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.
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Photography News: Sony 16-25mm f/2.8 Announced, Fuji Medium Format Sale
Have you ever wondered what the subject you are photographing would look like if you had a different camera? Namely, a camera with a smaller or larger sensor than the one you currently have? I have asked myself this question before, and will soon offer my answer in an article....
Photography Life Annual Membership + 72 Hour Sale Announced!
I’m excited to announce that we’re now able to offer yearly, rather than just monthly, memberships on our Member Page! Our readers have asked about this feature for months, and it’s finally here. To kick things off, we’re also announcing a major 72-hour sale for yearly signups.
Photography News: Nikon Camera Sales, Panasonic S5 II Pre-Burst
This has been quite a busy week for our team. Spencer put another batch of lenses through their paces in our lab, including a pair of Nikon supertelephotos that I'm very curious about. Jason is on a quest to photograph his 700th bird species, currently stuck on bird #699. As...
1,000 Photography Life Members – Thank You!
Three months ago, we decided to take Photography Life in a different direction. At a time when most websites shove increasingly aggressive ads into people’s faces, and many replace good writers with AI-generated garbage, we removed all third-party ads from Photography Life and invested even more in our articles.
Photography News: Nikon Tilt-Shift Rumor, MicroSD Sales
As photographic equipment becomes more sophisticated, it's only a matter of time before something breaks. And, naturally, it will tend to break at the worst possible time. This happened to me while I was in the field recently. Fortunately, I was able to work around it and continue documenting a...
Photography News: Several New Lenses, Solar Eclipse Sales
Easter is celebrated differently in different parts of the world. In France, they make a giant omelet out of 15,000 eggs. In Hungary or Slovakia, girls are splashed with cold water or even thrown into a stream. And in the Czech Republic, we traditionally use a decorated “Easter whip” on our loved ones (gently)…
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 G2 Announced for Nikon Z
Tamron has just announced that their popular 28-75mm f/2.8 G2 will be available for the Nikon Z system beginning in mid-April! This will present a very interesting dilemma for Nikon Z shooters, who already have a native 28-75mm f/2.8 lens - but one which was based on Tamron’s G1 version...
Nikon Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR Announcement & Pre-Order
Nikon has just announced the Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR for $1299.95, expected to ship in mid-April. The lens not only has a versatile 14.3× zoom, but also an impressive close-focusing distance with a maximum magnification of 0.35×. Here’s what we know about it so far!
Photography News: Nikon Superzoom Rumor, Memory Card Deals
If you noticed any significant mood swings in a positive direction this week, it may have been because March 20th was the International Day of Happiness. Still, I preferred to leave nothing to chance - I traveled for a few days from a country ranked 18th in happiness to one...