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Every year for the last 5 years, LensVid has released their infographic and report showing the state of the camera industry. You can now check out their report and infographic for 2017. Click the image above for a larger view. canonrumors.com »
Canon is set to unveil its first mirrorless camera capable of 4K video recording, according to a new report. The capability will be appearing in the soon-to-be-announced EOS M50. Canon Rumors reports that the EOS M50 will be Canon’s first APS-C crop sensor camera to shoot 4K video. Canon has been lagging behind when it […] petapixel.com »
The next lens in Sigma’s highly acclaimed Art series will be a 14-24mm f/2.8 wide-angle zoom lens, according to a new report. The Japanese camera site Nokishita published a set of photos of the lens today and is hearing from “overseas sources” that the official announcement will happen in the coming days. The lens is […] petapixel.com »
Sony released the Q3 financial report. Short summary: 1) The company as a whole dramatically increased the earnings and operating income. 2) The Imaging Segment also improved sales and operating income despite the decrease in unit sales. sonyalpharumors.com »
Back in early December we had a [CR1] report that Sigma would be releasing two new 70-200mm lenses. It looks like other sites are picking this up today as new information or perhaps further confirming the initial report. canonrumors.com »
The predictions for this year's creative trends have started to pour in. Shutterstock is the latest to weigh in on the ideas and concepts that will most likely shape the creative industry throughout 2018. thephoblographer.com »
Live cam feeds can lead to hilarious photobombs. Emmy award-winning meteorologist Mark Tamayo of Oakland, California’s KTVU news station was doing his weather report last week when a bird decided to enter the frame. petapixel.com »
A dissatisfied newlywed couple in Hong Kong have reportedly published a 30-page report that extensively details the various issues they have with photos taken by their wedding photographer. dpreview.com »
Things haven’t been going well for GoPro for quite some time. They failed miserably at drones and their recent Q4 2017 financials weren’t good. According to CNBC, GoPro Inc. hired JP Morgan Chase to broker a deal for the company. canonrumors.com »
Photo by Fabrizio Verrecchia Just hours after GoPro's disappointing Q4 2017 report—in which the company outlined a cost-cutting plan and announced that it would no longer be making drones—CNBC is reporting that the action cam giant has "put itself up for sale. dpreview.com »
Californian action camera manufacturer GoPro has laid off between 200 and 300 staff, according to a report by TechCrunch. The report claims the redundancies have been made in the division of the company that builds it aerial offering—the Karma drone—and that GoPro cited a need to "better align our resources with business requirements" as the reason for the layoffs. dpreview.com »
It has been widely thought that Sigma will be finally entering the Sony full-frame mirrorless system with native lenses, but reports on how soon and what those lenses could be have been few and far between – until today. thephoblographer.com »
Graph: Yole D Market research & strategy consulting company Yole DCamera Module Industry Market and Technology Trends 2017" report, and the document includes a number of interesting findings and forecasts that photographers, specially those interested in smartphone photography, should pay attention to. dpreview.com »
Apple has quietly acquired Invisage, the camera sensor startup company behind QuantumFilm, according to a new report. Image Sensors World reports that Apple closed a deal to acquire InVisage back in July 2017, and that some of the employees of InVisage have joined Apple while others were let go. We first covered InVisage back in […] petapixel.com »
In late 2016, Snap launched Spectacles: a wearable camera embedded into a pair of sunglasses. At first, Spectacles could only be purchased from a special yellow vending machine, making the availability very limited. dpreview.com »
Photo by Alexander Andrews In early August, Reuters reported that Blackstone was engaging in talks with potential buyers to acquire its 45% stake in Leica. Sources had said at the time that Blackstone was working with an investment bank, though that bank wasn't named, and that it had already discussed the potential business deal with several possible buyers. dpreview.com »
Photo by Jared Brashier Yikes. Microsoft's Surface devices—particularly the versatile Surface Pro tablet computers—have become popular among photographers. But if you're considering taking the plunge on the new Surface Pro, you might want to consider this news from Consumer Reports. dpreview.com »
Anti-bullying organization Ditch the Label has released its Annual Bullying Survey 2017 research paper, something it calls the 'largest annual benchmark of bullying behaviors' in the UK. The report, which is free for anyone to download, set its focus on technology this time around, seeking to understand the current state of cyberbullying, online behaviors and other things concerning modern youth. dpreview.com »
Bowens, the 94-year-old photography brand best known for its lighting equipment, may soon be shuttered. According to a new report, Bowens has reached the end of its road and has gone into liquidation. petapixel.com »
If you’ve been out on buying a Nikon DSLR because you’re waiting for the followup to the D810, your wait may soon be over. The latest word in the rumor mill is that the camera will be officially announced at the end of July. petapixel.com »
In April this year, rumors started to appear that the parent company of Pentax, Ricoh, may have to kill off its camera arm. Now it’s 2 months later, and Ricoh is reportedly facing its biggest crisis to date. petapixel.com »
Fujifilm's earnings report for the fiscal year ending in March has been published and contains some interesting information on the company's line of consumer imaging products. Sales figures of both X-Series cameras and lenses and the GFX medium format system have increased, according to the report. dpreview.com »
This is going to be the strangest (and most controversial) piece of photo industry news you’ll read today. According to a report published by the reputable Japanese magazine Sentaku, the Japanese government is trying to convince Fuji to ‘help’ Nikon by buying a stake in the troubled camera company. The birth of this rumor/report is, […] petapixel.com »
As the saying goes, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” And it looks like this applies to camera tech as much as anything else. According to a new report, the Sony a9 had to sacrifice some dynamic range to reach the crazy 20fps speeds everyone is so excited about. The report comes from […] petapixel.com »
In an industry where pay rates have been falling substantially over the past decade or so, it’s a refreshing change to hear that at least one photojournalism outlet has decided to increase its rates for paid photographers. digitalrev.com »
The New York Times has more than doubled its photographers' pay, according to a new report, increasing its day rate from $200 to $450. The report's sources also claim that the publication's pay rate for photographers working less than a day is now $300, though it isn't clear what the previous rate was. dpreview.com »
In the New York Times 2020 Report about the future of the journalism at the Times, the paper put this point first: “The report needs to become more visual. ” And now, it looks like the publication is putting its money where its report is. petapixel.com »
Panasonic is likely to significantly scale-back its camera business, according to a report by Japan's largest business newspaper. The Nikkei Asian Review says the move is one of the proposals of a report prepared by the company's business planning department. dpreview.com »
A staple of the Fujifilm X-Series for some time now has been the 18mm F/2. But as with many of the early lenses launched with the X-Series, it is beginning to show its age and users have been noting the need for an update now for some time. thephoblographer.com »
Sony published their 2016Q3 financial report (PDF file here). There is really not much news to report here. Operating income for the whole company and for the specific imaging business went down mainly because of unfavorable foreign exchange rates. sonyalpharumors.com »
A highly reliable source revealed something exciting for Sony full-frame E-Mount shooters. Apparently, the company is planning to debut an affordable 85mm FE lens, very likely f/1. 8, for all of you portrait shooters on a budget. petapixel.com »
Law firm Schillings was recently tapped by the UK’s Children’s Commission to rewrite Instagram’s Terms and Conditions in simplified, child-friendly language. The simplified terms of service were included in the Commission’s newly published ‘Growing Up Digital’ report detailing, among other things, ways in which the Internet can help young users become better informed about the websites and apps they use. dpreview.com »
One camera that many have been looking forward to from Canon in 2017 is the EOS 6D Mark II, the follow-up to the popular entry level full frame 6D. But an interesting report from Canon Watch is now suggesting that we may not get a 6D Mark II at all, instead of seeing Canon launching their own full frame mirrorless camera to go head to head with Sony's A7 series. thephoblographer.com »
Flickr has published its 2016 end-of-year report detailing the most popular devices and brands on its platform. Per the report, 48% of photos published on Flickr this year were captured using smartphones, and 47% of them were captured using iPhones specifically. dpreview.com »
An interesting insider report is claiming Apple is planning to get into the video editing and sharing space. Apparently, the company is developing a native video sharing and editing application that will come baked into future iOS devices. petapixel.com »
