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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Welcome to the 754th DPReview newsletter

This week we're continuing to work through content outstanding from last month's CP+ show in Japan, where we spoke to the ever-popular Kazuto Yamaki of Sigma, and toured Panasonic's Yamagata factory. You'll find links to both those pieces below, along with our review-in-progress of the Sony a6400 and a full gallery of samples from the new Pentax 11-18mm F2.8 for APS-C.


Sony a6400 review in progress

Sony's a6400 combines a proven 24MP APS-C sensor, a new 'Bionz X' processor, and one of the best autofocus implementations we've yet seen - all in a compact, affordable camera body. Check out our impressions in our initial review.

Read more about the Sony a6400

CP+ 2019: We tour Panasonic's Yamagata lens factory

Not many people get to visit Panasonic's lens factory in Yamagata Prefecture, North East Japan. We toured the factory, found out about their specialism in aspherical lenses and asked how it was coping with the changes in the camera industry.

Take a look inside Panasonic's Yamagata factory

CP+ 2019: Sigma interview

In our conversation with CEO Kazuto Yamaki we discussed his plans for future L-mount lenses (and cameras) and some of the challenges of supporting multiple mounts.

Read our interview with Sigma's Kazuto Yamaki

Pentax 11-18mm F2.8 DA* sample gallery

We just got our hands on the new Pentax 11-18mm F2.8 DA* – a premium wide-angle zoom lens for Ricoh's APS-C format Pentax DSLRs. Check out our gallery of sample images.

Check out our gallery on the Pentax 11-18mm F2.8

News updates
Published Wednesday, April 10, 2019 8:08:00 PM GMT

It's not yet official, but we have leaked product images and the details on the fourth lens in Zeiss' latest Otus lens, the 100mm F1.4.

Published Wednesday, April 10, 2019 6:49:00 PM GMT

Afidus says its camera can capture 1080p time-lapses for up to 80 days on a single set of batteries.

Published Wednesday, April 10, 2019 2:02:00 PM GMT

After more than a year of analyzing, processing and reviewing the data, the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has shared the first ever photograph of a supermassive black hole 55 million light years from Earth.

Published Wednesday, April 10, 2019 4:02:00 AM GMT

The Canon EOS Rebel SL3 is the company's smallest and lightest digital SLR to-date. Click-through to learn more about the EOS SL3 / 250D.

Published Wednesday, April 10, 2019 4:00:00 AM GMT

Canon has introduced the EOS Rebel SL3, its smallest and lightest DSLR ever. It uses the same 24MP APS-C CMOS sensor as its predecessor but adds a DIGIC 8 processor, eye-detection when using Dual Pixel AF, improved battery life and 4K video capture with a disappointingly huge crop.

Published Tuesday, April 9, 2019 8:03:00 PM GMT

The company behind the Yashica brand name has been teasing a new ISO 400 color negative film.

Published Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6:55:00 PM GMT

As promised, Pixelmator has released Pixelmator Photo, a nondestructive image editing that features 'desktop-class photo editing tools, AI-powered film emulation presets and more.

Published Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6:00:00 PM GMT

Flickr users will now have integrated access to Pixsy's copyright protection platform.

Published Tuesday, April 9, 2019 2:21:00 PM GMT

Blackmagic's new battery grip for its Pocket Cinema Camera 4K swaps the usual LP-e6 battery for two L-series batteries, giving it up to two hours of use on a single charge.

Published Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:31:00 PM GMT

Tiffen has introduced a pair of filter kits for videographers using the DJI Osmo Pocket that the company says help to create a more cinematic look to the footage recorded with the device.

Published Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

Sony's a6400 combines a proven 24MP APS-C sensor, a new 'Bionz X' processor, and one of the best autofocus implementations we've yet seen - all in a compact, affordable camera body. Check out our impressions in our initial review.

Published Monday, April 8, 2019 7:02:00 PM GMT

CIPA's latest numbers show a more than 30% decrease year-over-year in global digital camera shipments.

Published Monday, April 8, 2019 6:01:00 PM GMT

VSCO alleges 17 PicsArt employees created VSCO accounts to reverse engineer at least 19 filters to sell in its own app.

Published Monday, April 8, 2019 3:08:00 PM GMT

Lexar's newest SSDs come in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities and are tiny enough to fit in even the smallest of pockets.

Published Monday, April 8, 2019 1:03:00 PM GMT

Bay Area-based Skydio, a robotics startup that produces a completely autonomous drone, is in trouble after falsely geotagging a promotional video on Instagram.

Published Monday, April 8, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

We just got our hands on the new Pentax 11-18mm F2.8 DA* – a premium wide-angle zoom lens for Ricoh's APS-C format Pentax DSLRs. Check out our gallery of sample images.

Published Monday, April 8, 2019 12:00:00 PM GMT

Not many people get to visit Panasonic's lens factory in Yamagata Prefecture, North East Japan. We toured the factory, found out about their specialism in aspherical lenses and asked how it was coping with the changes in the camera industry.

Published Sunday, April 7, 2019 9:39:00 PM GMT

Rode has announced the Wireless GO microphone system, a ridiculously small transmitter and receiver that make it easy to record audio on-the-go.

Published Sunday, April 7, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

In our conversation with CEO Kazuto Yamaki we discussed his plans for future L-mount lenses (and cameras) and some of the challenges of supporting multiple mounts.

Published Saturday, April 6, 2019 6:56:00 PM GMT

Venus Optics has shared new information regarding two upcoming cine lenses — one prime, one zoom — it's currently showing off as prototypes at NAB 2019.

Published Saturday, April 6, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

Panasonic has a reputation for great video, and it also promotes the Lumix DC-G95 as being as much about video as stills. Richard Butler explains why the reality has left us a little disappointed.

Published Friday, April 5, 2019 5:53:00 PM GMT

Atomos has announced a trio of new products to round out and spruce up its product lineup: the Shinobi SDI monitor, Shogun 7 monitor/recorder and AtomX SDI module for Ninja V.

Published Friday, April 5, 2019 5:29:00 PM GMT

Mastin Labs has taken its talents to Capture One in the form of its Kodak Everyday Original Styles preset pack, after only being available for Adobe products since its release.

Published Friday, April 5, 2019 2:34:00 PM GMT

A Canadian company with venture-capital backing has acquired Athentech and says it it planning to invest in artificial intelligence and innovative workflow solutions.

Published Friday, April 5, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

The Panasonic G95 was just announced, and Chris and Jordan are here with their first impressions. Join the boys on a photo scavenger hunt, and find out why Jordan can eat Lucky Charms better than all of you.

Published Friday, April 5, 2019 10:00:00 AM GMT

While not a gigantic upgrade to the G85 that came before it, Panasonic's Lumix DC-G95 has an easier-to-grip body, a sensor with more pixels and improvements to video capture. Click through to learn about the G95's standout features.

Published Friday, April 5, 2019 8:00:00 AM GMT

The Panasonic Lumix DC-G95 (G90 outside North America) is a 20MP mid-range mirrorless camera aimed at both stills and video shooters, but it faces some pretty stiff competition.

Published Friday, April 5, 2019 8:00:00 AM GMT

We've spent some time shooting with a pre-production Panasonic Lumix DC-G95 (G90) in a variety of situations and we've put together a gallery so you can evaluate its image quality.

Published Friday, April 5, 2019 8:00:00 AM GMT

Panasonic has announced the Lumix DC-G95 (G90 in some regions), which is a modest step up from the G85 (G80). The major changes include a bump in resolution to 20MP, a refined design, built-in V-LogL and a headphone socket.

Published Friday, April 5, 2019 8:00:00 AM GMT

Panasonic has released a 'Mark II' version of its versatile Lumix G Vario 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Power OIS lens. The 14-140 II has the same optics as the original model, but adds a degree of weather-sealing. It will be available in May for $599.

Published Thursday, April 4, 2019 9:15:00 PM GMT

Apple's latest patent application describes a system that creates a group selfie from a number of individual self portrait.

Published Thursday, April 4, 2019 8:42:00 PM GMT

Venus Optics has announced a Micro Four Thirds version of its 9mm F2.8 Zero-D lens, adding to the Fuji X, Sony E, Canon EF-M and DJI DL versions.

Published Thursday, April 4, 2019 8:07:00 PM GMT

Leica has released firmware updates for its SL and CL mirrorless cameras that brings along new L-Mount lens support.

Published Thursday, April 4, 2019 2:51:00 PM GMT

Electronics giant Sharp has officially joined the Micro Four Thirds system according to a brief statement on the Olympus global website.

Published Thursday, April 4, 2019 1:55:00 PM GMT

Luminar Flex is a new plugin from Skylum that makes it easy to edit photos using Luminar's technology from right inside Adobe apps and Photos on macOS.

Published Thursday, April 4, 2019 1:39:00 PM GMT

Adobe adds new lens profile and camera support in the April update of Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Lightroom Classic

Published Thursday, April 4, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

In our conversation with Sony's Kenji Tanaka, we discussed various topics, including how the full-frame mirrorless market has evolved, and why he believes Sony will maintain its competitive edge.

Published Thursday, April 4, 2019 12:00:00 PM GMT

The Elgato Stream Deck is a product aimed mostly at online gamers, but as contributor Chris Foreman discovered, with a bit of customization it's also a great tool for photo or video post-processing.