Earlier this month, DJI announced the winning photos for its prestigious SkyPixel 2017 aerial photo competition. The photos are certainly inspiring, but it seems that one of the 1st prize winners was neither shot with a drone nor captured in 2017...
Sigma has just announced the 70mm f/2.8 Macro, the first macro lens to be released in the Art lineup. Bucking modern day trends, Sigma says it has focused more on optical performance than autofocus speed.
A day after photos were leaked, the new Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art lens was just officially announced. This is the sixth and longest Art f/1.4 prime lens, and one that Sigma has nicknamed the "Bokeh Master."
Sigma's highly-acclaimed Art lenses are coming to Sony's E-mount in a big way. Nine new full-frame prime E-mount Art lenses were just unveiled to give Sony shooters "the highest level of optical performance."
Sony has just announced the a7 III, a feature-filled 24-megapixel full-frame mirrorless camera combines many of Sony's latest technologies (things found in the new a9 and a7R III) into a compact body.
Samsung has just announced the S9 and S9+ smartphones, which feature what Samsung says is the company's most advanced camera ever. The low-light camera is the first in the smartphone industry to use a dual aperture lens.
Microsoft has launched a new app called Photos Companion that allows you to easily transfer photos from your smartphone straight to your Windows 10 PC.
500px has been acquired by Visual China Group (VCG), the Beijing, China-based photo and media agency that's known as "the Getty Images of China."
Canon has announced the new 470EX-AI, a flash with a new "revolutionary" technology called Auto Intelligent (AI) Bounce. It can figure out the optimal bounce angle for lighting your subject.
Canon has officially announced the EOS M50, the first camera capable of 4K video recording in Canon's mirrorless lineup.
Canon today announced the EOS Rebel T7, an entry-level DSLR that replaces the T6 with a largely identical camera that features a slightly improved sensor.
A popular YouTube personality with over 780,000 subscribers has caused a stir by claiming that he ordered a $6,000 DSLR from Amazon but received a camera box filled with rocks instead. And when he was sent a replacement from Amazon, the second box was filled with bricks.
Tiffen, parent company of Steadicam, has just announced the Steadicam Air. It's a "revolutionary" new pneumatic monopod for photographers that does height adjustments using gas lift.
The film renaissance marches on. Kodak Alaris just announced today that it will be bringing back Kodak Professional T-MAX P3200 TMZ, the multi-speed panchromatic black-and-white negative film.
Sigma has just announced the pricing and availability of its new 14-24mm f/2.8 Art lens, and the new details won't disappoint. The lens will be available next month with a price tag of just $1,299.
Sony just announced HVL-F60RM, the company's new flagship flash with guide number 60. It's a flash that "combines continuous flash performance with advanced operability and wireless control," Sony says.
Have you ever wanted to adjust the strength of a Lightroom Preset with a simple slider? Opal is a new plugin that lets you do just that. It allows you to turn down or crank up any Lightroom preset in just seconds.
Back on September 20th, 2016, an Argentinian amateur astronomer named Victor Buso was setting up and testing a new camera on his telescope when he captured something that may have never been caught on camera before: the first moments of a supernova.
Tamron has just unveiled two new full-frame lenses. The first is a 28-75mm f/2.8 lens that's being developed for Sony mirrorless cameras, and the second is a 70-210mm f/4 lens that will be launching soon for Canon and Nikon DSLRs.
The new Pentax K-1 Mark II is identical in many of its core features and specs to its predecessor, the original K-1. The two cameras are so similar that Ricoh can actually upgrade your K-1 into a K-1 Mark II for a fee.
Ricoh has just announced the Pentax K-1 Mark II, a successor to the original K-1 that was unveiled in February 2016. The latest camera promises better image quality and enhanced performance for shooting in difficult environments.
It seems that February 2018 is the month of global shutter CMOS sensor breakthroughs. A day after Sony announced the first 1MP+ backlit global shutter CMOS sensor, Panasonic announced its own groundbreaking development: a global shutter CMOS sensor that's capable of 8K, 60FPS, and HDR.
A newlywed couple is making headlines in the UK after filing a lawsuit against a wedding photographer, claiming over a third of the photos were out of focus and that the photographer focused more on the bridesmaids (and their bodies) than on the bride and groom.
If you're in the market for an SSD drive, you're probably looking at 128GB, 250GB, or 500GB drive. Well, Samsung just announced a 30720GB drive. Yes, you read that number correctly -- it's the highest-capacity SSD drive in the world.
Notable American photographer Kalliope Amorphous has published a warning to other photographers who are considering protecting their copyright using ImageRights International. She accuses the company of an "egregious grab" that forces photographers to use the company's legal services.
Photographer Jenna Martin helped spark a movement back in November 2017 when she did her "Ugly Places, Pretty Portraits" challenge in a Lowe's home improvement store. Since then it has spread to other popular retail chains, include arts and crafts stores. But while the #hobbylobbychallenge is officially against store policy, Michaels is embracing and encouraging the #michaelschallenge.
Samyang has just announced a new premium lens, the XP 50mm f/1.2 for Canon EF full frame cameras. It's a manual focus lens that's designed for shooting 50-megapixel photos and 8K videos.
Sony just announced a groundbreaking development in the world of camera image sensors: it has created a 1.46-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor that has global shutter. This is the first-ever CMOS sensor of over 1MP that has both back-illumination and global shutter.
Cinema camera maker RED and Foxconn (best known for manufacturing the iPhone) have announced that they're teaming up to create affordable professional-grade cinema cameras for the general public.
Photographer Reuben Wu was at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona last week shooting photos for his gorgeous Lux Noctis project (landscapes at night illuminated by drone-mounted LEDs) when he captured something unexpected: the exhaust plume of SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket that launched during the day.