Photography News

Here’s the latest in Photography news by SLR Lounge, including current events, new releases and more.

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DigiBees | Paul C. Buff Releases Digital Counterpart To Popular AlienBees

Shivani Reddy

Paul C. Buff unveil's Alienbee's upgraded digital counterpart: the Digibee.

The News | FujiFilm Wonder Shop Opening In NYC, Affinity Photo Gets Big Update, & Samyang Lens Reveal

Kishore Sawh

FujiFilm Wonder Shop For those who didn’t know, FujiFilm actually has their own, rather special, shops. In the vein of ...

The News (Gear) | Sony Lens Updates, 5 Samyang Lenses in 5 Weeks, Canon 5D IV Officially Registered

Kishore Sawh

Sony updates focusing through firmware, Samyang teases 5 lenses, and Photokina is shaping up for a 5D MK IV

The News | New Memory Cards With SSD Speed, Instagram Rolls out Censorship & Insights, DJI Rewards Verified Pilots

Alice Houstons

Samsung Introduces World’s First UFS Memory Cards There’s been a long standing debate with photographers between which format of memory ...

Tokina 24-70 f/2.8 Beats Nikon, Canon, & Sigma Models In Price & Performance.

Kishore Sawh

Tokina's new 24-70mm 2.8 costs 50% less than the Nikon and Canon counterparts, but performs better according to DxO.

The News | MetaBones Gets Native Lens Functionality, World’s Fastest MicroSD Cards, Flash-Defelctive Scarf

Kishore Sawh

Metabones finally gives native ability, SanDisk pushes boundaries, & the scarf for every photog who hates being a subject.

DxO Ranks Sigma 30mm 1.4 DC DN As Best Performing E-Mount Lens – It’s Also Inexpensive

Kishore Sawh

Whatever Sigma’s on, whatever ‘Limitless NZT48’ pill they’re taking, well, I’ll have some of that. Since their revamp a few ...

The News | Eye-Fi Bricks Your Cards, Fuji X-T2 Spec Leak, Apple Patents iPhone Camera Disabler

Alice Houstons

Eye-Fi Bricks Customer Cards Eye-Fi memory cards have had a special place in the market since they arrived. Essentially the ...

The End of An Era: Pictage Finally Closes Its Doors

Hanssie

Pictage announced yesterday that it was closing its doors. I'll have to say, I wasn't surprised to hear the news, but I was quite surprised to hear they lasted this long.

Another Photographer Killed During Photo Shoot On Train Tracks

Hanssie

Last month, Union Pacific launched a campaign - #TracksAreForTrains - to remind the public to stay off the railroad tracks and last night, another person was struck and killed by a train during a photo shoot.

Tracks are for Trains, Not Senior Photos

Tanya Goodall Smith

Help promote safety for your high school senior photography clients by sharing Union Pacific's new campaign #SafeSeniorPhotos.

WPPI & NYIP Launches First Online Certification Program For Wedding Photographers

Hanssie

Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) has partnered with the New York Institute of Photography (NYIP) to bring you an online certification program.