Photography

Chroma Cameras has announced its first lens for 35mm Leica screw-mount cameras, a compact 24mm F11. The M39 thread mount lens is currently in pre-production, so specs aren’t quite finalized yet, but beta units have weighed a mere 16g. Per Kosmo Foto, the working name for the new lens is ‘Glass,’ but that may change ahead of the official release. The lens barrel is constructed…

Treefrog pool party by Brandon Güell, Costa Rica/USA | Highly commended, Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles The Natural History Museum has shared an early look at the top photos from its 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition through a set of its “most commended” entries. The Museum is set to unveil a new and redesigned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition that…

Artist David Glenn Rinehart met the late photographer Charles Gatewood in the late 80s when Gatewood moved to San Francisco. Based on Gatewood’s body of work, which comprises a diverse range of subjects, including social protest, alternative culture, celebrity portraits, rock and roll, body modification and much more, Rinehart expected Gatewood to be intimidating or ‘maybe even a…

Tamron has announced that it is developing its first Z-mount system lens in the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD, which it bills as the smallest and lightest telephoto zoom for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens appears identical to the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD that was made for Sony E-mount cameras in 2020, and shares many if not all the design decisions found in that lens…