Instagram announced yesterday that users will, from now on, be able to search the platform using keywords. It’s great news for all of you who want to increase your visibility on the platform, considering that it used to be possible to search only hashtags and accounts. However, the new option is limited only to certain countries, and we can say that it’s also not quite there yet. Speaking to The Verge, an Instagram spokesperson said that the company considers “a number of factors” when determining what the post is about....

This one might come as a surprise to some of you but guess who’s released two new macro lenses? I’ll give you a minute. I bet you’ll never get it… Oh. Yes, that’s correct, it’s Laowa! Well, technically they have and they haven’t. They’ve taken two of their popular full-frame and APS-C stills macro lenses and packaged them up into cinema housings. So, they’re sort of new, but also not. Anyway, today, Venus Optics has officially announced the Laowa 65mm T2....

Leica has just announced another limited edition camera. The Leica M10-P “Reporter” was designed to honor the 40th anniversary of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award and pay homage to all the great press and reportage photographers. What makes M10-P “Reporter” different from the regular M10-P is only the appearance. It features a dark green, scratch-resistant finish and black Kevlar camera trim. in my opinion, it looks a bit badass and rugged, and I like it....

If you’ve shot with a smartphone, you’ll know how terrible the built-in flash is. LIT has introduced a new xenon flash which brings the power of an external flash to your smartphone photos. It will be available for both Android and iPhone and it aims to make your photos “lit.” This isn’t the first time an external flash has been made available for smartphone photographers. Godox has done it, but with a flash trigger connected to an app....

We reviewed the Samyang 18mm FE in February, but that was too late for the milky way season. From the middle of August, it is sufficiently dark in southern parts of Norway to shoot the stars. We have a rather modest window every month where the moon doesn’t wash out the stars. During that time we need to get lucky with clouds. I have been out with the Samyang 18mm FE for three evenings this fall....