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Friday, September 3, 2021

Hello and welcome to the 876th DPReview newsletter!

It's been a busy week this week, thanks to a flurry of announcements from Fujifilm. In addition to the GFX 50S II - the most affordable medium-format digital camera ever - the company also took the wraps off a new APS-C model, the X-T30 II, and a handful of new lenses (with more on the way in an updated roadmap). You'll find links to our detailed review of the GFX 50S II below, and you can catch up with all of our Fujifilm content here.

Meanwhile, we finished our review of the Nikon Z fc, Panasonic released a new lens, the Lumix S 24mm F1.8, and Rishi has been getting to grips with Adobe's impressive 'Super Resolution' tool.

Thanks for reading!

Barney


Fujifilm GFX 50S II review

The GFX 50S II takes a familiar sensor and adds the image stabilization and body design of the GFX 100S. Does this, and a lowest-ever price deliver a winning combination?

Read our detailed review of the Fujifilm GFX 50S II

Nikon Z fc Review

The Nikon Z fc is a midrange ILC with the same eye-catching design as the company's classic film cameras. It's not just a good-looking camera, though: it's quite capable. Read our review to find out if the Z fc is right for you.

Read our review of the Nikon Z fc

We used Adobe's 'Super Resolution' on our favorite old photos

The results were pretty impressive, but this feature is about more than just making your pictures bigger. 

See how well Adobe's Super Resolution feature works

Panasonic Lumix S 24mm F1.8 sample gallery

We've been shooting with the new Panasonic 24mm F1.8 L-mount lens for the last few days and have published our initial gallery. Click through to see how it performed in a variety of situations.

View our gallery of samples from the Panasonic Lumix S 24mm F1.8

 

News updates
Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 10:00:00 PM GMT

In a video premiere posted to its YouTube channel, Sigma says we have just six days until its next products announcement.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 7:08:00 PM GMT

Asus is doubling down on OLED displays. The company has announced new ProArt Studiobook and Vivobook Pro laptops, all equipped with OLED displays. The notebooks range in price from under $1,000 to $2,500 and include many features suited to photographers and videographers.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 5:33:00 PM GMT

A confused roadrunner at the United States—Mexico border wall took home first place in the Bird Photographer of the Year 2021 photo competition.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

The GFX 50S II takes a familiar sensor and adds the image stabilization and body design of the GFX 100S. Does this, and a lowest-ever price deliver a winning combination?

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Fujifilm has announced the GFX 50S II, a 50 Megapixel medium-format camera that will cost just $4000. It features in-body stabilization, a two-axis tilting LCD, a 3.69M-dot EVF and the ability to create super-high-res 205MP photos.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Chris and Jordan tell us what they think of Fujifilm's new GFX 50S II medium-format camera. They also compare it to the GFX 100S, revealing some important differences that go beyond resolution.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Fujifilm's latest medium-format digital camera, the GFX 50S II, captures some truly lovely images. Turns out, it makes a pretty good travel camera too – one of our editors took it along for a trip home to the UK to see just what it's capable of.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

We've been shooting a pre-production copy of Fujifilm's new XF 33mm F1.4 prime lens. We're pretty impressed, but check out our sample gallery to see the results for yourself.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Fujifilm today quietly rolled out an updated X-T30 and a lower-cost X-T3. The X-T30 II gains a higher-resolution LCD and additional RAM, allowing it to perform at the same level as the X-T4. The X-T3 WW is the same as the regular model, minus a battery charger.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Fujifilm has announced two new prime lenses for its APS-C format X-mount - the XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR and XF 33mm F1.4 R LM WR, covering equivalent focal lengths of 35mm and 50mm respectively. Click through to learn more.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Alongside the GFX 50S II, Fujifilm has announced a compact and lightweight 35-70mm F4.5-5.6 weather-sealed zoom lens that is intended to balance excellent optical performance with portability.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Fujifilm has unveiled its latest development roadmap for X- and GF-series lenses, for the company's APS-C and medium format mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. A total of 17 lenses are on the roadmap, including a tilt-shift lens for medium format.

Published Thursday, September 2, 2021 1:02:00 PM GMT

Fujifilm's latest 'X Summit' event is underway in Tokyo, with promises of news about new products for both X and GFX series. You can watch it live here and we'll be reporting the announcements as they happen.

Published Wednesday, September 1, 2021 5:33:00 PM GMT

The V-RAPTOR ST is the first camera in RED's new DSMC3 generation of cameras and packs inside a 35.4MP CMOS sensor (8192 x 4320 pixels) capable of capturing over 17 stops of dynamic range.

Published Wednesday, September 1, 2021 4:37:00 PM GMT

Digital camera technology improves rapidly, but that doesn't mean old cameras can't capture good images, right? Photographer Eduardo Pavez Goye put this theory to the test by going hands-on with the original Canon EOS-1D, Canon's first pro DSLR.

Published Wednesday, September 1, 2021 3:01:00 PM GMT

The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards takes a more lighthearted approach to wildlife photography, all while raising funds for a good cause. This gallery showcases 11 of the 42 finalist photographs of this year’s contest.

Published Wednesday, September 1, 2021 1:00:00 PM GMT

No, really. We mean it. They actually may.

Published Wednesday, September 1, 2021 2:00:00 AM GMT

Panasonic has announced the compact Lumix S 24mm F1.8 full-frame lens for L-mount. It features seven special elements and a linear focus motor, and weighs just 310 grams (11 ounces).

Published Wednesday, September 1, 2021 2:00:00 AM GMT

We've been shooting with the new Panasonic 24mm F1.8 L-mount lens for the last few days and have published our initial gallery. Click through to see how it performed in a variety of situations.

Published Tuesday, August 31, 2021 7:57:00 PM GMT

Jarred Land, CEO of RED Digital Cinema, shared an Instagram post that shows off the screen of an unreleased RED camera system.

Published Tuesday, August 31, 2021 6:13:00 PM GMT

The Polaroid Now+ offers a collection of new and improved shooting modes, but you'll first need to connect it to the Polaroid mobile app via your smartphone.

Published Tuesday, August 31, 2021 4:00:00 PM GMT

In 1981, Canon introduced its first and only autofocus lens for the FD system, the 35-70mm F4 AF. It's a fascinating lens, and YouTuber Kai W has gone hands-on with it on a Sony A1 to see if the archaic AF lens still works in 2021.

Published Tuesday, August 31, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

We've shot and processed our standard studio test scene for Panasonic's Lumix DC-GH5 II (GH5M2). Our review will focus mainly on video, but talk of improved dynamic range made us want to check whether we could see an improvement over its predecessor.

Published Monday, August 30, 2021 7:57:00 PM GMT

LEGO Ideas user Pandis Pandus has created a LEGO Ur-Leica camera. The camera, released in 1914, could become an actual LEGO set if it gets enough support on LEGO Ideas. The Ur-Leica was the first camera to use the now-standard 35mm format.

Published Monday, August 30, 2021 5:52:00 PM GMT

Leofoto is one of the best-known names in the world of affordable tripods and supports, but not necessarily for the best of reasons. With the LM-364C, Leofoto appears to offer some innovation and high value – so how does it perform?

Published Monday, August 30, 2021 4:19:00 PM GMT

A slideshow of the winning images of International Garden Photographer of the Year's inaugural 'Captured at Calke' photo competition.

Published Monday, August 30, 2021 2:47:00 PM GMT

Google might just be turning CSI's laughable 'Enhance!' scenes into a reality.

Published Sunday, August 29, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

The 2021 ASUS Zephyrus G14 offers a phenomenal combination of performance, power efficiency, and portability. With its AMD Ryzen CPU, RTX 3060 GPU, and color-accurate WQHD display, this little laptop might just be an M1 MacBook Pro killer.

Published Saturday, August 28, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Chris and Jordan are taking a well-deserved break this week, so we're re-posting one of our favorite episodes from the archives. In this humorous video they discuss the right way – and the wrong way – to clean a lens. Beware of broken glass!

Published Friday, August 27, 2021 6:10:00 PM GMT

A graphic shared by Leica Rumors shows Zeiss will be increasing the price of some of its lenses at the start of October.

Published Friday, August 27, 2021 5:00:00 PM GMT

Seven existing Laowa lenses get new mount options, including the 24mm Probe lens which now comes fitted for Nikon Z and Canon RF, while the wide Cine lenses come to Nikon Z and the L mount

Published Friday, August 27, 2021 4:53:00 PM GMT

Six-color LED lights not only produce more accurate skin tones across a range of white balance settings but also create a much wider spectrum of color effects too. Such lights used to be only for those with Hollywood budgets, but Prolycht has just brought the price down. We all could be using them soon.

Published Friday, August 27, 2021 1:00:00 PM GMT

If you're looking for fast portable external drives, and your PC or Mac has the right port, then Thunderbolt is the way to go. We compared the integrated Samsung X5 against the enclosure-style Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus. See which one came out on top.