A solid week. Viltrox announces a 28mm pancake for L-mount, the Insta360 Luna Ultra officially launches with Leica co-engineering, 7Artisans announces a fast 135mm for Sony E and L-mount, and the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 is still running in several cities worth knowing about.

Viltrox announces two more APS-C EVO lenses ahead of their June 8 launch, the Sony a7R VI begins shipping, Luminar Neo is running its biggest sale of the year, Peak Design's new travel bags hit retail, Light Lens Lab adds a 75mm to the Leica M lineup, the Nikon 120-300mm f/2.8 shows up at Roland Garros, and Canon is apparently planning something for the AE-1's anniversary.

A meaningful week. The Ricoh GR IV Monochrome wins the Camera Grand Prix Technical Award, the Viltrox 55mm EVO review consensus comes in strong, Leica releases a phone, Canon discontinues a classic lens and raises prices, Capture One announces a 6% price increase, and Viltrox is not done yet.

A quieter week on the big camera announcement front but plenty worth paying attention to. A nearly forgotten Dorothea Lange archive just went free online, Leica pushed a meaningful firmware update to the Q3 family, and several new lenses landed that are directly relevant to monochrome shooters.

A massive week. Sony and Canon both announced significant new cameras on May 13. DJI debuted the Osmo Pocket 4P at the Cannes Film Festival. Panasonic surprised everyone with the LUMIX L10. And Sigma confirmed one of the most anticipated lenses in recent memory. Here is everything worth knowing.

A quieter week on the announcement front but plenty worth knowing about. New lenses from Viltrox and ZY Optics debut in Beijing, OM System is rumored to be building a dedicated monochrome camera, and Daido Moriyama opens at the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation in Paris.

The Ricoh GR IV Monochrome is the most relevant gear story for the Collective in months. Daido Moriyama has a major exhibition opening in Paris. And someone built a film camera that develops photographs inside itself. Here is everything worth knowing this week.

A busy week coming out of NAB. Panasonic has a new 40mm prime worth knowing about, Canon's anniversary compact is already selling out, and Blackmagic just announced something that could change how a lot of photographers edit.

A big week for gear. GoPro has made the most ambitious product announcement in its history. DJI launched the Osmo Pocket 4. NAB opened in Las Vegas. And Viltrox keeps expanding its lens lineup in ways that matter to serious photographers.

A big week. Artemis II returned from the Moon with 10,000 photographs. The Salgado auction closed in New York. Lee Miller opens in Paris. And there is new gear and exhibition news worth knowing about.

A big week. Sony has effectively shut down its memory card business due to the flash shortage, DNG is now an international standard, and Annie Leibovitz was photographing soccer players in Atlanta. Here is everything worth knowing.