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Monday, September 9, 2019

Welcome to the 775th DPReview newsletter!

After one launch after another over the last two weeks, things have settled down at the DPReview office, which means that we're back to focusing on reviews and sample galleries. We have quite a few interesting lenses on hand, so look for galleries from those soon.

While most of cameras announced in the last few weeks are yet to arrive, rest assured that we'll start shooting (and reviewing) them as soon as they're here.

Nikon teases D6 and 120-300mm F2.8 lens; 24mm F1.8 for Z-mount to ship in October

Nikon has announced something that virtually everyone on the planet expected: that its D6 professional DSLR is on the way. The company revealed absolutely no details, so that's about all we can say at this point. Nikon also teased an intriguing new 120-300mm F2.8 lens for its full-frame DSLRs, which will ship at a date to be determined. One product that we know is coming soon is the Nikkor Z 24mm F1.8 S, which arrives in October.

Read more about Nikon's upcoming products

Sony a6100 / a6600 galleries

Once the craziness of the launch event ended, DPReview's Richard Butler got out and above with Sony's new a6100 and a6600 cameras, shooting on the Highline in New York City. 

View the Sony a6100 gallery
View the Sony a6600 gallery


Tamron SP 35mm F1.4 Di USD sample gallery

Tamron advertises this fast prime as their 'finest ever', and we were certainly impressed with just how sharp it was. Check out the sample gallery, which we shot using a Nikon Z7, and judge for yourself.

View the sample gallery

DPReview TV: Great moments in EVF history

High quality electronic viewfinders are pretty ubiquitous these days, but that wasn't always the case. DPReview TV takes a retrospective look at several cameras that raised the bar for EVF performance.

Watch the episode

News updates
Published Saturday, September 7, 2019 6:25:00 PM GMT

Wacom's new pro-oriented tablet has three USB-C ports and a dedicated Intel i7 quad-core processor that helps to power the 3840 x 2160 UHD IPS display.

Published Saturday, September 7, 2019 7:00:00 AM GMT

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.

Published Friday, September 6, 2019 9:27:00 PM GMT

PNY has added a pair of compact SSD drives and a smartphone gimbal to its product lineup.

Published Friday, September 6, 2019 9:23:00 PM GMT

The Lumee ‘slap bracelet’ style lights can easily be positioned to add a little extra pop to your photos and videos.

Published Friday, September 6, 2019 5:57:00 PM GMT

Nikon Rumors has shared what is allegedly a leaked roadmap that shows off ten new Nikkor Z lenses set for a 2020, 2021 release.

Published Friday, September 6, 2019 2:25:00 PM GMT

Asus launches a new display to rival Apple's Pro Display XDR with the ProArt Display PA32UCG. It has a peak brightness of 1600 nits and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Asus also showed some seriously powerful ProArt laptops, one of which uses the Nvidia RTX 6000 graphics card and an i9 processor

Published Thursday, September 5, 2019 7:40:00 PM GMT

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.

Published Thursday, September 5, 2019 6:40:00 PM GMT

Facebook's ‘Face Recognition’ feature, which was first introduced in late 2017, will not be turned on for new users unless the user opts-in.

Published Thursday, September 5, 2019 3:30:00 PM GMT

Samsung's latest chipset will likely make an appearance in the 2020 Galaxy S and Note smartphone models.

Published Thursday, September 5, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

Canon has announced the EOS C500 Mark II, a full-frame cinema camera with Cinema RAW Light and 4K 4:2:2 10-bit XF-AVC recording at just shy of 6K.

Published Thursday, September 5, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

We've updated our Sigma 35mm F1.2 Art sample gallery with some additional shots from New York City and San Francisco. Take a look.

Published Thursday, September 5, 2019 11:15:00 AM GMT

Sony's latest flagship smartphone takes inspiration from the Xperia 1 smartphone and brings it to a slightly more pocketable device.

Published Wednesday, September 4, 2019 7:18:00 PM GMT

An Austrian photography enthusiast has created a site that makes comparing film types really easy, and which pulls in examples from Flickr so users can see sample shots that show what the film is like and good for.

Published Wednesday, September 4, 2019 7:03:00 PM GMT

National Geographic notes that users will be able to download their images before the platform shuts down later this year.

Published Wednesday, September 4, 2019 5:41:00 PM GMT

The Shuttercase 2.0 is designed as a modular system, allowing for the removal and replacement of most of its parts.

Published Wednesday, September 4, 2019 4:03:00 PM GMT

Tamron's SP 85mm F/1.8 Di VC USD, 70-210mm F/4 Di VC USD and 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD all have a new firmware update that will make them compatible with Nikon Z series cameras via Nikon's FTZ adapter.

Published Wednesday, September 4, 2019 2:00:00 PM GMT

We've been shooting around with Tamron's new SP 35mm F1.4, a lens the brand recently referred to as its "finest ever," and we can see why. See for yourself.

Published Wednesday, September 4, 2019 1:43:00 PM GMT

Aimed at consumers, Yuneec announced its Mantis G drone at Tuesday's InterDrone conference. The portable drone can capture 4K video and media can be shared to social media accounts almost instantly.

Published Wednesday, September 4, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

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.

Published Wednesday, September 4, 2019 4:00:00 AM GMT

Nikon has announced the development of the D6, which will be the company's top-end professional DSLR when it becomes available. More information, specs and pricing will be available at a later date.

Published Wednesday, September 4, 2019 4:00:00 AM GMT

Nikon announced that it's working on a tele-zoom lens for its full-frame F-mount DSLRs. The AF-S Nikkor 120-300mm F2.8E FL ED SR VR, which Nikon says will be well-suited for sports photography, will be officially announced later this year.

Published Wednesday, September 4, 2019 4:00:00 AM GMT

The Nikkor Z 24mm F1.8 S was one of the last few lenses on the Z-mount roadmap for 2019; Nikon says it will ship in mid to late October with a retail price of $1000.

Published Tuesday, September 3, 2019 10:19:00 PM GMT

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has published the official specifications for USB4, which include double the bandwidth of USB 3.2.

Published Tuesday, September 3, 2019 6:41:00 PM GMT

If a photograph is valued a thousand words, how many emojis is it worth?

Published Tuesday, September 3, 2019 6:13:00 PM GMT

The Extreme PRO CFExpress 2.0 cards feature a read/write speed of 1700MB/s and 1400MB/s, respectively.

Published Tuesday, September 3, 2019 5:37:00 PM GMT

Nikon Europe accidentally published development teasers for its upcoming flagship DSLR, the Nikon D6.

Published Tuesday, September 3, 2019 1:11:00 PM GMT

Today, Parrot introduces its ANAFI FPV drone which features 4K HDR video and 21-megapixel images.

Published Tuesday, September 3, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

We recently got our hands on Adobe Camera Raw support for the Sony a7R IV and have updated our sample gallery accordingly with plenty of conversions. Have a look.

Published Monday, September 2, 2019 1:43:00 PM GMT

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.

Published Monday, September 2, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

The Panasonic G95 earned a DPReview silver award for its very good image quality and overall likeability. Our full sample gallery demonstrates what the camera is capable of in a wide range of environments – indoors and outdoors, on land and at sea.