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credits: Sigma Exciting times appear to be ahead for Sigma fans. The Japanese manufacturer has announced its “2026 Sigma Special Event” for October 23, and there is already quite a bit of speculation about what the company might be planning to unveil. The announcement was shared on Sigma’s Chinese Weibo account, with the event scheduled for 2:30 PM China time and a livestream planned as well. Sigma is also holding an event called the Optical Experience at its S’room in Shangh

credits: Sirui Sirui’s new BH-60 Ball and Fluid Head is here, combining two different tripod head designs into one. The idea is pretty simple, instead of having to choose between a traditional ball head for photography and a fluid head for video, you can switch between the two depending on what you are shooting. The BH-60 has two operating modes. In Ball Head Mode, you can freely adjust the camera’s position, making it easier to find the composition you want. Change to Pan-Ti

credits: Viltrox Viltrox has introduced two new colour options for its AF 26mm f/2.8 EVO FE, with the compact full-frame pancake lens now available in Graphite Grey and Mist Silver, alongside the original Classic Black version. Apart from the different finishes, the lens itself remains largely unchanged, although the new editions also come with a square lens hood that helps reduce stray light and offers some additional protection for the front element. The lens itself has an

credits: Thypoch Thypoch seems to be getting ready to release its Voyager 24-50mm f/2.8 autofocus zoom for Nikon Z-mount, after originally launching the lens exclusively for Sony E-mount. For a short time, the Nikon version appeared on the company’s website yesterday, suggesting that an official release might not be too far away. Thypoch had already mentioned plans to bring the lens to Nikon Z and L-Mount back in April, so this is not exactly a surprise. Interestingly, the we

credits: Panasonic November 2026 could be a pretty interesting month for Panasonic and L-Mount fans, with several sources now claiming that Panasonic is preparing a major product announcement. Three separate sources have reportedly confirmed that an event is planned for November, although there have not been any concrete leaks about what the company might actually unveil. The timing would certainly make sense, though, as 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Lumix brand, whi

credits: AstrHori AstrHori has announced a new 8mm f/2.4 circular fisheye lens for medium-format cameras, available for both Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD mounts. What makes this lens ‘special’ is its 220-degree field of view, which means it can actually capture more than what is directly in front of the camera, including parts of the scene slightly behind it. The result is a circular photo with extremely exaggerated perspective and distortion. Optically, the AstrHori MF 8m

credits: Cosina Cosina has announced a special edition of its Voigtländer Color-Skopar 35mm f/2.5 to celebrate 100 years of the Skopar lens series. The new Skopar 100th Model is based on the existing 35mm f/2.5 P II, which has been around since 2004. So this is not an entirely new lens, but more a redesigned version with a slightly smaller body. It comes in a silver finish with a matching slotted metal lens hood and a three-piece aluminium rear lens cap. The lens itself measu

credits: Nikon Just over a year after its major update, Nikon is following up with another firmware release for the Z6 III. This time, the focus is mainly on smaller refinements and bug fixes. Firmware version 2.01 brings a few improvements to existing features, including the ability to use Pre-Release Capture with Bluetooth remote controls. This means the camera can start buffering photos while you are holding the shutter button halfway down, even when using a remote, and th

credits: GoPro GoPro’s entire Mission 1 Series just received a new firmware update, with a particular focus on improving the cameras’ photography capabilities. The company says it has completely reworked the way the cameras capture photos, introducing a zero-lag shutter response that should make taking pictures feel much more immediate. There is also a new continuous shooting mode, allowing you to capture more than 100 consecutive photos at 12 megapixels or over 20 RAW photos

credits: TTArtisan TTArtisan has announced the AF 24mm f/3.8 Mini, a small autofocus pancake lens for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras. Measuring 16mm long and 60mm in diameter, it is about as thick as a camera body cap. Weight comes in at 57g, making it even lighter than a standard Sony NP-FZ100 battery. Despite its size, the lens still supports autofocus and accepts regular 52mm screw-on filters. The 24mm focal length also makes it a fairly versatile all-round option for eve

credits: Pergear Pergear’s new 10mm f/5.6 II lens is here. It is an updated version of the company’s manual-focus fisheye lens for mirrorless cameras. The second generation keeps the same ultra-wide 172-degree field of view and compact pancake design, but introduces a few improvements to the construction and optical coatings. One of the biggest changes is the new all-metal body, replacing the previous design with something a little more substantial while keeping the weight do

credits: Nikon There are some new Nikon rumors floating around, and it looks like the company could have two major announcements coming before the end of the year. According to the latest information, the long-awaited Nikon Z70 could finally be unveiled in November, while the new Nikkor Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S is expected to arrive a little earlier, toward the end of October. The Z70 was originally rumoured for August or September, but Nikon delayed several upcoming product

credits: Sirui Sirui is preparing four new full-frame autofocus lenses, with two additions to its existing Aurora series and two models introducing an entirely new lineup called Swift. The upcoming Aurora 15mm f/1.6 and 24mm f/1.4 were already shown as prototypes at IBC 2026, but detailed specifications have now surfaced through retailer listings. Both follow the general design of the existing Aurora 35mm and 85mm f/1.4 lenses, with STM autofocus, aperture rings, customisable

credits: Sigma Sigma has announced a Z mount version of its 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary, giving Nikon APS-C users another all-in-one zoom option. The lens originally launched in 2025 for Sony E, Fujifilm X, Canon RF and L-Mount, with Nikon Z now becoming the fifth supported mount. Its biggest selling point is obviously the 18.8x zoom range, covering everything from wide-angle to supertelephoto without having to change lenses. On a Nikon APS-C camera, that works out

credits: OM System OM System may have accidentally revealed two upcoming Micro Four Thirds lenses in a video posted on its official YouTube channel. During what was supposed to be a fairly casual conversation about the company’s existing lenses, an OM System employee showed presentation slides featuring two models that have not actually been announced yet, the M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/4.5-5.6 R II and the M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f/1.8 II. Both would be updated versions of l

credits: Fujifilm Fujifilm has released firmware version 2.00 for the X-Half, bringing several improvements to the little digital half-frame camera, including faster performance, a new creative filter and more flexibility in its Film Camera mode. One of the biggest complaints about the X-Half since its launch has been its somewhat sluggish operation, particularly when starting the camera or taking several photos in quick succession. With this update, Fujifilm is addressing so

credits: Skylum Skylum has decided to shut down its AI portrait editor Aperty this week, less than two years after launching it with the promise of five years of updates. The company says Aperty will officially close on November 4, although people who already own the software will still be able to use it. What they won’t be getting are any further updates. That is particularly frustrating considering lifetime licenses sold for around $250, with those five years of continued d

credits: Tamron Tamron is bringing another one of its existing Sony lenses over to Nikon Z-mount, this time the 20-40mm f/2.8 Di III VXD. The lens originally launched for Sony E-mount back in 2022, and the new Z-mount version keeps the same unusual combination of a 20mm ultra-wide starting point and constant f/2.8 aperture. It is also relatively compact for a full-frame f/2.8 zoom, weighing 380g and measuring 88.7mm long, with weather sealing and a 67mm filter thread. Optical

credits: Aftershoot Aftershoot, the company best known for its editing and culling software, has launched a free RAW editor called Photon. The software is meant for photographers who want to start working with RAW files but find traditional editors a bit overwhelming. Its main feature is an AI Coach, which looks at the photo, suggests possible adjustments and, importantly, explains why you might want to make them. So instead of simply applying an edit automatically, the idea

credits: Fujifilm Good news for Fujifilm fans, it now looks like the X-T6 will arrive in November 2026, giving us a new launch window after the camera’s original September 4 announcement was postponed. For a while, that delay left open the possibility that Fujifilm might push the X-T6 all the way into 2027, but the latest information suggests we won’t have to wait quite that long. We are also getting another look at the X-T6 itself, following the detailed sketches of the fron

Leaked product shot Sigma has a new lens announcement planned for October 24 in Cologne, and there are now some pretty strong indications of what we could see at the event. The expected lens is the Sigma 50-120mm f/2.8 DC OS | Contemporary, a fast telephoto zoom designed for APS-C cameras. And shortly before the event, the first product photos and a fairly detailed set of specifications have now leaked, giving us a much better idea of what Sigma is preparing. On APS-C, the 50

credits: Shoten Koubou Shoten Koubou just launched its first interchangeable lens, and for its debut the Japanese company is going back to one of the most interesting lenses from the 1950s. The new Shoten Tribute 01 LTM 50mm f/1.1 is a modern take on the Zunow 50mm f/1.1 from 1953, which was actually the first photographic lens to break the f/1.2 barrier. Original Zunow lenses are extremely rare today and can sell for around $10,000 when they do appear. The Tribute 01 is the

credits: Samyang LK Samyang and Schneider-Kreuznach have another interesting full-frame zoom lens coming for Sony E-mount, this time covering everything from wide-angle to short telephoto without giving up the constant f/2.8 aperture. The upcoming AF 28-135mm f/2.8 FE was first shown as a prototype at IBC 2025, and we now have much more detailed specifications ahead of its planned February 2027 release. It is a pretty unusual zoom range for an f/2.8 lens, going much further a

credits: Halide The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max have been out for a couple of weeks now, and third-party camera apps are starting to make use of their new variable-aperture main camera. One of the first is Halide, which has just released version 3.2 with much more detailed aperture control than Apple provides in its own Camera app. While Apple gives you four aperture presets, Halide lets you choose any value between f/1.48 and f/4, so you can dial in something specific like f/2