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New point-and-shoot cameras are few and far between. Gone are the days of Sony releasing a new version of its popular RX100 series every year or two. Likewise, Nikon Coolpix superzooms are rarely updated.

However, the death of the point-and-shoot may have been exaggerated. Sure, smartphones have almost entirely...

As photographers, no matter the specific discipline you may choose, we capture hundreds, thousands, of photographs year after year. And if you shoot digitally, what do you normally do with all of your photos? They probably end up on hard drives, or in Lightroom catalogs, maybe posted to your Instagram or website portfolio, and there sit. Digitally. I'm also confident that...

 

 

Leica has announced its longest SL-System lens yet, the Vario-Elmar SL 100-400mm F5-6.3. The lens also sports the greatest zoom range of any SL-System lens at 4x, eclipsing the 3.75x zoom range of the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm F2.8-4 ASPH. The new zoom lens is the longest SL lens by 120mm, besting the...

 

 

ON1 has announced a new standalone app and plugin that offers the company's impressive sky swap technology outside its flagship all-in-one photo editor, ON1 Photo RAW 2023. ON1 Sky Swap AI 2023 offers powerful artificial intelligence, impressive sky masking, and a large library of built-in skies.

ON1 Sky Swap AI...

 

 

Fujifilm has announced a new Instax camera, the Instax Mini 12. The Instax Mini 12 carries over the main features of its predecessor, 2020's Instax Mini 11, but sports a new look and enhanced functionality.

The most obvious change is the look of the camera. The Instax Mini 12 has what Fujifilm describes as "an...

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The Fujifilm X-T5 uses the same 40-megapixel backside-illuminated APS-C CMOS image sensor as the flagship X-H2. The cameras share more than their sensors. They also include identical imaging pipelines altogether. The cameras differ most dramatically regarding...

Click here to view our Nikon Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S Gallery

 

 

The Nikon Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S is a much-anticipated telephoto zoom lens for the mirrorless Nikon Z system. It's not just anticipated by customers. We've been very keen to try it out. While winter is a challenging time to put a telephoto lens...

 

 

Benjamin Franklin famously said, "…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Landscape photographers might as well add "bad weather" to Franklin's list. But bad weather need not lead to bad photos. Photographer Andy Mumford offers practical, field-tested advice to provide landscape...

 

 

Focus stacking, combining images shot at different focus distances to create a composite image with greater depth of field, isn't new. For years, photographers have used specialized software, like Helicon Focus and Zerene Stacker. However, this approach has required photographers to adjust focus and capture...

 

 

Another day, another special edition Leica. Not that we mind. Leica is known for its cool, stylish cameras, and when it comes to its special editions, Leica turns the dial to 11. Very few characters exemplify "cool" and "stylish" as much as the famed British Secret Service agent James Bond, known by his codename,...

 

 

One of the primary goals of the James Webb Space Telescope is to further humanity's understanding of the ancient universe. Sometimes to expand our understanding, we must thoroughly disrupt it first. A new study by an international team of astrophysicists has discovered mysterious objects in images captured by Webb,...

 

 

Sigma has launched its first lenses for Nikon's Z Mount system, bringing some of Sigma's popular lenses to Nikon's mirrorless cameras.

The three lenses Sigma has announced are all F1.4 prime lenses designed for APS-C mirrorless cameras: the Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary, Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary,...

 

 

Last October, Adobe and Fujifilm announced Frame.io compatibility for the Fujifilm X-H2S, the world's first native camera-to-cloud (C2C) integration for a digital stills camera. At that time, Adobe and RED also announced a similar collaboration for RED's V-Raptor and V-Raptor XL. Fujifilm has announced expanded C2C...

Click here to browse our Sony FE 50mm F1.4 GM Gallery

 

 

Sony is quickly approaching the big "5-0," or their 50th full-frame mirrorless lens for the Alpha series cameras, thanks to the debut of the new G Master lens, the FE 50mm F1.4 GM. Their 72nd overall E-mount lens, and their 49th full-frame mirrorless one, this...

 

 

Tamron has announced the development of the 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A RXD (Model B060) for Fujifilm X-Mount APS-C cameras.

The Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A is an ultra wide-angle zoom lens that delivers a 16.5-30mm equivalent focal length range. The lens has been available in Sony E-mount for Sony APS-C mirrorless...

 

 

Researchers with the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby Galaxies (PHANGS) collaboration are performing the largest survey of nearby galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope. The research includes more than 100 international researchers and is led by Janice Lee, Gemini Observatory chief scientist at...

 

 

Amid all the news last week, Leica announced a pair of lightweight Summicron prime lenses for L-mount. The Leica Summicron-SL 35mm F2 ASPH. and Leica Summicron-SL 50mm F2 ASPH. lenses are especially interesting additions to Leica's L-mount lineup because both share focal length and apertures with two existing Leica...

 

 

According to PetaPixel and Sony Alpha Rumors, the fascinating Zeiss ZX1 camera has been discontinued.

We first wrote about the ZX1 way back in September of 2018, with a full preview of the fixed-lens full-frame mirrorless camera. At that time, we expected the ZX1 to hit store shelves the following year. We even...

Read our Fuji GF 20-35mm F4 R WR Hands-on Review

 

 

The Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR is Fujifilm's latest lens for its GFX medium-format camera system. It's also the widest lens in the GF system, offering a 35mm-equivalent 16-28mm focal length range.

Ideal for landscape, travel and architectural photography, the GF...