Latest articles by Hillary K. Grigonis
The brand behind one of our favorite kid cameras just launched a new instant camera for young photographers that offers quality, but affordable prints!
KIDS The kid tech brand myFirst has two new cameras – and both have built-in printers for instant photos
Camera sales are booming. But what about the lenses? Actually, this specific category of lens is doing strangely well
TRENDS According to the latest CIPA numbers, lenses for crop sensor cameras are booming
Apple has supported Portrait Night Mode since the iPhone 12 Pro. So why is the feature missing from the iPhone 17 Pro?
IPHONE iPhone 17 Pro and Max users have taken to internet forums to express frustration that Portrait Night Mode is missing
The popular Tamron 150-500mm telephoto just got better as firmware brings improved autofocus and faster bursts
FIRMWARE The Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD is joining the list of lenses that support 120 fps burst on the Sony A9 III, but not with AF-C
DJI’s days in the US are numbered. Drone maker pleads for government action as deadline looms – and even points to US-made third-party apps
DRONES DJI is urging immediate action to launch the government-mandated security review ahead of a pending December 23 deadline
Camp Snap CS-Pro review: I finally found a retro compact camera that's not overpriced (actually, it's underpriced)!
REVIEW The Camp Snap CS-Pro is a compact camera with retro filters, a screen-free design, and a refreshingly low price
Camera brands are now shipping 5x more compact cameras than DSLRs, as camera shipments continue to grow
CIPA The latest shipment numbers from Japan for October show more than 5x as many compact cameras shipped as DSLRs
The Sony A7 V is a camera with an identity crisis. I was there when Sony launched the original A7, and five generations later, I never would have imagined this
OPINION The Sony A7 V is a much more versatile all-rounder than the original Sony A7 that I tried more than a decade ago
Sony A7 V vs Sony A7 IV: The new Sony A7 V is here, but the A7 IV isn’t going anywhere. So what’s the difference?
VERSUS The Sony A7 V is here, but the A7 IV is sticking around as a budget option. So which full-frame mirrorless camera is the better buy?
I took the Fujifilm 23mm f/2.8 R WR on a trip, and nearly forgot I wasn’t using a compact camera. Fujifilm’s new pancake is already selling out fast
OPINION Using the Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2.8 R WR felt liberating after my heavy, ultra-bright lenses
This retro Fujifilm compact camera feels like film – but it's (usually) too expensive. The Fujifilm X Half has finally dropped to a palatable price
OPINION The Fujifilm X Half is a digital camera with a film soul. I wouldn't buy it at list price, but a steep discount is sorely tempting
Sony's A7 series has been paired with the same standard kit lens for more than a decade. That just changed. Meet the new Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS II
NEWS The Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS II is a new kit lens designed to keep up with the new A7 V's faster frame rates
This new lens screams retro. The Pergear 50mm f/1.2 was inspired by lenses of the 1980s – and it's available in multiple mounts for a surprising price
NEWS The Pergear 50mm f/1.2 is a new budget lens inspired by a lens from 1981 – and it has glow-in-the-dark markings
Google’s Sundar Pichai says Nano Banana Pro shows “how much latent creativity there is in the world”
INTERVIEW In an interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said tools like Nano Bana Pro are helping people realize their "latent creativity"
Nikon and Red are about to share free tools for cinematic color in an “unprecedented recipe that will unleash your power of expression”
NIKON Red-engineered Imaging Recipes for cinematic color are coming to the Nikon Imaging Cloud on December 10
BREAKING: A new Sony Alpha is coming next week – and the teaser contains a major hint
TEASER Sony has shared a teaser on Instagram, hinting that a new Alpha mirrorless camera product is coming next week
The Sony A7 IV and A7R V just got a major modern overhaul. New firmware touches everything from A1 II-like custom autofocus to anti-AI authenticity tools for video
FIRMWARE The Sony A7 IV and A7R V just gained a new list of tools and customizations, thanks to new firmware
My smartphone camera can’t get close enough. These new smartphone macro lenses put microscopic photos (and bokeh!) in your pocket
MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY The new Moment 10x Macro II lenses have more glass for sharper close-ups from a smartphone
The best Black Friday deals on photo prints: I'm a picky pro photographer, and these are my favorite photo lab deals right now
OPINION From photo books to wall art, photographs are my favorite custom gift idea – and these photo prints are all steeply discounted right now
Digital cameras that look like film are trendy. I shoot both film and digital, and these are my top picks
OPINION These are my favorite digital cameras that look like film, as a photographer who shoots both digital and film
This new Kodak point-and-shoot film camera is made for beginners, yet it still has double exposure and zone focusing
FILM The Kodak Snapic A1 is a full-frame point-and-shoot 35mm film camera from the same company behind the Charmera
This photographer couldn’t find a film-inspired compact camera he liked – so he designed his own, with swappable film stocks
KICKSTARTER The Rewindpix is a retro-inspired digital compact camera with a film wind dial, oversized viewfinder and a mobile app
TikTok is testing a tool that enables you to limit AI video in feeds – and it’s something I seriously hope other networks try to copy
NEWS TikTok is testing a new slider so users can choose to see less AI content in their feeds
