The Sony FE 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G OSS addresses many of the shortcomings of the popular Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS, delivering an excellent telephoto zoom lens for wildlife photographers.
Sony's new 16mm f/1.8 G lens slots in between the company's excellent, albeit pricey FE 14mm f/1.8 G Master released in 2021, which is $1,600, and the FE 20mm f/1.8 G that launched the year prior, promising photographers and videographers with a fast wide-angle prime that doesn't break the bank.
The Sigma BF is milled from a single block of aluminum on state-of-the-art five axis CNC machine, which is a process that takes seven hours to complete. It should be no surprise, then, that the production capacity is extremely low: just nine per day.
I wasn't looking forward to a trip halfway around the world even though I've always wanted to see northern Norway. My main concern was the two full days of flight time to partake in the two-day-long launch event, but the rumors pointed to a long-awaited S1R replacement so it was worth the toil. The weather turned out to be very wet and very cold, but the camera may have made it all worthwhile.
Arriving over five years after the original Panasonic S1R, the sequel act, the Panasonic S1R II, has finally arrived, and nearly everything about the camera has changed, including its imaging pipeline, body design, and performance.
Datacolor has announced its new multi-functional LightColor Meter device that measures both the color and light temperatures from any light source ranging from tungsten, LED, hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide (HMI), strobes, fluorescent, and even rapidly shifting natural light from outdoors.
After a series of "owlsome" teasers, some of which spilled a lot of beans, Zeiss has taken all the wraps off not only a new Otus ML 50mm f/1.4 prime lens, but an Otus ML 85mm f/1.4 lens slated to arrive later this year.
It's bizarre to think that a $6,000 lens is a bargain, but that's precisely what Sigma's brand-new 300-600mm f/4 DG OS Sports lens is, thanks to the landscape in which it exists. Telephoto primes with an f/4 aperture can be extremely expensive, way more than $6,000, and Sigma's new lens zooms. It's a highly appealing lens, and Sigma targets an absurdly aggressive price point.
Today Sigma announced the BF, the company's latest camera that makes a series of wild, unexpected design choices. Sigma calls it "radically simple" and for the first time in a while, a company's marketing language isn't overselling the product.
Thypoch announced its fourth fast Simera prime lens for full-frame cameras, the Thypoch Simera 75mm f/1.4 ASPH. The longest lens in the Simera series, the new medium-telephoto lens for M-mount cameras is easily adapted to APS-C and full-frame mirrorless cameras.
Speaking to PetaPixel after the launch of a new camera and two new lenses, Sigma's CEO Kazuto Yamaki shared the origins of the new camera's name: "beautiful foolishness."
Sigma announced the BF, a compact 24.6-megapixel full-frame interchangeable lens camera designed to "evoke the essence of photography" through a "radically simple" design featuring just three buttons, a dial, and a shutter release.
Sigma announced the 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary lens for L-Mount, Sony E-mount, Fujifilm X Mount, and Canon RF Mount. It's the company's first all-in-one lens in years and promises "uncompromising optical quality" despite its massive focal range.
Sigma announced the 300-600mm f/4 DG OS Sports lens for L-mount and Sony E-mount. It is a high-end, professionally-oriented ultra telephoto zoom lens that promises the optical performance and brightness of a prime but the versatility of a wide zoom range.
Apple announced VisionOS 2.4 which is designed to make it easier to find content to enjoy on a Vision Pro, adds support for Apple Intelligence, and makes it easier to share the headset with guests.
Viltrox just posted a teaser to its Instagram that another lens will be joining the Air Series APS-C lens family on February 28.
Photographers with the Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD in their kit will be pleased to hear that Tamron announced a new firmware update for the E-mount version. It promises to improve autofocus performance and overall lens functionality.
Canon dabbles in some unusual cameras from time to time. Its latest oddity is the SwingRec Golf Camera, which captures a golfer's swing from top to bottom and helps them improve their game and shoot lower scores.
OM System's CEO kicked off the new year with an open letter saying the company would be releasing a new camera and new lenses. The company has already hit some of these benchmarks, debuting the OM-3 camera and multiple new lenses. However, OM is far from done, and an updated lens roadmap has just been published.
Sirui announced its first wide-angle autofocus anamorphic lens to join the Vision Prime 1 Series of lenses. The 20mm T1.8 1.33x S35 AF Anamorphic lens is arriving for Fujifilm X, Sony E, Nikon Z, and M43 mounts.
Leica's new Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 lens draws upon the German company's rich history and sports retro-inspired "Classic" styling, inside and out.
DJI announced the RS 4 Mini, its latest gimbal for smartphones and cameras. This new gimbal promises professional-level stabilization in a small and budget-friendly package.
Canon announced the PowerShot V1, a new compact point-and-shoot style camera with a 22.3-megapixel sensor and integrated lens. It features a rather large Type 1.4 sensor and is packed with video features that look designed to take on Sony's ZV-1 Mark II creator camera.
Zeiss' hype train is stoked and roaring down the tracks ahead of a complete reveal on February 25 ahead of CP+ in Japan. After releasing a tepid teaser last week, the legendary German company is heating things up with the first real look at its new lens and some sample photos.
In 2024, the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports was highly regarded in the PetaPixel’s ranking of Sigma's 2024 optics. As one of Sigma’s high-end Sports lenses, it offers many pros and few cons. One of the most common requests we've seen has asked us to test its performance on one of the most challenging subjects: birds in flight.
After months of rumors, Apple's newest "affordable" iPhone model has arrived. It's not the iPhone SE 4 people expected, but instead the iPhone 16e, unifying growing Apple's iPhone family.
European memory card maker Angelbird announced new CFexpress Type B memory cards. The Angelbird AV Pro SE CFexpress v4 Type B cards, as their name suggests, feature CFexpress 4.0 technology, which is twice as fast as CFexpress 2.0.
CIPA published its annual data for digital camera and interchangeable lens shipments this month, and for the first time since 2017, digital camera shipments increased annually year-over-year.
DJI announced the Osmo Mobile 7 and Osmo Mobile 7P, a phone gimbal with the company's seventh-generation three-axis stabilization system as well as intelligent tracking via ActiveTrack 7.0.
In today’s world of photography, camera models come at us thick and fast. Some brands seem to update cameras yearly; for others, it’s two or three years between new models. However, there are always the odd ones out, and this is definitely the category in which Ricoh and its formidable GR III series fall. Despite being a runaway success for the brand, even the most loyal users now wonder when a successor will appear.
PetaPixel's Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake aren't the norm: one of them presents while the other one operates the camera. Modern content creators typically work alone, and that includes me. That means the same number of tasks that are enough of a burden for two full-time jobs is somehow supposed to be crammed into one person.
Cosina announced the Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm f/3.5 Aspherical lens for VM mount, a new lightweight and compact prime lens designed for Leica M mount-equipped rangefinder cameras.
Western Digital (WD) and SanDisk are slated to separate into two independent companies shortly. The plan was announced as far back as 2023 but has been delayed, stretching out the process until 2025.
Hollyland unveiled its latest solution for multi-camera broadcasting and EFP, the Cosmo C2.
When it comes to autonomous, compact drones, ZeroZero Robotics’ HoverAir X1 ProMax is a clear winner over the DJI Neo. We can pour over all the specs, put each drone’s real-world performance head-to-head, and dissect the footage frame-by-frame. The X1 ProMax will win every single time.
Helium Design Lab is back with another camera handgrip, this time for the Leica M11. It looks every bit as good as the He3 for Leica Q3, the best camera grip PetaPixel has seen.
Kenko Tokina announced that it is bringing its atx-m 11-18mm f/2.8 lens to Fujifilm X-mount APS-C cameras. It remains the first "super-wide-angle zoom" in the company's line designed exclusively for mirrorless cameras.
Photographer James Warner recently created a clever $10 do-it-yourself waist-level viewfinder that works with any camera. Now the builder, who goes by Snappiness on YouTube, is back with another fantastic project, this time turning a digital camera made for kids into a twin-lens reflex-style creation.
When the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX last weekend, the majority of credentials photographers used Canon equipment, according to the camera maker.
Lately, Wacom has focused primarily on pen display tablets, like last year's Movink 13. The company's bread-and-butter Intuos series has languished, but no longer. Wacom announced the brand new Intuos Pro series, promising the company's most accurate pen performance to date.
Zeiss' dedicated photography Instagram account, @zeisscameralenses, published an exciting new teaser, suggesting the company is getting back into dedicated camera lenses after a lengthy hiatus.
If you had told me only a few years ago that Nikon would release a video-focused power zoom lens, I’d have called you all kinds of names. But since the release of the Z9, it has become abundantly clear that Nikon intends to capture the hearts of videographers and cinematographers, a strategy which has become even more clear since it acquired RED about a year ago. Now we have the first Z-Mount video-first product from Nikon, the Nikkor Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ.
Nikon announced full details including pricing and availability for the Nikkor Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ it announced last October. It will be arriving in April (just in time for the NAB show in Las Vegas) and will retail for $2,599.95.
RED announced that both its V-Raptor [X] and Komodo-X cameras will now be available with Nikon's Z-mount, granting filmmakers access to Nikon's library of lenses and unlocking new camera features that aren't available on other mount options.
The Planck SSD is the world's smallest SSD with a smartphone-first design. First previewed at CES in January, the Planck SSD is now on Kickstarter. It offers up to 2TB in capacity, speeds up to 10Gbps, and promises uninterrupted Apple ProRes 4K recording at up to 120p frame rates on the latest iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max.
Seagate's new Ultra Compact SSD is a USB-C thumb drive designed to handle large files on the go. For photographers and videographers, it may provide a convenient backup option or even a means of delivering files to remote clients.
When the International Camera and Photo Imaging Show (CP+) kicks off in Yokohama at the end of February, Tamron will throw down the gauntlet for the most engaging booth design. Tamron announced a team-up with Godzilla, the famous Japanese monster, for its CP+ booth design.
In March 2023, photographer Mark Hiltz designed and 3D-printed a fully functioning large-format (120) film camera, including a custom 3D-printed shutter. In the hectic two years since Hiltz met his partner and had a baby. He has now returned to his camera project and improved its performance.
Unlikely collaborators Leica Camera AG and Burton Snowboards teamed up for a striking blue and black Leica Sofort 2 Burton Edition instant camera.
If you are anything like me, choosing a monitor smaller than 27 inches would be a hard decision to make when it comes to photo editing or video production. So it was pretty surprising that even with its smaller footprint and arguably "odd" 16:10 aspect ratio (2,560 by 1,600 pixels at max resolution), the $479 BenQ SW242Q 24 inch IPS display stands out as a very attractive option for retouchers and editors.