In the last two articles in this series, I wrote about my visits to Andasibe National Park, where I photographed lemurs and chameleons, and Tsingy Rouge National Park, where I saw beautiful erosion-formed formations. This time, I’d like to write about my visit to Kirindy Forest. A Verreaux’s Sifaka, my favorite lemur species in Kirindy, […]

Photo: Fujifilm Fujifilm has announced the GFX 100S II, a faster version of its $5000 GFX model with a nicer viewfinder, subject recognition AF, pixel shift high-res mode, enhanced video capture tools and uprated image stabilization. Fujifilm says the sensor isn’t the higher-speed chip included in the more expensive GFX 100II, but it’s still been […]

In the early days of digital, cameras were big, bulky, expensive and mostly out of reach for people unwilling to shell out professional-level MSRPs. Then came the Canon EOS D30, a landmark camera that introduced a slew of film photographers to digital, inspiring photojournalists to give up high-end film cameras and a new generation of […]

Photo: Fujifilm Fujifilm has announced the GF500mm F5.6 R LM OIS WR, a relatively lightweight, compact super-tele prime for its GFX medium format system. The 500mm delivers a 396mm equivalent angle of view in a lens that’s 247mm (9.4″) long and weighs 1,375g (3.03 lbs). It has built-in image stabilization rated to give up to […]

Tucked away at the bottom of Fujifilm’s GFX 100S II press release is the news that Fujifilm has joined both the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) and the Content Authentication Initiative (CAI). The two organizations are, respectively, a group developing the specifications and standards around “content credentials,” the metadata requires to provide proof […]

Sigma has announced the 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II, a second-generation, mirrorless-only fast standard zoom lens as part of its Art series of premium optics. The new lens is a fraction smaller and around 10% lighter than the existing lens. And while a 19 element, 15 group design with 6 fluorite-like FLD elements and 2 […]

Simera 28mm F1.4 Image credit: Thypoch Chinese lens maker Thypoch has announced its Simera 35mm & 28mm F1.4 lenses are coming to Z, X, E and RF mounts. The new lenses are versions of Leica M-mount offerings released in September 2023. You’d be forgiven if you’re unfamiliar with Thypoch, as the company is a new […]

In late February, Sigma surprised us by announcing its 15mm F1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye lens, an optic squarely aimed at astrophotography. Sensing an opportunity, we put the lens into the hands of José Francisco Salgado, a professional astrophotographer, just in time for a photography trip to the Canadian sub-arctic to shoot the aurora borealis. […]

Image: Canon Canon has announced it is developing the EOS R1, which it describes as the “first flagship model for [the] EOS R system.” It would be consistent with the company’s previous development cycles to deliver a pro sports flagship in time for the 2024 Summer Olympics, so it doesn’t come as a complete surprise. […]

Image credit: Sirui Announced in mid-April, Sirui has released the Night Walker 16mm T1.2 S35 cine lens, its latest addition to the Night Walker line of APS-C and Super35 cine lenses. It is available starting today for Canon RF, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds, Fujifilm X, and L mounts. The 16mm (24mm equiv) prime lens […]