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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

G'day and welcome to the 865th DPReview newsletter!

This week we published a lengthy interview with Kazuto Yamaki, the CEO of Sigma. We also saw OM Digital Solutions launch two new Olympus products, including the midrange Olympus PEN E-P7. This is the first PEN camera since 2016's PEN-F (sadly, it won't be available in North America at launch).

There's also a new Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro lens, and we've got plenty of sample images from it, as well as a hands-on slideshow and a DPRTV episode. Speaking of Micro Four Thirds, Richard took a closer look at how the new Panasonic GH5 II stacks up against the original GH5. Plus, we compared five popular fully featured Thunderbolt docks and crowned our favorite. 

Thanks for reading and happy snapping!

Dan


Sigma interview: 'All employees have to respect each other, educate each other, and encourage each other'

In a wide-ranging interview, Katuto Yamaki of Sigma speaks to us about his vision for the future of his company as both a lens manufacturer and camera manufacturer, what he learned from Covid, and what the future holds for Sigma.

Click to read our Sigma interview

Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 versus GH5 II: Which is best for you?

Panasonic's GH5 II is a refresh of what was once the company's video/stills flagship. Just what's been changed and does it make the Mark II a better choice?

Click to read our Panasonic GH5 versus GH5 II comparison

Olympus M.Zuiko 8-25mm F4 Pro sample gallery

The new Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro offers Micro Four Thirds shooters a really useful 16-50mm equivalent focal range. Compact and weather-sealed, it's especially well-suited for landscape and nature photography.

Click to view our Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro gallery

The need for (transfer) speed: Five full-featured Thunderbolt 3 docks compared

There are so many Thunderbolt Docks on the market right now that it can be overwhelming to find the right one for you. We took a look at five different options to see how they might fit into your workflow.

Click to read our Thunderbolt dock comparison

News updates
Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021 6:31:00 PM GMT

NASA's Juno spacecraft is hard at work analyzing Jupiter and its moons. Using two of its onboard imagers, Ganymede captured a couple of images during its flyby, revealing spectacular detail of the lunar surface.

Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021 3:10:00 PM GMT

Sony Corporation has announced a nationwide Create Action initiative. The social justice program includes $1M in support for 10 selected non-profit organizations that support underrepresented and underserved communities.

Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021 2:53:00 PM GMT

Could it hit $200,000? Quite possibly. The Canon EF1200mm f/5.6 L USM is an extremely rare beast, but one is coming to auction in October this year

Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

There are so many Thunderbolt Docks on the market at the moment that it can be overwhelming to find the right one for you. We took a look at five different options to see how they might fit into your workflow.

Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021 6:00:00 AM GMT

The Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro is a portable, well-built zoom lens for everyday shooting on Micro Four Thirds bodies. See if it made the cut in this latest episode of DPReview TV.

Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021 6:00:00 AM GMT

The new Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro offers Micro Four Thirds shooters a really useful 16-50mm equivalent focal range. Compact and weather-sealed, it's especially well-suited for landscape and nature photography.

Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021 6:00:00 AM GMT

We take a hands-on look at the new Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro lens to see what it has to offer. Find out why it will appeal to both photographers and videographers who use the Micro Four Thirds system.

Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021 6:00:00 AM GMT

OM Digital Solutions has announced the Olympus PEN E-P7, a 20MP image-stabilized Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera. The mid-range model is initially being launched in Europe and other select regions, but not North America.

Published Wednesday, June 9, 2021 6:00:00 AM GMT

Olympus has added a new lens to its 'Pro' lineup of Micro Four Thirds lenses: the M.Zuiko 8-25mm F4. The lens, equivalent to 16-50mm, has numerous special elements, a manual focus clutch and is weather-sealed to IPX1 standards.

Published Tuesday, June 8, 2021 3:51:00 PM GMT

In 1966, Zeiss designed a 50mm F0.7 lens for NASA for its Apollo missions. Zeiss made only 10 of these lenses, six of which went to NASA. One of these lenses is now up for auction by Leitz Photographica Auction, and organizers believe the lens could sell for nearly $150,000.

Published Tuesday, June 8, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

In a wide-ranging interview Katuto Yamaki of Sigma speaks to us about his vision for the future of his company as both a lens manufacturer and camera manufacturer, what he learned from Covid, and what the future holds for Sigma.

Published Tuesday, June 8, 2021 1:16:00 PM GMT

Thousands of seabird eggs were abandoned, and subsequently destroyed, when two careless drone pilots crashed at a conservancy in Orange County, California.

Published Tuesday, June 8, 2021 1:00:00 PM GMT

Adobe has released its June 2021 updates, bringing new and improved features to nearly every version of Lightroom and Photoshop it has to offer.

Published Monday, June 7, 2021 5:53:00 PM GMT

Apple's WWDC 2021 virtual event is currently taking place. Check out our coverage of the latest news and updates as it's released.

Published Monday, June 7, 2021 4:20:00 PM GMT

The cyanotype photographic printing process was developed in the mid-19th century. Now, nearly 180 years after its development, the cyanotype process has now even been used to create a music video.

Published Monday, June 7, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Kristin Bedford spent several years photographing the Mexican American lowrider car community in East Los Angeles. The result of her efforts is a powerful and beautiful series of images that bridge the gap between documentation and social realism.

Published Monday, June 7, 2021 12:33:00 PM GMT

Gordon Laing, Editor at Cameralabs, has shared a preview video of Canon’s new EOS R3 mirrorless camera, giving us our closest look yet at Canon’s upcoming mirrorless camera.

Published Sunday, June 6, 2021 7:24:00 PM GMT

Physicist Gabriel Lippmann won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1908 for his work in color photography techniques. Nearly a century after Lippmann's death, physicists have unlocked the spectral secrets of Lippmann's photographs.

Published Sunday, June 6, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

With opportunities for travel starting to pick up again in certain parts of the world, if you're lucky enough to be able to book a trip, you may be wondering what camera to bring with you. We took a look at more than a dozen cameras and narrowed our recommendations down to two.

Published Saturday, June 5, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Panasonic's new Lumix S 50mm F1.8 is a compact and lightweight prime, aimed at full-frame L-mount shooters. Priced at $450, join us as we take a closer look at the handling details and construction of this modern-day nifty fifty.

Published Friday, June 4, 2021 7:34:00 PM GMT

Nikon has announced NX Field. It is a new remote shooting system supported by Nikon Professional Services (NPS) that allows photographers to control and sync multiple compatible Nikon cameras and quickly transfer images to remote FTP servers.

Published Friday, June 4, 2021 7:30:00 PM GMT

The Pentagon recently released a summary confirming that foreign drones, particularly two manufactured by DJI, did not pose a security threat as previously believed.

Published Friday, June 4, 2021 6:36:00 PM GMT

Capture One says it’s working on an iPad version of its post-production software that it expects to have out in ‘early 2022.’

Published Friday, June 4, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Konica Centuria Chrome is a film stock from the late 1990s / early 2000s that we're guessing most folks have neither seen nor heard of before. But if you can get your hands on a roll, it's well worth running through your camera!

Published Friday, June 4, 2021 1:00:00 PM GMT

Panasonic's GH5 II is a refresh of what was once the company's video/stills flagship. Just what's been changed and does it make the Mark II a better choice?

Published Thursday, June 3, 2021 8:16:00 PM GMT

Curiosity captured a colorful spectacle earlier this year on Mars. The rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2012, photographed numerous types of clouds on Mars, which is a rare phenomenon on the planet due to its dry, thin atmosphere.

Published Thursday, June 3, 2021 6:14:00 PM GMT

Mirfak Audio, a sister company of gimbal manufacturer Moza, has released a dual-channel wireless microphone kit that combines two transmitters with a single receiver to create an all-in-one dual-mic setup.

Published Thursday, June 3, 2021 5:07:00 PM GMT

Winners of the annual Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition were recently announced for 2021.

Published Thursday, June 3, 2021 4:11:00 PM GMT

In addition to fixing a few bugs, firmware version 3.00 for the FP adds new support and features found on the new FP-L camera.

Published Thursday, June 3, 2021 1:00:00 PM GMT

Nik Collection from DxO is a suite of eight image processing tools that can be used either as standalone apps or plug-ins for third-party software like Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic. We've taken a look at the latest version – click through to read our overview of Nik Collection 4.