Equipment

For a long time now, I've been looking a little enviously in the direction of Leica because of the monochrome versions of the M and Q models.

Hong Kong-based camera manufacturer NONS has announced the SL660, an interchangeable lens camera that accepts Canon EF lenses and shoots to Fujifilm Instax square instant film.

Kenko has announced the new ZXII filters that it claims are the flattest ever produced. Using its "Floating Frame" technology, the company says that distortion is nearly completely eliminated.

Sigma has announced that it is currently on stage two of three in prototyping its new full-frame Foveon sensor. The company says that if Stage 3 goes well, it can start to verify its mass producibility.

Sigma has announced that three of its APS-C lenses are being made available for Fujifilm X-mount: the 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary, the 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary, and the 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary.

Bisambar is a new Austrian-based leather camera strap company that has a focus on sustainability as well as traditional craftsmanship. The company says its products are made to last for a lifetime.

In 2003, Sony launched the Cyber-Shot DSC-F828, its 8-megapixel camera that featured a novel four-color CCD sensor that it promised would provide improved color accuracy. It was the first and last camera to feature this technology.

Tokina has announced the SZ 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens for Fujifilm X and APS-C Sony E-mount cameras. This ultra-wide manual focus prime covers the full image area of crop sensors for what the company calls a "unique perspective."

Slite has announced a new portable LED light panel that is incredibly powerful and boasts 16 million colors despite its super-thin form factor.

According to data sourced from the NPD Group, Sony claims it sold the most mirrorless cameras, sold the most full-frame mirrorless cameras, and had the best-selling mirrorless camera model (the Alpha 7 III) in the United States and Canada in 2021.

Cosina has announced the Voigtlander Heliar 40mm f/2.8 Aspherical for Leica Screw Mount Thread (L39) and VM-mounts. The lens is designed to be lightweight, small, and compact with a semi-wide angle and crisp sharpness.

Want to check how many individual photos a camera has taken in its lifetime? Here's a guide to looking up the shutter actuation count for most of the most popular camera brands on the market.

Cosina has announced the Nokton D35mm f/1.2 for Nikon Z-mount APS-C cameras. The lens has been developed and manufactured under a license agreement with Nikon and has full electronic communication with a Z-mount camera body.

Intel has announced that it will purchase camera sensor manufacturer Tower Semiconductor (formerly TowerJazz as of March, 2020) in a deal worth $5.4 billion.

Venus Optics has announced that the Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO it launched last year for Nikon Z, Canon RF, Sony E, and Leica M mounts is being released for Leica L-Mount.

OM Digital has announced two IP53 water and dust resistant lenses to accompany the same level of protection found in the new OM-1 camera: the M.Zuiko ED 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro II and 40-150mm f/4 Pro.

For the last 50 years, we’ve all had to live with the Hasselblad Super Wide C's flaws, its shortcomings, its chunky "industrial chic" looks and function. Like most everyone else, I’ve had the same thoughts and visceral reaction when it came to this particular camera.

Apple has patented a design for a MagSafe mount that can attach to its iPhones and be used on tripods or stabilizers. Apple has typically not ventured into the photo capture segment of the accessory market.

Sony Japan has listed all of its A-Mount lenses as "discontinued" or "no longer available" through its store. While Sony removed its A-Mount DSLRs in a similar fashion nearly a year ago, this appears to be the final death knell for the format.

Canon has been at war with producers of counterfeit batteries for almost a decade and has announced that it just won a major battle in a targeted settlement with a major shipping and fulfillment company that supplied them to the market.

Delkin Devices has announced that it will release a series of CFexpress Type A cards, making it the third manufacturer to support the format following Sony and ProGrade Digital.

The Shenzhen Mingjiang Optical Technology Group, which develops lenses under the TTArtisan brand, has officially joined the Micro Four Thirds Standard Group.

Sigma has announced the 20mm f/2 DG DN lens, its seventh and widest optic in the all-metal I Series of compact primes. The lens will be available for both Sony E-Mount and Leica L-Mount.

Peak Design has released 15 new Travel bags in both new sizes and colors including backpacks, pouches, and duffels.

The Lukos 4K monitor is a compact ultra-wide display that looks ideal for acting as a place to hold Photoshop, Lightroom, or other editing toolbars so that editors are free to use their main display to focus on content.

Photographers today have access to fantastic cameras that shoot high-quality RAW images and have incredibly good sensors. But, there's still something magical about decades-old point-and-shoot cameras like Nikon Coolpix 990.

Both Panasonic and OM Digital (formerly Olympus), the champions of Micro Four Thirds, are both planning to release new cameras this month and have set up countdown clocks on their respective websites.

Kandao, a virtual reality technology company, has announced the QooCam EGO, what it calls the world's first handheld stereoscopic camera. It is a pocket-sized 3D camera and display device that allows photographers to shoot, edit, view, and share 3D photos.

Dell has announced two new monitors that are the first to come to market that use LG's new IPS Black Technology. It promises 35% deeper blacks on 4K displays that typically have poor contrast in exchange for other benefits.

Fujifilm has issued an "important notice" to photographers using Fujifilm cameras and macOS computers, warning that a firmware incompatibility found in several popular that may cause issues with accessing files and a risk of file loss in macOS. The company says a firmware fix is in development.

Angelbird has launched what appears to be a new high mark for capacity in CFexpress memory cards. Its new AV Pro CFexpress Mark II Type-B card promises peak transfer speeds of up to 1,785 MB/s with a huge 4TB of capacity.

A cheap adapter from Sintech allows industrious photographers to take inexpensive SSDs and build their own CFexpress memory cards at home, allowing them to possibly save hundreds of dollars over "official" cards.

GoPro wants to expand its camera line to more than just its current Hero and Max cameras. According to CEO Nick Woodman, the company will add two more models in the next year.

Photographer Gordon Laing has been digging through his archives and revisiting classic digital cameras. His latest entry takes a look at the Olympus CAMEDIA C-2000 Z, a camera that was originally released 23 years ago.

Nikon Japan has officially marked the D500 DSLR as "old product," signaling that the company will cease manufacturing the camera. The last new D500 cameras around the world will be those already on store shelves.

The German-based startup K|Lens, which promised to provide the ability for any camera to shoot light field images, has canceled its Kickstarter that raised $225,422.

With 2021 well and truly over, those manufacturers that align their finances to the calendar year are now producing their financial reports. Canon's latest figures reveal strong and sustained performance, even during the pandemic, which is a result of its shift to mirrorless camera manufacture and facilitating the beginning of a new market dominance.

Photographers Long Nguyen and Garth Milan recently got their hands on the new Canon EOS R3 and put it through its paces capturing motocross. The two share their thoughts on how Canon's latest fits in their profession.