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September 16
- In Japan, just one full-frame camera made this best-seller list as a three-year-old crop sensor camera shows no sign of slowing down
- Forget the 1980s-inspired design – the new Canon EOS R8 Mark II fixes the two biggest features missing from the original camera
- Canon gives a massive boost to the radio range of its popular EL-5 Speedlite flashgun for mirrorless cameras
September 15
- US$500 Dyson toothbrush camera: The perfect street photography companion? You’ve got to be kidding me!
- "It was almost impossible to keep the camera steady. In the remote Almirantazgo Sound, the biting cold, ever-changing light and unpredictable wind forced me to readjust my stance and refocus after every blast of photos" says award-winning photographer
- Sony’s new telephoto primes are 3x lighter and nearly 4x cheaper than earlier 400mm and 600mm options – and they're a lot sharper than I expected
- Leica just updated a huge number of its M cameras for a lens that only 660 people can own
- All award-winning photographers started somewhere – 10 photography contests to get your photography noticed this September
- Taken from the last years of Imperial Germany, and through the Weimar Republic into the Nazi era, these rarely seen images by pioneering portrait photographer August Sander highlight just how wide his range was
- The size of a retro portable CD player, the newest Instax portable printer spits out colorful, oversized photo prints on instant film – and finally gets this long-awaited feature
- Fujifilm sent me its newest retro compact camera. I may have screamed when I opened it. The Instax Pal 2 is the cutest tiny camera – but that’s not even the best part
September 14
- 60-year-old Nikon documentary surfaces online, and it’s an absolute must for camera nerds like me
- Compact cameras make up 40% of the Top 10 cameras in Japan right now. A cult favorite leads the pack, while other point-and-shoots are years old
- I believe the slowdown in the camera market indicates photography tech has peaked. Here’s why that’s no cause for panic
- Atomos goes bigger and brighter with new Shinobi 7 II seven-inch on-camera monitor
September 13
- The iPhone 18 Pro has a variable aperture camera lens - why don't all phones?
- New film 'The Girl with the Leica' reminds the world that photographer "Robert Capa" wasn't a real person, but a shared byline that almost erased Gerda Taro's name from history
- "For three years, I had tried many times to get a decent photo of this species, but I hadn't yet succeeded. What you see before you is a dream fulfilled" – Young wildlife photographer scoops top youth prize in major bird photography competition
- This bird's fearsome, wide-open beak looks like it's picking a fight – but actually it's just a chick asking for food
- I took Sony’s first mirrorless fisheye lens to the most colorful and photogenic location I could think of for wonderfully weird portraits
- Casio’s slender Exilim compact camera range was once dominant but disappeared – I think it’s time for someone to bring it back
- Photographer Henry Wessel modified his camera so he could shoot one-handed through the windshield while driving on his daily commute – and according to him, "A glance was enough"
- "Quality, color and reliability" – How this Scandinavian company has shaped the future of photography
September 12
- “That belongs in a museum!” Photographer tries out Indiana Jones’ real-world compact film camera
- Insta360's simple name – "Luna Pro" – seems to be changing the linguistic rules of photography. What happens when you ignore everyone else
- William Eggleston's photographs were once voted the most hated of the year – but this new retrospective proves just how wrong critics can be
- Where are all the new cameras this year? Don't worry – here’s why longer product life cycles are actually a good thing
- How a photographer who shoots caravans and snooker clubs landed praise from Robert Plant – and an exhibition inside a heritage museum
- Baldwin Lee waited until the streets of New York had emptied of people, then took these photos with a 4x5 view camera that have sat unseen for 47 years
September 11
- After months of planning, 2,977 drones took flight to put the Twin Towers back in the New York City Skyline in a poignant 9/11 tribute
- Hunt for the greatest sports imagery begins: World Sports Photography Awards 2027 is officially open
- "I spotted a female Common Merganser with a flatfish take to the air to protect her catch from other mergansers. I was thrilled to snap this frame, but I worried it wouldn’t be tack sharp. It was!" says award-winning photographer
- Get 16 bonus gifts with the October 2026 issue of Digital Camera magazine
- Fashionably late: The stylish new OM System PEN is such a hit that the camera is already on backorder in Japan
- Tripods are either portable or super sturdy. But 3 Legged Thing just launched a modular tripod system with swappable legs to replace tabletop, travel, studio, and filmmaking tripods in one go
- Canon hosts its 5th annual ‘Camera Store Week’ this month. If this had expanded into an industry-wide event, the photo trade would be in a better place
September 10
- Canon's "sports camera king" and its "most important and most powerful camera" just got a little bit better
- This viral cheap compact camera already felt retro – but now it comes in a Y2K-inspired transparent design
- Hollywood darling of video editing software gets AI assistants and expanded photography features in big update
- Camera sales have entered a serious summer slump, according to the latest numbers from Japan – and even the trendy compact camera is affected
September 9
- Photo of tiny seahorses gathered around their 'father' after being released into the world wins prestigious award. "We spent countless hours searching in difficult conditions, with no guarantee of finding a single seahorse," says photographer
- Pentax refused the mirrorless temptation. Now, the last DSLR-committed brand has axed its entire DSLR line to develop “a new series of digital SLR cameras based on an entirely new concept”
- Anamorphic lenses typically can’t shoot vertical – but these new multi-mount lenses have a literal twist for cinematic vertical shots. Meet the Sirui Saturn V2 lens trio
- This haunting photo shows what a seal would see in their last moments – just before the polar bear launches a deadly attack
- Ricoh’s rising camera sales prove that photographers increasingly want different, niche products that don’t follow the full-frame herd
- Nikon ZR to get open-gate recording in mega camera firmware update in 2027
- Dwarflab’s new Draco smart telescope brings industry-first wide aperture and a larger camera sensor than its rivals
- The cult-favorite PEN camera has returned – but the new OM System PEN isn’t just retro and compact…it has two features that are rarely found on budget cameras
- Even OM System’s cheap kit lens is now weather-sealed as the refreshed, compact 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 launches alongside new PEN camera
September 8
- “You cannot look away from the hurt, the stress, the exhaustion, the bravery, and the pride.” Joe McNally captured life-sized Polaroids of 9/11 first responders on a camera the size of a small garage. 25 years later, he revisits the story
- Fujifilm’s cinema camera is getting a dedicated viewfinder – and a new app. Fujifilm is refreshing the GFX Eterna 55 with both a viewfinder made for open gate and a mobile app
- “Nearly nine in ten creators accelerate the growth of their business or audience,” using AI tools, says Adobe amidst big Premiere update
- Sony’s first-ever fisheye lens for mirrorless cameras is finally here! The Sony FE 8-14mm f/3.5 Fisheye G is smaller, more versatile – and way more fun – than I expected
- Leica quietly updates the SOFORT 2 with encrypted Bluetooth communication
- Nikon announces development of NINE Z-mount cinema lenses. FINALLY, a big Nikon launch in 2026
- "I've never seen anything like it": photographer captures haunting contrast between life and death as Northern Gannet hangs from fishing line beneath nesting cliffs – the image now wins prestigious conservation award
- This lens for Fujifilm X cameras looks so seriously retro that you you wouldn't think that this 35mm prime offers autofocus and an f/1.4 maximum aperture
- Sigma just stole Panasonic's secret weapon – and made it better
- DROP EVERYTHING – Sigma just released its fastest portrait lens ever
September 7
- Insta360 teases its next camera – so what happens when you poke out one of Luna's eyes?
- Hidden camera detectors miss nearly 60% of cameras – but a $7 AI phone case could solve that, and here's how...
- The first-ever photograph is returning home to France for first time in 200 years
- "I spent 10 days scouting and waiting at the Halema'uma'u Crater before the Kīlauea volcano erupted," says award-winning nature photographer who captured a white-tailed tropicbird rising above volcanic gases and red lava
- It's easy to picture this rugged camera phone in James Bond's toolkit, and the Xsnap 7 Pro earned itself an award at IFA 2026. So where is it?
- This rule-breaking book about African street photography splices catwalk-ready fashion shots in with candid documentary, and it's hard to tell where one ends and one begins
- Half of the Top 10 cameras in Japan right now come from one manufacturer – the No.1 is "recommended for users who want to carry a full-frame camera with them at all times and don't want to compromise performance"
September 6
- The Nikon ZR proves that video-first cameras might actually save mirrorless stills photography
- Your Digital Camera 312 download
- Have you heard of the “Wellieflex” – a pinhole camera made from a rain boot? This exhibition delves into history of children as photographers, some using homemade cameras
- The Rock, Keanu Reeves, 27 cameras and a Popemobile
- The DSLR might be dying, but it’s not dead – Canon is still producing hundreds of thousands of these cameras every year
- Mital Patel spent years photographing the two remaining northern white rhinos on Earth. Yet his work isn't just about animals; it tells us a lot about humans, too
- KEH just became Zeiss' exclusive partner for photo repair and servicing in the United States
September 5
- "I walked for hours through a unique desert landscape in northern Chile, where the rugged terrain traps sea mist in ravines" – Photographer's rare shot of 'the ghost of the desert' honored with major wildlife award
- I asked Canon about in-camera AI: "We are going to use AI not to generate imagery, but to capture scenes as close to the reality of shooting as possible"
September 4
- "Making amazing cameras for all of you is our core DNA… and that will never change!" says GoPro CEO, as merger brings diversification to the American brand
- He waited 3 years for this "once-in-a-lifetime shot": after 200 hours patiently watching, 17-year-old photographer finally captured it and won top prize in a popular wildlife competition
- When is Nikon going to announce a retro-styled fixed lens compact camera that will act as a Fuji X100VI killer? I believe it’s missing a BIG trick
- Godox C100: Weirdest cheap camera EVER? Nikon’s doomed compact mirrorless system, and what is dual-base ISO?
- DSLR storms from #32 to #1 in Japan's marketplace – and it's a favorite camera among sports and action photographers
- Internet sleuth tips Nikon for a big September camera announcement (report)
- This cult-favorite DSLR camera is vanishing from the market
- “Lightweight, compact, powerful.” Fujifilm’s new 400mm f/4.5 takes on sports and wildlife as a brighter, lighter alternative to zooms for X-Mount cameras
September 3
- World's first PTZ cameras with a global shutter launched by Panasonic – rolling shutter be gone?
- In a world-first, this open system is a camera tinkerer’s dream with swappable sensors, global shutter options, programmable software, AND multiple lens mounts
- A major gimbal maker just unveiled its first-ever camera – and the Hohem Eyepic looks like a cross between the viral DJI Pocket and a waterproof action cam
- Fed up carrying heavy camera gear? This AI exoskeleton wants to do the hard work
- The Leica Summicron-M 66 f/2 rises from the ashes, as Leica recreates its old spy lens – but only 660 will be made
- Researchers capture footage of fish “moonwalking” on South China Sea floor
- Award-winning 16-year-old photographer now highlighted in world’s leading wildlife photography competition with an almost perfectly aligned bird and airplane DSLR image
- Nikon’s monster bridge camera with eye-watering 125x zoom gets firmware update to fix annoying bugs
- With eyes on stalks, this ingenious camera lighting device is an affordable friend for macro photography and bug hunters
- Webb Space Telescope photographs weird galaxy that not only looks “unusual,” but behaves oddly too
- I got to try Camera Intelligence's Caira, the camera to replace all cameras. Is this Nano Banana-filled AI mirrorless camera the brave new world that'll destroy editing as we know it?
- A Dyson toothbrush puts a 100,000-pixel camera in your mouth so you can jet wash your teeth
September 2
- “Moving forward, we build the future GoPro into something broader, more diversified and capable than ever before.” Internal emails hint at what the GoPro merger means for future action cameras
- These award-winning bird photos from Chile to Colombia, Canada and the US show nature at its most beautiful and vulnerable
- The smartphone destroyed the camera industry. Now, providing a ”photography experience different from that of smartphones” is driving growth, Canon says
- Bushnell's new flagship binoculars want to give birdwatchers edge-to-edge sharpness
- An 8-year-old DSLR is fighting with pro mirrorless, a new bridge camera, and a cheap compact in the strangest mix of camera trends yet
- It appears NiSi is making a super-fast 26mm f/0.7 lens – that's ridiculous, but that's precisely the point!
- “Made for the rule-breakers and boundary pushers.” This new compact camera is a colorful analog shooter for experimental fisheye photography
- Photographer says sun photo “destroyed” his camera’s sensor. Here’s why you may need to heed the warnings
- This all-in-one super lens with 18.8x zoom just got faster autofocus for free, but photographers shouldn't get too excited
- Camera accessories should be practical – not just look pretty – and this new LED hot shoe cover is the perfect example of something I'd never buy
- Sony’s stacked sensor design creates abnormally fast cameras – but will stacked sensors ever come to more affordable APS-C cameras?
- Canines crowned king but cats lauded too as winner of 2026 Australian Animal Photographer of the Year revealed
- Panasonic will refresh four lenses this month to fix an annoying quirk with close-up photography
- The photo and video smartphone of the year award goes to this flagship for an "innovative camera system, developed in collaboration with Hasselblad" and "14mm–230mm focal length range for outstanding versatility"
September 1
- Samsung's latest portable SSDs are unbelievably fast
- Neck warmers for Nikon lenses? These FTZ adapter covers give DSLR lenses a glow-up when used on modern mirrorless cameras
- How popular would Fujifilm be without the X100VI? New rankings from Japan hint compact cameras aren’t the only camera trend to watch
- Visa pour l'Image photography festival loses its founder: why Jean-François Leroy's passing is a huge loss to photojournalism
- GoPro wants to save its action cameras from bankruptcy with an AI pivot. GoPro has agreed to merge with a US company that builds tech for data centers
- DxO launches “most powerful RAW editor yet” with PhotoLab 10
- The seaside town that once called Martin Parr's photographs a betrayal is about to put his face on a mural the size of a building
- Movies featuring real-life photographers don't always hit the right notes, but new Netflix movie H for Hawk gets Fleet Street legend Alisdair Macdonald spot on
- 6-ink color depth meets compact all-in-one design in Epson’s surprisingly affordable A3 photo printer
- Photographer wins dream Canadian Geographic gig for wildlife portfolio including dramatic shot of puffin and cute fox portrait
- This rainbow chart has been keeping pro photographers in check for 50 years – ColorChecker is celebrating its big birthday with a virtual museum