Recapping 2022’s Biggest Week in Photography News
What a week. We can’t remember a time when this much stuff all dropped all at once, with new equipment from just about everyone, including Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, and OM Digital.
What a week. We can’t remember a time when this much stuff all dropped all at once, with new equipment from just about everyone, including Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, and OM Digital.
Sony has announced an "over-the-air" (OTA) update to the livestreaming capabilities of the Xperia Pro-I smartphone that specifically adds more shooting options in Videography Pro.
Sony’s Alpha camera system has evolved significantly in the three years since Sony released its predecessor, the Alpha 7R IV. The new Alpha 7R V not only has caught up with the other cameras in the system, but it has also surpassed them.
Sony has announced the Alpha 7R V full-frame camera which features a brand-new AI focusing system. Called Real Time Recognition, this “deep learning” trained system can detect not only humans but also birds, animals, planes, trains, cars, and insects.
Atomos has announced that it has successfully developed a new 8K video sensor for use in cinema cameras and is currently evaluating the logistics for commercial release.
Skies and Scopes have released its findings from analyzing all of the images shortlisted by the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition from since 2017 to figure out which cameras and accessories are being used by the best astrophotographers in the world today.
Sony seems to think that the point-and-shoot isn't dead so much as reborn as something else. Its new ZV-1F is the latest iteration of the RX100 design that has been repurposed to compete with smartphones and is aimed directly at Gen Z users.
At first glance, the Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD seems like Frankenstein’s monster of lenses. Super-telephoto lenses that provide a relatively wide focal length are uncommon and generally awful. Making a lens with such a wide range of focal lengths is complicated, yet Tamron made one that performs well across the zoom range.
The Africa Geographic 2019 winner "Tim in Amboseli National Park, Kenya is a great photo. It shows Tim the elephant majestically backlit against a dramatic sky. Except, it didn't win: it was later disqualified for excessive manipulation.
The death of the DSLR has long been vaunted, and even after the appearance of the RF and Z mirrorless systems, it still sees signs of life. But dedicated lens manufacturers might finally have killed it off.
Last week, Sony announced a new camera, and looking at the marketing videos the company produced contrasted against the target user I was told it was for, I found myself quite confused.
Lost in the shuffle of yesterday's FX30 camera announcement was the coming availability of a 640GB capacity CFexpress Type A card, the largest capacity from any manufacturer yet.
Sony has announced the FX30, a compact cinema camera that shares the same body design as the FX3 but switches from full-frame to a brand-new 26-megapixel APS-C backside illuminated sensor that shoots Super35 4K video.
When you think about a product from Sony, whether it be one of their popular cameras to a TV, most consider them to be at the top of the list in terms of quality and functionality. Sony’s first drone, the Sony Airpeak S1, however, is not going to be part of that list. In fact, it’s about as far away from the top as you can get.
Nikon's most recent lens roadmap reveals it is working on a new power zoom optic as well as hints at a budget "holy trinity" f/2.8 zoom series.
Tilta is rumored to be producing a half-cage-style grip for Sony cameras with CFexpress Type-A card ports will feature a fast M.2 512GB SSD USB 3.2 output and write speeds fast enough to handle any video format thrown at it.
MonsterAdapter has announced an upgraded version of its LA-VE1 Minolta V to Sony E mount adapter. The LA-VE2 adds autofocus and allows all eight Minolta Vectis lenses to work with Sony mirrorless cameras.
The mark of a mature camera system is the breadth and depth of lenses that are available for it. The most recent news swirling around Canon, its RF mount, and third-party lens manufacturers demonstrates the principal battleground between competing mirrorless brands.
Sony's new addition to its cinema line is the FR7. It takes its current imaging technology and combines it with remote-controlled robotics, creating the world's first full-frame interchangeable lens (ILC) PTZ camera.
Sony's new Xperia 5 IV smartphone has an upgraded 12-megapixel front-facing camera capable of 4K HDR capture as well as a rear array that breaks with industry norms and provides the same 12-megapixel sensor across all three cameras.
Tamron has announced that it is developing its first Z-mount system lens in the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD, which it bills as the smallest and lightest telephoto zoom for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
Sony has announced firmware update v1.1 for the Alpha 7 IV full-frame mirrorless camera that adds lossless compressed RAW in three sizes for still photos, shutter speed and ISO setting retention, touch shutter function, improved Eye AF, and more.
Tamron has announced that it is developing a new 20-40mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Lens for Sony E-Mount cameras. The company says it will be the smallest and lightest in its class and support both photo and video applications.
Sony has announced a new software update that enables enhanced external monitor capabilities for the Xperia Pro and Pro-I smartphones including live streaming, waveform, and false color capabilities.
The smartphone has won the compact camera battle, and that ship has well and truly sailed. The only surprising thing about this news is that it took so long for the compact camera to finally die.
TechArt has brought back an improved version of its Leica M to Sony E-mount Autofocus Adapter after seven years of development with better performance, more powerful servo motors, and a compact design that still supports heavier lenses.
Lexar has revealed the pricing of its new Gold Series CFexpress Type A cards and while it is more expensive than both Sony and ProGrade Digital equivalents, in testing the new card handily outperforms both.
Almost every major camera manufacturer has either openly discontinued its point-and-shoot line of cameras or has not produced a new one in many years, according to a new report. In short, smartphones have all but totally replaced compact cameras.
Sony has announced the availability of its in-camera forgery-proof photo technology that cryptographically signs photos at the point of capture which allows photographers to detect if the image is manipulated or tampered with down the line.
Yongnuo isn't a name often associated with high-end optical excellence, but perhaps that should change. The company's 85mm f/1.8 lens is listed in the top three of all lenses based on its overall DxOMark score.