Sony 100-400mm f/5.6-8 Review: It’s Just Fine and That’s Okay
Many of Sony’s recent lens efforts have focused on high-end, professional-grade optics, including G and G Master lenses. The company is revisiting the consumer end of its lineup, delivering a new telephoto zoom lens for the masses: the FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS. It’s aggressively priced and versatile, but is it any good?
Coincidentally, this is Sony’s second new 100-400mm lens of
Sony’s New FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS Is an $850 Zoom for the Masses
In stark contrast to its recent FE 100-400mm f/4.5 G Master lens, Sony has announced the 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS, the most affordable full-frame 100-400mm lens on E-mount.
Ariana Grande Sues Hackers Who Impersonated Her Photographer and Sold Unreleased Photos
Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against hackers she claims targeted several of her photographers before stealing and leaking unreleased photos.
Grande filed the lawsuit against the hackers, who are identified in the case as John Doe because their identities are currently unknown. The singer and actress alleges that the hackers stole and sold her private photos, video footage, and unreleased music. Through the legal process, Grande is seeking to uncover the identities of those responsible.
Grande’s attorneys allege that the hackers targeted her photographers and producers, enabling them
Expert Warns Parents Against Taking Babies Up Mountains for Summit Photos
An expert has urged parents to stop carrying their babies up one of the world’s busiest mountains in the hope of capturing a selfie.
A mountain guide and hiking expert has criticized parents who bring babies and young children on challenging mountain climbs in pursuit of a picture-perfect photo.
According to a report by The Times of London , Callum Tipton, who runs an organization that helps men combat depression through hiking, urged parents not to take babies up the U.K.’s busiest mountain, Snowdon, also
Wescott’s New FJ100 Strobe and Speedlight Are its Most Compact Wireless Lights Yet
Westcott announced a pair of new FJ100-series lights today, the FJ100 Touchscreen AC/DC Strobe and the FJ100 Touchscreen Speedlight. These are the most compact lights yet in Westcott’s FJ Wireless System.
The FJ100 lineup is powered by Westcott’s USB-C rechargeable FJ Mini AC/DC Battery, which the company says delivers over 700 full-power flashes per charge on the FJ100 Strobe and 575-plus
Meta Smart Glasses Face Calls for Bans Across Europe Over Privacy Concerns
Several European countries — including France, Germany, and the Netherlands — are considering banning Meta’s smart glasses as regulators examine whether the devices comply with privacy laws.
Meta’s smart glasses, which include built-in cameras , are facing increasing scrutiny from lawmakers, regulators, and privacy advocates across Europe. Officials are debating whether the technology meets the requirements of the European Union’s (EU) privacy rules, including whether people captured
The Mic Mini 2S Adds Internal Recording to DJI’s Smallest Lav System
DJI has announced the Mic Mini 2S, which expands on the Mic Mini 2 with the ability for each transmitter to record 32-bit float internally.
DJI says that this option gives content creators a more secure approach to audio capture thanks to the built-in 14.5GB of storage per transmitter, which translates up to 28 hours of audio in the default 24-bit mode.
Author’s note: DJI actually listed both 24-bit and 32-bit float at
Photographer Captures the Working Bodega Cats of New York City
New York City’s bodega cats are no ordinary felines. They’re working cats in neighborhood stores that are in charge of pest control — an important job in a city with a persistent rodent problem.
They’re also beloved by New York’s residents. Regular customers know their local bodega cat’s name, bring them food, and will even stop by just to say hello.
Bodega Cats of New York , a project led by reporter Dan Rimada and photographer Gulce Kilkis,
Apple Faces $32.5 Billion Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition in iPhone Photos App
Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking up to $32.5 billion over claims its iPhone Photos app illegally collected users’ biometric information.
The iPhone is widely known for using Face ID as a biometric security feature to help protect users’ privacy. However, a class action lawsuit in Illinois alleges that Apple violated privacy laws by collecting biometric data through the Photos app.
According to a report by The Times of London ,
Amazing High-Res Photo Shows a Butte Rising From Mars
Trundling around on an alien planet some 140 million miles from Earth is the solar system’s most intrepid landscape photographer, snapping awe-inspiring shots as it scrambles up a mountain that’s inside a crater.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover doesn’t get the praise it deserves, primarily because it is a robot. But every now and then, it is worth pausing to marvel at the imagery this plucky rover is capable of capturing.
Case in point is this image that Curiosity captured on the 4,