There are plenty of lenses with eye-watering prices, including a Leica APO-Telyt-R 1600mm f/5.6 lens that was custom-built for a Qatari prince for $2 million, but what about lenses that any photographer can buy or rent today? [Read More]
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Two photos from a series that was minted as NFTs in 2021 twice set the record for the most expensive photography NFT ever sold. If one of those works sells for its current asking price, it can do so again. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-03-04 00:19
Whether you are a working professional or a weekend hobbyist, the thrill of using truly exquisite gear is unmatched. We all work with what we have while salivating over what we cannot, and no matter how old we get, fancy toys never lose their luster. petapixel.com »
2021-10-26 20:49
We all love interesting and perhaps somewhat obscure facts and anyone reading this site has at least a moderate interest in cameras — and hopefully, their history. Part of that history includes the unique, weird, one-of-a-kind, and (you guessed it) extremely expensive cameras which have, in one way or another, played a role in paving […] petapixel.com »
2021-08-23 16:30
Gitzo don't tend to do things by halves, and their new Mini Traveller tripod is certainly evidence of that. photographyblog.com »
2018-09-28 18:15
The Leica 0-series no. 122 camera fetched an incredible photographyblog.com »
2018-03-12 19:30
As one of the more “recent” art forms, photography’s popularity in the art market has grown and grown, with the highest amount paid for a photograph sticking at $838,000 in 1999 until being bumped off the top spot 4 years later with a sale of $922,488, and then again 2 years later when the first […] petapixel.com »
2017-12-21 21:11
In the past few years, we have witnessed the beginning of the end for the DSLR. CIPA reports have shown a toward-facing trend in the past, with this segment seeing a 20% decline. While people debate that the DSLR reign will continue, despite the odds, we must face the harsh truth: nobody is ready to revive them.
There's nothing wrong with saving money on EF glass, the EF to RF adapter with third-party lenses works just fine. There is still inventory of some high performance SIGMA lenses for the EF mount and today B&H Photo has the Sigma EF 28mm f/1.
Canon has been known to not work with third-party lens makers. But this year, that changed. With Sigma, Canon has opened a new pathway for their APS-C cameras to get more lenses. There have been rumors that Sigma will launch a bunch of new lenses, and now Sigma Global has announced the dates for the same, as well as the focal lengths.
CineD mentioned something interesting in their review of the Sigma 28-45mm F1.8 DG DN Art lens. Sigma has already announced that they will launch the following Sigma APS-C lenses for the RF mount – the first three are on my Christmas wish list (Craig if you are listening – ahem). But notably missing were any [...] Source
Last week, a report came out of Japan suggesting that Sigma was no longer producing lens filters, including its UV protective and circular polarizing filters. Sigma tells PetaPixel that this report is false and that the company still makes filters. [Read More]
Sigma's CEO Kazuto Yamaki says that he is "very much personally interested in supporting medium format," and now that the company has filled out its support of full-frame mirrorless, perhaps the time to expand to larger sensors is nigh. [Read More]
In news that I'm sure everyone here knows I'll not like (but we won't get into that today). Sigma seems to have stated that the plans for further RF development are quite a bit away. Sigma's President, Mr Yamaki was talking to Mynavi News at CP+ and shared some information about the question that is on [.