Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’ Award-winning landscape and nature photographer Greg Boratyn is best known for his photography skills, but he's also now putting his background in software development to work with a new digital photography platform, grid.photo, designed to provide passionate photographers an alternative to Instagram that celebrates photos above all else. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-23 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray A 50-Year-Old Canon Lens That Out-Resolves a 100-Megapixel Sensor A discontinued Canon lens from the 1970s can fully resolve the 100-megapixel sensor sitting inside a modern medium format body. Old glass carries a look that clean digital optics rarely match, and that character is exactly what draws people back to gear that stopped being made decades ago. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-23 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Exhibition Uncovers Historical Photos From a Century of US Deportation Campaigns A new exhibition chronicles photographs showing a century-long history of U.S. enforcement campaigns that targeted Mexican immigrants and American citizens alike. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-23 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Contax Mirotar 1000mm f/5.6 Germany tested on the Sony A7rV Mapcamera tested this humongous Contax Mirotar 1000mm f/5.6 lens on the Sony A7rV. The lens was made in the 1970s and weights 16.5 kg!!! Its f/5.6 maximum aperture is exceptionally fast for a 1000mm lens. Here is a summary of the key points: The Lens: A Rare Masterpiece Extremely Rare:... Published on 2026-08-23 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin The FCC Has Given Insta360 a Big Chance to Dethrone the Dominant DJI According to the latest BCN Ranking in Japan, DJI made all 10 of the best-selling video cameras last month. Even by DJI's lofty standards, that level of dominance is absurd. In the US, this dominance is under threat from legal issues and competitors alike. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-23 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Why f/22 Might Be Ruining Your Sharpest Shots Every aperture on your lens does a different job, and the wrong one can quietly soften an image you thought was tack sharp. The choice sits at the center of exposure, depth of field, and the entire feel of a photograph, which is why arguments over the "best" aperture never... Published on 2026-08-23 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Why Chasing Money Early Can Wreck Your Photography The advice that stings a little is usually the advice worth hearing. Money, gear, and social media can quietly stall a photographer's growth long before technique ever does, and understanding when each one helps or hurts changes how you spend your time behind the camera. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-23 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Insta360 Roadmap 2026 – 2027: Ace Pro 3, Mirrorless & More Coming So, after the Insta360 Luna Pro, the product expansion hasn’t stopped yet. Still, there’s plenty of room in 2026, and 2027; Insta360 has already shown its dominance in the 360 camera market. And now they are challenging the largest video camera market by releasing one after another in their Pocket... Published on 2026-08-23 As Seen On The New Camera By admin Logitech Sued for Keeping Tariff Refunds Instead of Passing Them to Buyers A class action filed in California accuses Logitech of raising prices to cover Trump-era import tariffs, then keeping both the higher prices and the federal refund it collected once the Supreme Court struck those tariffs down. The suit wants that money returned to the people who actually paid it: customers... Published on 2026-08-23 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Would You Want a 125-600mm Lens? A Patent Says the Math Works A newly published Panasonic patent describes an alternative optical configuration for a 125-600mm f/5.6-8.3 full frame lens. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-23 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Using AI Slop to Sell Cameras Will Never Make Sense to Me It's Saturday, and instead of enjoying the nice weather, I'm drawn to my computer to write the equivalent of a deep sigh. Two companies decided to publish generative AI slop this weekend designed to sell cameras, and I will never understand it. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider The Camera Lost on Mount Everest in 1924, and the Photograph It Might Still Hold Somewhere on or below Everest's northern side, perhaps buried in snow, rock, or moving ice, there may be a camera the size of a bar of soap. If it is ever found, and if the film inside survived, it could answer a question that has hung over mountaineering for 100... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Panasonic launches a water bottle with Sony Alpha Logo Panasonic just announced their new flagship water bottle(!) featuring the legendary Sony Alpha “α” logo. Key specs include: 5-axis image stabilization for shaky hands depending on how much vodka you put in it. Rumor has it the autofocus is terrible though. 🔋🧃 – Jokes aside, this is a real water... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin The ‘Student’ Legend: Why the Pentax K1000 Still Commands Respect There is no camera more synonymous with "learning" than the Pentax K1000. For nearly 50 years, it has been arguably the best-known student film camera ever made. But in 2026, it's time to stop looking at the K1000 as a "beginner" camera and start appreciating it as a masterclass in... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Fstoppers By Steven Van Worth Godox P100 is a new Portable Color Photo Printer Godox announced this new portable P100 printer you can get now on Amazon (Click here) The post Godox P100 is a new Portable Color Photo Printer first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin One Lighthouse, Eight Ways: How to Squeeze Every Shot Out of a Single Location A lighthouse surrounded by a field of yellow flowers at its peak is the kind of alignment that happens once in decades, and one landscape shooter spent an entire week working it from every angle he could find. The blue sky, the red-and-white tower, and the yellow field give you... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Lights Out in Scoresby Sund: Capturing a Total Eclipse in the High Arctic “It was just breathtaking,” Wayne says, the awe unmistakable in his voice. “It was the most epic thing I’ve ever photographed in my life.” … [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Ruth Taylor Why Amateurs Post 100 Photos and Pros Post 15 An art director at Nike once told a photographer that the reason he got hired was because his website had very few images, and every single one looked incredible. That single piece of advice about restraint sits at the center of how strong portfolios get built. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke ‘Widow’s Bay’ Cinematographer Reveals How He Created The Show’s Distinctive Look The cinematographer behind the acclaimed horror-comedy TV show Widow’s Bay has revealed how he created the series’ distinctive cinematic look. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara A $329 Lens That Punches Above Its Price on APS-C A telephoto lens that weighs 325 g, holds corner-to-corner sharpness wide open, and sells for $329 sets a high bar for anyone shooting portraits on APS-C. The Viltrox 75mm f/1.8 Evo is the first APS-C lens in the Evo lineup, arriving alongside a 90mm f/2.2 sibling. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Magnum Photographer Spent Three Years Documenting All 42 of England’s Anglican Cathedrals A remarkable exhibition brings together a late Magnum photographer's images of all 42 Anglican cathedrals in England, capturing their vast, often little-seen interiors entirely in natural light. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Why Golden Hour Might Be Quietly Wrecking Your Photos Golden hour gets treated as the one condition worth shooting in, yet the same warm, angled, flattering light that makes photos look easy can also flatten your instincts and hide your subject. Leaning on it too hard limits the range of colors, moments, and conditions you learn to handle. [Read... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke New 7Artisans 18mm f/2.0 APS-C pancake lens is coming on August 25 7Artisans announced the launch of a new 18mm f/2.0 APS-C E-mount autofocus lens. The weight of the lens is 109g only and preorders will open on August 25. The post New 7Artisans 18mm f/2.0 APS-C pancake lens is coming on August 25 first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Nikon Vibration Reduction Explained: Normal vs Sport Vibration Reduction (VR), which compensates for camera shake when shooting handheld, is a great feature that means we reach for a tripod far less often than we used to. It is not to say that tripods have become obsolete, but with good camera-holding technique, we’re now able to achieve shutter... Published on 2026-08-22 As Seen On Photography Life By Libor Vaicenbacher It Looks Like HoverAir’s Flying Gimbal Camera Already Got Banned in the U.S. The HoverAir Versa, which was announced in July, was advertised as the world's first "flying pocket camera." The first word in that description may have gotten the company caught up in a recent drone ban, as it appears to already be pulled for U.S. customers. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-21 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider Protected: ShutterFest 2026 Top Talent Competition This content is password-protected. To view it, please enter the password below. Password: ... Published on 2026-08-21 As Seen On Behind the Shutter By Sydney Bray The Photograph That Proved Einstein Right: The 1919 Eclipse Plates For about five minutes on May 29, 1919, the Moon blotted out the Sun over an island in the Gulf of Guinea and a hard-baked plain in northern Brazil, and two teams of astronomers pointed their cameras at a patch of sky no one could normally see. They were not... Published on 2026-08-21 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Aphera Is a RAW Editor for Photographers Who ‘Chase Feeling Over Formula’ Aphera is a new RAW photo editor built natively for macOS that prioritizes speed and handcrafted editing over complexity. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-21 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray This pocket-sized camera zooms to 2000mm and tracks wildlife on its own The RocXZoom pairs a 50x hybrid zoom with an AI tracking system that recognizes more than 300 bird species. It’s boasts the kind of reach that used to demand a telephoto lens and a tripod, all in a body that fits in a jacket pocket. Farseer Long-range photography has always... Published on 2026-08-21 As Seen On DP Review By bsmith0100 Another Photo Contest Falls Victim to a Controversy of its Own Making DarkSky International's Capture the Dark 2026 photo contest undoubtedly featured some beautiful photos of the night sky captured by talented photographers. However, since the winners were unveiled last week, controversy has reared its ugly head. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-21 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Sony’s Sensor Factory Is Back to Full Operation After Major Earthquake Last month, a major 6.8 earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan. It caused serious damage to multiple structures and forced the evacuation of Sony Semiconductor's facility, which is located in the region. Nearly a month later, the factory has returned to full operating capacity. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-21 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider Kodak Ektapan 100 Is a Smooth, Sharp, and Beautifully Detailed Film This week we are taking a look at Kodak TMax 100 black and white film (also now known as Kodak Ektapan 100). TMax 100 is part of a family of films that includes both TMax 400 and TMax P3200 films. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-21 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Zeb Andrews Thinking About Trying Film Photography? Here Are 5 Tips For the past couple of years, I've found myself reaching for film cameras more often. Not because they're better than digital—they’re not. For the analog look then? No, I believe you can get a film look with digital, if you know your way around an editing app. It’s really because... Published on 2026-08-21 As Seen On Fstoppers By Simon Burn Nikon’s Japan-Exclusive Nikkor Z Wooden Lens Stand Is Gorgeous I've already complained about how Japanese photographers get much better camera company merchandise options than us Americans, and I'll do it again, too! Nikon Direct, the company's Japanese shop, has awesome new wooden display stands for Nikkor Z lenses, and I want them. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-21 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray The Camera That Refused to Change for Seven Decades The Leica M has stayed in production for over 70 years, and the rangefinder inside a 2026 model works almost exactly like the one Leica shipped in 1954. That kind of stubbornness runs against every other camera company, all of which abandoned the rangefinder for SLRs, then mirrorless. [Read More]... 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