Thursday, April 9, 2026

DxO PureRaw 6 is making a solid case for front-of-pipeline raw processing — especially for high-ISO work where detail extraction matters before you touch Lightroom. Meanwhile, Sigma's CEO is basically saying the camera industry has stalled on real innovation, which explains why your clients aren't clamouring for your latest kit. On the software side, Affinity's free tier is picking up momentum with smarter compositing tools that actually save time, and NASA just confirmed what we already knew: boring, proven Nikon gear (D5 and Z9) outperforms anything flashy when reliability has to work in space. If you're still deciding between Profoto and Godox for wireless flash, Profoto's ongoing TTL firmware patches suggest the cheaper competitor might actually be ahead on the curve.