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Caira Camera Reins In Its Built-In Generative AI After Blowback

Caira Camera by Camera Intelligence, which is formerly Alice Camera, made headlines last year when it announced that it would be integrating Google Nano Banana directly into its imaging pipeline, allowing users to make wholesale changes to photos and alter reality. After blowback, Caira is dialing its generative editing way back.

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YoloLiv Is Making a Unique 18mm f/1.4 Micro Four Thirds Lens

YoloLiv, best known for its streamer-friendly Micro Four Thirds cameras like the YoloCam S7, has announced a brand-new Micro Four Thirds lens, the YoloLiv Lens. It is an 18mm f/1.4 prime lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras, promising high image quality and swift, smooth autofocus for video.

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Brevitē’s New Backpack Lets Photographers Fly Under the Radar

Brevitē has announced the Jumper Max, a new camera backpack designed to deliver professional-level gear protection while maintaining the minimalist look of an everyday bag. The Brooklyn-based brand says the Jumper Max is its most advanced bag yet, created for photographers, filmmakers, and content creators who want high-capacity camera storage without the typical appearance of a traditional camera bag.

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Panasonic’s Very Specific Survey Is All About Photographing Kids and Trains

Japan's love affair with train photography is well known, with train photographers, also known as "toritetsu," occasionally causing significant safety concerns as they throw caution to the wind to get better train images. However, most train photographers don't menace society. A new Panasonic survey focuses on a pleasant part of railway photography: Photographing train-obsessed kids enjoying their hobby.

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7Artisans’ New Adapter Puts PL Lenses on Most Mirrorless Cameras

7Artisans has announced a new PL Mount Adapter Kit designed to bring professional cinema lenses to a range of modern mirrorless camera systems. Priced at $179, the kit allows filmmakers and photographers to mount industry-standard PL lenses to any full-frame mirrorless camera and some APS-C ones.

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New Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D Tilt-Shift Lens Looks Fantastic for Architecture Photographers

Venus Optics has announced two new Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lenses for full-frame and medium-format mirrorless cameras. The first is the Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D Tilt-Shift lens, and the second is the same lens but with only shift capabilities, the 17mm f/4 Zero-D Shift. Both lenses are poised to be compelling wide-angle options for landscape and architectural photographers.

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Bankrupt Wedding Photo and Video Company Owes $2.3 Million

There are many talented, respected professional wedding photographers and videographers. A lot of people do great work for their clients and deliver people with treasured photos and videos from one of the most special days of their lives. However, as controversy after controversy has shown, the wedding photo/video industry is also one rife with malice and scandal.

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Amaran’s New Halo Series Bi-Color COB Lights Start at Just $119

Amaran has announced the Halo Series, a new lineup of studio-focused bi-color COB lights designed to deliver consistent lighting performance across a range of creator environments. The new family includes five models, the Halo 60x, Halo 100x, Halo 200x, Halo 300x, and Halo 600x, with power ratings ranging from 63 to 610 watts.

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Jeff Bridges Absolutely Loves His New WideluxX Panoramic Film Camera

It has been a long time coming, but the new WideluxX (stylized Widelux•X) panoramic analog camera continues getting closer to release. Hollywood star Jeff Bridges and his wife, photographer Susan Bridges (née Geston), unboxed not only the prototype the company unveiled last fall, but a much more complete camera that looks very nearly production-ready. Jeff Bridges may be an Oscar-winning actor, but his happiness when opening the new WideluxX camera is the real deal.

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South African Photographer Zanele Muholi Wins 2026 Hasselblad Award and $218,000

The Hasselblad Foundation has named South African photographer Zanele Muholi the 2026 Hasselblad Award laureate, the world's largest photography award. Muholi has won SEK 2,000,000 (over $217,000 at current exchange rates), a gold medal, a Hasselblad camera, and a lengthy solo exhibition at the Hasselblad Center at the Gothenburg Museum of Art in Sweden.

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Samyang Is Developing a 200mm f/1.8

French photography publication Phototrend chatted with Samyang's head of product planning, Kim Dubin, and Samyang is up to some extremely exciting things, including a flagship 200mm f/1.8 lens that will showcase Samyang's optical engineering chops.