The picture I am opening with this week’s photography news was originally to appear in my latest article, “Wildlife photography required“But its authors – a great photographer and my good friend Toms Grim – was somewhere deep in Amazon, Brazil, it was not in this piece.
Recent announcements
- Brighton Star Air Force 35 mm F/1.8: This year in China is definitely a year of 35 mm! The third autofocus lens of Briton Star is aimed at Full-frame Sony E and Nikon Z cameras. Optical formula (11 elements in 6 groups) include glass from Japanese manufacturer Hoya. The lens includes an AF/MF switch, a programmable FN button and a de-clicked aperture ring. The Mount is sealed against the water drip, and the firmware is a USB-C port for updates. The minimum focus is 0.4 m. For the Nikon Z version, the dimensions are 90 mm (l) × 75 mm (d) with a weight of 430 grams. The lens takes 62 mm filter. Price: $ 250.
- Hovarre Aqua: Getting a regular drone on water usually means its depressed and disgusting farewell. The hoveror is not the case with Aqua, which can not only land on the water, but can also move away from it. Its waterproof remote control ensures that the drone can also follow you on aquatic adventures. The manufacturer claims, “It can frame you, follow you, and blow circles around you.” Aqua falls in the least-related category of drone under 249 grams. Its onboard camera shoots 4K at 100 FPS, using 1/1.3 OS cmos sensor. The top speed is 55 km/h, and it can handle winds up to 33 knots. Pricing has not yet been declared.
- Sown magic: “One Mike, Four Form” Mini (7 grams each) is the main sales point for this pair of wireless microphones. With the included stand and charging case, MIC can be configured for clip-on, handheld, desktop or on-camera use. The noise cancellation is powered by the AI algorithms trained on the noise samples of more than 700,000 real world. The MICS 20 HZ-20 KHz records 48 KHz/24- Bit audio in the range. The audio can be transmitted to your device via USB-C, Lightning Port, or 3.5 mm audio cable. Depending on the receiver type and the goods involved, prices range from $ 92 to $ 153.
rumor mill
Ricoh GR IV – Glasses and Pictures
The fourth generation of the popular compact camera of Rico has begun to take real shape. Posted Pentax rumors Images from a recent presentation in ChinaThe buttons are similar to the GR III, with an exception: the control dial is gone, and instead there is a new +/- button.
However, the largest update is likely to be under the hood. The standard version (expected decline 2025) will feature 18.3 mm f/2.8 lens (28 mm equivalent) with a built-in 2-stop ND filter. A new GR engine will handle data from the 25.74-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor upgraded. Image stabilization is expected to improve from 3-axis to 5-axis. Apart from this, there is a switch from notable SD to microSD card, which has 53 GB internal storage for backup. Autofocus will get an update with face tracking and improve low-light sensitivity.
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On another 200 mm F/2 lens horizon
When I have seen rumors about another 200 mm F/2 lens so far, I had to re -examine my own photography news from last week to ensure that I was not getting things. Rumor Mill comes here exactly a week after Sigma churned the news of the upcoming 200 mm F/2 game.
This time, and unexpectedly, Venus is going to optics lava, and it is going to facilitate autofocus! So far, the brand has only immersed its toes into the AF lens very carefully – their current autofocus prasad is 10 mm f/2.8 and 12 mm f/2.8. With an annual growth rate of 2 mm per year, I calculated that we could see a 200 mm lens for some time around 2119. And yet, here we are already floating real product photos.
The lens is expected to weigh about 1.6 kg, which is impressively lighter when you consider Nikon’s 200 mm F/2 g VR II, which tastes the scales at about 3 kg. Unlike the upcoming Sigma, Laowa will offer a wide range of mounts: Sony E, Nikon Z, and Canon EF first, later after Fuji X and GFX.
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Eternal waiting for Eunteron may end soon
On 11 September, Fujifilm is expected to unveil its first medium-form cinema camera, GFX ENRN 102MP. The name already indicates on major glasses: a 102MP CMOS II HS sensor and compatibility with the GFX medium-formal lens of Fujifilm.
Along with the camera, Fujifilm will also introduce a new 32–90 mm lens with a power zoom mechanism, allegedly with a maximum aperture of F/3.5. Eterna will be operated by X-Processor 5, which has already been found in GFX100 II. The maximum video resolution will naturally be 8K, which will have additional options for 6K and 4K recording. For the rest of the glasses, we have to wait until next month.
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Good deals and new sales
As a result of Trump’s tariff, a second round of Nikon’s price hike is expected to begin on September 1, 2025. Therefore, if you are planning to invest in Nikon Gear, it would be wise to do so before the end of this month. A good opportunity may be going on Back to school special Sales on B&H photo. Below, you will get my selection of deals holding my eyes:
Camera
- Nikon d850 ($ 2,397, now $ 1,897)
- Nikon de780 ($ 1,997 was now $ 1,497)
- Nikon de7500 ($ 997, now $ 747)
- Nikon Z9 Free Nikon MC-CF660G CFEXPRESS Type B With Memory Card ($ 5,497 was now $ 5,197)
- Nikon Z8 ($ 3,997, now $ 3,697)
- Nikon Z7 II ($ 2,297, now $ 1,947)
- Nikon Z6 III ($ 2,497, now $ 2,197)
- Nikon Z6 II ($ 1,597, now $ 1,497)
- Nikon Z5 ($ 1,397 was now $ 1,097)
- Nikon ZF ($ 1,997, now $ 1,897)
- Nikon Z30 ($ 707, now $ 607)
- Nikon Zfc ($ 957, now $ 907)
Lens
Z-mount (mirrorless)
- Nikon Z 50 mm F/1.8S ($ 627, now $ 547)
- Nikon Z 50 mm F/1.2S ($ 2,097, now $ 1,947)
- Nikon Z MC 105 mm F/2.8 VR S ($ 1,047, now $ 897)
- Nikon Z 135 mm F/1.8S Plana ($ 2,497 was now $ 2,347)
- Nikon Z 400 mm F/2.8 TC VR S ($ 13,997 was now $ 13,447)
- Nikon Z 600 mm F/4 TC VR S ($ 15,497, now $ 14,497)
- Nikon Z 14-24 mm F/2.8S ($ 2,497 was now $ 2,047)
- Nikon Z 14-30 mm F/4S ($ 1,347 was now $ 1,197)
- Nikon Z 24-70 mm F/2.8S ($ 2,397 was now $ 2,097)
- Nikon Z 28-75 mm F/2.8 ($ 1,197 was now $ 1,097)
- Nikon Z 70-200 mm F/2.8 VR S ($ 2,697 was now $ 2,297)
- Nikon Z 100-400 mm F/4.5-5.6 VR S ($ 2,697 was now $ 2,447)
F-mount (DSLR)
- Nikon AF-S 24 mm F/1.4g ($ 1,997 was now $ 1,397)
- Nikon AF-S400 mm F/2.8 EF Ad VR ($ 11,197 was now $ 7,897)
- Nikon AF-S500 mm F/4EF Ad VR ($ 10,297, now $ 7,297)
- Nikon AF-S600 mm F/4EF Ad VR ($ 12,297, now $ 8,697)
- Nikon AF-S 800 mm F/5.6 EF Ed VR ($ 16,297, now $ 11,497)
- Nikon AF-S 14-24 mm F/2.8g Ed ($ 1,747 was now $ 1,097)
- Nikon AF-S 16-35 mm F/4G Ad VR ($ 1,097 was now $ 747)
- Nikon AF-S 24-70 mm F/2.8 E Ad VR ($ 2,097, now $ 1,697)
- Nikon AF-S 70-200 mm F/2.8 EF Ed VR ($ 2,347, now $ 1,997)
Other pages of interest
If you feel that all large animal species were already discovered – and that scientists were combing through an underground with a magnifying glass only to find only the last elusive people – this next link could surprise you. In Australia, researchers have recently described a new species stick insect (Malay, Measure 40 cm in length. On 44 grams, it also became the heaviest known insect on the continent, overtook the giant synthetic cockroaches (Macrocropastia rhinoceros) About 10 grams. To put in that perspective, a single stick insect suggests the same scales of 25 of the world’s smallest Hummingbirds, Bee hummingbird ,Melisuga helena) From Cuba.
The Refocus Awards have announced the winners of their latest Color photography competitionBritish photographer Liam Man finished first with his image ring of fire, and ice. The photo depicts two snow climbers standing on the ridge of beautiful blue blocks of snow. Above them, a solar eclipse between the clouds paint in a fierce red color. Perhaps the most attractive part of this real scene is the way Liam burned the glacier and its climbers – a story that you can read about Interview How the winning shot came to life.
If you travel with a drone, you can be equally worried, as I was, recently from a case from the Taneur of the Spanish Island. On 15 July, a British tourist was caught blowing his drone on the crowd during a busy maritime procession at Puerto de La Cruise. In doing so, he violated several laws and rules, earning himself a fine of € 200,000 from Spanish aviation officers. Coverdrone’s article involves a task Former-cloth checklist for international drone use To help you avoid such unpleasant surprises. This week you get safe and troubles for free.
Photo Theme Challenge, Week #115
Last week was the theme abstractAnd you can see the result In this threadThank you everyone for your submission! This week is the theme of CloudsAnd you can present your results In this thread Saturday, August 16, 2025!
Week #114 Results
Let’s see some shots obtained for the theme “abstract” theme. We got very terrible pictures, so let’s look at four of them, start with the photo of Shri T:
This is the first time we have seen a picture from Sri T, and it is a close-up of a wooden cup. Very interesting texture! It looks similar to the surface of the sun.
Danny’s photo:
According to Danny, it is the roof of the liège-guillemins station in Belgium. Very good and deliberate framing here.
Stea photo:
Stea’s beautiful metal photo is actually a closeup Korabus Undatus Beetle.
Finally, andrewgusew’s photo:
Although the clouds give some attachment to this clean architectural shot, the size is quite abstract as they actually play with your perspective.
Thanks to everyone for submitting your photos in the challenge, and we hope to look more in the next week Clouds Subject.
