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Thursday, January 6, 2022

Welcome to the DPReview Newsletter

And welcome to 2022 - it's good to have you with us. We're looking forward to a busy year this year, and I'm excited to find out what lies ahead.

In the two weeks since I last wrote to you we've been pretty busy, despite the holidays. A production sample of the Nikon Z9 arrived right before Christmas, just in time for a snowstorm, so I spent my holidays shooting as much as possible with that and the new Z 100-400mm. Meanwhile, Gannon took a look back over 2021 in photo news, and Chris and Jordan pitted the current crop of professional full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras against one another in a fight for survival.

You'll find links to all of this content, and more, below.

Thanks for reading!

Barney


DPReview TV: Which Camera Will Survive? Sony a1, Nikon Z9 and Canon R3

A plane crash leaves the mirrorless flagships overexposed to the dynamic range of elements. Will Canon, Nikon & Sony come to their sensors and group together to weather the aberrations ahead, or will they cannibalize one another?

Watch the latest episode of DPRTV

Gear of the Year 2021: Barney's choice - Nikon Z9

Senior Editor Barnaby Britton is a fan of extreme low-light imaging - something that the Nikon Z9 makes easy. Click through to learn more about why the Z9 is his favorite camera of 2021.

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2021 in review: The biggest photo news stories of the year

We've rounded up some of the biggest news stories of the past 12 months to highlight just how much has happened in the photography world throughout 2021.

Catch up on all the news from 2021

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 samples from the Nikon Z 24-120mm F4 S

Gear Of The Year 2021: Jordan's Choice - Apple M1 iMac

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.

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News updates
Published Wednesday, January 5, 2022 11:46:00 PM GMT

A YouTube creator who goes by NASS revived video footage obtained from the Internet Archive, and colorized it with added sound, to reveal what California looked like almost a century ago.

Published Wednesday, January 5, 2022 6:49:00 PM GMT

Razer has announced a major refresh of its Blade notebook series. The Razer Blade 14, 15 and 17-inch models have received performance upgrades, design improvements, a new webcam, a new keyboard and much more.

Published Wednesday, January 5, 2022 4:18:00 PM GMT

YouTuber Wizard of Bricks has shared a tongue-in-cheek 'camera review' of a 179-piece LEGO set that builds a Leica-inspired 35mm rangefinder camera.

Published Wednesday, January 5, 2022 3:37:00 PM GMT

China launched its Tianwen-1 mission to Mars last year. Since then, the spacecraft has successfully deployed a rover on the Martian surface. Now, China has shared the first full images of its spacecraft in orbit above Mars.

Published Wednesday, January 5, 2022 3:00:00 PM GMT

It's a brand new year! That means it's time for Chris and Jordan to look into their crystal ball and predict all the big camera news of 2022 – before it happens. Find out what products and trends they expect to see in the coming year.

Published Wednesday, January 5, 2022 2:00:00 PM GMT

After two rounds of voting, DPReview readers have decided on their favorite product (and runners-up) of 2021. Find out which cameras and lenses topped the list!

Published Tuesday, January 4, 2022 8:42:00 PM GMT

Skydio just announced the Skydio 2+ drone, an enhanced version of its original model that improved flight range, longer flight time and a new Keyframe mode.

Published Tuesday, January 4, 2022 8:17:00 PM GMT

Dell's new XPS 13 Plus lineup takes the clean and minimal approach of its XPS lineup to the extreme with a new capacitive touch function bar, a 'haptic ForcePad' and a flatter keyboard.

Published Tuesday, January 4, 2022 5:14:00 PM GMT

OnePlus has unveiled its next flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 10 Pro. The phone has only been teased for now, but we know that the phone includes a redesigned Hasselblad camera array.

Published Tuesday, January 4, 2022 3:00:00 PM GMT

The increasingly ubiquitous use of lens corrections in modern mirrorless cameras has prompted us to update the way we show lens samples in galleries. Here's what we're changing, and why.

Published Monday, January 3, 2022 6:49:00 PM GMT

Customers in China will be treated to a pair of impressive new smartphones from Xiaomi. The devices include the latest Snapdragon mobile processors, OLED displays, impressive camera specs and 120W charging.

Published Monday, January 3, 2022 4:36:00 PM GMT

The autofocus lens offers a 20mm full-frame equivalent focal length of Fujifilm's APS-C X-mount cameras. Pre-orders are expected to ship next month.

Published Monday, January 3, 2022 4:14:00 PM GMT

Samyang managed to sneak an unreleased lens into its New Year's celebration post shared to Instagram.

Published Monday, January 3, 2022 3:00:00 PM GMT

The Nikon Z 24-70mm F2.8 S is an all-rounder fast zoom for Nikon's mirrorless system. With a versatile focal length range and a fast aperture for low light photography and blurry backgrounds, this lens promises sharp imagery and smooth bokeh with minimal aberrations. How does it actually perform? Find out in our full review.

Published Saturday, January 1, 2022 3:00:00 PM GMT

A plane crash leaves the mirrorless flagships overexposed to the dynamic range of elements. Will Canon, Nikon & Sony come to their sensors and group together to weather the aberrations ahead, or will they cannibalize one another?

Published Friday, December 31, 2021 7:33:00 PM GMT

The GNARBOX 2.0 SSD is an impressive device. However, it requires an app to function at its best. That app is no longer available, and it appears the company behind the product no longer exists. Buyer beware.

Published Friday, December 31, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT

We've rounded up some of the biggest news stories of the past 12 months to highlight just how much has happened in the photography world throughout 2021.

Published Thursday, December 30, 2021 7:50:00 PM GMT

A group of researchers might have cracked the code for lightning strikes by using a radio telescope array to get detailed 3D data of the inside of a thundercloud, potentially revealing one of the natural world's greatest mysteries.

Published Thursday, December 30, 2021 3:28:00 PM GMT

Darktable 3.8.0 is available now. The major feature release adds many new features and delivers improved performance and tools.