Your Camera Stops Counting at 9,999 Because of a 1998 Filing Standard Written Around MS-DOS Shoot past frame 9,999, and the camera does not run out of numbers. It closes the folder it has been writing to, opens the next one, and starts again at 0001, which is how two shoots two years apart both end up holding a file called IMG_0473.CR2. The 0001 to... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Think Tank’s Very Practical Sling, The PhotoCross V2, Is a Winner Think Tank released two new slings earlier in the year that are perfect for street, urban, and travel photographers. Depending on your gear, there are 11L and 14L options to choose from. I got my hands on the 11L in a rather fetching Desert Sage, and have been using it... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Fstoppers By Simon Burn The 3 Lenses One Pro Would Buy at $300, $750, and $1,500 A lens is usually the biggest purchase you make after the camera itself, and the spread runs from a $300 35mm prime to a Sony G Master zoom that costs well past $2,000. Spending more feels like the safe move, yet a pricier lens only earns its cost when you... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Samyang AF 60-180mm f/2.8 Review: A Trinity Completed The two major third-party manufacturers from Japan have a complete trinity of full-frame professional f/2.8 zoom lenses. Sigma has long had a complete set, and Tamron has its excellent G2 series finalized. The Chinese companies are only now venturing into the autofocusing pro zoom lens market, but Samyang, out of... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Chris Niccolls Why a Former Velvia Shooter Now Turns His Saturation Down Camera makers, Fujifilm in particular, treat color science as a reason to buy into their systems, and plenty of people pick a brand on that point alone. If you shoot raw files of landscapes or travel scenes, it's fair to ask how much of that brand color makes it into... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Less talk, more photos: Sigma FP2 samples gallery A snapshot of how the bijou Sigma behaves, when dealing with with a series of subjects and lighting conditions Richard Butler For all that our reviews include studio testing and analyzing Raw files to interpret the exposure/gain strategy, a lot of the process involves simply using the camera. As well... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On DP Review By Richard Butler Wildlife Silhouettes and the Power of Shape Explore how posture, shape, light, and composition can help wildlife photographers create striking backlit imagery that tells a powerful story. [Read More]... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Kate Garibaldi Tamron’s first results since Sony’s buyout bid: no word on the deal, but OEM lens orders jump 36% Tamron published the new financial report. I hope they would give us some news about the Sony acquisition proposal but there is none. So here is what we got instead: Q3 was strong for the lens business. Photographic Products sales were ¥17.0bn (+12.4%) and operating profit was ¥4.5bn (+14.5%), a... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Why the Sony a7R VI Let a Portrait Photographer Stop Underexposing Sony's a7R line has carried a large share of high-resolution portrait and wedding work for a decade, yet each model had a weak point somewhere, usually slow sensor readout or video that was merely passable. The Sony a7R VI is the first in the series with a fully stacked sensor,... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Pioneering Female Photographer’s Work Discovered After Thousands of Negatives Found in Suitcase The work of a pioneering female photographer, whose images remained hidden for decades until thousands of her negatives were discovered in suitcases, is being exhibited for the first time. [Read More]... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara The 3 Camera Modes One Wedding Photographer Uses for Every Portrait Manual mode has a reputation as the serious way to shoot portraits, and plenty of people switch to it the moment they feel comfortable with their camera. Outdoors, with clouds drifting across the sun and subjects walking in and out of shade, that habit can leave you chasing exposure instead... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Sony Tidbits… Sony Kando Trip UK 2026 Today deals at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, FotoErhardt DE, FotoKoch DE. 5 Quick and Easy Portrait Setups (Explora). How to Film Yourself: A Solo Creator’s Guide (42West). Introducing Angelbird AV PRO CFexpress v4 Type A Memory Cards (Explora).... Published on 2026-11-07 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Motorola’s $1,599 Signature 27 Is the ‘World’s Fastest Android Smartphone’ After numerous teases and even a sponsored YouTube hands-on video, Motorola has finally, thankfully, fully unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Signature 27. It is being billed as the world's fastest Android smartphone. It's certainly among the most expensive slab phones. [Read More]... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Seven Cameras Famous Photographers Actually Used for Their Most Iconic Work One of the most recognized photographs in the history of National Geographic was made on a camera you can still buy used for a few hundred dollars. Steve McCurry pointed a Nikon FM2 with a 105mm lens at a girl of about 12 in a Pakistani refugee camp in 1984,... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke A deep dive into the Sigma FP2’s image quality finds a camera that’s unconventional to its core Like the BF, the FP2 is a full-time HDR camera. We look at the costs and benefits of this decision. DPReview Our rolling-shutter measurements of the Sigma FP2 didn’t really present any surprises, but our real-world shooting and our studio test shots did: Sigma is doing some creative things to... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On DP Review By Richard Butler Please Do Not Buy Costco’s $520 Canon R100 Kit The holiday season is ramping up and that once again means Canon is trotting out the same cash cow it has milked for the last three straight years. Costco (soon to be followed by other stores, surely) is offering a Canon EOS R100 kit for an enticing $520. Do not... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider Nikon Z70 Specification [Confirmed] Finally, we have a confirmed set of specifications for the Nikon Z70 camera. The camera uses a 41-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, which is non-stacked. Earlier, we were expecting a stacked sensor inside the upcoming DX flagship camera, but for now, we have to settle for BSI CMOS. Take a look... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On The New Camera By admin Meike Mixes It Up On APS-C With New $449 58mm f/1.2 Portrait Prime Meike has announced yet another addition to its Mix series of primes, and this time it's a portrait prime for APS-C mirrorless cameras. The Meike 58mm f/1.2 Mix is a fast $449 prime for Sony, Fujifilm, and Nikon mirrorless systems. [Read More]... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Small Prints, Big Charm: Giving Fujifilm Instax Mini Its Due It’s about time that the diminutive king of instant film got some Film Friday love, so we are giving this week’s spotlight over to Fujifilm’s Instax Mini color instant film and sharing why we love these small prints (and why you should as well). [Read More]... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Zeb Andrews Nature Photography Benefit with Thousands of Dollars in Giveaways Will Livestream on Saturday The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) will host its annual half-day event, NANPA LIVE, on Saturday, November 7, 2026, offering a free global livestream from 3:00 to 6:00 PM PT that includes giveaways worth thousands of dollars. [Read More]... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider Saype Is a Humanist Land Artist Who Captures His Murals with a Drone Grass, snow, sand, and laterite—these are the surfaces Saype (real name Guillaume Legros) has spent the last fifteen years exploring, creating monumental, ephemeral works of art around the world with his 100% biodegradable paint. [Read More]... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Nathalie Dassa 7Artisans 40mm f/2.5: Remarkable Performance for The Price I love small prime lenses and cameras for travel and street photography, so I was curious to test the new 40mm f/2.5 from 7Artisans. It's a tiny full frame lens for Nikon Z cameras, weighing a mere 97 g and measuring just 2 inches long. And at $159, it's also... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Simon Burn From marine life after dark to modern mythology: 1839 Awards winners revealed Explore highlights from the 2026 contest, which recognized professional and non-professional photographers across 41 categories. Giacomo Marchione The 1839 Awards has announced the winners of its 2026 Photographers of the Year contest. The competition presents Gold awards across 41 total categories in its professional and non-professional divisions. These include architecture,... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On DP Review By Abby Ferguson Why New Printer Owners Should Start With Basic Manufacturer Paper Buy a new photo printer, and the next temptation is a shopping cart full of baryta, cotton rag, and sampler packs of photo paper from every maker you've heard of. Paper shapes how a print looks, but telling which paper suits your images depends on a skill you can only... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke DaVinci Resolve Now Supports Apple’s Brand-New Touchscreen Mac Apple's brand-new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, the first Mac to ever feature a touchscreen, arrives today, and Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve 21 video editor is ready. [Read More]... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray The ‘Enough’ Is for All You Small Phone Fans Not everyone is stoked that smartphones keep getting larger, offering ever-bigger displays. In fact, some people are very much in love with the small phones of years past. New smartphone company Enough believes there are, well, enough of those people to justify launching an all-new small smartphone in 2026. [Read... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Yes, It Runs DOOM! Someone Turned the Sony A7S III Into a Gaming Machine Source: Reddit This week I reported how people are hacking their Sony A7sIII camera to add new features. Today, someone successfully installed DOOM on the Sony A7S III. The perfect way to kill time between photography sessions! 🙂 – More hacking news at MirrorlessWorld.com The post Yes, It Runs DOOM!... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Why Focusing on the Background Makes Photos Feel Dreamy Nearly everything you learn about focus points in one direction: keep the subject sharp and let the background fall apart. Reversing that, so the person in front of the lens goes soft while the scene behind them stays crisp, is one of the simplest ways to make an image feel... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke B&H’s Holiday Deals Begin: Save On Cameras, Lenses, Macs, and More B&H launched its Holiday Deal Zone this week, giving you an early jump on upcoming Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and holiday deals. We have a potpourri this week, with storage, memory cards, cameras and lenses, and computers. [Read More]... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Canadian Photographers Get Huge Tax Break In Proposed Federal Budget The Canadian Liberal government's new Budget 2026 will carve out protections and support for Canadian artists, including photographers. [Read More]... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray 4 Affordable Compact Cameras, From a Used Sony ZV-E10 to the Lumix L10 Every small camera between $500 and $1,500 gives something up, whether that's stabilization, battery life, a viewfinder, or a mechanical shutter, and the Sony ZV-E10, Fujifilm X-M5, Lumix S9, and Lumix L10 each make a different sacrifice. Picking the one whose weakness you rarely run into is what separates a... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Sony Alpha sales: Q2 dipped, first half still up Sony’s latest Q2 financial statements break out “Imaging” sales, which include interchangeable-lens cameras and lenses. That’s the closest official figure we get for the Alpha business: Q2 (July to September 2026): ¥169.3 billion, compared with ¥171.8 billion a year ago (−1.5%) Q1 (April to June 2026): ¥199.7 billion, compared with... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Why a Long-Term Project Makes Photography Feel Less Repetitive Landscape photography can settle into a loop: scout a spot, wait for light, take the frame, go home, and do it again next weekend. That routine produces some beautiful single images, but a hard drive full of unrelated pictures rarely adds up to a body of work you can show... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Just announced: new Laowa 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift Laowa announced the new 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift you can preorder at BHphoto, VenusStore, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Clifton, WexUK. Maximum ±10° tilt and ±12mm shift are available together only at close focusing distances; at infinity, the manufacturer’s table permits considerably less tilt alongside full shift. What’s exciting about... Published on 2026-11-06 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Photography Lessons from Australian Birds: Part Five Depending on what time of day our physical and mental activity peaks, we humans can be divided into two groups—early birds and night owls. However, as photographers, we should be something of a hybrid of the two. After all, some of the most interesting things in nature happen either early... 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