GoPro's Founder Is Lending His Own Company $20 Million to Keep It Alive GoPro's founder and CEO is lending his own company $20 million to keep it running while its board looks for a buyer. The action camera maker warned last month that it might not survive the next 12 months without new money or a sale. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke 'Missed the Mark': Meta Retreats on Instagram AI Photo Grab Meta has removed the feature in its new Muse Image tool that let anyone generate AI images from your public Instagram photos, just three days after switching it on. The company said the feature "missed the mark" and is no longer available. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke 11 Landscape Photography Mistakes Beginners Keep Making Landscape photography looks like it should be easy. You find a beautiful place, point the camera at it, and press the shutter. Then you get home, look at the files, and the magic that was right in front of you has somehow drained out of the picture. Almost always, the... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke The new “Classic Edition” SG-image 35mm f2.2 FE lens is now available for preorder You can get the new designed lens at Amazon and SG-image. SG-image writes: This CE Classic Edition features a specially upgraded retro vintage exterior. Polished silver decorative trim paired with knurled textured focus ring recreates iconic classic lens styling, perfectly matching silver retro mirrorless bodies. Full aviation-grade metal barrel delivers... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Insta360 X6 First Real Images Leak: Compact Osmo 360-Style Design, 8K50 Confirmed So finally, we have some real images of the upcoming Insta360 X6 flagship 360 camera. These images look highly real and are coming directly from the trustworthy German website WinFuture, so what it seems to be is a kind of genuine product images directly coming straight out from a retail... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On The New Camera By admin DJI FrameTap Competitor Incoming? Insta360 Remote Control Patent Spotted Insta360 is quietly working to introduce a very tough competitor to DJI’s FrameTap Remote Controller. Obviously, we were the first to report when DJI was working on the FrameTap Remote Controller, and now we are here to report that Insta360 is working on a very similar type of device, which... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On The New Camera By admin After 15 Years and a Dozen Cameras, Here's What I Learned About Shooting the Street In 2010, I made a decision that didn't make much sense on paper. I sold my Nikon gear and bought the first Olympus Pen E-P1. It was slow. It was imperfect. Autofocus... lol. It didn't impress anyone who cared about specs.But it changed how I worked in the street.Since then, I've... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Coghe Which High-Resolution Full-Frame Camera Has the Best Sensor? The mid-range sensor market is very competitive, especially because the vast majority of potential buyers will be acquiring one eventually. But what about the high-end market? The costs go up, but so do the megapixels, and the sensors at this stage will be the pinnacle of technology from each of... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Chris Niccolls Capture the Night: ProMaster’s Summer 2026 Astrophotography Guide Summer 2026 is shaping up to be an incredible season for astrophotography. At ProMaster, we believe that the right equipment shouldn’t just support your camera, it should be an extension of your creative process. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider The Sharpest 24mm Lenses You Can Buy Right Now A $200 lens outperforming a Zeiss on corner sharpness is exactly the kind of result that shows how fast optics have moved. The 24mm focal length gives you a wide field of view with just enough drama to hold onto your subject, and paired with a bright aperture, it delivers... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Full leaked specs and details of the new Viltrox 26mm f/2.8 FE pancake lens Here is the press text of the new lens that will be announced on July 15. AF 26/2.8 EVO FE is an auto focus lens suitable for E-mount, with 8 elements in 6 groups, the focus distance is about 0.2m-∞, and noiseless STM focus motor can accurately control the moving... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin We Need Street Photography Now More Than Ever We are living through the most photographed moment in human history, and somehow, street photography matters more than it ever has. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Steve Simon The Shutter Speed Range Most Photographers Skip Over Most slow shutter advice sends you straight to a tripod, a waterfall, and a 30-second exposure. There's a whole range of shutter speeds you can shoot handheld that keeps part of your frame sharp while letting motion streak through it. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Insta360 True DJI Neo 2 Competitor Emerges: Foldable Drone Prototype Patent Details Surface We have been covering this news since August 2025, and now we have another interesting update to share with you. Insta360 developers were testing two different types of drones before the Antigravity A1 announcement. The first one was the Antigravity A1, but the second one is the one that we shared... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On The New Camera By admin Fragments from Ecuador: Photographing the Shiny Cowbird The reality of wildlife photography is that, no matter how carefully you prepare, some things simply cannot be planned. You may visit the same country—or even the same location—multiple times, and every trip will still surprise you. Not always in a pleasant way, of course.... Published on 2026-07-11 As Seen On Photography Life By Libor Vaicenbacher Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging Former Employees Stole Confidential Hardware Trade Secrets Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company and two former Apple employees of misappropriating confidential hardware information to accelerate OpenAI's consumer hardware ambitions. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Kate Garibaldi FCC Fines Multiple Companies It Says Are Bringing DJI Tech into the U.S. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched enforcement action against eight companies it says failed to respond to inquiries related to the importation and sale of wireless products, including firms that have allegedly been linked to bringing DJI technology into the United States despite increasing restrictions on Chinese drone... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Kate Garibaldi Meta Removes AI Image Generation Feature That Used Public Instagram Posts Following User Backlash Meta has removed a controversial AI feature after criticism over its default settings, which automatically opted public Instagram accounts into allowing their posts to be used as references for AI-generated images. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Kate Garibaldi A Fast, High-End Nikon Camera Is Reportedly Weeks Away Nikon is reportedly close to launching a fast, high-end, professional APS-C camera, with an announcement expected in the next couple of months. The most talked-about spec is a 45-megapixel stacked sensor in a body built for speed. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Meta Just Made Your Public Instagram Photos Fair Game for AI Meta's new AI image generator lets anyone pull photos from a public Instagram account and feed them into AI creations, without asking the account owner or telling them afterward. The feature is switched on by default for public profiles. Update: Per 9 to 5 Mac, Meta has removed the feature after... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke 650 Freelance Photographers Are Fighting the WSJ Over an AI Contract Roughly 650 freelance photographers who work for The Wall Street Journal have refused to sign a new contract they say could funnel their images into AI training. The fight centers on two changes: who owns the photos you shoot on assignment, and the paper's new right to license those photos... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Myth: You Must Shoot in Manual Mode to Be a Pro There is a belief that follows almost every beginner around: that real photographers shoot in manual mode, and that the semi-automatic modes on the dial are a kind of training-wheels embarrassment you are supposed to outgrow as fast as possible. The aperture priority setting even gets the dismissive nickname "A... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Sony RX10V now available for preorder at Amazon too! Preorders: Sony RX10V at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Leistenscheider, Clifton, WexUK Here is a new roundup of youtube reviews: The post Sony RX10V now available for preorder at Amazon too! first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Why Other Reviewers Love the Sony RX10 V Even Though We Didn’t Sony unveiled the long-awaited RX10 V this week, bringing out a new versatile bridge camera for the first time since the RX10 IV in 2017. You've already seen what we think, but we believe it's important to get a diverse assortment of opinions when considering something as important as a... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Falcam’s Hasselblad X2D Cage Offers Protection and a Secret AirTag Compartment Falcam has announced a new camera cage for the Hasselblad X2D and X2D II that aims to do more than simply add accessory mounting points. Designed specifically for Hasselblad's medium format cameras, the new cage focuses on protecting the camera while preserving its minimalist design and improving day-to-day workflow. [Read... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Kate Garibaldi Xtra Muse 2 Pro Delayed to Q3 2026 The best alternative for the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pro, the Xtra Muse 2 Pro, a kind of US edition of the DJI Pocket 4 Pro, has been delayed, and we are going to explain why, and how we came to know that it has been delayed, and what is... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On The New Camera By admin Freelance Photographers Balk at New Wall Street Journal Contract The Wall Street Journal says it is keeping pace with technology and protecting its photography archive. But hundreds of freelancers -- anxious about intellectual property ownership -- object to the Journal’s new contract and are withholding their services. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Ken Klein One Photographer, Two Stolen Bicycles, 10 Cities, 100,000 Photos: A Timelapse Tour Across Europe A photographer who took an epic trip starting from the southern tip of Europe all the way to northern Germany visited 10 cities and created 10 mesmerizing timelapses. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot The 10 Best Mirrorless Camera Deals Photographers Can Get Right Now Summer is not typically a busy time for new camera releases, the brand-new Sony RX10 V and Leica SL3-P as notable exceptions. But that doesn't mean now isn't a great time to buy a new camera, and here are 10 high-quality cameras available with big discounts. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Hohem MT3 Pro Gimbal: A Solo Creator's Dream At this point, there are so many brands of gimbals that it can be hard to know which direction to go, especially with heavy-hitting names like DJI at the forefront of most publications and media outlets. But when I saw the MT3 Pro from Hohem, there was a standout feature... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Fstoppers By Jason Vinson Fujifilm Acros II Is the King of Fine Grain Black and White Film The original Fujifilm Acros film long held a special place in our camera bags here at Blue Moon Camera. We’d say that the whole Neopan line of films was highly favored by us, but we lost Neopan 400 and 1600 some time ago and Acros was the lone survivor. [Read... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Zeb Andrews Why Depending on One Client Nearly Ended a 20-Year Career Editorial work once brought in 75% of one photographer's income. Today it accounts for about 5%, and the shift wasn't forced on him by failure. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke iPhone 17 Drops Into the Ocean and Keeps Recording for Two and a Half Hours Earlier this week, PetaPixel reported on an iPhone 16 Pro slipping into the Mediterranean Sea, filming fish, and ultimately its rescue. And now another similar case has emerged, but this time an iPhone 17 Pro Max fell into the Atlantic Ocean, where it lay for two and a half hours... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot One of These 12 Photographers Will Win the 2026 Leica Oskar Barnack Award An international jury has selected the 12 shortlisted finalists for the 46th Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), one of the most prestigious photography prizes in the world. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Large-Format Film in the Quarries of North Wales Abandoned slate quarries hold more than dramatic scenery. Some hide names carved into stone over a century ago, tools left where workers dropped them, and connections to people you'd never expect. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-10 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke 1 2 3 … Next Camera Manufacturers CanonNikonSonyFujifilmOlympusPanasonicPentaxLeica Camera Stores Abe’s of MaineAdoramaB&H PhotoCalumetHunt’s Photo and VideoKEH CameraNational Camera ExchangeRitz CameraSamy’s Camera Photographers Steve McCurryLee JeffriesJimmy NelssonRehahnEric LafforgueManny LibrodoLisa KristineDavid LazarDaniel NortonGavin HoeyVanessa JoyCanon Explorer’s of LightNikon Embassadors Rick Hamilton
