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Are Camcorders About to Make a Big Comeback?

2025 has so far proved to be the year of comebacks. Point-and-shoot compacts are flying off shelves faster than camera stores can restock them. But there could be another resurgence set to occur, and this one has flown well under the radar: camcorders.

Our Favorite Weird Zoom Lenses That Buck Conformity

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The photographic world tends to flow into a state of normality, order, and conformity. Certain lenses just work for most situations, and the popular choices of the professionals quickly become the traditional tools of the masses. It seems everyone starts with a general-purpose lens that covers a rough full-frame range of 28mm to 70mm or so, and then eventually, you end up with something wider and something longer.

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CalDigit Thunderbolt 5 Element Hub Has the Most Ports of any TB5 Hub

With more and more Thunderbolt 5-equipped computers hitting the market, including Apple's latest MacBook Pro and Mac mini models, companies are racing to bring as many Thunderbolt 5 accessories as possible to market, including versatile hubs. CalDigit is the latest, launching the Element 5 Hub, the company's fastest and most powerful hub ever.

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Grow Your Love of Flower Photography

Photographing flowers is easy and very rewarding. You can create beautiful images with any equipment, most any day or evening, indoors and out. Spring is nirvana for flower photography but I find good opportunities all year.

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Watch NASCAR From the Cockpit With New Driver Cam Experience

TNT Sports and Max are launching a new NASCAR driver camera and audio experience this season, and it debuts this weekend for the 2025 Cook Out Clash at the historic Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, NASCAR's first race at the stadium since 1971.

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Canon Unveils Two 13-Inch Printers Made for Photographers

Canon unveiled two new 13-inch wireless inkjet photo printers ideal for photographers who want to print their favorite photos at home. The Pixma Pro-200S and imagePrograf Pro-310 share quite a few features with each other and look similar, differing primarily in terms of their ink and promised print quality.

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Hohem iSteady M7 Review: Big, Bulky, But Brilliant

A cursory search and scroll on YouTube for the Hohem iSteady M7 will position the new smartphone gimbal as an emerging titan in the gimbal space. All kinds of content creators have gone to great lengths to detail the seemingly endless list of features built into the M7, including its patented AI tracking technology that works with any smartphone.

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Lomography’s Folding Instant Square Glass Camera Gets Even More Stylish

Lomography's Lomo'Instant Square was a groundbreaking instant camera when it launched in 2017. In the years since, Lomography released an improved version with a glass lens, the aptly named Lomo'Instant Square Glass. This "sharpest instant [camera]" now sports a fresh style with two new versions, including one with a blue denim wrap.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Review: It Smooths Out the Rough Edges

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The PetaPixel team flew back to San Jose, California for 2025's Samsung Unpacked event ready to review the new Galaxy S25 Ultra smartphone as a tool for creators. Although all the new S25 phones feature a brand new Snapdragon 8 Elite 3nm processor and similar AI-based tools, it is the $1,299 Ultra which has the latest camera hardware that we want to focus on.