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This $300 DSLR is still a powerhouse! The Canon EOS 7D Mark II packs a BIG punch
By James Artaius Published
OPINION Everyone wanted a Canon EOS 7D Mark II for sports and wildlife – and 12 years later, it's still a monster performer for just over $300!

Rumored Sony 100-400mm f/5.6-8 FE zoom will sell like hotcakes if it ever gets released…
By Mike Harris Published
news An affordable Sony supertelephoto was rumored to be released alongside the Sony FX5, but that hasn’t materialized. Don’t be fooled by the slow aperture range; this could be a popular lens

30 years ago: Kodak's smartest film innovation was doomed from day one despite support from Canon, Nikon and Fujifilm
By Paul Burrows Last updated
30 years old APS was meant to give film photography a new lease on life, but it soon became clear that digital imaging was the future

His neighbors “thought him mad to spend so many hours staring into a coffin.” James Clerk Maxwell wasn’t a photographer, but he created the world’s oldest color photo with an idea still used today
By Hillary K. Grigonis Published
HISTORY Physicist James Clerk Maxwell wasn't a photographer, but he was obsessed with the science of color

This vintage Red Bull airplane hasn’t flown over the US since the 1950s – so an artist captured the flight with an equally vintage camera from a WWII bomber
By Hillary K. Grigonis Published
NEWS When the Flying Bulls brought a 1958 airplane back to the US for the first time since it was built, the plane was photographed in midair using an equally retro camera

Before Japanese cameras took over, this brilliant German design ruled the world
By David S Young Published
Classic cameras This 1930s camera company survived World War II bombings – but couldn't survive peace

I've been photographing total solar eclipses for over 40 years – and this is what it was like chasing totality with a film camera back before the internet
By David S Young Published
Solar eclipse In the first of a three-part series, David S Young recalls what it was like to photograph a total solar eclipse with film cameras and without the aid of the internet

Got a modern mirrorless camera? You’re probably thinking about ISO all wrong
By Mike Harris Published
Features Keeping ISO low isn't always the answer – modern mirrorless cameras often feature a clever bit of tech to make higher ISOs even more usable

Climate change is invisible. These powerful photographs are anything but
By Hillary K. Grigonis Published
FEATURE The top news photographs this week prove the power of framing as photojournalists turned their lens towards wildfires, drought, and flooding

Elon Musk claims Grok AI will make "historically accurate" Odyssey film… then links to AI footage that appears to depict Odysseus with foam earplugs
By Mike Harris Published
Opinion I’d rather be driven mad by the Sirens’ song than watch a feature-length AI retelling of The Odyssey, but according to Elon Musk, Grok Imagine will soon be capable of producing a "historically accurate" rendition
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