Today Canon USA is excited to announce the new "LEARN" section of the organization's website.

TACS is proud to unveil their newest timepiece, Automatic Vintage Lens 2 (AVL2), a watch that speaks to the photographers and videographers out there. By tapping into the rich history of vintage cameras, TACS was able to revitalize their design for AVL1 and create AVL2. The Automatic Vintage Lens II is designed to mimic the feel and look of a vintage camera lens while also retaining the defining features of a watch.

Blackmagic RAW is a new and very modern codec that combines the quality and benefits of RAW with the ease of use, speed and file sizes of traditional video formats.

Blackmagic RAW is available today as a public beta via the Blackmagic Camera 6.0 Beta Update for URSA Mini Pro. The final release of Blackmagic RAW is expected to ship in several weeks’ time once further testing is complete.

Smash is the unique free and simplest way to send your files from one to many with no size limits. In addition, Smash allows recipients from any device to view photos/images, listen to music, watch videos and read documents… before downloading them.

Aurora HDR 2019 has Skylum’s new AI-powered Quantum HDR Engine with new tone mapping technology to create the most realistic, immersive high dynamic range photographs possible. Aurora HDR 2019 is a capable HDR editing software designed not only for professional, experienced and beginner photographers, but also as a solution for real estate marketing.

Pre-orders for the Aurora HDR 2019 start September 12th. New users can purchase the new version for $89 and current users of Aurora HDR may upgrade for a limited time at a special price of $49.

The Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max feature a 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch all-screen design, with powerful A12 bionic chips and a breakthrough dual camera system. The 12-megapixel dual camera system features dual optical image stabilisation with 2x optical zoom, while a new sensor is twice as fast. Other photography features include advanced depth segmentation using the Neural Engine, Smart HDR creating photos with high dynamic range and great image detail, advanced bokeh quality in Portrait mode photos and dynamic depth of field that is user adjustable in the Photos app.

iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, September 14 and in stores beginning Friday, September 21. iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will be available in 64GB, 256GB and 512GB capacity models in space grey, silver and a new gold finish starting at £999 and £1,099, respectively.

The Apple iPhone XR features a 12-megapixel f/1.8 aperture wide-angle lens with an all-new sensor, delivering faster auto-focus, while larger and deeper pixels improve image fidelity and low-light performance on photos and videos.

iPhone XR will be available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB models in white, black, blue, yellow, coral and red starting at £749.

Adobe today unveiled new video features coming to Adobe Creative Cloud that will speed up production timelines, enable more seamless workflows and deliver powerful capabilities to bring filmmakers’ and video professionals’ creative vision to life.

The new features for Adobe Creative Cloud announced at IBC will be available with the next version of Creative Cloud coming later this year.

84.5mm / 100mm camera filters have just launched a new series of middle-hard graduated ND filters.

Prices of filters start at 19.95 € for 84.5 width, 49.95 € for 100mm width (you can apply coupon code MIDHARD30OFF for additional 30% time-limited discount).

White Knight Press has just released Photographer’s Guide to the Sony DSC-RX100 VI, a full-color, 260-page guide book covering all features and operations of the Sony RX100 VI compact digital camera.

The paperback version is available now for $29.95 in the United States through amazon.com and other online sellers. It is available through amazon.co.uk for £24.95.

A very special edition of the original Lomo'Instant camera has been designed by KristopherH for Lomography x Fashion Walk: Be An Explorer —held in Hong Kong. With its wonderful new dress, the Lomo'Instant Explorer is now ready to go out into the world, into the hands of creative instant photographers.

Benro has added a brand new gimble head to its range – the new GH5C – that weighs in at just 1.1kg and can support a mighty 30kg load capacity. Manufactured in full carbon fibre, the Benro GH5C not only aesthetically beautiful but is the ideal tool for photographers using long and heavy lenses, and is particularly suited to wildlife and sports photographers, shooting on both DSLR and mirrorless systems.

The Benro GH5C retails for £440 (inc VAT) in the UK.

The Insta360 Pro 2 is a groundbreaking six-lens professional VR camera. Ready to shoot 8K-per-eye 3D 360 video, the Pro 2 innovates the entire professional VR production workflow – offering effortless FlowState stabilization, long-range live monitoring, simplified post-production in partnership with Adobe, and a new technology that delivers 8K VR to viewers regardless of whether they have high-end playback devices.

Preorders for the Insta360 Pro 2 are open now via Insta360 Store, B&H Photo Video and select retailers worldwide. It’s priced at $4999.95 USD, and includes the Farsight transmitter system, plus one battery. Cameras are set to ship in September.

The Olympus Perspective Playground is an art exhibition with interactive and walk-in installations created by internationally renowned artists. After sixteen Playgrounds with more than 400,000 visitors across Europe, the exhibition is going to stop at Photokina this summer.

Entrance to the Olympus Perspective Playground is free of charge for all photokina visitors. All Olympus newsletter subscribers that register their Playground visit will receive free admission to the photokina.

MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2019 makes editing videos faster, easier and more creative than ever before. The award-winning video editing program is built using new basic technology for improved speed, and contains a wide range of workflow optimizations and new effects packages.

ExperimentalOptics have launched a Kickstarter campaign for a 35mm f/2.7 pancake len, dubbed "The Smallest Fastest Pancake Lens in the World!".

‘Women in the Industry’ is the first event of its kind to feature female photographers and filmmakers simultaneously presenting at seminars throughout the UK. Speakers will range from award-winning food, fashion and architectural photographers to renowned professional filmmakers, all taking place on Friday 28 September 2018, at locations from Edinburgh to Belfast to London.

XP Distribution have launched the brand-new X-Rite Colour Starter Kit, to aid colour novices in achieving precise colour within the capture and edit stages of their workflow. The kit will include an X-Rite ColorMunki Smile and an X-Rite ColorChecker Gray Balance card; the perfect bundle for photographers entering into the world of colour management. The Colour Starter Kit is priced at £74.17 ex. VAT / £89 Inc. VAT