Canon's RF 85mm F2 Macro IS offers EOS R-series shooters an affordable, stabilized and fast-ish portrait prime. Take a look at what it can do.
November 23
Oceanographic Magazine recently announced the winners of its 2020 Ocean Photographer of the Year awards.
November 22
For many of us, photography is a welcome retreat from the raging storm that is 2020. If you happen to be shopping for a photographer this season, we've got some gift ideas that we think will help enable and enrich this pursuit.
November 21
Finnish company VALOI has launched a new Kickstarter campaign for the VALOI 360 film digitizing system. By combining the VALOI 360 with a digital camera and light source, you can easily digitize your rolls of 35mm and 120 film.
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.
November 20
Don McCullin's illustrious career is set to arrive on the silver screen in a new film adapted from McCullin's autobiography. Tom Hardy is set to star as McCullin with Angelina Jolie directing.
In addition to the 23mm and 33mm F1.4 lenses it announced for Fujifilm cameras, Tokina has also unveiled a 17–35mm F4 lens for Canon EF and Nikon F mount camera systems.
Nikon has released an updated version of its visual lens roadmap, showing off three new silhouettes for its forthcoming 'Micro 50mm' prime, 400mm S-Line super-telephoto and 600mm S-Line super-telephoto lenses.
From funky film stocks, to home developing and digitizing solutions, we think these are the best film photography gifts in 2020.
The new 23mm and 33mm F1.4 offer 35mm and 50mm full-frame equivalent focal lengths, respectively. The 23mm and 33mm F1.4 lenses will be available for $479 and $429, respectively, starting December 11.
November 19
Chroma Cameras has announced the 679 camera system. It is a modular medium format camera system allowing photographers to easily, and affordably, build a versatile 120 film camera for multiple lens systems and film backs.
Halide Co-founder and Designer, Sebastiaan de With, has shared an incredibly detailed analysis of the iPhone 12 Pro Max's camera tech and explains why the changes, compared to the iPhone 12 Pro, are far more impressive than initial reviews suggested.
Camera battery design has been relatively unchanged for years, but new Kickstarter campaign for the X-tra battery hopes to upend convention and give photographers a more powerful, quicker and better camera battery.
Canon has released firmware updates for four of its mirrorless cameras, its flagship 1D X Mark III DSLR and its RF 50mm F1.2 L USM lens. The updates mainly address minor bugs and brings support for newer lenses to Canon's mirrorless cameras.
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 smartphone-meets-camera concept.
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.
November 18
The Nik Collection 3 by DxO has been updated to version 3.3, adding 25 new presets to celebrate the company's 25th anniversary.
The Voigtlander 29mm F0.8 Aspherical lens for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) systems will become the fastest commercially-available lens on the market when orders start in December.
The EF-GFX Smart Expander makes it possible to use nearly any EF lens — even third-party lenses — to work with Fujifilm's GFX mirrorless cameras.
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.
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.
November 17
Adobe has released a new Photoshop (Beta) version for Apple Silicon and Windows ARM. The beta currently lacks many features, but it represents an important first step in Adobe's promised development of native software for the Microsoft Surface Pro X and the new M1-powered Macs.
One of the most powerful video editing apps for iOS and iPadOS has become even more capable with its version 2.4 update. You can now import, edit and export 10-bit HDR video in a number of color spaces.
ON1 has launched new versions of its ON1 HDR, ON1 Effects, ON1 Resize and ON1 Portrait AI plugins. The four new versions are part of a new ON1 Professional Plugin Series.
The full-frame FX6 cinema camera appears to use the same sensor and processor combination found inside Sony's a7S III mirrorless camera.
We've known that the Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x was coming for a long time, and mockups have been on display here and there at trade shows for a year or so, but now it's official. Here's everything you need to know about this intriguing lens.
Olympus' new 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x is one seriously-impressive piece of kit. Offering 1000mm equiv. of reach when using the built-in teleconverter, it's a great option for wildlife photography. Click-through to see the photos we've taken thus far.
Olympus has announced a firmware update for its flagship E-M1X high-speed camera, adding bird detection autofocus. Features such as Raw video output and improved video stabilization will roll out to other high-end Olympus models.
Olympus' long-awaited 150-400mm F4.5 pro lens with a built-in 1.25x teleconverter has finally arrived, and it is an impressive-looking specimen indeed. It's slated to arrive in late January 2021 with an MSRP of $7500.
The OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs is a subtle successor to the E-M10 Mark III, adding only a silent mode and an 'Instant Film' Art Filter. It will come bundled with a 14-42mm kit lens for $599.
November 16
This autumn, Jean-Luc Dauvergne spent six nights at the Pic du Midi Observatory in the French Pyrenees photographing Mars during the recent Mars opposition. He used his images to create a global map of Mars, which he states is the best global map of Mars shot from Earth's surface.
Leica Rumors noticed that hidden in the changelog of a version 2.2.0 app update, Leica made all of the premium features in its mobile companion app, which once cost $50 per year, free for all.
Pixelmator Pro 2 is Pixelmator's biggest update to date. The new version has been built to run natively on the new Apple M1 chip and includes a brand-new user interface.
One of 2020's many, many surprises has been the emergence of the Zeiss ZX1, a full-frame, fixed lens compact first announced in late 2018 – and not heard from for a long time after that. It's real, it's here and we've got our first batch of samples to share.
November 15
We've been spending more time getting to know the 70-200mm F2.8 VR S, a cornerstone lens in Nikon's relatively young Z-mount lineup. Take a look at more samples from around the Puget Sound and beyond, including images from the new Z6 II.
November 14
If you're looking for an alternative for Google Photos, you're not short on options. We've rounded up some of the best solutions for managing, viewing and sharing your photos on the go.
Who makes the best 70-200mm F2.8 zoom lens? We tested the latest models from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Panasonic to find out.
November 13
Following Apple's presentation on November 10 during which the company showed the first three Macs built on Apple silicon, Adobe announced that it is not officially supporting its apps on Rosetta 2 emulation. However, native Apple silicon versions of Lightroom and Photoshop are on the way.
Apple's latest iOS 14.3 developer build has revealed what we can expect from its new ProRAW image format, which will capture 12-bit Raw DNG files on Apple's new iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max smartphones.
What if your camera knew what it was looking at? A new Raspberry Pi-based project combines a camera module with machine learning to bring this possibility to life.
The Pentax K mount version of Venus Optics' popular Laowa 100mm F2.8 Ultra Macro was set to be released back in 2018, but only now is it seeing the light of day.
In the second installment of our $20 film camera challenge, DPR editor Dan Bracaglia gets his hands on a bloated 90's 'compact zoom. And much to his surprise, this $16 camera checks quite a few boxes, with one noticeable shortcoming.
November 12
Christie's is currently hosting an auction of a massive photo collection. The collection, 'Voyage to Another World: The Victor Martin-Malburet Photograph Collection', includes 700 lots and more than 2,400 separate items.
DJI just released a new firmware update for its Mavic Air 2 drone. Included is remote control compatibility with the Mini 2.
Canon has announced the macOS version of its EOS Webcam utility is out of beta and now supports 43 Canon cameras. The Windows version has also received a version 1.1 update.
DJI's second generation Pocket camera includes many useful upgrades and is lots of fun. It may even get used behind the scenes to help produce our DPReview TV videos. Watch our review to learn more about this versatile little camera.
The a7S III comes five years after the Mark II. So what exactly has changed in that time? We took a closer look and found a more ambitious video tool that helps explain the higher pricing.
November 11
Projected President-elect Joe Biden and his running-mate Kamala Harris addressed the world on Saturday, with speeches that concluded with a drone light show. Here's how it came together.
Google has announced that it will be ending its unlimited free photo and video storage through Google Photos. The popular service will be moving to a 15 GB cap on free storage beginning in June 2021.
Nathan Myhrvold designed a custom camera built around a 100MP medium format image sensor to capture beautiful, detailed microscopic images of snowflakes. You've seen snow, but perhaps not quite like this.
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