Latest articles by Alan Palazon
Viltrox confirms new lenses are coming this month – but as a photographer, I've spotted several key hints in the teaser
News Viltrox will unveil new L-mount lenses at the NAB Show in Las Vegas this month along with expanding its cine lens offering – what could some of these L-mount lenses be?
Zeiss Conquest Apia 65 strips away the bulk – but does less give this compact spotting scope more?
News The Conquest Apia 65 is Zeiss’ new lightweight spotting scope designed to break the trade-off between optical quality and compact build – but will it achieve this?
Legendary wildlife cameraman and photographer Doug Allan dies while trekking in Nepal aged 74
News Allan worked alongside Sir David Attenborough on documentaries including Blue Planet and won a host of Emmy and BAFTA awards for his wildlife photography
Two new Chinese brands are rumored to announce AF zoom lenses. What does the growing third-party lens trend mean for photography?
OPINION More full-frame AF zoom lenses are rumored to be on the way from Chinese brands, which has me thinking about what the bigger picture of this trend is for photography
Is composition still king in the internet era? I’m sorry to say, but the average viewer probably cares more about the final edit than photographic composition
OPINION The internet is diluted with fundamentally poor images that have been well-edited and I wonder if this has changed what a good photo is for the average viewer
Is Canon working on more compact, quiet focus prime lenses? A new patent hints at compact, quiet primes
NEWS A newly-published Canon patent has revealed a design that aims to make compact, inner-focus lenses with fewer aberrations
Canon's RF-S zooms for crop sensors all have variable apertures. Rumors hint that could change with an f/4 prosumer zoom
RUMORS There's talk of a 15-70mm f/4 constant-aperture lens to accompany the Canon EOS R7 II camera, with both rumored for release this summer
Forget frames per second – this WW1 photographer captured galloping horses using a glass plate camera that took 3 frames PER MINUTE!
HISTORY British WW1 photographer, John Warwick Brooke, used a cumbersome glass plate camera to snap galloping horses
I've spotted two new Sony A7R VI rumors. One, I believe, but the other? I'm skeptical
RUMORS The latest in a string of Sony A7R VI rumors is that the camera will be announced in May and that it'll feature a fully-stacked sensor. While I believe the first, the second is questionable…
The latest Nikon firmware updates tweak how two mirrorless cameras handle aperture settings before going to sleep
News Firmware version 2.01 for the Nikon Zf and 5.32 for the Nikon Z9 ensure the cameras lock in the current aperture setting upon powering down for sleep mode
I call BS on an 80MP A7R VI if this newly-rumored 67MP Sony partially-stacked sensor is true
RUMORS The latest Sony rumor is of a 67MP partially-stacked sensor, which I think is more likely to feature in the forthcoming A7R VI than the previously-rumored 80MP sensor
Photographers traded in 'bulky' DSLRs for mirrorless, but now some mirrorless bodies feel just as bulky
OPINION Mirrorless was touted as the next generation of razor-thin camera bodies, but now some are just as bulky, and certainly heavy, as any DSLR camera I’ve ever held
This photograph is nearly 110 years old, but it still creates a knot in my stomach. Tense WWI photo proves that the key to a good image is the emotional reaction it creates
HISTORY The image depicts the tense moment before British troops launched a trench raid during the Battle of The Somme in 1916
Winner of Istanbul Photo Awards is a painful reminder of photojournalism’s role in documenting humanity’s darker moments
News The winner of the the Istanbul Photo Awards 2026 has been announced and it's a stark reminder of photojournalism's role in capturing humanity's darker moments as well its brighter ones
Laowa leaks a photo of a mystery lens – and the image hints at both zoom and autofocus. As a Sony shooter, I'm hoping for a 12-20mm
News An image of a mystery Laowa wide-angle zoom for Sony E-mount has appeared online and, while I’d like to see a 12-20mm, it’ll probably feature a 14-24mm focal length
This new "first-ever" lens isn't in stores yet, but I have already tried it – and was surprised at the results. Thypoch is building its first autofocus zoom
News Thypoch is venturing into zoom autofocus lenses with a 24-50mm AF for Sony E-mount, and I recently snapped some shots with it
Canon to release 6 to 8 RF lenses per year – is it catch-up time for its lagging APS-C ecosystem?
News Canon recently stated it’s committed to releasing “six to eight” RF lenses per year – which could see it bolster its currently underwhelming APS-C lens offering
Tamron hints that future lenses may launch with multiple mounts right from the start with a surprising new “simultaneous multi-mount” focus
News Tamron recently shared that new lens launches may come in multiple mounts from the start, instead of releasing the Sony E-mount first
Filmmakers get some love from Fujifilm with the latest GFX100 II firmware update, but what about still photographers?
News Firmware version 2.50 enables the GFX100 II to display aperture in t-stops and also brings new zoom controls for the GF 32-90mm power zoom lens
Rumors are flying about a "major" Sony launch coming soon, but I suspect it's actually this long-anticipated mirrorless
News I don’t mean to spoil the vibe, but the rumored ‘major’ E-mount camera is most likely the A7R VI, which has been expected for a while
Is Canon cooking up more compact pancake lenses? New patent hints at more compact f/2.8 prime lenses
NEWS There’s a new Canon patent detailing a series of f/2.8 wide-angle lenses, but the camera giant may have already released one of them
An AI company that wants to...limit AI? This brand is finally speaking up in the silence, saying that AI can't replace photographers
NEWS Aftershoot has stated that “the camera will always need you,” promising its software will never replace photographers
Overheating is a major challenge for video. New patent hints that Nikon could be working on a fan-cooled camera
NEWS A new Nikon patent has revealed a fan-based cooling unit design, most likely for a high-end mirrorless rig geared towards cinematography
