Jeremy Gray

News Editor

Jeremy Gray is an award-winning landscape and nature photographer. Over the last decade, he has written extensively for many of the leading online publications in the photography industry. He has a passion for writing in-depth camera and lens reviews, educational content, and discussing the latest news from the photography world.

Articles by Jeremy Gray

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A person wearing a virtual reality headset sits on a couch, immersed in a panoramic scene of snowy mountains and a calm lake that reflects the landscape. The curved display surrounding them enhances the immersive experience.

Apple Smartly Bets on Blackmagic and Canon in Vision Pro Content Gamble

While Apple's Vision Pro spatial computing headset is extremely impressive from a technological perspective and has some incredible tricks up its sleeve, it's a tough sell given its eye-watering $3,499 starting price and relative lack of content. Apple's WWDC keynote demonstrated that the company is working hard to tackle the second hurdle.

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Two iPhones side by side: the left iPhone with a green check mark features a triple camera system, while the right iPhone with a red prohibition symbol features a dual camera system. Both phones have the Dynamic Island feature on the screen.

These Are the iPhones and Macs That Will Run Apple Intelligence at Launch

As seen with competing artificial intelligence platforms and features, Apple Intelligence will utilize some computational power in the cloud. However, perhaps more than any of the competition, Apple prioritizes on-device processing enabled by the company's robust and efficient silicon. This means more privacy and security, but also that some not-that-old devices will be left behind as Apple steps into the AI age.

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A modern glass building with the Adobe logo prominently displayed at the top right corner. The glass facade of the building appears shattered with large cracks running throughout, creating an illusion of broken glass. The sky in the background has a pinkish hue.

Adobe Has Made It Too Easy to Hate Them

Another week, another public relations nightmare for Adobe. While not every controversy is Adobe's fault, each is understandable in the larger context: Adobe lost people's trust a while ago, and everything it does is under a microscope.

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Two images of a camera accessory are shown. The left image shows a close-up view of the accessory, which is black with a circular feature and a small display screen. The right image shows the accessory mounted on a vintage camera, displaying settings on its screen.

AstrHori Redesigns Its Compact and Affordable Light Meter

Light meters remain essential for many film photographers, and AstrHori's offerings have long been a popular choice. The Chinese company is back with a new model, the XH-2, which sports a revised appearance and promises improved photometric measurements.

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A dual-lens camera sits on a gray surface. The device has two circular lenses on the front and a viewfinder screen on the back displaying a picture of a person and a dog near a lake with mountains in the background. The brand name "SPATIAL LABS" is visible.

Acer’s Dual Lens 3D Photo/Video Camera is Coming This Year for $549

Acer is all in on three dimensions. The company's SpatialLabs devices, including monitors and laptops, support stereoscopic 3D images without using glasses. While there is some 3D content already out there, Acer now has a way for users to capture 3D imagery of their own, the Acer SpatialLabs Eyes Stereo Camera.

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A desktop computer setup includes a monitor displaying "MAINGEAR" with the Petapixel logo above. Beside the monitor are a camera, a mug, and a keyboard on a wooden desk. A PC tower with blue gradient design and "Petapixel" branding is also present.

Maingear MG-1 Ultimate Review: The Most Powerful PC We’ve Ever Tested

Maingear has been a big name in custom PCs for over 20 years and has earned a sterling reputation for its high-end PCs, especially for gaming, and strong customer support. While its flagship MG-1 line, ranging from just over $1,100 to the $4,000 machine I tested, has plenty of features for hardcore gamers to drool over, the MG-1 can also be an outstanding option for creatives.

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Illustration of people running off a cliff chasing a dollar symbol tied to a string hanging from Pinocchio's nose. The background is blue, and the "Getty Images" watermark is present on the left side.

$4 Billion Offer for Getty Images Was an Illegal ‘Pump and Dump’ Scheme

In April 2023, Getty rejected a $4 billion takeover bid from Massachusetts-based investment firm Trillium Capital, categorizing the acquisition attempt as insufficiently credible. Now, federal investigators describe the failed takeover as a "pump and dump" scheme and have charged Trillium and its CEO with securities fraud.

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A close-up image showing the back screen of a Leica EV camera with the date and other settings displayed. To the left, another close-up highlights the camera's lens mount, featuring a small orange part. A red circle highlights the 2/28 date setting on the screen.

This $24 Tool Can Transform Your Leica M Digital Camera Experience

Alongside great image and build quality, one of the most compelling aspects of using a Leica M digital camera is their access to such a diverse library of amazing lenses. However, some of these lenses, vintage and modern alike, lack electronic communication with the camera, leading to photographers manually tracking important metadata like lens selection and focal length. Henley Bailey of Akara Labs has a clever and affordable solution to this problem.

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A deep field image of space showing numerous distant galaxies and stars. An inset zooms in on galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0, highlighted with an arrow, displaying a more detailed view of the small, red galaxy against the dark backdrop of space.

This is the Oldest Known Galaxy Ever Photographed

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been busy peering into the distant reaches of the Universe, otherwise known as the "Cosmic Dawn." This period when the Universe was only a few hundred million years old is a treasure trove of information about how galaxies evolved when the Universe was very young.

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Two wooden shelves each displaying three cameras. The upper shelf holds a green, red, and blue camera, while the lower shelf also holds a green, red, and blue camera. Each camera is marked with the "LUMIX" brand and is equipped with a large lens. A plant is partially visible on the left side.

Panasonic Used Stock Photos in its Japanese Lumix S9 Marketing

When companies announce and market new cameras, they include sample images. By default, most people would believe these photos are from the latest product, and often, they are. But not always. Panasonic reportedly found itself on the wrong side of this situation last week when it announced the Lumix S9.

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A group of four camera lenses is displayed on the left side of the image, labeled as "Anamorphic" and part of the "Micro Four Thirds" system. The right side of the image features the "Micro Four Thirds" logo and text on a gray background.

Lens Maker Sirui Officially Joins Micro Four Thirds System

Panasonic and Olympus -- now OM System -- jointly announced the Micro Four Thirds System standard in 2008. Since then, it has grown to more than 60 members, and it's still growing. Lensmaker Guangdong Sirui Optical Co., Ltd. is the newest member of the standards group.

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Close-up shot of a Fujinon camera lens against a black background. The lens has reflections visible on its glass, with the text "Fujinon Aspherical Super EBC" and the specifications "18-55mm 1:2.8-4 R LM OIS" around the outer edge.

Farewell Fujinon XF 18-55mm, the Kit Lens Nobody Else Dared to Make

While photographers can still get their hands on the Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS lens, it will no longer be the kit lens of choice for Fujifilm cameras, including for the new Fujifilm X-T50 camera. Supplanted by the new XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8 R LM WR, the XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 proved challenging for competitors to match -- not for a lack of ability, but a lack of desire.