Manfrotto has expanded its BeFree line of travel tripods with the introduction of the MKBFRC4-BH, a carbon fiber version of the existing aluminum edition. Identical except for in weight and price, the carbon fiber tripod is available to purchase immediately from Manfrotto and dealers. The

Manfrotto’s 190-series tripods have been a solid option for some time, but they aren’t always the most portable options for camera stabilization. Now, Manfrotto has introduced the 190GO!, which is the smallest and lightest tripod in the series, weighing just 3.75-pounds and collapsing do

Tripod updates can be rather tedious, with announcements boasting things like moderate weight reductions, new leg materials, and sometimes redesigned heads. The new Slik Lite series tripods, however have a rather interesting innovation in the form of a removable LED flashlight built righ

Tripod design isn’t typically something that gets us excited—the majority of tripods on the market look more or less the same—but a new product from Cokin known as the Riviera Classic is throwing some classic style into the tripod market. The Riviera Classic is a modern tripod tha

Tripods are a must-have accessory for videographers, nature photographers, and even casual shooters looking to upgrade their selfies into self-portraits. As crucial as tripods are, they aren’t always ideal to travel with and can be a pain to setup. The Lumapod, which hit its Kickst

Peak Design is well-known for its practical everyday camera bags and camera straps, but now the company is diving into another camera accessory category. This morning Peak Design launched its ninth Kickstarter campaign to fund a new product called the Travel Tripod. Although there are p

If you’ve ever struggled taking a steady or unique selfie, time-lapse, portrait or landscape photo, a flexible tripod will do the trick. Flexible tripods can wrap around and hang from trees, poles, and bikes. They can even bend into selfie sticks, hand-stabilizers, and shoulder mounts. Fle

Relying on your own hands to steady a camera can lead to shaky photos and imperfect frames. Tabletop tripods can fix that problem. Tabletop, or mini, tripods allow you to securely adjust the height and angle of your camera and snap professional shots that match your vision. Instead of schl

Spooky season is upon, and you know what that means? Blood-filled elevators, satanic children on tricycles, Jack Nicholson axing his way through doors, and, this year at least, a new film stock from CineStill Films appropriately dubbed RedRum 120. What is it? RedRum 120 is a limi

Good news for film shooters who love a strange film stock. Lomography is relaunching its popular LomoChrome Turquoise XR 100-400 speed film. Introduced in 2014, Lomography’s turquoise-hued film transforms everyday colors into shades of emerald and turquoise and pushes blue skies to a warm

Here at PopPhoto, we love analog photography and we rail against the notion that film is prohibitively expensive Sure, there are pricey films out there—but some of our favorite films are also among the lowest priced. Here are five affordably-priced films that we love, not just for their pr

Today is a good day for color film photography lovers everywhere. Kodak announced that one of its most popular color films, Kodak Gold 200, will soon be available in 120 format. And CineStill unveiled a crowdfunding campaign to produce an entirely new color film called CineStill 400Dynamic

Good things clearly come in threes because today the folks at Japan Camera Hunter (JCH) teased a brand-new ISO 400 color slide film, the third new color film to be announced this week! On Monday Kodak unveiled plans to offer Kodak Gold 200 in 120 medium format. That same day, CineStill ann

Sorry Fujifilm film shooters, more bad news: Hot on the heels of a hefty price hike announcement, the brand has revealed an impending Medium Format slide film shortage caused by supply chain constraints. Color-reversal film enthusiasts will have to hang tight, stock up, and practice patien

We’ve seen lots of great new films come on the market in the last few years, but there are also a lot of classic films we love—survivors from the pre-digital days that have changed little or not at all since film’s heyday. Here are eight classic films we think every analog photographer oug

British light manufacturer Rotolight has announced the SmartSoft Box—the “the world’s first intelligent electronic softbox”—as an addon for its AEOS 2 lights, according to Amateur Photographer. It’s got some neat technology that will allow photographers to adjust the diffusion, focus, and

This week Lensbaby announced that a number of its most popular creative effects lenses are now in Canon RF and Nikon Z mounts. Previously photographers shooting with these newer models of cameras needed to use an adapter to use any of Lensbaby’s products. The following lenses are now av

This week, Nikon announced a new 24mm F1.8 lens for its mirrorless full-frame Z system. The Nikkor Z 24mm F1.8 is an wide-angle prime—good for shooting architecture, landscapes, and environmental portraits. Here is what we know about it. 12 elements in 10 groups, including one extra-low d

Nikon has been talking about the development of the 58mm F0.95 Noct lens since the launch of the Z camera line. The manual focus lens is the fastest that the company has ever made—intended for a very specific and discerning type of photographer—and its $8000 price tag certainly reflects th

Tokina is releasing an updated version of its long-running and well-regarded 11-16mm F2.8 CF super-wide lens for Nikon and Canon crop-sensor DSLRs early next month. Tokina has always been a popular option for APS-C shooters due to the excellent quality and reasonable pricing. This new lens