Author Admin Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025Categories Archives Leave a comment on Trump’s Plan for a 24% Tariff on Japan Likely to Impact Camera and Lens PricesPresident Donald Trump today announced a huge swath of global tariffs that, if enacted, would increase the cost of camera products imported from Japan in the United States by 24%. Products from China would get hit even harder with a 34% tariff. [Read More]
Author Admin Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025Categories Archives Leave a comment on Falcam’s Move LightGo Takes the Hassle Out of Adjusting Lights on SetLighting enthusiasts are in for a treat as Falcam announced a remote-controlled, motorized gimbal-like light control system. [Read More]
Author Admin Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025Categories Archives Leave a comment on How Four Award-Winning Women Change the World Through PhotographyOn March 8, International Women’s Day, Leica announced the four winners of its annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. Each woman’s award-winning project demonstrates the power of visual storytelling and exemplifies this year’s competition theme, unity through diversity. PetaPixel spoke to each winning photographer to learn more about their work. [Read More]
Author Admin Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025Categories Archives Leave a comment on Photographer’s Beautiful Self-Portraits Embrace Volcanoes and GlaciersAnna Isabella Christensen is a photographer whose self-portraits depict the contrast between the fragile human form and the raw beauty of Iceland’s volcanic eruptions, glaciers, and Northern lights. [Read More]
Author Admin Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025Categories Archives Leave a comment on SD Express Finally Has a Use, But It Dumped Its Biggest ‘Advantage’SD Express, a format that has been completely ignored by the camera industry, finally has a use case. In today’s Nintendo Direct, the company said the new Switch 2 would make use of microSD Express for the faster transfer speeds. Unfortunately, it dumps the biggest “advantage” originally touted by the SD Association: backward compatibility. [Read More]
Author Admin Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025Categories Equipment Leave a comment on Compact and Interchangeable Lens Camera Demand Is DivergingThe resurgence of compact cameras is well documented, with consumers flocking back to small, pocketable dedicated cameras. Even as smartphone image quality has continued to improve, photographers are again seeking a special, bespoke photographic experience. A new report from BCN+R in Japan notes that not only are compact camera sales increasing, but interchangeable lens camera demand is starting to wane. [Read More]
Author Admin Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025Categories Equipment Leave a comment on The GFX100RF’s Leaf Shutter Lens Will Remain Unique in the GFX SystemFujifilm says it could not have made an optic like the 35mm f/4 in the GFX100RF as an interchangeable lens for its medium format GFX cameras. Beyond that, the company has no plans to make leaf shutter Fujinon GF lenses either. [Read More]
Author Admin Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025Categories Equipment Leave a comment on Viltrox’s Newest Lightweight ‘Air’ Lens Is a Full Frame “Nifty Fifty” 50mm f/2Viltrox announced that its newest Air Series lens is a full-frame nifty fifty, the AF 50mm f/2 for Sony FE and Nikon Z-mount. [Read More]
