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Nikon 28-135mm f/4 PZ First Impressions: Prestige and Power Nikon is making big waves in the video world with RED and now the 28-135mm f/4 PZ brings premium optics and dashing good looks to the party.

Hands-on: Nikon's first-ever full-frame cinema lens is a beauty.

RED Adds Z-Mount and New Camera Features Unique to Nikon Lenses RED announced that both its V-Raptor [X] and Komodo-X cameras will now be available to buy with Nikon's Z-mount.

RED is adding Nikon Z mount to select cameras, unlocking new features that are unique to pairings with Nikkor lenses.

Adobe's AI Video Generator is Nowhere Near Ready to Charge $30 a Month Adobe's newly-available Firefly text-to-video generator is nowhere near good enough good enough to warrant any price.

In Opinion: Adobe's newly-announced text-to-video tool is very much not ready to have a price tag attached to it.

Apple's Acquisition of Pixelmator is Complete According to the Pixelmator team's update to its apps, that deal to be acquired by Silicon Valley giant Apple has closed.

Apple's acquisition of Pixelmator is complete.

How AP Photographers Captured the Iconic Moments of Super Bowl LIX Associated Press photographers discuss the Super Bowl and how it photographs the biggest sporting event of the year.

The Associated Press was on hand at the Super Bowl to capture every timeless moment and its photographers sat down with PetaPixel to talk about how it photographs the biggest sporting event of the year.

Lucky Film's Comeback is Causing In-Fighting Among Distributors Excitement and hype for a new C-41 color negative film stock is causing Lucky Film distributors to fight amongst each other.

Excitement and hype for a new C-41 color negative film stock is causing Lucky Film distributors to fight amongst each other.

OM System OM-3 Review: A Classic Reborn I fell in love with the OM-3, but is this love of the unique shooting experience enough, or am I looking through rose-colored glasses?

Review: OM System's new OM-3 is a stunningly gorgeous camera that is extremely well made. But even with mostly OM-1 Mark II guts on the inside, the $2,000 asking price might be too high.

YouTube video by PetaPixel Nikon is Just Showing Off Now...

Video review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVuD...

Nikon 35mm f/1.2 S Hands-On First Impressions: Optical Excellence Nikon's new, fast, 35mm lens is bound to impress. With a fast f/1.2 aperture and stellar optical performance, even 35mm haters might like it.

Hands-on: While Nikon's 35mm f/1.2 S might shock with its $2,799 asking price, it's hard not to fall in love with the absolutely incredible image quality it can produce.

Why Kodak is 'Cracking Down' on Respooled Motion Picture Film Why is Kodak 'cracking down' on respoolers and forfeiting the extra money made by selling to brands like Reflx Lab?

Yesterday, Reflx Lab announced that it would soon no longer be able to offer some of its respooled 35mm motion picture stock.

So, why is Kodak forfeiting the extra money made by selling to brands like Reflx Lab?

Canon Recommits to Compact Cameras, Will Up Production to Meet Demand Canon needs to make more compact cameras to answer increased demand.

Canon says it will increase its production to meet the surging demand for compact cameras, but didn't say if photographers could expect new models this year.

The Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is Facing a Crisis of Leadership The Professional Photographers of America (PPA) Council will hold a meeting in Grapevine, Texas where members will vote to recall the current board of

The PPA Council will hold a meeting to vote to recall the current board of directors citing concerns over leadership accountability, breaches of fiduciary duty, and failure to represent the interests of PPA members.

The R6 II Propelled Canon to #1 in Mirrorless and Full-Frame Cameras in 2024 Canon announced that it had solidified number one in interchangeable lens cameras, mirrorless cameras, and full-frame mirrorless cameras.

Canon claims it has solidified number one in interchangeable lens cameras, mirrorless cameras, and full-frame mirrorless camera sales in the United States.

Light Lens Lab Is Developing and Producing Brand-New Film Emulsions Light Lens Lab announced that it is expanding its efforts into film development and plans to release brand new emulsions in the near future.

Light Lens Lab announced that it is expanding its efforts into film development and plans to release brand-new emulsions in the near future.

YouTube video by PetaPixel The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Review For Photographers

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Review: It Smooths Out the Rough Edges The S25 Ultra has a new camera and processor with a slurry of AI-tools thrown in. Is it enough to justify the cost or is it just the latest gimmick?

Review: The Samsung S25 Ultra smartly refines everything from last year's model while improving the ultra-wide and adding log video. The result is a more complete smartphone, even if it's still largely an iterative update.

DeepSeek AI Refuses to Answer Questions About Tiananmen Square 'Tank Man' Photo 'Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else.'

DeepSeek AI refuses to answer questions about the Tiananmen Square "Tank Man" photo.

We Have Questions About Yashica's New Cheap 'City' Compact Cameras Yashica confirmed US pricing and availability and the full specifications for the City 100 and City 200 cameras.

Yashica finally provided tech specifications for its upcoming City 100 and City 200 point-and-shoot cameras, but they raise more questions than they answer.

ShiftCam Admits Poor Communication, Mistakes With Indiegogo Campaign Many claim ShiftCam double-dipped, taking their crowdfunding while then selling units directly without shipping them to backers first.

Special Report: Many claim ShiftCam double-dipped, taking their crowdfunding dollars and then selling units directly without shipping them to backers first.

PetaPixel investigated and found that backers were right to be upset. The company has apologized.

417-Megapixel Andromeda Galaxy Panorama Took Over a Decade to Make You've never seen the Milky Way's nearest neighbor like this.

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have completed the most comprehensive survey of the Andromeda galaxy and created a 417-megapixel panorama. It took over a decade to make and includes more than 600 photos.

One-of-a-Kind Nikon 14.3mm f/4 Fisheye Can Be Yours for $250,000 The Leica Store Lisse is selling a one-of-a-kind Nikon 14.3mm f/4 fisheye lens that was originally developed for Disney.

There is only one of these Nikkor 14.3mm f/4 Fisheye lenses in existence, and it can be yours for a cool quarter million dollars.

Documentary Asserts 'Napalm Girl' Was Not Taken by Nick Ut, AP Refutes the Claims 'The Stringer' contains explosive allegations.

In a pre-emptive strike against an upcoming documentary that casts aspersions on Nick Ut's credit on the famous "Napalm Girl" photograph taken during the Vietnam War, the Associated Press has released a lengthy report re-asserting that Ut was indeed the photographer.

Leica SL3-S Hands-On: How Does It Earn the Asking Price? The Leica SL3-S is priced like a flagship but competes with modestly priced cameras instead. What could possibly be worth the price?

Hands-on first impressions: The Leica SL3-S is well-built and handles great but we can't help but ask why anyone would pay the high asking price, especially when great alternatives are so plentiful.
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Leica SL3-S is an IP54-Rated, 24MP Hybrid Camera with Built-In Content Authenticity Leica announced the SL3-S, a hybrid photo and video camera that makes significant upgrades over the SL2-S in both photo and video.

Leica announced the SL3-S, a hybrid L-mount mirrorless camera that is IP54-rated, has built-in content authenticity, and costs $5,295.

Stock Photography's Crossroads: Can a Getty-Shutterstock Merger Fix It? The stock photography market’s consolidation into an oligopoly didn’t happen overnight.

Guest Opinion: The former CEO of Depositphotos weighs in on the Getty-Shutterstock merger:

"This is a big deal, but can it really fix the problems of falling prices, AI disruption, and unhappy contributors?"

Lawsuit Alleges Mark Zuckerberg Gave Permission for Meta to Train AI on Stolen Content Lawsuit says Mark Zuckerberg approved using stolen content to train Meta's AI.

An amended lawsuit against Meta alleges that the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, approved training Meta's Llama AI models using copyrighted content.

Canon Considering Outsourcing Camera Manufacturing to Cut Costs Canon has missed the compact camera boom because it closed the necessary factory two years ago.

Canon chairman and CEO Fujio Mitarai says the company may reorganize its manufacturing efforts, potentially moving additional camera production outside Japan.

Adobe’s Generative AI Jumps The Shark, Adds Bitcoin to Bird Photo Adobe Generative Remove's choice to add a Bitcoin to a bird photo is a perfect distillation of the problems in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Photographer @matthewraifman.bsky.social used Adobe Lightroom's Generative Remove tool and instead of getting rid of the problem, it added a bitcoin.

SanDisk SD Cards Corrupt When Paired With the R5 Mark II, Canon Warns Canon warns that some SanDisk SD cards are "incompatible" with the R5 Mark II and may record corrupted photos.

Canon warns that a very popular series of SanDisk SD cards are not compatible with the R5 Mark II.

Veteran Photographer in LA Says Wildfire is 'Worst' He's Ever Seen Photographer captures the dangers of the raging Los Angeles wildfire.

On the ground documenting LA's wildfire, photographer David Swanson says it's the worst he's ever seen.