Brightin Star announced the 10mm f/5.6 II APS-C fisheye lens on May 17, 2026 at a $65.99 introductory price. Available for Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon EOS M, Canon RF, Fuji X, and MFT — six mounts, the cheapest brand-new fisheye on the market. Wider 173° field of view, 8 cm closer min focus, IMC anti-flare coating, and hyperfocal markings over the original. Here’s what changed and who should buy.
Sony officially announced the FE 100-400mm f/4.5 GM OSS on May 13, 2026 alongside the a7R VI — confirming what leaked in April. The new G Master super-telephoto carries a constant f/4.5 aperture, autofocus 3x faster than the predecessor, and 120fps compatibility with the Alpha 9 III. Pre-order at $4,298, ships June 2026. Here’s what’s actually different, the a7R VI pairing, and who should buy it.
SJCAM has launched the SJ30, an 8K dual-lens action camera with two dedicated image sensors that switch automatically between daylight and starlight conditions. At $264 it lands at roughly half the price of the GoPro Hero 13 — with hardware features GoPro hasn’t matched at any price. Here’s what the dual-sensor design does, how it stacks up against GoPro and DJI, and who should actually buy it.
Canon’s 2026 Integrated Report formally confirms the PowerShot revival, with three new models expected for Q3-Q4: the G7 X Mark IV (vlogger pocket compact), V3 (photography-focused), and SX80 HS (superzoom). Canon is ramping production 50% to defend the segment. Here’s what’s coming, who each model targets, and why now.
Nikon’s VP of Imaging confirmed the company is open to more retro-themed cameras after the Zf and Z fc. With nearly 80 years of analog heritage to draw from, the candidate pool is huge. Here are the 5 classic Nikon film bodies most deserving of the mirrorless revival treatment — ranked, with the case for each pick.
Google reveals Project Aura at I/O on May 19 — AR-display smart glasses built with Qualcomm, with photo capture confirmed but consumer release date unannounced. Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 already ships at $299-$499 with a 12 MP camera, 3K video, and six-microphone array. Here’s the honest buying call for photographers and content creators in 2026.
Meike’s AF 85mm f/1.8 for the Fujifilm GFX system surfaced at China P&E with the first hands-on images — and it answers the third-party AF G-mount question Phoblographer asked just four days ago.
Thypoch, known for premium manual-focus primes, showed a working 24-50mm f/2.8 AF zoom lens for Sony E-mount at The Photography & Video Show 2026 — its first autofocus and first zoom lens.
Update (June 2026): The LUMIX L10 Is Now in Stock in the US The wait is over. After the May launch, the LUMIX L10 is
Canon Rumors revised the EOS R6 V spec leak: the camera will ship with active cooling, not passive vents only as the original April 19 leak suggested. The May 13 launch is locked, kit lens is the new RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ, and the cinema-first ergonomics + 32.5MP / 7K RAW pipeline put the R6 V squarely in C50 territory.
DJI lifted the press embargo on the Osmo Pocket 4P teaser on May 8, 2026 — and the addition of a dedicated 3x telephoto camera makes it a meaningfully different product, not an incremental Pocket 4 refresh. Here’s what’s officially confirmed, what’s leaked, and how the dual-camera setup changes the use case.
Insta360 posted a one-line tease on X — “Going back, all the way back” with a film reel emoji and a May 14 date. No RSS pickup yet. What the company might be resurrecting, ranked by likelihood.
A step-by-step guide to Hockney-style joiner photos. Create artistic masterpieces with a few images and some Photoshop tricks!
GoPro confirmed Tuesday that its board of directors has authorized a formal strategic review, appointing financial advisors to evaluate options that could include a sale
Canvas printing has become one of the most accessible ways to turn a photograph into wall art — no framing, no glass, no shipping fragility,
Sony officially launched the a7R VI today, and the headline spec is the one Sony’s high-resolution shooters have wanted since the a7R IV: a fully
Fuji X is the closest mirrorless system to a Leica M in ergonomic feel — tactile aperture rings, metal construction, weather sealing, and a lens
10 paired photos. One in each pair is real, one was generated by gpt-image-2 from a scene description. No camera reveals, no captions, no EXIF clues — just your eye. The average reader scores around 7/10. How many can you catch?
We told OpenAI’s gpt-image-2 the camera model and EXIF data from 10 real photos — without showing it the photos — and asked it to recreate the scenes. From the Leica M9 to the iPhone 15 Pro, here’s where the model nails the camera’s signature and where it drifts into generic photo-realism.
Capture One 16.8 beta adds Enhanced Denoise, a built-in AI noise reduction tool that auto-applies to high-ISO files. Hands-on testing already shows it beating Lightroom Denoise AI on night-sky scenes. The three-way comparison against Lightroom and Topaz Photo AI, for 2026.
Working photographers quietly buy Amazon Basics gear in 10 categories — tripods, batteries, microfiber cloths, hard cases. We pulled live ratings via Rainforest to surface the picks that actually earn shelf space.
Digitizing paintings is best done with a camera and a lens, so here is our nifty guide on how to photograph paintings for prints!
Lexar’s D70E packs 2TB into a cable-free thumb-drive metal body for 00, with USB-C peaks of 2,000/1,800 MB/s — fast enough on paper to outpace most premium portable SSDs. But the thumb-drive form factor isn’t a working drive: here’s where the D70E actually fits in a photographer’s storage chain.
What’s the secret behind those jaw-dropping car photos? We share the best car photography tips to help you capture compelling images.
Amazon Photos just dropped a Memory Feed, AI photo search, and Alexa voice controls. Here is how it stacks up against Google Photos, iCloud Photos, and PhotoPrism — including the free, open-source self-hosted option most comparisons skip.
If you’re looking to understand photo editing for beginners, then this article is all you need. Discover how to create stunning edits, fast!
Hands-on review of iPhone Editing Academy by Clifford Pickett: 80 videos across four core modules and four bonuses, covering the native Photos app through Lightroom Mobile, local masks, and complete editing workflows. Verdict, pricing, and who it’s actually for.
NASA released 12,217 raw Artemis II photos on May 3, 2026 — shot on Nikon D5 SLRs, a Nikon Z9 modified as the Handheld Universal Lunar Camera, and iPhone 17. The Z9 came back from cislunar space with no detectable sensor radiation damage, validating the rig for Artemis III’s lunar surface missions.
Topaz Labs shipped six new AI models on April 28 — Wonder 3, Denoise Max, Super Focus 3, High Fidelity 3, Starlight 2.5, Astra 2. The bigger story is NeuroStream, Topaz’s new VRAM-compression tech that cuts memory usage by up to 95% and brings pro AI to consumer hardware.
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.
