Thursday, May 21, 2026

Today's batch is basically a referendum on brand-name glass pricing — third-party lenses are winning shootouts, shipping fast, and undercutting first-party options at every focal length. Meanwhile Canon drops a proper compact cinema body and the FX3's three-year grip on that market looks a lot shakier. The thread connecting it all: photographers are getting more for less, and the brands that relied on premium inertia are running out of road.