PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS

iOS 27 beta code points to ‘Apple Reference Image,’ a way to prove an iPhone photo is real. The catch: it may not use the open C2PA standard.

The 3.2-gigapixel LSST Camera released EDP2, its first science data, with a COSMOS field image holding more than 500,000 galaxies.

The Benro Theta raised nearly $2.5M on Kickstarter in 2023. Three years on, many of its 4,494 backers say they have neither the tripod nor a refund, while Benro resells it to new customers.

Sony’s new FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS is a 654g, $849.99 super-telephoto zoom, less than half the weight of the GM. Here’s the catch, and who it’s for.

HoverAir’s new Versa is a pocket gimbal camera that clicks into a caged drone body to become a self-flying drone, one device taking on DJI and Insta360.

Sony has made a non-binding proposal to buy all of Tamron for around $1.2 billion and take it private. Here’s what a Sony-owned Tamron would mean for Nikon, Fujifilm, and L-mount shooters, with the honest proposal-stage caveats.

The FTC granted early termination of the antitrust review for Adobe’s Topaz Labs acquisition on July 29, clearing the biggest hurdle. Here’s what it means for the standalone Topaz license you already own, and your buy-hold-wait move.

A 7.1 earthquake hit Kumamoto, Japan’s camera-sensor manufacturing hub, on July 28. Sony’s Kikuyo fab, which makes up to 4 million sensors a day, is offline with damage under assessment. The 2016 precedent is the real warning.

Canon’s shutter-less EOS R6 V shipped with no flash at all. Firmware v1.1.0 finally adds Speedlite support, but a 1/60s sync cap and no 5-pin hotshoe are the catch.

The EU adopted its final Article 50 AI-labeling Guidelines on July 20, twelve days before the rules apply. Here is the line every photographer needs: which edits stay unlabeled, and which now count as AI-manipulated.

Apple’s late-2026 lineup, decoded for shooters: the iPhone 18 Pro’s rumored variable-aperture camera, the iPhone Fold, M5 MacBook Pros that are already here, and what to buy now versus wait for.

A German court (OLG Dusseldorf, April 2026) ruled that restyling a photographer’s image with AI was not infringement, and found the AI copy belongs to no one. What it means, and how to protect your work.

Leaked patents show Insta360 building its first pocket selfie drone, and it looks a lot like a DJI Neo. So does Insta360 actually innovate, or just follow DJI? The honest answer, and what its track record really shows.

The biggest iPhone 18 Pro camera rumor is a true mechanical variable aperture on the main camera, replacing the fixed f/1.78 with real optical control over depth of field and exposure. Here’s what the leaks say, what it would do for your photos, and how much to believe.

A roll of Kodak Portra 400 has roughly tripled since 2016. Here’s the 20-year price curve, why film keeps climbing, and where the new $35 Kodak EC35 fits – plus the catch behind that low sticker.

Meike launched the AF 85mm f/1.4 MIX II for Sony E, Nikon Z, and L-mount at $569: APO optics, weather sealing, an aperture ring, and a day-one 4.5/5 lab review. The first-party portrait flagships suddenly look very expensive.

Meta launched Muse Image on July 7, 2026, and buried inside the announcement is the detail that matters: if your Instagram is public, anyone can @-mention your username in an AI prompt and Meta will pull your photos to generate new images of you. No consent, no notification, opted in by default. The four-tap opt-out path, why Content Seal’s invisible watermark doesn’t fix it, and how Article 50 collides with the design on Aug 2.

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