OM System Revives the Legendary PEN Camera With an EVF, Weather Sealing, and 30 fps Shooting
OM Digital Solutions has announced the OM SYSTEM PEN, a new Micro Four Thirds interchangeable-lens camera built around a 20.4-megapixel Live MOS sensor, TruePic IX processor, 5-axis in-body image stabilization, and a compact rangefinder-style body. It is the first PEN-series camera released under the OM System brand, as well as the first model in the series to combine an electronic viewfinder with a dustproof and IPX1-rated splashproof design.
The Last DSLR Maker Just Discontinued Its Whole Lineup
Ricoh is ending production of its current Pentax K-series digital SLRs and starting work on a brand-new line built on what it calls an entirely new concept. The move retires the existing lineup while the company tries to reinvent what a DSLR can be.
From 20mm to 60mm: I Test Sigma’s New Full Frame Compact All-Rounder
Sigma is adding an interesting new option to its full frame mirrorless standard zoom lineup: a lens that combines a 20mm wide angle starting point with a compact, lightweight design. The idea was to create a versatile zoom that can stay on the camera most of the time, reducing the need to carry multiple lenses or constantly stop to change them. That makes it particularly appealing for travel, hiking, street photography, and anyone who wants to keep their camera setup as light and mobile as possible.
The Best Value Lens for Every Camera Mount You Can Buy Now
Every camera mount has one lens that makes the rest of the lineup look overpriced. It is rarely the flashiest piece of glass in the catalog, and it is almost never the one the marketing pushes hardest. What follows is the single best value in each major mount you can still buy new today, one pick apiece, from Canon RF through Leica M and the two medium format systems to the three DSLR mounts that refuse to die.
Finding a New Perspective With the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports Lens
Certain pieces of photographic equipment make you rethink the way you photograph, and for me, the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens was one of those lenses. I should probably start by admitting that wildlife photography isn't really my usual territory. I'm primarily a landscape photographer, and most of my photographic life has involved looking for dramatic mountains, interesting light, and compositions that don't move. Wildlife, or should I say in this instance local wildlife, by comparison, has always seemed like a rather different discipline.
Double the Resolution, Same Image Quality? A Real Sony Test
A $1,600 price gap and double the resolution should settle which Sony camera wins on image quality. After a side-by-side test, the answer refuses to cooperate.
From Circular to Diagonal: Hands-On With the Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G
What if you could replace your heaviest ultra-wide rig with a single, highly specialized piece of glass that fits in the palm of your hand?
I recently headed down to the Old Town car show in Kissimmee, Florida, to take the Sony FE 8-14mm f/3.5 Fisheye G lens for a test drive and see exactly what it could do. Surrounded by neon lights, massive crowds, and pristine classic cars, it was the ideal proving ground to see if I could minimize my physical load while maximizing creative flexibility.
Three Anchor Points to Kill Aperture Overthinking
Aperture stalls you in the field because you treat it as a math problem with dozens of correct answers. The same setting looks different across cameras, lenses, and shooting distances, so memorizing what each value produces is a losing bet.
Adobe Adds Generative Video, Music, Smarter Audio, and an AI Assistant to Premiere and After Effects
Adobe has announced a substantial collection of AI-powered additions to Premiere and After Effects, with the updates focusing on generating media inside an edit, automating repetitive post-production work, improving audio cleanup, and expanding color-grading tools.
The Cheapest Autofocus 85mm You Can Buy, Tested Against a G Master
Put two portrait shots side by side, one taken with an $1,800 Sony lens and one taken with a $99 lens, and most people can't call which is which at a glance. That gap between price and image quality is worth understanding before you spend money on your next portrait lens.
The Funnest Drone to Fly, With One Big Image-Quality Catch
A 360 camera bolted to a 249 g drone changes how you fly, because you stop fighting the camera and the flight path at the same time. That single shift is what makes the Antigravity A1 worth a serious look, and it explains why one creator kept reaching for it long after the video was supposed to be finished.
Creating a Mobile Photography Studio Across America
This September, we are turning our Toyota Tacoma into a mobile photography studio, building a custom set into the truck bed, and driving it 7,500 miles across the United States, photographing that same set against dramatically changing landscapes along the way.
A Different Kind of Standard Zoom: Sigma Launches the 20-60mm f/2.8-4
Sigma has announced the Sigma 20-60mm f/2.8-4 DG | Contemporary, a compact full frame zoom for L-Mount and Sony E-mount cameras. The lens covers a range from an unusually wide 20mm through 60mm while keeping its weight to 385 g in the L-Mount version.
The new lens will be available beginning October 6, 2026, with a suggested retail price of $849. Sigma is positioning it as a general-purpose option for photographers and hybrid creators who want a wider starting point than is typical of standard zooms without moving to a dedicated ultra-wide zoom.
Sigma's New 85mm f/1.2 Art Combines a Huge Aperture With a 905 g Body
Sigma has announced the Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG | Art, a new large-aperture portrait prime for full frame mirrorless cameras. The lens will be offered in L-Mount and Sony E-mount versions, with a planned launch on October 6, 2026, at a suggested retail price of $1,599.
The 85mm is Sigma's third f/1.2 prime designed for mirrorless systems, joining its 35mm and 50mm options. Its combination of an 85mm focal length and f/1.2 maximum aperture places a clear emphasis on portraiture and other applications where subject isolation and low-light performance are priorities.
Nikon Shares More Details on Their Upcoming Line Of Cinema Lenses
A few months ago, Nikon teased that its journey into cinema products would extend beyond camera bodies into the realm of lenses. Well, today, we learned a bit more about what shape those optics will take.
In the way that it has deployed with its last few product launches, Nikon is enjoying the mystery of the whole thing. So we don’t know everything yet. But we do know a few new numbers. The first number is in the name.
Nikon Announces Firmware 2.0 Coming For The Nikon ZR
For some Nikon ZR users, Christmas will come a little early this year as Nikon has laid out a clear roadmap for its upcoming firmware updates in 2026 and beyond.
Joseph Petzval Calculated the First Fast Portrait Lens in 1840 and Watched Someone Else Get Rich
By May 1840, a mathematics professor in Vienna had finished a lens before a single piece of glass had been ground for it. Petzval worked the design out on paper, with a squad of army computers grinding through the arithmetic under his direction, and the result gathered roughly 20 times more light than the lens sitting on the front of a typical daguerreotype camera. A few portrait studios were open by then, working with mirror cameras and bromine chemistry. The industry that followed ran on Petzval's design for the next 40 years.
A Tale of Two Coasts: Night Photography Made Easy From Cape Cod to Cambria
Night photography along the coast: it's evocative, eternal, calming—and surprisingly easy. While many of us enjoy hiking miles into the wilderness, you can create alluring night photos just steps from the car, right at the water's edge. Lighthouses, moonlit water washing over tide pools, and historic piers: the coast offers more night photography subjects than you might expect. Cape Cod or Cambria, the coastlines are already calling you.
A Full-Frame Kit You'll Actually Carry All Day
Fifteen years of hauling heavy DSLRs around the world can leave you wishing for something you can carry all day without noticing the weight. A small full frame body paired with a compact prime now delivers most of what those older bricks did, and that shift changes what serious travel photography can look like.
Shooting Iceland's Highlands With a Telephoto Instead of a Drone
Most Iceland landscape work you scroll past now was made from the air, with wide drone panoramas that flatten an entire river system into a single graphic. Shooting the same terrain from the ground with a very long lens flips that habit and forces a different kind of seeing.