Equipment

Insta360 has partnered with famous photographer, filmmaker, and content creator Peter McKinnon for a special Insta360 X4 Pro Bundle (Peter McKinnon Edition).

Shure announced the MV7i, the world's first microphone that includes the ability to record dual channel sources via an integrated XLR input in addition to the USB-C port found on last year's MV7+. This allows a creator to record audio via the MV7i and a second mic together with no additional hardware.

Other World Computing (OWC) announced two new products at CES in Las Vegas: the Thunderbolt 5-equipped OWC ThunderBlade X12 RAID solution and the OWC USB4 Active Optical Cable. The tech company also said its previously announced Thunderbolt 5 Hub is now available to customers.

Espresso Displays announced a new portable monitor called the 15 Pro that promises all of the benefits the 17 Pro brought last year but in a smaller form factor.

Compact cameras are all the rage. While companies like Panasonic are trying to capitalize by making minor tweaks to relatively pricey older cameras with models like the ZS99, others opt for a "make it as cheap as possible" approach. Yashica falls into the latter category with its latest compact cameras, the City 100 and City 200.

While 2024 was not the prolific or productive year OM System needed, 2025 could be. OM Digital Solutions' director and CEO, Shigemi Sugimoto, has taken to the company's website to share new information about its ambitions and plans for 2025.

Belkin kicked CES 2025 off with a bang, unveiling the Stage PowerGrip. This new MagSafe-equipped battery back charges the connected iPhone while providing a camera-style grip, which is ideal for mobile photography.

The RS60Bi and RS60R from Godox enter the crowded portable lighting market, but are they just another compact option?

Godox unveiled the iA32, iM20, and iM22 flashes, three compact and stylish on-camera flashes that won't break the bank.

Yesterday, PetaPixel looked at Map Camera's best-selling new and used cameras of 2024. Now it's time to look at a part of the kit that is just as important: lenses.

In a market crowded with wireless microphone systems, the Godox Cube-C enters with promises of portability, audio quality, and functionality.

A slider can be the secret weapon in a storyteller's toolkit, offering smooth, cinematic movements that transform a shot from ordinary to exceptional.

Map Camera, one of the largest photography retailers in Japan, published its annual breakdown of the 10 best-selling cameras of the year, including new and used models.

Photographer Ralph Man developed a highly versatile new pinhole camera system, the Mania MFZ, which stands for "Multiformat Zoom."

Canon had a strong 2024, launching a new flagship camera, a highly anticipated (and excellent) sequel to the popular EOS R5, and a bunch of diverse new lenses.

After a torrid pace in 2023, during which time Nikon launched a pair of cameras and nine all-new lenses, the company slowed a bit this year, releasing just two new cameras and three lenses. Nonetheless, it was a strong year for the Japanese company and one that helped Nikon continue to claw back market share in the mirrorless era. Plus, Nikon bought RED, so there's that.

The Lomography Lomo'Instant Automat Wide Glass aims to be the best instant camera on the market, and in many ways, it lives up to this ambitious goal.

Sony had a very solid year. Releasing two cameras and five lenses, Sony wasn't quite as busy as in 2023 but busy enough to maintain its firm grip on the mirrorless camera segment.

Pergear announced an upgraded version of its fast 12mm f/2 wide-angle prime lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. The new manual focus lens is significantly lighter than its predecessor while still promising strong optical performance and good value.

Very shortly after publishing the dynamic range performance for Canon's latest flagship camera, the EOS R1, the prolific Bill Claff at Photons to Photos added Sony's new flagship, the a1 II, to his ever-expanding library.

Zhuoyao Chen and her partner are both large-format camera enthusiasts from China, now living in Tokyo, Japan. The pair, who especially enjoy landscape and portrait photography, have found existing large-format camera solutions lacking in certain key areas, so like many enthusiasts, they began custom-making cameras -- and now one of these will be available to all as the Smartflex Camera.

Fujifilm was prolific this year, launching four new digital cameras, including the hyper-popular X100VI, a pair of new Instax instant cameras, and four new lenses (although it's more like three).

The Canon EOS R1 and R3 set new benchmarks for flagship cameras, but a dynamic range comparison by Photons to Photos hints at one taking the edge, and it isn't the newest flagship.

While Sigma absolutely earned its title of PetaPixel's Photo Company of the Year in 2024, legendary German photo company Leica was not far behind. Leica was not only prolific across multiple camera system segments, but the company posted the highest revenue in its 110-year history.

The Leica M2Pi starts with a question few dared to answer: What if the analog purity of a Leica M2 met the experimental, digital world of a Raspberry Pi?