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Thursday, May 21, 2020

Welcome to the 811th DPReview Newsletter

This week we've been getting to grips with Fujifilm's latest ILC, the fully-featured X-T4. We've also been digging into the Sigma fp, and investigating the Tourbox - a budget editing console, aimed at photographers and videographers. Meanwhile, Chris from DPRTV opens up his camera bag to show us what's inside.

Thanks for reading!

Barney


Fujifilm X-T4 review

The Fujifilm X-T4 brings image stabilization, faster shooting and a bigger battery to the X-T series. It's not without its shortcomings but we found it to be an excellent stills and video shooter.

Read our in-depth review of the Fujifilm X-T4

Compact, capable and imperfect: First impressions of the Sigma fp

The Sigma fp packs a lot of capability into the smallest full frame body on the market. What's it like to shoot a video with, though? We found a lot to like, and some things we hope can be improved.

Learn more about the Sigma fp

Review: The Tourbox controller – can it speed up your editing?

With its unusual form factor can the Tourbox aid the editing process? Will its price and variety of tactile controls appeal to photo and video editors who would like to streamline their workflow?

Read our review of the Tourbox controller

DPReview TV: What critical items does Chris stash in his camera bag?

We all have our favorite essential gear that lives in our camera bags. Find out what DPReview TV host Chris Niccolls keeps in his when he and Jordan are out on a shoot.

Watch the latest episode of DPRTV

News updates
Published Wednesday, May 20, 2020 8:46:00 PM GMT

Students attempting to submit photographed written responses for their Advanced Placement (AP) exams are failing tests because the testing portal doesn't accept the HEIC image file format.

Published Wednesday, May 20, 2020 7:14:00 PM GMT

The SD Association has announced its SD Express 8.0 specification, poised to 'set a new standard for memory cards.' The SD8.0 spec utilizes the PCIe 4.0 standard and NVMe technology to deliver transfer speeds up to 4GB/s.

Published Wednesday, May 20, 2020 6:27:00 PM GMT

The company cites poor sales volume and a struggle to increase profitability as the reasons for the decision.

Published Wednesday, May 20, 2020 5:09:00 PM GMT

The new 3-bath reversal kits include a trio of new 1st developers that offer a range of color and contrast profiles to create three different looks from the same film stock

Published Wednesday, May 20, 2020 3:15:00 PM GMT

The Fujifilm X-T4 brings image stabilization, faster shooting and a bigger battery to the X-T series. It's not without its shortcomings but we found it to be an excellent stills and video shooter.

Published Wednesday, May 20, 2020 1:00:00 PM GMT

We all have our favorite essential gear that lives in our camera bags. Find out what DPReview TV host Chris Niccolls keeps in his when he and Jordan are out on a shoot.

Published Tuesday, May 19, 2020 9:10:00 PM GMT

The webpage shares a silhouetted image of the compact camera system with a countdown timer that ends on May 26.

Published Tuesday, May 19, 2020 6:46:00 PM GMT

Thanks to pixel-merging technology and an advanced Dual-Pixel AF Samsung's latest image sensor can adapt to a wide range of shooting situations.

Published Tuesday, May 19, 2020 3:40:00 PM GMT

Adobe has released updates to many of its Creative Cloud applications, including popular video and audio applications such as Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder and Audition.

Published Tuesday, May 19, 2020 2:22:00 PM GMT

Recently, Palm* Photo Prize announced its shortlist photos that are in the running for the annual prize. We've rounded up some highlights.

Published Tuesday, May 19, 2020 1:00:00 PM GMT

With its unusual form factor can the Tourbox aid the editing process? Will its price and variety of tactile controls appeal to photo and video editors who would like to streamline their workflow?

Published Monday, May 18, 2020 11:59:00 PM GMT

The retail analyst firm's numbers show April sales were just 26.1 percent what they were last year, halving the already-halved sales from March this year.

Published Monday, May 18, 2020 6:30:00 PM GMT

Uncertainty over the conditions in which the show will have to be run in September have led organizers to cancel this years IBC in Amsterdam, but they promise a virtual event in its place

Published Monday, May 18, 2020 6:28:00 PM GMT

Twitter has been buzzing with concerns about a social media release form the AP has been using since at least 2015.

Published Monday, May 18, 2020 3:48:00 PM GMT

Earlier this month, Capture One showed off an upcoming update during a livestream presentation. Today, Capture One released this teased update, which is free for current Capture One 20 users.

Published Monday, May 18, 2020 3:19:00 PM GMT

The IMX500 image sensor features a stacked design that puts the pixel chip atop a logic chip to create an all-in-one system that can capture, process and extract metadata from the image in a single chip.

Published Monday, May 18, 2020 2:00:00 PM GMT

In 'Portrait of a Photographer', Jerry Ghionis and Joe McNally turn the cameras on themselves, using Nikon's Z 85mm F1.8 S. Take a look at the video and read an exclusive interview with Jerry.

Published Sunday, May 17, 2020 7:03:00 PM GMT

The ITC's chief administrative judge ruled that DJI infringed upon a patent belonging to Autel Robotics.

Published Sunday, May 17, 2020 1:00:00 PM GMT

The Sigma fp packs a lot of capability into the smallest full frame body on the market. What's it like to shoot a video with, though? We found a lot to like, and some things we hope can be improved.

Published Saturday, May 16, 2020 6:24:00 PM GMT

Federal authorities are looking into an incident wherein a drone pilot flew far too close to the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels demo team during a flyover in Detroit, Michigan that was meant to be a tribute to the frontline workers handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published Saturday, May 16, 2020 7:00:00 AM GMT

This week, Jordan takes us behind the scenes of his short feature film, A Walk Down to Water. He and director Levi Holwell discuss the gear they chose for the production, as well as the importance of camera movement in storytelling.

Published Friday, May 15, 2020 8:56:00 PM GMT

Adobe launched their Lightroom Ambassador program to educate and inspire photographers using the popular editing software.

Published Friday, May 15, 2020 6:35:00 PM GMT

Aurora Aperture has announced a new rear mount filter system that is compatible with more lenses from additional manufacturers, features an improved design and includes a greater variety of filters.

Published Friday, May 15, 2020 2:29:00 PM GMT

Winners and finalists were recently selected for GDT's Nature Photographer of the Year, 2020, competition.

Published Friday, May 15, 2020 1:00:00 PM GMT

The Olympus mju-II / Stylus Epic is a highly-coveted film camera thanks to its sharp 35mm F2.8 lens, great metering/AF and pocketable/weather-sealed body. But these days the cost of one is just too darn high!

Published Friday, May 15, 2020 3:00:00 AM GMT

Ricoh has published a video detailing the next flagship Pentax APS-C DSLR. Few details were revealed about this as-yet-unnamed camera, though the main focus of the video was its totally redesigned optical viewfinder.

Published Friday, May 15, 2020 3:00:00 AM GMT

Ricoh has published a video setting out its development plans for new lenses, which include 85mm F1.4, 21mm F2.8 Limited, and 16-50mm F2.8 models.

Published Thursday, May 14, 2020 9:27:00 PM GMT

The OnePlus 8 Pro smartphone was released at the end of April and over a couple of weeks since its release, users have discovered that the new 5MP Color Filter camera can see through various objects with IR shields.

Published Thursday, May 14, 2020 5:16:00 PM GMT

Roger and Aaron of Lensrentals have shared their latest teardown; a careful disassembly of Nikon's Nikkor AF-S 120-300mm F2.8 FL ED SR VR lens.

Published Thursday, May 14, 2020 1:57:00 PM GMT

The Information reports Distinguished Engineer Marc Levoy has left Google along with former General Manager of the Pixel Smartphones Business Unit, Mario Queiroz.

Published Thursday, May 14, 2020 1:00:00 PM GMT

The Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 Di III VXD is an affordable, compact telephoto zoom lens for Sony full-frame cameras. It lacks internal image stabilization, but produces sharp results throughout its range.

Published Thursday, May 14, 2020 12:00:00 PM GMT

With a newfound ability to turn recent Canon cameras into high-quality webcams, there does come some responsibility. For the author, it means more frequently shaving and maybe tidying up a bit.