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Thursday, December 23, 2021

Welcome to the DPReview newsletter

This is the last newsletter of 2021, and what a long strange year it's been. You know - another long, strange year. Despite all the disruption it's been a busy 12 months for the camera market, with some big announcements, and some major technological developments taking place across the industry. We're slowing down a little now, to let our staff take some well-deserved time-off, but don't worry – we'll still be posting plenty of new content to the homepage over the holiday period.

Thanks for sticking with DPReview this year – your support, and your feedback means the world to us. We couldn't do any of this without you, so on behalf of everyone at DPReview, I'd like to wish you a happy and peaceful holiday, and we'll see you in the new year.

Barney


Nikon Z 24-120mm F4 S sample gallery

Nikon's new Z 24-120mm F4 S is a standard zoom lens for the full-frame mirrorless Z mount, intended to offer a more versatile and cheaper alternative to the high-end Z 24-70mm F2.8 S. We've been shooting with one for a few days - click through to see how it performs.

Check out our gallery of samples

DPReview TV's top 10 moments of 2021

2021 was a busy year at DPReview TV, with over 100 new episodes added to our YouTube channel! In this retrospective, Chris and Jordan look back at some of their most memorable moments from the past year.

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Gear of the Year 2021: Dale's choice - Sony 14mm F1.8 GM

Editor Dale Baskin picked the Sony 14mm F1.8 GM as his favorite gear of 2021 after using it for a week in Arches National Park. Find out why he thinks it's the Goldilocks of wide angle lenses, and see some great photos of the American southwest along the way.

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Hands-on with new Nikon FTZ II adapter

The new Nikon FTZ II offers no additional functionality compared to the original, but if you've got your eye on a Z9, the new version is the one you'll want to grab. Click through to learn more.

Learn more about the Nikon FTZ II

News updates
Published Thursday, December 23, 2021 7:44:00 PM GMT

Lensrentals has published its roundup of the most popular rented gear for 2021. As has been the case in recent years, both Canon and Sony top the charts

Published Thursday, December 23, 2021 3:16:00 PM GMT

Sony Japan issued a statement confirming it will is no longer accepting orders for its a7C and a6600 mirrorless camera systems, citing issues with procuring parts amidst the global chip shortage.

Published Thursday, December 23, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT

In this article, DPRTV's hard-working videographer, Jordan Drake, explains why the shiny golden Apple M1 iMac was his favorite piece of gear of 2021.

Published Thursday, December 23, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Sirui's third 1.33x anamorphic lens in its series for APS-C and MFT sensors brings a wider angle of view, a smaller maximum aperture, and all the characteristics we've come to expect from this good-value manufacturer.

Published Wednesday, December 22, 2021 5:30:00 PM GMT

Researchers at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have developed a faster and more affordable method for fabricating custom, freeform optical lenses. Could this fabrication process be used for camera lenses?

Published Wednesday, December 22, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT

Nikon's new Z 24-120mm F4 S is a standard zoom lens for the full-frame mirrorless Z mount, intended to offer a more versatile and cheaper alternative to the high-end Z 24-70mm F2.8 S. We've been shooting with one for a few days - click through to see how it performs.

Published Wednesday, December 22, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Of all the gear released in 2021, it was Kolari's EF-RF Variable ND Mount Adapter that proved to be News Editor Gannon Burgett's favorite piece of equipment.

Published Tuesday, December 21, 2021 11:34:00 PM GMT

Do you want to shape and create content for the largest audience of photography and video enthusiasts in the world? Well we have some good news for you – DPReview is hiring!

Published Tuesday, December 21, 2021 6:56:00 PM GMT

Irix's new line of variable ND filters keeps a compact form factor while blocking between 2-5 stops of light using high-quality glass with 24 layers of coatings.

Published Tuesday, December 21, 2021 6:06:00 PM GMT

Techart's new TZG-01 adapter lets you mount Contax G-mount lenses to Nikon Z-mount mirrorless cameras with complete autofocus support.

Published Tuesday, December 21, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT

2021 was a busy year at DPReview TV, with over 100 new episodes added to our YouTube channel! In this retrospective, Chris and Jordan look back at some of their most memorable moments from the past year.

Published Tuesday, December 21, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

The new Nikon FTZ II offers no additional functionality compared to the original, but if you've got your eye on a Z9, the new version is the one you'll want to grab. Click through to learn more.

Published Tuesday, December 21, 2021 1:06:00 AM GMT

Nikon has sent an email to Nikon Professional Services members informing them that pre-orders for the Nikon Z9 will start being fulfilled on December 23 for members who have submitted a priority delivery request.

Published Monday, December 20, 2021 9:18:00 PM GMT

The holidays are a great time to relax, spend time with family, and even do strange DIY projects. Fotodiox has a new DIY video that will show you how to create a telephoto pinhole lens using a Pringles can and a few other odds and ends.

Published Monday, December 20, 2021 4:38:00 PM GMT

The winners and finalists for the 5th annual Chromatic Photography Awards competition have been announced and we've rounded them up into a gallery for you to peruse.

Published Monday, December 20, 2021 4:18:00 PM GMT

LG replaces its current disruptive inkjet-printed UltraFine OLED Pro lineup with newly announced 32" and 27" models that add external hoods and built-in colorimeters for in-device color calibration.

Published Monday, December 20, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT

Editor Dale Baskin picked the Sony 14mm F1.8 GM as his favorite gear of 2021 after using it for a week in Arches National Park. Find out why he thinks it's the Goldilocks of wide angle lenses, and see some great photos of the American southwest along the way.

Published Monday, December 20, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

For the past few weeks, our readers have been voting on their favorite photographic gear released in the past year in a wide range of categories. Now that the first round of voting is over, it's time to reveal the first-round winners and pick the best overall product of 2021.

Published Sunday, December 19, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT

What follows are the headiest products of the past year, the ones photographers really want. So mix a nice warming hot toddy and get ready to treat yourself, 2021 style.

Published Saturday, December 18, 2021 3:31:00 PM GMT

Dr. James Hainline is one of the scientists working on the James Webb Space Telescope. He has made a new video that is as entertaining as it is informative and teaches us all we need to know before the telescope launches into space next week.

Published Saturday, December 18, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT

The boys from Calgary are on a quest to find the best camera under $500 in 2021. Does such a beast still exist? This episode may reveal as much about the state of the camera market as it does about Chris and Jordan's personal gear preferences.

Published Friday, December 17, 2021 6:59:00 PM GMT

This lens is an updated version of the 400mm F8 mirror lens Tokina released back in 2020. It features an upgraded optical design and is available for eight different camera mounts.

Published Friday, December 17, 2021 3:49:00 PM GMT

The proprietary stacked CMOS sensor design separates the photodiodes from the pixel transistors onto different substrate layers to improve image quality.

Published Friday, December 17, 2021 3:04:00 PM GMT

Mathieu Stern is back, this time with a restoration video wherein he uses Photoshop and artificial intelligence to bring 110-year-old glass plate negatives back to life.

Published Friday, December 17, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

It's Film Friday! Well, kind of. Hamish Gill, founder of 35mmc, has written a detailed review of his time with Pixii's second-generation Pixii camera, a 26MP APS-C M-mount camera that offers something of the classic film-era rangefinder experience at half the cost of a digital Leica.