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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Welcome to the 737th DPReview Newsletter

This week we're turning our attention to the end of the year - and the beginning of the next. DPReview will be 20 years old on Christmas day, and we'll be marking our 20th year with some very special pieces of content, starting soon. Keep an eye on the homepage for that, and in the meantime you'll find links to other recently-published articles below.

Also, if you haven't already voted, don't forget to let us know which cameras and lenses you loved in 2018 in our readers' polls. Voting ends Dec 17th!

DPReview Buying Guides

It's almost the end of the year, and we've been updating our range of buying guides. Here, you'll find our current recommendations for the best cameras for all kinds of budgets and all kind of photography, from portraiture to sports.

Check out our selection of buying guides

Nikon Z6 First Impressions Review

The Nikon Z6 may not offer the incredible resolution of its sibling, the Z7, but its 24MP resolution is more than enough for most people, and the money saved can buy a lot of glass. Find out what's new and notable about the Z6 in our First Impressions Review.

Learn more about the Nikon Z6

Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | C sample gallery

The Sigma 56mm F1.4 combines a sensible sub-$500 price tag and excellent performance, providing a portrait-friendly 85mm equiv. view on Sony's APS-C mirrorless cameras.

Take a look at how the new Sigma 56mm F1.4 performs

Panasonic LX100 II: Our image quality tests

We've been shooting with the LX100 II both in and out of the studio, as part of our ongoing review. We're pretty impressed, so far, with the revised JPEG color and addition of a touchscreen both noticeable improvements.

Check out the results of our testing from the LX100 II

News updates
Published Wednesday, December 12, 2018 3:21:00 PM GMT

Google is cracking down on unsupported video files being uploaded to its Photos platform and taking up free storage space.

Published Wednesday, December 12, 2018 2:00:00 PM GMT

With a nickname like 'bokeh master,' we had to see what the Sigma 105mm F1.4 was all about. Take a look at our gallery of samples shot with the Sony a7R III.

Published Tuesday, December 11, 2018 11:08:00 PM GMT

The Nikon Museum in Shinagawa, Tokyo has an exhibition showing off some of the most rare and unique prototype lenses Nikon ever developed.

Published Tuesday, December 11, 2018 7:49:00 PM GMT

VSCO has announced it will stop selling its film emulation presets for desktop programs March 1st, 2019.

Published Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:28:00 PM GMT

On their latest models the two smartphone manufacturers have replaced the dreaded display notch by a design that features a circular hole for the front camera in the display.

Published Tuesday, December 11, 2018 3:53:00 PM GMT

With the latest version, Adobe Camera now lets you import Raw files from the newest iPhones, Pixel devices, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Nikon Z6 among others.

Published Tuesday, December 11, 2018 2:00:00 PM GMT

The Nikon Z6 may not offer the incredible resolution of its sibling, the Z7, but its 24MP resolution is more than enough for most people, and the money saved can buy a lot of glass. Find out what's new and notable about the Z6 in our First Impressions Review.

Published Monday, December 10, 2018 7:42:00 PM GMT

Sigma says its 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM Sport lens is set to hit shelves by the end of December 2018 at a retail price of $1,499.

Published Monday, December 10, 2018 7:02:00 PM GMT

DxO PhotoLab 2.1 brings a collection of new features to MacOS and Windows users alike.

Published Monday, December 10, 2018 5:31:00 PM GMT

The new 'Elegant' lens series includes entirely manual F2.4 lenses in 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 90mm focal lengths.

Published Monday, December 10, 2018 3:52:00 PM GMT

A feature alerts pilots visually and/or verbally when their drone is approaching airspace that is unsafe or areas where drone flying is not permitted.

Published Monday, December 10, 2018 3:10:00 PM GMT

GoPro announced Monday morning that it plans to move production of United States-bound cameras out of China, citing tariffs concerns.

Published Monday, December 10, 2018 2:00:00 PM GMT

The Sigma 56mm F1.4 combines a sensible sub-$500 price tag and excellent performance, providing a portrait-friendly 85mm equiv. view on Sony's APS-C mirrorless cameras.

Published Sunday, December 9, 2018 11:20:00 PM GMT

Azriel Knight of the YouTube channel This Old Camera explains the history of DX encoding.

Published Sunday, December 9, 2018 2:00:00 PM GMT

The 250mm F4 is Fujifilm's longest lens for its medium-format system. It's equivalent to about 200mm on a GFX camera, and we put it to work on some portraits as well as some scenes around Seattle's waterfront – take a look.

Published Saturday, December 8, 2018 8:36:00 PM GMT

Sony has removed the ability to download firmware version 2.0 for its a7 III and a7R III mirrorless cameras from its website.

Published Saturday, December 8, 2018 2:00:00 PM GMT

Handing out awards for the best gear of the year is a big job, so we called in some reinforcements from Calgary to help us.

Published Friday, December 7, 2018 11:39:00 PM GMT

A new patent from Canon lays out the schematics for a speedbooster-style adapter for mounting Canon EF lenses onto EOS M cameras, but with a variable baffle to reduce the risk of flare.

Published Friday, December 7, 2018 9:21:00 PM GMT

The Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board has started a campaign asking visitors to stop geotagging their specific locations when visiting Wyoming's national parks.

Published Friday, December 7, 2018 7:06:00 PM GMT

Film simulation app Filmborn has been updated with new presets, features, and overall improved support on Apple's latest mobile operating system and devices.

Published Friday, December 7, 2018 4:18:00 PM GMT

The Colorado Tripod Company has introduced what it claims is the world’s first titanium tripod system, with a funding campaign on Kickstarter.

Published Friday, December 7, 2018 4:04:00 PM GMT

We've been shooting with the LX100 II both in and out of the studio, as part of our ongoing review. We're pretty impressed, so far, with the revised JPEG color and addition of a touchscreen both noticeable improvements.

Published Thursday, December 6, 2018 11:49:00 PM GMT

An upcoming Xiaomi smartphone might use a 48MP sensor for pixel-binning, high-quality digital zooming and other algorithm-powered imaging features.

Published Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:29:00 PM GMT

It's not cheap, but you may soon be able to get your hands on peel apart film once again thanks to ONE INSTANT.

Published Thursday, December 6, 2018 7:52:00 PM GMT

Skylum's Luminar 3 arrives on December 18 with the long-awaited ability to manage your photo library. However, it won't be a full DAM (digital asset manager); the company plans to roll out features throughout 2019 and won't charge for updates from Luminar 2018 during that time.

Published Thursday, December 6, 2018 6:12:00 PM GMT

Hasselblad has released an update to its Phocus post-production software that brings new and updated tools, as well as updated native lens support.

Published Thursday, December 6, 2018 3:41:00 PM GMT

Insta360 has launched a software update for its One X 360-degree camera and announced a camera bundle exclusively available on Apple.com.

Published Thursday, December 6, 2018 2:00:00 PM GMT

Wacom's latest pro tablet can help take your editing workflow – and most importantly, the final image results – to the next level.

Published Wednesday, December 5, 2018 8:09:00 PM GMT

Xiaomi has laid out the details for its new AI-powered image processing platform DeepExposure.