Evoto has attracted a lot of attention in the past 5 years or so. When you consider Adobe’s decades-long domination of the editing and retouching space, that is a major accomplishment. Today, Evoto has announced a major update with a variety of new culling and editing improvements for photographers. It even includes an Asset Hub designed to help photographers make money.
Viltrox has announced four full frame autofocus primes for L-mount, the AF 14mm f/4 Air L, AF 20mm f/2.8 Air L, AF 40mm f/2.5 Air L, and AF 50mm f/2 Air L, all of which go on sale today at prices from $168 to $199. The heaviest of the four weighs 205 g.
ACD Systems has released ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2027, and the pitch is less about what the AI can do than about where it runs. Face detection, keywording, masking, super-resolution, and image similarity all process on your computer, with no images or facial data leaving it.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled the first bobblehead version of "Lunch atop a Skyscraper," the 1932 photograph of 11 ironworkers eating lunch on a girder 850 feet over Manhattan, in the week of the picture's 94th anniversary. All 11 men have bobbing heads, the scene is 13 inches long, and the run is limited to 1,932 numbered pieces at $100 each.
Apple TV will shoot part of Friday's Giants at Dodgers game, the last "Friday Night Baseball" broadcast of the season, with 14 iPhone 18 Pro units built into Dodger Stadium, including inside the pitch clock, behind the backstop, on a foul pole, and in both bullpens.
Canon has filed a patent for a 70-135mm f/2 zoom lens for full frame cameras, an internal-zoom design with a fixed front group that reads like a direct answer to the Sony FE 50-150mm f/2 GM that went on sale last year.
A female humpback whale gave birth to a stillborn calf about a kilometer off Australia's Gold Coast on July 17, 2025, then kept diving to the seafloor to lie beside it, nudge it with her head and a pectoral fin, and hold eye contact for a minute or more at a time, until the boat watching her left at 10 a.m.
Adobe has announced Photoshop Elements 2027, with tools designed to make photo editing easier without requiring users to learn a complicated interface. As you might expect, the new additions are AI-powered and designed to speed up your workflow and help you organize your archive.
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir photographed an aurora glowing green and purple over Kyrgyzstan on September 7, shooting from the International Space Station at an altitude of 255 miles with a Nikon Z9 at a 15mm focal length. The frame catches the green band riding the curve of the atmosphere, purple rays climbing above it, and the lights of Central Asian cities scattered across the dark below.
Canon has announced the EOS R8 Mark II, a 24.2-megapixel full frame mirrorless camera that adds 5-axis in-body image stabilization while retaining up to 40 fps electronic-shutter shooting. The camera is expected to ship in late October for an estimated $1,899 body-only price.
Fujifilm has announced the instax Pal 2 digital camera and instax Link WIDE 2 smartphone printer, updating the Pal with an optical viewfinder and adding a new Photo Mixer collage feature to the WIDE printer.
Apple has introduced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, pairing a 5.4 in outer display with a 7.6 in folding inner display.
Apple has announced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, introducing a new 48 MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture, expanded manual camera controls, new image-authenticity features, and additional photo and video tools. The phones also introduce the A20 Pro chip, a redesigned thermal system, longer battery life, and iOS 27 with Apple Intelligence and Siri AI.
SIRUI has officially announced the launch of the Saturn V2 Full Frame Anamorphic Lens Series, representing a significant update to its popular Saturn anamorphic system.
OM Digital Solutions has announced the OM SYSTEM PEN, a new Micro Four Thirds interchangeable-lens camera built around a 20.4-megapixel Live MOS sensor, TruePic IX processor, 5-axis in-body image stabilization, and a compact rangefinder-style body.
Ricoh is ending production of its current Pentax K-series digital SLRs and starting work on a brand-new line built on what it calls an entirely new concept. The move retires the existing lineup while the company tries to reinvent what a DSLR can be.
Adobe has announced a substantial collection of AI-powered additions to Premiere and After Effects, with the updates focusing on generating media inside an edit, automating repetitive post-production work, improving audio cleanup, and expanding color-grading tools.
Sigma has announced the Sigma 20-60mm f/2.8-4 DG | Contemporary, a compact full frame zoom for L-Mount and Sony E-mount cameras. The lens covers a range from an unusually wide 20mm through 60mm while keeping its weight to 385 g in the L-Mount version.
Sigma has announced the Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG | Art, a new large-aperture portrait prime for full frame mirrorless cameras. The lens will be offered in L-Mount and Sony E-mount versions, with a planned launch on October 6, 2026, at a suggested retail price of $1,599.
For some Nikon ZR users, Christmas will come a little early this year as Nikon has laid out a clear roadmap for its upcoming firmware updates in 2026 and beyond.
A few months ago, Nikon teased that its journey into cinema products would extend beyond camera bodies into the realm of lenses. Well, today, we learned a bit more about what shape those optics will take.
DJI has officially introduced the Osmo 360 II at IFA 2026, marking a significant advancement in panoramic imaging technology.
A massive price drop across its line of cinema cameras allows Blackmagic Design to, once again, offer excellent value to filmmakers on a budget.
Fujifilm has announced the XF 400mm f/4.5 R LM OIS WR, a new super-telephoto prime lens for the X Series system. Designed primarily for wildlife, bird, sports, motorsports, and aviation photography, the lens provides a 400mm focal length, equivalent to 609mm on full frame, while weighing approximately 2.74 lb (1,245 g).
GoPro has agreed to merge with a privately held optics company called Starman Optical in a deal worth $285 million. The company will stay listed on the Nasdaq, keep selling cameras, and push into AI data center hardware and defense.