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This is the Worst Time to Buy a New Camera
The latest from the Phoblographer for October 28th, 2025
Chris Gampat
October 28, 2025
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These Older Sony Cameras are Better Than Many Brand New Options
By Nilofer Khan
October 28, 2025
Sony cameras are pretty spectacular in many ways. They offer technological advancements, great performance, and a good form factor, making them the best devices for many photographers. While the company has been offering exciting models in recent years, we have decided to look back at cameras that made a difference in the past and continue to do so today. If you are looking for cost-effective models that offer distinct image quality, then the cameras on this list will be of help to you.
Why This is the Worst Time to Buy a New Camera
By Chris Gampat
October 28, 2025
In 2025, the majority of camera brands have generally shown us how little they really care for photographers and instead care more about content creators. Yet without us, everything that they do will pretty much just fall apart. There's no way that Fujifilm or Nikon, for example, could make their digital imaging divisions survive by just doing cinema cameras. This year, perhaps more than any other, is the worst time to buy a new camera. Brands might blame it on the state of the global economy. But even if the US President didn't act like a child when making important decisions, I still think that the camera brands would generally still not do very much at all to improve or innovate on their products because they are all still holding themselves in comparison to the smartphone.
Do You Miss the Way Sony Image Quality Used to Look?
By Chris Gampat
October 28, 2025
We totally miss the days of the Sony a900. 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.
The Fall of Photographers Who Shoot Pretty Women for Internet Likes
By Chris Gampat
October 28, 2025
There's a certain type of photographer that's probably about to take a massive tumble, and I can't wait for it to happen. For years, various photographers have only photographed pretty women just for the views on social media, Reddit, etc. They did it just to become some sort of influencer and not really a photographer. After all, they never talk about the shoots they do for magazines or other publications that involve actually invoicing. But the truth is that these days, you can't really tell if many of them are really doing the shoots themselves, or if they're making AI-generated images of women.
TTArtisan Launches a Limited Edition Lens For This Festive Season
By Nilofer Khan
October 27, 2025
Limited-edition cameras have been quite popular among photographers. They offer some minimal changes, but they are significant for many photographers. For instance, a different color, a design change, or to celebrate a collaboration. Either way, special edition lenses continue to hold a strong appeal for people, thanks to the numerous models that are produced. After cameras, TTArtisan has chosen to also bring the same lenses. They have recently announced a new edition of their popular 27mm f2.8.
Can These Cameras Replace Your Fujifilm Love Affair?
By Chris Gampat
October 27, 2025
As far as photography goes, I strongly believe that I can speak for so many of us and say that Fujifilm just isn't totally doing it anymore as far as the retro aesthetics go. Instead, several smaller companies have been popping up to challenge the retro market -- and many of them are successfully capturing our hearts. But more important, companies like RewindPix are showing us that cameras can actually be very affordable. We spoke to the company's Xiao Liu to get a major handle on how their latest digicam is challenging the current Japanese giants of the camera world.
Leica Users Can Now Tether Directly in Lightroom Classic
By Nilofer Khan
October 27, 2025
Leica Camera AG has launched some exciting cameras over the years. To further assist photographers, Leica has also launched the LUX app, which enables users to create Leica-like images on their phones. Now, as part of the latest addition of changes, the company is allowing photographers a chance to view the images live on their laptops. How so? With the help of Lightroom Classics. Have a look.
Best 3 Affordable, Used Full Frame Cameras for Gen Z
By Nilofer Khan
October 27, 2025
Full-frame cameras are important for many young users, especially those looking to upgrade from APS-C for higher resolution. However, it can be challenging to find models that meet both the performance and price points. Here are some options we have that can help meet your needs. They are tested in real real-world environment, which means they can do well even today.
The Camera Bag I Got All Wrong, Sort Of
By Chris Gampat
October 27, 2025
I'm without a doubt, the journalist in the photography world is the most experience with the camera bag industry. And I really mean it when I say that I don't get things wrongs -- especially because I may not be the user I was intended for. On top of that, sometimes I'm also given information that just doesn't make sense. The Gura Gear Kiboko City 6L Sling is indeed the best that I've used in years. But what I didn't realize is that indeed, I am the intended audience. The problem here though is that I used to wrong camera gear with it. Call this article the extremely rare re-review.