Can Medium Format Become Mainstream? For most of digital photography's history, medium format meant one thing: a five-figure investment, a deliberate studio pace, and a tool reserved for commercial shooters whose clients paid for the absolute ceiling of image quality. The format was the opposite of mainstream by definition. It was the thing you rented... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Responsible AI Use, Darktable, and DDT We've all seen AI processing being taken too far in photography: generative object removal creating weird artifacts, photos pushed into the realm of rendered graphic art, and blue skies being replaced with majestic sunsets.... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Photography Life By Jason Polak Make Mine Black and White: Learning to Convert to Digital When All My World Was Film I am, by training and inclination, a black and white photographer. My very first exposure to black and white photography, as an artful medium, was a photograph that I saw when I was in art school many years ago that was entitled "Monolith, the Face of Half Dome." At that... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Nathan McCreery Wildlife Photos That Actually Work: 8 Field Techniques That Cost Nothing Getting better wildlife photos doesn't require buying anything. The gap between forgettable shots and compelling ones almost always comes down to technique, not equipment. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke The Canon EOS Rebel 300D Came Out 23 Years Ago: How Well Has It Aged? When I first threw out the idea of taking another look at the Canon EOS Digital Rebel 300D, the response from the team was tepid to say the least. Why devote time to what could be argued as one of the worst DSLR cameras of all time? [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Chris Niccolls TTArtisan AF 50mm f/1.8 Neo Review: Is $89 Enough for a Full Frame 50mm? Buying a 50mm lens for under $100 sounds like a deal until you see what you're actually getting. The TTArtisan AF 50mm f/1.8 Neo hits that $89 price point on full frame, and the question isn't whether it's cheap. It's whether cheap is cheap enough to matter. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Opinion: is the age of mechanical wonders over? Mirrorless cameras have largely taken over from DSLRs. That transition has lead to a different kind of engineering taking the lead role. Photo: DPReview I have an admission: there's just something I don't love about shooting with the Nikon Z8. Pressing the shutter and hearing the speaker go "click" just... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On DP Review 5 Easy Ways to Capture Creative Fireworks Photos Photographing fireworks offers a unique opportunity to experiment with light, color, and motion. While the classic long-exposure image is always a favorite, there’s a lot more you can do in-camera and in post to elevate your results. Here are five easy, fun techniques to help you capture more dynamic, creative... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Kate Garibaldi Viltrox 35mm f/1.8 Evo Review: Is This the Best Budget Prime for Nikon Z and Sony? Finding a fast prime with an apochromatic design under $400 is almost unheard of, and that's exactly what the Viltrox 35mm f/1.8 Evo claims to be. Apochromatic lenses correct chromatic aberration by aligning all three color wavelengths to the same focal plane, a feature you typically only find in lenses... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke X-Ray Telescope Celebrates America’s 250th Birthday With Cosmic Fireworks In celebration of the United States of America's 250th birthday, NASA has unveiled four new images from its Chandra X-ray Observatory that show the wonders of the Universe in resplendent red, white, and blue. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray The Real Reason Your Couples Look Awkward in Photos (And How to Fix It) Getting genuine, relaxed-looking images from couples at weddings has less to do with knowing the right poses than most people assume. The mental shift behind how you approach directing people is what separates stiff, uncomfortable photos from ones that look effortless. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke How to Photograph Fireworks – Everything You Need to Know Want to learn how to photograph fireworks for the 4th of July or any other occasion? These tips cover everything including your choice of camera equipment, camera settings, composition, and more.... Published on 2026-07-04 As Seen On Photography Life By Nasim Mansurov The Gear a Beginner Needs to Shoot Landscapes (and What to Skip) Landscape photography has a reputation as a gear-hungry genre, and it is easy to believe you need a closet full of equipment before you can shoot a decent mountain. You do not. The genre actually rewards a small, deliberate kit more than almost any other, because you are usually on... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke TTArtisan announced the new 50mm f/1.8 Neo FE lens for $89 only! This is quite cool: You can get a fast 50mm autofocus lens for just $89 at BHphoto, Amazon, and the TTArtisan Store! The post TTArtisan announced the new 50mm f/1.8 Neo FE lens for $89 only! first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Save Big on Cameras, Lenses, Lights, and More With the Best Fourth of July Photography Deals Looking to save on new photography gear this Fourth of July? This week's holiday deals include substantial discounts on cameras, lenses, drones, lighting equipment, action cameras, and accessories from many of the biggest names in photography and filmmaking. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Kate Garibaldi New Selfie-Friendly Dual Display Camera Has Y2K Energy Cheap, compact digital cameras continue to be all the rage, with new models popping out of the woodwork from every which way. The latest in Japan, the DIGI+ Dual Display Digital Camera DGP-DCM01, combines a translucent body design with a secondary selfie-friendly front screen. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray How to Build a Photography Research Practice Beyond Pinterest As photographers, we're inundated with images all day — ads, social media, billboards. Which ones actually inform our work, and where should we be looking? As a photographer who has worked on brand campaigns, it's sad to see mood boards composed of the same images. I'll receive inspiration images from a... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Fstoppers By Clark Stinson Sony FX5 Specification and Leaked Image: Sony Upcoming Cinema Camera 2026 The Sony FX5 camera is coming, and as the announcement date approaches, we are getting more and more confirmation about its specs. If we compare the specs we know to the FX3, it’s a massive upgrade, without a doubt. In this article, we will try to explain the major upgraded... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On The New Camera By admin A new Sony RX10 is coming View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sony | Alpha (@sonyalpha) Sony is set to announce a new model of its RX10 enthusiast long zoom compact next week, according to a teaser video. Captioned "The wait is over. A new RX10 is coming 7/9/2026," it shows off a... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On DP Review Lightroom Classic 15.4 Adds a Duplicate Finder and Smarter Group Culling Lightroom Classic 15.4 shipped with a duplicate finder, improved AI masking, and smarter culling tools, and at least a few of these updates will change how you manage and edit images day to day. If your library has grown to tens of thousands of files, one of these features alone... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Photographing fireworks? Here's the four things you need to know Canon EOS 5D | F8 | 3 sec | ISO 250Photo: Rishi Sanyal This weekend, people and cities across the US will be celebrating the Fourth of July with the traditional large firework displays. If you're trying to capture those, there are a few things you'll want to keep in... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On DP Review Film Friday: Ilford Delta 100 Perfectly Blends Contrast and Tonality When we first conceived of our Film Friday series, we had a few different motives in mind. The first was that we had long noticed that some black and white films were more popular than others with our customers. We sold a lot more Kodak Tri-X than we did Ilford... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Zeb Andrews Mitakon’s New Full-Frame Cine Primes Have a Ludicrously Fast T1 Aperture Zhongyi Optics, known as Mitakon, has announced a series of ultra-fast T1 cinema prime lenses for full-frame cameras. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Sony officially teases the launch of the new Sony RX10V! Sony has just teased the launch of the new Sony RX10V on July 9, 10:00 EDT / 15:00 BST / 23:00 JST. This means our rumors were spot on and we will get a new RX10V with new chip (for faster processing and better AF) and Sony NP-FZ100 battery support.... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin The 7Artisans 24mm and 50mm f/1.8 Autofocus Lenses Are Surprisingly Hard to Dismiss 7Artisans has built its reputation on cheap manual focus glass, so releasing autofocus lenses puts the company in direct comparison with brands that have been doing this for years. The bar for autofocus in 2024 is high, and whether a budget brand can clear it is a real question. [Read... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Fujifilm's trying something new after 40 years of disposable QuickSnap cameras Photo: Fujifilm Fujifilm is celebrating the 40th birthday of the QuickSnap series of single-use 35mm film cameras. To mark the occasion, the company has announced two new additions: the QuickSnap Black and White and Active. The QuickSnap Black and White is Fujifilm's first one-time-use camera that uses monochrome film. That... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On DP Review The Sigma Foundation’s Third Book is Focused on Experimental Photography The Sigma Foundation has announced its third book, Trevor Key, which it says is the first to honor Key's processes and prescience and is an enduring visual love letter to the future of image-making. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider Sony's Most Beloved 55mm Gets a Serious Challenge From Viltrox Choosing between a $370 lens and a $1,100 lens is easy when the cheaper one wins on almost every technical measure. The Viltrox AF 55mm f/1.8 Evo is a direct challenge to the Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 ZA, and Dustin Abbott's side-by-side test on the Sony a7R VI makes that... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Why Most Landscape Photographers Are Ignoring Half Their Best Shots Landscape photography has a bias problem. The vast majority of images flooding social media and print focus on sunsets, northern lights, and those much-visited "honeypot" locations where tripod holes wear into the ground from overuse, while whole categories of equally compelling scenes get ignored entirely. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Sirui now teases the launch of three new primes on July 6 Sirui will launch three new primes on July 6th. Unclear what mount will be supported yet. The post Sirui now teases the launch of three new primes on July 6 first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-07-03 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Portrait Photography for Beginners: Settings, Lenses, and Posing Basics The fastest way to make better portraits is not to buy a flash, a softbox, and three light stands. It is to learn to see and shape the light you already have. Natural light is free, it is forgiving once you understand it, and it teaches you the fundamentals that... Published on 2026-07-02 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke The countdown begins: DPReview's new website goes live next week Back in April, we shared some big news: for the first time since DPReview went live in 1998, we've been rebuilding the entire site from the ground up. This isn't just a cosmetic update or a new coat of paint, but a rebuilding of the entire codebase and migration to... Published on 2026-07-02 As Seen On DP Review Artemis II’s Nikon Z9 Was Way More Important for Science Than Expected Researchers at Tokyo City University just published a new paper in The Astrophysical Journal Letters based on photos the Artemis II astronauts captured in space during their lunar flyby using the Nikon Z9. The researchers analyzed the solar corona images captured by the Artemis II astronauts, yielding new insights into... Published on 2026-07-02 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Astronaut Captures Dazzling Aurora Dancing Above Earth ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot (@soph_astro) was recently treated to incredible, dazzling aurora displays in space while aboard the International Space Station (ISS). While Adenot and the ESA shared photos last month, Adenot just shared an incredible video of auroras from space on social media today. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-02 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Insta360 CEO’s Dream Camera Is One You Won’t Even Think About At All Hot on the heels of Insta360's Luna and Luna Ultra launching, Insta360's founder JK Liu explained his long-term ambitions for cameras, namely that users will forget they even exist. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-02 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray 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
