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NikonMakersNikon is developing nine cinema lenses in the NIKKOR Z CINEMA T1.9 VV series | News TOKYO - Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce the development of the NIKKOR Z CINEMA T1.9 VV series of cinema lenses, designed for the cinema, high-end productions, and creators, aiming to…

ePHOTOzineReviewsSigma 85mm F1.2 DG Art Lens for E-Mount & L-Mount Announced Sigma has introduced the 85mm F1.2 DG Art, a full-frame portrait lens for E-Mount and L-Mount that pairs industry-leading F1.2 brightness with a compact 905g design, dual HLA autofocus, and…

ePHOTOzineReviewsSigma Launches Redesigned Lens Filter Lineup Sigma has released a completely redesigned lens filter lineup featuring four updated models with improved anti-reflection frame treatments and slimmer profiles.

L-RumorsRumoursNow available for order: the new Mandler 50mm f/1.4 PRE-ASPH E46 lens for Leica M-mount The new Mandler 50mm f/1.4 PRE-ASPH E46 lens for Leica M-mount is now open for orders (previous coverage | product page | additional information).

DPReviewReviewsSony FE 400mm F4.5 GM sample gallery: animals from Oregon to Montana From close-up zoo subjects to distant Montana wildlife, here's how Sony's lightweight 400mm F4.5 GM performs in the field.

L-RumorsRumoursLeica digest #250 → Viltrox will announce four new L-mount lenses next week (previously reported here; Viltrox currently has two L-mount lenses; use code NIKONRUMORS for 10% off): Viltrox AF 14mm f/4 Viltrox AF 20mm…

The PhoblographerReviewsNikon 50mm f1.8: Is Still the Best First Prime Lens in 2026? Nikon's pivot to mirrorless has been no short of a miracle. The company's Z series cameras and lenses are some of the best equipment we have tested in a while.

Sony Alpha RumorsRumoursNew Sigma Lens reviews by Petapixel, Northrup and Abbott Preorders are now open: Sigma 85mm f/1.2 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Clifton, WexUK, ParkUK.

Camera DecisionReviewsEvery Laowa Lens in One Place: 53 Photo Lenses and 85 Cine Lenses We just finished adding the rest of the Laowa catalogue, so the whole line is now on the site: 53 photo lenses in 213 mount versions, plus 85 cine lenses.

Fuji RumorsRumoursMitakon Zhongyi 45mm F1.4 for Fujifilm GFX First Specs Join Now – Fujifilm GFX Shooters Group We already reported back in May about the following two Mitakon lenses coming for Fujifilm GFX: Mitakon Zhongyi 30mmF2.4 Mitakon Zhongyi 45mmF1.4 We already had…

43 RumorsRumoursFive Recommended Micro Four Thirds Lenses for Travel Explora (Click here) listed the Five Recommended Micro Four Thirds Lenses for Travel: OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO ⚬ Why chosen: Chosen as an all-in-one professional zoom…

ProVideo CoalitionCinemaHonor Magic9 Pro Max features ARRI’s iconic three-lens turret The flagship model from the upcoming Magic9 series from Honor, built with ARRI, will feature the “Cinema Triple Camera System” and a wide range of ARRI Cinematic Looks.

Sony Alpha RumorsRumoursVenus Optics launched the 35mm f/2.8 1x macro lens Venus Optics announced the new Laowa 35mm f/2.8 1x macro lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Clifton, WexUK.

Digitalkamera.deGermanyDigitalPhoto 10/2026 mit Praxis-Spezial Naturfotografie erschienen DigitalPhoto 10/2026 enthält ausführliche Tests der Canon EOS R6 V sowie des Sigma 135 mm F1.4 DG | Art für Sony E. Außerdem prüft die Redaktion drei Fotogeschenke von CEWE, Pixum und MeinFoto.

OpticalLimitsReviewsPanasonic Lumix S 20mm f/2.8 announced PRESS RELEASE Panasonic is pleased to introduce the new LUMIX S 20mm F2.5 (S-S20), an interchangeable lens based on the L-Mount system standard.

Photo RumorsRumoursViltrox to announce four new L-mount lenses next week Viltrox will announce four new L-mount lenses next week (previously reported here): Viltrox AF 14mm f/4 Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 Viltrox AF 40mm f/2.5 Viltrox AF 50mm f/2 Check the Viltrox website on…

LomographyFilmA Natural Approach with Emma Ledwith and the Joseph Petzval 55 f/1.7 Focus-coupled Bokeh Control Art Lens Sheffield-based photographer Emma Ledwith created a series of portraits with the Joseph Petzval 55 f/1.7 Focus-coupled Bokeh Control Art Lens and experimented in different environments.

35mmcFilmZeiss 342 Bébé – Resurrecting a 1930 Ikon I don’t ‘collect’ old cameras, it is the process of using an old machine for the purpose it was made that I enjoy. My family may disagree with the first part of this statement.

SLR LoungeReviewsViltrox 90mm f/2.2 EVO Review | A Professional Portrait Lens Shouldn’t Be This Compact! A 90mm, crop-sensor (APSC) portrait prime is indeed a rare thing. Why? Because let’s be honest: there are already so many full-frame 85mm f/1.8 primes. Some good, some bad.

Sony Alpha UniverseMakersSony 400mm f/4.5 GM & 600mm f/6.3 GM Review Roundup: Super-Telephoto Reach, Without The Weight Early reviewers share the same idea: these lenses make focal lengths that once demanded a much bigger commitment feel far more practical to carry and use.

OpticalLimitsReviewsSony FE 600mm f/6.3 GM OSS and FE 400mm f/4.5 GM OSS announced PRESS RELEASE Sony today announced two new G Master™ super telephoto prime lenses for the Alpha™ full-frame E-mount system, the FE 400MM F4.5 GM OSS with a focal length of 400 mm and the FE 600MM…

OpticalLimitsReviewsNikkor Z 28mm f/2.8 Review The Nikkor Z 28mm f/2.8 is another budget prime lens in Nikon’s lens lineup. It very much resembles the Nikkor Z 40mm f/2 that we reviewed just before this one.

LenstipReviewsSamyang AF 24-60 mm f/2.8 FE - lens review We invite you to read our latest lens review. This time, we have taken a close look at the optical and mechanical properties of the Samyang AF 24-60mm f/2.8 FE, a model developed in collaboration…

Kosmo FotoFilmLomography releases new Graffiti edition Fisheye No. 2 camera Lomography has released a new edition of its Fisheye No. 2 wide-angle 35mm camera called Graffiti. The camera is finished in eye-catching red with a graffiti script across its panels.

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The hot shoe is where the flash goes, and the microphone, and the monitor, and whatever the next decade bolts on. Every camera has one and nobody photographs it. This magazine is named after it because that is where the whole business meets: the body, the glass, the light, the sound, and the person holding it.

I shot news in Gothenburg for nine years and documentary for hire after that, then stopped taking assignments to write about the tools. Since 2021 I live in Tokyo, ten minutes from the used-camera shops of Shinjuku, which is not an accident: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Ricoh and Sigma make almost everything worth pointing at a subject, and their own press writes about it first, in Japanese. So this magazine reads it there, and in German, French, Italian and Spanish, and in English from the reviewers who actually put a card in the slot — around eighty sources and thirty channels, counted and plotted so you can see what is moving.

Bodies and lenses, cinema cameras and drones, film and the darkroom, firmware and the software that finishes the picture, the rumours before the launch and the reviews after it, and the photographers and shows the rest of it is for. I test what I write about on a job before a word goes down. I shoot film on Sundays and do not think that makes me interesting.

A story here is a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link to whoever reported it. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the photographer or the maker. A story written in Japanese appears in Japanese, as its author set it down; the link goes to the original.

— Mara Lindqvist, Tokyo