This camera battery doubles as a secret tracker (for iPhone users) Falcam’s TagBatt has Apple’s Find My tech built in, letting you track and locate your gear. Falcam We’ve seen a recent trend of camera accessory companies building in clever hiding spaces for Apple AirTags into their products. Whether it’s a camera cage with a hole for one cut out, or... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On DP Review By Mitchell Clark The Angel of the North: Photographing the Arctic Tern The first time I saw an Arctic tern was during my first trip up north, to the Shetland Islands. I didn’t manage to bring home anything significant—just a couple of documentary-style reportage shots. Years later, I tried again in Iceland, and a spark was ignited. But it was only during... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Photography Life By Massimo Vignoli Photographer Builds Miniature Wildlife Scenes Using the Objects That Threaten Endangered Animals Photographer Benedek Lampert's new series, The Nature We Replaced, combines the miniature worlds the photographer is known for crafting with powerful environmental storytelling. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Best Compact Vlogging Cameras Under $400 (Up to $450) in 2026 Nice, you’re looking for a true pocketable camera for vlogging on a budget; you have come to the right place. Our list includes true pocketable cameras that deliver sharp 4K video and reliable image stabilisation for perfect output, with easy upload options and support for shooting in different formats for... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On The New Camera By admin A photographer built this bamboo forest from plastic drinking straws Every landscape in Benedek Lampert’s new series is built from the materials destroying it. Fishing nets become oceans, plastic bags become Arctic ice. Benedek Lampert Hungarian photographer Benedek Lampert is famous for creating realistic-looking photos made of Lego bricks, challenging viewers to tell whether they’re looking at a real place... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On DP Review By Dale Baskin The 5 Best Cameras for Outdoor Photography When you’re photographing the outdoors, your camera needs to be as versatile as the environments you’re exploring. Whether you’re capturing dramatic landscapes at sunrise, tracking wildlife, photographing the Milky Way, or hiking deep into the backcountry, choosing the best camera for outdoor photography can make a significant difference in your... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Outdoor Photographer By By Henry Anderson AirPods With Cameras Could Be Released This Year Apple's camera-equipped AirPods could be released before the end of 2026, earlier than previously expected. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Officially announced: New Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS lens! Preorders: Sony 100-400mm at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK. Youtube reviews: Products videos: The post Officially announced: New Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS lens! first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Sony 100-400mm f/5.6-8 Review: It’s Just Fine and That’s Okay Many of Sony's recent lens efforts have focused on high-end, professional-grade optics, including G and G Master lenses. The company is revisiting the consumer end of its lineup, delivering a new telephoto zoom lens for the masses: the FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS. It's aggressively priced and versatile, but is it... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Sony’s New FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS Is an $850 Zoom for the Masses In stark contrast to its recent FE 100-400mm f/4.5 G Master lens, Sony has announced the 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS, the most affordable full-frame 100-400mm lens on E-mount. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Sony Electronics Launches SEL100400 – FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS, The Perfect Hobbyist’s Super-Telephoto Zoom Len Press text: Sony Electronics Launches SEL100400 – FE 100-400mm F5.6-8 OSS, The Perfect Hobbyist’s Super-Telephoto Zoom Len Delivering Outstanding Mobility and Excellent Image Quality Across the Entire Zoom Range 08/03/2026 Preorders: Sony 100-400mm at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK. – San Diego, August 4, 2026 – Sony Electronics... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Sony’s FE 100-400mm F5.6-8.0 OSS is affordable but fairly slow Sub-$1000, teleconverter-compatible long zoom provides gateway to sports and wildlife shooting (in good light) Mitchell Clark Sony has announced the FE 100-400mm F5.6-8.0 OSS, a comparatively small, comparatively affordable long tele for E-mount cameras. Unlike its immediate peers or faster but heavier third-party rivals, the FE 100-400mm F5.6-8.0 is compatible... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On DP Review By Richard Butler Ariana Grande Sues Hackers Who Impersonated Her Photographer and Sold Unreleased Photos Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against hackers she claims targeted several of her photographers before stealing and leaking unreleased photos. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Should You Spend $3,000 on Canon's Biggest Standard Zoom? Canon's RF 24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z carries a price near $3,000 and a body large enough to reshape what you pack. Deciding between this lens and the more familiar RF 24-70mm is one of the harder calls a Canon shooter faces right now. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Expert Warns Parents Against Taking Babies Up Mountains for Summit Photos An expert has urged parents to stop carrying their babies up one of the world's busiest mountains in the hope of capturing a selfie. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Wescott’s New FJ100 Strobe and Speedlight Are its Most Compact Wireless Lights Yet Westcott announced a pair of new FJ100-series lights today, the FJ100 Touchscreen AC/DC Strobe and the FJ100 Touchscreen Speedlight. These are the most compact lights yet in Westcott's FJ Wireless System. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Meta Smart Glasses Face Calls for Bans Across Europe Over Privacy Concerns Several European countries -- including France, Germany, and the Netherlands -- are considering banning Meta’s smart glasses as regulators examine whether the devices comply with privacy laws. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Just announced: new DJI Mic Mini 2S Get the new DJI Mic Mini 2S at DJIstore, BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Clifton, WexUK The post Just announced: new DJI Mic Mini 2S first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin The Mic Mini 2S Adds Internal Recording to DJI’s Smallest Lav System DJI has announced the Mic Mini 2S, which expands on the Mic Mini 2 with the ability for each transmitter to record 32-bit float internally. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider Photographer Captures the Working Bodega Cats of New York City New York City's bodega cats are no ordinary felines. They're working cats in neighborhood stores that are in charge of pest control -- an important job in a city with a persistent rodent problem. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Apple Faces $32.5 Billion Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition in iPhone Photos App Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking up to $32.5 billion over claims its iPhone Photos app illegally collected users' biometric information. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara The APS-C Lens That Made Full Frame Feel Optional A constant f/1.8 mid-range zoom on an APS-C body gets you close to the look of a 24-70mm on full frame, with less weight and a smaller footprint. That kind of flexibility is exactly what keeps pulling shooters back. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Amazing High-Res Photo Shows a Butte Rising From Mars Trundling around on an alien planet some 140 million miles from Earth is the solar system's most intrepid landscape photographer, snapping awe-inspiring shots as it scrambles up a mountain that's inside a crater. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Camera Traps Reveal Secret Life of World’s Oldest Sunda Clouded Leopard Newly released camera trap footage from a recent study captures the oldest wild Sunda clouded leopard ever recorded, an eight-and-a-half-year-old female in Borneo's rainforests, offering a glimpse into the life of one of the world's most elusive wild cats. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Sony discloses the official E-mount License Partner: Samyang new entry while Chinese companies are left out Sony has now shared an updated list of official E-mount partners. Here is the text: The E-mount Basic Specifications have been disclosed to the partners which satisfy the qualification criteria predefined by Sony.* License partners are as follows: [License partner List] (as of July/2026, Alphabetical Order) Carl Zeiss AG Cooke... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin The Pocket Digital Camera That Prints as Well as Film A monochrome-only camera that costs more than its color twin sounds like a hard sell, until you see what a dedicated black and white sensor actually does to an image. The Ricoh GR IV Monochrome strips out the color filter array entirely, and the results push well past what a... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Peak Design’s City Line Features Six ‘Everyday Life’ Bags and Backpacks Peak Design has announced the City Line, a series of six new bags that it says are built around lightweight construction, intuitive organization, and "clean aesthetics." [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-04 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider How to Upscale 1080p to 4K: 5 Tools Tested Comparison between different upscaling software We tested 5 ways to upscale 1080p footage to 4K, from video editors to AI upscalers. See how they work and compare in quality, workflow, and ease of use. Drop a 1080p clip into a 4K timeline and you’ll notice it immediately. It can look... Published on 2026-08-03 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin These Custom Camera Caps Turn Your Gear Into a Branding Opportunity 3D Film Parts has expanded its SignatureCap lineup from a single product into a three-mount series, bringing its custom-printed body and rear lens cap sets to Canon RF, Sony E, and Nikon Z camera systems. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-03 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Kate Garibaldi How to Capture More Meaningful Candid Wedding Photos Ask a couple to choose their favorite photographs from their wedding gallery, and they'll rarely start with the formal group shots. More often, they'll point to something unexpected. A grandparent wiping away a tear during the ceremony. A flower girl causing complete chaos during the speeches. A quiet moment between the... Published on 2026-08-03 As Seen On Fstoppers By Lisa Plumb Laowa’s pair of new macro lenses goes ten times beyond life-size Laowa has unveiled a new lens series dedicated to extreme close-ups. Laowa Laowa has announced the Aksen, a new series of full-frame “ultra macro” lenses that together cover a 1–10x magnification range. The lineup consists of two offerings: the Aksen 45mm F2.8 1-5x Ultra Macro APO and the Aksen 17.5mm... Published on 2026-08-03 As Seen On DP Review By Abby Ferguson Nikon may be losing its fight against third-party Z mount lenses Reports suggest one of Nikon’s Z-mount patents has been nullified in China Richard Butler Reports are emerging that Nikon has had one of its Z-mount patents invalidated in China, opening the door a little further to third-party access. Nikon Rumors reports that one of Nikon’s fundamental patents relating to the... Published on 2026-08-03 As Seen On DP Review By Richard Butler Sony List of Official E-Mount Partners Has Some Interesting Exclusions Sony has published a list of what it calls E-Mount License Partners, where the basic specifications of the mirrorless mount have been disclosed to companies "which satisfy the qualification criteria predefined by Sony." [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-03 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider These Photos Celebrate the Good Folk of New York Who Help One Another Civics, the new book by photographer William Meyers, offers a sweeping 25-year visual record of New York City as a microcosm of America, capturing the everyday acts of civic engagement, public service, and neighborly support that sustain the democratic fabric of the nation. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-03 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot PetaPixel Members Now Get 20% Off Capture One Over the last six months, we've worked tirelessly to increase the value of PetaPixel Memberships by adding multiple new perks. This week, we have added a new one, and it's a doozie: members now get 20% off an annual Capture One subscription. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-03 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider 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
