October 13, 2024
This week highlights included the launch of our Panasonic 18-40mm F4.5-6.3 sample gallery and updates to our best cameras around $2000 buying guide. We also shared a fantastic gallery of award-winning wildlife photos and dramatic images and videos of Hurricane Milton from space.
— Ben
Highlights
What’s the best camera for around $2000? This price point gives you access to some of the most all-round capable cameras available. Excellent image quality, powerful autofocus and great looking video are the least you can expect. We've picked the models that really stand out.
The Natural History Museum, London, has announced the winners of its prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Here are our favorite winning images.
See how Panasonic's new compact 18-40mm kit lens performs.
NASA astronaut and photographer Matthew Dominick shared his view of Hurricane Milton through the window of the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, including a timelapse video showing what it's like to pass directly over the storm.
News Updates
This week we're looking at filters, batteries, binoculars, and more.
The Lumix S9 is now a more powerful video camera and the Lumix Lab app is way more useful.
Alongside the new bundled lens, there are two new colors of the company's creator-focused camera.
Looking to buy a camera? Here's a list of Gold and Silver award-winning cameras that are on sale right now.
Further Reading
Here are some stories that caught our attention this week:• Is this the greatest street photographer you've never heard of? -Digital Camera World• The incredible blandness of AI photography - The Verge • Japan's government admits editing cabinet photo - BBC • Hurricane Milton: Images From Florida, Before and After the Storm - The New York Times • Fake photos of Disney World flooded during Hurricane Milton spread online by Russian news agency - The Independent