Sirui 85mm f/1.4 Aurora Review: The Best 85mm You Can Buy for Under $700
The $599 Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 brings 15 aperture blades, weather sealing, and fast AF across four mounts, outperforming lenses twice its price for portraits.
When Your Memory Card Dies Mid-Shoot: A Framework for Knowing When to Use Dual Cards
DPReview editor Dale Baskin lost a full day of photos to a corrupted card on a Sony a7 V shoot he couldn't repeat. The lesson isn't 'always use dual cards' — it's a single question that tells you when you need to.
iPhone 18 Pro Gets a Moving Aperture — and Manual Controls That Should Have Come Years Ago
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro adds a mechanical variable aperture (f1.48 to f4) with six laser-cut blades to the main camera, alongside the first true manual exposure controls in an iPhone. Here's what the variable aperture actually changes for photographers.
OM System PEN Review: A $1,000 Camera That's Easier to Love Than to Justify
The OM System PEN is a stylish, weather-sealed 20MP Micro Four Thirds camera with 5.5-stop IBIS, but its core technology is largely unchanged from earlier PENs.
Sigma 20-60mm f2.8-4 Contemporary Review: This Shouldn't Be $849
Sigma's 385g 20-60mm f2.8-4 DG Contemporary is a compact full-frame zoom that's sharp corner to corner and opens to f2.8 at the wide end, with one real limit.
TTArtisan 85mm f1.8 Neo Review: $99 and Actually Good
A $99 autofocus 85mm with sharp optics and working eye-detection AF. The TTArtisan 85mm f1.8 Neo undercuts the competition on price by a factor of 7. Here's what you give up.
Benro MiniMax: The Monopod Built for Long-Lens Bird Photography
The Benro MiniMax hits under $100 in carbon fiber, supports 44 lbs, and collapses to 14 inches. Here's why it works for serious bird photography.
3 Best Sports Photography Cameras for Sideline Work in 2026
Three cameras — Sony a1 II, Nikon Z9, and Leica SL3 — each approach sideline sports photography differently. Here's which fits your shooting context.
Benro MiniMax Review: The Bird Photography Monopod That Doesn't Get in Your Way
The Benro MiniMax MMX37C weighs 0.8 lb, collapses to 14.5 inches, and holds 44 lb of telephoto glass — all for under $100. Here's why wildlife photographers are switching.
Is the Sony a7 III Still Worth Buying in 2026?
The Sony a7 III is eight years old and costs $1,698. Here's the honest case for buying it anyway — and the specific photographers who should look elsewhere.
Fujifilm XF 400mm f/4.5 Review: A Top-Tier Super Telephoto for X-System Shooters
PetaPixel's Editors' Choice goes to Fujifilm's 400mm prime for X-mount — here's what wildlife and sports photographers get for $3,200.
Adobe Camera Raw 18.6 Adds a Glow Tool That's Actually Worth Using
ACR 18.6 introduces a Glow tool with three distinct light-effect modes, maskable to any subject — alongside the new Trim tool and an expanded Metadata Info Panel.
Three Apps Now Transfer Fujifilm Film Simulations to Your iPhone — Fujifilm Isn't One of Them
Fuji X Weekly, FujiShare, and FujiStyle let photographers import in-camera film simulations directly to iPhone via PTP protocol. None are made by Fujifilm.
DxO PhotoLab 10: The Masking Update Lightroom Can't Match
DxO PhotoLab 10 delivers AI depth masks, facial feature selection, and a unified color wheel — all for a one-time $250 purchase with no subscription required.
The 3 Best Full-Frame Cameras for Wedding Photography in 2026
Nikon Z9, Sony a9 III, and Canon EOS R5 II each lead on different criteria. Here's how to match the right camera to how you actually shoot weddings.
Sony's Oddest 85mm Makes Beautiful Photos — But Should You Buy It?
The Phoblographer revisits the original Sony 85mm f/1.4 G Master and finds a lens that rewards editors but punishes photographers who expect magic straight from the camera.
Novachips CFexpress 4.0 Type B: What 'Survived Kenya' Actually Means
Award-winning wildlife photographer Amish Chhagan field-tested Novachips CFexpress 4.0 cards chasing lions, rhinos, and elephants. Here's what the data and the conditions actually tell you.
7Artisans 10mm f/2.5 Fisheye: Autofocus Changes What This Lens Can Actually Do
A $449 full-frame autofocus fisheye from 7Artisans opens the format to action sports and video — use cases its manual predecessors couldn't reliably serve.
Photography Studios vs. AI: The Studios Leaning Into Irreproducibility Are Winning
Studios thriving in 2026 aren't fighting AI with better pixels — they're offering wet collodion tintypes and analogue processes no algorithm can replicate.
Megadap M2RF Review: Leica Magic on Canon RF, Held Back by Firmware Ghosts
The $399 Megadap M2RF adds autofocus to Leica M lenses on Canon RF cameras. A groundbreaking idea, held back by firmware that earned it a 2/5 rating.
Samsung P9 USB4 SSD: 4,000MB/s Finally Solves the Memory Card Offload Bottleneck
Samsung's P9 doubles the T9's throughput at up to 4,000MB/s over USB4 — the first portable drive fast enough to keep pace with high-speed card offloads and direct 12K recording, starting at $340 for 1TB.
GoPro Mission 1 Pro ILS Review: 8K Slow Motion, One Massive Catch
GoPro's first interchangeable-lens camera shoots 8K/60 and 4K/240 slow motion, but its unpowered mount limits it to manual cinema glass.
Ricoh GR IVx: The 40mm Compact With 4K That GR Fans Actually Wanted
Ricoh confirmed the GR IVx is in development — 40mm-equivalent lens, 5-axis IBIS, 4K video, same 26MP sensor as the GR IV. Launch expected Winter 2026.
Contax G2: The Only Autofocus Rangefinder That Earns Its Hype
The Contax G2 is the only interchangeable-lens autofocus rangefinder camera system ever made. In 2026, bodies sell for around $3,000 on the used market. Here's whether that premium is justified.