The SL3 is the latest rendition of Canon's super-tiny, entry-level Rebel. Added to the formula is 4K/24p video and enhanced eye-detection in Live View, but as Canon giveth... Canon taketh away. Find out Chris and Jordan's impressions of the SL3's still and video capabilities, and get ready for an intense case of déjà vu – especially if you've seen their review of the SL2.
I would like to see a reviewer stick to subject matter. Not once did they talk about operating in manual mode. It was all about scenes for the beginner which is the most confusing area of all the new cameras. There are a lot about video. There are a lot of people out there that don't have the dollars to buy a big boy or girl camera to learn photography.
All I want is a camera that takes good stills without a lot of crap getting in the way.
Who uses flash these days? This is an amateur level camera so the removal of the pin is irrelevant, it would be different if it was a prograde camera. Canon make excellent flashes so what's the problem?
One thing I'm confused about, why is the 4k gimmicky? I get the impression they were referring to the crop factor, but doesn't that just mean you stand further away / zoom out / use a different lens? Is 4k considered not useful if you can't frame 2 people vlogging without a selfie stick?
The huge crop factor is only one of the issues with the 4K capture. It also loses Dual Pixel AF in 4K mode, and the contrast based system is extremely inconsistent. The rolling shutter is also really bad, especially considering what a small portion of the sensor is being used. If you can frame up a static shot, from a distance, with manual focus, you'll get nice results. However, I don't think that's how the target audience for this camera shoots.
It also has to do with image quality and depth of field. People often buy bigger sensors for better low light and depth of field. By cropping the sensor in 4K, the APS-C turns into an even bigger crop than M43 and you lose a lot of depth control.
A couple of observations in the wake of all this, strictly my opinion for whatever anyone reading thinks that's worth.
First, this video review is to a good, thorough, written dpreview or other camera resource review what a Swanson's TV dinner is to a good, home-cooked, three-course meal.
Second, Canon has given effete photographic snobs and hardware drama queens a gift that goes on giving: a chance to generate sound and fury signifying little more than the freestyle naysaying of a few. You don't like this new model Canon DSLR? OK, weigh in with what you find unacceptable and finish with, "So, I don't like it and won't buy one." Assigning various kinds of evil or selfish, or just plain stupid, motives to the company and making out that it has one hell of a nerve to perpetrate an outrage like this is, to put it mildly, over-the-top drama queenery.
I just bought an SL2 at a hugely discounted price. A very good value. Will do some things my Sony APS-C bodies can't do. For when I'm not using my Sony A7.
It seems that Canon is no longer making an effort with DSLRs (except with top pro orientated models) as they see a mirrorless future. A bit like film SLRs in 2003
All credit to the DPReview guys for spending so much time and effort on such an uninteresting update model. As a Canon user, I hope Canon's next release will be a 5* rated, DPReview gold-award, everything-on 90D, as a "last-hurrah" for genuine real-viewfinder SLR models... which due to the mirror wouldn't be directly competing with the RP. On the other hand, if Canon's next "enthusiast" level APS-C model is mirrorless, I dread to think how much they will cripple it to ensure it's less attractive than the RP.
I have a Canon EOS 800D and couple of nice primes. There is just no way that the pics from my samsung s9+ look as good as the pics from from the Canon. Smartphone pics are just flat, unnatural and over sharpened to look at.
Not only better but in a different league. All these people waxing lyrical about sublime photo quality in smartphones must be very happy with mediocre family pictures for social media.
the entry, mid level DSLR are are pretty much near-dead state because of smartphone, entry mirrorless domination
Nikon, Canon still trying keep the 2 lines up, well, they still get decent sales thanks to their smart marketing tatics that still work effectively with casual users (which count the most of the world, naive and innocent about photo gears :) )
meawhile i just feel bad for pentax :< life is unfair after all
Guys, we all can read in english but not all of us can listen and understand it. Seconds, I can read quicker than watch a video. Please don’t do it like that or offer both reading and video.Many thanks from a veteran member
Many people enjoy watching the video reviews by Chris and Jordan, and I thought this was a particularly interesting one. Besides being insightful, they also add considerable entertainment value. Well done as usual, fellows!
They have not stopped putting out written reviews, and a lot have come out recently. It just takes the writing team longer to do their stringent tests, where C&J have a much more casual method. They've said this before, this is just complementary to written stuff- an extra. And it's an "extra" that I enjoy. You may feel free to skip if you want!
No shame in the game! Let’s cripple cameras as much as possible. Canon bean counters look at their customers as idiots that don’t know better. Unbelievable!
This entry-level dSLR are all about price and compatibility
Yes, you can spend 10 times more on the latest FF from Canikon or Sony with the latest lenses.. But on a quality/price ratio and for owners of S Canon lenses, this SL3 is difficult to beat
Gaul: This camera does not appeal to newcomers, the will buy mirrorless (EOS-M, A6000, X-T100) for the same price or less, they get a better camera... This camera does not appeal to Canon SL2 users as the upgrade is just to small to justify the cost. This camera will not appeal to other Canon DSLR users for the same reason. So who is this camera aimed at?
Canon's Rebels and Nikon's D5600/3500 line is to stay even if it is boring. Why? Because it does the job, saves money from not buying a latest gear, utilizes a huge number of existing lens, may be not a latest fashion, but is reliable and simple to use. And doesn't require the latest S, R or the lenses. And, in addition, while there are new cameras out there every month, these Canicon workhorses do the job. And thats' why Canon and Nikon are No 1 and 2 in the world.
I presume from the review saying 4K is just a gimmick that there is no focus stacking or 8mp picture extract from a burst which I find useful on my bog basic Fuji XT. The fact that there is no useful 4K video is not a problem as I have not really engaged with the need for 4K as HD seems to work fine.
I looked up in the manual and it does not look like it does focus stacking. The Canon design system sometimes seems like the engineers design the thing and hand it over to the accountants who strip off as much as possible fine tuning sales against cost. Something like an old steam boat crossing the Atlantic and burning the furniture and wooden trimmings to make it to the other side. Such are the economics of the camera industry nowadays. It must be said Canon are not the only company where the upgrade seems less than the former model or improvements are held back from their potential benefits.
Conclusion. "Most people .. honestly can do better with their smartphone "
I believe you. How about a comparison of the Huawei P30 Pro with this Canon then? Or with an entry level M43 camera like the E-M10 III. That would be extremely useful to numerous people, I believe. Also helps to put in context where we are now with smartphone photography.
Captura, certainly not for all their cameras. Some Canon cameras have an Auto ISO Rate of Change option, which can reduce the ISO steps and hence shutter speed, but its not a precise solution either.
Right. We all know Canon is the king of the crippled camera, but they went too far here. This is actually a downgrade. Very cynical and just plain annoying.
It's like being between the rock and the hard place. They spend tons of money on developing products, including speedlites, then comes the Chinese companies and simply copy it/reverse engineer it and sell it at a small fraction of Canon's price. I do not know why Canon (and others) do not take these companies to court and make them pay royalties and licensing fees (especially courts outside China) to recover some research and development cost. It's bad that Canon has to resort to this type of action, which will annoy and anger many Canon customers, including myself (although the SL line is not on my shopping list, but I hope they don't do this to higher-end cameras).
I'm sure many photographers would buy it as a backup camera, for just in case. I know some of them actually who have the SL2 as a backup. So in such cases, they would need to use the flash.
Reverse engineering is not illegal. Unless they violate the patents (which may have expired by now) there is nothing Canon can do about it short of what they just did. Just like they make their new cameras incompatible with some 3rd party lenses, etc.
So this is kinda like starwars with the movies that were filmed after but were actually before... This is the camera that came before the 300D. That explains why it so basic and doesn't even have a central pin for the flash.
Why would you click on a link that says "DPReview TV", and expect to find a written review? The written review will be posted as a separate article when it's ready, so just have some patience.
I would be amazed DPR would even review this thing, but The Camera Store and now DPR TV both have. I guess there is some interest in this thing that I am missing.
"Because it brightens up when you click on it, meaning that it is intended to open."
What is intended to open? What am I missing here? DPR has posted a video review, accompanied by links to different parts of the video, for those who don't want to watch the whole thing.
What has any of this got to do with the written review? It isn't completed yet, but when (and if) it is, there will be a separate article posted.
at Revenant. Yes, I saw the TV part, but the title itself said "review" not Videoreview. Further, there was a clickable contents list, which suggested a text oriented review. Also, the test scene is there and published. Given the effort put into this TV review, I expect that no written review will come for the SL3. Maybe that is the planned future for reviews. Not for me.
Video and written reviews are meant to complement each other, the written reviews aren't going away. There's no guarantee, though, that every review-in-progress will be completed, but one can always hope.
@Carey Rose. Thanks. I have seen other places where there is a trend to videos (instead of text), which I find horrible and inefficient. I hope dpreview keeps the text versions.
Brutal review. And, for a frankly crappy updated camera, this was a review that seems 100% on point. I am a Canon user (1v for film, multiple DSLRs). I'd never buy this particular camera, and this actually makes me think less of Canon as a company . . . no SL 3 would have been better than this piece of dreck.
Mediocre, boring, poor, limited, too simple... But photos are very nice. I guess most of people here want a camera to have a date with, not to take pictures with.
I for the life of me don't understand the market for this product. If you're price and size constrained, the M50 seems better in every meaningful way. I guess eye-af in continuous AF is something, but I'm not convinced it makes a real difference given the DOF of these kit lenses; face detect might just be good enough. Honestly, i just can't shake the impression of a product oozing mediocrity out of every seam (no weather sealing, you see).
If someone doesn't want to move into a M line with its questionable future, staying with mainstream (main mount) Canon DSLR lenses has a perfect sense. I was thinking once about Canon m50, but with multiple mounts I think Canon may have hard time supporting either of them. Just look at the crippled RP Eos.
A) A M50 is 37mm from the back of lcd screen to the lens mount. The EVF adds another 10mm or so. The lens adapter is 25mm. Let's call it a hair over 70mm total. The SL3 is about 70mm deep. As far as I'm concerned, it's the same.
B) The on-sensor dual-pixel AF is about the same when using live view. That same system beats the crap out of the 9 point off-sensor system the Rebels use. Most damning, only the 80D and 7D let you microadjust your lenses. Unfortunately, minor focus miscallibrations are starkly visible with a 24 MP sensor and a fast prime. I like having accurate AF through the viewfinder out of the box. For me that more than makes up for the admittedly cramped controls. Getting a histogram, exposure preview, and the ability to accurately focus manual focus lenses through the viewfinder is just gravy. Not to mention what a miserable affair the pentamirror viewfinders on the Rebels are.
@Wade Marks I'm speaking from my experience. Other people's experience may be different. Having said that, I trust my caliper (with a calibration certificate) more than camerasize.com. Sorry. And by my measurements, the difference in depth (axis perpendicular to the sensor) of a M50 with an adapted EF lens vs. a SL with the same EF lens is less than half a cm. You're looking at something like a 2% difference. As far as I'm concerned, it's meaningless.
Now, without an adapter and a 22mm pancake, a M50 will fit in my jacket pocket. A SL will not with any Canon lens, even the 24mm EF-S. Again, I'm afraid I'm going to have to trust my own lying eyes on this. In practice, the size difference is significant.
As far as telephotos go, DPAF has been excellent for me up to 300mm. Beyond that, I have insufficient first hand experience. I am, however, having trouble wrapping my mind around just who buys a Rebel class camera to mount a big white on it.
What you see as extra length is different viewfinder eye cups. Put a different eye cup on a SL and the difference goes away completely. And no, I don't agree that the SL2 "handles better". For example, selecting an AF point on a touch and drag Canon mirrorless vs. a Rebel without a joystick is night and day.
Look, if you have reached different conclusions based on your own experience with the cameras in question, that's fine. We'll just agree to disagree and that's that.
If, on the other hand, you're arguing based on reviews, online measurements, spec sheets, and deductions, I have some bad news. There's a camera in theory, and there's a camera in practice. Don't confuse the two.
The M50 doesn't have eye AF or a swivel screen. Anyway, if you need a camera just to stick in your pocket, get a Sony A6000 and save $. Or an A5100 and really save.
@Wade Marks, I have a R and a M50, which are currently my go-to bodies. I have a pretty good idea of what the various mirrorless AF systems from Canon are capable of, thank you very much.
@captura Yes it does and yes it does. That's 0 for 2. You really shouldn't comment on a camera you've clearly never used.
I was mistaken, confusing it with an M5 which I used. Interestingly, the M50 has slipped in price on Amazon, to $599 US where the SL3 is $649. I guess the M50 was not selling so they brought the price down. The SL2 still sells for $549.
Imagine your hot fiancé tells you they see nothing wrong with Adultery. Even after you invest. This is Canon. In fact; it may be the Asian camera collaborators altogether. I have ZERO understanding for lock-in tricks or any evil tricks. This indicates they believe brain wash marketing absolutely has to work; yet bad gear actually helps them sell more "drugs".
Why not compete SOLELY on a better products? Who would have thunk it?
Let me know when someone like the USA actually does burn off the industry red tape instead of talk and gets their quality/value making act together.
Buying the least of evils we can see simply adds to the problem. 'We are here.'
If most buyers would "stay single", use begged, borrowed or old gear longer; that are being discarded for free or cheap, then you'd not only get the job done well anyway, but be shocked at what free enterprise businesses would eventually offer you, per value and quality. First adopter frenzy is actually not helping the used market.
I suggest a radical article called.... "CAMERA GEAR DIVORCE COURT", LOL!
Where photographers tell all; about buying into a system, what the total cost was and why they summarily stopped it. And what they successfully use today. This would be THE real buyers guide; would it not? Far beyond spec sheet technicalities alone.
We really need to consider used gear, any brand and more often; because it is not like it's fornication to avoid being married to a camera system! Some marriages actually support each other and get over their childish differences; thus *ADDING* to each other. Not one, bleeding the other dry. Right!? Not STEALING (lock-in tricks), only to break-up and regretting the whole thing in the first place. Never plan on the return policy.
If you must marry; choose wisely. The best things come to those who wait. Else, you get the counterfeit! And what is always the cause of this absolute tragic "union"? FIRST ADOPTER FRENZY! LOL.
I honestly hope everyone knows; that is practically THE best simple definition of actual, pure, and unchanging evil prime, as one could ever write. Think about it. Yet; very few will get that.
My point is not even that Canon is THAT bad completely. Yet; evil is as evil does. That is how you know. And these are not like you can opt out. Do good and that is not evil. Do evil and that displaces good. It just can not work, to put yourself over your customers or anyone for that matter.
What a lot of hooey and negativity in all of the above posts! As Jordan and Drake expressed in their video, the SL3 has a lot to offer, for the price. And the SL2 even more, for only $599 CAN.
This is not a new camera. It is a refresh of the SL2 and actually a nice refresh. I have an sl2 and it is a really useful camera. Paired with the Tamron 18-400 it make a super zoom tha is a cut above the 1" sensor jobs and it isn't much bigger. The OVF AF is discounted in the review, but it works well in very low light conditions and frankly, single point focus is the most useful 90% of the time.
True. Claims of the Digic 8 (new in the SL3) having "higher ISO and improved continuous shooting rates" are mostly marketing hype, far as I can see. The 4K video is seriously cropped and won't be used by very many.
I think the 4k limitations are readout related and not Digic issues. Canon has camcorders that record 4k 60P with no processor issues, so hard to believe they can't make an adequate processor. Fast readout on big, high pixel count sensors is quite anther ball of worms. That issue is why Sony had to build stacked sensors with RAM buried under the sensor. For 4k 60P, we are talking in excess of 20 Gb per second for full sensor readout of a 24 MP sensor. Then that data rate has to be de-bayered and processed all on an little bitty battery. Reading only the 8MP of the 4k image results in less that half that readout rate.
@Dragonrider. I agree that the SL2 was a decent camera, but this barely offers any useful improvements, and in some ways is a downgrade (centre pin removal).
We've heard the excuse "well it doesn't have XYZ because it's an entry level camera". Thing is, camera makers seem to forget that entry level is often about exploring what you like about photography, because you don't know yet. If a newbie uses the camera and discovers "hey I really like doing XYZ, but my camera is terrible at that" then there is a good chance they will look at other brands for their next camera.
Keep it simple, Canon. One mount for all your camera lines, like Sony. In this case, the M line will be dead soon. Meaning that the M50 is NOT a good alternative. I just picked up an SL2, don't need 4K. The SL2 is still a good choice as Drake & Jordan said. I can still use all my cheap EF lenses. (When I'm not using them on the A7.)
If, and *if* I were a new shooter looking to get into photography, the SL3 honestly doesn't seem like a bad deal. DPAF, flip touch screen, user friendly interface, perfectly good 1080p video capture and tons of cheap native and third party lens all in a small DSLR at a user friendly price make it a solid option for the beginner. And it even comes on a pretty white color!
Of course the 4k crop and lack of DPAF rules it out as a serious video option, but in such a small and cheap body in guess it can be forgiven. The lack of the universal hot shoe pin is kind of annoying, but some flash manufacturers have updated their products to work with the pinless hot shoe.
I mean yea, it's far from perfect, but I can't think of another APS-C camera mirrorless or not with these features, that price and large selection of lenses. The icing on the cake is, if you do buy into the EF lens ecosystem, they'll work on a ton of cameras and even other mounts thanks to all the adapters available.
I think the M50/M100 are much more compelling cameras. Although the EF-M system has a slimmer lens collection, it has all the lenses a beginning photographer needs, plus adapter support for the full EF collection if/when the photographer's needs grow beyond what EF-M lenses offer.
Canon did not envision they would soon be doing a full-frame EOS R line, when they offered the M line-up. Too many lens-mount systems requiring too many lenses, for Canon to support indefinitely. I predict they will drop the M-series.
The Canon EOS M3 was announced Feb 6, 2015, the first one of the new M mirrorless APS-C cameras which were brought in, far too late to do battle with Sony's successful NEX/ A6xxx cameras. The lensmount they chose was very small. Obviously if they had been a bit more farsighted they would have chosen a larger lensmount which could have been shared with the future EOS R, which was not announced until 2018. Really dumb! They already had the example of what Sony did before them: using the same e-mount for both their crop and later full-frame cameras.
The OVF is mediocre, as on all Rebels, that's why i've had used and still using only their xxD Series...with all glass pentaprism, not a el cheapo, dim-lit pentamirror, as on this SL3/EOS 250D here, and all xxxD, xxxxD Bodies - also the simplified, lowcost 80D, namely the 77D.
In contrast, the latest 18-55/F4-5.6 STM is a good Kitlens, also not spectacular. Using it only my 40D, mostly, when not using the 55-250 STM, or 10-18 STM...costed me slightly over 60 EUR, as Whitebox, new some years ago.
The SL3 is way simplified by design from it's features and menu system - a beginners DSLR, even it does cost more than a Nikon D3500, which is better into DR, IQ concers, but the D5600 is the 1:1 Nikon DSLR competion, and better, AA-less 24 MP Sensor, more DR, better IQ.
lol, you're a weird, captura. You know, Nikon does have some DX Lenses also, their 18-55 AF-P isn't worse - vs the 18-55 STM Kitlens from Canon. In fact, it's a great Kitlens. I am done with Canikon APS-C, got my Lenses, no more buying, only Fullframe Lenses.
APS-C perhaps, maybe...only Fujifilm. I prefer manual focus lenses adapted on my A7. Or good EF FF Lenses, mostly bargains, from 3rd parties. ;)
@marc petzold You just don't get it! My whole purpose is to find a cheap alternative camera for my EF lenses, when I don't want to carry my Sony A7 + Metabones. Get it? What good would a Nikon body be for me? My SL1 served me well, now I've upgraded to an SL2, no big deal.
You just don't get it! I don't give anything about a beginners DSLR with mediocre OVF.
When i want something small, then i use my Nikon D60, 35/1.8 DX, or 17-50/2.8 Tamron, get it? To write into your words, get it?
Horses for courses, everyone is different. It's never the gear, it's what you made out of it.
A7 & Metabones is a money waste, to use big EF lenses onto such a small body, get it? I use small MF lenses on my A7, focus peaking works great, get it?
Maybe you understand now your own behaviour, in terms of writing - or better being said, get it? What works for you, doesn't work for someone else. And so it is with everybody else, you don't get this, to understand.
What you don't seem to get is that the same rules which you wish to impose on others, also apply to you. It's really very simple. With regards to this topic, the SL3, your needs are different from mine. But on another topic, we might agree, who knows? Have a good day!
Yes, it is. You too! Btw, for what it's worth - i've seen my old, trusty D60 for as low as 55 EUR here into germany, body only...my copy does have some ~8k actuations, so not really much. Just ordered 2 new batteries, some weeks ago, cheapskate, but good enough. I don't buy a Nikon original, which costs almost, or even more, than the DSLR is worth yet into 2019...still, takes nice pictures. ;-)
News flash for you! You can buy any gear you want, burn 10.000's of $ cash, but that doesn't make you a better photographer. Only time, patience, practice, keep on learning, evolving.
Btw, i use 95% only small manual focus lenses on my A7.
Not a native speaker, so MW: History and Etymology for mediocrity Middle English mediokerte, mediocrite "moderation, medium size or amount," borrowed from Middle French & Latin;
Karroly Compared with the competition (other ILC in the same price bracket) this camera is mediocre, below average.... Compare it with the A6000, the M50, the Nikon d3500, the XT100 etc. etc. And you see that the SL3 is below average....
Mediocre means "not great, not bad". Mediocre products are generally to be avoided, simply because you can get a good or excellent product for the same price. This does not mean that a mediocre product is bad as such.
Another thing is that excessive use of superlatives changes the meaning of words and expressions. Good luck in applying for a job with "above average" merits.
gfrensen, Sorry, but I was only talking about the "ranking" of mediocre... Whether mediocre can be applied, or not, to the SL3, I do not really care... I own a SL2 ! ;-) But as you talk about the M50, I have compared the SL3 and M50 specs side-to-side and I cannot see where the M50 is significantly better. They both share the same sensor and Digic 8 processor. The M50 has the advantage of a 10fps burst rate and a little bit smaller size and weight, when the SL3 has a much better battery life and lower price. Choosing between the M50 or SL3, is more a matter of OVF versus EVF choice and accessibility to the EF-M lens line-up. IMHO
Eliminating compatibility with generic flashes by removing the center pin from the hotshoe is the camera equivalent of removing the headphone jack from smartphones, but with even less justification. For shame Canon.
Totally agree. It's disappointing (though not entirely surprising) to see Canon deliberately crippling cameras in this way. This model line was kind of special in Canon's lineup in that it was the smallest DSLR available but retained enough features to be acceptable to many more advanced users. I suspect a lot of people chose the SL2 as a second body, for example. Taking out the centre pin, and making it incompatible with a huge range of lighting gear, shifts it over the line for me and I suspect many others, to something I just wouldn't consider. I guess Canon's thinking is that these people will buy a higher-end Canon model instead, but while that may have been likely in the past, it's becoming increasingly unlikely due to all the other options that offer access to EF lenses. On top of that, it just ticks people off.
Although I do not understand why Canon did it, I don't think many of the people in the target audience of this camera will care much, they do not buy external flash, and when they do they go for one that will work automatically and so that will work without the centre pin.... But again I wonder what Canon was thinking....
Captura, I do not think that many people buying the SL3 will also buy a (semi) professional flash system.... And as I said in my other reply, I think it is strange that Canon took out that centre pin, cost wise it can't be much at all, the target audience will not buy an external flash at all, or buys a simple, but fully automatic flash that uses the other pins.... But now Canon is getting the "they crippled this camera" thing over and over again...
@gfrensen: 'But now Canon is getting the "they crippled this camera" thing over and over again...' - That's because they crippled the camera - yet again. There are some features which have been a standard feature of SLR cameras since they were invented - one being the centre firing pin on the hot shoe. So yes - leaving this out is crippling the camera, and denying its users the ability to use any non-Canon flashes which they may already have. I imagine the cost saving is virtually nothing and it doesn't add complexity to the camera, so it seems to be a blatant attempt to force unsuspecting newbies into their overpriced flash system and to ward off more advanced users that might find the camera does what they need it to do in most other respects.
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Mathematical correction of lens distortion is commonplace. We explain why we don't think it makes sense to ignore it or to assume it's always a bad thing.
How well do Fujifilm's film simulations match up to their film counterparts? We revisit a classic DPReviewTV episode in which Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake shoot a few rolls of Fujifilm's Acros 100 II, and a few frames on the X-T3 in Acros film simulation, to find out.
It's March, and in America that means it's time to start arguing over which college athletics team is the best at basketball. For DPReview, it's also an opportunity for a good old-fashioned camera fight.
We take OM System's new 90mm prime F3.5 macro lens out and about around Seattle, in search of sunlight, people and very tiny things to get up close and personal with. Flip on through what we found, and see how the lens performs in the real world in our sample gallery.
After a three-year hiatus, we've been at the return of the CP+ camera show in Yokohama, Japan. In between interviews with executives of the major companies, Dale Baskin took to the show floor to bring you this report.
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