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Sony has taken the wraps off of its 24MP a6500 mirrorless camera. The flagship APS-C camera gains five-axis image stabilization and touchscreen operation. A larger buffer and more processing power also help set it apart ...

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The UK-based lighting equipment manufacturer Bowens is launching its new Generation X line of flashes in the US. The lineup includes two systems: XMT flashes for location lighting and XMS flashes for studio purposes. Bow...

Manfrotto Distribution, Inc., distributor of Bowens products in the U.S., announced today the launch of the all-new Generation X Flash range by Bowens. Debuting in the U.S. at PhotoPlus Expo in New York City later this m...

A New York-based photographer and Instagram star was killed yesterday after apparently trying to subway surf by climbing onto a train car in Brooklyn. The New York Post reports that 25-year-old Christopher Serrano was ri...

Sony announces Alpha 6500 Sony has announced the a6500, its top of the line APS-C E-mount mirrorless camera. It may look a lot like the a6300 but it's a higher spec (and more expensive) sister model. It's based around th...

UK flash manufacturer Bowens will use the PhotoPlus Expo to launch its new range of Generation X flash heads in the USA. The new range has a completely new design and features a portable model that is powered by an in-bo...

Fujifilm has released firmware v 2.0 for the Fuji X-Pro2, bringing many tweaks, changes and bug fixes to the company's flagship APS-C camera. Among the changes is an increase in the number of focus points to 325, as we...

Here’s a video that’s going viral on the Web right now: Korean YouTuber MichealHrd shared this short video showing the power of a 200x camera zoom. You can zoom in on an airplane cruising by overhead and read the nam...

The late Cuban photographer Alberto Korda’s Leica camera has been sold at auction for $20,340. What’s notable about this camera is that it’s very likely the one that captured Korda’s iconic portrait of Argentine ...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, were ever so kind to drop into Kelowna as part of their royal tour of British Columbia and the Yukon this week. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what it was...

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Sony's A6300 is one of the top performing APS-C cameras on the market, and is right up there with the likes of Fujifilm's X-Pro2 and X-T2 in many respects, but Sony has a new flagship APS-C offering it unveiled this morn...

3,000 ft (914m) above sea level is an outdoor infinity pool that maintains a year-round temp of 34ºC (93ºF)

Sony unveiled their latest RX100 compact camera this morning, and the headline feature of the newly minted RX100 V is an all new hybrid-AF system that should bring with it some serious AF improvements to the compact came...

Sony has just announced its latest Cyber-shot RX camera, and this one’s a doozy. The new Sony RX100 V boasts the world’s fastest AF speed, the world’s fastest continuous shooting, and the world’s most AF points f...

Here’s a helpful 12-minute video by landscape photographer and vlogger Thomas Heaton about lens filters. With the emergence of digital photography and powerful editing software, the benefits of some filters can be recr...

Breaking news: Sony has announced the latest version of its RX100 series: the Mark V. Our own Rishi Sanyal and Carey Rose are reporting live from Sony's event in NYC, so check back frequently for the latest information!...

The iPhone 7 lacks the dual camera modules of its iPhone 7 Plus sibling, but it still offers plenty of imaging features. It includes a 12MP sensor with optical image stabilization, 4K video recording and thanks to iOS 10...

If you wanted to go for a premium point and shoot camera of some sort, then the best of the best is easily awarded to the Sony RX1r II and the Leica Q. With their full frame sensors and fast aperture lenses, they're boun...

In the year 2000 (somehow, living in it never felt as futuristic and cool as saying it), I enrolled as a first-year undergraduate student1 at the University of Durham. For many among the student body, the most excitin...

Episode 113 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Featured: Commercial lifestyle and environmental portrait photographer Erik Valind In This Episode If you subscribe to the P...