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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Welcome to the 825th DPReview Newsletter

This week we've been continuing to shoot with Canon's new R-mount cameras and RF lenses, and we've just published our full review of the EOS R6. Click the link below to find out why it earned a gold award.

Meanwhile, Chris and Jordan have been taking a look at the current crop of camera backpacks to find out if there really is such a thing as the perfect bag.

Thanks for reading!

Barney


Canon EOS R6 Review: not the hybrid king, but a great photographers' camera

The Canon EOS R6 doesn't quite live up to the full promise of its do-everything specs, but it's a great photographers' camera.

Read our full review of the Canon EOS R6

Canon RF 600mm F11 real-world samples

Birds, spiders, cats, squirrels, planes, boats, distant mountains and (naturally) the moon. These are just a few of the things that we pointed the Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM at this weekend. Check out our gallery of real-world samples to take a closer look.

Take a look at our samples from the Canon RF 600mm F11

DPReview TV: We review six popular photo backpacks

We compare six popular camera backpacks: the Wandrd Prvke, the Peak Design Travel Backpack, the Shimoda Explore, the Manfrotto Manhattan Mover, the CosySpeed PhotoHiker and the Atlas Athlete.

Watch the latest episode of DPRTV

Dealer's Choice: It's new card time. Is that such a bad thing?

If you buy a new high-end camera, you'll probably have to stock up on new memory cards and card readers – with no guarantee that the format is here to stay. But it's not all bad news.

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News updates
Published Wednesday, August 26, 2020 10:00:00 PM GMT

The camera and lenses remain unchanged from their black versions with the exception of a more shiny paint job.

Published Wednesday, August 26, 2020 6:17:00 PM GMT

The LI7050, which is designed for industrial use in mind, also comes with an HDR mode that avoid clipping even when shooting extreme high-contrast scenes.

Published Wednesday, August 26, 2020 4:00:00 PM GMT

The updated gimbal features a new magnetic mounting point, a new color and a handful of new shooting modes to help get the most out of your smartphone's cameras.

Published Wednesday, August 26, 2020 2:40:00 PM GMT

The Canon EOS R6 doesn't quite live up to the full promise of its do-everything specs, but it's a great photographers' camera.

Published Wednesday, August 26, 2020 2:07:00 PM GMT

The software allows macOS users to use their compatible OM-D cameras as webcams with video conferencing and streaming services, such as Zoom, OBS and others.

Published Wednesday, August 26, 2020 1:00:00 PM GMT

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own YouTube channel? In this video, the first in a series, we talk about the basic gear you'll need to get going – all for under $1000.

Published Tuesday, August 25, 2020 11:55:00 PM GMT

After a backlash, the Whitney Museum in New York is cancelling a planned exhibit of discounted prints from a See in Black charity auction.

Published Tuesday, August 25, 2020 10:56:00 PM GMT

The new update adds significant improvements to the ProRes Raw workflow, better proxy options, improved vertical video editing and much more.

Published Tuesday, August 25, 2020 8:27:00 PM GMT

Netgear has announced the Meural WiFi Photo Frame, joining the company's existing WiFi-equipped Meural Canvas devices. The Meural Photo Frame uses its 15.6" display to showcase automatically synced photo albums from connected smartphones.

Published Tuesday, August 25, 2020 2:40:00 PM GMT

The technology involves two machine learning models, one to remove unwanted shadows and another to soften natural facial shadows.

Published Tuesday, August 25, 2020 1:00:00 PM GMT

Birds, spiders, cats, squirrels, planes, boats, distant mountains and (naturally) the moon. These are just a few of the things that we pointed the Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM at this weekend. Check out our gallery of real-world samples to take a closer look.

Published Monday, August 24, 2020 8:01:00 PM GMT

This new lens is the widest focal length Meyer Optik Görlitz offers and is a redesign based on the original 1964 Lydith F3.5 lens.

Published Monday, August 24, 2020 4:59:00 PM GMT

PhotoPlus has announced it won't be holding its annual photo expo at the Javits Center in New York as expected, instead opting for an all-digital online experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published Monday, August 24, 2020 2:00:00 PM GMT

The Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H is a powerful video camera, designed for enthusiast and professional filmmakers. Join cinematographer Rush Sturges as he takes the S1H to the White Salmon river, to see what it can do.

Published Monday, August 24, 2020 2:00:00 PM GMT

Roger and Aaron spent a few hours digging into the electronics and optics of Canon's new diffractive optics 600mm F11 IS STM lens.

Published Monday, August 24, 2020 1:00:00 PM GMT

What is anamorphic photography and how do anamorphic lenses work? All is revealed in this basics-of-anamorphics mini guide.

Published Sunday, August 23, 2020 1:00:00 PM GMT

If you buy a new high-end camera, you'll probably have to stock up on new memory cards and card readers – with no guarantee that the format is here to stay. But it's not all bad news.

Published Saturday, August 22, 2020 6:49:00 PM GMT

Dr. Adrian Smith, a Research Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University has shared a video on his YouTube channel Ant Lab that shows 11 insects taking flight at a mesmerizing 3,200fps.

Published Saturday, August 22, 2020 7:00:00 AM GMT

We compare six popular camera backpacks: the Wandrd Prvke, the Peak Design Travel Backpack, the Shimoda Explore, the Manfrotto Manhattan Mover, the CosySpeed PhotoHiker and the Atlas Athlete.

Published Friday, August 21, 2020 8:38:00 PM GMT

Zhiyun's Crane 2 gimbal was well received by enthusiasts and professionals alike. Zhiyun has announced a new Crane 2S model. The Crane 2S is said to deliver improved speed, performance and precision.

Published Friday, August 21, 2020 3:12:00 PM GMT

Sam McKenzie of YouTube Channel 3D Printor has shared a behind-the-scenes video showing how he captured and printed a portrait using a Game Boy Camera and a Tamron 70-200mm lens.

Published Friday, August 21, 2020 1:25:00 PM GMT

Powered by B&W Minimalism magazine, the 2nd annual Minimalist Photography Awards recently announced its winners for 2020.

Published Friday, August 21, 2020 1:00:00 PM GMT

Can a decent, working film camera still be found for under twenty bucks? Aaron Gold investigates in part one of our $20 film camera challenge.

Published Thursday, August 20, 2020 6:26:00 PM GMT

The change removes the ability to select which camera app will be used to snap the images, something Google explains as necessary for security and privacy. There is a possible workaround, but it's not convenient and up to individual developers.

Published Thursday, August 20, 2020 3:29:00 PM GMT

Lightroom 5.4 on iOS and iPadOS was meant to be a standard update, but for some users, it meant losing their entire photo library and presets. A new version, Lightroom 5.4.1, is already available, preventing the issue from happening to additional customers, but Adobe says that it cannot recover the lost data.

Published Thursday, August 20, 2020 1:17:00 PM GMT

The first version of Sony's Imaging Edge Webcam utility is limited to Windows 10 computers, but it supports nearly three dozen of Sony's most popular camera systems.