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Canon EOS R5 Mark II in person's hands against a green backdrop
"Still the best damn camera you can buy" got a major firmware update – but it came with a catch. Now Canon has a fix

By Kim Bunermann Published

FIRMWARE Firmware Ver. 1.3.0 brought upgrades – but also a downgrade. Now, users of the Canon EOS R5 Mark II get a fix on Touch & Drag Autofocus

FIRMWARE
Panasonic Lumix S9 camera top down view held in a hand
Compact content creation powerhouse camera gets free firmware boost – with deeper phone control and creator tools

By Kim Bunermann Published

FIRMWARE The update transforms Panasonic Lumix's full-frame camera into a more connected creator tool, adding wired smartphone support, expanded Real Time LUT controls, and enhanced in-app styling options

FIRMWARE
Mike Harris holding Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II by a lake with vegetation and trees in the background
New firmware update fixes autofocus issues on Nikon flagship telephoto lens

By Kim Bunermann Published

The Nikon Z 70‑200mm f/2.8 VR S II gets fresh firmware fixing slow autofocus response when using a teleconverter

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Fujifilm X-M5 camera with a Fujifilm 35mm lens attached on a green surface
Free firmware has just turned two of Fujifilm’s cheapest mirrorless cameras into instant film shooters, finally bringing back support for printing without an app

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

FIRMWARE The popular Fujifilm X-M5 and X-T30 III can now print directly to recent Instax printer models without requiring an app

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Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal speak during the 25th Tribeca Festival Bloomberg reception at Perelman Performing Arts Center on June 01, 2026
A major film festival will soon debut the first fully AI-generated feature, inspired by real events. This could be a major shift for filmmaking

By Alan Palazon Published

Opinion As the Tribeca Film Festival gears up to screen the divisive movie, are we looking at a future where all movies are created without a single actor or set?

Opinion
Rear screen showing firmware version 1.1.0 on the Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Camera firmware has become a joke, and photographers are paying the price

By Sebastian Oakley Published

Opinion Camera companies have turned firmware into a "get-out-of-jail-free" card

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Opinion
Aftershoot screen
Tired of switching between different photo editors? Big Aftershoot update means never having to leave, as it adds RAW editing and organizing features

By Mike Harris Published

News Aftershoot moves beyond culling with new RAW editing and delivery features

News
Ansel Adams at a party celebrating the fortieth anniversary of his photograph "Moonrise Over Hernandez, N.M." He stands next to a large print of the photograph, pointing to the moon. (Photo by Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
A New York gallery exhibited an AI version of a famous photo without getting permission, and I'm not surprised people are furious!

By Tom May Published

Opinion The Danziger Gallery hung an AI-generated version of an iconic image by Ansel Adams and offered it up for sale

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Opinion
Luminar Neo screenshots
Luminar Neo makes portrait retouching accessible to everyone – no matter your experience

By Mike Harris Published

Sponsored by Skylum

Luminar Neo’s intuitive and effective portrait-editing tools allow even post-processing newcomers to perform previously advanced retouching techniques in just a few clicks

A photo of the Remove Tool inside Photoshop
Google Gemini will soon be able to edit photos for you across Lightroom and Photoshop – and videos in Premiere – as Adobe continues agentic AI push

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

AI Adobe is bringing its Agentic AI into Gemini, which will allow Google's AI to carry out tasks across apps like Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere

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