 20 years old today, marking a significant milestone for the Oregon-based photo editing software company.
The White House unveiled a new portrait of President Donald Trump this week. The official portrait depicts the President in a blue suit with a red tie set against a very dark background.
Sony and the National Hockey League (NHL) have announced a major multiyear global technology partnership, giving Sony another feather in its professional sports cap. The new partnership brings expanded Sony data analysis and visual technology to the world's foremost ice hockey league.
Sigma Corporation has announced the Aizu Prime Line, the world's first cinema lens series to feature fast T1.3 apertures across all focal lengths. The professional-grade Aizu Prime Line features a dozen prime lenses, ranging from 18mm to 125mm, all covering full-frame image areas.
Sigma has announced a new lens family, the Sigma AF Cine Line, along with its first two members: the previously revealed Sigma 28-45mm T2 FF and the Sigma 28-105mm T3 FF.
Sigma's promised price increases have gone into effect as planned. The price hikes in the United States are all around 10%, reflecting the current tariff rate on most Japanese goods.
Just a few months after Adobe brought Photoshop to mobile on iPhone, the company is launching its flagship image editing app to Android users as well via a public beta available now on the Google Play store.
Ricoh unveiled the Ricoh360 Theta A1 360-degree camera today in Paris. The new camera is designed specifically for professional applications, including inspections, audits, and surveillance in industrial settings.
Chinese technology company Lenovo, best known for its computers, announced a cheap compact camera, the Lenovo C55. The camera is made with vloggers and content creators in mind, sporting a circular flash around its built-in lens.
Dr. George Elwood Smith, one of the co-inventors of the CCD image sensor who played a pivotal role in the development of digital photography, passed away last week at his home in New Jersey. He was 95.
Shortly after World Press Photo suspended Nick Ut's credit for the famous photo, The Terror of War, also known as Napalm Girl, three former Chairs and jurors of the World Press Photo Contest wrote an open letter to World Press Photo, expressing their dismay at the organization's decision. Now, 400 professional photographers have signed onto that letter.
With just one month left before the entry period closes in this year's Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards photo contest, the event organizers are sharing a selection of the best brand-new entries to date to help spur more photographers to throw their hats in the ring. The hilarious entries include a tiny waving lizard, a stylish rhino, and much more.
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)'s new "Picture of the Month" shows the mega-monster galaxy cluster Abell S1063. This impressive collection of galaxies is about 4.5 billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Grus (the Crane). However, surrounding Abell S1063 is the true star of the show -- super-distant, ancient galaxies whose light is being warped by the gravitational force of the relatively closer Abell S1063.
German artificial intelligence (AI) company PRC, known for its AI-powered Excire photo-management software, has announced a new photo contest featuring AI judging.
A coronal mass ejection (CME) is headed straight for Earth per NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Space Weather Prediction Center. Astrophotographers should charge their camera batteries, check weather conditions for tomorrow, and prepare for what could be the biggest auroral event of the year.
Filmmaker Danny Boyle's upcoming blockbuster sequel 28 Years Later embraces a wide range of modern filmmaking technology, including shooting some sequences using Apple iPhone smartphones.
Scientists from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Solar Observatory (NSO) and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) used groundbreaking adaptive optics to capture sharpest ever photos and videos of the Sun's corona, the outermost layer of its atmosphere.
Lighting company Amaran (stylized "amaran") released a pair of new Verge series lights designed for creators filming, streaming, or working from their desk or for use in small home studios. The amaran Verge and Verge Max promise softbox-quality light and wide-ranging control. The new lights are amaran's offerings purpose-built for desktops.
When acclaimed director David Lynch passed away earlier this year, he left behind not only a filmmaking legacy, but one that dramatically impacted photographers. Now David Lynch fans can purchase hundreds of his items, including cameras, an espresso machine, screenplays, and much more.
Yashica announced the FX-D, a new digital camera that promises the fun and style of analog photography without the inconvenience.
In February, B&H Photo announced that it would bring the Bild Expo back to the Javits Center in New York City on June 17 and 18. It's just around the corner, and B&H has shared much more information about the expo, including the experiences that attendees can expect in a few weeks.
The Fujifilm events are coming fast and furious. Less than a month after debuting the X half compact camera, Fujifilm is gearing up to unveil more new gear at a June 12th X Summit in Shanghai.
Instagram now natively supports 3:4 aspect ratio photos, an extremely common smartphone image format.
A federal court blocked President Donald Trump from levying and enforcing his wide-ranging tariffs under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
A global team of astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope discovered a bizarre star that acts unlike any star seen before.
Recreated lenses are not new, but few are quite so forward with their inspiration as the new Chinese-made Mandler 35mm f/2 for Leica M mount.
Viltrox has announced the AF 28mm f/4.5 Chip lens for Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. The ultra-compact full-frame lens is the thinnest and lightest lens Viltrox has ever made.