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I Fundamentally Disagree With Canon Building a Wall Between its V and C Series Cameras

A person in a gray Canon T-shirt builds a brick wall, holding a trowel with mortar in one hand and a brick in the other, under a bright blue sky.

Canon's recent video-first and hybrid cameras, the EOS C50, EOS R6 Mark III, and brand-new EOS R6 V, are a perfect example of what I consider Canon's biggest EOS R System mistake. These products are segmented in extremely annoying ways.

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Halide Mark III Promises β€˜Most Beautiful Photos Possible’ on iPhone

Five smartphones are displayed side by side, each showing a different photo and editing interface with sliders and filter options, including images of tomatoes, a bridge, a street scene, a child, and birds by rocks.

Halide Mark III, which was first previewed back in December 2024, has finally arrived. As developer Lux detailed earlier this year, the new major update to one of the most popular iPhone camera apps on the market promises an AI-free mobile photography experience and an all-new "Looks" feature.

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Icelandair Found its β€˜Really Bad Photographer’ and Gave Her $50,000

A person with curly hair covers their face with both hands while sitting on a couch. On either side are inset images: a bright sun over a snowy landscape on the left and a blurry night view of the Statue of Liberty on the right.

Back in March, Icelandair launched an extremely unusual photo contest. Instead of seeking the most talented, best photographer, Icelandair wanted a "really bad" one. The airline wanted to show that Iceland is so beautiful that even a bad photographer could get good photos.

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What Profoto’s Expanded Sony a9 III Global Shutter Support Means for Photographers

A ballerina in a white tutu dances on pointe in an industrial space. Next to her are product images of a Profoto flash and a Sony Alpha camera.

The Sony a9 III's 24-megapixel global shutter image sensor has a wide range of benefits for both photographers, including exceptional swiftness and flash sync at any shutter speed. This latter benefit has gotten significantly more useful for professional photographers thanks to a firmware update for eight of Profoto's lights.

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