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Yesterday, PetaPixel looked at Map Camera’s best-selling new and used cameras of 2024. Now it’s time to look at a part of the kit that is just as important: lenses. The best-selling new lens of 2024 was the Nikon 24-120mm f/4 S. This is followed by another versatile zoom, the Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III. […]
Hasselblad was uncharacteristically busy this year, releasing a “new” camera and three new XCD lenses. The premium Swedish camera manufacturer continues to focus heavily on celebrating still photography and the experience of taking photos, and we’re here for it. The Hasselblad 907X CFV 100C Is a Vintage-Inspired Camera With Incredible Image Quality Now, let’s get […]
Sigma Corp has announced that they have updated firmware for the Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN and the 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN lenses. It is expected to improve operation stability and AF operation during zooming for video. Sigma’s information sheet can be found here. Thank you for your continued patronage of Sigma products.We are pleased […]
Some of the best traditions are holiday traditions. Turkey at Thanksgiving, pumpkin carving at Halloween, and Christmas trees loaded with decorations are some of the cherished classics but undeniably, the greatest of them all is our annual Best and Worst camera gear roundup.
Chinese optics company Kipon, known for its lenses and optical adapters, released two new 0.62x focal reducers for medium-format cameras. Built in collaboration with the optical experts at Module 8, most recently featured on PetaPixel for ‘The Tuner‘ variable-look cinematic lens system, the new 0.62x focal length reducers enable photographers to use 6×7 format lenses […]
Samsung’s imaging team has come up with a new design for a folded telephoto camera module that would allow for a brighter lens (f/2.58 at 80mm) and a thinner overall footprint. Called ALoP (All Lenses on Prism), it essentially moves the lens array on top of the periscope prism, instead of in between the prism […]
The brightest white spots and the red arc are six images of the same quasar created by the lensing effect of two galaxies, one of which is seen as the light patch in the centre F. Dux et al. A chance alignment between two massive galaxies could help astronomers better measure the expansion of the […]