Sunday, October 18, 2026

Getty Images is filing for prepackaged Chapter 11 in the US to restructure roughly US$270 million in unsecured debt and delist, after the NYSE began delisting its shares on September 29. The Getty family and Koch Equity Development are putting in up to US$533 million and will own the whole reorganised company, and Getty says contributor agreements and licensing continue as normal, with completion expected by year end. If you license through Getty, download your sales and royalty statements now and keep copies outside the contributor portal. Getty's word is that payments continue, and your own records are what you lean on if one goes missing.

Tamron's 16-50mm F2.8 (B091) is confirmed for Canon RF, Fujifilm X, Sony E and Nikon Z at under US$550 and 305g, focusing to 15cm at the wide end. Sirui has four full-frame AF primes coming in E, Z, L and X mounts, led by the Aurora 15mm f/1.6 and 24mm f/1.4 at about US$535 each, and AstrHori's manual 8mm f/2.4 circular fisheye for GFX and XCD covers 220 degrees. The Tamron is the APS-C zoom to price up first. It has no stabilisation, so if your body lacks IBIS, try it handheld at 50mm before you buy.

Nikon's Z6III firmware 2.01 fixes a burst overexposure bug in Manual mode, adds pre-release capture of up to one second from compatible Bluetooth remotes and extends focus limiter support to eight NIKKOR Z lenses. Panasonic's update gives the Lumix S9 4K 60p/50p in MP4 Lite. Sony's ECM-W5 kit, two transmitters and a receiver at US$399.99, passes 32-bit float audio into the camera file over the MI Shoe and keeps a backup of up to 64GB on each transmitter. Z6III owners who shoot bursts in Manual should install 2.01 before their next job, and Sony shooters doing solo interviews should check their body against Sony's MI Shoe compatibility list before ordering the mic.

Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was hospitalised after masked settlers attacked her near Abu Falah in the West Bank, beating her with sticks while she wore a helmet and press-marked vest. Her cameras and phone were stolen or destroyed. Ian Berry, who photographed the Sharpeville massacre in 1960, died aged 92. If you cover protests or conflict, confirm your insurance covers theft and deliberate damage, and offload cards during the day so the pictures survive the kit.

AstrHori's US$359 pre-order price on the 8mm fisheye ends on 20 October. Wildlife Photographer of the Year entries open on 19 October and close on 4 December, free for photographers 26 and under, after Federico Veronesi won the 2026 title with a black-and-white frame shot on a Nikon Z8. Per 43Rumors, Panasonic has a major announcement event locked in for November, with no product details yet.