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Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 24, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 25, 2025

Peak Design, everyone's favorite supplier of camera carry solutions, just announced a new lineup of camera straps plus another innovative accessory. Dubbed the "Form" series, the new straps are available in full-grain leather or braided nylon/polyester rope, four sizes each, and a collection of tasteful colors. There's more cool stuff, too, which we detail below.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 23, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 24, 2025

Wacom, the brand that artists, graphics professionals and photographers everywhere rely on, just introduced the Wacom One 14. It's full of features and fun, and it's amazingly affordable. But don't let the budget price fool you; there's a mountain of horsepower behind the 14-inch screen.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 01, 2025

Laowa just introduced a 180mm f/4.5 telephoto macro lens for full-frame cameras that delivers 1.5X image magnification at its closest focus setting. Shutterbug had a chance to exercise an early sample for a few weeks. Here is our review.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 07, 2025

3 Legged Thing's Kickstarter ends in just a few hours, this coming Friday (10-October) at 10:59 AM EDT to be exact. The funding for 3LT's new Axis straps has been enormously successful so far. It became fully funded in under one hour and therefore has been designated a "Project We Love" Kickstarter. Currently it's received pledges nearly 10X the stated goal.

And there's more big news that follows below. But act quickly, if you're going to. Tempus fugit.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 19, 2025

Nature and wildlife photographers often confront situations in which their longest lens simply isn't powerful enough to get up close and personal on distant subjects. Super telephotos can be prohibitively expensive but there's a reasonably affordable way to boost magnification without breaking the bank, and that's taking advantage of a high-quality teleconverter—otherwise known as a "lens extender."

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 10, 2025  |  First Published: Sep 11, 2025

Add several magnitudes of precision to your close focusing technique. Oben's Macro Focusing Rails allow you to adjust the distance between the camera and subject in very tiny increments, enabling very accurate manual focus. If you shoot 1:1 macro or greater, you need an Oben Macro Focusing Rail.  And they are surprisingly affordable.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 02, 2025  |  First Published: Sep 03, 2025

Unicorn safety has become a matter of national concern. Fortunately, there's a solution at hand: headlamps that have up to 500 lumens of brightness and a beam distance of up to 100 meters from BioLite. With a light weight of just 2.6 ounces (75g) and budget-friendly budget-friendly prices starting at $39, they're not just for unicorns. The new BioLite Range headlamps deliver advanced features, including an IP67 waterproof/dustproof rating.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Aug 22, 2025

Peak Design just introduced a trio of professional tripods, co-developed with Nat Geo photographer and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jimmy Chin. Shutterbug was loaned a sample several weeks before their crowdfunding event concluded. Here's our hands-on review along with a crisp unmasking of the scurrilous tripod hobgoblins referenced in the title.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Aug 14, 2025

Mitakon, the lens brand from Zhongyi Optics (ZY Optics), opens a window into the fascinating world of "ultra macro." The image of an object is recorded on the camera's sensor up to 5X its actual size. Intriguing? Read on…

Ron Leach  |  May 28, 2025

Whether you're just getting started or a more experienced shooter, the tutorial below will change how to approach photography by explaining what types of lens filters are appropriate for your style of imagery and demonstrating how to use them. Dollar-for-dollar these simple accessories are perhaps the most valuable you can find, so pay close attention and then add a few filters to your kit.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 23, 2025

Have you ever thought about owning a graphics tablet? You're into imaging, so of course you have. The all-new Wacom Intuos Pro 2025 deserves your consideration. It can add precision and amazing control to your sketching, photo editing and graphic creations.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 11, 2025

Yesterday we provided an important warning about the finite lifespan of your camera and why  it's essential that you check shutter count regularly to anticipate costly repairs, missed shots on location, or even a total breakdown. We're following up on that today with a couple less-dire maintenance hacks from pro Andy Rouse.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 20, 2025

Earlier today we featured a post-processing tutorial demonstrating seven pro tips for achieving cleaner, sharper landscape photos. But what if the root of your problem is a dirty senor in your camera? You'll learn a safe, quick, and straightforward remedy in this 10-minute explainer from the Camera Store TV YouTube channel.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jan 10, 2025

Fellow photographers, we were blessed with a bumper crop of cool new stuff in 2024. I'm including lenses and software in this roundup, but not cameras. Here are 13 of the absolutely best products I had a chance to play with last year. I snuck in a mildly controversial number 14 at the end because I couldn't resist.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jan 03, 2025

The app-controlled Lume Cube XL Mini COB LED packs exceptional power and high-end features into an amazingly compact package. It's targeted toward content creators, studio professionals, and enthusiasts who want to up their game. It's also genuinely fun to use, and opens new avenues of creativity.

Our Choosing Wisely series aims to deliver concise, summarized information about products we think you'll like. Read what Choosing Wisely wrote about the Lume Cube XL.

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