Canon Rumors confirmed the RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ for a May 13 launch alongside the EOS R6 V. It’s Canon’s first L-series power-zoom on RF — and the lens hybrid creators have been waiting for. Here’s what we know.
7Artisans confirmed a May 2026 launch for its first fast 135mm f/1.8 prime — across Sony E, Nikon Z, and L-mount, at ~$800. Here’s how it stacks up against the Viltrox LAB, Sigma Art, and Sony 135 GM, and whether it’s worth waiting.
Capture One went subscription-only and a commercial photographer responded by building Tether Studio: $99 once, no subscription, 2,900+ cameras. Here’s how the new app compares to free options like darktable and Canon EOS Utility — plus when subscription tethering still wins.
American Airlines capped power banks at 2 per passenger, each under 100 Wh, effective May 1. Camera batteries are mostly fine; here’s what photographers, drone pilots, and video shooters need to know before their next flight.
Seven waterproof cameras tiered by budget for summer 2026 — from a brand-new $80 Agfa burner to the $549 Olympus Tough TG-7. Includes the action-camera options that win on price-per-feature versus the dedicated waterproof compacts.
Nikon won seven 2026 iF Design Awards across cameras, lenses, and software — led by the ZR, the company’s first-ever cinema camera. Coming the day after Sigma’s BF won Red Dot Best of the Best, design has officially become a buying axis in the camera industry.
Sigma’s radical-minimalist BF just earned a perfect 100 from the Red Dot jury — the third Best of the Best in Sigma camera history, and the clearest signal yet that design-first cameras are a real buying category.
ProGrade Digital is raising memory card prices on Amazon May 1, 2026 — and explicitly says SanDisk, Sony, and Lexar will follow. Here are the top SD UHS-II V90 and CFexpress Type A and Type B picks to buy at today’s price, sorted by camera system, with live Amazon prices verified moments ago.
Adobe and Anthropic launched the ‘Adobe for creativity’ Claude connector — 50+ Creative Cloud tools (Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, Illustrator, Firefly, Express) now drivable from natural-language prompts. Here’s what photographers can actually orchestrate, what doesn’t work yet, and where this fits alongside iOS 27’s AI tools.
Bloomberg reports iOS 27 will add three AI tools — Enhance, Extend, and Reframe — to a new Apple Intelligence Tools section in the Photos app. The catch: two of the three reportedly don’t perform reliably in Apple’s internal testing, with WWDC unveil set for June 8.
TTartisan’s new Neo AF series ditches focus and aperture rings entirely, lets you control everything from the camera body, and lands the 50mm f/1.8 at a barely-believable $90 — with an 85mm f/1.8 to follow.
Forced perspective photography turns size and distance into illusion. Learn the geometry, camera settings, smartphone telephoto tricks, six viral 2026 setups, gear, and the four mistakes that ruin the shot.
Meta launched Instagram Instants on April 23 in Spain and Italy — a standalone app for unedited, view-once photos that expire in 24 hours. Here’s what the anti-editing pivot signals for photographers and how to adapt the grid-plus-Instants two-track strategy.
DJI unveiled the Power 1000 Mini on April 20, 2026 — a 1008Wh portable power station in an 11.5kg body with 100W USB-C and 58-minute fast charging. UK price £599, US availability uncertain (likely FCC-gated). Here’s how it stacks up — and the three US-legal alternatives photographers should consider instead.
Panasonic announced the Lumix TX3 on April 22, 2026 — a pocketable 1-inch-sensor compact with a 15x Leica zoom, 4K/30p video, and USB-C charging. US ship date is May 21 at $897.99 (sold as the ZS300/TZ300 outside Japan). The catch: Panasonic dropped the electronic viewfinder to keep the body small. Here’s whether it’s the pocket compact enthusiasts have been waiting for — and whether the growing compact-revival market agrees.
Apple is running a four-part iPhone camera upgrade plan over three generations — variable aperture on the iPhone 18 Pro in 2026, a 200MP main sensor on the iPhone 19 Pro in 2027, and a 200MP periscope telephoto with gimbal-style ultrawide stabilization on the iPhone 20 Pro in 2028. Here’s what each upgrade means for mobile photographers — and why the Galaxy S26 Ultra already beat Apple to 200MP.
DJI told a US federal court that the FCC’s Covered-List designation will cost it $1.5 billion in 2026 alone — $700M from authorizations set aside for 14 existing products, plus $860M from 25 new launches blocked from the US market. Here’s which photographer and filmmaker gear is already caught, what’s at risk next, and whether DJI’s Ninth Circuit appeal changes anything.
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Images 2.0 on April 21, 2026, pitching it as the first image model that ‘thinks before it draws.’ We ran 6 identical tests — 4 photo edits on SampleShots images plus 2 text-to-image generations — against Google’s Gemini Nano Banana 2 to see how the two models actually compare, and whether either is ready to replace Photoshop.
The Nikon Z6 III is $700 off at Amazon, B&H and Adorama — the first time it’s dipped under $2,000. Here’s whether to buy now, wait for the Z6 IV (2028 at the earliest), and how it compares to the Sony A7 IV and Canon R6 III.
Oppo’s Find X9 Ultra launches globally April 21-22, 2026 with dual 200MP Hasselblad cameras — including a 3x periscope on a sensor larger than the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s main camera. Here’s the launch-day spec breakdown vs iPhone 17 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra.
Meta confirmed on April 21, 2026 that an Instagram bug caused HDR photos to render as black-and-white for a subset of users. Here’s what happened, how to tell if your posts were affected, and whether shooting HDR for Instagram is even worth the hassle in 2026.
What is the zone system, and how can you use it to get consistently perfect exposures? Learn all about this technique pioneered by the photography greats!
White balance refers to the process of correcting color casts in your photos. You can set the white balance yourself using a gray card.
Canon shipped 41% of all interchangeable-lens cameras in 2025 — more than everyone else combined. Sony’s image-sensor business is three times larger than its camera business. Fujifilm runs nearly double Canon’s margins. The DSLR is functionally over. Here’s what the annual reports reveal — and what CIPA’s 2026 contraction forecast means for buyers.
Panasonic is set to reveal a compact 40mm f/2 S prime lens and a special-edition Lumix S9 camera at NAB 2026 on April 21, tied to the LUMIX 25th anniversary. Here’s what is confirmed, what’s still under wraps, and why the compact L-mount prime matters for the S9 travel-kit story.
Colombian authorized dealer DroneTechx has leaked the DJI Osmo Pocket 4’s April 20 launch date, pre-sale pricing, and key specs including a 1-inch sensor, 4K/120fps video, built-in LED light, and physical joystick controls.
Discover everything you need to know about vantage points in photography for amazing results. And see plenty of inspiring examples!
Step-by-step process to capturing bokeh so you can create a beautiful background blur in your photos using any camera and lens!
From GoPro’s $45 official Chesty to the $20 Amazon Basics and the magnetic SNAP Mounts — 10 chest mounts for action cameras compared, tested, and ranked for 2026.
The best apps to change photo backgrounds with AI. Compare PhotoRoom, Remove.bg, LightX and more — one-tap background removal and replacement.
Accidentally deleted photos? These 6 best photo recovery apps for Android can help you recover lost images from internal storage and SD cards. All apps work without rooting.
The 2026 TIPA World Awards honor 40 products — Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Sony Alpha 7 V, Ricoh GR IV, Sigma 35mm F1.2 Art, and the $509 TTArtisan tilt-shift top a 22-camera-and-lens winners list judged by 24 international photo magazines.
Looking for the best metal photo prints in 2026? We tested CanvasDiscount, Nations Photo Lab, Printique, Bay Photo Lab & Mpix. Compare prices, quality & find the right service for you.
