The New Sigma 200mm f2 Review is Live!

The latest from the Phoblographer for August 19th, 2025.

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Chris Gampat
August 19, 2025

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This World Photography Day, VSCO Empowers Photographers to Grow Their Income

By Nilofer Khan

August 19, 2025

Very few social platforms have the best interest of creatives, espeiclaly phtoographers and visal artists, at their hearts. Instagram is now entirely focused on reels, Facebook has a dwindling following, and Reddit is only great if you need advice than get more cleints. Behance is one of the only two options that feels safe, with the second being VSCO. The Visual Supply Company, over the years, have offered various solutions to meet the needs of phtoographers. Today, they launch yet another portal that will help photographers reach new heights, VSCO Workspace. What is it and what it does, let's find that out below.

We’ve Reached Peak Bird Photography. But So Much of it Sucks

By Chris Gampat

August 19, 2025

I imagine that many years ago, it was very difficult for people to be able to shoot photos of landscapes. And the same goes for shooting portraits. But lots of tools have made it easier. Landscape photography became technically easier with tools like compositional lines, dynamic range editing, color editing, etc. Similarly, portrait photography became so much simpler to do with face and eye detection. After the tools became available, you needed to just rely on your own creativity and imagination. Yet still, so many photographers just let the cameras do the work for them. And these days, bird photography has become the same thing.

Can the New Sigma 200mm f2 Compete with Canon L Series?

By Nilofer Khan

August 19, 2025

Sigma has achieved the impossible this time. The company has launched the world's first 200mm f2 lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. Up until now, 200mm lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras have topped out at f2.8, which, while bright, still leaves a lot of room for improvement. This kind of innovation comes a few years after the 14mm f1.8 Art, another world's first f1.8 lens for mirrorless users. So, what does the new 200mm offer? Let's dive in.

Sigma 200mm f2 DG Sports Review: You’re Supposed to Do What With This?

By Chris Gampat

August 19, 2025

I started this review not knowing what to say -- and that's partially because my office looks like a the remnants of a party due to how many review units are in for testing right now. But a part of that is because the Sigma 200mm f2 DG Sports lens is something that's, well, really plain in many ways. Some may call it beautiful, and I love that for you and that fact that you're all about the true to life look that this lens can deliver. On the other hand, my heart is somewhere else with various other lenses that embody character. The entire time that I spent testing the Sigma 200mm f2 DG Sports lens, I wondered why they couldn't have just made a petzval lens or something else instead.

Love the Look From the 5D Mk II? Check This Out!

By Chris Gampat

August 18, 2025

Miss the 5D Mk II? So do we! Our presets are designed to make editing a minimal task so you can get back to shooting! We're in love with Retro Digital. Luckily, that's when we founded the website closer to two decades ago. So we dove into our image archives, looked at how the Adobe Gurus were telling us how to edit, and adapted those methods to create our Retro Digital Lightroom Presets and Capture One Styles. These are in addition to the popular Photojournalism presets that we released a while back.

Is Nikon to Launch the Successor to it’s Popular 24-70mm Lens?

By Nilofer Khan

August 18, 2025

Nikon has multiple exceptional lenses in the mirrorless mount. Some examples of this include 35mm f1.4 Z,  Z 135mm f1.8 Plena, and Z 600mm f4, all of which have stellar performance and design. Joining this list is another standard zoom lens, which was introduced in 2019: the Z 24-70mm f2.8 S. It now seems that Nikon is planning to introduce a successor to this iconic lens. What will it have? Let's find out.

Top 6 Kodak Cameras Under $250 for Budget-Friendly Photography

By Nilofer Khan

August 18, 2025

Kodak has been a prominent company in the photo world. They had some of the best films and film cameras over the years, before the company switched to producing point and shoot digital devices. Today, the company has some of the best-selling compact cameras of all time. If you are someone who is looking to buy a new camera from Kodak, or an affordable compact device, then here are a few options to choose from that we've done lots of research on.

Are AI-Edited Photos Killing Our Beloved Memories?

By Nilofer Khan

August 18, 2025

The debate around artificial intelligence takes a new course every other week. While some claim it to be a saving grace, creatives are battling against it to save their livelihoods. Photographers, too, are facing the same challenges, with many encountering ways to ensure their images are not scraped to train generative AI. As a result, apps like Overlai and Cara are being promoted to safeguard the works of the artists. But our collective troubles don't end here. AI-edited photos are not only corroding the joy of photography but also leading to immense changes in how we remember things.

Lumix S1 II E Long Term Review: One of the Best New Hybrid Cameras

By Chris Gampat

August 18, 2025

I didn't realize it, but I took a very long time to update our LUMIX S1II E review. Honestly, that's because I was having so much fun using it. But now, we're announcing that the review has been updated, and you can check out the entire thing here. But the updated conclusions are below. However, we really think you should go check out the entire thing.