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Introduction Travel tripods are a bit like superzoom compact cameras. They offer the promise of extraordinary versatility, without the size and weight penalties typically imposed by more specialized gear. They can’t do everything but they can do enough – without weighing you down – to make up for their limitations. There are a lot of compact tripods out there, most of which are very cheap, and perform accordingly. You know the kind of thing I mean – at some point you were probably gifted one by a well-meaning relative at Christmas. Also like superzoom compact cameras, there...
[embedded content] Photographers and other creative individuals in the United States now have a more accessible means of pursuing copyright claims against those using images and works without permission. In a recent round of new laws passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, a new Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE) has been passed after a decade of campaigning by copyright pressure groups. The law introduces a Copyright Claims Board to deal with claims below $30,000 which will make pursuing cases much more cost-effective for individuals and small...
Published Jan 4, 2021 | This is sponsored content, made possible with the support of Panasonic and Amazon [embedded content] The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is a fast zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds that covers several popular focal lengths. It provides a focal length range equivalent to 20-50mm, so you can cover 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm or 50mm with a single lens (and a fast one, at that). Perfect for video work thanks to its sharpness, speed and handling, the 10-25mm F1.7 is a great lens for travel and ‘run and gun’ style filmmaking. Join filmmaker Justin...
Have you been to Utah yet? If not, why not? It is, after-all, the most beautiful state… NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14mm, ISO 64, 1/100, f/4.0 I had no idea what to expect but I fell in love with Utah from the moment I first set foot there. It’s different. The people are very nice, friendly and polite. The towns are beautiful. And the landscape is unlike anything I’ve seen anywhere else. NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 26mm, ISO 64, 1/25, f/22.0 Consider the Mesa Arch in Canyonlands for a second. If it’s your first time and you arrive before sunrise, you have no idea what’s in...
Published Dec 30, 2020 | dpreview staff Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next Landscape shooters have a unique set of needs and requirements for their gear. On the image quality side of things, a good landscape camera should offer plenty of resolution and lots of dynamic range; from a physical standpoint, it should be weather-sealed and well constructed. Features like in-body stabilization, touch-sensitivity, a tilting LCD and good battery life are also a plus. We’ve rounded up the cameras we think are good options for landscape photography and have chosen the best. To keep things somewhat...
Published Jan 2, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm’s updated XF 10-24mm R OIS WR doesn’t come with any optical changes over the older model, but does add weather sealing, improved image stabilization and a physical aperture ring. The most impressive part? The new lens is actually a little lighter than the previous one. We’ve taken advantage of some rare winter sun in the Seattle area and around Puget Sound to see what it can do when paired with Fujifilm’s X-S10. Gear in this story As we press on with our full review, we’ve analyzed just how the Zeiss ZX1 stacks up...
Pictured – some (but not all) of the hardworking people that bring you DPReview and keep everything running on the backend. We finally made it to January 1st. How are you doing? How are you feeling? What’s the weather like in your brain? As 2020 staggers to an end, I’m sure you’ll join me in wishing good riddance to this exceptionally long year and looking forward to a brighter few months ahead. The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘pandemic’ as “prevalent over a whole country or the world” and while ‘we’re all in this...
With the year 2020 finally behind us, I wanted to wish a very Happy New 2021 Year to our readers all around the world. Thank you for being our readers, and for continuing to come back to Photography Life. It is an honor to write for such an amazing group of people, many of whom have become my friends over the years. I wish you the very best, and I hope you and your family have lots of health, love, stability, and prosperity in 2021 and beyond. Without a doubt, 2020 was a tough and turbulent year for many of us, including our team here at PL. When we got kicked out of Jordan at the start of...
It’s the end of the year and that means Lensrentals has once again rounded up a list of the most popular camera bodies, lenses and accessories rented from Lensrentals and LensProToGo customers in 2020. Although this year has been, shall we say, different than most, the macro-level look at the most popular rental gear hasn’t changed much. That said, there are a few interesting trends emerging based on the 2020 data. As it has been since 2017, the Canon 24–70mm F2.8L II lens takes the top spot of the most popular item to fly off Lensrentals’ shelves. Following it is the Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon...
Photo: Dan Bracaglia We were being out-paced by a semi-truck on a dirt road off an Idaho interstate in a mad gambit to skip an hour’s worth of stop-and-go traffic. As the 18-wheeler rounded a corner far ahead of us, leaving our sight, I felt a bit of humility. Mostly relief. Though if we’d wanted, we could easily have kept up with the truck in the little Subaru we were bouncing around in. It was nice to take comfort in the certainty that every photo I would take on this trip would be reasonably exposed and perfectly focused. But earlier, we’d been tailing the truck a bit...
What’s the best camera costing over $2500? The best high-end camera costing more than $2000 should have plenty of resolution, exceptional build quality, good 4K video capture and top-notch autofocus for advanced and professional users. In this buying guide we’ve rounded up all the current interchangeable lens cameras costing over $2500 and recommended the best.
I’ve spent the past two or so weeks attempting to construct a sentence that accurately summarizes the year 2020. While I have a few scattered about in my journal, none of my prose comes close to more aptly encapsulate this year than this quote from Clarke Smith, age 9, from Beverly Hills, Michigan: ‘[It’s] like looking both ways before crossing the street and then getting hit by a submarine.’ Such wisdom from one so young. In this gallery, we’re revisiting some of the stand-out news stories of this wildest of years, selected by the editorial team here at DPReview. Browse through the...
Editor’s Note: (Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 1:13 PM): The original version of this article stated these were patents for a DJI Osmo Pro-style gimbal. This coverage was based on the limited information we found at the time. The article has been re-written after poring over the actual patent documents we weren’t aware of at the original time of publishing. A new series of patent applications from Canon shows the company has put a great deal of thought into developing a rather unique pan/tilt mirrorless camera that’s attached to a grip with a built-in display for composing shots....
Published Dec 30, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] It’s time for our annual predictions episode! Chris and Jordan tell us what to expect from each camera company in 2021. And like true Canadians, they do it while ice fishing. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. As we press on with our full review, we’ve analyzed just how the Zeiss ZX1 stacks up in front of our standard studio test scene. See for yourself how it performs. Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless camera with some of the company’s best tech...
On Monday, December 28th, the Federal Aviation Administration released its ruling on Remote Identification (Remote ID) for drones along with a final rule on flights over people and at night. Coming in roughly a little less than a year after the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Remote ID was published, this nearly 500-page document, written mostly in legalese, will take awhile to fully unpack. A final rule for Remote ID What is certain for now, thanks to an Executive Summary provided by the FAA, is that a highly contentious part of the original Remote ID NPRM, which called for...
Published Dec 29, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Part smartphone, part full-frame compact camera, The Zeiss ZX1 is a unique device, dominated by a large touchscreen. It comes with Adobe Lightroom Mobile installed – but how does it work? In this video, Reviews Editor Carey Rose explains all. Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. We’ve just finished processing our Zeiss ZX1 studio scene, and holy cow, that lens looks amazing. Click through to see for yourself. Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about...
According to a filed patent, Canon appears to be working on an all-in-one gimbal and camera device, similar to the discontinued DJI Osmo Pro. In the patent diagrams, first seen on Twitter via user OsitaLV, the prospective Canon product comprises a handle, a rear display, gimbal, controls, a camera sensor and a lens mount. On top of the camera area, there’s also a hot shoe. Near the hot shoe is some sort of a switch, which Josh Spires of Drone DJ speculates could be a toggle switch for stabilization or as a release for the lens mount. Spires continues, ‘Moving down the patent, we...
Almost all photographers know about panoramas and HDRs. Most also know about focus stacking. But how often do you hear photographers talk about a fourth method of blending photos together – image averaging? Although image averaging has picked up a bit more popularity in recent years, it’s still not especially well-known. That’s a shame; depending on what subjects you photograph, image averaging can extend your shooting capabilities significantly. Let me demonstrate. Table of Contents What Is Image Averaging? As the name implies, image averaging involves stacking multiple photos on top of...
Canon and Nikon dominated the DSLR market for around two decades but the move to mirrorless saw Sony gain a significant foothold in the full-frame space before the former ‘Big Two’ weighed in. The second-generation full-frame mirrorless cameras from both brands are hugely capable though, so in the absence of an update from Sony, the Canon EOS R6 and Nikon Z6 II are the midrange models to beat. But which is right for...
Published Dec 22, 2020 | dpreview staff Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next If you’re a serious enthusiast or working pro, the very best digital cameras on the market will cost you at least $2500. That’s a lot of money, but generally speaking these cameras offer the highest resolution, the best build quality and the most advanced video specs out there, as well as fast burst rates and top-notch autofocus. To keep these cameras as comparable as possible, we’ve set a price limit of around $4000. Our pick: Canon EOS R5 Canon threw every conceivable feature into the high-end EOS R5,...
A drone pilot from Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, was slapped with a $182,000 fine from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The individual, whose identity remains anonymous, incurred this massive fee after conducting at least 26 separate flights that violated Federal Aviation Regulations between December 2019 and August 2020. The story made its rounds in the news earlier in the month. Recently, respected aviation attorney Jonathan Rupprecht, who was granted access to a copy of the penalty letter, went more in depth on the nature of the violations. He explains how the FAA can easily...
Published Dec 26, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Did Santa leave a new Sony camera in your Christmas stocking? If so, your first step should be to enable Sony’s ‘real-time’ autofocus tracking. In this video, we show you how to set up this useful feature. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. As we press on with our full review, we’ve analyzed just how the Zeiss ZX1 stacks up in front of our standard studio test scene. See for yourself how it performs. Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless camera with...
Published Dec 26, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Did Santa leave a new Sony camera in your Christmas stocking? If so, your first step should be to enable Sony’s ‘real-time’ autofocus tracking. In this video, we show you how to set up this useful feature. These instructions should work for the Sony a6100, a6400, a6600, RX100 VII, RX10 IV, a7R IV, a9, and a9 II. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. As we press on with our full review, we’ve analyzed just how the Zeiss ZX1 stacks up in front of our standard studio test...
When deciding which 35mm lens to buy, what do you want to know? How sharp it is? How it handles? How much it costs? I want to know what its field curvature looks like. (Spoiler: the plot on the right is from the little guy.) I’m not a fan of lens testing purely for the purpose of winning pissing contests. I am, however, a great fan of lens testing for learning how to best use a lens. There are a few tests I find particularly useful, and the single most important one is field curvature. Field Curvature (in metrology speak MTF v Field v Focus) tells me a lot about how to use a lens. It is also...
Chinese optics manufacturer 7Artisans has announced its latest lens, a gold-adorned 35mm F5.6 manual focus pancake lens for Leica M mount camera systems. The ultra-thin lens is constructed of five elements in four groups, including two ultra-low dispersion elements. It has a fixed F5.6 aperture but somehow manages to squeeze in a manual focus system (30cm to infinity) that’s controlled via a small lever on the lens. As for size, the lens measures on 21.75mm (.8″) thick (including the mount), 60mm in diameter and weighs only 128g (4.5oz and just under nine Oreos1). The 7Artisans 35mm...
Introduction Studio product photography by Dan Bracaglia The Zeiss ZX1 is the first-ever digital camera to come with Adobe Lightroom Mobile built-in, encouraging you to shoot, edit and upload images from a single device. It has a 37.4MP full-frame sensor, a fixed 35mm F2 lens and the largest screen we’ve ever seen on a modern digital camera at 4.34″ (11cm) diagonal. It’s also a camera that I wondered if I’d ever see; it was announced way back in 2018, and there was a stretch of more than a year and a half where we heard no news and published no developments on it....
Last year, to commemorate its 5th anniversary online, SkyPixel announced a photography and videography contest aimed at creators capturing aerial imagery. Since launching in 2014, around the same time consumer-grade drones became mainstream, the platform has garnered over 18 million submissions from 140 countries. A few days ago, a follow up competition was announced. For SkyPixel’s 6th Anniversary Aerial Photo and Video Contest, $83,000 in cash and prizes, including DJI products, will be awarded to over 55 winners and finalists. Photos will be accepted until February 18th, 2021, for...
Published Dec 23, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] A new firmware update adds bird detection autofocus to the E-M1X and, oh boy, it finds all the birds. The E-M1X and E-M1 Mark III also get ProRes Raw video recording, but does it meet Jordan’s standards? If you’re an Olympus user you can download the latest firmware updates. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Learn more about the Olympus firmware updates Gear in this story The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III is our favorite Micro Four Thirds camera for stills shooters to date. It...
DJI’s GO 4 app powers its Phantom 4 series, Mavic series, and Inspire 2 drones. A recent update for iOS revealed that Local Data mode is now available. The feature, which is already available on the Fly and Pilot apps, keeps your data strictly on your phone as opposed to sending it to DJI-controlled servers and third-party service providers. News first broke on DJI’s intention to address cybersecurity concerns with the GO 4 app, this past September, and the notion of including Local Data mode with it was introduced. While it has been available on DJI’s Pilot App since 2017,...
Sony has announced its FX6 camera has been added to the Netflix Approved Camera List, meaning Netflix Originals can be recorded on using the $6,000 cinema camera. In order to achieve certification from Netflix, cameras must meet minimum resolution and capture specifications, as well as other ‘attributes like dynamic range, form factor, stability and workflow compatibility were also taken into consideration,’ according to Sony. According to Netflix’s Camera Production Guide for the Sony FX6, footage should be shot in Cine EI mode with S-Gamut3/SLog3 color gamut using the XAVC-I codec with the...
The classic Polaroid SX-70 instant camera came out nearly 50 years ago. Aiming to create a modern take on the SX-70, MiNT Camera has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the InstantKon SF70 camera. MiNT Camera hopes the SF70 captures the spirit of the SX-70 while improving upon Polaroid’s old instant camera in meaningful ways. Making an instant camera better than the Polaroid SX-70 (manufactured from 1972-1981) is a high bar to clear, says MiNT Camera, and to do so, it would need to have the best features of the SX-70 while bringing to the table new, modern features that improve upon...
I’ve been writing about photography and camera gear for about ten years and in that time I’ve had the privilege of shooting with all sorts drool-worthy, piggy bank/ground-breaking cameras and lenses: the kind of gear I dreamed of one day owning as a kid. But these days, what gets me most excited is not the gear with the highest price tag, most impressive specs or prettiest bokeh, but that which makes photography more accessible to the masses. Tamron seems to be on a roll lately when it comes to conjuring up good glass with the budget-minded photographer in mind Two years ago I...
[embedded content] Hong Kong adapter manufacturer Megadap has released the world’s first autofocus adapter for mounting Leica M mount lenses on Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. The adapter relies on a patented ‘circular extension structure’ that moves back and forth to adjust focus. Communication between the adapter and camera is done using the built-in contacts, which allows the adapter to make use of Nikon’s phase-detection autofocus system. Megadap says the adapter currently supports Single-Shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C) and Servo AF (AF-F). Single Point AF, Wide Area AF (S/L) and Auto...
Nikon’s new Z 50mm F1.2 S is a fast, versatile prime lens for the full-frame Z-series. Optical construction is complex, with 17 elements arranged in 15 groups, including three aspherical elements and two ‘ED’ extra-low-dispersion elements, and both Nikon’s Nano Crystal Coating and the newer ARNEO coating for flare, ghosting and coma suppression. All of this makes the Z 50mm F1.2 a seriously big, seriously pricey lens, but does its performance justify its cost? Take a look at our samples gallery to find out. Gear in this story The Nikon Nikkor Z 14-24mm F2.8 S and 50mm...
This is a review of the ProMediaGear Pro Stix 77 Carbon Fiber Tripod (model TR424L), a tall, heavy-duty, yet lightweight tripod considering its size and functionality. Generally, this is a bigger tripod than many will ever want or need, but because the company makes such nice gear and has a variety of carbon fiber tripods, I suggest that you read on and then consider your specific needs. If you’re unsure of what you need in a tripod, take a look at Nasim’s article on choosing a tripod. If your gear is heavier and potentially more expensive, then this model will be of more interest, but...
Zeiss and Vivo have announced in a joint press release that the two companies are entering a global partnership that will see the optics and smartphone manufacturer co-engineer an imaging system for Vivo’s new flagship smartphones. ‘The strategic, multi-faceted collaboration is designed to allow vivo, one of the largest global smartphone makers with deep consumer insight and integrated imaging capabilities, and ZEISS, a global leader in optics and opto-electronics and a pioneer in the field of professional and mobile imaging, to build on each other’s strengths and further advance mobile...
Adobe has released the first public beta for its Arm version of Premiere Pro for macOS. This update means owners of Apple’s new M1-powered computers will be able to run the video editing application natively. In the announcement post, Adobe reiterates that this beta version is very much in the works and will be updated frequently as new compatibility gets added. ‘Since Premiere Pro is built on a large codebase with support for a wide range of media and workflows, we will implement native support for Apple M1 in phases and some parts have not been ported yet,’ reads the announcement post....
Historic Process Specialist Nick Brandreth of the George Eastman Museum is back with another episode of ‘Darkroom Magic’. The ongoing video series teaches photographers how to safely complete analog photography projects. In the latest video, Brandreth shows us how to make paper develop from scratch in the comfort of your own home. Brandreth says, ‘Making a paper print is one of the most rewarding parts of the darkroom experience.’ However, when he recently purchased his favorite paper developer, Brandreth realized that something about it had changed. After confirming...
We’re continuing to work through our Zeiss ZX1 review, and have just finalized the studio scene images – here they are! While we’re less impressed with the camera’s JPEG engine, we have to say, in Raw mode, that 35mm F2 lens really shines. Check out the chart’s far corners to see how it compares against other fixed-lens, large sensor cameras. But regarding the JPEG images, after multiple attempts, what you see here was the best white balance we could get the custom white balance function to give. And, since the camera lacks the option to manually adjust the...
Image credit: Caldwell 78 (NGC 6541). This is a star cluster roughly 22,000 light-years from Earth. It can be viewed from the southern hemisphere using binoculars. Image credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Piotto (Universitá degli Studi di Padova); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) The Hubble Space Telescope turned 30 this year and NASA has celebrated the milestone by releasing dozens of newly processed images showcasing 30 galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. NASA notes of the ‘celestial gems,’ ‘All of them can be seen through backyard telescopes. Some of them can...
Published Dec 21, 2020 | dpreview staff Have your say: Best gear of 2020 For the past few weeks, our readers have been voting on their favorite photographic gear released in the past year in a wide range of categories. Now that the first round of voting is over, it’s time to reveal the winners. Remember though, it isn’t over just yet! It’s time now to pick an overall winner. Don’t miss your chance to cast your ballot – this one’s for all the sweeties. Have your say Voting is easy – you pick your favorite products by dragging and dropping. You can pick up...
The outside of Nikon’s Sendai Factory. Japanese publication AERAdot has reported Nikon is ending domestic camera production in Japan. According to the report, Nikon will be moving camera production from its Sendai Nikon factory in the Tōhoku region North of Tokyo to its Thailand factories in an effort to reduce costs. Nikon’s Sendai factory covers nearly 27,000 square meters and has been running near-continuously since opening in 1971. The first camera to be produced in the facility was the Nikon EM, released in 1979. Since then, the Sendai factory has been the centerpiece for Nikon’s camera...
Photo: Dan Bracaglia I think we can all agree that 2020 has been an unpredictable year, so it seems appropriate that my gear of the year is a camera I wouldn’t have predicted a few months ago: the Fujifilm X-Pro3. But first, a bit of context. Some of my earliest photography was done with a hand-me-down rangefinder camera, a Kodak Retina IIc. I loved the experience of shooting it and still remember exactly how it felt in my hands. I even remember how it smelled, no doubt the result of the grease used to lubricate gears, something you don’t get from digital cameras today. However, as much as I...
What follows is a list of seven of the most common cliched gifts likely to be received by photographers this holiday season, based on informal polling around the DPReview office. If you’re thinking about giving that special photographer in your life one of these items, we implore you, consider our alternatives. No one needs another damn camera lens mug.
Published Dec 19, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] What would the Sony a7S III look like if it were a cinema camera? Spoiler: it would look like the Sony FX6. This week, Jordan reviews the FX6 to see how it compares with the a7S III. Which one would he pick? You might be surprised. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless camera with some of the company’s best tech packed inside, and it doesn’t cost the earth. We think it could be a good fit for photographers of all kinds – find...
In this article, I will go over the process of calibrating Apple’s iMac and MacBook monitors. I will be using a hardware colorimeter along with DisplayCAL software, and demonstrate why properly calibrating your Apple display is extremely important. Apple’s iMac and iMac Pro displays should be properly calibrated for use in photography As photographers, it is important for us to establish a consistent and accurate editing environment, which means that ideally, we should be looking at an accurate representation of colors in photographs in order to properly post-process them. Because of this,...
The U.S. government recently added the world’s leading drone manufacturer, Da-Jiang Innovations, better known as DJI, to its economic blacklist. Joining dozens of other Chinese companies, including leading chipmaker SMIC, DJI was also recognized by the agency’s Commerce Department for being one of 4 companies that ‘enabled wide-scale human rights abuses within China through abusive genetic collection and analysis or high-technology surveillance.’ As a result, American companies may be prohibited from exporting parts to DJI and other companies on the list. Consumers...
Ansel Adams, The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming ‘A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Masterworks‘ completed auctioned at Sotheby’s New York on December 14. The collection comprised 123 individual lots, 94% of which were successfully sold to buyers both in person at Sotheby’s New York and online. A mural-sized print, ‘The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming’, sold for a record-high for an Ansel Adams print, closing at $988,000 USD. Ansel Adams photographed...
Venus Optics has announced its second Laowa ultra-wide-angle lens with ‘Zero-Distortion’ for Micro Four Thirds camera systems, the Laowa 10mm F2 Zero-D MFT. The ultra-compact lens features a full-frame equivalent focal length of 20mm and is constructed of eleven elements in seven groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements. Like the other lenses in the Laowa ‘Zero-D’ line, the 10mm F2 lens is specifically designed to minimize distortion for a ‘more natural wide-angle perspective. Below is drone footage captured with the 10mm F2 Zero-D MFT lens: [embedded content] And here’s a...
From left to right, the MeFoto BackPacker S, Manfrotto BeFree Advanced, Peak Design Travel Tripod and Gitzo Traveler Series 1. Although image stabilization technology has come along in leaps and bounds over the past few years, there are few things you can do to improve your low-light or telephoto images more than mounting your camera on a tripod. But many tripods are heavy and bulky, making them inconvenient to bring along on longer hikes or when traveling by air. That’s where the humble travel tripod comes to the rescue. In this review we compare the following travel tripods: Travel...
Chinese optics manufacturer TTArtisans has announced the release of a $98 50mm F1.2 APS-C lens for Canon M, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds and Sony E mount camera systems. The fully-manual lens is constructed of seven optical elements in five groups and features an all-metal design. The lens uses a ten-blade aperture diaphragm, has a 50cm (1.64FT) minimum focusing distance and uses a 52mm front filter thread. The lens measures in at 60mm (2.36”) long, 62mm (2.44”) in diameter and weighs 336g (11.85oz). It is available to purchase today for an extremely reasonable $98 for Canon M, Fujifilm X,...
Published Dec 18, 2020 | Aaron Gold Stocking stuffers: Five Film Camera Bargains If you’ve read any of my previous articles here at DPReview ($20 film camera challenge, electronic vs mechanical cameras), you know I love a good film camera bargain. With time on my hands these last few months, I’ve been scouring the auction sites and I’ve come across some tremendous buys. If you’re looking to expand your 35mm camera collection for the holidays, here are five(ish) film cameras you can find at stocking-stuffer prices. Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless...
Canon Japan has announced the release of its RF 70–200mm F4 L IS USM, which announced on back in November and was set to be available sometime this month, has been delayed. In an notice on its website, Canon Japan says (translated using DeepL) the lens ‘has been postponed to early March 2021 due to insufficient supply for the launch.’ Canon says it apologizes ‘for any inconvenience this may cause to customers who have been waiting for this product’ and says it ‘will do our utmost to make it available.’ Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless camera with some of the...
Nikon has released firmware updates for its Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras that makes it possible to recored external Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) over HDMI to a compatible recorder. Firmware version 3.20 for both the Z6 and Z7 features two major changes regarding Raw video workflows. The first is that both the Z6 and Z7 can now output Blackmagic Raw video to the Video Assist 5” 12G HDR and Video Assist 7” 12G HDR, released in September 2019. In order to make use of the feature, Z6 and Z7 owners must have purchased the Raw video output upgrade from Nikon, which costs $199 requires the camera(s) to be...
Netflix has announced the Panasonic BGH1 is now approved as a primary camera for filming Netflix Originals, making it the first Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera to receive the honor. By Netflix’s standard, any Netflix Originals shows must be shot at least 90% on one of its ‘Approved Cameras.’1 This list includes expensive, production-level cameras, such as the ARRI Alexa LF, Canon C700, RED Komodo 6K and Sony FX9 cameras, so to have Panasonic get not one, but two prosumer-grade cameras into the mix is quite a feat. First it was the S1H full-frame mirrorless camera back in October 2019 and now...
A recent report of out South Texas reveals the harsh reality of being a wedding photographer in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In an article titled ‘Texas Wedding Photographers Have Seen Some $#!+’ shared by Texas Monthly, reporter Emily McCullar tells the story of a wedding photographer who was diagnosed with COVID-19 after it was revealed the groom of the party had tested positive for COVID-19 and didn’t inform the wedding photographer. The photographer, who remains unnamed throughout the article, was informed of the groom’s positive diagnosis by a bridesmaid in...
Introduction Fujifilm’s X-S10 is a 26MP interchangeable-lens camera that shoots high-quality 4K video and comes with a deep grip and a different, though excellent, control scheme than most other Fujifilm cameras. The company describes the X-S10 as a cross between the company’s X-T30 and the X-H1 cameras: You get the guts from the former and the design and in-body image stabilization feature (in a new miniaturized form) from the latter. The X-S10 camera is targeted toward users who may have Canon EOS Rebels or lower-end Nikon DSLRs who want something a little more...
Syrp, makers of Genie motion control tools and Magic Carpet camera sliders, has introduced an all-in-one smart camera remote, the Genie Micro. Genie Micro allows the user to control their connected mirrorless or DSLR camera via the accompanying app. To use the Genie Micro, you simply slide it into the hot shoe on your camera, connect your camera, and pair it with Syrp’s app, which is available on Android and iOS. Using Genie Micro, you can control ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Beyond these simple controls, the Genie Micro can also be used to stop and start video cameras, utilize...
Leading image credit: Regina Valkenborgh In 2012, while studying for her MA Fine Art degree at the University of Hertfordshire in the U.K., Regina Valkenborgh lined a beer can with photographic paper and built her own pinhole camera. Valkenborgh placed the can on a telescope at the university’s Bayfordbury Observatory and eventually forgot to retrieve the can, accidentally creating perhaps the longest exposure image ever taken. At the time, Valkenborgh, who is now a photography technician at Barnet and Southgate College, wanted to try her hand at capturing images without the aid of...
Published Dec 17, 2020 | dpreview staff The multimedia Leica SL2-S offers lower resolution (and at a lower price) than its big brother the SL2, but promises more versatile video shooting, with additional features coming via firmware next year. The team at DPReview TV just wrapped up their review of the new Leica SL2-S – check out this gallery of images captured along the way, shot entirely with Leica glass. View DPRTV’s Leica SL2-S sample gallery Gear in this story Leica’s SL2-S might not look like it breaks any ground at a casual glance, but on the inside, its 24MP sensor...
Recent FCC filings for the Ricoh Pentax K-3 Mark III have produced interesting images. Although FCC filings are rarely exciting, Ricoh Imaging’s filing shows the upcoming K-3 III DSLR without its outer shell. This isn’t the first we’ve seen of the K-3 III. In late October, Ricoh published a video, seen below, sharing some information about the K-3 III. At this time, the company also published a ‘progress report‘ for the K-3 Mark III. In the report, Ricoh announced that it had been developing a new flagship APS-C digital SLR, the K-3 III and that the new camera...
Apple’s new ProRAW format is now available to iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max users running iOS 14.3. The new format promises the power of Apple’s image processing capabilities with the flexibility of a Raw image. But what exactly is a ProRAW image, how useful is the format and what sort of results can we expect from it? Ben Sandofsky, one of the developers behind the iOS camera app Halide, has answered all of those questions and more in a thorough overview of the ProRAW technology, with illustrations and example photos from Halide designer, Sebastiaan de With. Sandofsky’s overview is...
If you are a Capture One user, you might be wondering how you can properly resize your images for web use, so that the resulting files look great on any platform. Exporting full-size images from your high-resolution camera is typically not ideal, because you end up with very large images that are hard to work with. With most online platforms automatically down-sizing and compressing large images, you might end up with photos that simply do not look good. For this reason, it is a good idea to find out the best resolution for each platform, then export your images in that size. In this...
The Nikon Z7 II is here, bringing improved speed and twin card slots. Sitting at the top of Nikon’s Z-series full-frame mirrorless lineup, the Z7 II is Nikon’s most advanced Z-series camera yet. But does the addition of a second processing engine make any difference to image quality? Take a look at our gallery of samples to find out. Gear in this story We’ve delved into what’s changed and improved in Nikon’s Z6 II and Z7 II, and it’s more than just the second card slots. See what we found. With dual processors, dual card slots and more, Nikon’s Z7...
Ilford has announced the Sprite 35-II, a cheap and reusable 35mm film camera that is a revival of the original Sprite 35 released in the 1960s. Like its 60 year old predecessor, the Sprite 35-II is a very basic point-and-shoot camera. Simply toss in your film of choice, advanced the film to the first shot and start shooting. The camera features a fixed shutter speed of 1/120s and uses a single-element 31mm F9 fixed-focus lens. There’s also a built-in flash with a 15 second recycle time. ‘Back in the 1960s, few cameras were easier to use and more affordable than the Sprite 35,’ says Ilford in...
Published Dec 16, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] After spending a solid week living with the new Leica SL2-S, Chris and Jordan have some opinions. Find out what they like about the camera and who they think it’s for. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery for this episode Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The SL2-S marks Leica’s entry into the stills/video hybrid market. At this point it’s very much a cheaper SL2, though its future looks...
Skylum first announced Luminar AI in September. In the subsequent months, Skylum teased the software’s impressive AI-powered features, including water reflections when using sky replacement. Today, Luminar AI officially launched. Luminar AI offers a wide array of new features and improvements. A unifying theme throughout is AI-powered technology and the impact these new AI tools will have on workflows for photographers of all levels. Skylum has aimed to automate processes – and save photographers time – without removing the creative input of the photographer. Luminar includes Enhance...
Elinchrom has released a new app for iPhone and iPad devices that allows you to control compatible Elinchrom lighting equipment from your mobile device when paired using the Elinchrom Bridge. The Elinchrom app makes it possible to independently control strobes while also giving an overview of the lighting setup from the dashboard so you know the settings of each unit at a glance. There’s even an option to save custom setups so you can easily recall lighting setups when you have to move locations or come back another day. Click to enlarge. The Elinchrom Bridge automatically handles the...
Introduction Product shots: Dan Bracaglia The Nikon Z6 II is an updated version of the company’s 24MP multimedia full-frame mirrorless camera. It gains more processing power to add improved autofocus and a few other tweaks to an already well-rounded feature set. Key specifications 24MP full-frame BSI-CMOS sensor Continuous shooting at up to 14 fps (in 12-bit Raw with single AF point) Full-sensor UHD 4K video at up to 30p UHD 60p from an APS-C crop promised in future firmware update Two card slots (1x CFexpress/XQD, 1x UHS-II SD) 3.69M-dot EVF with improved blackout times Tilting...
Photos Members Group Since Critiques to development egeyüceoral says: Hello everyone, last year I started my journey of photography with my Canon EOS250. I’m a beginner and motivated students so you can put any criticism you have on my photos. I believe if everyone can put their supports and comments on each others photo we can learn together as a community 7:39AM, 15 December 2020 PST (permalink) Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you’re already a...
French start-up, Curve-One, has announced its first commercially-viable curved image sensor. This is not the first time we’ve heard of curved sensors. In 2014, Sony showed a pair of curved sensors. Three years later, CEA-Leti, a research institution in France announced a functional prototype of a 20MP full frame image sensor. However, Curve-One’s announcement is different in a significant way—Curve-One is preparing for mass production of its curved image sensor. Curved image sensors mimic the human eye and have massive implications for optical design and overall imaging performance....
Sirui Optical has announced the impending release a third anamorphic lens, adding a 24mm wide angle to its existing 50mm and 35mm lenses. The Sirui 24mm F2.8 features a 1.33x squeeze factor and an imaging circle that covers APS-C. In common with the previous lenses this model will come in a native Micro Four Thirds mount, but with adapters for Sony E, Canon EF-M, Nikon Z and Fujifilm X cameras. [embedded content] When used on an APS-C sensor the lens will provide a horizontal angle of view roughly the equivalent of a 27mm lens on a full frame camera, while Micro Four Thirds users will get a...
Published Dec 15, 2020 | dpreview staff The Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x is one impressive piece of glass and a potentially powerful (though pricey) addition to the kit of any Micro Four Thirds system shooter. Sharp, stable and weather-sealed, it’s also reasonably compact and lightweight, given the massive reach. We’ve updated our sample gallery with additional images (mostly of dogs, birds and boats) taken throughout the focal range. Take a look. View our updated Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x sample gallery Gear in this story Pre-order now Olympus announced the development of...
The George Eastman Museum has shared a video explaining how salt prints are made with a step-by-step illustration from its Historic Process Specialist, Nick Brandreth. The video lists off the ingredients needed and then demonstrates the process and the result. Nick also provided the video on How to safely make a 35mm daguerreotype at home that we wrote about last week. Nick commends the process to beginners as it uses one of the most common chemicals found in any domestic kitchen – sodium chloride, or table salt – and says that this is one of the earliest photographic processes. He then goes...
Today, Apple is pushing live its iOS 14.3 update which, amongst other improvements, adds the ability to shoot Apple’s new ProRAW format using its new iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max smartphones. As mentioned in our original news of the release, Apple ProRAW is a new format that combines the benefits of Apple’s Deep Fusion and Smart HDR technology with the editing flexibility of a Raw file. Specifically, the DNG-based file will enable extra creative control in regards to white balance, exposure, tone-mapping and more. This new file format will likely be similar to the Raw capabilities Google...
Canon Japan has added a selection of mugs, tumblers and shot glasses to its ‘fan goods’ site that ensures you can sip your favorite drinks from cups made to look like your favorite EF and RF lenses. The first is a mug that not only looks like the RF 24–105mm F4 L IS USM lens, but is also essentially the same size, aside from handle. The cup is made of ceramic and measures 9.5cm tall (3.75″) and 8cm (3.15″) diameter. The RF 24–105mm mug is available as a standalone purchase for 2,480 yen (~$25) or as a gift set that includes two mugs, a Canon EOS R-shaped coaster and a pair of...
As a travel and landscape photographer, I want to be able to pack as light as possible. While my camera gear has been getting slimmer and lighter, thanks to the advancements in mirrorless camera technology, my computer needs have also grown tremendously in the past few years. I recently had a chance to test out the new Apple MacBook Air with Apple’s M1 Silicon chip and I wanted to see how it compares to my 15″ MacBook Pro for photography and videography needs. In this review, we will be taking a closer look at this machine and see how it compares to an older generation MacBook with an Intel...
Google has published an overview on its AI Blog that details how it developed the technology that powers the Portrait Light feature found on its newer Pixel smartphones. While the entire process is performed on the device using machine learning, not everything about the process is artificial. Google explains how it used real-world examples to create two machine learning algorithms that ‘help create attractive lighting at any moment for every portrait — all on your mobile device.’ The first is Automatic Light Placement. This machine learning model attempts to replicate a photographer’s job of...
Published Dec 14, 2020 | dpreview staff Fujifilm’s X-S10 is a compact, well-priced mirrorless camera with built-in image stabilization and the best sensor the company has available for its X-mount system. As we’ve been working through our full review, we’ve taken advantage of some of the breaks in the wintry Seattle weather to see what this powerful little APS-C camera can do. For more photos from the X-S10, visit our pre-production sample gallery. Gear in this story Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable, easy-to-control mirrorless camera with some of the...
Leica’s third full-frame L-mount camera, the SL2-S, has just landed. Based on the SL2 which launched just over a year ago, the SL2-S has a 24MP sensor and it’s a bit more video-focused than its higher-resolution forebear. If you’re familiar with the SL2, there frankly isn’t much that’ll surprise you about the SL2-S. But if you’ve overlooked the SL2 previously or are just new to the Leica SL-series in general, then follow along for a closer look at the newest model in the...
An illustration from the patent application that shows the 1.0x, 1.5x and 2.0x adjustment options on the concept teleconverter. A recently-filed patent application from Canon shows the company has conceptualized a variable magnification teleconverter adapter. In addition to offering 1x-2x magnification ratio for attached lenses, Canon also states the unit could include built-in optical stabilization and a variable ND filter. Japanese patent application 2020–197580 was published on December 10. In the overview, Canon describes the the adapter as ‘an adapter device […] between a lens device...
Published Dec 12, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Nikon Z6 II looks a lot like its predecessor, but Nikon has made some significant updates to its current midrange full-frame interchangeable lens camera. These include more processing power, a bigger buffer, faster shooting and better low-light autofocus performance. Oh, yeah – and dual card slots! Chris and Jordan have been shooting with the Z6 II for a little while up in the frozen wastes of Alberta. Watch their video review to find out how they got on. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV...
Published Dec 12, 2020 | dpreview staff The Nikon Z6 II is a solid update to the original Z6, offering more versatility, and more speed (and twin card slots!) DPReview TV’s Chris and Jordan have been shooting with one for a little while, and have created a gallery of samples alongside their full review. Take a look to see how the Z6 II performs! Gear in this story As we continue to test Nikon’s update of its multimedia full-framer, we’ve added more of our findings so far on image quality, dynamic range and video quality. Take a look. Nikon unveiled the Z6 II last month,...
Litchi is an autonomous flight app that is compatible with most DJI drones including the Mavic 2 series, Inspire 2, and Phantom 4 Pro. It is well known for being the first app to allow users to pre-plan waypoint missions from a desktop or Mac/PC laptop. Recently, the developers behind the app announced an update for iOS and Android. All modes except for Waypoint, which is expected to be available in the near future, are available to Mavic Mini users. This means you can track a subject or have the Mini drone follow your movements. Keep in mind that this update only works for the original...
Apple and Google haven’t always gotten along, but there are times when the two work together to make life easier for end-users, regardless of what mobile operating system they’re using. One of the latest examples of this is a new feature baked into Google Photos that makes it possible to sync ‘liked’ and ‘favorited’ images between Google Photos and the iOS Camera Roll app. Screenshots of the new settings in the Google Photos iOS app. Click to enlarge. As visible in the below demonstration from Android Police, who first reported on the feature, a simple setting within the Google Photos app...
[embedded content] Spy cameras aren’t just the stuff of James Bond movies it seems, as agents have used a whole range of cleverly disguised models down the ages, according to the former Chief of Disguise at the US Central Intelligence Agency. In an interview with Wired Jonna Mendez talks us through some of her favourites from her time at the agency and throughout its history. Examples she shows include a pre-drone pigeon camera used for aerial surveillance, the classic fountain pen camera, cameras hidden in matchboxes and of course the old favourite – a Minox. Mendez explains that...
[embedded content] French photographer Mathieu Stern has built a large following on YouTube adapting distinct, vintage lenses to his mirrorless Sony cameras. He has used many wild lenses, including optics from night vision cameras, security cameras, early 20th century camera systems and even a lens he constructed himself using ice. You may also recall an article we published earlier this year in which Stern taught viewers how to create ‘anthotype’ prints using beet juice. This week, Stern is back to his weird lens ways with a Canon 65mm F0.75 lens. It’s not just any old...
Published Dec 11, 2020 | dpreview staff Can a single piece of gear define one’s photographic style? For Fernando Martins, the answer is ‘yes.’ A born-again film shooter, Fernando picked the hobby back up in 2011 and immediately began documenting his then-hometown of Lisbon, Portugal. Fernando primarily works with a Nikon 20mm F3.5 lens, which is wider than the focal lengths employed by most street shooters. But he leans into the lens’ unique characteristics brilliantly, producing beautiful and haunting images. Follow along as he takes you on a journey through European...
Meet the Offset Ti Plate, a ‘state of the art’ reimagination of the standard tripod plate from Luma Labs that costs $95. In the event a standard tripod plate isn’t enough for your needs, Luma Labs has created what may very well be the most expensive tripod plate to date. In Luma’s own words, the ‘Luma Offset Ti Plate elegantly challenges the notion that using a tripod requires bolting a big ugly dovetail to the bottom of your camera.’ The Offset Ti Plate next to a standard Arca-style tripod plate. The plate, which should fit all Arca-style tripod mounts, measures just 4.8mm thick and weighs...
The owner of mobile imaging app VSCO has bought the mobile video app Trash and intends to integrate the AI movie editing features into its own offering. VSCO CEO Joel Flory says his team has been concentrating on video a lot this year and by acquiring Trash, it will be able to improved VSCO’s video features using technology the Trash team has developed. Trash uses artificial intelligence to identify crucial moments in video footage and can automatically make cuts to help those with little editing skills produce a polished result. The cut video created by the app can be re-edited and...
Optics manufacturer Ernst Leitz Wetzler has announced an interesting new cinematographer’s viewfinder that features an integrated lens adapter and foldaway handle that offers built-in record button. Designed to pair specifically with Leica’s SL2 camera systems, including the new SL2-S announced today, the ‘Henri’ Cinematographer’s Viewfinder features a built-in adapter that comes in two versions: L-PL and L-LPL. Regardless of which adapter you choose, the ‘Henri’ includes a rail system for supporting the attached lens, as well as a handle that includes controls for starting and stopping...
If you like sharing your photographs online, whether on Facebook or on your own blog, you should learn how to properly resize your images in Lightroom. While your camera can take very high-resolution photographs, you might sometimes need to down-size or “down-sample” those images, not only because most websites won’t accept large images, but also because making those images smaller might actually make them look better, if done correctly. In other cases, you might need to up-size your image resolution, say for printing purposes. In this quick tutorial, I will show you the proper way to resize...
Viltrox has released its new 85mm F1.8 STM autofocus prime lens for Nikon Z-mount mirrorless camera systems. The autofocus lens is constructed of 10 elements in 7 groups, including five ‘short wave length and high transparency’ elements and one low-dispersion element. Viltrox claims the lens, which uses a stepping motor (STM) to drive the autofocus elements, features full autofocus support, including compatibility with Nikon’s Eye-AF technology. Other features include an aperture range of F1.8–16, a nine-blade aperture diaphragm, an 80cm (31.5″) minimum focusing distance and a 72mm...
Introduction Studio product photography by Dan Bracaglia The Leica SL2-S is what the company is calling its entry into a different segment of the camera market, targeting the hybrid stills/video shooter. At launch it’s very much a less expensive, lower resolution version of the $6000, 47MP SL2, but the SL2-S will be stronger than its big brother in the video department after a 2021 firmware update. The rest of the SL2 remains intact, including a well-built body with ‘Made in Germany’ engraved on the back, in-body image stabilization, touch-based control scheme and large,...
Published Dec 10, 2020 | dpreview staff The Leica SL2-S is a lower-resolution, less costly companion to the flagship SL2, but one that packs some impressive video specifications – with more coming in a planned firmware update next year. We’ve been shooting with a pre-production Leica SL2-S for a few days, to see what it can do. Check out our gallery of samples to see how it performs. Gear in this story As a neat little diffuser that has a gigantic impact on the quality of the light from a hotshoe flash unit, the Hähnel Lantern creates a dramatically wide spread of soft...
Published Dec 10, 2020 | dpreview staff The new Leica SL2-S is the company’s third full-frame L-mount camera, and is the most video-focused yet. Using a 24MP sensor, the SL2-S offers oversampled (meaning, very detailed) 4K/30p capture with no limit on recording time, along with the option to capture 10-bit footage to either an internal SD card or externally to a recorder. In essence, 10-bit footage means you have far more ability to tweak your video files in post-production if you don’t nail the exposure or white balance at the time of capture. The camera also has a really...
It’s been announced the 2021 Wedding and Portrait Photographers International Trade Show (WPPI), which was set to take place in mid-March, is being moved back to August in 2021 ‘out of concern for everyone’s safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.’ In a notice on its website, Rangefinder says the event, which ‘attracts thousands photographers and creatives from all over the world,’ will take place from August 15 through August 19 in 2021 at the Mirage Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Out of concern for everyone’s safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, @wppievents, Rangefinder’s...
DxO has released DxO PhotoLab version 4.1. The free update for DxO PhotoLab 4 owners includes Apple M1 silicon support, an improved DxO Colorwheel, a more informative user interface, additional camera support and minor bug fixes. DxO PhotoLab 4.0 was announced in October and includes DxO’s new DeepPRIME technology. This tech utilizes artificial intelligence to perform improved demosaicing and denoising in a single step. The DeepPRIME algorithm has been trained on millions of images and DxO promises that the new tech will deliver image quality gains for all cameras, but high ISO images...
The British Photography Awards (BPA) recently announced their shortlist of 380 images for 2021, spanning 19 categories. The competition, which received over 11,000 submissions, is open to photographers of any nationality that hold British citizenship. Furthermore, 20 UK-based charities will benefit from the money raised by BPA through entry fees and other related events. ‘Photography encourages us to look around and see, it encourages us to notice and appreciate the fine details of life often overlooked. Taking photographs is like an addiction, and if you are a curious person you...
The move to mirrorless by some of the industry’s biggest players put the focus on their new lens lineups. Originally published April 30th, 2020 | Updated December 8th, 2020 In our recent look at ~$2000 full frame mirrorless cameras, we said that choosing between them is as much about buying into a lens system as anything else. In this article, we’re going to have a look at the four full-frame mirrorless systems to see what they offer and where they might yet go. This article isn’t a question of ‘which range is biggest,’ it’s to help show which lineups have...
Published Dec 9, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] You’ve probably heard of lens, or focus, breathing. Videographers love to talk about it, but it can be important to still photographers as well. So what is it? In this video we explain what ‘breathing’ is and why it matters. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. As a neat little diffuser that has a gigantic impact on the quality of the light from a hotshoe flash unit, the Hähnel Lantern creates a dramatically wide spread of soft illumination. Monogram’s Creative Console...
The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has announced CP+2021 will be an online-only even, due to global COVID-19 cases ‘soaring once again.’ The event, which was originally set to take place in a hybrid on-site and online experience, will now be confined to a digital-only experience dubbed CP+2021 Online. In a press release shared with DPReview, CIPA says it ‘will ensure that CP+2021 Online can be participated in by the maximum number of exhibitors.’ The event will take place starting Thursday, February 25 and wrap up on Sunday, February 28. In the event you miss the event,...
[embedded content] The Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) has released the first images captured with CAI attribution using both hardware and software from partners implementing CAI’s standards. Until now, the CAI standard was nothing more than words on a page. Now, thanks to Adobe, Truepic and Qualcomm, we get to see what the process actually looks like, from beginning to end. As demonstrated when the standard was first announced, the ‘new attribution standard allows anyone to access verifiable information about visual content.’ When you hover over the ‘info’ button on the...
Other World Computing, also known as OWC, has released Copy That, a new app for iOS and iPadOS devices that makes it easy to copy photos and video from your Apple mobile devices directly to external storage devices, such as HDDs, RAID arrays, network-attached storage (NAS) units and more. The process works by using the Files app built into iOS and iPadOS. Once Copy That is downloaded to your device, you’re asked what you want to copy, where you want to copy and how you want to copy the media onboard your Apple device. You can choose to copy only photos or only videos, as well as whether or...
Sony has announced a small but significant update to the Sony Software Development Kit (SDK). This update allows users to craft custom imaging solutions using Sony cameras. The new camera automation software SDK has been created with product photographers in mind and is designed to streamline a product photography imaging workflow using Sony cameras. Sony writes, ‘It’s especially useful for large e-commerce businesses, allowing them to simplify, speed up and standardize product photography.’ This streamlining is achieved by the SDK enabling ‘virtually every...
Best camera of 2020 2020 has been a thoroughly odd year, by any standard. But despite the emergence of Covid, the postponement and cancellation of events big and small, some really excellent cameras were released. We had our say already, in our annual DPReview Awards, but which was your favorite? This your chance to let us know. And if you think we missed something, please leave a comment. Voting in three categories (cameras, prime and zoom lenses) runs through December 20th, and once the vote has closed we’ll run a fourth and final poll drawn from the winners of the first three to...
Best prime lens of 2020 Ah, prime lenses. Historically lauded as being less expensive, less bulky and generally sharper than average zooms, there were more than a few primes released over the course of 2020 that will challenge some of those long-held assumptions. We had our say already, in our annual DPReview Awards, but which lens was your favorite? This your chance to let us know. And if you think we missed something, please leave a comment. So get ready to zoom with your feet and cast your vote for the best prime lens of 2020. Voting in three categories (cameras, prime and zoom lenses)...
Best zoom lens of 2020 The year 2020 might have offered us fewer chances to get out and photograph the things we love, but that didn’t stop manufacturers from bringing a ton of excellent new lenses to market. We’ve had the chance to shoot with most of these lenses this year, which was in itself a challenge (someone has finally commented on a certain motorcycle that’s appeared in many different sample galleries), but playing with new gear is always a joy. We had our say already, in our annual DPReview Awards, but which lens was your favorite? This your chance to let us know....
4 Previous 5 Stills and video studio scene 6 Next Studio Stills Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors and detail types you’ll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes to see the effect of different lighting conditions. Video stills Our video stills grabs make it possible to assess the resolution and sampling method used to capture it. Prev page Next page TABLE OF CONTENTS Gear in this story It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for all year! Chris and Jordan reveal their picks for the best and worst camera gear of 2020...
Capture One has announced the release of Capture One 21. The newest version of its photo editor includes numerous new features and improvements designed to not only improve the photo editing process but also to make it faster and smarter. The improvements to Capture One 21 are evident as soon as you begin importing new images into the software. The improved importer offers better selection tools, high-resolution thumbnails, faster importing, and the ability to import images from different folders at once. Within the importer, it is quicker to select which images you want, and which you want...
Adobe, today, released an update for its line of Lightroom apps, bringing native support for Apple’s M1-powered computers and Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Windows Arm devices, as well as support for Apple’s new ProRAW image format and more. In addition to native support for M1-powered Apple computers and Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 Arm devices, Lightroom version 4.1 also adds support for Apple’s ProRAW format, making it possible to import and edit images captured using Apple’s new image format. For iPadOS and iOS devices, Lightroom also adds the option for...
Sentons is developing ultrasonic tech users can expect in numerous new smartphones next year. By utilizing Sentons’ new CameraBar, smartphones will be able to incorporate nearly invisible virtual buttons on the side of the smartphone, allowing you to use the smartphone like a point and shoot camera without any physical controls. The virtual buttons utilize ultrasonic technology. The technology is already implemented as Air Triggers in the Asus ROG Phone 3. As Digital Trends writes, ‘The Air Triggers…provide customizable virtual buttons specifically tailored for playing games in...
A promotional image for Samsung Semiconductors’ 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX mobile camera sensor. Known smartphone leaker Ice Universe has shared a leaked slide from Samsung Semiconductor presentation that suggests the company is looking to push the boundaries of its ISOCELL image sensor technology, going so far as to question the possibility of putting a 600MP sensor inside a mobile device. The leaked slide from Ice Universe. Click to enlarge. While Samsung Semiconductor has already revealed its 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX mobile camera sensor, the company has expressed continued interest...
An overview of the aftermath at AKM Semiconductor factory following a three-day fire, captured by Nikogorio and used with permission. Australian imaging publication, Inside Imaging, is reporting that some camera manufacturers could see supply chain issues following an October fire at an AKM Semiconductor audio chip factory in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. According to the report, the fire started on October 20 and burned uncontrolled for three days, effectively destroying the entire factory, which products various audio chip components used by ‘most Japanese camera makers.’ Inside...
Mount adapter manufacturer MTF Services is targeting videographers using L and RF mount cameras with a pair of low-cost anamorphic lenses. The company is converting the Sirui Micro Four Thirds 35mm and 50mm F1.8 1.33x anamorphic lenses to work with Leica L and Canon RF mount cameras. These lenses have an imaging circle wider than the APS-C format, so they work with Super35 sensor areas and even with full-frame recording with a 1.35x crop. With the Sirui 50mm F1.8 costing just under $700/£600 and the 35mm F1.8 costing less than $800/£770, these lenses are the only affordable anamorphic...
Vanessa Joy is one of the best–known names in wedding photography in the US. In this interview, Vanessa talks about her favorite gear, what makes the new Canon EOS R6 so useful, the challenges of shooting a product video during a pandemic, and why communication is key to successful portraiture. How did you get started in wedding photography? My mother was a wedding photographer. So naturally I hated it and didn’t want anything to do with it! But when I was picking out my electives for classes at high school I decided to take it. It was black and white photography – which meant darkroom work,...
Photographers can be quite difficult to shop for. We’re particular about our gear, accessories tend to cater to niche audiences, and we certainly don’t need any more lens shaped coffee mugs. Luckily, photography books never go out of style and can also serve as inspiration for years to come. There’s just something special about cracking open a nicely bound photo book and taking in the images, one at a time. And so we’re pleased to share some of our favorite titles from 2020, all of which make great...
The Nikon Z5 is a budget-friendly full-frame mirrorless camera that was introduced in July of 2020. Despite its $1,399 retail price tag (at the time of introduction), the Z5 is a very capable camera that has most of the functionality of its higher-end sibling, the Nikon Z6. Sporting a 24 MP CMOS sensor, EXPEED 6 image processor, 273-point autofocus system, dual UHS-II SD memory card slots, a lightweight magnesium alloy body, and a robust list of camera features, the Nikon Z5 has a lot to like about. I had a chance to test the Nikon Z5 for the past three months along with a few new Z-mount...
Lantern Diffuser Hähnel recently launched the Lantern Diffuser, a new speedlight diffuser that creates an exceptionally wide-angle spread of illumination in a very compact form factor by using a clever folding design. This new lighting accessory is just one part of Hähnel’s modular flash system and is designed to attach to hotshoe flash units via one of the company’s magnetic accessory clamps. Jump to: What is it? | How it works | What the light looks like | Conclusion Key features: Compact, folding design Comes with six color gels Works with Hähnel’s other modular magnetic accessories...
Since 2013, Chris and I have been taking a look at the best and worst cameras of the year while playing a drinking game. This year required a very different format than usual, shooting outside for hours on end with a socially distanced crew. Given the circumstances, without even factoring in the alcohol we consumed, some details were bound to be lost. Here we present our reasoning for the products we chose as the best and worst of the year. Watch our Best and Worst of 2020 video to see all the...
In the latest episode of ‘Darkroom Magic,’the George Eastman Museum’s historic photographic process specialist, Nick Brandreth, teaches viewers how to make a 35mm daguerreotype at home without the use of dangerous or expensive chemicals. The daguerreotype gets its namesake from its creator, Louis Daguerre. The daguerreotype was introduced to the masses in 1839, becoming the first commercially viable photographic process. Although it fell out of favor about a decade later, the process has distinct characteristics that made it the process of choice for some specialists...
Published Dec 3, 2020 | dpreview staff Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next Whether you’re piling the family into the minivan for a trip to Disneyland or backpacking through Southeast Asia, you’ll probably want a camera that has a larger-than-average sensor, a versatile lens and wireless features for beaming your images back home. We’ve split our selections into two categories: one for people who want to capture memories on their trip, and the other for whom photography is the main reason for their trip. For the former, portability and zoom range are important. We chose...
Published Dec 5, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for all year! Chris and Jordan reveal their picks for the best and worst camera gear of 2020 while playing their newest drinking game. What could go wrong? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Fun trivia about the other camera YouTubers mentioned in this episode While recording our annual Best and Worst episode for DPReview TV, Chris and I decided to add a twist to our drinking game. We wanted to find out how well we knew some of our YouTuber...
[embedded content] Nearly every smartphone manufacturer claims their newest device takes the best photos. They’ll cite different qualities, such as resolution, low light performance, autofocus, stabilization, and lens zoom. To help cut through the noise, popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee has published his third annual ‘Blind Smartphone Camera Test.’ While the test is not wholly scientific, and it’s not aiming to be, it does help shed light on what real-world users care about when it comes to smartphone cameras. The test includes 20 new smartphones. Brownlee and the...
Viltrox has announced the release of its new AF 33mm F1.4 and 56mm F1.4 APS-C prime lenses for Sony E-mount camera systems. The new 33mm F1.4 (50mm full-frame equivalent) features all-metal construction and comprises 10 elements in 9 groups, including one extra-low dispersion element and one high refractive index element. It features the option to manually or automatically control the aperture, a minimum focusing distance of 40cm (15.75″), offers a built-in micro USB port for updating the firmware and is compatible with Sony’s Eye AF technology thanks to its onboard stepping motor...
[embedded content] China’s National Space Administration has released color video footage from its Luna probe approaching and landing on the surface of the Moon. The Chang’e-5 craft filmed its own touch-down at the beginning of a two-day mission to collect samples of rock and soil on and 2m below the surface of the moon before rejoining the a re-entry module that is orbiting 200km above it. This is the 15,000 pixel wide stitched panoramic taken by the Chang’e-5’s on-board camera. Click to enlarge. As well as the video of the landing the CNSA has released a high-resolution...
Published Dec 4, 2020 | dpreview staff Russian climber Valentin Ivanov using a Smena Symbol. Photo: Technointorg In this week’s Film Friday, from our pals at Kosmo Foto, we join up with a group of Soviet climbers prepping to summit Mount Everest. The year is 1982 and to document the expedition, the team decides to bring along five plastic Smena Symbol viewfinder cameras. A humble, simple-to-use unit – intended more for family-use than mountaineering – the Symbol proves to be the perfect companion for the trip. Its lack of electronics, focusing aid or light meter meant fewer possible...
definitely the birds, crows and blu jays are key. They are like sentinels and will tell you when Birds of Prey are near by. smaller birds will let you know about Falcons. I put the music in when I get home and edit the videos/photos. Bach [like David Illig suggest, above] They tell you when cars are coming...
Since its release, users have wondered when the Apple Watch would include a camera. As of the recent Series 6 revisions, the Apple wearable has yet to integrate a camera. However, a new product for Apple Watch adds a pair of cameras to your wrist. Wristcam is an Apple-certified band for your Apple Watch and includes a pair of Sony-made cameras. A 2MP ‘self-facing’ camera can record 1080p video, while a second ‘world-facing’ camera records 8MP still images and 4K video. By using the accompanying Wristcam app on your Watch, you can live stream video, take advantage of a...
This July, Canon released a media advisory clarifying the overheating concerns of early Canon EOS R5 and R6 users. After Lensrentals took apart the R5, we better understood the thermal constraints of the design. The camera is very tightly sealed, which is great when you want to keep water out, but not so great when you want heat to escape. In its media release, Canon stated the approximate recording time for 8K 30p video with the R5 before the camera overheated is about 20 minutes. After letting the camera cool for 10 minutes, users can expect to record another 3 minutes of 8K footage before...
Monogram Creative Consolefrom $248 | Monogram The Monogram Creative Console includes a series of modular units which attach magnetically to each other in a configuration of your choosing. The Monogram Creative Console is a new set of modular, customizable controls that magnetically attach to one another. They work nicely with a wide variety of programs and apps, offering direct tactile shortcuts for most-used tasks and operations. Key specs Modular design Each unit attaches via strong magnets Solid Construction with no-slip base 5 different module categories: Core module (required/provides...
Ten months after originally announcing its intentions to do so, Nikon has released a trio of firmware updates for its D5, D850 and D500 cameras that, amongst other updates, brings CFExpress Type B support for to all three DSLRs. This new support means Nikon D5, D850 and D500 DSLRs, like the Z6, Z6 II, Z7 and Z7 II mirrorless cameras, can now use CFExpress Type B cards, which are now more readily accessible and come in higher capacities than their similarly-designed XQD counterparts. In addition to the CFExpress Type B support, the firmware updates also address a few other issues for each of...
Published Dec 3, 2020 | dpreview staff The 35mm F2 DG DN is the ‘standard prime’ in the group of new Sigma I-series lenses. We threw one onto the Sony a7R IV and went out shooting. Take a look. Gear in this story Chris and Jordan take a look at the new Sigma 35mm F2 and 65mm F2. Depending on which system you’re in and what your needs are, they might just be the compact, well-priced and impressively sharp little primes you’ve been looking for. Sigma has introduced its new ‘I series’ of compact, premium full-frame lenses for E and L mounts. The 24mm F3.5,...
Tamron has introduced the 17-70mm F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD lens for Sony APS-C bodies. The lens has a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 25.5-105mm and uses the company’s ‘Vibration Compensation’ image stabilizer (no word on its performance). The 17-70 F2.8 has a total of 16 elements, including one hybrid aspherical and two glass-molded aspherical elements. The focus unit is driving by a ‘Rapid eXtra-silent stepping drive’ (RXD) stepper motor. The minimum focus distance is 19cm (7.5″) and the maximum magnification is 0.21x. The lens is 12cm (4.7″) long and...
Top: Panasonic S1 (left) Canon EOS R (right) Bottom: Sony a7 III (left), Nikon Z6 (right) It’s been a rather tumultuous year for camera sales atop a market already in decline, but the latest report from Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) shows the market is back in business and nearly recovered from the COVID-19 downturn. CIPA, an industry association that aggregates shipment and sales information from the leading camera manufacturers, has shared its October numbers, which show the September recovery of shipments wasn’t a fluke. According to the October report, total digital...
Apple Pro Display XDR users can now perform in-field recalibration of their monitors. Apple has released the Pro Display XDR Calibrator, allowing users to recalibrate their displays for the first time since the display’s release last December. Every Pro Display XDR comes calibrated from the factory; however, the new free-to-download Calibrator software allows for in-field recalibration for specific workflows ‘that may require custom calibration’. To perform calibration, you must use one of the following spectroradiometers: Photo Research SpectraScan PR-740, PR-745 or PR-788...
Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has selected 25 finalist photos for its People’s Choice Award. Now it’s up to the public to vote for the overall winner. Anyone can participate in the process until February 2nd at 14:00 GMT. Over 49,000 images were submitted to this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. 100 images were chosen as winners or finalists by the panel of judges. An additional 25 photos have been set aside for this latest shortlist. Make sure you view the gallery, read the rules, and cast a vote for your...
Published Dec 2, 2020 | dpreview staff Earlier this week we published our samples from the new Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN when mounted on a Sony body. Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV also shot a gallery with the lens, but on Panasonic bodies. Have a look. Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. Sigma has introduced its new ‘I series’ of compact, premium full-frame lenses for E and L mounts. The 24mm F3.5, 35mm F2 and 65mm F2 DG DN share similar designs and have weather-sealed metal bodies. Monogram’s Creative...
Today, Qualcomm revealed details of the Snapdragon 888, its next-generation flagship mobile chipset, showing what kind of features, functionality and performance we can expect to see in flagship Android mobile devices in the coming year. [embedded content] The Snapdragon 888 is a System on a Chip (SoC) that consists of multiple processors atop a single substrate. These include multiple CPU and GPU cores, as well as additional mobile and AI components for powering all of the features we’ve come to expect from flagship mobile devices. At the heart of the Snapdragon 888 is Qualcomm’s Kryo 680...
South Korean battery charger manufacturer Lycan has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help it introduce a single device that can simultaneously charge and manage up to four different types of camera battery. The idea of the proposed Bronine Volkit is that users will be able to save space, reduce waste and save money by using a single charger and a series of battery holders to deal with multiple batteries from most popular camera brands. Up to four individual battery holders connect directly to the main charging station and the station’s screen displays information about the amount of charge...
One of the most-asked questions Profoto received after releasing its Profoto Camera app for iOS was: ‘when will it be available for Android devices?’ Now, four months after releasing the Profoto Camera app for iOS alongside the release of its B10/B10 Plus strobes, an Android version is here, albeit in beta and limited to a select number of Samsung devices, for now. As with its iOS counterpart, the Profoto Camera app for Android beta makes it possible for Android users to trigger a number of its strobes, speedlights and compact LED lights using the company’s AirX Smart-TTL technology....
Sony has announced Visual Story, a new iOS application for Sony camera users. The app has been designed with wedding and event photographers in mind and provides users with simplified gallery creation, cloud storage, and web delivery solutions. Visual Story offers automated image transfer from compatible Sony Alpha cameras to the cloud. From there, users can edit and deliver curated digital albums directly to their clients. To speed up image selection and organization, the app also utilizes AI and reads the metadata of your images. ‘The voice of our customer is at the center of...
Ever since Nikon released its first Z-mount mirrorless cameras in 2018, the camera line-up has grown tremendously, totaling 6 cameras. The first two cameras, the Nikon Z6 and Z7 have been updated with their second-generation bodies. In-between, Nikon also released the Z5 – a budget full-frame mirrorless camera, as well as the Z50 – Nikon’s first Z-mount APS-C camera. In this article, we will take a look at the general specifications of these cameras and see how they compare to each other. To make it easier to compare these cameras side-by-side, I went ahead and created a single large table...
Chinese manufacturer Yongnuo appears to be working on a modular mirrorless camera. Per Lighting Rumours, Yongnuo has filed a patent for a device combining a ‘mobile terminal’ and an external lens assembly. The mobile terminal appears to be similar to a smartphone in its shape and form factor. The device has a large display and a central, exposed image sensor. There aren’t specifics about the sensor, but it’s worth considering that Yongnuo joined the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) System Standard in February of this year. Further, the company’s Android-powered...
Sigma just added three ‘I-series’ lenses to its Contemporary lineup, in the form of 24mm, 35mm and 65mm primes. Physically somewhat similar to the metal-bodied 45mm F2.8 ‘C’ released alongside the fp, these new primes promise very good performance and light weight when paired with L-mount and Sony E-mount mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. We’ve had our hands on the 35mm and 65mm for a few days; read on for pictures, impressions and key...
Published Dec 1, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Chris and Jordan take a look at the new Sigma 35mm F2 and 65mm F2 Contemporary lenses for E- and L-mount. Depending on which system you’re in and what your needs are, they might just be the compact, well-priced and impressively sharp little primes you’ve been looking for. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN sample images Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN sample images Gear in this story The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also known as the EOS 850D or Kiss X10i in some markets) is a...
Published Dec 1, 2020 | dpreview staff The Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN is for the photographer who wants a focal length that falls squarely between 50mm and 85mm. Have a look at our initial sample gallery taken on a full-frame Sony body. Gear in this story The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also known as the EOS 850D or Kiss X10i in some markets) is a 24MP DSLR aimed at first-time DSLR buyers and enthusiasts. Read our full review to find out how it performs. Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about Zeiss ZX1 has arrived. Combining a 37MP full-frame sensor, minimalist controls and Lightroom Mobile built...
Published Dec 1, 2020 | dpreview staff While they were out shooting their video about Sigma’s new lenses, Chris and Jordan filled up a memory card with photos from the 35mm F2 DG DN and Panasonic S5/S1H. Have a look. Gear in this story The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also known as the EOS 850D or Kiss X10i in some markets) is a 24MP DSLR aimed at first-time DSLR buyers and enthusiasts. Read our full review to find out how it performs. Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about Zeiss ZX1 has arrived. Combining a 37MP full-frame sensor, minimalist controls and Lightroom Mobile built in,...
Published Dec 1, 2020 | dpreview staff Sigma has introduced its new I-series of compact, premium full-frame lenses for Sony E-mount and Leica/Panasonic/Sigma’s L-mount. The 24mm F3.5, 35mm F2 and 65mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary lenses share similar designs and have weather-sealed metal bodies. All three lenses have aperture rings and by-wire manual focus dials, and are driven by stepping motors. The 24mm F3.5 DG DN has a total of 10 elements, which include both SLD and aspherical glass. The special elements, along with Sigma’s ‘Super Multi-Layer coating’ help to reduce...
Anamorphic lens specialist Vazen has announced its new 65mm T2 1.8x anamorphic lens for the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system will cost $3,250 and is ready to ship immediately. The new lens completes the 1.8x MFT lens lineup, according to the company, alongside its 28mm T2.2 and 40mm T2 counterparts. When used with the full 4:3 MFT sensor, the lens will produce a 2.39:1 ratio aspect image once the footage is desqueezed. Shooting in the 16:9 ratio, frames will end up 3.2:1 and will probably need cropping, so cameras that can record from the whole sensor work best. On a MFT camera, the horizontal...
Meyer Optik Görlitz, under its new parent company OPC Optics, is bringing yet another lens back to life — the Primoplan 75mm F1.9 II. This fully-manual ‘legendary portrait lens’ is a revitalized version based on the original 1936 design by Meyer Optik designer, Paul Schäfter. Meyer Optik Görlitz says this redesigned version has been ‘carefully adapted it to the high standards of digital photography after an intensive development period,’ which included the support of Meyer Optik Görlitz engineer Dr. Wolf-Dieter Prenzel. Meyer Optik Görlitz says the ‘Primoplan 75 f1.9 II is an enhancement of...
The Nikon Z6 II is an updated version of the company’s 24MP multimedia full frame mirrorless camera. It gains more processing power to add improved autofocus and a few other tweaks to an already well-rounded feature set. Key specifications 24MP full-frame BSI-CMOS sensor Continuous shooting at up to 14 fps (in 12-bit Raw with single AF point) Full-sensor UHD 4K video at up to 30p UHD 60p from an APS-C crop promised in future firmware update Two card slots (1x CFexpress/XQD, 1x UHS-II SD) 3.69M-dot EVF with improved blackout times Tilting 2.1M-dot read touchscreen USB-C socket for...
In August, we reported that Canon suffered a ransomware attack that, allegedly, saw more than 10TB of data taken from Canon’s servers. At the time, a Canon representative told us the company was ‘investigating the situation,’ but the company never confirmed the attack took place. Now, three months later, Canon has confirmed in a statement that an attack did take place as well as details on exactly what information was taken from its servers. The notice, first spotted by Canon Watch, states information of past and current employees ‘who were employed by Canon U.S.A., Inc. and certain...
[embedded content] Todd Dominey has published a video on his Youtube channel that dives into the interesting history of a film stock ‘with an origin story unlike any other,’ Kodak Aerochrome. The 11-minute video, which is part one of a two-part series, walks through why the infrared film was developed by Kodak and what the United States military had to do with its inception. From there, Dominey talks about the film’s significance in pop culture — most notably in the late 1960s and early 70s — as well as the film’s discontinuation announcement in 2009 and the striking Aerochrome works of...
If you use a modern DSLR or a mirrorless camera, it might come with a button for focusing labeled “AF-ON”. While this button at first might seem to be redundant, it can be a very handy feature that will make it easier to focus on your subject. In this article, I will explain what the AF-ON button is all about and how you can take advantage of it on your camera. Table of Contents What is the AF-ON Button? On all modern digital cameras, the AF-ON Button stands for “Autofocus On”. It is used for engaging autofocus and metering, although its function can be re-programmed for some other purpose...
Dan Bracaglia In Part 1 of my Gear of the Year for 2020 I mentioned that the Fujifilm X100V has been in my hands almost all of this year. This article is about a very different piece of photographic equipment in my collection, which has also seen heavy usage this year. And an item which – while much less practical for the kind of day-to-day documentation to which the X100V is so well-suited – is no less enjoyable (in its own way) to use. The story of how I ended up with a Reflex-Nikkor 1000mm F11 is a bit complicated, and starts with a very different kind of product: the Coolpix P950, which...
Published Nov 28, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Planning to treat yourself to a new full-frame camera this holiday season? We compare the Canon EOS R6, Nikon Z6 II, Panasonic S5 and Sony a7 III. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story This year, despite the disruption, plenty of amazing cameras, lenses, accessories and other products came through our doors. Now, as the year winds down, we’re highlighting some of our standout products of the year. Check out the winners of the 2020 DPReview Awards! Canon has released...
Photokina has announced it will be indefinitely suspending its Cologne-based event due to ‘decreases in the imaging market’ that have ‘force[d] a hard cut.’ In a press release promoted on the Photokina homepage, Gerald Böse, President and Chief Executive Officer of Koelnmesse (the organizing company behind Photokina) says: ‘Unfortunately, at present, the framework conditions in the industry do not provide a viable basis for the leading international trade fair for photography, video and imaging […] This hard cut after a 70-year shared history was very difficult for us. The trend in this...
It’s been a doozy of a year but thankfully, it wasn’t all sour grapes. While many aspects of society ground to a halt, manufacturers still had cool and exciting products in their pipelines that they managed to bring to market. And while opportunities to get and out shoot may be limited at the moment, we can still dream big. And what better way to do that than by ‘browser window shopping’. What follows is a rundown of the headiest products of 2020, the ones photographers really want. So pour a tall cold one and get ready to treat...
Published Nov 27, 2020 | dpreview staff The new Laowa 15mm F4.5 Shift lens lets you go wide with perspective control. View our sample gallery to see how a bit of shift can change a photo or introduce creative effects. View the Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D Shift sample gallery Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The widest shift lens for full frame systems, the Laowa 15mm G4.5 Zero-D is designed for architectural photographers who like to keep their verticals vertical and their edges straight. The Laowa 15mm F4.5...
Nasim Mansurov is the author and founder of Photography Life, based out of Denver, Colorado. He is recognized as one of the leading educators in the photography industry, conducting workshops, producing educational videos and frequently writing content for Photography Life. You can follow him on Instagram and Facebook. Read more about Nasim...
Apple’s iPhones have a front-facing camera for selfies and FaceTime, but the front camera’s performance and image quality pales in comparison to the rear cameras. For those wanting a high-quality selfie or to record video content of themselves, your options have long been to use the front-facing camera so you can see your phone’s display or to try your luck with the rear-facing camera and hope everything is framed properly. Ulanzi has a new product, the ST-09 Phone Tripod Mount for Apple Watch, designed to solve this exact problem. By using a paired Apple Watch and the...
Dan Bracaglia I wouldn’t usually consider myself a fan of long lenses, perhaps as the result of my early digital experiences coming on disappointing superzooms. Once I’d got over the novelty of being able to take pictures of something a long way away, I usually found I could take a better photo by simply getting closer. I’ve used long telephotos for sports shooting, of course, but in recent years my lenses of choice have been 35 and 85mm equivalents. The Canon 800mm F11 seemed too interesting to not try, though. And that meant adapting my photography to suit the equipment....
Published Nov 26, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery for this episode Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also known as the EOS 850D or Kiss X10i in some markets) is a 24MP DSLR aimed at first-time DSLR buyers and enthusiasts. Read our full review to find out how it performs. Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about Zeiss ZX1 has arrived. Combining a 37MP full-frame sensor, minimalist controls...
It is a great day for all Fujifilm fans, since the company has just released its first version of Pixel Shift on the GFX 100. If you have never heard of Pixel Shift, this technology allows a camera with in-body image stabilization (IBIS) to shift the sensor by up to a pixel (hence the name) in several directions, capturing several frames, in order to stitch them together for a single, high-resolution photo with maximum detail and color accuracy. In the case of the GFX 100, the camera will be able to stitch up to 16 RAW images in order to yield a 400 MP RAW image. In essence, Pixel Shift can...
MIOPS, makers of the Smart Trigger and Mobile Remote, is back on Kickstarter with another new product designed to make it easier than ever to capture unique images. The Flex is a ‘smart camera gadget’ photographers can use to create timelapse videos, capture photos of lightning strikes, breaking glass and more. Flex attaches to your camera’s hot shoe and communicates wirelessly with an accompanying app for iOS and Android. Flex offers many different features and shooting modes, including: Camera control Lightning sensor Sound sensor Laser sensor HDR bracketing Geotagging...
How is it nearly the end of the year already? Not that any of us are keen for 2020 to last much longer. To say the least, this has been a strange and difficult few months for people all over the globe, and one that we can’t wait to put behind us. The photo industry (like most industries) was impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic this year, but a lot of great products were released nevertheless, even if launch schedules were a little more erratic (and access to samples a lot more disrupted) than normal. At the end of every year we get together as a team to recognize the standout products of...
Fujifilm has announced a firmware update for its GFX 100 camera that adds Pixel Shift and Multi-Shot functions to its flagship camera, which work alongside Fujifilm’s new Pixel Shift Combiner software to stitch together up to 16 Raw photographs into a single 400MP Raw image. The new 400MP image capture mode in firmware version 3.00 combines the capabilities of the GFX 100’s 102MP sensor, its in-body image stabilization and the X Processor 4 inside. To achieve this level of resolution, the GFX 100 will first capture a the base shot, before shifting the sensor one pixel left, right and down...
Published Nov 24, 2020 | dpreview staff Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next There are a lot of photo/video cameras that have found a role as B-cameras on professional productions or A-camera for amateur and independent productions. These cameras provide a variety of tools to support filmmakers and output high quality footage at high bitrates. Our pick: Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H The S1H’s stills-camera looks disguise one of the most video-centric stills/video cameras we’ve ever encountered. Its capture options are diverse: 10-bit 4:2:2 4K at up to 30p from the full sensor area or 60p from a Super 35...
Image shows standard Fujifilm GFX100 Fujifilm has announced a special version of its 100MP GX100, for infrared imaging. Photography is possible at up to 400MP, courtesy of a new ‘Pixel Shift Combiner‘ feature The new camera will be available for special order in early 2021. Press release: Fujifilm Introduces FUJIFILM GFX100 IR (Infrared) Large Format Mirrorless Digital Camera Valhalla, N.Y., November 25, 2020 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of FUJIFILM GFX100 IR digital camera (GFX100 IR), a uniquely specialized version of its GFX100 large...
Sigma has announced it will be showing off a new Digital Neo (DN) lens on December 1 during its ‘Sigma Stage Online’ livestream. No further information has been shared about what kind of lens we can expect, but with the livestream just a week out, we won’t have to wait long. The livestream will take place at 7am ET (4am PT) using the below video: [embedded content] You can subscribe to Sigma’s Youtube channel to keep up to date with the latest news and click the ‘Set reminder’ button on the above video to receive a push notification before the livestream starts. The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also...
A thread on Reddit has brought a neat photography documentary from 2017 to our attention. ‘One Shot: Photographing the Olympic Games’ is a behind the scenes look at how photographers capture the iconic images of the Olympics, including a special focus on photographers setting up to capture the 100m men’s final in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 summer games. Featured photographers include multi-awarded photographers such as Lucy Nicholson, Dave Burnett, Bob Martin, Tim de Waele, and Tsuyoshi Matsumoto. Nicholson had a very specific image in mind for the 100m men’s...
MonsterAdapter, a relatively new player in the lens adapter game, has revealed the details of the LA-KE1, a new adapter that will make it possible to mount Pentax K-mount glass to Sony E-mount mirrorless camera systems. There isn’t much information available about MonsterAdapter. The company’s Facebook page, which appears to be its only online presence, was created on May 20, 2020, when the company announced the development of the LA-EA4r, a modified version of Sony’s LA-EA4 adapter that expanded functionality and support. MonsterAdapters has since released another adapter, the LA-VE1, which...
Please note: the images in this article are downsized from the original files. A link is provided below to our full samples gallery. What a year. I thought 2016 was bad, but then 2020 barged in, ripped a room-clearing fart, handed 2016 its beer and went bananas. Hopefully you don’t need me to list the many horrors of the last 11 months, because I would prefer not to. It’s surreal looking back now, but in the first six weeks of 2020 I flew roughly 15,000 miles, all of which was for work. The year began with the CES show in Las Vegas, then on to a video shoot in Texas, and another...
Introduction The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also known as the EOS 850D or Kiss X10i in some markets) is a 24MP DSLR camera that is compatible with the company’s EF and EF-S mount lenses. It has an optical viewfinder, but it also has a usable and responsive touchscreen interface and live view experience that’s a match for the company’s mirrorless camera options. Jump to: What’s new | Body, handling| Image quality | Autofocus | Video | Conclusion | Samples For much of the world, shifting consumer preferences towards mirrorless cameras have left DSLRs looking like relics of...
Please note that this article will be updated over the course of the holiday week. We will make every effort to keep it up to date but we cannot guarantee that all of the deals listed below will be available at the time of reading. Here in the US, we’re looking forward to Thanksgiving. While this year’s Turkey Day will be a little unusual thanks to you-know-what, some things remain the same. Holiday season traditionally means shopping season, and the week of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday deals is here. We’ve compiled a list of the best offers on...
[embedded content] Customers have gotten their hands on Apple’s latest family of iPhones, including the largest iPhone ever, the iPhone 12 Pro Max. While customers have been enjoying using the new phones, over at iFixit, the team has been busy tearing them apart. They’ve taken apart the iPhone 12 mini and the two medium-sized iPhone 12s, the 12 and 12 Pro. Over this past weekend, the iFixit crew got to work dismantling the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Image courtesy of iFixit and Creative Electron. Before diving in, it’s worth recapping the iPhone 12 Pro Max’s features. It is...
Our friends at MIOPS have just released their third-generation smart trigger, the FLEX. From capturing lightnings and HDR timelapses, to controlling your camera from a smartphone, the FLEX is more than just a trigger. It is compatible with most camera models from Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon and Sony. As with the previous releases, MIOPS is launching the FLEX on Kickstarter. Compared to the previous-generation MIOPS, the FLEX has many more built-in features and smart app control. Take a look at the full list below: Camera Control Lightning Sensor Sound Sensor Laser Sensor HDR Bracketing Geo...
Published Nov 23, 2020 | dpreview staff Canon’s RF 85mm F2 Macro IS offers EOS R-series shooters an affordable, stabilized and fast-ish portrait prime. Its ‘Macro’ designation also reflects its close-focusing capabilities and while it falls short of true 1:1 reproduction, its 0.5X magnification gives this lens another layer of versatility. Take a look at how it handles subjects out in the real world. Gear in this story Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about Zeiss ZX1 has arrived. Combining a 37MP full-frame sensor, minimalist controls and Lightroom Mobile built in,...
Oceanographic Magazine announced the winners and finalists for its annual Ocean Photographer of the Year awards. Over 3,000 images were submitted to six categories. Canadian photographer Nadia Aly was named Ocean Photographer of the Year and also received the Collective Portfolio award. ‘The photograph is perfectly exposed, compellingly dramatic and deeply intriguing. I know from experience that this image was not easy to create. Nadia Aly’s acknowledgement as the Ocean Photographer of the Year is a testament not only to the sheer power and uniqueness of her imagery, but to her journey...
First, an acknowledgement: this holiday season is unusual. It’s been a grim year to say the least, and it might seem a little frivolous to be recommending gadgets and stocking stuffers when many people are struggling. The counter-argument is that in these difficult times, creative pursuits are more important than ever. For many of us, photography is therapeutic – something that invigorates us when we’re feeling depleted. If we can assist you in helping the photographer in your life find a little calm in the storm that is 2020, then we’ve done our job. So in light of all of...
A new Kickstarter campaign for VALOI 360 promises to deliver an affordable, high-quality way to digitize rolls of 35mm and medium format film. VALOI 360, which is over halfway toward its roughly $74,000 USD goal, is a system of modular physical components you can use to digitize 35mm and 120mm film negatives using a digital camera. There are three main components in the 360 system. There is the VALOI 360 35mm Holder. The holder keeps 35mm film flat while allowing for a backlight to shine through. It is constructed of injection-molded plastic and has an S-curve film path to flatten the film...
Published Nov 21, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Smartphones capture amazing video, but to kick production value up a notch consider adding a compact gimbal to your kit. This week, we test three leading smartphone gimbals: The DJI OM 4, the Moza Mini MX and the Zhiyun Smooth XS. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about Zeiss ZX1 has arrived. Combining a 37MP full-frame sensor, minimalist controls and Lightroom Mobile built in, it’s a refreshing – if a bit quirky – take on the...
Portrait of Sir Don McCullin from his website. To learn more about his career and work, click here. Legendary photographer Don McCullin will be portrayed on the big screen by Tom Hardy in an upcoming film based on McCullin’s autobiography, ‘Unreasonable Behaviour’. It has been announced that the movie will be directed by Angelina Jolie. Gregory Burke is handling the adaptation. Burke has previously written the screenplay for the movie, ’71’, based on The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The movie is being produced by Working Title and Hardy Son & Baker. The...
In addition to releasing its 23mm and 33mm F1.4 atx-m lenses for Fujifilm camera systems, Tokina has also revealed its latest lens for Canon EF and Nikon F mount DSLR cameras, the atx-i 17–35mm F4. If the specs of this lens look familiar, it’s because it appears to be a successor to the Tokina 17–35mm F4 AT-X Pro FX lens (also available for Canon EF and Nikon F mounts). The new lens is constrcuted of 13 elements in 12 groups, features an aperture range of F4 through F22 and has a minimum focusing distance of 28cm (.9ft). The lens features Tokina’s exclusive One-Touch Focus Clutch Mechanism,...
Click to enlarge. The new ‘Micro 50mm’ prime is center-left in the bottom row and the two super-telephoto lenses are top-right in the back row. Nikon has released an updated version of its visual lens roadmap for Z-mount camera systems, revealing silhouettes of three upcoming lenses, including two super-telephoto lenses and one macro prime lens. While there are eleven total silhouettes, only three of them are new: the ‘Micro 50mm,’ the 400mm S-Line and the 600mm S-line. As you would expect, the silhouettes for the two super-telephoto lenses tower above the rest. Meanwhile, the...
Do you love film photography, or are you shopping for someone who does? Lucky you / them! Film photography is exploding in popularity and the folks in on the fun tend to be some the coolest cats in town: sorry, digital peeps. Cool cats deserve cool gifts. And so we’ve combed the analog universe, searching high and low for the hottest gear to include in this guide. It’s filled with fun stuff that should please even the pickiest analog avenger, and most budgets. From funky film stocks, to home developing and digitizing solutions, these are the best film photography gifts in 2020....
Tokina has announced the release of two new prime lenses for Fujifilm X-mount camera systems: the atx-m 23mm F1.4 and the atx-m 33mm F1.4. The 23mm F1.4 and 33mm F1.4 feature 35mm and 50mm full-frame equivalent focal lengths, respectively, and both feature near-silent autofocus thanks to their ST-M motors. Both lenses feature clickless aperture rings, nine-blade aperture diaphragms, aperture ranges of F1.4 through F16, have 52mm front filter threads and are the same size: 72mm (2.83”) long and 65mm (2.56”) in diameter. The 23mm F1.4 weighs 276g (9.74oz), while the 33mm F1.4 weighs 285g...
Chroma Cameras has unveiled a modular medium format camera for shooting 120 film. The new 679 camera system allows customers to custom build a camera for their specific needs. Speaking to Kosmo Foto, Chroma Cameras founder Steve Lloyd says, ‘The Chroma 679 is a brand new, modular, medium format camera system. Like my other Chroma cameras, it’s been designed around the idea of flexibility and ‘uniqueness’, along with being an affordable, and enjoyable, way to combine existing lenses and film holders.’ The Chroma 679 system comprises four standard components. All...
Sebastiaan de With, Co-founder and Designer of the professional iOS camera app Halide, has shared a deep dive blog post into the photographic capabilities of Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max, showing a technical breakdown of all three cameras packed inside the flagship device. In many of the articles we gathered in our iPhone 12 Pro Max review roundup, reviewers said they didn’t actually notice that big of a difference in image quality between the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max. This came as somewhat a surprise considering how promising the technology in the iPhone 12 Pro Max looked, but without...
Camera batteries are difficult to get excited about, but they are a critical part of any camera kit. Sure, they come in different shapes and sizes, but they’re basically all functionally identical. A new Kickstarter project hopes to change this by improving upon the conventional camera battery. The X-tra battery promises increased capacity, improved usability, and quite simply, a better user experience for photographers and videographers on the go. For many photographers, particularly those using mirrorless cameras with smaller batteries and larger power consumption, it’s a...
Canon has released a barrage of firmware updates for a number of its mirrorless cameras and a single RF lens, bringing new and improved features, as well as the usual bug fixes. None of the updates offer major improvements in autofocus or other areas, but they all take care of a few ‘phenomena’ and offer support for newer Canon lenses. Canon RF 50mm F1.2 L USM We’ll go ahead and get the most minor firmware update out of the way first. The Canon RF 50mm F1.2 L USM lens has received a version 1.0.5 firmware update that ‘Reduces image noise when performing high sensitivity shooting...
Introduction Studio product photography by Dan Bracaglia The Zeiss ZX1 is the first-ever digital camera to come with Adobe Lightroom Mobile built-in, encouraging you to shoot, edit and upload images from a single device. It has a 37.4MP full-frame sensor, a fixed 35mm F2 lens and the largest screen we’ve ever seen on a modern digital camera at 4.34″ (11cm) diagonal. It’s also a camera that I wondered if I’d ever see; it was announced way back in 2018, and there was a stretch of more than a year and a half where we heard no news and published no developments on it....
Nikon unveiled the Z6 II last month, adding some more processing power and a few other modest upgrades to its ‘multimedia’ full-frame mirrorless offering. We got our hands on one and have some preliminary samples to share – take a look. Gear in this story The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are solid updates, but the gap at the top of Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless lineup for a truly ‘professional’ model still exists. So what can the Z6 II and Z7 II tell us about what Nikon might do next? The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are iterative updates but with some meaningful...
As you might already know, Nikon added a few new lenses to its Nikon Z lens roadmap in October, which included a couple of super-telephoto lenses. Although the maximum apertures of these lenses were not defined, I projected that these would be fast super-telephoto primes, namely Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 S and Z 600mm f/4 S. Nikon recently released an image of its upcoming lens line-up, which includes silhouettes of unreleased lenses, and it looks like these will indeed be fast super-telephoto primes. Based on these silhouttes, we can make projections about the upcoming lenses and their maximum...
Nik Software, now part of the DxO family, has existed for an impressive 25 years. To celebrate this major milestone, DxO has announced Nik Collection 3 by DxO version 3.3, which adds a fitting 25 new presets for Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro. The update adds Classic Portraiture, Light and Bright, Wildlife Photography and Street Photography preset collections. Classic Portraiture is the largest of the bunch, adding 10 presets for Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro. New presets include High Key Bright (seen below), Hint of Color, Hollywood Glamour, and Warm and Soft. The Nik Collection by...
Cosina Japan has announced the Super Nokton 29mm F0.8 Aspherical lens for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera systems, making it the fastest functional and commercially-available lens on the market. The entirely manual lens, which offers an equivalent focal length of a 58mm lens on a full-frame camera, is constructed of 11 elements in 7 groups, including a ground aspherical element. The lens features an aperture range of F0.8 to F16, a twelve-blade aperture diaphragm, an all-metal helicoid unit for driving the manual focus and has a dedicated de-click switch for making the aperture adjustment...
Metabones has announced the release of the EF-GFX Smart Expander, a new adapter that makes it possible to use every Canon EF mount lens on Fujifilm GFX camera systems. The adapter uses an optical design consisting of five elements in three groups to multiply the focal length and F-stop of Canon EF-mount lenses by 1.26x to match the image circle of EF lenses to Fujifilm’s GFX cameras while retaining the same diagonal field-of-view. A front and back view of the EF-GFX 1.26x Smart Expander adapter. The EF-GFX Smart Expander offers electronic integration, including support for phase-detection...
Published Nov 18, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Tamron 70-300mm F4.5.6-3 Di III RXD for E-mount provides similar coverage to Sony’s own 70-300mm lens, but at a fraction of the price. Is this another winner from Tamron? Watch our review to learn more. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery for this episode Gear in this story The Leica Q2 Monochrom is a version of the Gold Award-winning Q2 that only shoots images in black and white. It’s a niche (and pricey) product to be sure, but so far we find it to be...
Published Nov 18, 2020 | dpreview staff 70-300mm zooms are incredibly popular, particularly for travel. How does Tamron’s newest model compare? Check out our sample gallery to judge sharpness, bokeh and pincushion distortion for yourself. View the Tamron 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 sample gallery Gear in this story The Leica Q2 Monochrom is a version of the Gold Award-winning Q2 that only shoots images in black and white. It’s a niche (and pricey) product to be sure, but so far we find it to be well-designed and capable of outstanding results. DJI’s second-generation Pocket camera...
The Really Right Stuff Ascend-14 might be the ultimate travel tripod – if you can afford it
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Jan, 2021 |
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Introduction Travel tripods are a bit like superzoom compact cameras. They offer the promise of extraordinary versatility, without the size and weight penalties typically imposed by more specialized gear. They can’t do everything but they can do enough – without weighing you down – to make up for their limitations. There are a lot of compact tripods out there, most of which are very cheap, and perform accordingly. You know the kind of thing I mean – at some point you were probably gifted one by a well-meaning relative at Christmas. Also like superzoom compact cameras, there...
Small claims process finally passed into law for US copyright infringement victims
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Jan, 2021 |
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[embedded content] Photographers and other creative individuals in the United States now have a more accessible means of pursuing copyright claims against those using images and works without permission. In a recent round of new laws passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, a new Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE) has been passed after a decade of campaigning by copyright pressure groups. The law introduces a Copyright Claims Board to deal with claims below $30,000 which will make pursuing cases much more cost-effective for individuals and small...
Rolling with the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Jan, 2021 |
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Published Jan 4, 2021 | This is sponsored content, made possible with the support of Panasonic and Amazon [embedded content] The Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is a fast zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds that covers several popular focal lengths. It provides a focal length range equivalent to 20-50mm, so you can cover 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm or 50mm with a single lens (and a fast one, at that). Perfect for video work thanks to its sharpness, speed and handling, the 10-25mm F1.7 is a great lens for travel and ‘run and gun’ style filmmaking. Join filmmaker Justin...
Utah – America’s Hidden Gem
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Jan, 2021 |
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Have you been to Utah yet? If not, why not? It is, after-all, the most beautiful state… NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14mm, ISO 64, 1/100, f/4.0 I had no idea what to expect but I fell in love with Utah from the moment I first set foot there. It’s different. The people are very nice, friendly and polite. The towns are beautiful. And the landscape is unlike anything I’ve seen anywhere else. NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 26mm, ISO 64, 1/25, f/22.0 Consider the Mesa Arch in Canyonlands for a second. If it’s your first time and you arrive before sunrise, you have no idea what’s in...
The Sony a7R IV remains the best camera for landscape photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Jan, 2021 |
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Published Dec 30, 2020 | dpreview staff Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next Landscape shooters have a unique set of needs and requirements for their gear. On the image quality side of things, a good landscape camera should offer plenty of resolution and lots of dynamic range; from a physical standpoint, it should be weather-sealed and well constructed. Features like in-body stabilization, touch-sensitivity, a tilting LCD and good battery life are also a plus. We’ve rounded up the cameras we think are good options for landscape photography and have chosen the best. To keep things somewhat...
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Jan, 2021 |
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Published Jan 2, 2021 | dpreview staff Fujifilm’s updated XF 10-24mm R OIS WR doesn’t come with any optical changes over the older model, but does add weather sealing, improved image stabilization and a physical aperture ring. The most impressive part? The new lens is actually a little lighter than the previous one. We’ve taken advantage of some rare winter sun in the Seattle area and around Puget Sound to see what it can do when paired with Fujifilm’s X-S10. Gear in this story As we press on with our full review, we’ve analyzed just how the Zeiss ZX1 stacks up...
Happy New Year from DPReview!
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2021 |
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Pictured – some (but not all) of the hardworking people that bring you DPReview and keep everything running on the backend. We finally made it to January 1st. How are you doing? How are you feeling? What’s the weather like in your brain? As 2020 staggers to an end, I’m sure you’ll join me in wishing good riddance to this exceptionally long year and looking forward to a brighter few months ahead. The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘pandemic’ as “prevalent over a whole country or the world” and while ‘we’re all in this...
Happy New Year (and what a year it was!)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2021 |
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With the year 2020 finally behind us, I wanted to wish a very Happy New 2021 Year to our readers all around the world. Thank you for being our readers, and for continuing to come back to Photography Life. It is an honor to write for such an amazing group of people, many of whom have become my friends over the years. I wish you the very best, and I hope you and your family have lots of health, love, stability, and prosperity in 2021 and beyond. Without a doubt, 2020 was a tough and turbulent year for many of us, including our team here at PL. When we got kicked out of Jordan at the start of...
Lensrentals’ most popular gear: Canon once again dominates with Sony, Nikon far behind
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2020 |
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It’s the end of the year and that means Lensrentals has once again rounded up a list of the most popular camera bodies, lenses and accessories rented from Lensrentals and LensProToGo customers in 2020. Although this year has been, shall we say, different than most, the macro-level look at the most popular rental gear hasn’t changed much. That said, there are a few interesting trends emerging based on the 2020 data. As it has been since 2017, the Canon 24–70mm F2.8L II lens takes the top spot of the most popular item to fly off Lensrentals’ shelves. Following it is the Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon...
Gear of the Year: Carey’s choice – Sony a9 II
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2020 |
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Photo: Dan Bracaglia We were being out-paced by a semi-truck on a dirt road off an Idaho interstate in a mad gambit to skip an hour’s worth of stop-and-go traffic. As the 18-wheeler rounded a corner far ahead of us, leaving our sight, I felt a bit of humility. Mostly relief. Though if we’d wanted, we could easily have kept up with the truck in the little Subaru we were bouncing around in. It was nice to take comfort in the certainty that every photo I would take on this trip would be reasonably exposed and perfectly focused. But earlier, we’d been tailing the truck a bit...
The top 10 most popular cameras of 2020 (according to our Instagram)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2020 |
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What’s the best camera costing over $2500? The best high-end camera costing more than $2000 should have plenty of resolution, exceptional build quality, good 4K video capture and top-notch autofocus for advanced and professional users. In this buying guide we’ve rounded up all the current interchangeable lens cameras costing over $2500 and recommended the best.
2020 in review: the biggest photo news stories of the year
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2020 |
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I’ve spent the past two or so weeks attempting to construct a sentence that accurately summarizes the year 2020. While I have a few scattered about in my journal, none of my prose comes close to more aptly encapsulate this year than this quote from Clarke Smith, age 9, from Beverly Hills, Michigan: ‘[It’s] like looking both ways before crossing the street and then getting hit by a submarine.’ Such wisdom from one so young. In this gallery, we’re revisiting some of the stand-out news stories of this wildest of years, selected by the editorial team here at DPReview. Browse through the...
Update: Canon patent applications show pistol-grip-style mirrorless camera with pan/tilt and zoom functionality
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2020 |
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Editor’s Note: (Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 1:13 PM): The original version of this article stated these were patents for a DJI Osmo Pro-style gimbal. This coverage was based on the limited information we found at the time. The article has been re-written after poring over the actual patent documents we weren’t aware of at the original time of publishing. A new series of patent applications from Canon shows the company has put a great deal of thought into developing a rather unique pan/tilt mirrorless camera that’s attached to a grip with a built-in display for composing shots....
DPReview TV: We share our 2021 predictions while freezing our asses off
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 30, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] It’s time for our annual predictions episode! Chris and Jordan tell us what to expect from each camera company in 2021. And like true Canadians, they do it while ice fishing. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. As we press on with our full review, we’ve analyzed just how the Zeiss ZX1 stacks up in front of our standard studio test scene. See for yourself how it performs. Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless camera with some of the company’s best tech...
FAA releases final rule on Remote ID and operations over people/night flights
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Dec, 2020 |
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On Monday, December 28th, the Federal Aviation Administration released its ruling on Remote Identification (Remote ID) for drones along with a final rule on flights over people and at night. Coming in roughly a little less than a year after the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Remote ID was published, this nearly 500-page document, written mostly in legalese, will take awhile to fully unpack. A final rule for Remote ID What is certain for now, thanks to an Executive Summary provided by the FAA, is that a highly contentious part of the original Remote ID NPRM, which called for...
Video: Here’s how Adobe Lightroom Mobile works on the Zeiss ZX1
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 29, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Part smartphone, part full-frame compact camera, The Zeiss ZX1 is a unique device, dominated by a large touchscreen. It comes with Adobe Lightroom Mobile installed – but how does it work? In this video, Reviews Editor Carey Rose explains all. Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. We’ve just finished processing our Zeiss ZX1 studio scene, and holy cow, that lens looks amazing. Click through to see for yourself. Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about...
Patent shows Canon may be developing a DJI Osmo Pro-like gimbal
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Dec, 2020 |
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According to a filed patent, Canon appears to be working on an all-in-one gimbal and camera device, similar to the discontinued DJI Osmo Pro. In the patent diagrams, first seen on Twitter via user OsitaLV, the prospective Canon product comprises a handle, a rear display, gimbal, controls, a camera sensor and a lens mount. On top of the camera area, there’s also a hot shoe. Near the hot shoe is some sort of a switch, which Josh Spires of Drone DJ speculates could be a toggle switch for stabilization or as a release for the lens mount. Spires continues, ‘Moving down the patent, we...
The Overlooked Technique of Image Averaging
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Dec, 2020 |
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Almost all photographers know about panoramas and HDRs. Most also know about focus stacking. But how often do you hear photographers talk about a fourth method of blending photos together – image averaging? Although image averaging has picked up a bit more popularity in recent years, it’s still not especially well-known. That’s a shame; depending on what subjects you photograph, image averaging can extend your shooting capabilities significantly. Let me demonstrate. Table of Contents What Is Image Averaging? As the name implies, image averaging involves stacking multiple photos on top of...
Nikon Z6 II vs Canon EOS R6 – which is best for you?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Dec, 2020 |
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Canon and Nikon dominated the DSLR market for around two decades but the move to mirrorless saw Sony gain a significant foothold in the full-frame space before the former ‘Big Two’ weighed in. The second-generation full-frame mirrorless cameras from both brands are hugely capable though, so in the absence of an update from Sony, the Canon EOS R6 and Nikon Z6 II are the midrange models to beat. But which is right for...
The Canon EOS R5 is the best camera between $2500 and $4000
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 22, 2020 | dpreview staff Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next If you’re a serious enthusiast or working pro, the very best digital cameras on the market will cost you at least $2500. That’s a lot of money, but generally speaking these cameras offer the highest resolution, the best build quality and the most advanced video specs out there, as well as fast burst rates and top-notch autofocus. To keep these cameras as comparable as possible, we’ve set a price limit of around $4000. Our pick: Canon EOS R5 Canon threw every conceivable feature into the high-end EOS R5,...
How one drone pilot got slapped with $182,000 in fines from the FAA
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Dec, 2020 |
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A drone pilot from Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, was slapped with a $182,000 fine from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The individual, whose identity remains anonymous, incurred this massive fee after conducting at least 26 separate flights that violated Federal Aviation Regulations between December 2019 and August 2020. The story made its rounds in the news earlier in the month. Recently, respected aviation attorney Jonathan Rupprecht, who was granted access to a copy of the penalty letter, went more in depth on the nature of the violations. He explains how the FAA can easily...
DPReview TV: How to set up Sony’s ‘Real-Time’ autofocus tracking
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 26, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Did Santa leave a new Sony camera in your Christmas stocking? If so, your first step should be to enable Sony’s ‘real-time’ autofocus tracking. In this video, we show you how to set up this useful feature. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. As we press on with our full review, we’ve analyzed just how the Zeiss ZX1 stacks up in front of our standard studio test scene. See for yourself how it performs. Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless camera with...
DPReview TV: How set up Sony’s ‘Real-Time’ autofocus tracking
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 26, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Did Santa leave a new Sony camera in your Christmas stocking? If so, your first step should be to enable Sony’s ‘real-time’ autofocus tracking. In this video, we show you how to set up this useful feature. These instructions should work for the Sony a6100, a6400, a6600, RX100 VII, RX10 IV, a7R IV, a9, and a9 II. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. As we press on with our full review, we’ve analyzed just how the Zeiss ZX1 stacks up in front of our standard studio test...
Roger Cicala: Understanding field curvature for fun and profit
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2020 |
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When deciding which 35mm lens to buy, what do you want to know? How sharp it is? How it handles? How much it costs? I want to know what its field curvature looks like. (Spoiler: the plot on the right is from the little guy.) I’m not a fan of lens testing purely for the purpose of winning pissing contests. I am, however, a great fan of lens testing for learning how to best use a lens. There are a few tests I find particularly useful, and the single most important one is field curvature. Field Curvature (in metrology speak MTF v Field v Focus) tells me a lot about how to use a lens. It is also...
7Artisans releases a $195 35mm F5.6 golden pancake lens for Leica M mount cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2020 |
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Chinese optics manufacturer 7Artisans has announced its latest lens, a gold-adorned 35mm F5.6 manual focus pancake lens for Leica M mount camera systems. The ultra-thin lens is constructed of five elements in four groups, including two ultra-low dispersion elements. It has a fixed F5.6 aperture but somehow manages to squeeze in a manual focus system (30cm to infinity) that’s controlled via a small lever on the lens. As for size, the lens measures on 21.75mm (.8″) thick (including the mount), 60mm in diameter and weighs only 128g (4.5oz and just under nine Oreos1). The 7Artisans 35mm...
Review update: Zeiss ZX1 studio scene analysis
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2020 |
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Introduction Studio product photography by Dan Bracaglia The Zeiss ZX1 is the first-ever digital camera to come with Adobe Lightroom Mobile built-in, encouraging you to shoot, edit and upload images from a single device. It has a 37.4MP full-frame sensor, a fixed 35mm F2 lens and the largest screen we’ve ever seen on a modern digital camera at 4.34″ (11cm) diagonal. It’s also a camera that I wondered if I’d ever see; it was announced way back in 2018, and there was a stretch of more than a year and a half where we heard no news and published no developments on it....
SkyPixel announces 6th annual drone photo and video contest
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2020 |
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Last year, to commemorate its 5th anniversary online, SkyPixel announced a photography and videography contest aimed at creators capturing aerial imagery. Since launching in 2014, around the same time consumer-grade drones became mainstream, the platform has garnered over 18 million submissions from 140 countries. A few days ago, a follow up competition was announced. For SkyPixel’s 6th Anniversary Aerial Photo and Video Contest, $83,000 in cash and prizes, including DJI products, will be awarded to over 55 winners and finalists. Photos will be accepted until February 18th, 2021, for...
DPReview TV: Does bird detect AF make the Olympus E-M1X a crazy bird finding machine?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 23, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] A new firmware update adds bird detection autofocus to the E-M1X and, oh boy, it finds all the birds. The E-M1X and E-M1 Mark III also get ProRes Raw video recording, but does it meet Jordan’s standards? If you’re an Olympus user you can download the latest firmware updates. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Learn more about the Olympus firmware updates Gear in this story The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III is our favorite Micro Four Thirds camera for stills shooters to date. It...
DJI’s GO 4 app adds local data mode, preventing third parties from accessing flight info
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2020 |
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DJI’s GO 4 app powers its Phantom 4 series, Mavic series, and Inspire 2 drones. A recent update for iOS revealed that Local Data mode is now available. The feature, which is already available on the Fly and Pilot apps, keeps your data strictly on your phone as opposed to sending it to DJI-controlled servers and third-party service providers. News first broke on DJI’s intention to address cybersecurity concerns with the GO 4 app, this past September, and the notion of including Local Data mode with it was introduced. While it has been available on DJI’s Pilot App since 2017,...
Netflix adds the Sony FX6 to its approved camera list for shooting Netflix Originals
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2020 |
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Sony has announced its FX6 camera has been added to the Netflix Approved Camera List, meaning Netflix Originals can be recorded on using the $6,000 cinema camera. In order to achieve certification from Netflix, cameras must meet minimum resolution and capture specifications, as well as other ‘attributes like dynamic range, form factor, stability and workflow compatibility were also taken into consideration,’ according to Sony. According to Netflix’s Camera Production Guide for the Sony FX6, footage should be shot in Cine EI mode with S-Gamut3/SLog3 color gamut using the XAVC-I codec with the...
MiNT Cameras launches Kickstarter campaign for InstantKon SF70 instant camera, a modern take on Polaroid SX-70
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2020 |
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The classic Polaroid SX-70 instant camera came out nearly 50 years ago. Aiming to create a modern take on the SX-70, MiNT Camera has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the InstantKon SF70 camera. MiNT Camera hopes the SF70 captures the spirit of the SX-70 while improving upon Polaroid’s old instant camera in meaningful ways. Making an instant camera better than the Polaroid SX-70 (manufactured from 1972-1981) is a high bar to clear, says MiNT Camera, and to do so, it would need to have the best features of the SX-70 while bringing to the table new, modern features that improve upon...
Gear of the year 2020: Dan’s choice – Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 Di III VXD
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2020 |
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I’ve been writing about photography and camera gear for about ten years and in that time I’ve had the privilege of shooting with all sorts drool-worthy, piggy bank/ground-breaking cameras and lenses: the kind of gear I dreamed of one day owning as a kid. But these days, what gets me most excited is not the gear with the highest price tag, most impressive specs or prettiest bokeh, but that which makes photography more accessible to the masses. Tamron seems to be on a roll lately when it comes to conjuring up good glass with the budget-minded photographer in mind Two years ago I...
Megadap’s MTZ11 adapter gives (almost) any manual lens autofocus with Nikon Z mirrorless cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2020 |
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[embedded content] Hong Kong adapter manufacturer Megadap has released the world’s first autofocus adapter for mounting Leica M mount lenses on Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. The adapter relies on a patented ‘circular extension structure’ that moves back and forth to adjust focus. Communication between the adapter and camera is done using the built-in contacts, which allows the adapter to make use of Nikon’s phase-detection autofocus system. Megadap says the adapter currently supports Single-Shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C) and Servo AF (AF-F). Single Point AF, Wide Area AF (S/L) and Auto...
Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2020 |
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Nikon’s new Z 50mm F1.2 S is a fast, versatile prime lens for the full-frame Z-series. Optical construction is complex, with 17 elements arranged in 15 groups, including three aspherical elements and two ‘ED’ extra-low-dispersion elements, and both Nikon’s Nano Crystal Coating and the newer ARNEO coating for flare, ghosting and coma suppression. All of this makes the Z 50mm F1.2 a seriously big, seriously pricey lens, but does its performance justify its cost? Take a look at our samples gallery to find out. Gear in this story The Nikon Nikkor Z 14-24mm F2.8 S and 50mm...
ProMediaGear Pro Stix 77 Carbon Fiber Tripod Review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Dec, 2020 |
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This is a review of the ProMediaGear Pro Stix 77 Carbon Fiber Tripod (model TR424L), a tall, heavy-duty, yet lightweight tripod considering its size and functionality. Generally, this is a bigger tripod than many will ever want or need, but because the company makes such nice gear and has a variety of carbon fiber tripods, I suggest that you read on and then consider your specific needs. If you’re unsure of what you need in a tripod, take a look at Nasim’s article on choosing a tripod. If your gear is heavier and potentially more expensive, then this model will be of more interest, but...
Zeiss, Vivo form partnership to bring Zeiss camera components to Vivo’s premium smartphones
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Dec, 2020 |
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Zeiss and Vivo have announced in a joint press release that the two companies are entering a global partnership that will see the optics and smartphone manufacturer co-engineer an imaging system for Vivo’s new flagship smartphones. ‘The strategic, multi-faceted collaboration is designed to allow vivo, one of the largest global smartphone makers with deep consumer insight and integrated imaging capabilities, and ZEISS, a global leader in optics and opto-electronics and a pioneer in the field of professional and mobile imaging, to build on each other’s strengths and further advance mobile...
Adobe brings native M1 support to Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush and Audition with new public betas
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Dec, 2020 |
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Adobe has released the first public beta for its Arm version of Premiere Pro for macOS. This update means owners of Apple’s new M1-powered computers will be able to run the video editing application natively. In the announcement post, Adobe reiterates that this beta version is very much in the works and will be updated frequently as new compatibility gets added. ‘Since Premiere Pro is built on a large codebase with support for a wide range of media and workflows, we will implement native support for Apple M1 in phases and some parts have not been ported yet,’ reads the announcement post....
Video: How to make your own paper developer at home
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Dec, 2020 |
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Historic Process Specialist Nick Brandreth of the George Eastman Museum is back with another episode of ‘Darkroom Magic’. The ongoing video series teaches photographers how to safely complete analog photography projects. In the latest video, Brandreth shows us how to make paper develop from scratch in the comfort of your own home. Brandreth says, ‘Making a paper print is one of the most rewarding parts of the darkroom experience.’ However, when he recently purchased his favorite paper developer, Brandreth realized that something about it had changed. After confirming...
Check out that lens: Zeiss ZX1 studio scene uploaded
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Dec, 2020 |
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We’re continuing to work through our Zeiss ZX1 review, and have just finalized the studio scene images – here they are! While we’re less impressed with the camera’s JPEG engine, we have to say, in Raw mode, that 35mm F2 lens really shines. Check out the chart’s far corners to see how it compares against other fixed-lens, large sensor cameras. But regarding the JPEG images, after multiple attempts, what you see here was the best white balance we could get the custom white balance function to give. And, since the camera lacks the option to manually adjust the...
NASA celebrates Hubble’s 30th birthday with 30 new stunning images of space
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Dec, 2020 |
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Image credit: Caldwell 78 (NGC 6541). This is a star cluster roughly 22,000 light-years from Earth. It can be viewed from the southern hemisphere using binoculars. Image credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Piotto (Universitá degli Studi di Padova); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) The Hubble Space Telescope turned 30 this year and NASA has celebrated the milestone by releasing dozens of newly processed images showcasing 30 galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. NASA notes of the ‘celestial gems,’ ‘All of them can be seen through backyard telescopes. Some of them can...
Have your say: Best gear of 2020 – winners and final vote!
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 21, 2020 | dpreview staff Have your say: Best gear of 2020 For the past few weeks, our readers have been voting on their favorite photographic gear released in the past year in a wide range of categories. Now that the first round of voting is over, it’s time to reveal the winners. Remember though, it isn’t over just yet! It’s time now to pick an overall winner. Don’t miss your chance to cast your ballot – this one’s for all the sweeties. Have your say Voting is easy – you pick your favorite products by dragging and dropping. You can pick up...
Report: After more than 70 years Nikon ends domestic camera production, planning move to Thailand
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Dec, 2020 |
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The outside of Nikon’s Sendai Factory. Japanese publication AERAdot has reported Nikon is ending domestic camera production in Japan. According to the report, Nikon will be moving camera production from its Sendai Nikon factory in the Tōhoku region North of Tokyo to its Thailand factories in an effort to reduce costs. Nikon’s Sendai factory covers nearly 27,000 square meters and has been running near-continuously since opening in 1971. The first camera to be produced in the facility was the Nikon EM, released in 1979. Since then, the Sendai factory has been the centerpiece for Nikon’s camera...
Gear of the Year: Dale’s choice – Fujifilm X-Pro3
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Dec, 2020 |
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Photo: Dan Bracaglia I think we can all agree that 2020 has been an unpredictable year, so it seems appropriate that my gear of the year is a camera I wouldn’t have predicted a few months ago: the Fujifilm X-Pro3. But first, a bit of context. Some of my earliest photography was done with a hand-me-down rangefinder camera, a Kodak Retina IIc. I loved the experience of shooting it and still remember exactly how it felt in my hands. I even remember how it smelled, no doubt the result of the grease used to lubricate gears, something you don’t get from digital cameras today. However, as much as I...
The 7 most clichéd photography gifts (and what to buy instead)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Dec, 2020 |
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What follows is a list of seven of the most common cliched gifts likely to be received by photographers this holiday season, based on informal polling around the DPReview office. If you’re thinking about giving that special photographer in your life one of these items, we implore you, consider our alternatives. No one needs another damn camera lens mug.
DPReview TV: Sony FX6 Review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 19, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] What would the Sony a7S III look like if it were a cinema camera? Spoiler: it would look like the Sony FX6. This week, Jordan reviews the FX6 to see how it compares with the a7S III. Which one would he pick? You might be surprised. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless camera with some of the company’s best tech packed inside, and it doesn’t cost the earth. We think it could be a good fit for photographers of all kinds – find...
How to Calibrate Your Apple Mac Monitor
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Dec, 2020 |
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In this article, I will go over the process of calibrating Apple’s iMac and MacBook monitors. I will be using a hardware colorimeter along with DisplayCAL software, and demonstrate why properly calibrating your Apple display is extremely important. Apple’s iMac and iMac Pro displays should be properly calibrated for use in photography As photographers, it is important for us to establish a consistent and accurate editing environment, which means that ideally, we should be looking at an accurate representation of colors in photographs in order to properly post-process them. Because of this,...
Chinese drone company DJI added to U.S. economic blacklist
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Dec, 2020 |
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The U.S. government recently added the world’s leading drone manufacturer, Da-Jiang Innovations, better known as DJI, to its economic blacklist. Joining dozens of other Chinese companies, including leading chipmaker SMIC, DJI was also recognized by the agency’s Commerce Department for being one of 4 companies that ‘enabled wide-scale human rights abuses within China through abusive genetic collection and analysis or high-technology surveillance.’ As a result, American companies may be prohibited from exporting parts to DJI and other companies on the list. Consumers...
Iconic Ansel Adams image sells for nearly $1M at Sotheby’s auction, total sales of $6.4M
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Dec, 2020 |
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Ansel Adams, The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming ‘A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Masterworks‘ completed auctioned at Sotheby’s New York on December 14. The collection comprised 123 individual lots, 94% of which were successfully sold to buyers both in person at Sotheby’s New York and online. A mural-sized print, ‘The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming’, sold for a record-high for an Ansel Adams print, closing at $988,000 USD. Ansel Adams photographed...
Venus Optics’ new $399 Laowa 10mm f/2 Zero-D MFT lens is just four Oreos tall
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Dec, 2020 |
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Venus Optics has announced its second Laowa ultra-wide-angle lens with ‘Zero-Distortion’ for Micro Four Thirds camera systems, the Laowa 10mm F2 Zero-D MFT. The ultra-compact lens features a full-frame equivalent focal length of 20mm and is constructed of eleven elements in seven groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements. Like the other lenses in the Laowa ‘Zero-D’ line, the 10mm F2 lens is specifically designed to minimize distortion for a ‘more natural wide-angle perspective. Below is drone footage captured with the 10mm F2 Zero-D MFT lens: [embedded content] And here’s a...
The best compact travel tripods for any budget
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Dec, 2020 |
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From left to right, the MeFoto BackPacker S, Manfrotto BeFree Advanced, Peak Design Travel Tripod and Gitzo Traveler Series 1. Although image stabilization technology has come along in leaps and bounds over the past few years, there are few things you can do to improve your low-light or telephoto images more than mounting your camera on a tripod. But many tripods are heavy and bulky, making them inconvenient to bring along on longer hikes or when traveling by air. That’s where the humble travel tripod comes to the rescue. In this review we compare the following travel tripods: Travel...
TTArtisans releases a $98 50mm F1.2 lens for APS-C camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Dec, 2020 |
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Chinese optics manufacturer TTArtisans has announced the release of a $98 50mm F1.2 APS-C lens for Canon M, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds and Sony E mount camera systems. The fully-manual lens is constructed of seven optical elements in five groups and features an all-metal design. The lens uses a ten-blade aperture diaphragm, has a 50cm (1.64FT) minimum focusing distance and uses a 52mm front filter thread. The lens measures in at 60mm (2.36”) long, 62mm (2.44”) in diameter and weighs 336g (11.85oz). It is available to purchase today for an extremely reasonable $98 for Canon M, Fujifilm X,...
Stocking stuffers: Five film camera bargains
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 18, 2020 | Aaron Gold Stocking stuffers: Five Film Camera Bargains If you’ve read any of my previous articles here at DPReview ($20 film camera challenge, electronic vs mechanical cameras), you know I love a good film camera bargain. With time on my hands these last few months, I’ve been scouring the auction sites and I’ve come across some tremendous buys. If you’re looking to expand your 35mm camera collection for the holidays, here are five(ish) film cameras you can find at stocking-stuffer prices. Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless...
Canon Japan confirms its RF 70-200mm F4 is delayed until March 2021 due to ‘insufficient supply’
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Dec, 2020 |
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Canon Japan has announced the release of its RF 70–200mm F4 L IS USM, which announced on back in November and was set to be available sometime this month, has been delayed. In an notice on its website, Canon Japan says (translated using DeepL) the lens ‘has been postponed to early March 2021 due to insufficient supply for the launch.’ Canon says it apologizes ‘for any inconvenience this may cause to customers who have been waiting for this product’ and says it ‘will do our utmost to make it available.’ Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable mirrorless camera with some of the...
Nikon Z6, Z7 firmware update adds ability to record Blackmagic RAW and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Dec, 2020 |
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Nikon has released firmware updates for its Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras that makes it possible to recored external Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) over HDMI to a compatible recorder. Firmware version 3.20 for both the Z6 and Z7 features two major changes regarding Raw video workflows. The first is that both the Z6 and Z7 can now output Blackmagic Raw video to the Video Assist 5” 12G HDR and Video Assist 7” 12G HDR, released in September 2019. In order to make use of the feature, Z6 and Z7 owners must have purchased the Raw video output upgrade from Nikon, which costs $199 requires the camera(s) to be...
Netflix approves Panasonic BGH1 for productions, making it the first Micro Four Thirds camera on the list
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Dec, 2020 |
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Netflix has announced the Panasonic BGH1 is now approved as a primary camera for filming Netflix Originals, making it the first Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera to receive the honor. By Netflix’s standard, any Netflix Originals shows must be shot at least 90% on one of its ‘Approved Cameras.’1 This list includes expensive, production-level cameras, such as the ARRI Alexa LF, Canon C700, RED Komodo 6K and Sony FX9 cameras, so to have Panasonic get not one, but two prosumer-grade cameras into the mix is quite a feat. First it was the S1H full-frame mirrorless camera back in October 2019 and now...
Texas report details the harsh realities, risks of being a wedding photographer during the COVID-19 pandemic
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Dec, 2020 |
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A recent report of out South Texas reveals the harsh reality of being a wedding photographer in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In an article titled ‘Texas Wedding Photographers Have Seen Some $#!+’ shared by Texas Monthly, reporter Emily McCullar tells the story of a wedding photographer who was diagnosed with COVID-19 after it was revealed the groom of the party had tested positive for COVID-19 and didn’t inform the wedding photographer. The photographer, who remains unnamed throughout the article, was informed of the groom’s positive diagnosis by a bridesmaid in...
Fujifilm X-S10 full review: An image-stabilized camera for (almost) everyone
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Dec, 2020 |
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Introduction Fujifilm’s X-S10 is a 26MP interchangeable-lens camera that shoots high-quality 4K video and comes with a deep grip and a different, though excellent, control scheme than most other Fujifilm cameras. The company describes the X-S10 as a cross between the company’s X-T30 and the X-H1 cameras: You get the guts from the former and the design and in-body image stabilization feature (in a new miniaturized form) from the latter. The X-S10 camera is targeted toward users who may have Canon EOS Rebels or lower-end Nikon DSLRs who want something a little more...
Syrp announces Genie Micro, a compact all-in-one smart remote for your camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Dec, 2020 |
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Syrp, makers of Genie motion control tools and Magic Carpet camera sliders, has introduced an all-in-one smart camera remote, the Genie Micro. Genie Micro allows the user to control their connected mirrorless or DSLR camera via the accompanying app. To use the Genie Micro, you simply slide it into the hot shoe on your camera, connect your camera, and pair it with Syrp’s app, which is available on Android and iOS. Using Genie Micro, you can control ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Beyond these simple controls, the Genie Micro can also be used to stop and start video cameras, utilize...
Makeshift beercan pinhole camera accidentally captures ‘longest known exposure’
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Dec, 2020 |
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Leading image credit: Regina Valkenborgh In 2012, while studying for her MA Fine Art degree at the University of Hertfordshire in the U.K., Regina Valkenborgh lined a beer can with photographic paper and built her own pinhole camera. Valkenborgh placed the can on a telescope at the university’s Bayfordbury Observatory and eventually forgot to retrieve the can, accidentally creating perhaps the longest exposure image ever taken. At the time, Valkenborgh, who is now a photography technician at Barnet and Southgate College, wanted to try her hand at capturing images without the aid of...
Leica SL2-S sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 17, 2020 | dpreview staff The multimedia Leica SL2-S offers lower resolution (and at a lower price) than its big brother the SL2, but promises more versatile video shooting, with additional features coming via firmware next year. The team at DPReview TV just wrapped up their review of the new Leica SL2-S – check out this gallery of images captured along the way, shot entirely with Leica glass. View DPRTV’s Leica SL2-S sample gallery Gear in this story Leica’s SL2-S might not look like it breaks any ground at a casual glance, but on the inside, its 24MP sensor...
FCC filing unveils the internals of the upcoming Pentax K-3 III flagship APS-C DSLR
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Dec, 2020 |
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Recent FCC filings for the Ricoh Pentax K-3 Mark III have produced interesting images. Although FCC filings are rarely exciting, Ricoh Imaging’s filing shows the upcoming K-3 III DSLR without its outer shell. This isn’t the first we’ve seen of the K-3 III. In late October, Ricoh published a video, seen below, sharing some information about the K-3 III. At this time, the company also published a ‘progress report‘ for the K-3 Mark III. In the report, Ricoh announced that it had been developing a new flagship APS-C digital SLR, the K-3 III and that the new camera...
Halide developers break down the technology powering Apple’s new ProRAW image format
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Dec, 2020 |
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Apple’s new ProRAW format is now available to iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max users running iOS 14.3. The new format promises the power of Apple’s image processing capabilities with the flexibility of a Raw image. But what exactly is a ProRAW image, how useful is the format and what sort of results can we expect from it? Ben Sandofsky, one of the developers behind the iOS camera app Halide, has answered all of those questions and more in a thorough overview of the ProRAW technology, with illustrations and example photos from Halide designer, Sebastiaan de With. Sandofsky’s overview is...
How to Properly Resize Images in Capture One
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Dec, 2020 |
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If you are a Capture One user, you might be wondering how you can properly resize your images for web use, so that the resulting files look great on any platform. Exporting full-size images from your high-resolution camera is typically not ideal, because you end up with very large images that are hard to work with. With most online platforms automatically down-sizing and compressing large images, you might end up with photos that simply do not look good. For this reason, it is a good idea to find out the best resolution for each platform, then export your images in that size. In this...
Nikon Z7 II samples gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Dec, 2020 |
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The Nikon Z7 II is here, bringing improved speed and twin card slots. Sitting at the top of Nikon’s Z-series full-frame mirrorless lineup, the Z7 II is Nikon’s most advanced Z-series camera yet. But does the addition of a second processing engine make any difference to image quality? Take a look at our gallery of samples to find out. Gear in this story We’ve delved into what’s changed and improved in Nikon’s Z6 II and Z7 II, and it’s more than just the second card slots. See what we found. With dual processors, dual card slots and more, Nikon’s Z7...
Ilford to release the Sprite 35-II, a cheap, reusable 35mm point-and-shoot film camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Dec, 2020 |
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Ilford has announced the Sprite 35-II, a cheap and reusable 35mm film camera that is a revival of the original Sprite 35 released in the 1960s. Like its 60 year old predecessor, the Sprite 35-II is a very basic point-and-shoot camera. Simply toss in your film of choice, advanced the film to the first shot and start shooting. The camera features a fixed shutter speed of 1/120s and uses a single-element 31mm F9 fixed-focus lens. There’s also a built-in flash with a 15 second recycle time. ‘Back in the 1960s, few cameras were easier to use and more affordable than the Sprite 35,’ says Ilford in...
DPReview TV: Leica SL2-S Review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 16, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] After spending a solid week living with the new Leica SL2-S, Chris and Jordan have some opinions. Find out what they like about the camera and who they think it’s for. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery for this episode Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The SL2-S marks Leica’s entry into the stills/video hybrid market. At this point it’s very much a cheaper SL2, though its future looks...
Luminar AI released: promises faster workflow without compromising creative control
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Dec, 2020 |
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Skylum first announced Luminar AI in September. In the subsequent months, Skylum teased the software’s impressive AI-powered features, including water reflections when using sky replacement. Today, Luminar AI officially launched. Luminar AI offers a wide array of new features and improvements. A unifying theme throughout is AI-powered technology and the impact these new AI tools will have on workflows for photographers of all levels. Skylum has aimed to automate processes – and save photographers time – without removing the creative input of the photographer. Luminar includes Enhance...
Elinchrom releases new iOS app for controlling a large collection of its strobes
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Dec, 2020 |
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Elinchrom has released a new app for iPhone and iPad devices that allows you to control compatible Elinchrom lighting equipment from your mobile device when paired using the Elinchrom Bridge. The Elinchrom app makes it possible to independently control strobes while also giving an overview of the lighting setup from the dashboard so you know the settings of each unit at a glance. There’s even an option to save custom setups so you can easily recall lighting setups when you have to move locations or come back another day. Click to enlarge. The Elinchrom Bridge automatically handles the...
Nikon Z6 II review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Dec, 2020 |
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Introduction Product shots: Dan Bracaglia The Nikon Z6 II is an updated version of the company’s 24MP multimedia full-frame mirrorless camera. It gains more processing power to add improved autofocus and a few other tweaks to an already well-rounded feature set. Key specifications 24MP full-frame BSI-CMOS sensor Continuous shooting at up to 14 fps (in 12-bit Raw with single AF point) Full-sensor UHD 4K video at up to 30p UHD 60p from an APS-C crop promised in future firmware update Two card slots (1x CFexpress/XQD, 1x UHS-II SD) 3.69M-dot EVF with improved blackout times Tilting...
Critiques to development
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Dec, 2020 |
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Photos Members Group Since Critiques to development egeyüceoral says: Hello everyone, last year I started my journey of photography with my Canon EOS250. I’m a beginner and motivated students so you can put any criticism you have on my photos. I believe if everyone can put their supports and comments on each others photo we can learn together as a community 7:39AM, 15 December 2020 PST (permalink) Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you’re already a...
French startup is preparing its curved CMOS image sensor for mass production
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Dec, 2020 |
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French start-up, Curve-One, has announced its first commercially-viable curved image sensor. This is not the first time we’ve heard of curved sensors. In 2014, Sony showed a pair of curved sensors. Three years later, CEA-Leti, a research institution in France announced a functional prototype of a 20MP full frame image sensor. However, Curve-One’s announcement is different in a significant way—Curve-One is preparing for mass production of its curved image sensor. Curved image sensors mimic the human eye and have massive implications for optical design and overall imaging performance....
Sirui’s announces 24mm anamorphic in multiple mounts
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Dec, 2020 |
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Sirui Optical has announced the impending release a third anamorphic lens, adding a 24mm wide angle to its existing 50mm and 35mm lenses. The Sirui 24mm F2.8 features a 1.33x squeeze factor and an imaging circle that covers APS-C. In common with the previous lenses this model will come in a native Micro Four Thirds mount, but with adapters for Sony E, Canon EF-M, Nikon Z and Fujifilm X cameras. [embedded content] When used on an APS-C sensor the lens will provide a horizontal angle of view roughly the equivalent of a 27mm lens on a full frame camera, while Micro Four Thirds users will get a...
Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x sample gallery updated
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 15, 2020 | dpreview staff The Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x is one impressive piece of glass and a potentially powerful (though pricey) addition to the kit of any Micro Four Thirds system shooter. Sharp, stable and weather-sealed, it’s also reasonably compact and lightweight, given the massive reach. We’ve updated our sample gallery with additional images (mostly of dogs, birds and boats) taken throughout the focal range. Take a look. View our updated Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x sample gallery Gear in this story Pre-order now Olympus announced the development of...
Video: How photographic salt prints are made
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Dec, 2020 |
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The George Eastman Museum has shared a video explaining how salt prints are made with a step-by-step illustration from its Historic Process Specialist, Nick Brandreth. The video lists off the ingredients needed and then demonstrates the process and the result. Nick also provided the video on How to safely make a 35mm daguerreotype at home that we wrote about last week. Nick commends the process to beginners as it uses one of the most common chemicals found in any domestic kitchen – sodium chloride, or table salt – and says that this is one of the earliest photographic processes. He then goes...
Apple releases iOS 14.3, bringing its new ProRAW format to its iPhone 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max smartphones
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Dec, 2020 |
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Today, Apple is pushing live its iOS 14.3 update which, amongst other improvements, adds the ability to shoot Apple’s new ProRAW format using its new iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max smartphones. As mentioned in our original news of the release, Apple ProRAW is a new format that combines the benefits of Apple’s Deep Fusion and Smart HDR technology with the editing flexibility of a Raw file. Specifically, the DNG-based file will enable extra creative control in regards to white balance, exposure, tone-mapping and more. This new file format will likely be similar to the Raw capabilities Google...
These Canon-branded mugs, tumblers and glasses are made to look like EF, RF lenses
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Dec, 2020 |
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Canon Japan has added a selection of mugs, tumblers and shot glasses to its ‘fan goods’ site that ensures you can sip your favorite drinks from cups made to look like your favorite EF and RF lenses. The first is a mug that not only looks like the RF 24–105mm F4 L IS USM lens, but is also essentially the same size, aside from handle. The cup is made of ceramic and measures 9.5cm tall (3.75″) and 8cm (3.15″) diameter. The RF 24–105mm mug is available as a standalone purchase for 2,480 yen (~$25) or as a gift set that includes two mugs, a Canon EOS R-shaped coaster and a pair of...
Apple MacBook Air M1 Review for Photography Needs
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Dec, 2020 |
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As a travel and landscape photographer, I want to be able to pack as light as possible. While my camera gear has been getting slimmer and lighter, thanks to the advancements in mirrorless camera technology, my computer needs have also grown tremendously in the past few years. I recently had a chance to test out the new Apple MacBook Air with Apple’s M1 Silicon chip and I wanted to see how it compares to my 15″ MacBook Pro for photography and videography needs. In this review, we will be taking a closer look at this machine and see how it compares to an older generation MacBook with an Intel...
Google used a 360º, 64-camera ‘Light Stage’ to create the dataset for its Portrait Light mode on Pixel devices
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Dec, 2020 |
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Google has published an overview on its AI Blog that details how it developed the technology that powers the Portrait Light feature found on its newer Pixel smartphones. While the entire process is performed on the device using machine learning, not everything about the process is artificial. Google explains how it used real-world examples to create two machine learning algorithms that ‘help create attractive lighting at any moment for every portrait — all on your mobile device.’ The first is Automatic Light Placement. This machine learning model attempts to replicate a photographer’s job of...
Fujifilm X-S10 sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 14th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 14, 2020 | dpreview staff Fujifilm’s X-S10 is a compact, well-priced mirrorless camera with built-in image stabilization and the best sensor the company has available for its X-mount system. As we’ve been working through our full review, we’ve taken advantage of some of the breaks in the wintry Seattle weather to see what this powerful little APS-C camera can do. For more photos from the X-S10, visit our pre-production sample gallery. Gear in this story Fujifilm’s latest X-S10 is a likeable, easy-to-control mirrorless camera with some of the...
Hands-on: What you need to know about the Leica SL2-S
Posted by Chris Roubis on 13th, Dec, 2020 |
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Leica’s third full-frame L-mount camera, the SL2-S, has just landed. Based on the SL2 which launched just over a year ago, the SL2-S has a 24MP sensor and it’s a bit more video-focused than its higher-resolution forebear. If you’re familiar with the SL2, there frankly isn’t much that’ll surprise you about the SL2-S. But if you’ve overlooked the SL2 previously or are just new to the Leica SL-series in general, then follow along for a closer look at the newest model in the...
Canon patent details a variable-magnification 1.0-2.0x teleconverter with image stabilization, variable ND filter
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Dec, 2020 |
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An illustration from the patent application that shows the 1.0x, 1.5x and 2.0x adjustment options on the concept teleconverter. A recently-filed patent application from Canon shows the company has conceptualized a variable magnification teleconverter adapter. In addition to offering 1x-2x magnification ratio for attached lenses, Canon also states the unit could include built-in optical stabilization and a variable ND filter. Japanese patent application 2020–197580 was published on December 10. In the overview, Canon describes the the adapter as ‘an adapter device […] between a lens device...
DPReview TV: Nikon Z6 II review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 12, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Nikon Z6 II looks a lot like its predecessor, but Nikon has made some significant updates to its current midrange full-frame interchangeable lens camera. These include more processing power, a bigger buffer, faster shooting and better low-light autofocus performance. Oh, yeah – and dual card slots! Chris and Jordan have been shooting with the Z6 II for a little while up in the frozen wastes of Alberta. Watch their video review to find out how they got on. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV...
Nikon Z6 II real-world samples (DPRTV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 12th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 12, 2020 | dpreview staff The Nikon Z6 II is a solid update to the original Z6, offering more versatility, and more speed (and twin card slots!) DPReview TV’s Chris and Jordan have been shooting with one for a little while, and have created a gallery of samples alongside their full review. Take a look to see how the Z6 II performs! Gear in this story As we continue to test Nikon’s update of its multimedia full-framer, we’ve added more of our findings so far on image quality, dynamic range and video quality. Take a look. Nikon unveiled the Z6 II last month,...
Litchi app’s latest update adds new features, including subject-tracking, to your Mavic Mini
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Dec, 2020 |
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Litchi is an autonomous flight app that is compatible with most DJI drones including the Mavic 2 series, Inspire 2, and Phantom 4 Pro. It is well known for being the first app to allow users to pre-plan waypoint missions from a desktop or Mac/PC laptop. Recently, the developers behind the app announced an update for iOS and Android. All modes except for Waypoint, which is expected to be available in the near future, are available to Mavic Mini users. This means you can track a subject or have the Mini drone follow your movements. Keep in mind that this update only works for the original...
Google Photos now syncs ‘liked’ images with Apple’s iOS Camera Roll
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Dec, 2020 |
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Apple and Google haven’t always gotten along, but there are times when the two work together to make life easier for end-users, regardless of what mobile operating system they’re using. One of the latest examples of this is a new feature baked into Google Photos that makes it possible to sync ‘liked’ and ‘favorited’ images between Google Photos and the iOS Camera Roll app. Screenshots of the new settings in the Google Photos iOS app. Click to enlarge. As visible in the below demonstration from Android Police, who first reported on the feature, a simple setting within the Google Photos app...
Video: CIA spy-camera secrets revealed by former Chief of Disguise
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Dec, 2020 |
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[embedded content] Spy cameras aren’t just the stuff of James Bond movies it seems, as agents have used a whole range of cleverly disguised models down the ages, according to the former Chief of Disguise at the US Central Intelligence Agency. In an interview with Wired Jonna Mendez talks us through some of her favourites from her time at the agency and throughout its history. Examples she shows include a pre-drone pigeon camera used for aerial surveillance, the classic fountain pen camera, cameras hidden in matchboxes and of course the old favourite – a Minox. Mendez explains that...
Video: Capturing video and portraits with a Canon 65mm F0.75 x-ray lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Dec, 2020 |
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[embedded content] French photographer Mathieu Stern has built a large following on YouTube adapting distinct, vintage lenses to his mirrorless Sony cameras. He has used many wild lenses, including optics from night vision cameras, security cameras, early 20th century camera systems and even a lens he constructed himself using ice. You may also recall an article we published earlier this year in which Stern taught viewers how to create ‘anthotype’ prints using beet juice. This week, Stern is back to his weird lens ways with a Canon 65mm F0.75 lens. It’s not just any old...
Film Fridays: Nikkor 20mm F3.5 – taming the ultra-wide and defining a style
Posted by Chris Roubis on 11th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 11, 2020 | dpreview staff Can a single piece of gear define one’s photographic style? For Fernando Martins, the answer is ‘yes.’ A born-again film shooter, Fernando picked the hobby back up in 2011 and immediately began documenting his then-hometown of Lisbon, Portugal. Fernando primarily works with a Nikon 20mm F3.5 lens, which is wider than the focal lengths employed by most street shooters. But he leans into the lens’ unique characteristics brilliantly, producing beautiful and haunting images. Follow along as he takes you on a journey through European...
The Luma Labs Offset Ti Plate is a 13g titanium tripod plate that costs $95
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Dec, 2020 |
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Meet the Offset Ti Plate, a ‘state of the art’ reimagination of the standard tripod plate from Luma Labs that costs $95. In the event a standard tripod plate isn’t enough for your needs, Luma Labs has created what may very well be the most expensive tripod plate to date. In Luma’s own words, the ‘Luma Offset Ti Plate elegantly challenges the notion that using a tripod requires bolting a big ugly dovetail to the bottom of your camera.’ The Offset Ti Plate next to a standard Arca-style tripod plate. The plate, which should fit all Arca-style tripod mounts, measures just 4.8mm thick and weighs...
Buying Trash helps creativity, says VSCO
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Dec, 2020 |
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The owner of mobile imaging app VSCO has bought the mobile video app Trash and intends to integrate the AI movie editing features into its own offering. VSCO CEO Joel Flory says his team has been concentrating on video a lot this year and by acquiring Trash, it will be able to improved VSCO’s video features using technology the Trash team has developed. Trash uses artificial intelligence to identify crucial moments in video footage and can automatically make cuts to help those with little editing skills produce a polished result. The cut video created by the app can be re-edited and...
Leica releases ‘Henri’ Cinematographer’s Viewfinder for pairing its new SL2-S camera system with PL, LPL lenses
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Dec, 2020 |
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Optics manufacturer Ernst Leitz Wetzler has announced an interesting new cinematographer’s viewfinder that features an integrated lens adapter and foldaway handle that offers built-in record button. Designed to pair specifically with Leica’s SL2 camera systems, including the new SL2-S announced today, the ‘Henri’ Cinematographer’s Viewfinder features a built-in adapter that comes in two versions: L-PL and L-LPL. Regardless of which adapter you choose, the ‘Henri’ includes a rail system for supporting the attached lens, as well as a handle that includes controls for starting and stopping...
How to Properly Resize Images in Lightroom
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Dec, 2020 |
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If you like sharing your photographs online, whether on Facebook or on your own blog, you should learn how to properly resize your images in Lightroom. While your camera can take very high-resolution photographs, you might sometimes need to down-size or “down-sample” those images, not only because most websites won’t accept large images, but also because making those images smaller might actually make them look better, if done correctly. In other cases, you might need to up-size your image resolution, say for printing purposes. In this quick tutorial, I will show you the proper way to resize...
Viltrox announces $399 85mm F1.8 lens for Nikon Z-mount mirrorless cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Dec, 2020 |
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Viltrox has released its new 85mm F1.8 STM autofocus prime lens for Nikon Z-mount mirrorless camera systems. The autofocus lens is constructed of 10 elements in 7 groups, including five ‘short wave length and high transparency’ elements and one low-dispersion element. Viltrox claims the lens, which uses a stepping motor (STM) to drive the autofocus elements, features full autofocus support, including compatibility with Nikon’s Eye-AF technology. Other features include an aperture range of F1.8–16, a nine-blade aperture diaphragm, an 80cm (31.5″) minimum focusing distance and a 72mm...
Leica SL2-S initial review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Dec, 2020 |
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Introduction Studio product photography by Dan Bracaglia The Leica SL2-S is what the company is calling its entry into a different segment of the camera market, targeting the hybrid stills/video shooter. At launch it’s very much a less expensive, lower resolution version of the $6000, 47MP SL2, but the SL2-S will be stronger than its big brother in the video department after a 2021 firmware update. The rest of the SL2 remains intact, including a well-built body with ‘Made in Germany’ engraved on the back, in-body image stabilization, touch-based control scheme and large,...
Leica SL2-S real-world samples (pre-production)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 10, 2020 | dpreview staff The Leica SL2-S is a lower-resolution, less costly companion to the flagship SL2, but one that packs some impressive video specifications – with more coming in a planned firmware update next year. We’ve been shooting with a pre-production Leica SL2-S for a few days, to see what it can do. Check out our gallery of samples to see how it performs. Gear in this story As a neat little diffuser that has a gigantic impact on the quality of the light from a hotshoe flash unit, the Hähnel Lantern creates a dramatically wide spread of soft...
New Leica SL2-S is a more accessible, video-focused SL2
Posted by Chris Roubis on 10th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 10, 2020 | dpreview staff The new Leica SL2-S is the company’s third full-frame L-mount camera, and is the most video-focused yet. Using a 24MP sensor, the SL2-S offers oversampled (meaning, very detailed) 4K/30p capture with no limit on recording time, along with the option to capture 10-bit footage to either an internal SD card or externally to a recorder. In essence, 10-bit footage means you have far more ability to tweak your video files in post-production if you don’t nail the exposure or white balance at the time of capture. The camera also has a really...
WPPI 2021 gets moved from March to August amidst COVID-19 concerns
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Dec, 2020 |
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It’s been announced the 2021 Wedding and Portrait Photographers International Trade Show (WPPI), which was set to take place in mid-March, is being moved back to August in 2021 ‘out of concern for everyone’s safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.’ In a notice on its website, Rangefinder says the event, which ‘attracts thousands photographers and creatives from all over the world,’ will take place from August 15 through August 19 in 2021 at the Mirage Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Out of concern for everyone’s safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, @wppievents, Rangefinder’s...
DxO PhotoLab version 4.1 released, now optimized for Apple M1 support and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Dec, 2020 |
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DxO has released DxO PhotoLab version 4.1. The free update for DxO PhotoLab 4 owners includes Apple M1 silicon support, an improved DxO Colorwheel, a more informative user interface, additional camera support and minor bug fixes. DxO PhotoLab 4.0 was announced in October and includes DxO’s new DeepPRIME technology. This tech utilizes artificial intelligence to perform improved demosaicing and denoising in a single step. The DeepPRIME algorithm has been trained on millions of images and DxO promises that the new tech will deliver image quality gains for all cameras, but high ISO images...
Slideshow: Shortlisted images for the 2021 British Photography Awards
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Dec, 2020 |
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The British Photography Awards (BPA) recently announced their shortlist of 380 images for 2021, spanning 19 categories. The competition, which received over 11,000 submissions, is open to photographers of any nationality that hold British citizenship. Furthermore, 20 UK-based charities will benefit from the money raised by BPA through entry fees and other related events. ‘Photography encourages us to look around and see, it encourages us to notice and appreciate the fine details of life often overlooked. Taking photographs is like an addiction, and if you are a curious person you...
Lenses for mirrorless: how Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and Sony full-frame options compare
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Dec, 2020 |
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The move to mirrorless by some of the industry’s biggest players put the focus on their new lens lineups. Originally published April 30th, 2020 | Updated December 8th, 2020 In our recent look at ~$2000 full frame mirrorless cameras, we said that choosing between them is as much about buying into a lens system as anything else. In this article, we’re going to have a look at the four full-frame mirrorless systems to see what they offer and where they might yet go. This article isn’t a question of ‘which range is biggest,’ it’s to help show which lineups have...
DPReview TV: What is focus breathing? (And why should you care?)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 9, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] You’ve probably heard of lens, or focus, breathing. Videographers love to talk about it, but it can be important to still photographers as well. So what is it? In this video we explain what ‘breathing’ is and why it matters. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. As a neat little diffuser that has a gigantic impact on the quality of the light from a hotshoe flash unit, the Hähnel Lantern creates a dramatically wide spread of soft illumination. Monogram’s Creative Console...
CP+2021 going online-only amidst rising COVID-19 cases
Posted by Chris Roubis on 9th, Dec, 2020 |
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The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has announced CP+2021 will be an online-only even, due to global COVID-19 cases ‘soaring once again.’ The event, which was originally set to take place in a hybrid on-site and online experience, will now be confined to a digital-only experience dubbed CP+2021 Online. In a press release shared with DPReview, CIPA says it ‘will ensure that CP+2021 Online can be participated in by the maximum number of exhibitors.’ The event will take place starting Thursday, February 25 and wrap up on Sunday, February 28. In the event you miss the event,...
The Content Authenticity Initiative shows its first real-world samples of CAI-attributed images
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Dec, 2020 |
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[embedded content] The Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) has released the first images captured with CAI attribution using both hardware and software from partners implementing CAI’s standards. Until now, the CAI standard was nothing more than words on a page. Now, thanks to Adobe, Truepic and Qualcomm, we get to see what the process actually looks like, from beginning to end. As demonstrated when the standard was first announced, the ‘new attribution standard allows anyone to access verifiable information about visual content.’ When you hover over the ‘info’ button on the...
OWC’s new Copy That app makes it easy to backup photos from your iPhone, iPad
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Dec, 2020 |
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Other World Computing, also known as OWC, has released Copy That, a new app for iOS and iPadOS devices that makes it easy to copy photos and video from your Apple mobile devices directly to external storage devices, such as HDDs, RAID arrays, network-attached storage (NAS) units and more. The process works by using the Files app built into iOS and iPadOS. Once Copy That is downloaded to your device, you’re asked what you want to copy, where you want to copy and how you want to copy the media onboard your Apple device. You can choose to copy only photos or only videos, as well as whether or...
Sony announces new SDK for camera automation aimed at product photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Dec, 2020 |
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Sony has announced a small but significant update to the Sony Software Development Kit (SDK). This update allows users to craft custom imaging solutions using Sony cameras. The new camera automation software SDK has been created with product photographers in mind and is designed to streamline a product photography imaging workflow using Sony cameras. Sony writes, ‘It’s especially useful for large e-commerce businesses, allowing them to simplify, speed up and standardize product photography.’ This streamlining is achieved by the SDK enabling ‘virtually every...
Have your say: Vote now for best camera of 2020
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Dec, 2020 |
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Best camera of 2020 2020 has been a thoroughly odd year, by any standard. But despite the emergence of Covid, the postponement and cancellation of events big and small, some really excellent cameras were released. We had our say already, in our annual DPReview Awards, but which was your favorite? This your chance to let us know. And if you think we missed something, please leave a comment. Voting in three categories (cameras, prime and zoom lenses) runs through December 20th, and once the vote has closed we’ll run a fourth and final poll drawn from the winners of the first three to...
Have your say: Vote now for best prime lens of 2020
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Dec, 2020 |
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Best prime lens of 2020 Ah, prime lenses. Historically lauded as being less expensive, less bulky and generally sharper than average zooms, there were more than a few primes released over the course of 2020 that will challenge some of those long-held assumptions. We had our say already, in our annual DPReview Awards, but which lens was your favorite? This your chance to let us know. And if you think we missed something, please leave a comment. So get ready to zoom with your feet and cast your vote for the best prime lens of 2020. Voting in three categories (cameras, prime and zoom lenses)...
Have your say: Vote now for best zoom lens of 2020
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Dec, 2020 |
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Best zoom lens of 2020 The year 2020 might have offered us fewer chances to get out and photograph the things we love, but that didn’t stop manufacturers from bringing a ton of excellent new lenses to market. We’ve had the chance to shoot with most of these lenses this year, which was in itself a challenge (someone has finally commented on a certain motorcycle that’s appeared in many different sample galleries), but playing with new gear is always a joy. We had our say already, in our annual DPReview Awards, but which lens was your favorite? This your chance to let us know....
Studio test scene added to Sony a7S III initial review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Dec, 2020 |
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4 Previous 5 Stills and video studio scene 6 Next Studio Stills Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors and detail types you’ll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes to see the effect of different lighting conditions. Video stills Our video stills grabs make it possible to assess the resolution and sampling method used to capture it. Prev page Next page TABLE OF CONTENTS Gear in this story It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for all year! Chris and Jordan reveal their picks for the best and worst camera gear of 2020...
Capture One 21 released, includes new editing tools, features and improved performance
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Dec, 2020 |
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Capture One has announced the release of Capture One 21. The newest version of its photo editor includes numerous new features and improvements designed to not only improve the photo editing process but also to make it faster and smarter. The improvements to Capture One 21 are evident as soon as you begin importing new images into the software. The improved importer offers better selection tools, high-resolution thumbnails, faster importing, and the ability to import images from different folders at once. Within the importer, it is quicker to select which images you want, and which you want...
Adobe Lightroom is now native for both Apple M1, Windows Arm platforms
Posted by Chris Roubis on 8th, Dec, 2020 |
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Adobe, today, released an update for its line of Lightroom apps, bringing native support for Apple’s M1-powered computers and Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Windows Arm devices, as well as support for Apple’s new ProRAW image format and more. In addition to native support for M1-powered Apple computers and Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 Arm devices, Lightroom version 4.1 also adds support for Apple’s ProRAW format, making it possible to import and edit images captured using Apple’s new image format. For iPadOS and iOS devices, Lightroom also adds the option for...
Sentons CameraBar uses ultrasonic tech to add virtual buttons to smartphones
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Dec, 2020 |
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Sentons is developing ultrasonic tech users can expect in numerous new smartphones next year. By utilizing Sentons’ new CameraBar, smartphones will be able to incorporate nearly invisible virtual buttons on the side of the smartphone, allowing you to use the smartphone like a point and shoot camera without any physical controls. The virtual buttons utilize ultrasonic technology. The technology is already implemented as Air Triggers in the Asus ROG Phone 3. As Digital Trends writes, ‘The Air Triggers…provide customizable virtual buttons specifically tailored for playing games in...
Leaked ISOCELL presentation slide suggests Samsung entertaining the idea of a 600MP smartphone sensor
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Dec, 2020 |
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A promotional image for Samsung Semiconductors’ 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX mobile camera sensor. Known smartphone leaker Ice Universe has shared a leaked slide from Samsung Semiconductor presentation that suggests the company is looking to push the boundaries of its ISOCELL image sensor technology, going so far as to question the possibility of putting a 600MP sensor inside a mobile device. The leaked slide from Ice Universe. Click to enlarge. While Samsung Semiconductor has already revealed its 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX mobile camera sensor, the company has expressed continued interest...
Report: Japanese camera makers could see supply chain constraints due to supplier factory fire
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Dec, 2020 |
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An overview of the aftermath at AKM Semiconductor factory following a three-day fire, captured by Nikogorio and used with permission. Australian imaging publication, Inside Imaging, is reporting that some camera manufacturers could see supply chain issues following an October fire at an AKM Semiconductor audio chip factory in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. According to the report, the fire started on October 20 and burned uncontrolled for three days, effectively destroying the entire factory, which products various audio chip components used by ‘most Japanese camera makers.’ Inside...
Converted Sirui lenses offer low-cost anamorphic options for L and RF mount users
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Dec, 2020 |
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Mount adapter manufacturer MTF Services is targeting videographers using L and RF mount cameras with a pair of low-cost anamorphic lenses. The company is converting the Sirui Micro Four Thirds 35mm and 50mm F1.8 1.33x anamorphic lenses to work with Leica L and Canon RF mount cameras. These lenses have an imaging circle wider than the APS-C format, so they work with Super35 sensor areas and even with full-frame recording with a 1.35x crop. With the Sirui 50mm F1.8 costing just under $700/£600 and the 35mm F1.8 costing less than $800/£770, these lenses are the only affordable anamorphic...
Interview: Wedding photographer Vanessa Joy on communication, Covid and ‘speed-posing’
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Dec, 2020 |
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Vanessa Joy is one of the best–known names in wedding photography in the US. In this interview, Vanessa talks about her favorite gear, what makes the new Canon EOS R6 so useful, the challenges of shooting a product video during a pandemic, and why communication is key to successful portraiture. How did you get started in wedding photography? My mother was a wedding photographer. So naturally I hated it and didn’t want anything to do with it! But when I was picking out my electives for classes at high school I decided to take it. It was black and white photography – which meant darkroom work,...
Gift guide: 2020’s best photo books for photographers
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Dec, 2020 |
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Photographers can be quite difficult to shop for. We’re particular about our gear, accessories tend to cater to niche audiences, and we certainly don’t need any more lens shaped coffee mugs. Luckily, photography books never go out of style and can also serve as inspiration for years to come. There’s just something special about cracking open a nicely bound photo book and taking in the images, one at a time. And so we’re pleased to share some of our favorite titles from 2020, all of which make great...
Nikon Z5 Review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 7th, Dec, 2020 |
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The Nikon Z5 is a budget-friendly full-frame mirrorless camera that was introduced in July of 2020. Despite its $1,399 retail price tag (at the time of introduction), the Z5 is a very capable camera that has most of the functionality of its higher-end sibling, the Nikon Z6. Sporting a 24 MP CMOS sensor, EXPEED 6 image processor, 273-point autofocus system, dual UHS-II SD memory card slots, a lightweight magnesium alloy body, and a robust list of camera features, the Nikon Z5 has a lot to like about. I had a chance to test the Nikon Z5 for the past three months along with a few new Z-mount...
Hähnel launches lantern diffuser speedlite accessory
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Dec, 2020 |
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Lantern Diffuser Hähnel recently launched the Lantern Diffuser, a new speedlight diffuser that creates an exceptionally wide-angle spread of illumination in a very compact form factor by using a clever folding design. This new lighting accessory is just one part of Hähnel’s modular flash system and is designed to attach to hotshoe flash units via one of the company’s magnetic accessory clamps. Jump to: What is it? | How it works | What the light looks like | Conclusion Key features: Compact, folding design Comes with six color gels Works with Hähnel’s other modular magnetic accessories...
DPReview TV ‘best and worst’ awards in pictures
Posted by Chris Roubis on 6th, Dec, 2020 |
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Since 2013, Chris and I have been taking a look at the best and worst cameras of the year while playing a drinking game. This year required a very different format than usual, shooting outside for hours on end with a socially distanced crew. Given the circumstances, without even factoring in the alcohol we consumed, some details were bound to be lost. Here we present our reasoning for the products we chose as the best and worst of the year. Watch our Best and Worst of 2020 video to see all the...
Video: How to safely make a 35mm daguerreotype at home
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Dec, 2020 |
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In the latest episode of ‘Darkroom Magic,’the George Eastman Museum’s historic photographic process specialist, Nick Brandreth, teaches viewers how to make a 35mm daguerreotype at home without the use of dangerous or expensive chemicals. The daguerreotype gets its namesake from its creator, Louis Daguerre. The daguerreotype was introduced to the masses in 1839, becoming the first commercially viable photographic process. Although it fell out of favor about a decade later, the process has distinct characteristics that made it the process of choice for some specialists...
The Sony RX100 VII and a7C are the best cameras for travel
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 3, 2020 | dpreview staff Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next Whether you’re piling the family into the minivan for a trip to Disneyland or backpacking through Southeast Asia, you’ll probably want a camera that has a larger-than-average sensor, a versatile lens and wireless features for beaming your images back home. We’ve split our selections into two categories: one for people who want to capture memories on their trip, and the other for whom photography is the main reason for their trip. For the former, portability and zoom range are important. We chose...
DPReview TV: The best and worst cameras and lenses of 2020
Posted by Chris Roubis on 5th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 5, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for all year! Chris and Jordan reveal their picks for the best and worst camera gear of 2020 while playing their newest drinking game. What could go wrong? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Fun trivia about the other camera YouTubers mentioned in this episode While recording our annual Best and Worst episode for DPReview TV, Chris and I decided to add a twist to our drinking game. We wanted to find out how well we knew some of our YouTuber...
Video: Blind smartphone camera test highlights what qualities people value in smartphone photos
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Dec, 2020 |
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[embedded content] Nearly every smartphone manufacturer claims their newest device takes the best photos. They’ll cite different qualities, such as resolution, low light performance, autofocus, stabilization, and lens zoom. To help cut through the noise, popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee has published his third annual ‘Blind Smartphone Camera Test.’ While the test is not wholly scientific, and it’s not aiming to be, it does help shed light on what real-world users care about when it comes to smartphone cameras. The test includes 20 new smartphones. Brownlee and the...
Viltrox unveils 33mm F1.4, 56mm F1.4 APS-C prime AF lenses for Sony APS-C camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Dec, 2020 |
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Viltrox has announced the release of its new AF 33mm F1.4 and 56mm F1.4 APS-C prime lenses for Sony E-mount camera systems. The new 33mm F1.4 (50mm full-frame equivalent) features all-metal construction and comprises 10 elements in 9 groups, including one extra-low dispersion element and one high refractive index element. It features the option to manually or automatically control the aperture, a minimum focusing distance of 40cm (15.75″), offers a built-in micro USB port for updating the firmware and is compatible with Sony’s Eye AF technology thanks to its onboard stepping motor...
China’s Chang’e-5 probe beams high-res color panoramic of the Moon’s surface
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Dec, 2020 |
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[embedded content] China’s National Space Administration has released color video footage from its Luna probe approaching and landing on the surface of the Moon. The Chang’e-5 craft filmed its own touch-down at the beginning of a two-day mission to collect samples of rock and soil on and 2m below the surface of the moon before rejoining the a re-entry module that is orbiting 200km above it. This is the 15,000 pixel wide stitched panoramic taken by the Chang’e-5’s on-board camera. Click to enlarge. As well as the video of the landing the CNSA has released a high-resolution...
Film Fridays: The humble, plastic Soviet-era cameras that summited Mount Everest
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 4, 2020 | dpreview staff Russian climber Valentin Ivanov using a Smena Symbol. Photo: Technointorg In this week’s Film Friday, from our pals at Kosmo Foto, we join up with a group of Soviet climbers prepping to summit Mount Everest. The year is 1982 and to document the expedition, the team decides to bring along five plastic Smena Symbol viewfinder cameras. A humble, simple-to-use unit – intended more for family-use than mountaineering – the Symbol proves to be the perfect companion for the trip. Its lack of electronics, focusing aid or light meter meant fewer possible...
Reply to Music & Photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 4th, Dec, 2020 |
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definitely the birds, crows and blu jays are key. They are like sentinels and will tell you when Birds of Prey are near by. smaller birds will let you know about Falcons. I put the music in when I get home and edit the videos/photos. Bach [like David Illig suggest, above] They tell you when cars are coming...
Wristcam adds a pair of cameras to your Apple Watch
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Dec, 2020 |
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Since its release, users have wondered when the Apple Watch would include a camera. As of the recent Series 6 revisions, the Apple wearable has yet to integrate a camera. However, a new product for Apple Watch adds a pair of cameras to your wrist. Wristcam is an Apple-certified band for your Apple Watch and includes a pair of Sony-made cameras. A 2MP ‘self-facing’ camera can record 1080p video, while a second ‘world-facing’ camera records 8MP still images and 4K video. By using the accompanying Wristcam app on your Watch, you can live stream video, take advantage of a...
Video: One man’s quest to watercool a Canon R5 into an 8K video powerhouse
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Dec, 2020 |
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This July, Canon released a media advisory clarifying the overheating concerns of early Canon EOS R5 and R6 users. After Lensrentals took apart the R5, we better understood the thermal constraints of the design. The camera is very tightly sealed, which is great when you want to keep water out, but not so great when you want heat to escape. In its media release, Canon stated the approximate recording time for 8K 30p video with the R5 before the camera overheated is about 20 minutes. After letting the camera cool for 10 minutes, users can expect to record another 3 minutes of 8K footage before...
Review: Monogram Creative Console – a refinement of our favorite modular editing hardware
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Dec, 2020 |
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Monogram Creative Consolefrom $248 | Monogram The Monogram Creative Console includes a series of modular units which attach magnetically to each other in a configuration of your choosing. The Monogram Creative Console is a new set of modular, customizable controls that magnetically attach to one another. They work nicely with a wide variety of programs and apps, offering direct tactile shortcuts for most-used tasks and operations. Key specs Modular design Each unit attaches via strong magnets Solid Construction with no-slip base 5 different module categories: Core module (required/provides...
Nikon adds CFexpress Type B card support to its D500, D850 and D5 DSLR camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Dec, 2020 |
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Ten months after originally announcing its intentions to do so, Nikon has released a trio of firmware updates for its D5, D850 and D500 cameras that, amongst other updates, brings CFExpress Type B support for to all three DSLRs. This new support means Nikon D5, D850 and D500 DSLRs, like the Z6, Z6 II, Z7 and Z7 II mirrorless cameras, can now use CFExpress Type B cards, which are now more readily accessible and come in higher capacities than their similarly-designed XQD counterparts. In addition to the CFExpress Type B support, the firmware updates also address a few other issues for each of...
Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 3, 2020 | dpreview staff The 35mm F2 DG DN is the ‘standard prime’ in the group of new Sigma I-series lenses. We threw one onto the Sony a7R IV and went out shooting. Take a look. Gear in this story Chris and Jordan take a look at the new Sigma 35mm F2 and 65mm F2. Depending on which system you’re in and what your needs are, they might just be the compact, well-priced and impressively sharp little primes you’ve been looking for. Sigma has introduced its new ‘I series’ of compact, premium full-frame lenses for E and L mounts. The 24mm F3.5,...
Tamron announces 17-70mm F2.8 for Sony APS-C cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Dec, 2020 |
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Tamron has introduced the 17-70mm F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD lens for Sony APS-C bodies. The lens has a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 25.5-105mm and uses the company’s ‘Vibration Compensation’ image stabilizer (no word on its performance). The 17-70 F2.8 has a total of 16 elements, including one hybrid aspherical and two glass-molded aspherical elements. The focus unit is driving by a ‘Rapid eXtra-silent stepping drive’ (RXD) stepper motor. The minimum focus distance is 19cm (7.5″) and the maximum magnification is 0.21x. The lens is 12cm (4.7″) long and...
CIPA’s October report shows camera market has mostly recovered from its COVID-19 downturn
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Dec, 2020 |
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Top: Panasonic S1 (left) Canon EOS R (right) Bottom: Sony a7 III (left), Nikon Z6 (right) It’s been a rather tumultuous year for camera sales atop a market already in decline, but the latest report from Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) shows the market is back in business and nearly recovered from the COVID-19 downturn. CIPA, an industry association that aggregates shipment and sales information from the leading camera manufacturers, has shared its October numbers, which show the September recovery of shipments wasn’t a fluke. According to the October report, total digital...
Apple releases Pro Display XDR Calibrator for its $5,000-plus monitor
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Dec, 2020 |
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Apple Pro Display XDR users can now perform in-field recalibration of their monitors. Apple has released the Pro Display XDR Calibrator, allowing users to recalibrate their displays for the first time since the display’s release last December. Every Pro Display XDR comes calibrated from the factory; however, the new free-to-download Calibrator software allows for in-field recalibration for specific workflows ‘that may require custom calibration’. To perform calibration, you must use one of the following spectroradiometers: Photo Research SpectraScan PR-740, PR-745 or PR-788...
Slideshow: People’s Choice Award finalists for Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Dec, 2020 |
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Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has selected 25 finalist photos for its People’s Choice Award. Now it’s up to the public to vote for the overall winner. Anyone can participate in the process until February 2nd at 14:00 GMT. Over 49,000 images were submitted to this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. 100 images were chosen as winners or finalists by the panel of judges. An additional 25 photos have been set aside for this latest shortlist. Make sure you view the gallery, read the rules, and cast a vote for your...
Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 2, 2020 | dpreview staff Earlier this week we published our samples from the new Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN when mounted on a Sony body. Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV also shot a gallery with the lens, but on Panasonic bodies. Have a look. Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. Sigma has introduced its new ‘I series’ of compact, premium full-frame lenses for E and L mounts. The 24mm F3.5, 35mm F2 and 65mm F2 DG DN share similar designs and have weather-sealed metal bodies. Monogram’s Creative...
Qualcomm unveils new Snapdragon 888 SoC with 3 ISPs capable of 8K video, 120fps still shooting, 960fps slo-mo and more
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Dec, 2020 |
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Today, Qualcomm revealed details of the Snapdragon 888, its next-generation flagship mobile chipset, showing what kind of features, functionality and performance we can expect to see in flagship Android mobile devices in the coming year. [embedded content] The Snapdragon 888 is a System on a Chip (SoC) that consists of multiple processors atop a single substrate. These include multiple CPU and GPU cores, as well as additional mobile and AI components for powering all of the features we’ve come to expect from flagship mobile devices. At the heart of the Snapdragon 888 is Qualcomm’s Kryo 680...
Bronine Volkit can change four different battery models at the same time
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Dec, 2020 |
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South Korean battery charger manufacturer Lycan has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help it introduce a single device that can simultaneously charge and manage up to four different types of camera battery. The idea of the proposed Bronine Volkit is that users will be able to save space, reduce waste and save money by using a single charger and a series of battery holders to deal with multiple batteries from most popular camera brands. Up to four individual battery holders connect directly to the main charging station and the station’s screen displays information about the amount of charge...
(Select) Android smartphones now work with Profoto’s professional lights via Profoto Camera app beta
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Dec, 2020 |
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One of the most-asked questions Profoto received after releasing its Profoto Camera app for iOS was: ‘when will it be available for Android devices?’ Now, four months after releasing the Profoto Camera app for iOS alongside the release of its B10/B10 Plus strobes, an Android version is here, albeit in beta and limited to a select number of Samsung devices, for now. As with its iOS counterpart, the Profoto Camera app for Android beta makes it possible for Android users to trigger a number of its strobes, speedlights and compact LED lights using the company’s AirX Smart-TTL technology....
Sony’s new Visual Story iOS app is designed for wedding and event photographers
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Dec, 2020 |
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Sony has announced Visual Story, a new iOS application for Sony camera users. The app has been designed with wedding and event photographers in mind and provides users with simplified gallery creation, cloud storage, and web delivery solutions. Visual Story offers automated image transfer from compatible Sony Alpha cameras to the cloud. From there, users can edit and deliver curated digital albums directly to their clients. To speed up image selection and organization, the app also utilizes AI and reads the metadata of your images. ‘The voice of our customer is at the center of...
Nikon Mirrorless Cameras Compared
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Dec, 2020 |
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Ever since Nikon released its first Z-mount mirrorless cameras in 2018, the camera line-up has grown tremendously, totaling 6 cameras. The first two cameras, the Nikon Z6 and Z7 have been updated with their second-generation bodies. In-between, Nikon also released the Z5 – a budget full-frame mirrorless camera, as well as the Z50 – Nikon’s first Z-mount APS-C camera. In this article, we will take a look at the general specifications of these cameras and see how they compare to each other. To make it easier to compare these cameras side-by-side, I went ahead and created a single large table...
Yongnuo has patented a modular camera system aiming to best smartphone cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Dec, 2020 |
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Chinese manufacturer Yongnuo appears to be working on a modular mirrorless camera. Per Lighting Rumours, Yongnuo has filed a patent for a device combining a ‘mobile terminal’ and an external lens assembly. The mobile terminal appears to be similar to a smartphone in its shape and form factor. The device has a large display and a central, exposed image sensor. There aren’t specifics about the sensor, but it’s worth considering that Yongnuo joined the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) System Standard in February of this year. Further, the company’s Android-powered...
Hands-on with new Sigma 35mm and 65mm F2 DG DN lenses
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Dec, 2020 |
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Sigma just added three ‘I-series’ lenses to its Contemporary lineup, in the form of 24mm, 35mm and 65mm primes. Physically somewhat similar to the metal-bodied 45mm F2.8 ‘C’ released alongside the fp, these new primes promise very good performance and light weight when paired with L-mount and Sony E-mount mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. We’ve had our hands on the 35mm and 65mm for a few days; read on for pictures, impressions and key...
DPReview TV: Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN and 65mm F2 DG DN review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 1, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Chris and Jordan take a look at the new Sigma 35mm F2 and 65mm F2 Contemporary lenses for E- and L-mount. Depending on which system you’re in and what your needs are, they might just be the compact, well-priced and impressively sharp little primes you’ve been looking for. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN sample images Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN sample images Gear in this story The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also known as the EOS 850D or Kiss X10i in some markets) is a...
Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 1, 2020 | dpreview staff The Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN is for the photographer who wants a focal length that falls squarely between 50mm and 85mm. Have a look at our initial sample gallery taken on a full-frame Sony body. Gear in this story The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also known as the EOS 850D or Kiss X10i in some markets) is a 24MP DSLR aimed at first-time DSLR buyers and enthusiasts. Read our full review to find out how it performs. Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about Zeiss ZX1 has arrived. Combining a 37MP full-frame sensor, minimalist controls and Lightroom Mobile built...
Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 1, 2020 | dpreview staff While they were out shooting their video about Sigma’s new lenses, Chris and Jordan filled up a memory card with photos from the 35mm F2 DG DN and Panasonic S5/S1H. Have a look. Gear in this story The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also known as the EOS 850D or Kiss X10i in some markets) is a 24MP DSLR aimed at first-time DSLR buyers and enthusiasts. Read our full review to find out how it performs. Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about Zeiss ZX1 has arrived. Combining a 37MP full-frame sensor, minimalist controls and Lightroom Mobile built in,...
Sigma introduces 24mm F3.5, 35mm F2 and 65mm F2 lenses for E and L mounts
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Dec, 2020 |
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Published Dec 1, 2020 | dpreview staff Sigma has introduced its new I-series of compact, premium full-frame lenses for Sony E-mount and Leica/Panasonic/Sigma’s L-mount. The 24mm F3.5, 35mm F2 and 65mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary lenses share similar designs and have weather-sealed metal bodies. All three lenses have aperture rings and by-wire manual focus dials, and are driven by stepping motors. The 24mm F3.5 DG DN has a total of 10 elements, which include both SLD and aspherical glass. The special elements, along with Sigma’s ‘Super Multi-Layer coating’ help to reduce...
Vazen announces the 65mm T2 1.8x anamorphic lens for MFT camera systems, rounding out the 3 lens lineup
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Nov, 2020 |
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Anamorphic lens specialist Vazen has announced its new 65mm T2 1.8x anamorphic lens for the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system will cost $3,250 and is ready to ship immediately. The new lens completes the 1.8x MFT lens lineup, according to the company, alongside its 28mm T2.2 and 40mm T2 counterparts. When used with the full 4:3 MFT sensor, the lens will produce a 2.39:1 ratio aspect image once the footage is desqueezed. Shooting in the 16:9 ratio, frames will end up 3.2:1 and will probably need cropping, so cameras that can record from the whole sensor work best. On a MFT camera, the horizontal...
Meyer Optik Görlitz releases redesigned Primoplan 75mm F1.9 II lens for a handful of mounts
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Nov, 2020 |
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Meyer Optik Görlitz, under its new parent company OPC Optics, is bringing yet another lens back to life — the Primoplan 75mm F1.9 II. This fully-manual ‘legendary portrait lens’ is a revitalized version based on the original 1936 design by Meyer Optik designer, Paul Schäfter. Meyer Optik Görlitz says this redesigned version has been ‘carefully adapted it to the high standards of digital photography after an intensive development period,’ which included the support of Meyer Optik Görlitz engineer Dr. Wolf-Dieter Prenzel. Meyer Optik Görlitz says the ‘Primoplan 75 f1.9 II is an enhancement of...
Nikon Z6 II initial review updated
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Nov, 2020 |
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The Nikon Z6 II is an updated version of the company’s 24MP multimedia full frame mirrorless camera. It gains more processing power to add improved autofocus and a few other tweaks to an already well-rounded feature set. Key specifications 24MP full-frame BSI-CMOS sensor Continuous shooting at up to 14 fps (in 12-bit Raw with single AF point) Full-sensor UHD 4K video at up to 30p UHD 60p from an APS-C crop promised in future firmware update Two card slots (1x CFexpress/XQD, 1x UHS-II SD) 3.69M-dot EVF with improved blackout times Tilting 2.1M-dot read touchscreen USB-C socket for...
Canon confirms August ransomware attack, notes past and current employees affected
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Nov, 2020 |
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In August, we reported that Canon suffered a ransomware attack that, allegedly, saw more than 10TB of data taken from Canon’s servers. At the time, a Canon representative told us the company was ‘investigating the situation,’ but the company never confirmed the attack took place. Now, three months later, Canon has confirmed in a statement that an attack did take place as well as details on exactly what information was taken from its servers. The notice, first spotted by Canon Watch, states information of past and current employees ‘who were employed by Canon U.S.A., Inc. and certain...
Video: The ‘surprising’ origin story of Kodak Aerochrome film
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Nov, 2020 |
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[embedded content] Todd Dominey has published a video on his Youtube channel that dives into the interesting history of a film stock ‘with an origin story unlike any other,’ Kodak Aerochrome. The 11-minute video, which is part one of a two-part series, walks through why the infrared film was developed by Kodak and what the United States military had to do with its inception. From there, Dominey talks about the film’s significance in pop culture — most notably in the late 1960s and early 70s — as well as the film’s discontinuation announcement in 2009 and the striking Aerochrome works of...
AF-ON Button Explained
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Nov, 2020 |
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If you use a modern DSLR or a mirrorless camera, it might come with a button for focusing labeled “AF-ON”. While this button at first might seem to be redundant, it can be a very handy feature that will make it easier to focus on your subject. In this article, I will explain what the AF-ON button is all about and how you can take advantage of it on your camera. Table of Contents What is the AF-ON Button? On all modern digital cameras, the AF-ON Button stands for “Autofocus On”. It is used for engaging autofocus and metering, although its function can be re-programmed for some other purpose...
Gear of the Year: Barney’s choice (part 2) – Reflex-Nikkor 1000mm F11
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Nov, 2020 |
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Dan Bracaglia In Part 1 of my Gear of the Year for 2020 I mentioned that the Fujifilm X100V has been in my hands almost all of this year. This article is about a very different piece of photographic equipment in my collection, which has also seen heavy usage this year. And an item which – while much less practical for the kind of day-to-day documentation to which the X100V is so well-suited – is no less enjoyable (in its own way) to use. The story of how I ended up with a Reflex-Nikkor 1000mm F11 is a bit complicated, and starts with a very different kind of product: the Coolpix P950, which...
DPReview TV: Best enthusiast full frame mirrorless camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Nov, 2020 |
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Published Nov 28, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Planning to treat yourself to a new full-frame camera this holiday season? We compare the Canon EOS R6, Nikon Z6 II, Panasonic S5 and Sony a7 III. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Gear in this story This year, despite the disruption, plenty of amazing cameras, lenses, accessories and other products came through our doors. Now, as the year winds down, we’re highlighting some of our standout products of the year. Check out the winners of the 2020 DPReview Awards! Canon has released...
Photokina is cancelled indefinitely
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Nov, 2020 |
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Photokina has announced it will be indefinitely suspending its Cologne-based event due to ‘decreases in the imaging market’ that have ‘force[d] a hard cut.’ In a press release promoted on the Photokina homepage, Gerald Böse, President and Chief Executive Officer of Koelnmesse (the organizing company behind Photokina) says: ‘Unfortunately, at present, the framework conditions in the industry do not provide a viable basis for the leading international trade fair for photography, video and imaging […] This hard cut after a 70-year shared history was very difficult for us. The trend in this...
Treat yourself 2020: The ultimate photographers’ gift guide
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Nov, 2020 |
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It’s been a doozy of a year but thankfully, it wasn’t all sour grapes. While many aspects of society ground to a halt, manufacturers still had cool and exciting products in their pipelines that they managed to bring to market. And while opportunities to get and out shoot may be limited at the moment, we can still dream big. And what better way to do that than by ‘browser window shopping’. What follows is a rundown of the headiest products of 2020, the ones photographers really want. So pour a tall cold one and get ready to treat...
Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D Shift lens sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Nov, 2020 |
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Published Nov 27, 2020 | dpreview staff The new Laowa 15mm F4.5 Shift lens lets you go wide with perspective control. View our sample gallery to see how a bit of shift can change a photo or introduce creative effects. View the Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D Shift sample gallery Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The widest shift lens for full frame systems, the Laowa 15mm G4.5 Zero-D is designed for architectural photographers who like to keep their verticals vertical and their edges straight. The Laowa 15mm F4.5...
The Very Best Black Friday Deals of 2020
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Nov, 2020 |
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Nasim Mansurov is the author and founder of Photography Life, based out of Denver, Colorado. He is recognized as one of the leading educators in the photography industry, conducting workshops, producing educational videos and frequently writing content for Photography Life. You can follow him on Instagram and Facebook. Read more about Nasim...
iPhone mount converts an Apple Watch into a live viewfinder for selfies and vlogging
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Nov, 2020 |
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Apple’s iPhones have a front-facing camera for selfies and FaceTime, but the front camera’s performance and image quality pales in comparison to the rear cameras. For those wanting a high-quality selfie or to record video content of themselves, your options have long been to use the front-facing camera so you can see your phone’s display or to try your luck with the rear-facing camera and hope everything is framed properly. Ulanzi has a new product, the ST-09 Phone Tripod Mount for Apple Watch, designed to solve this exact problem. By using a paired Apple Watch and the...
Gear of the Year: Richard’s choice – Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Nov, 2020 |
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Dan Bracaglia I wouldn’t usually consider myself a fan of long lenses, perhaps as the result of my early digital experiences coming on disappointing superzooms. Once I’d got over the novelty of being able to take pictures of something a long way away, I usually found I could take a better photo by simply getting closer. I’ve used long telephotos for sports shooting, of course, but in recent years my lenses of choice have been 35 and 85mm equivalents. The Canon 800mm F11 seemed too interesting to not try, though. And that meant adapting my photography to suit the equipment....
DPReview TV lens review: Shift your perspective with the Laowa 15mm F4.5 shift lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Nov, 2020 |
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Published Nov 26, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery for this episode Gear in this story We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also known as the EOS 850D or Kiss X10i in some markets) is a 24MP DSLR aimed at first-time DSLR buyers and enthusiasts. Read our full review to find out how it performs. Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about Zeiss ZX1 has arrived. Combining a 37MP full-frame sensor, minimalist controls...
Fujifilm Launches Pixel Shift on the GFX 100
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Nov, 2020 |
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It is a great day for all Fujifilm fans, since the company has just released its first version of Pixel Shift on the GFX 100. If you have never heard of Pixel Shift, this technology allows a camera with in-body image stabilization (IBIS) to shift the sensor by up to a pixel (hence the name) in several directions, capturing several frames, in order to stitch them together for a single, high-resolution photo with maximum detail and color accuracy. In the case of the GFX 100, the camera will be able to stitch up to 16 RAW images in order to yield a 400 MP RAW image. In essence, Pixel Shift can...
MIOPS launches Kickstarter campaign for Flex, its featured-packed smart camera gadget
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Nov, 2020 |
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MIOPS, makers of the Smart Trigger and Mobile Remote, is back on Kickstarter with another new product designed to make it easier than ever to capture unique images. The Flex is a ‘smart camera gadget’ photographers can use to create timelapse videos, capture photos of lightning strikes, breaking glass and more. Flex attaches to your camera’s hot shoe and communicates wirelessly with an accompanying app for iOS and Android. Flex offers many different features and shooting modes, including: Camera control Lightning sensor Sound sensor Laser sensor HDR bracketing Geotagging...
Our favorite gear, rewarded: DPReview Awards 2020
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Nov, 2020 |
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How is it nearly the end of the year already? Not that any of us are keen for 2020 to last much longer. To say the least, this has been a strange and difficult few months for people all over the globe, and one that we can’t wait to put behind us. The photo industry (like most industries) was impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic this year, but a lot of great products were released nevertheless, even if launch schedules were a little more erratic (and access to samples a lot more disrupted) than normal. At the end of every year we get together as a team to recognize the standout products of...
Fujifilm adds a 400MP capture mode to its GFX 100 camera with 3.00 firmware update
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Nov, 2020 |
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Fujifilm has announced a firmware update for its GFX 100 camera that adds Pixel Shift and Multi-Shot functions to its flagship camera, which work alongside Fujifilm’s new Pixel Shift Combiner software to stitch together up to 16 Raw photographs into a single 400MP Raw image. The new 400MP image capture mode in firmware version 3.00 combines the capabilities of the GFX 100’s 102MP sensor, its in-body image stabilization and the X Processor 4 inside. To achieve this level of resolution, the GFX 100 will first capture a the base shot, before shifting the sensor one pixel left, right and down...
The Panasonic S1H and GH5 are the best cameras for videographers
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Nov, 2020 |
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Published Nov 24, 2020 | dpreview staff Previous 1 Introduction 2 Next There are a lot of photo/video cameras that have found a role as B-cameras on professional productions or A-camera for amateur and independent productions. These cameras provide a variety of tools to support filmmakers and output high quality footage at high bitrates. Our pick: Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H The S1H’s stills-camera looks disguise one of the most video-centric stills/video cameras we’ve ever encountered. Its capture options are diverse: 10-bit 4:2:2 4K at up to 30p from the full sensor area or 60p from a Super 35...
Fujifilm Introduces FUJIFILM GFX100 IR for 100MP infrared imaging
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Nov, 2020 |
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Image shows standard Fujifilm GFX100 Fujifilm has announced a special version of its 100MP GX100, for infrared imaging. Photography is possible at up to 400MP, courtesy of a new ‘Pixel Shift Combiner‘ feature The new camera will be available for special order in early 2021. Press release: Fujifilm Introduces FUJIFILM GFX100 IR (Infrared) Large Format Mirrorless Digital Camera Valhalla, N.Y., November 25, 2020 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of FUJIFILM GFX100 IR digital camera (GFX100 IR), a uniquely specialized version of its GFX100 large...
Sigma to release a new ‘DN’ lens for mirrorless camera systems via livestream on December 1
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Nov, 2020 |
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Sigma has announced it will be showing off a new Digital Neo (DN) lens on December 1 during its ‘Sigma Stage Online’ livestream. No further information has been shared about what kind of lens we can expect, but with the livestream just a week out, we won’t have to wait long. The livestream will take place at 7am ET (4am PT) using the below video: [embedded content] You can subscribe to Sigma’s Youtube channel to keep up to date with the latest news and click the ‘Set reminder’ button on the above video to receive a push notification before the livestream starts. The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also...
Video: ‘One Shot’ shows what it takes to capture an iconic image at the Olympic games
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Nov, 2020 |
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A thread on Reddit has brought a neat photography documentary from 2017 to our attention. ‘One Shot: Photographing the Olympic Games’ is a behind the scenes look at how photographers capture the iconic images of the Olympics, including a special focus on photographers setting up to capture the 100m men’s final in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 summer games. Featured photographers include multi-awarded photographers such as Lucy Nicholson, Dave Burnett, Bob Martin, Tim de Waele, and Tsuyoshi Matsumoto. Nicholson had a very specific image in mind for the 100m men’s...
MonsterAdapter’s new LA-KE1 adapter brings autofocus, aperture control to Pentax K-mount lenses on Sony E-mount cameras
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Nov, 2020 |
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MonsterAdapter, a relatively new player in the lens adapter game, has revealed the details of the LA-KE1, a new adapter that will make it possible to mount Pentax K-mount glass to Sony E-mount mirrorless camera systems. There isn’t much information available about MonsterAdapter. The company’s Facebook page, which appears to be its only online presence, was created on May 20, 2020, when the company announced the development of the LA-EA4r, a modified version of Sony’s LA-EA4 adapter that expanded functionality and support. MonsterAdapters has since released another adapter, the LA-VE1, which...
Gear of the Year: Barney’s choice (part 1) – Fujifilm X100V
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Nov, 2020 |
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Please note: the images in this article are downsized from the original files. A link is provided below to our full samples gallery. What a year. I thought 2016 was bad, but then 2020 barged in, ripped a room-clearing fart, handed 2016 its beer and went bananas. Hopefully you don’t need me to list the many horrors of the last 11 months, because I would prefer not to. It’s surreal looking back now, but in the first six weeks of 2020 I flew roughly 15,000 miles, all of which was for work. The year began with the CES show in Las Vegas, then on to a video shoot in Texas, and another...
Review: Does the Canon Rebel T8i DSLR make sense in an increasingly mirrorless world?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Nov, 2020 |
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Introduction The Canon EOS Rebel T8i (also known as the EOS 850D or Kiss X10i in some markets) is a 24MP DSLR camera that is compatible with the company’s EF and EF-S mount lenses. It has an optical viewfinder, but it also has a usable and responsive touchscreen interface and live view experience that’s a match for the company’s mirrorless camera options. Jump to: What’s new | Body, handling| Image quality | Autofocus | Video | Conclusion | Samples For much of the world, shifting consumer preferences towards mirrorless cameras have left DSLRs looking like relics of...
2020 Black Friday and Cyber Monday camera gear deals
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Nov, 2020 |
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Please note that this article will be updated over the course of the holiday week. We will make every effort to keep it up to date but we cannot guarantee that all of the deals listed below will be available at the time of reading. Here in the US, we’re looking forward to Thanksgiving. While this year’s Turkey Day will be a little unusual thanks to you-know-what, some things remain the same. Holiday season traditionally means shopping season, and the week of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday deals is here. We’ve compiled a list of the best offers on...
iFixit tears down the iPhone 12 Pro Max, showcasing new camera tech
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Nov, 2020 |
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[embedded content] Customers have gotten their hands on Apple’s latest family of iPhones, including the largest iPhone ever, the iPhone 12 Pro Max. While customers have been enjoying using the new phones, over at iFixit, the team has been busy tearing them apart. They’ve taken apart the iPhone 12 mini and the two medium-sized iPhone 12s, the 12 and 12 Pro. Over this past weekend, the iFixit crew got to work dismantling the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Image courtesy of iFixit and Creative Electron. Before diving in, it’s worth recapping the iPhone 12 Pro Max’s features. It is...
FLEX: The Third-Generation MIOPS Smart Trigger is Here
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Nov, 2020 |
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Canon RF 85mm F2 Macro IS sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Nov, 2020 |
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Published Nov 23, 2020 | dpreview staff Canon’s RF 85mm F2 Macro IS offers EOS R-series shooters an affordable, stabilized and fast-ish portrait prime. Its ‘Macro’ designation also reflects its close-focusing capabilities and while it falls short of true 1:1 reproduction, its 0.5X magnification gives this lens another layer of versatility. Take a look at how it handles subjects out in the real world. Gear in this story Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about Zeiss ZX1 has arrived. Combining a 37MP full-frame sensor, minimalist controls and Lightroom Mobile built in,...
Slideshow: Winners and finalists of the 2020 Ocean Photographer of the Year awards
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Nov, 2020 |
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Oceanographic Magazine announced the winners and finalists for its annual Ocean Photographer of the Year awards. Over 3,000 images were submitted to six categories. Canadian photographer Nadia Aly was named Ocean Photographer of the Year and also received the Collective Portfolio award. ‘The photograph is perfectly exposed, compellingly dramatic and deeply intriguing. I know from experience that this image was not easy to create. Nadia Aly’s acknowledgement as the Ocean Photographer of the Year is a testament not only to the sheer power and uniqueness of her imagery, but to her journey...
Best gifts for photographers in 2020
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Nov, 2020 |
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First, an acknowledgement: this holiday season is unusual. It’s been a grim year to say the least, and it might seem a little frivolous to be recommending gadgets and stocking stuffers when many people are struggling. The counter-argument is that in these difficult times, creative pursuits are more important than ever. For many of us, photography is therapeutic – something that invigorates us when we’re feeling depleted. If we can assist you in helping the photographer in your life find a little calm in the storm that is 2020, then we’ve done our job. So in light of all of...
VALOI 360 Kickstarter campaign promises affordable way to digitize film
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Nov, 2020 |
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A new Kickstarter campaign for VALOI 360 promises to deliver an affordable, high-quality way to digitize rolls of 35mm and medium format film. VALOI 360, which is over halfway toward its roughly $74,000 USD goal, is a system of modular physical components you can use to digitize 35mm and 120mm film negatives using a digital camera. There are three main components in the 360 system. There is the VALOI 360 35mm Holder. The holder keeps 35mm film flat while allowing for a backlight to shine through. It is constructed of injection-molded plastic and has an S-curve film path to flatten the film...
DPReview TV: Best smartphone gimbal
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, Nov, 2020 |
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Published Nov 21, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] Smartphones capture amazing video, but to kick production value up a notch consider adding a compact gimbal to your kit. This week, we test three leading smartphone gimbals: The DJI OM 4, the Moza Mini MX and the Zhiyun Smooth XS. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Vaporware no more: the much-speculated-about Zeiss ZX1 has arrived. Combining a 37MP full-frame sensor, minimalist controls and Lightroom Mobile built in, it’s a refreshing – if a bit quirky – take on the...
Angelina Jolie to direct Don McCullin biopic starring Tom Hardy
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Nov, 2020 |
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Portrait of Sir Don McCullin from his website. To learn more about his career and work, click here. Legendary photographer Don McCullin will be portrayed on the big screen by Tom Hardy in an upcoming film based on McCullin’s autobiography, ‘Unreasonable Behaviour’. It has been announced that the movie will be directed by Angelina Jolie. Gregory Burke is handling the adaptation. Burke has previously written the screenplay for the movie, ’71’, based on The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The movie is being produced by Working Title and Hardy Son & Baker. The...
Tokina announces 17–35mm F4 lens for Canon EF, Nikon F camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Nov, 2020 |
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In addition to releasing its 23mm and 33mm F1.4 atx-m lenses for Fujifilm camera systems, Tokina has also revealed its latest lens for Canon EF and Nikon F mount DSLR cameras, the atx-i 17–35mm F4. If the specs of this lens look familiar, it’s because it appears to be a successor to the Tokina 17–35mm F4 AT-X Pro FX lens (also available for Canon EF and Nikon F mounts). The new lens is constrcuted of 13 elements in 12 groups, features an aperture range of F4 through F22 and has a minimum focusing distance of 28cm (.9ft). The lens features Tokina’s exclusive One-Touch Focus Clutch Mechanism,...
Nikon teases upcoming super telephoto lenses, 50mm prime with an updated lens road map
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Nov, 2020 |
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Click to enlarge. The new ‘Micro 50mm’ prime is center-left in the bottom row and the two super-telephoto lenses are top-right in the back row. Nikon has released an updated version of its visual lens roadmap for Z-mount camera systems, revealing silhouettes of three upcoming lenses, including two super-telephoto lenses and one macro prime lens. While there are eleven total silhouettes, only three of them are new: the ‘Micro 50mm,’ the 400mm S-Line and the 600mm S-line. As you would expect, the silhouettes for the two super-telephoto lenses tower above the rest. Meanwhile, the...
Buying guide: The best gifts for film photographers in 2020
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Nov, 2020 |
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Do you love film photography, or are you shopping for someone who does? Lucky you / them! Film photography is exploding in popularity and the folks in on the fun tend to be some the coolest cats in town: sorry, digital peeps. Cool cats deserve cool gifts. And so we’ve combed the analog universe, searching high and low for the hottest gear to include in this guide. It’s filled with fun stuff that should please even the pickiest analog avenger, and most budgets. From funky film stocks, to home developing and digitizing solutions, these are the best film photography gifts in 2020....
Tokina unveils 23mm and 33mm F1.4 atx-m series lenses for Fujifilm X-mount camera systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, Nov, 2020 |
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Tokina has announced the release of two new prime lenses for Fujifilm X-mount camera systems: the atx-m 23mm F1.4 and the atx-m 33mm F1.4. The 23mm F1.4 and 33mm F1.4 feature 35mm and 50mm full-frame equivalent focal lengths, respectively, and both feature near-silent autofocus thanks to their ST-M motors. Both lenses feature clickless aperture rings, nine-blade aperture diaphragms, aperture ranges of F1.4 through F16, have 52mm front filter threads and are the same size: 72mm (2.83”) long and 65mm (2.56”) in diameter. The 23mm F1.4 weighs 276g (9.74oz), while the 33mm F1.4 weighs 285g...
Chroma Cameras’ 679 camera system turns medium format modular
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Nov, 2020 |
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Chroma Cameras has unveiled a modular medium format camera for shooting 120 film. The new 679 camera system allows customers to custom build a camera for their specific needs. Speaking to Kosmo Foto, Chroma Cameras founder Steve Lloyd says, ‘The Chroma 679 is a brand new, modular, medium format camera system. Like my other Chroma cameras, it’s been designed around the idea of flexibility and ‘uniqueness’, along with being an affordable, and enjoyable, way to combine existing lenses and film holders.’ The Chroma 679 system comprises four standard components. All...
Halide’s deep dive into why the iPhone 12 Pro Max is made for ‘Real Pro Photography’
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Nov, 2020 |
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Sebastiaan de With, Co-founder and Designer of the professional iOS camera app Halide, has shared a deep dive blog post into the photographic capabilities of Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max, showing a technical breakdown of all three cameras packed inside the flagship device. In many of the articles we gathered in our iPhone 12 Pro Max review roundup, reviewers said they didn’t actually notice that big of a difference in image quality between the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max. This came as somewhat a surprise considering how promising the technology in the iPhone 12 Pro Max looked, but without...
X-tra promises a fresh take on the conventional camera battery with its innovative offering
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Nov, 2020 |
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Camera batteries are difficult to get excited about, but they are a critical part of any camera kit. Sure, they come in different shapes and sizes, but they’re basically all functionally identical. A new Kickstarter project hopes to change this by improving upon the conventional camera battery. The X-tra battery promises increased capacity, improved usability, and quite simply, a better user experience for photographers and videographers on the go. For many photographers, particularly those using mirrorless cameras with smaller batteries and larger power consumption, it’s a...
Canon releases mostly minor firmware updates for five cameras and its RF 50mm F1.2 lens
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Nov, 2020 |
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Canon has released a barrage of firmware updates for a number of its mirrorless cameras and a single RF lens, bringing new and improved features, as well as the usual bug fixes. None of the updates offer major improvements in autofocus or other areas, but they all take care of a few ‘phenomena’ and offer support for newer Canon lenses. Canon RF 50mm F1.2 L USM We’ll go ahead and get the most minor firmware update out of the way first. The Canon RF 50mm F1.2 L USM lens has received a version 1.0.5 firmware update that ‘Reduces image noise when performing high sensitivity shooting...
Zeiss ZX1 initial review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Nov, 2020 |
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Introduction Studio product photography by Dan Bracaglia The Zeiss ZX1 is the first-ever digital camera to come with Adobe Lightroom Mobile built-in, encouraging you to shoot, edit and upload images from a single device. It has a 37.4MP full-frame sensor, a fixed 35mm F2 lens and the largest screen we’ve ever seen on a modern digital camera at 4.34″ (11cm) diagonal. It’s also a camera that I wondered if I’d ever see; it was announced way back in 2018, and there was a stretch of more than a year and a half where we heard no news and published no developments on it....
Nikon Z6 II sample gallery
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Nov, 2020 |
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Nikon unveiled the Z6 II last month, adding some more processing power and a few other modest upgrades to its ‘multimedia’ full-frame mirrorless offering. We got our hands on one and have some preliminary samples to share – take a look. Gear in this story The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are solid updates, but the gap at the top of Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless lineup for a truly ‘professional’ model still exists. So what can the Z6 II and Z7 II tell us about what Nikon might do next? The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are iterative updates but with some meaningful...
The Upcoming Nikon Z Lenses
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, Nov, 2020 |
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As you might already know, Nikon added a few new lenses to its Nikon Z lens roadmap in October, which included a couple of super-telephoto lenses. Although the maximum apertures of these lenses were not defined, I projected that these would be fast super-telephoto primes, namely Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 S and Z 600mm f/4 S. Nikon recently released an image of its upcoming lens line-up, which includes silhouettes of unreleased lenses, and it looks like these will indeed be fast super-telephoto primes. Based on these silhouttes, we can make projections about the upcoming lenses and their maximum...
Nik celebrates its 25th anniversary with new presets in Nik Collection 3 by DxO
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Nov, 2020 |
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Nik Software, now part of the DxO family, has existed for an impressive 25 years. To celebrate this major milestone, DxO has announced Nik Collection 3 by DxO version 3.3, which adds a fitting 25 new presets for Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro. The update adds Classic Portraiture, Light and Bright, Wildlife Photography and Street Photography preset collections. Classic Portraiture is the largest of the bunch, adding 10 presets for Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro. New presets include High Key Bright (seen below), Hint of Color, Hollywood Glamour, and Warm and Soft. The Nik Collection by...
Cosina Japan reveals its ultra-fast Voigtlander Super Nokton 29mm F0.8 lens for MFT systems
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Nov, 2020 |
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Cosina Japan has announced the Super Nokton 29mm F0.8 Aspherical lens for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera systems, making it the fastest functional and commercially-available lens on the market. The entirely manual lens, which offers an equivalent focal length of a 58mm lens on a full-frame camera, is constructed of 11 elements in 7 groups, including a ground aspherical element. The lens features an aperture range of F0.8 to F16, a twelve-blade aperture diaphragm, an all-metal helicoid unit for driving the manual focus and has a dedicated de-click switch for making the aperture adjustment...
Mount any Canon EF lens to Fujifilm’s GFX cameras with Metabones new EF-GFX Smart Expander adapters
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Nov, 2020 |
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Metabones has announced the release of the EF-GFX Smart Expander, a new adapter that makes it possible to use every Canon EF mount lens on Fujifilm GFX camera systems. The adapter uses an optical design consisting of five elements in three groups to multiply the focal length and F-stop of Canon EF-mount lenses by 1.26x to match the image circle of EF lenses to Fujifilm’s GFX cameras while retaining the same diagonal field-of-view. A front and back view of the EF-GFX 1.26x Smart Expander adapter. The EF-GFX Smart Expander offers electronic integration, including support for phase-detection...
DPReview TV: Tamron 70-300 F4.5-6.3 review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Nov, 2020 |
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Published Nov 18, 2020 | dpreview staff [embedded content] The Tamron 70-300mm F4.5.6-3 Di III RXD for E-mount provides similar coverage to Sony’s own 70-300mm lens, but at a fraction of the price. Is this another winner from Tamron? Watch our review to learn more. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get new episodes of DPReview TV every week. Sample gallery for this episode Gear in this story The Leica Q2 Monochrom is a version of the Gold Award-winning Q2 that only shoots images in black and white. It’s a niche (and pricey) product to be sure, but so far we find it to be...
Tamron 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 sample gallery (DPReview TV)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, Nov, 2020 |
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Published Nov 18, 2020 | dpreview staff 70-300mm zooms are incredibly popular, particularly for travel. How does Tamron’s newest model compare? Check out our sample gallery to judge sharpness, bokeh and pincushion distortion for yourself. View the Tamron 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 sample gallery Gear in this story The Leica Q2 Monochrom is a version of the Gold Award-winning Q2 that only shoots images in black and white. It’s a niche (and pricey) product to be sure, but so far we find it to be well-designed and capable of outstanding results. DJI’s second-generation Pocket camera...
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.