Latest articles by Hillary K. Grigonis
Sorry, but you don’t need a retro compact camera. This US$98 / £94 pancake lens makes a mirrorless feel both more film-like and more compact
OPINION The PolarPro LightLeak 28mm is my favorite lens for creating a retro look, and I've never seen the price lower
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"
The price of compact cameras is getting out of hand. These travel-friendly mirrorless cameras are actually cheaper than the trendiest compacts right now
TRAVEL Trends have driven the price of compact cameras up, but these travel-friendly mirrorless cameras make an excellent alternative
Smart home camera notifications are annoying. The Google Nest Cam is not (and it starts at just $75 right now)
OPINION I hate getting 500 notifications when I let the dog out or when my kids play outside, which is why I love the Google Nest Cam
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
My favorite cheap instant film camera has just dropped to $65 – and it includes everything you need to get started
OPINION The Fujifilm Instax Mini SE is just $65 bundled with film, a case, and an album at Walmart
Solar winds could bring a surprise Thanksgiving-week aurora to photographers in 14 states
AUORA Solar winds could bring a potential G1 minor solar storm to northern latitudes on November 25 and 26
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
Cheap retro compact cameras are hard to find, but my favorite disposable camera dupe has dropped to US$50 / £46
DEAL The original Camp Snap, along with the newer CS-Pro and CS-8, are all discounted for Black Friday
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 unusual deal pairs a compact full-frame mirrorless with a 4.5-star travel lens, plus a bag, strap, and memory card – and it’s more than $1,000 off
DEAL The Panasonic Lumix S9 was already an excellent Black Friday deal, but this bundle adds a longer lens and free accessories
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
This tiny pancake lens makes a mirrorless feel more like a compact camera – and it just dropped to under US$80 / £80
DEAL The tiny VIltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 has dropped to a new low price, but it's not the only pancake on sale
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
You can’t buy this fashion designer's gorgeous take on a trendy Fujifilm compact camera, but you can steal the new film simulation recipe for free
NEWS The Fujifilm GFX100RF Fragment Edition is a fashion designer's take on the medium format, and it comes with a new film simulation recipe
Cheap gifts for photographers are hard to find, but I’m a photographer and this US$35 / £37 accessory is at the top of my wish list
DEAL The SmallRig Photography flashlight lets photographers – and videographers – add creative lighting effects with little know-how
Pentax FA 15-30mm f/2.8 ED SDM WR review: A fun but flawed ultra-wide
REVIEW The Pentax FA 15-30mm f/2.8 is a fun ultra-wide for the K-Mount family, but it's not perfect
The Fujifilm X-T5 is $100 off for Black Friday, but this retailer has secretly added a free lens and bonus accessories
DEAL Adorama includes four freebies with the Fujifilm X-T5 Black Friday deal, including a 35mm f/2 lens
Google’s AI will now both create fake images and help detect them as Gemini gains the ability to detect (some) AI-generated images
NEWS Gemini can now read SynthID to help flag AI-generated photos, but only those created by Google's AI
