Best price ever! Sony drops the price of the FX3 and FX30 by $300

The two entry level FX cameras got a $300 price drop and now sell for their lowest price ever: $300 off on the FX3 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. $300 off on the FX30 at Amazon, BHphoto,Adorama. Reminder: Tamron USA launched their new the E-mount lens rebates you can find on those pages at BHphoto, Amazon,… The post Best price ever! Sony drops the price of the FX3 and FX30 by $300 first appeared on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »

2025-4-2 21:36

Adobe Photoshop, Most Influential Image Editing App Ever, Turns 35

Happy birthday, Adobe Photoshop. The world's most famous photo editing software turns 35 years old today, and Adobe is marking the occasion by looking back at landmark moments in Photoshop's illustrious history. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-2-19 17:00

New Sony US rebates launched: Lowest price ever on the Sony A1!

Sony has launched new savings you can find on this special BHphoto page (Click here) Sony Camera deals: $500 off on the Sony A1 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. At $4998 this is the new lowest price ever! $300 off on the Sony A7IV at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. sonyalpharumors.com »

2025-1-30 00:22

Lowest price ever: Samyang 35mm f/1.8

You get it no for $252 only at Amazon US (Click here). Ending today!

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2025-1-18 14:48

Veteran Photographer in LA Says Wildfire is ‘Worst’ He’s Ever Seen

“I’m in the midst of it right now,” said veteran fire photographer David Swanson Wednesday morning from the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-1-9 23:42

This Is the Closest Ever Image of a Galaxy-Eating Quasar

A brand-new Hubble image delivers an incredible view of a quasar, enabling the space telescope to "peer closer than ever into the throat of an energetic monster black hole. petapixel.com »

2024-12-10 23:54

Sony 28-70mm f/2 GM Review: One of the Best Lenses Ever Made

I’m an outlier in the photo world, especially regarding glass. I dislike the 35mm focal length, and as much as I love a good 24mm lens, a 28mm lens is even better. Maybe this is why I immediately gravitated to the quirky Canon RF 28-70mm f/2 zoom when it first came out. petapixel.com »

2024-11-20 17:30

Europeans cannot misses that! Lowest price ever on the Sony 20-70mm G and 135mm f/1.8 GM at Amazon Germany!

Amazon Germany launched massive coupon code deals on Sony Alpha lenses that do push the price down to their lowest ever: 170 Euro coupon rebate on the Sony 20-70mm G LOWEST price ever with 1030€! 170 Euro coupon rebate on the Sony 135mm f/1. sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-10-22 09:37

Lowest price ever on the Sony 20-70mm G, 135mm f/1.8 GM at Amazon Germany!

Amazon Germany launched massive coupon code deals on Sony Alpha lenses that do push the price down to their lowest ever: 170 Euro coupon rebate on the Sony 20-70mm G LOWEST price ever with 1030€! 170 Euro coupon rebate on the Sony 135mm f/1. sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-10-20 11:58

This is cool: The “Sitina 1” is the first ever Open Source E-mount Full Frame camera!

Engineer Wenting Zhang has designed a permissively-licensed FPGA-powered open source full-frame E-mount digital camera named the “Sitina 1“. Hackster reports: The impressively compact camera is built around an AMD-Xilinx Zynq 7010 system-on-chip, which combines a pair of Arm Cortex-A9 CPU cores running at 667MHz with an FPGA featuring 28k logic cells. There’s 512MB of DDR3… sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-10-5 14:41

Massive price drop and lowest price ever: Sony A7c for $1298 only!

The Sony A7c just got a new additional $300 discount and now sells for $1298 only at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Today only: $350 off on the Lexar 320GB Type A Card GOLD Series sold by BHphoto (Click here). sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-9-25 21:24

This is the Most Iconic Wildfire Photo Ever Taken

A lo-fi picture taken by a firefighter on August 6, 2000, on a Kodak DC280 in Montana is considered to be one of the most famous wildfire photographs ever taken. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-24 18:27

Lowest price ever deals list: $500 off on Sony A7rV -> $400 off on A7IV -> $200 off Tamron 70-180mm and many CFexpress deals

This week we got many items with discounts that now are their lowest price ever: Sony Cameras: $500 off on the Sony A7rV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Lowest price ever! $400 off on the Sony A7IV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-9-7 22:54

Super Sony deals: Lowest price ever on the A7rV ($500 off) A7IV ($400 off) and other cameras and lenses!

Til September 15 you save up to $500 on Sony cameras and lenses which included the lowest price ever on the Sony A7rV and Sony A7IV: Cameras: $500 off on the Sony A7rV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Lowest price ever! $400 off on the Sony A7IV at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. Lowest price ever! $500 off… sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-9-4 19:03

Super hot Sony deal: Lowest price ever on the Sony A7IV…now $2098 only!

You now save $400 on the Sony A7IV sold by Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama. This is the lowest price ever on this camera! And you are feeling the presence of a future A7v? Well, I will soon have soooome news about that ;) There is also a $200 discounton FX cameras: $200 off on the FX3 at… sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-9-3 17:14

Lowest price ever in Europe: Sony Alpha 7 IV with 28-70mm kit lens for 2.124,00€ only sold by Amazon Germany

Sony A7IV with kit lens for 2124 Euro only at Amazon Germany (Click here) is the lowest price ever!And no, this doesn’t mean the A7V is coming soon. In fact I have a rumor about that coming on Monday ;) sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-7-20 10:46

Lots of deals: BHphoto Megadealzone and lowest price ever on some Tamron/Viltrox/Rokinon

For the next three days you can save on a ton of gear sold in BHphoto’s Mega Deal zone (Click here). A couple of highlights: $270 off on the Tamron 70-180mm f/2. 8 $250 off on the Sigma 20mm f/1. sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-6-20 21:37

Lowest price ever: Rokinon AF 24mm f/2.8 for $189 only at Amazon

You get the Rokinon 24mm f/2.8 Full Frame autofocus E-mount lens for $189 only at Amazon US (Click here). That’s the lowest price ever on this pancake lens. One more deal: $1150 on the reconditioned Sony A1 cameras sold by Amazon (90 day warranty included). sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-6-18 21:01

Don Pettit, The Best Photographer to Ever Visit Space, Will Return to the ISS

Not only will Don Pettit become the second-oldest NASA astronaut ever to visit space when he returns for his fourth mission in September, but arguably the best photographer to ever blast off into orbit will return to the International Space Station (ISS). [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-4 12:12

8 of the Most Unusual Old-School Cameras Ever Made

As a huge nerd for the history of photography, I've spent a lot of time reading about and studying products of the past. And there have been a lot, to say the least. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-4 21:23

Scientists Have Made the Thinnest Lens Ever at Just 3 Atoms Thick

Scientists have created the thinnest optical lens ever made for camera systems. At just three atoms thick, the researchers believe it will be especially useful for future wearables like the now defunct Google Glass or Meta's RayBan smart glasses. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-4 20:18

This is the Oldest Known Galaxy Ever Photographed

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been busy peering into the distant reaches of the Universe, otherwise known as the "Cosmic Dawn." This period when the Universe was only a few hundred million years old is a treasure trove of information about how galaxies evolved when the Universe was very young. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-30 19:45

Nikon Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR: The Best All-Purpose Lens I’ve Ever Used

When Nikon announced a new Nikon Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR in March, I didn’t get very excited. After all, lenses that attempt to cover an extreme range of focal lengths (“all-in-one”) tend to suffer from distortion at their widest and longest and lose sharpness at the long end. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-19 15:01

This is the Most Distant Black Hole Merger Ever Photographed

An international team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) detected the most distant black hole merger ever observed. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-17 17:21

DxO’s Nik Collection 7 Offers Biggest Update Ever to Photoshop Plugin Suite

DxO has announced the latest edition of its photo editing suite, Nik Collection 7. The update introduces a significant set of advancements for Nik Color Efex, better U Point local adjustment technology, workflow improvements, and several other improvements. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-6 15:59

Grab it before it’s gone for good: Tamron 28-75mm FE for $699 at Amazon (lowest price ever)

GRAB this before it’s gone! Tamron 28-75mm III lens for $699 only at Amazon US. This is the lowest price ever on an excellent and much beloved kit lens! More limited time deals: For a limited time you get the Lexar 320GB Type A card for the lowest price ever at Amazon US. Til May… sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-5-4 22:38

This is the First Photograph to Ever Be Developed With Weed

Last Saturday marked 4/20, an international celebration of all things weed, and to mark it Dmitri Tcherbadji of Analog Cafe processed a roll of photo film using cannabis flower in a developer he calls Sativa Cannanol. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-23 16:52

MKBHD Calls Humane AI Pin the ‘Worst Product’ He’s Ever Reviewed

YouTuber Marques Brownlee, AKA MKBHD, has released a scathing review of the highly-funded, much-hyped, camera-equipped wearable device called the Humane AI Pin. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-17 12:20

The Biggest Digital Camera Ever Is Ready to Solve Cosmic Mysteries 3,200 Megapixels At a Time

After more than two decades and a few delays, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera is finally built and ready to be sent to the Rubin Observatory in Chile, where it will capture 3,200-megapixel photos of deep space and help scientists unravel the mysteries of the Universe. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-4 19:13

One of the most curious Amazon storage deals ever: Buy FIFTY(!) Lexar 128GB V30 SD cards for $162!

This is one of the weirdest deals ever! You have to do this to get it: Go on the Lexar 128 SD card page on Amazon (Click here). Select as seller “Beach Camera Same Day Shipping”… this is important as the deal only works through this seller! Add 50 cards to your cart and you… sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-3-9 19:53

The Very First Pets Ever To Be Photographed

For nearly as long as there have been cameras, there have been photos of pets, some of which date back to the early 1800s.

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2024-3-1 15:10

Why One Photographer Thinks ‘AI Is the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Photography’

An analog photographer has stuck his head above the parapet to claim that AI-generated images are "the best thing that has happened to photography." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-29 17:32

9 of the Most Unique Digital Cameras Ever Made

I’m not just a camera history nerd, I’m also a huge fan of weird things in general. Weird and unique technology is especially fascinating, and I’m sure many readers here share the same sentiment. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-23 22:04

Museum Exhibit Showcases ‘Most Awkward Family Photos Ever’

A traveling museum exhibit is hilariously showcasing the "most awkward family photos ever" taken.

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2023-12-29 19:12

Never ever give your $4000 camera gear to a child in a swimming pool :)

I am not sure camera and lens wills survive this! – Source: MD Azaha sonyalpharumors.com »

2023-12-18 15:15

134-Year-Old Photo is the Oldest to Ever Be Developed

A roll of photographic film that was loaded into a camera all the way back in 1889 has been developed 134 years later, revealing two mystery figures. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-12 22:18

108-Gigapixel 3D Microscope Scan of Vermeer Masterpiece is Largest Ever

Hirox, a leading provider of 3D digital microscope technology, has painstakingly created the world's largest 3D scan, a super-detailed 108-gigapixel scan of Johannes Vermeer's iconic painting, "Girl with a Pearl Earring." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-22 22:30

Scientists Discover the Most Distant Black Hole Ever Seen in X-rays

By combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-7 02:25

Wedding Photographer Praised For ‘Nicest Speech Ever’ Before Group Shot

A wedding photographer has been praised for her direct, clear, and amusing speech to guests before taking group portraits.

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2023-11-2 19:57

President Biden Issues First Ever Executive Order on AI Content

President Joe Biden has issued an executive order today outlining the federal government's first regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) systems. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-31 16:27

New Images of Jupiter’s Moon Io are the ‘Best Ever’

NASA's Juno spacecraft took its best-ever images of Jupiter's moon Io after making a close pass on Sunday -- just 7,235 miles. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-20 20:26

First Black Hole Ever Photographed is Spinning, Scientists Confirm

Analyzing more than two decades of observational data collected by more than 20 telescopes, an international team of scientists says that the black hole at the center of the nearby M87 galaxy is spinning. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-9-29 00:55

USB-C is the Biggest Improvement the iPhone Has Ever Seen

Ah, that new iPhone smell is in the air, which means two things. Autumn, probably the best season for photography, is just around the corner. And two, Apple has stoked its hype train's engine and sent it roaring down the tracks, spewing buzzwords and fancy graphics at everyone it passes. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-9-18 18:57

Canon Has No Plans to Ever Release Lens Roadmaps

Canon executives have definitively stated that the company has no intention of releasing lens roadmaps, stating that it instead prefers to surprise customers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-8-19 20:04

A Brief History of the Very First Moon Photos Ever Taken

As soon as photography was invented, there was a very obvious subject for photographers to turn their cameras toward -- the brightest object in the night sky -- the Moon. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-15 22:54

Apple Launches M2 Ultra, its Most Powerful Processor Ever

At today's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote, Apple unveiled its most powerful M2 chip a year after launching its original M2 chip. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-6 20:33

Leica Q3 First Impressions: The Greatest Leica Ever?

Since it was leaked years ago, photographers within the Leica circle have awaited the Leica Q3. With the Q2 being such a hit for the company, the Q3 seemingly addressed many of the photographers' vexations with previous versions. thephoblographer.com »

2023-5-25 16:00

New hot storage deal: Lowest price ever on the super rugged Samsung T7 hard disks

The super rugged Samsung T7 shield series is now at its lowest price ever at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). These SSD hard disks are IP65 rated for water and dust resistance and can go up to 3meter (9. sonyalpharumors.com »

2023-4-13 20:00

Tattooed 106-Year-Old Becomes Vogue’s Oldest Ever Cover Model

A 106-year-old tattoo artist from the Philippines has become Vogue's oldest-ever cover star.

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2023-4-4 19:26

The First Ever Feature Film Shot Entirely in Space is Russian Made

The trailer for the first feature film shot entirely in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been released by Russia. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-10 22:00