Latest articles by Mike Harris
As memory crisis deepens, Nikon considers “passing on price increases depending on the situation”
News Nikon talks price hikes, the enduring impact of the memory crisis and its strategy for increasing video profitability in 2026 Financial Results Briefing
Court case strikes back! Lawsuit over Annie Leibovitz’s Star Wars photos resurfaces
News A long time ago, in a courtroom not so far away, a district court threw out a copyright lawsuit for ‘Alderaan’ reasons. Last week, an appeals court ruled that it was wrongly dismissed
Cheetahs gatecrash South African bird hide – too close for comfort (and lenses!)
News Bird photographers get a shock in South Africa when a pair of cheetahs chill out right in front of their hide’s viewing hatch
Nikon publishes huge losses, but camera sales are solid. This is why dire financial results shouldn't cause alarm
News The Big N records giant losses, but cameras aren’t to blame and the company isn’t hemorrhaging cash. So what’s going on?
Even Marvel artists aren't immune to being replaced by AI – and I believe Disney is on the cusp of another ‘Dark Age'
Opinion Marvel star blasts Disney for replacing artists with AI amid mass layoffs – underscoring how genAI is affecting the creative industry
I REALLY want one of these hand-painted film cameras inspired by the Gundam anime. They’re affordable, too!
News A lovingly customized film camera that’s inspired by the famous RX-78-2 Gundam suit? Count me in!
A mirrorless Nikon D500 successor infused with Red tech?
News Rumors point to a high-end Nikon APS-C camera on the way. Are we looking at a successor to the Z30… or even the D500?
Why the AI ick means retro-style photos, videos and cameras are here to stay
Opinion Image fidelity has reached oversaturation and genAI images will never be authentic. It’s not surprising that retro-style imagery is more popular than ever
Owl photo dethroned from wildlife comp amid backlash: GenAI paranoia is ruining photography contests
Opinion It can seem like photography competition winners are dropping like it’s an episode of Game of Thrones. AI is the root of the problem, but the paranoia is only adding fuel to the fire
Two years with the Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR: Still a wildlife or sports enthusiast’s dream lens
Features Roughly two years ago, I bought the Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR, and it’s still my favorite lens in my Z-mount arsenal
Trail camera films exceedingly rare jaguar encounter in southern Arizona
News North America’s largest big cat is filmed in southern Arizona – one of only five individuals recorded in the area over the past 15 years
Manual exposure won’t make you a better photographer – want to get off auto? Do this instead
Opinion Manual exposure isn’t a quick fix. Switch for the wrong reason and it’ll make your photos worse, not better! But if you long to be more active in your creative decision making, there’s a halfway house between auto and manual
Is your vintage film camera still telling the truth? Light meter watch could be more useful now than in film’s heyday
News Vintage cameras don’t always have reliable light meters – if they have one at all. Wearable light meter Kickstarter seeks to solve poor exposure, so you can stop wasting film and missing moments
Nikon Coolpix S9300 compact camera is Gen Z approved. Bright, bubbly, cheap and… heck now I want one, too!
Opinion The Nikon Coolpix S9300 is a 2012 compact camera that won’t deliver that ugly, over-processed smartphone aesthetic. It’s also refreshingly cheap and looks like a throwback to that oh-so vibrant and optimistic tech aesthetic of the post-Y2K era
DON’T buy a camera just because of its specs. You must physically hold it first!
Opinion The camera industry is all about specs, specs, specs nowadays, but you’ll regret buying a camera if you don’t gel with it in a physical sense
Viral Sony 14-800mm f/0.5 is a myth, but these ‘impossible’ camera optics are as real as it gets!
News Viral reports of a Sony 14-800mm f/0.5 aren’t going to pull the wool over our eyes, but there are plenty of lenses out there with specs that elevate them to a near-mythical status
Garden birds are dying and your bird feeder camera could be the unwitting accomplice
News The RSPB’s findings link flat birder feeders to the spread of a deadly disease that’s killing certain species of garden birds at a frightening rate. Here’s what you can do to help…
The prime lens photography myth: Why zoom lenses are NOT inferior and in fact better than ever
Opinion Primes might not be as light and portable as you think, f/1.8 is a hindrance not a help, and while zooming with your feet opens one door, it slams another shut
Multiple 40-minute exposures identified hidden moon that even NASA’s Voyager 2 couldn’t detect
News See the images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope that photographed a hidden moon orbiting Uranus by capturing 10 40-minute exposures over a six-hour period
Barmy mount adapter lets you put medium-format lenses on Nikon APS-C or full-frame cameras
News The Shoten Mount Adapter GXTZ allows you to put Fujifilm GFX-compatible lenses on Nikon Z-Series cameras. But would you really want to?
New AI camera (not as bad as you think?) Is medium format superior? Why use custom buttons? It's the new Bokeh Face podcast!
PODCAST James showcases the Caira AI camera, the Bokeh Face boys muse whether or not every photographer should aspire to shoot medium format, and Mike delivers a crash course on camera custom buttons
Nikon Hong Kong charges US$600 administration fee to repair gray import cameras and lenses (report)
News Nikon Hong Kong has reportedly clamped down on gray-market purchases by announcing a hefty administration fee in order to repair or maintain affected goods
From Trump’s controversial Chelsea moment to high-jump heroics, the world’s best sports photographers gather for Sports Journalists’ Association gala
News A first-time Canon Sports Photographer of the Year winner is announced alongside image highlights including Donald Trump and a high-flying Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Camera trap footage of critically endangered orangutan using vital road crossing is a world first and a huge win for conservationists
News It’s taken two years and constant camera-trap surveillance to finally film a Sumatran orangutan using a canopy bridge installed by conservationists to relieve trapped primates
