The XCD 30mm F3.5 is a wide angle prime lens for Hasselblad medium format cameras, and with a price tag close to $4000 you expect it to be good. As Chris and Jordan discover, it's an outstanding optic – with interesting bokeh.
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This 60-second tutorial from Adobe shows how changing the 'Color Adaptation' setting within the Content Aware Fill tool can create better edits in different situations.
The new Tamron 35mm F2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 lens has an attractive price, but how does it stack up against Sony's own 35mm F2.8? According to Chris and Jordan, pretty darn well.
A new photography podcast has kicked off with an episode that looks critically at the photo preset market, detailing the negative impact it has on photographers and the wider industry.
What better way to promote a phone than to shoot a commercial for it directly on the device. It's not the first of its kind, nor will it be the last, but as has often been the case, it's a fun watch from a blockbuster director.
Chris and Jordan test the Canon EOS R with new v1.4 firmware to see how much it improves autofocus. TL;DR – if you use eye-AF, you'll want this update.
Chris and Jordan are joined once again by Don Komarechka – part photographer, part mad scientist – to explore the incredible possibilities of shooting with UV lights.
Sony's 'Real-Time' autofocus promises to track almost anything you throw at it, but it's not enabled by default. The words 'Real-Time' don't even appear in the camera's menu. In this video, Chris shows us how to set up this very useful feature.
The future firmware updates will add a Log picture profile option and the ability to record Raw video over HDMI to recorders like the Atomos Ninja V.
This week Chris and Jordan compare four popular mid-range APS-C mirrorless cameras: the Canon M6 II, Nikon Z50, Sony a6400 and the Fujifilm X-T30. Which one is right for you?
Have you ever looked at your smartphone or GoPro and said, "I wish my camera could stabilize an image like that?!" Chris explains the limits of electronic image stabilization.
As if you needed another reason to fear for what your gear goes through when being transported from the retailer to your house.
The a6100 is Sony's newest entry-level APS-C mirrorless camera. As Chris and Jordan highlight in their review, it features some useful upgrades over to the [apparently immortal] a6000.
Last week Panasonic announced a major firmware update for the G9, adding video features once exclusive to the GH5 series. Does Chris love the autofocus? Can Jordan replace his beloved GH5s? Tune in to find out.
RED maintains its hold on the compression of Raw video after the latest challenge, by Apple this time, fails to get support from the courts.
Jordan reviews the Vazen 40mm T2, the first anamorphic lens designed for Micro Four Thirds cameras. In the process, he gives us a great primer on using anamorphic optics for both video and stills.
Chris and Jordan are off to Germany to try the new Leica SL2 at Leica headquarters. Will Chris get to keep a camera for his birthday? Will Jordan declare it the best Leica ever for video? Tune in to to get the answers to this and more.
Sometimes practical effects can yield the best results. Here are a few to get you started and hopefully inspire you to come up with a few more.
Tamron claims that its SP 35mm F1.4 lens is the finest it has ever produced. This week, Chris and Jordan put it to the test to see how it performs.
Production houses will need to shoot with specific settings in place, but this certification makes the S1H one of the most compact and budget-friendly options on Netflix's small-but-growing list of cameras that can be used to shoot Netflix Original content.
The update brings new and improved features to compatible iOS and iPadOS devices, including external drive support, new aspect ratios, improved performance and more.
Some might argue that Fujifilm's new X-Pro3 rangefinder-style camera takes a page from the Leica playbook, omitting a full-time rear screen in favor of a more 'pure' shooting experience. Is the X-Pro3 a carbon-coated classic or a titanium trinket? Chris and Jordan aim to find out.
Olympus just announced the E-M5 III, the newest in its E-M5 line of enthusiast Micro Four Thirds cameras. In this hands-on preview, Chris and Jordan ask, "Who's it for?"
Host Ben Krasnow of YouTube channel Applied Science shows how film cameras used a micro LCD projector and a small incandescent light to project the time and date onto photographs.
The Z50 is Nikon's first Z-mount mirrorless camera with an APS-C sensor, and it launches alongside a pair of DX zoom lenses. Chris and Jordan had a chance to use a pre-production model and share their experience in this hands-on preview.
Nikon's 58mm F0.95 'Noct' lens could be the most impressive optic yet for Nikon's Z-series mirrorless cameras. Find out what Chris and Jordan think of this flagship prime lens for Z-mount, and why it may become their new unit of measure.
Canon has said in an email sent to DPReview that it will bring back the option to record at 24p (23.98 fps) in select EOS and PowerShot models via upcoming firmware updates.
In this week's episode, Chris is joined by our Science Editor Rishi Sanyal to take a closer look at some of the new photography features on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro camera.
Photographer and YouTuber Scott Graham recorded the sound of 37 different camera shutters, showing off the unique characteristics of each model.
Fujifilm's GF 50mm F3.5 'pancake' lens is a relatively compact optic for the company's GFX line of medium format cameras. What do you give up in exchange for the small size? According to Chris, not much.
On paper the Fujifilm X-A7 appears to address many of its predecessor's shortcomings, but do those improvements add up to a better real-world experience? Chris and Jordan head to Calgary's awe-inspiring, fire-breathing Beakerhead festival to preview the camera.
The new 47MP sensor, officially called the IMX492LQJ, can shoot 10-bit 17:9 crop video at up to 30 fps.
In the most recent DPReview TV episode, Jordan quietly experimented with some filming and editing techniques employed by many YouTubers. Was the audience as annoyed by it as Jordan thought they might be, or is he just out of touch?
The EOS 90D is Canon's newest DSLR camera, sporting a new 32.5MP sensor and 4K video without a crop. As Chris and Jordan discovered during their testing, there's a lot to like.
The Axibo slider can detect and keep focused on faces and most objects thanks to an integrated 6 + 1 AI core CPU
Back in the film days Canon had 'eye-controlled' focus that let you set an AF point just by looking at it, and a recent patent suggests Canon is still interested in this technology. Chris and Jordan consider what a modern eye-controlled AF system might mean to photographers.
A group of friends traversed around California in an attempt to recreate the stock wallpapers Apple has included with macOS.
Our friends over at Cinema5D have gone hands-on with Sony's new full-frame cinema camera, the FX9, and shared their thoughts on what the camera has to offer.
This week Chris and Jordan review the new Canon EOS M6 II mirrorless camera. Even if you're not interested in the camera, you should probably watch just to see Jordan sing a Dire Straits cover.
Slow-mo videos are awesome on their own, but have you ever wondered what 72 slow-mo cameras are capable of producing? Well, wonder no more.
Canon's newest compact cameras, the G5 X II and G7 X III, have a lot in common, but with some very important differences. This week, Chris and Jordan do a side-by-side comparison to help you choose the one that's right for you.
Our friends over at Cinema5D have shared a detailed ‘First Look’ at Canon's new 5.9K full-frame cinema camera, the EOS C500 Mark II.
High quality EVFs, or electronic viewfinders, are pretty ubiquitous these days, but that wasn't always the case. This week we take a retrospective look at several cameras that raised the bar for EVF performance.
Vanity Fair sat down with Newton Thomas Sigel to talk about focal length choices and how they affect the aesthetic and emotion in a shot, be it still or moving.
This week Sony announced it's new flagship APS-C mirrorless camera, the a6600, alongside two APS-C lenses and the budget-oriented a6100 model. In this video, we take a closer look at the a6600 and share our first impressions of the camera.
Join Chris Niccolls and Richard Butler for another in our ongoing 'hotel room' series of shorts, straight from the mini-bar. They share their first thoughts on Sony's new a6100 and a6600 cameras as well as the new 16-55mm F2.8 and 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 APS-C lenses.
DPReview TV brings you our first-day impressions of Canon's new EOS M6 Mark II and EOS 90D, straight from Canon's launch event.
A well-dressed Chris Niccolls and a poorly dressed Carey Rose get plenty of hands-on time in a hot and humid Atlanta, Georgia, with Canon's new APS-C cameras. Take a look at how Canon's EOS 90D and EOS M6 Mark II perform in front of drift cars, race cars, and a few models.
In this short video we tell you about the most important features on the new Canon EOS M6 Mark II.
Jordan takes a first look at the new Panasonic S1H while wrestling with the moral struggle of cheating on his beloved GH5. We've Included some ungraded video samples for download in the article, as well.
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