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Today, Apple hosted its annual iPhone event. The event, dubbed Far Out, saw the unveiling of the iPhone 14 series of smartphones, new AirPods and a new Apple Watch.

Apple Watch

Apple Watch Series 8 includes a large always-on screen with narrow bezels. Apple promises a brighter display that's easier to read,...

• Panasonic S 18mm F1.8 Gallery Images •

 

 

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Panasonic has announced an impressive new fast, ultra-wide-angle lens for its full-frame Lumix S mirrorless camera system, the Lumix S 18mm F1.8. We've gone hands-on with the lens ahead of today's announcement, and it's...

 

 

Hasselblad has announced its third medium-format mirrorless camera, the X2D 100C. It joins the company's two 50MP mirrorless cameras, the X1D and X1D II.

The highlight feature is a new backside-illuminated CMOS image sensor with about 102 megapixels of resolution – like the Fujifilm GFX 100 and GFX 100S cameras....

 

 

Sigma has announced the development of two new full-frame cinema lenses, the 65mm T1.4 FF Cine Prime and the 65mm T2.5 FF Cine Prime Classic. The latter 65mm lens joins nine existing full-frame Cine Classic prime lenses ranging from 14mm to 135mm.

Further, with the introduction of the 65mm T2.5 FF Cine Classic...

 

 

ON1 has announced the newest version of its flagship all-in-one raw photo editor, ON1 Photo RAW 2023. Dubbed "the Ultimate Photo Editor," ON1 Photo RAW 2023 introduces many new technologies, including Super Select AI, a new feature that promises, "If you can point, you can make edits and adjustments to your photos...

 

 

Sony has announced a brand-new cinema camera, the FR7. It's a PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) camera with a full-frame image sensor. It's the world's first full-frame interchangeable lens PTZ camera.

The model's internals are basically identical to the Sony FX6. This means that the new camera uses a 12MP full-frame image...

 

 

After a nearly 2½ year absence due to COVID lockdowns, I finally got to return to Japan in late July of 2022. It was great to be back and reconnect with so many people I know in the photo business over there. One of the first meetings I had was with Fujifilm, at their Omiya headquarters north of Tokyo.

I had a...

 

 

A big decision for photographers of all skill levels is to determine whether they will specialize in a specific type of photography or do a bit of everything. A specialist photographer becomes extremely skilled at one, or maybe two, genres of photography. A generalist photographer instead does many different types...

 

 

In many of his videos, nature and landscape photographer Adam Gibbs shows his raw image files alongside his final processed photos. He shares the original files to provide transparency and illustrate the amount of processing he does to his images. In many cases, Gibbs's editing is fairly light. It's not because he...

 

 

Stabilization is a hot-button topic. Whenever a new camera that lacks in-body image stabilization is announced, there's a lot of discourse about IBIS. When Canon announced the EOS R, the lack of IBIS was a matter of considerable disagreement on photography forums around the web. We knocked the camera for the lack...

 

 

Sony has unveiled the Xperia 5 IV, the company's latest compact smartphone. The new smartphone includes many features found in Sony's higher-end, larger smartphones, like the Xperia 1 IV, while delivering improved performance compared to its predecessor, the Xperia 5 III.

Let's look first at the cameras. The...

 

 

The James Webb Space Telescope recently used its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to look at the heart of Messier 74, also known as NGC 628 or the Phantom Galaxy. MIRI resolved the spiral galaxy in exceptional detail.

The Phantom Galaxy is around 32 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces. The...

Click here to see our initial Fujifilm X-H2S Gallery

 

 

Fujifilm announced its new flagship X-H2S camera in late May. The 26MP camera includes many incredible new features, and we've finally gotten our hands on it. While we are working on our full review, you can now check out an initial image gallery. There you'll...

 

 

Tamron has announced the development of its first lens for the Nikon Z system, the 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 Di III RXD (Model A047). It's among the first autofocus lenses for Z cameras that aren't made by Nikon, joining a handful of prime lenses made by TTArtisans, Viltrox and Yongnuo.

Among telephoto zoom lenses that...

 

 

Landscape photographer Mads Peter Iversen has been to Iceland many times, but he's never had the chance to photograph an active volcano. However, Iversen finally got his chance thanks to the Geldingadalir eruption this summer.

In the video below, Iversen offers important tips for safely photographing active...

 

 

In the latest "Canon Quick Tips" video, Canon senior technical specialist Mason Higa shares some great tips for selecting gear and dialing in camera settings for night sky and astrophotography.

In the video below, Higa uses a Canon EOS R6 and RF 15-35mm F2.8L IS USM lens. Higa picked the R6 because its 20MP...

 

 

About a month ago, Tamron announced the development of a highly-versatile new full-frame zoom lens, the Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD (Model A067). Today, Tamron announced that the all-in-one zoom comes out next month.

The 8x zoom lens is about the same size as a typical 100-400mm zoom lens, but it...

 

 

Improvements in camera equipment make photography easier and more accessible. New camera models often feature incredible advancements in autofocus, automatic exposure, and burst shooting speeds, allowing photographers to capture more tack-sharp, well-focused images. However, photographer Thomas Heaton prefers to...

Click here to read our Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS Hands-on Review

 

 

The Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS isn't a new lens, having been released in late 2017, but it remains such an important part of Sony's E-mount lineup that it's still worth reviewing nearly five years after its launch. While not as new as Sony's 24-70mm...