Sunday, November 1, 2026

Nikon's Nikkor Z 120-300mm F2.8 TC VR S is priced at US$13,999 and ships mid-November. The built-in 1.4x converter turns it into a 168-420mm F4, it also takes Nikon's external 1.4x and 2x converters, and at 2.735kg it is around 500g lighter than the DSLR-era 120-300mm F2.8 it replaces. For sport and wildlife shooters on Z, the switchable reach is the reason to look at it, and at this price you should hire one for a real job before buying. Nikon Singapore's promo email for the lens also named a Nikon Z70, a body Nikon has not announced.

Getty Images has filed for bankruptcy with about US$2.1 billion in debt, after the UK Competition and Markets Authority blocked its merger with Shutterstock. Reuters separately reports fashion photo studios closing as brands replace shoots with generated imagery. If stock licensing or fashion catalogue work is a real share of your income, reread your contributor agreements now and put effort into direct client work that depends on neither.

Canon's EOS R6 V is a US$2499 video body built on the R6 III's 32MP sensor, with a built-in fan, no EVF, no mechanical shutter and 7K/60p in Cinema Raw Lite. Sony has priced the Rialto 65 sensor module for the Venice 2 at US$80,000, shooting 9.6K open gate at up to 30p, sold without a body or lens mount. If you shoot stills as well as video, the missing viewfinder is the deciding question on the R6 V, so handle one before ordering.

Viltrox's AF 35mm F1.4 Pro is available at US$829 in Sony E and Nikon Z, weather sealed with a declickable aperture ring, and at 760-780g it is considerably heavier than the native equivalents. Sigma has set early spring 2027 for its 375g 50mm F1.4 CL DG Contemporary in L-Mount and E-mount, and Capture One 16.9 adds Stray Hair Removal and a rebuilt Advanced Color Editor. Portrait retouchers on Capture One should test the hair tool on a real job before paying for a separate plugin.

Josef Koudelka's Invasion Prague 68 is out in a new edition, and Atong Atem's first major Australian solo show is open, free, at NGV Federation Square until 14 June. Coming up: Sony FX5 shipping from 8 November in North America per Sony Alpha Rumors and 20 November in Japan, and the Nikon 120-300mm shipping mid-November.