Gear

    Cooke

    Cooke Brings Anamorphic Cinematic Look to Smaller Mirrorless Rigs With AP3
    May 22, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

    Cooke introduces the AP3 anamorphic series, bringing a compact 1.5x cinematic look to mirrorless rigs with 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm cine lenses.

    Askar SQA60 Pro Launches with a Sextuplet Optical Design
    May 21, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    Askar has expanded its Super Quality Astrograph (SQA) lineup with the introduction of the new SQA60 Pro. The telescope joins a growing category of compact…

    Laowa fisheye zoom lens

    Laowa’s Tiny New Zoom Lens Packs Two Fisheye Looks Into One
    May 21, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

    Laowa has unveiled a compact 4.5-10mm f/2.8 fisheye zoom lens for APS-C and Micro Four Thirds cameras, combining circular and diagonal fisheye perspectives in one lightweight design.

    7Artisans' 135mm f/1.8 for Nikon Z

    7Artisans’ 135mm f/1.8 for Nikon Z: A Long Prime That Won’t Break the Bank
    May 21, 2026 Dunja Đuđić

    7Artisans has added a Nikon Z-mount version of its 135mm f/1.8 to the lineup, and it’s aimed squarely at portrait and macro photographers who want…

    Askar launches 131F Refractor: Large-Aperture Flat-Field Imaging
    May 20, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    The release of the Askar 111F earlier this month showed where Askar wanted to take its flat-field refractor lineup. That telescope combined a quadruplet optical…

    Sony Releases the New a7R VI Camera and Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5 GM OSS Lens
    May 15, 2026 David Prochnow

    After teasing something new a few days ago, Sony has expanded its Alpha lineup with the announcement of the new Sony a7R VI and the…

    Typoch

    Thypoch Debuts Its First Autofocus Zoom for Sony Shooters
    May 15, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

    Thypoch introduces the Voyager 24–50mm f/2.8 for Sony E-mount, a full frame autofocus zoom lens with internal zoom, constant aperture, and coverage of key 24mm, 35mm, and 50mm focal lengths for hybrid shooting.

    Askar 111F Flat-Field: A New Quadruplet Full-Frame Refractor
    May 14, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    Today, astrophotography places enormous demands on optical systems. The refractor market has started moving toward a very specific type of refractor over the last few…

    Sony

    Sony’s Xperia 1 VIII Gets a Major Imaging Upgrade Built for Photographers
    May 14, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

    Sony’s Xperia 1 VIII introduces a 1/1.56-inch telephoto sensor and an AI Camera Assistant powered by Xperia Intelligence, bringing Alpha-inspired computational imaging and real-time shooting guidance to its latest flagship smartphone.

    lumix l10

    Panasonic Debuts the New L10; its Leica D-Lux 8 Clone
    May 13, 2026 David Prochnow

    What reads like “deja-vu all over again,” Panasonic has unveiled the new Panasonic Lumix L10, a premium compact camera designed for photographers who want professional-level…