Leica SL3-P review: excellent design but you really need to want a Leica The SL3-P is Leica’s fastest ever camera is also perhaps its most capable. It’s lovely to use but you need to really buy into the brand for the cost to make sense. The Leica SL3-P is a high-speed, high-resolution L-mount full-frame camera built around a 44MP BSI CMOS sensor. It’s... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On DP Review By Richard Butler Kodak’s Transformed Business Has Improved for Four Straight Quarters A year ago, Eastman Kodak's future was cast into doubt but the company remained optimistic. Since then, Kodak has posted four straight quarters of year-over-year improvement and its stock price has nearly doubled. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray A Sony a7 III and 35mm lens are all this photographer needs to capture the energetic youth in Paris Community member Mikael Aguirre, known as Orioto in the forums, finds the motion of excitement among the youth in Paris, France, a great opportunity for some interesting photography. Mikael Aguirre Meet Mikael Aguirre Home base: Paris, France Community member Mikael Aguirre, known as Orioto in the forums, loves hanging out... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On DP Review By Mathew Anderson Italian Apple Ad Featuring a Toddler With an iPhone Sparks Controversy An Apple ad in Italy showing a toddler using an iPhone has drawn ire from onlookers and even been referred to regulators for review. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Scientists Capture World-First Footage of Dolphins Using Seashells to Catch Fish Researchers have captured the first-ever footage of dolphins using seashells to catch fish, with evidence suggesting that calves may learn the technique from their mothers. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Sony has no new camera announcements planned within the next one or two months. In the recent months I reported about three camera registrations from Sony. but two codes are actually for the same camera: WW679475 which is for the new Sony FX5 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Clifton, WexUK WW721795 and WW308784 are for the Sony RX10V at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch,... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin AI is Killing Off Chinese Microdramas Chinese microdramas, known as duanju, are short vertical video episodes made for smartphones that last no more than two minutes. The cheesy dramas end on extreme cliffhangers, and a full story can span 20 to 100 fast-paced episodes. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot One in Five People Leave Their Camera Unattended in Public More than a fifth of people leave their phone or camera unattended in a public place, with people aged 45 to 60 (Gen X) most likely to do so. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Wedding Photographer Falsely Arrested Over Maid of Honor’s Stolen Wallet Wins Key Ruling in Lawsuit A wedding photographer’s lawsuit against police claiming that they falsely arrested her for stealing the maid of honor’s wallet -- in a case that she says damaged her professional reputation -- is moving forward. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Vertical Video is Driving This Cameraman Insane Social media: it's been a gift and a curse for photographers; a gift in that it provides an incredible platform to be seen by millions of people, and a curse in that the algorithm dictates what is posted. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot A New Font Reads Normally to You but Feeds AI Scrapers Nonsense A new open-source typeface called ShieldFont looks like ordinary text when you read it, but hands AI scrapers a corrupted version of the same page. It swaps out select words in a site's source code so bots collect subtly wrong sentences while you see the real thing. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS lens + 2x Teleconverter review Preorders: Sony 100-400mm at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK. Christopher Frost tested the new lens with the 2x teleconverter. If you wonder if this is even doable considering the slow aperture check out the video: One more review by Olle Nilsson: The post Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin A Flock Camera Flagged Her Car in a Homicide by Mistake. Police Pulled Her Over at Gunpoint Twice A Wisconsin woman was stopped by police with guns drawn twice in one week after an automated license plate camera wrongly linked her car to a Milwaukee homicide. Milwaukee police say the alert should have been deleted days earlier, but a staffer never cleared it. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Photographers Capture Stunning Total Solar Eclipse Photographers from all over the world traveled to Europe last night for a stunning total solar eclipse. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Honor launches its Robot Phone with a built-in folding gimbal and some crazy promo videos It’s currently only available in China, but could be an interesting idea for the future of mobile videography Honor When Honor first showed off the Robot Phone last year, it seemed like an idea that would forever live as just a concept and CGI renders. A phone with a built-in... Published on 2026-08-13 As Seen On DP Review By Mitchell Clark Why Cameras Still Cannot See What Your Eyes See You stood at the canyon rim at sunset, took in the glowing sky and the shadowed rock below in a single glance, and pressed the shutter certain you had it. The file came back with a white sky or a black cliff, never both. Your eyes were not lying and... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Photographers Can Save an Extra 10% With KEH’s Limited-Time Overstock Sale KEH is back with another Overstock Sale. Ending on August 14, the promotion lets photographers save an additional five or 10 percent on select cameras, lenses, lights, and accessories. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Insta360 confirms it’s working on two “surprising” mirrorless cameras The action-camera maker has confirmed it’s deep in development on two interchangeable lens cameras, promising that one will feature a shape that breaks from every existing ILC template. Insta360 Rumors and vague teasers have been suggesting for months now that Insta360 is developing a mirrorless camera. Now, the company’s CEO,... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On DP Review By Abby Ferguson Honor’s AI-Powered, Gimbal-Equipped Robot Phone Just Launched in China and it Looks Wild When Honor first announced that it was developing the gimbal-equipped Robot Phone last fall, it seemed like a far-fetched idea that might ultimately stay in the realm of a prototype. Companies are always coming up with wild ideas, only some of which ever reach market. Well, the Honor Robot Phone... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Skylum popularized AI sky replacement. Now it says AI shouldn’t overshadow photographers Luminar’s latest update brings performance gains and a redesigned UI, but Skylum’s “creative vision first” pitch sits awkwardly next to a toolset built on AI sky replacement and Body AI. Skylum Skylum has announced an update to Luminar – its photo editing suite that became synonymous with AI sky replacement... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On DP Review By Dale Baskin Heads Up, Photographers, the Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Although fortunate photographers in a narrow swath of Europe are being treated to a total solar eclipse today, everyone in the Northern Hemisphere (and the very northern part of the Southern Hemisphere) can enjoy the annual Perseids Meteor Shower right now. The meteor shower peaks tonight. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Who inspires our community’s photography? From Ansel Adams to family and friends Inspiration can come from many sources. Our community shared this week who has inspired them, from parents, friends and colleagues. Who has inspired you? Jefenator I’m a big history buff when it comes to all things civilization, so I was excited when a community member suggested we ask everyone who... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On DP Review By Mathew Anderson Why One Raw File Can Contain Several Photographs You press the shutter once. A raw file can contain more than one admissible photograph, and the camera shows you only the version it chose. You shot the scene once, but the digital file came back with several photographs inside it. You have seen one: the JPEG preview the screen handed... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alvin Greis Insta360 Mirrorless Prototype Coming at CP+ 2027 – Two Models Confirmed Insta360 Founder and CEO JK Liu confirmed that the company is working on TWO (2) brand-new mirrorless cameras. One we have already seen back in April 2026 (the Z 1): the camera used an M4/3-format sensor and an M4/3rd Olympus 14-42mm Continue reading Insta360 Mirrorless Prototype Coming at CP+... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On The New Camera By admin Can a 20-Year-Old Canon Prime Still Beat Its RF Replacement? Plenty of photographers hang on to Canon's old EF f/1.2 primes because they swear those lenses render people in a way modern glass can't touch. That belief gets tested directly on a portrait shoot, with EF classics adapted to a current RF body and shot side by side against their... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke The One Leica M That Drops the Rangefinder Entirely The Leica M lineup split into two camps you can hold side by side, and one of them ditches the optical rangefinder that has defined the M for seventy years. The Leica M EV1 trades the mechanical viewfinder for a built-in EVF, and it now sits as the entry point... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Sports Photographer Has Instagram Account Wrongfully Banned by Meta Over ‘Sexualization of Children’ A sports photographer had his Instagram account permanently disabled after Meta mistakenly claimed his content violated its rules against the “sexualization of children.” [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold’s Cameras Aren’t As Good as the Base Pixel 11 Alongside its three new slab smartphones, the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL, Google unveiled a new foldable, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold. It's sleek and stylish, but has serious camera compromises. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Google Pixel 11 Pro: The Top Four Creator-Focused Features Over the course of two days, I had a few hours with the new Google Pixel 11 Pro, and I've narrowed it down to the four features aimed at photographers and videographers that I think deserve the most attention. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Sarah Teng Google’s Redesigned Pixel 11 Phones Features Major Camera Upgrades Google has unveiled its 11th-generation Pixel phones: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL. All three phones promise significant camera upgrades and the latest Google Gemini features. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Google’s new Pixel 11 phones have the camera upgrades that count The company is undoing some of the damage it did to its mainline Pixel, and upgrading some of the Pro’s cameras. Google Google has announced its new lineup of standard format (as opposed to folding) phones: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL. Both include improvements... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On DP Review By Mitchell Clark The Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold still makes camera compromises The phone is Google’s most refined foldable, and its main camera is better, but it’s also more expensive than ever. Google Alongside its traditional candybar style phones, Google has also announced the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, the latest iteration of its foldable smartphone. While the majority of its improvements relate... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On DP Review By Mitchell Clark Harman’s Phoenix Color Film Rises From the Ashes With a New ISO Back in 2023, Harman Photo, the company behind Ilford-brand photo film, launched an all-new color film, Phoenix 200. Last year, the company followed it up with Phoenix II. Now there's yet another Phoenix on the block, this time arriving with a new speed: 125. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Tourist Falls to Death While Posing for Photo Shoot at 177-Foot Waterfall A 20-year-old tourist plunged to his death while trying to do a photo shoot at the top of a waterfall in a U.S. state park. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Sigma’s 85mm f/1.2 Lens Looks Like It’s Coming Soon The latest Adobe Camera Raw update, version 18.5, added support for the Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The only thing is that Sigma hasn't actually released the lens or even said exactly when it is coming. Given that it's now supported in Adobe's photo editing... 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