Retailing for $260, the expandable pack neatly organizes all your gear. Peak Design/Huckberry Photographers are familiar with the refrain, “how will I carry it all?”—all being the cameras, lenses, laptops, and other gear necessary for a good and proper adventure. Peak Design answered that question in 2018 with its original Travel Backpack. Now, the brand… Continue reading Take to the skies in style with the new Peak Design x Huckberry 30L travel pack
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New gear: Sigma 20mm & 24mm f/1.4 full-frame primes
The new lenses will be available in E- and L-mount. Sigma You can start your week with some good news if you’re in the market for a wide-angle lens and shoot a full-frame E-mount or L-mount camera: Sigma has just announced two new Art-series, wide-angle primes—the Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG DN and Sigma 24mm f/1.4… Continue reading New gear: Sigma 20mm & 24mm f/1.4 full-frame primes
Your drone may soon need a ‘digital license plate’ to legally fly
Marcin Kilarski/EyeEm/Getty This week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled to uphold the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft or drone Remote ID rule. This is the rule that requires all drones heavier than 250g (0.55 lbs) or those flown for non-recreational purposes to broadcast a… Continue reading Your drone may soon need a ‘digital license plate’ to legally fly
Here’s your chance to beta test a brand-new half-frame film camera
The new Alfie TYCH offers both automatic and fully manual shooting modes. Alfie Cameras UK startup Alfie Cameras is looking for beta testers for the Alfie TYCH, its under-development half-frame 35mm film camera, ahead of a planned Kickstarter launch this September. If you’re game to provide feedback on a weird and wacky new film camera,… Continue reading Here’s your chance to beta test a brand-new half-frame film camera
Canon: ‘The camera market has largely bottomed out’
Canon headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias/Getty Canon sees rosier days ahead for its camera business. The company’s recently-released second-quarter 2022 financial results include a Q and A section that addresses questions about the brand’s future in photography. According to the document, Canon feels as if “the camera market has largely bottomed out at… Continue reading Canon: ‘The camera market has largely bottomed out’
Save up to $500 on some of Sony’s best lenses and cameras this week
Sony gear sale. Abby Ferguson Sony has led the way in the mirrorless realm, particularly regarding autofocus and hybrid shooting. But the impressive stats and features of its flashiest cameras and lenses come at a price. Of course, purchasing any bit of quality photography gear requires you to shell out cash, no matter the brand.… Continue reading Save up to $500 on some of Sony’s best lenses and cameras this week
Your next LED panel or TV may contain fish waste
A more efficient, environmentally-friendly LED may be just around the corner thanks to fish scales. Jonathan Kitchen/Getty It may sound fishy but the key to a better LED may be found in the sea. According to scientists at the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), fish scales can be turned into surprisingly efficient LEDs with fairly… Continue reading Your next LED panel or TV may contain fish waste
The DSLR is dead? Not so fast: Nikon issues firmware update for 10-year-old D7100
Nikon Recent reports and articles indicate Nikon is getting ready to wind down its DSLR business soon. Fortunately, the brand seems at least somewhat committed to supporting F-mount users and their gear into the future. And a firmware update issued this week for the nearly 10-year-old Nikon D7100 DSLR reinforces that commitment. Nikon D7100 firmware… Continue reading The DSLR is dead? Not so fast: Nikon issues firmware update for 10-year-old D7100
An array of 10 Canon super-telephoto lenses will help hunt for new planets
The Huntsman Telescope comprises 10 Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS II super-telephoto lenses. Macquarie University/Canon Last week, Macquarie University, Sydney, and Canon Australia unveiled the Huntsman Telescope. Like the Dragonfly Array in the USA which inspired it, it is composed of off-the-shelf Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L telephoto lenses. It’s the first of its kind… Continue reading An array of 10 Canon super-telephoto lenses will help hunt for new planets
Former Nikon GM says the DSLR era has ‘already ended’
RIP?. Nikon Former Nikon general manager and product designer, Tetsuro Goto is weighing in on the brand’s future. In response to last week’s report that the storied Japanese camera manufacturer plans to wind down DSLR development ASAP—a report Nikon so far doesn’t deny but also doesn’t confirm—the mastermind behind such products as the retro-fabulous Nikon… Continue reading Former Nikon GM says the DSLR era has ‘already ended’