I by no means would’ve thought that one thing like a decisive second may exist in a self-discipline as peaceable as photographing land tortoises. Capturing a Galápagos big tortoise crushing a mandarin it discovered underneath the glow of the setting solar turned out to be fairly a problem. I want you loads of decisive moments within the coming week – and, just like the tortoise within the picture, don’t overlook to maintain up along with your each day dose of nutritional vitamins. Now, let’s check out this week’s roundup of pictures information.
Current Bulletins
- Laowa 200mm f/2 AF FF: Laowa continues its younger line of autofocus lenses with an actual shocker, a 200mm f/2 with autofocus! This lens might be out there for Sony E, Nikon Z, and Canon EF. The true shock is the worth of $1999 (Nikon Z and Sony E) or $1799 (Canon EF). The lens weighs roughly 1600 grams / 3.5 kilos and has an almost good theoretical MTF chart. Will it carry out properly in actuality? We sit up for bringing you checks as quickly as our copy arrives. The lens ships in November.
- MacBook Professional 14″ and iPad Professional with M5 chips: Apple’s new model of their ultra-popular MacBook Professional 14″ and iPad Professional will ship later this week with an M5 chip. Apple guarantees the longest battery life ever in a Mac laptop computer (as much as 24 hours) and far quicker processing for sure duties. Specifically, Apple highlights that AI-related instruments can carry out as much as 6x quicker than with the M1 chip. Costs begin at $1599 for the MacBook Professional 14″ M5 and $999 for the iPad Professional M5.
- Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Professional: Viltrox’s “Professional” lenses have been really spectacular to date, and the costs can’t get significantly better. This newly-announced 50mm f/1.4 autofocus lens is presently out there only for Sony FE, however it appears to be like to problem high-end glass just like the Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM at a far lower cost ($549 versus $1448). The AF 50mm f/1.4 Professional options an all-metal development with climate sealing, an aperture ring, and a USB-C port for firmware updates. It weighs 800 grams and has an 11-blade rounded aperture diaphragm. You possibly can pre-order it at B&H or order it on Viltrox’s web site.
The Rumor Mill
Extra particulars concerning the Canon EOS R6 Mark III
Final week, we introduced you rumors that the third version of Canon’s R6 is anticipated to reach in November. Now now we have extra particulars (nonetheless rumors) on what the specs could be. First, the discharge date is now not predicted to be November twenty sixth as Canon Rumors reported final week, however November sixth! It’s anticipated to characteristic a 32 MP or 34 MP sensor, pre-capture with 40 FPS digital shutter, and a worth round $2900. Twin SD card slots are rumored, and so is a full-sized HDMI port. Will all of this become true? At the very least we don’t have to attend lengthy to seek out out.
Through Canon Rumors
Zeiss isn’t accomplished with Otus simply but
Subsequent week, becoming a member of the Zeiss Otus ML 50mm f/1.4 and Zeiss Otus ML 85mm f/1.4, we’ll see a 3rd Otus seem – a minimum of, that’s the rumor. Sadly, there are not any rumored specs simply but, not even the focal size. Zeiss beforehand made the Otus sequence for DSLRs with a 28mm and a 100mm model. These focal lengths appear the most definitely (and I’m hoping for the 28mm essentially the most).
Through Photograph Rumors
Eye-control AF may seem on a Sony
That’s if a brand new patent from Sony goes wherever! Canon already has eye-controlled autofocus within the viewfinder of their EOS R3 and EOS R1. This characteristic permits the digital camera’s autofocus system to lock onto no matter topic the photographer appears to be like at by the viewfinder. Sony’s patent describes a system that must be smaller and lighter than Canon’s implementation, confining its system to measuring a smaller space across the photographer’s pupil.
Through Sony Alpha Rumors
Good Offers and New Gross sales
Nikon Specials
There are many offers on Nikon cameras and lenses in the meanwhile – you may browse all of them right here if you want – together with the next highlights:
- Nikon Z9 (was $5900, now $5400)
- Nikon Z8 (was $4300, now $3800)
- Nikon Z6 III (was $2700, now $2200)
- Nikon Zf (was $2200, now $2000)
- Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S (was $14,700, now $12,700)
- Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S (was $16,200, now $14,700)
- Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 S (was $7000, now $6000)
- Nikon Z 600mm f/6.3 S (was $5200, now $4200)
- Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 S (was $3500, now $3050)
- Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 S (was $2950, now $2550)
- Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 (was $2200, now $2000)
- Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 S (was $1150, now $950)
- Nikon Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 (was $950, now $850)
- Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 S (was $1150, now $1050)
- Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S (was $2550, now $2200)
- Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S (was $2700, now $2200)
- Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 S (was $1400, now $1200)
Mac Gross sales
Usually, one of the best factor a couple of new Apple product being introduced isn’t the brand new product; it’s that the earlier era goes on sale. Listed here are the related offers I discovered on M4 and M3 Macs:
SSD and Reminiscence Card Offers
Storage gadgets go on sale incessantly, and if that you must purchase an enormous reminiscence card or SSD, you might need to wait till Black Friday for a wider vary of offers to select from. Nonetheless, the gross sales under struck me as very compelling for those who can not wait:
UK Offers
Pictures Life has not too long ago joined new affiliate applications worldwide so as to present extra related hyperlinks to our readers across the globe. Beginning in the present day, I’ll endeavor to carry you good offers and new gross sales from the UK, Germany, Canada, and extra as I come throughout them. This week, we begin with the next fascinating gross sales at Wex within the UK:
- Nikon Z8 (£300 trade-in bonus + worth of your previous digital camera)
- Nikon Z6 III (£200 trade-in bonus + worth of your previous digital camera)
- Nikon Z5 II (£100 + worth of your previous digital camera)
- Sony a7R V (was £3999, now £3189)
- Sony a7S III (was £3800, now £2989)
- Sony a7CR (was £3199, now £2599)
- Suppose Tank Backlight 36L backpack (was £342, now £257)
- Suppose Tank Backlight 26L backpack (was £299, now £221)
- Suppose Tank Darklight 20L backpack (was £215, now £148)
- Nikon Monarch HG 10×42 binoculars (was £979, now £844)
- Nikon Monarch HG 8×42 binoculars (was £999, now £864)
- Nikon Monarch M5 10×42 binoculars (was £369, now £279)
- Nikon Prostaff P7 10×42 binoculars (was £229, now £199)
- Nikon Prostaff P7 8×42 binoculars (was £219, now £189)
Germany Offers
Canada Offers
Different Pages of Curiosity
Nikon not too long ago revealed the winners of two pictures competitions: the Nikon Small World competitors and the Nikon Movie x Photograph Contest. To your each day dose of inspiration, check out the exceptional pictures and movies from these competitions that showcase all the things from grains of pollen to documentary tasks from cities around the globe. Congratulations to photographers Zhang You (Nikon Small World), Tiina Itkonen (Single Photograph), and Lei Yang (Photograph Story) for his or her successful pictures, and congratulations to videographers Hamed Nobari (Tremendous-Brief Movie) and Ademola Falomo (5-Minute Movie) for his or her successful movies.
In different huge picture contest information, the distinguished Wildlife Photographer of the 12 months introduced its winners! Wim van den Heever of South Africa took dwelling the highest prize for his camera-trap picture of a hyena amidst the ruins of an deserted mining city. In the meantime, Andrea Dominizi received the Younger Photographer prize for his wide-angle macro picture of a longhorn beetle with deserted logging equipment behind it. In a means, two comparable pictures, every hanging in its personal means. For the complete checklist of winners, try the WPY gallery right here.
Any comet photographers right here? Proper now could be a uncommon likelihood to {photograph} multiple of them in a brief time frame! To be particular, the comet Lemmon at its most seen from now till October twenty third (with October twenty first, the brand new moon, being a great time to seize it), and the comet SWAN – which is dimmer – makes its closest method on October twentieth. Learn extra on Dwell Science for learn how to view them. And for those who miss these comets resulting from unhealthy viewing situations, there could also be one other likelihood subsequent month when comet 3I/ATLAS makes an in depth method! It’s extremely uncommon for therefore many brilliant comets to seem in such a short while body, so now’s the proper time to brush up your Milky Manner pictures expertise and get some nice photographs.
Photograph Theme Problem, Week #125
Final week’s theme was birds, and you’ll see the outcomes on this thread. Thanks to everybody in your submissions! This week’s theme is cut up firming, and you’ll submit your outcomes on this thread by Saturday, October 25, 2025!
Week #123 Outcomes
We had so many nice pictures this week, and it was laborious to slender them down. I’d like to begin with this picture from our reader Jason (not Jason Polak!) who despatched in an amazing picture of a White-Breasted Nuthatch because it leaves a tree department:
A fantastic picture and really dynamic second!
Subsequent up is a photograph from PRG Lagarde, who captured a ravishing bird-in-flight picture at simply the best second:
Now for a photograph from Danny, who captured this picture of a Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill with a fantastically backlit beak:
And eventually, we finish the week with the next beautiful “birdscape” from Andrew Gusew:
Thanks everybody for submitting their pictures within the problem, and we hope to see extra subsequent week within the cut up firming theme.