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Chris Gampat
November 24, 2025

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Here’s Your Chance To Buy Leica At Discounted Price!

By Nilofer Khan

November 24, 2025

Leica Camera has been coming up with new ways to engage with a newer audience. The company recently announced a flexible payment plan, which is a great way for the company to become accessible to a younger group of photographers. And today, they continue to explore this with the announcement of exclusive offers for the 2025 Holiday Season. This limited edition deal is available for the company's select portfolio. Have a look.

Should You Bother with the Sony a7 V over the Canon EOS R6 III?

By Chris Gampat

November 24, 2025

There are tons of reports going around about the Sony a7 V right now. And the big thing that everyone is wondering about is whether or not they should get the Sony a7 V or the Canon R6 III. We've seen already with the R6 III that photographers don't really care about it as much and are instead getting the older variant of the camera instead because it became cheaper. At this level of camera, Sony doesn't typically give the highest end features, but the company is pretty generous. Still, quite honestly, I'm not sure that either are worth the purchase.

Was Nikon’s Best DSLR Really the D850?

By Chris Gampat

November 24, 2025

If you ask many working or professional photographers, they'll tell you that the last great Nikon DSLR was the Nikon D850. And I very much would agree with them. This camera could easily find people in low light, had great image quality that was very versatile, and overall, it worked perfectly fine for a multimedia journalist. Back in 2017, we'd occasionally shoot videos too as part of our reviews. But we stopped doing that because we're a photography-based website. And if you don't care about video, then the Nikon D850 is basically some of the best mirrorless cameras in a DSLR format.

PolarPro Launches an All-in-One ‘Knife’ For Photographers

By Nilofer Khan

November 24, 2025

One may ask, "Is a blade really necessary for photography?" Well, the answers may be a bit more surprising than you think. In some cases, a blade can be exactly the thing you need to get your next shot. This is particularly true if you are creating large setups or working in the field. Understanding the significance of a sharp object, PolarPro has announced a knife, a compact utility tool designed for photographers and on-set crews.

The Best Film Point and Shoot Cameras: There’s Only Two

By Chris Gampat

November 24, 2025

Lots of camera roundups like to give you somewhere between three to five options to choose from. And while they're not wrong, they're not always coming from experts who've actually used said cameras. Luckily, as the founder of The Phoblographer, I can say with certainty that we've tested the two cameras I'm about to tell you about. In fact, all the images in this article were shot by me. These two are the best film point and shoot cameras that you can get on the market. Truly, forget the rest: they'll probably be way too expensive and they're bound to disappoint you in some way or another. These two are the GOATs in so many ways.

The Full-Frame Sensor That Could Have Changed Camera History—But Didn’t

By Nilofer Khan

November 23, 2025

The early 2000s were a great time for digital phtoography, where the nascent technology was finding its footing through new innovations. There was, however, one sensor design that had the potential to change everything: A 6MP full-frame CCD sensor made by Philips. While it is largely forgotten, this sensor has made a resurgence in our shared consciousness, thanks to Reddit. Here is a look at what became the basis for modern DSLR, which is nothing but a missed opportunity.

Can Affinity by Canva Replace Lightroom? We Tried it and Here’s What We Learned

By Alberto Lima

November 23, 2025

I’m not even going to start this review with much of a preamble – we’re not exactly fans of Adobe’s products and their draconian subscription model; that’s why, when Affinity announced their new Affinity Version 3.0 (Affinity from here on out) was completely free to use forever, I had to check it out to see if it could replace Lightroom as your primary editing software. After three weeks of using it as my primary editor, I have some strong opinions.

The Billingham Capsule 1 is Easily the Most Handsome Camera Pouch I’ve Seen

By Alberto Lima

November 23, 2025

Typically, camera bags are among the more mundane pieces of equipment that photographers agonize over. Generally speaking, a bag is a bag, but when Billingham announces a new bag, we’re going to pay attention. The latest bag, the Capsule 1, is an elegantly designed camera pouch that is equal parts beautiful and compact. Let’s dive right in.

Nikon Z6 III vs Sony A9 III: Which is the Best Camera for Professionals?

By Nilofer Khan

November 22, 2025

Nikon and Sony cameras have never seen eye to eye. For instance, as our reviewer, Alberto Lima, succinctly said in his latest op-ed about being a Nikon fanboy: "We’ve been running neck and neck long before Sony stripped Minolta for parts (may the camera gods rest their souls), and truthfully, we’re better than Canon." Although both cameras have different price tags, they continued to be pitted against one another. Here is a quick look at which of the two is a truly standout piece for photographers today.