By the time you read this week's Photography News, I'll have left the continent of Europe to be within shouting distance of the Equator. I'm spending the next two weeks in a natural paradise populated by hummingbirds, toucans, tanagers, and of course great people. Meanwhile, I have some interesting equipment...
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Photography News: Panasonic S9, Leica D-Lux 8 Announced
The mongoose in the picture below is not wild, but was taken in the Prague Zoo. I didn't even take it with any new, interesting equipment. So what makes this photo so valuable to me? It's the first photo I took after a three-week photographic absence enforced by six broken...
Photography News: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 Announced, Canon R5 Mark II Rumors
Do you sometimes feel anxious about how dynamic and full of change the world around us is? It may be reassuring to know that there are places on our planet where time moves at a different pace. Like some caves in southern Europe. Olms (Proteus anguinus) are cave-dwelling salamanders whose...
Fuji GFX 100S II and GF 500mm f/5.6 Announced
Continuing today's series of announcements, Fujifilm has just announced a pair of exciting products for their medium format users. The new GFX 100S II camera offers a 100-megapixel sensor and a variety of new features for $5000. Then there's Fuji's longest medium format lens yet - the $3500 GF 500mm...
Fuji X-T50 and XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8 Announced
A few hours before the Spring 2024 Fujifilm X Summit commences, Fuji has announced a number of major new products! For X-series users, the biggest news is the X-T50. This lightweight, 40-megapixel camera succeeds the previous X-T30 II. Also announced is a new advanced kit lens: the Fuji XF 16-50mm...
Canon EOS R1 Development Announced (Updated) (Again)
In a relatively slim press release, Canon has confirmed that they are indeed developing an EOS R1 flagship camera, aimed for a 2024 release. It will have a new image processing system (DIGIC Accelerator) that Canon says will improve the camera's autofocus and other functions. The new subject-tracking capabilities in...
Photography News: Upcoming Fuji X Summit, Canon Sale
This is the eye-like mosaic on the wings of the Owl Butterfly (genus Caligo). How long did such an adaption take to occur? And what did it cost? Over countless generations, unfathomably many butterflies were eaten by predators before the pattern you see below arose. Maybe it feels like you've...
Photography News: Fuji X-T50 Leaks, Extensive Nikon Sale
Would you rather see a rare animal species from a great distance, or a more common species nearby? I pondered that question during my trip to Yellowstone National Park last week. More than once, I saw distant grizzlies and wolves that barely took up a few pixels at 600mm (or even 1680mm…
Photography News: Three New Lenses Under $160
This week was another pleasantly busy one for our team. Spencer went to Yellowstone with a truck full of camera equipment to test for you. Jason returned from his birding grounds having photographed several new bird species for the first time. And I just came out of the woods after...
Sigma and Tamron Lenses Coming to Canon RF Mount
In August of 2022, the Chinese lens company Viltrox quietly removed a lens from their online store: the Canon RF version of the Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8. Soon, it became clear that this removal was in response to a demand from Canon that the lens no longer be sold.