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Really Right Stuff’s All-New Cheaper Carbon Fiber Tripods Are Still Pricey

12 May 2026 at 22:13

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Really Right Stuff has announced a new “Core Line” of carbon fiber tripods, introducing the Benchmark and Benchmark Inverted support systems alongside several bundled kits aimed at photographers, videographers, and precision shooters.

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What Happened to the ‘Cameras of the Future’?

12 May 2026 at 19:15

A woman with curly brown hair, wearing a red blazer and patterned scarf, stands indoors holding a black electronic device. The background is yellow with a blue vertical column. BBC Archive logo appears in the bottom left corner.

A newly resurfaced archive clip from the BBC’s long-running technology program "Tomorrow's World" offers a fascinating snapshot of what people thought the future of photography would look like and why certain surefire ideas ultimately failed.

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NiSi’s Newest Filters Promise Dreamier Starry Skies

12 May 2026 at 17:54

Close-up of a camera lens on the left; on the right, a star-filled night sky with the Milky Way above rocky coastal formations and gentle waves.

NiSi has announced the new JetMag Pro Star Soft magnetic filters, a pair of diffusion-style filters aimed specifically at astrophotographers and night landscape shooters looking to add a softer, more atmospheric rendering to the night sky.

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Forget RoboCop: This Wild Camera Rig Turns You Into RoboPhotographer

12 May 2026 at 17:37

A man wearing sunglasses and a futuristic black and gray exoskeleton suit holds and operates a large camera with an oversized telephoto lens in a white studio setting. The suit has mounted camera gear on his shoulders.

If you've ever dreamed of becoming one with ultra-stabilized cameras, DJI today shared a wild-looking camera support system that makes you look more like RoboCop than a photographer or filmmaker.

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Apple Has Acquired Popular Web-Based Color Grading Tool Color.io

12 May 2026 at 17:05

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It has been revealed in European regulatory documents that Apple acquired a one-person software company, Patchflyer GmbH, in January. Patchflyer, or rather its sole employee, Jonathan Ochmann, created the web-based color grading tool Color.io.

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Photographers, This Industry Survey Wants to Hear Your Voice

12 May 2026 at 16:34

A group of photographers stands in a circle, aiming their cameras downward, capturing a shot from above on a sunny day with a tall building in the background and blue sky overhead.

The State of the Photo Industry Survey is returning for 2026, with organizers hoping to build on last year’s extensive dataset to create a clearer picture of how professional photographers are navigating an industry that continues to evolve rapidly.

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The Lumix L10 is a New Fixed-Lens Compact in the Spirit of the LX100

12 May 2026 at 16:00

A silver and black Lumix digital camera with a large lens facing forward, positioned against a plain white background.

Panasonic has announced the Lumix L10, an updated take on the company's fixed-lens, compact zoom lens camera that is very much in the spirit of the LX100 series.

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Ron Howard’s Richard Avedon Documentary to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival

12 May 2026 at 13:55

A man with glasses stands between two large black-and-white portrait artworks on the floor, looking up at the camera. The floor is wooden, and an orange cord is visible beside him.

Acclaimed director Ron Howard will premiere his documentary AVEDON about famed photographer Richard Avedon at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Vivo X300 Ultra Review: The Versatility Here Is Just Ridiculous

12 May 2026 at 13:45

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Vivo’s “Ultra” phones have always been the company’s best but this one is the first to venture outside the Chinese market. More like a phone in a camera than the other way around, it feels like a camera system built from the sum of its many parts.

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