Smart Photography
Canon RF 45mm f/1.2 STM arrives
Canon's RF 45mm f/1.2 STM threads ultra-fast optics into a 346g frame designed to serve street, ceremony and campaign studios without L-series heft.
1 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Capturing Life in Silhouettes
An Interview with Soumayan Biswas, Grand Jury Award Winner – vivo Imagine Smartphone Photography Awards, Season 3
3 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
A creator's delight
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 isn’t just another foldable—it’s the most refined, ultra-slim, productivity-driven multitasking machine on the market today. At just 8.9 mm folded and 215 grams, it slips into a pocket like a premium notebook, yet unfolds into an 8-inch tablet that redefines mobile workflow. With its armored aluminum frame, IPX8 water resistance, and a hinge engineered for 200,000 folds, this is a device built for professionals who demand durability and elegance in equal measure. For creators, it's more than a phone—it’s a portable studio, editing suite, and client presentation tool in one. And when it comes to photography and video, the Z Fold 7 doesn't just keep up with flagships; in many real-world scenarios, it leads.
4 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Nikon Z9 II timeline shifts
Nikon's Z9 II slipping to 2026 is less delay and more architecture pacing.
1 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Vineethvarma Vegesna's Journey with Tiny Planets, Stereo Cards, and Anaglyph Photography
From panoramic Tiny Planets to immersive 3D imagery, Vineethvarma explores how technology and imagination can bring memories to life. In this feature, he shares his creative journey, techniques, and the joy of transforming ordinary moments into extraordinary visual experiences.
5 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
An impressive 2024 foldable in 2025
The foldable market has reached a crucial inflection point. The initial novelty has worn off, replaced by a fierce battle over what a foldable should be. Is it a delicate piece of tech, impossibly thin and light? Or is it a robust, practical tool designed for the rigors of daily life? With the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Google has emphatically chosen the latter.
5 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Refer Manuals with Ease!
So, you have purchased your dream camera! Congratulations, you probably went through the 'unboxing' ritual while videographing it for your YouTube channel.
5 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Leica SL3 Reporter reinforced
The Leica SL3 Reporter edition Th refines the SL3 chassis into a field-survival instrument for conflict journalists, nature correspondents and border-region documentarians.
1 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Pro. Powerful. Solid. A delightful all round package
The newly launched Oppo Find X9 Pro is a true flagship powerhouse that's already creating serious buzz in India and globally. With its Hasselblad-tuned imaging system, the largest battery Oppo has ever put in a phone, and relentless focus on computational photography, it's clearly aimed at photography enthusiasts, travellers, content creators, and anyone who needs all-day (or multi-day) power without compromise.
2 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
For Sony full frame E-mount interchangeable cameras
The Tamron 25-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 lens is the successor to the highly praised Tamron 28-200mm F/2.8-5.6 DI III RXD lens. The 25-200mm (8x) lens offers a telescopic design construction. On the wide-angle side, the new lens gains 3mm increase in the focal length from 28 to 25mm (that's an increase of approximately 5°angle of view - a substantial increase) and at the same time, offers overall superior performance. The lens was introduced in India on 20th November 2025. Let's put the lens through our grueling tests...
3 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Where Memories Breathe Again
Discover how Vineethvarma Vegesna transforms flat images into immersive stories. Through Tiny Planets, Stereo 3D, and Anaglyphs, he redefines how we see, experience, and hold a photograph.
1 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Refer Manuals with Ease!
So, you have purchased your camera! Congratulations, you probably went through the manual thoroughly, possibly even twice.
4 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
FIVE ICONIC CAMERA DESIGNS
Great cameras are never 'manufactured. They become great because of their features, design, reliability etc. In a mass driven market, breaking free from tradition is not easy. Kudos are in order for those who made their products shine with their engineering brilliance, innovative genius and perfect timing. Here are five such iconic designs.
3 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Vineethvarma Vegesna's Journey with Tiny Planets, Stereo Cards, and Anaglyph Photography
From panoramic Tiny Planets to immersive 3D imagery, Vineethvarma explores how technology and imagination can bring memories to life. In this feature, he shares his creative journey, techniques, and the joy of transforming ordinary moments into extraordinary visual experiences.
5 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Pro. Powerful. Solid. A delightful all round package
The newly launched Oppo Find X9 Pro is a true flagship powerhouse that's already creating serious buzz in India and globally. With its Hasselblad-tuned imaging system, the largest battery Oppo has ever put in a phone, and relentless focus on computational photography, it's clearly aimed at photography enthusiasts, travellers, content creators, and anyone who needs all-day (or multi-day) power without compromise.
2 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
For Sony full frame E-mount interchangeable cameras
The Tamron 25-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 lens is the successor to the highly praised Tamron 28-200mm F/2.8-5.6 DI III RXD lens. The 25-200mm (8x) lens offers a telescopic design construction. On the wide-angle side, the new lens gains 3mm increase in the focal length from 28 to 25mm (that's an increase of approximately 5°angle of view - a substantial increase) and at the same time, offers overall superior performance. The lens was introduced in India on 20th November 2025. Let's put the lens through our grueling tests...
3 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
A worthy successor to a living legend!
The previous version of the Nikkor Z 24-70 mm f/2.8 had a stellar reputation for all-around performance. It won, deservingly, many awards and was recognised as the best standard zoom available. Improving a lens of this reputation is no easy task. So, did Nikon succeed in producing an even better lens? Read on and discover for yourself.
4 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Canon R6 Mark III arrives
Canon's EOS R6 Mark III has made it its India entry, positioning itself as a serious hybrid upgrade for working photographers and ambitious creators.
1 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Nikon DX 16-50mm f/2.8 VR reaches shelves
The Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f/2.8 VR is set to lift APS-C credibility for Nikon by offering a 24-75mm equivalent focal length in a 200g footprint.
1 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Viltrox 85mm f/2 EVO expands options
Viltrox's AF 85mm f/2 EVO arrives to stabilise mid-range Z-mount portrait economics.
1 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Leica SL3 Reporter reinforced
The Leica SL3 Reporter edition refines the SL3 chassis into a field-survival instrument for conflict journalists, nature correspondents and border-region documentarians.
1 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Nikon Zf gains film look
Nikon ikon's firmware version 3.00 turns the Zf into an unusually faithful digital-film bridge.
1 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Panasonic India leadership evolves
Panasonic Life Solutions India has confirmed that Manish Sharma will step down from his current role after a 17-year tenure that shaped the company's business strategy, manufacturing expansion and technology positioning in India.
1 min |
December 2025
Smart Photography
Sony 16-28mm f/2.0 GM teased
SONY Fedraws the ony's upcoming 16-28mm f/2.0 GM redraws the wide-angle expectation graph by pairing ultrawide breadth with an f/2 aperture across the entire zoom range.
1 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
HIPA 2025 14th Edition: How Dubai Exemplifies Soft ‘Power'
The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award HIPA) closed its 14th season recently in Dubai with an awards ceremony at the Museum of the Future MOTF), celebrating a global set of images that interpreted the theme of Power’. The images included a touch of the elements to the intimate, including the nature’s fury to human endurance.
3 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
OPPO launches Find X9 Series in India
OPPO India has launched the new Find X9 Series, strengthening its presence in the premium wie smartphone segment.
1 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
PHOTOGRAPHING DARK SKIN TONES IN FASHION: TECHNIQUES & SENSITIVITY
Fashion photography has the power to celebrate identity, culture, and beauty.
5 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
FINDING WHY'S
In an industry risking saturation, fighting fleeting trends and technical perfection, Sameer Belvalkar offers a refreshingly grounded, wise perspective, tracing a career forged by the relentless pursuit of the process of creation.
7 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
PHOTO MONTAGE
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1 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
How Gen Z Is Redefining Fashion Photography Trends
Gen Z grew up in a digital world that moves fast, speaks visually, and rewards individuality. Their influence on fashion photography is not subtle. It is reshaping how images are made, how stories are told, and how brands communicate. What once followed rigid rules now feels fluid, candid, and personality driven. The shift is cultural as much as aesthetic. Gen Z wants honesty, creativity, and connection, and their expectations have pushed fashion photographers to rethink the craft from the ground up.
4 min |