Blackmagic Design has announced the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 that brings an adjustable touchscreen, a larger battery, and support for an optional electronic viewfinder for $1,995.
The new camera also has the latest Blackmagic generation 5 color science and keeps its cinematic Super 35 HDR image sensor with 13 stops of dynamic range, dual native ISO, and EF lens mount from the previous…
Ricoah has announced a new firmware update for the Pentax K-1, K-1 Mark II, and K-3 Mark III DSLRs that enables season-specific Custom Image modes when the cameras are used with specific Limited-series lenses.
The company says that throughout the year, a series of…
Meike has announced a super-affordable autofocus-equipped lens for Sony full-frame E-mount cameras: the 85mm f/1.8 STM. The company says the autofocus is fully supported by multiple Alpha cameras and even several APS-C E-mount cameras.
The Meike 85mm f/1.8 STM is…
Photographer Jonti Wild demonstrates an unusual technique for capturing underwater photos without a protective camera housing: using a fish tank.
Wild was at first worried about the unusual technique, but fortunately, his camera stayed dry and he came away with great shots, he tells PetaPixel.
@jontiwild This was a fun one ? #portraitphotography #photography #underwaterphotography…
Samsung has announced the ISOCELL HP3, a 200-megapixel image sensor that has 12% smaller pixels that can result in a 20% reduction in camera module area. It features what Samsung claims is the industry’s smallest 0.56μm pixel.
The ISOCELL HP3 packs the small 0.56μm…
Photographer Rachel Canale’s popular video series details the outrageous Photoshop requests clients have asked of her.
Requests such as, “Can you make it look like I’m hugging a leopard?” and “Can you put me in a selfie with Beyoncé?” appears to be…
Gear in this story
June 23, 2022
Most modern cameras will shoot video to one degree or another, but these are the ones we’d look at if you plan to shoot some video alongside your photos. We’ve chosen cameras that can take great photos and make it easy to get great looking video, rather than being the ones you’d choose as a committed videographer.
Our pick: Sony a7 IV
The standard of video offered by modern cameras…
A photographer 3D printed a 4x telescopic macro adapter lens and sent it to a photographer for a field test who produced stunning results with the custom-made glass.
Nicholas Sherlock, sent his creation to YouTuber Michael Widell who took the 3D printed lens outdoors to…
The Voyager Space Probes — the most distant cameras in the universe — are being powered down after 44 years of interstellar travel.
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have made it deeper into space than any manmade object in history. Both were launched in 1977 to photograph a…
Why Canon is the Microsoft of the Camera World
June 22, 2022
With Canon’s strong foothold — or should that be increasing stranglehold — on the mirrorless market, you can easily argue it is becoming the Microsoft of the camera world. Microsoft is ubiquitous in the world of personal computing with its software products ever-so-pervasive in business, school, and the home, from productivity to communications and entertainment. In fact, the core underlying…
