Review of the SmallRig 25L Outdoor Camera Backpack SmallRig is well known for its video-related accessories. Everyone knows about cages and all that comes with them. Perhaps also about the tripods and video lights. Now SmallRig has added a backpack to its ever-increasing product line. I’ve been using it for some time now. These are my findings. I’ve been... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Nando Harmsen The new SANDISK Extreme PRO® SDXC™ UHS-II V60 and V90 Cards now have higher capacities — here’s what that means for wedding videographers The updated card lineup adds 2TB[1] capacity options and faster read and write speeds, addressing two pain points wedding shooters know well: running out of space mid-event and offloading footage before the next job. SANDISK Sandisk has added 2TB1 capacities and faster read and write speeds to two of its... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On DP Review By bsmith0100 Can Sony's $2,698 400mm Prime Keep Up With the 600mm? Sony now has four lenses that can get you to 600mm or beyond for birds, and two of them weigh around 1 kg while costing less than many full frame bodies. Once teleconverters come into play, those lenses overlap in focal length, so the choice comes down to how much... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Eerie Photo Shows How Our Sun Will Die January is widely considered the bleakest month of the year, and astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy, who is putting together his cosmic calendars for 2027, chose the first month to feature an unnerving glimpse into the future. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Maven Expands Beyond Filters With Clever New Talon Series Folding Lights Maven is expanding beyond (excellent) magnetic lens filters with a new series of folding, highly portable LED lighting products. The pocket-sized Talon lights launch next week on Kickstarter and look very interesting. They have been in development for seven years. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray How to Get Photo Prints That Actually Match Your Screen Trust me, just like you, I've had my share of bad prints, especially when I was first starting photography. The color would come out all wrong, the tone wouldn't match what I saw on screen, and the whole thing was frustrating and miserable. So let's demystify this a little, because... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Dmitry Koshutin Full-frame but not the whole picture: there isn’t a one-size fits all format All formats are a compromise, and full-frame isn’t necessarily the Goldilocks format Mitchell Clark Full-frame has been the center of attention for the past few years, which can result in it overshadowing other formats. But, with the right support, different formats have their place, and we all lose out if... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On DP Review By Richard Butler Amazon is refusing to take Sony FX5 preorders until the shipment date is confirmed. Amazon completely removed the preorder option on the Sony FX5 (click here). They will only bring preorders back once Sony officially confirms the ship date. Other stores list October dates, but those are just guesses. Preorders: Sony FX5 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, FotoLeistenscheider, Calumet, Clifton, WexUK Sony DVF-EL1... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Sony Camera By Andreapazzo Imaging World Show Moves to Cologne in 2027 To Pick Up Where Photokina Left Off Imaging World wrapped up on Sunday, October 4, in Nuremberg, Germany. The three-day photography trade show is coming back in 2027, and moving to Photokina's old stomping grounds, Cologne. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray A Manual 50mm That Switches Between Clean, Soft, and Bubbly The Brightin Star 50mm f/2 Tri-Sight is a manual-focus lens that puts three different optical personalities behind one turning ring, so you can switch between a clean normal lens and two softer, bubblier looks without changing glass. If you shoot a full frame mirrorless body and keep reaching for filters,... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke The DJI Osmo 360 II and the state of 360 cameras in 2026 DJI, Insta360 and GoPro have stayed in the market, but why? Mitchell Clark Last week, we had the opportunity to spend some time with DJI’s latest 360 camera, the Osmo 360 II. It features replaceable lenses, dual Type-1/1.1 (92mm²) sensors (which, when recording 360, are combined to roughly the area... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On DP Review By Mitchell Clark Skylum ‘Saying Goodbye’ to the AI Portrait Editor Aperty Despite Promising 5 Years of Updates Skylum is killing its AI Portrait Editor Aperty this week despite promising five years of updates when it launched the app in 2024. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider Sony's New 400mm G Master Goes Trackside Sony now makes a G Master 400mm lens that weighs under a kilogram, which puts a super-telephoto in the same carrying class as a standard 70-200mm zoom. If you shoot motorsport, wildlife, or field sports without a monopod, that weight changes how long you can stay out and how freely... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Rumored Home Security Camera From Apple Won’t Actually Record Video Apple, a company known for making privacy a priority, is reportedly working on a home security camera that doesn't record video or photos. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Sony Japan Warns of FE 600mm F6.3 GM Shipping Delays Following Strong Preorders Sony Japan issued the following statement: Thank you for your continued patronage of Sony products. Orders for the FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS “SEL600F63GM” lens for α [E-mount] digital SLR cameras, which began on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, have far exceeded our expectations, and there may be delays in delivery.... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin The Pope Denounces AI Art: ‘Algorithms Lack the Spark of Humanity’ Pope Leo has once again spoken out against art generated by artificial intelligence, saying the Roman Catholic Church "needs" human artists. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Why Your Rim Light Looks Weaker Every Time You Raise the Fill Rim light and fill light pull against each other in a high-key portrait: brighten one, and the other suddenly looks weak. Getting the two to share the frame is what separates a bright, clean beauty shot from one that looks flat or burned out. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Erling Haaland Sues Airline Over Photo Edit Featuring His Hairstyle Norwegian soccer player Erling Haaland is suing an airline over a social media post that featured an edited image referencing his distinctive hairstyle during the 2026 World Cup. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-05 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Nearly Every JPEG on Earth Runs on Math a Reviewer Called Too Simple to Fund in 1972 In early 1972, a Kansas State University professor named Nasir Ahmed sent the National Science Foundation a proposal to study a cosine transform built out of Chebyshev polynomials. NSF declined to fund it, and in his own written account of what happened, Ahmed recalled one reviewer's comment coming down to... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke FCC May Pull LiDAR DJI Neo 2, Avata 360 by Jan 30, 2027 The FCC may pull LiDAR DJI drones from US shelves around January 30, 2027. That ban is not signed. The Neo 2 and Avata 360 are the two models buyers are pricing right now. They are not the whole list. The list includes all possible sets of drones that carry... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On The New Camera By admin Sony India promoting the FX series with AI generated image full of errors Sony India posted this image on Instagram. However, on closer inspection, it’s clearly AI-generated—and contains a ton of bizarre details! I’ve highlighted just a few, but you can have fun finding the remaining quirks yourself. Companies increasingly rely on AI tools to create promotional images. It’s one way to save... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Five Poses for When Your Couple Starts Looking Posed I want to start by defending the thing this article might look like it is against. Static posing in wedding and portrait photography is the backbone of every couples session I shoot. The five foundations I teach are all static positions, and they are static for good reasons. They are... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Pye Jirsa The Historic Practice of the Hidden Mother in Photography The “Hidden Mother” is a genre of photography that has been practiced since the infancy of the photographic process. Many examples date back to 1839 and the daguerreotype. A shroud or sheet would be thrown over the adult in the composition, or the mother hid behind a cloaked chair. They... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Shane Balkowitsch Is It Time to Upgrade Your Camera? A shelf full of older camera bodies brings its own kind of guilt: they still work, they still make good pictures, and they almost never leave the house. Choosing whether to keep shooting a camera like the Fujifilm X-H1 or sell it for something faster affects your wallet, your hit... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Powerful Portraits of People Whose Lives Have Been Forever Changed Due to School Shootings Photographer Kathy Shorr has spent 13 years documenting the devastating effects of gun violence in the United States. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Save Your Photos Month: community images from each 48-hour mini-challenge 15 photography themes over a month generated a wide range of unique photos from our community. Check them out and then share your own in the discussion. Joachim Wulfers Last month, we announced a special mini-challenge event that invited the community to submit a themed photo, with the theme rotating... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On DP Review By Mathew Anderson NiSi 16mm f/2.8 ASPH G-Mount Review: There Might Be Such a Thing As Too Wide The Fujifilm GFX system has been around for nearly a decade, and it's safe to say it's been a great success for Fujifilm. A good indicator of the GFX's success is that third-party lens makers are getting in on the fun, including NiSi. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Why Leaving Your Camera at Home Can Train Your Eye Finding a photograph inside a crowded street or a wide-open landscape is the part of the craft that decides whether you come home with a handful of keepers or a card full of near misses. Settings and gear can be learned in a weekend, while knowing where to point the... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke The Photographer Who Captured the Glamor of Hollywood’s Golden Age An exhibition celebrates the work of George Hurrell, the defining portrait photographer of Hollywood’s 1930s and early 1940s, whose photographs still epitomize what we think of today as Hollywood glamor. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara New Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G reviews and funny stereoscopic rig! The new Sony 8-14mm Fisheye G lens will start to ship out soon. On top you can see the lens in a stereoscopic rig setting. Sony deliberately limited the lens diameter to 63.1mm, allowing the two lenses to sit almost against each other. At 8mm, each lens produces a circular... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Can a Better Process Lead to Better Landscape Photos? Two hours of loading sheet film at camp after a long day in the field can make large format feel like a job. How you handle the dull, repetitive parts of photography shapes how much you enjoy the rest of it, and often how the pictures turn out. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Photoshop Can Now Move the Light in Your Photo Flat window light or a harsh shadow across a face used to mean a reshoot or an evening of dodging and burning. Photoshop's new Relight feature, currently in the beta, lets you reposition, soften, and recolor the light in a finished image with a handful of sliders. [Read More]... Published on 2026-10-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke What Diffraction Actually Is, and Why Photographers Worry About f/16 A 24mm lens at f/8 has an opening 3.00 mm across. A 600mm lens at f/8 has one 75 mm across, 25 times wider, and it draws a diffraction pattern on the sky 25 times finer. Both land a blur spot on your sensor exactly 10.7 microns wide. Every other limit... Published on 2026-10-03 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke What I’ve Learned After 20 Years of Photographing Fall Color After 20 years of photographing fall color, I'm sharing the lessons that have helped me plan better outings, find stronger compositions, and build a more varied portfolio. Growing up in the Northeastern U.S., autumn has always been one of the times of year that draws me outside with its explosion... Published on 2026-10-03 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Kate Garibaldi Hands On With Adobe's New Prompt to Edit Lightroom Feature As part of its ongoing efforts to make photo editing as quick and easy as possible, Adobe is introducing Prompt to Edit in Lightroom. This feature lets you restore an old photograph by selecting one of Adobe’s example prompts or creating your own prompt. You can sharpen out-of-focus images, colorize... 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