DPReview: Digital Photography Review DPReview on Facebook DPReview on Twitter
The Digital Photography Review Newsletter
The most popular weekly photography newsletter, with over 400,000 subscribers
Thursday, September 30, 2021

Autumn is settling over Seattle, with heavy early rain making it unlikely we'll get gallery images of red and yellow maples this year. Still, we're making the most of the remaining sun as we prepare for another round of what we're hoping will be exciting product launches.

This week, in amongst the usual news, we published sample galleries from the Ricoh GR IIIx and the updated Fujifilm 23m F1.4, a review of Sigma's latest sports/wildlife lens and Panasonic's updated GH5 II, and an slideshow in which Barney got rather nostalgic over the evolution of Canon's pro-level camera bodies. I hope there's something for all of you to enjoy as we try to capture fall colours in the still-occasional sun breaks.

Richard


Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 II review

The GH5 II is an update to one of the strongest video/stills cameras on the market. Its Four Thirds sensor allows for small camera/lens combinations with detailed footage, limited rolling shutter and very good image stabilization. We took a look at what the new, lower-priced entry in the GH range has to offer.

Read our Panasonic GH5 II review

Ricoh GR IIIx sample gallery

Ricoh caught us somewhat off-guard with its announcement of the GR IIIx, partly because we've got so used to GR cameras being 28mm equiv wide-angles. The 'x' is built around a 40mm equiv lens instead, making it more of an rival to Fujifilm's X100 series, as an option for documenting the world around you. As we start on our review, Dale slotted the GR IIIx into his pocket as he set off to the Washington State Fair, to start showing what it's capable of.

Click to see how the GR IIIx's output looks

Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN | S field review

The 150-600mm is a sports and wildlife focused lens designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras in the E and L mounts. We took a closer look at the versatile mid-long tele zoom, and how it compares with its rivals.

Click here to find out how it performs

The evolution of Canon bodies, T90 - R3

Barney's owned and used a great many of Canon's high-end camera bodies over the years. He looks back all the way to 1986's T90 to see how the company's approach to design and ergonomics has (and, just as importantly, hasn't) changed in the intervening period.

See how Canon's ergonomics have evolved

Canon EOS R5 vs EOS R3

Meanwhile, focusing back on Canon's current lineup, we took a look at how the company's two highest-end RF-mount models compare. As you might expect, it's not a simple case of newer (and more expensive) being inherently better, so we dug into where the R3 and R5 each shine.

Read more about how the EOS R3 and R5 compare

 

News updates
Published Wednesday, September 29, 2021 8:35:00 PM GMT

Finalists for the Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards, 2021, were announced today.

Published Wednesday, September 29, 2021 6:36:00 PM GMT

Exposure Software has announced Exposure X7, its latest photo editing application. Exposure X7 includes a new intelligent masking tool, improved workspaces and more.

Published Wednesday, September 29, 2021 3:10:00 PM GMT

The lens is a stills version of the 30mm cine lens Irix released a few months back.

Published Wednesday, September 29, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

The Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR is a recently announced prime for X-mount. The DPReview gang got their hands on this fast 35mm-equivalent lens and put it through its paces. They also compare it with Fujifilm's original 23mm F1.4 R prime.

Published Wednesday, September 29, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV just reviewed Fujifilm's new XF 23mm F1.4 prime lens. Check out some of the sample photos they shot for their review and judge image quality for yourself.

Published Wednesday, September 29, 2021 1:00:00 PM GMT

The Canon EOS R3 sits above the EOS R5 at the pro/enthusiast end of the company's mirrorless lineup. But how do they compare, and is the R3 better at everything?

Published Tuesday, September 28, 2021 6:26:00 PM GMT

Adobe has unveiled a new masking experience for Adobe Camera RAW and Adobe Lightroom. The new masking engine introduces AI-based tools first made available in Photoshop, plus the Adobe team has redesigned the user experience when using masks.

Published Tuesday, September 28, 2021 5:28:00 PM GMT

Autel Robotics today announced they're releasing two new drones – a sub-250g EVO Nano+ drone and the Lite series.

Published Tuesday, September 28, 2021 3:39:00 PM GMT

The Panasonic GH5M2 is a refresh, rather than complete reworking, of the company's image-stabilized, video focused GH5. We didn't find live streaming as reliable as we'd hoped but we appreciated the improved feature set.

Published Tuesday, September 28, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Compact camera releases are few and far between these days, which is why we're excited to try out the new Ricoh GR IIIx. It's based around the same 24MP APS-C sensor as the GR III, but features a 40mm equivalent F2.8 lens. See how the image quality looks in our sample gallery.

Published Tuesday, September 28, 2021 1:28:00 PM GMT

To celebrate 80 years of manufacturing cameras, Hasselblad has released a limited-edition kit for its 907x camera that will retail for $15,000.

Published Monday, September 27, 2021 4:48:00 PM GMT

In 2018, Pixii announced its first product, the Pixii camera. The 12MP digital rangefinder eschewed a rear display and card slot. Now, Pixii has a new version of its camera, featuring the same design but a different 26MP image sensor.

Published Monday, September 27, 2021 2:35:00 PM GMT

iPhone release season isn’t complete until iFixit gets its hands on Apple’s latest devices to tear them apart and see what’s inside.

Published Monday, September 27, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Sigma's designed-for-mirrorless 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS 'Sports' lens provides great image quality across a wide zoom range – get all the ins and outs of how this lens performs in our field review.

Published Monday, September 27, 2021 12:34:00 PM GMT

Hasselblad has taken to social media to tease an announcement that will take place at 1pm CEST (UTC+2) on September 28, 2021.

Published Sunday, September 26, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT

The year 1839 began with the announcement that people could make permanent pictures. But it was the middle of that year before anyone (other than the few inventors) really could. And the drama involved meant that for quite a while after 1839, some people couldn't.

Published Saturday, September 25, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Canon was a pioneer of electronic, multi-mode cameras, and some of the design decisions that the company made way back in the 1980s persist even now, in its high-end EF and RF cameras. So join us, as we go back in time...

Published Saturday, September 25, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT
One question we get a lot at DPReview is, 'What's the best portrait kit?' This week, Chris and Jordan recommend their favorite camera and lens combos for shooting portraits. Whether you have champagne tastes or a beer budget, there's a great kit for you.
Published Friday, September 24, 2021 4:15:00 PM GMT

ACD Systems has announced ACDSee Photo Studio 2022. The digital asset management and photo editing application leverages AI to deliver new facial recognition tools, improved organization and more.

Published Friday, September 24, 2021 3:06:00 PM GMT

The app, which is available to download for free with an optional in-app purchase, includes more than 40 film simulation recipes you can apply to JPEGs captured with Ricoh GR, GR II, GR III and GR IIIx cameras.

Published Friday, September 24, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

Stephen Dowling, founder of Kosmo Foto, shares the details of the OM-X, a prototype camera Olympus had planned on releasing before 'technical difficulties' during production led them to releasing the OM-1.

Published Thursday, September 23, 2021 8:59:00 PM GMT

There are conflicting reports as to whether it'll be 6GB or 4GB per minute, but whatever the case is, be prepared to have plenty of storage on hand.

Published Thursday, September 23, 2021 5:45:00 PM GMT

The annual Siena Drone Photo Awards recently announced their winners and finalists.

Published Thursday, September 23, 2021 4:14:00 PM GMT

Tired of multiple devices using different charging cables? So is the European Union's European Commission. Proposed legislation will require all electronic devices to use USB-C charging ports starting in 2023.

Published Thursday, September 23, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT

The Rokinon (Samyang in most regions) AF 35mm F1.8 FE is an impressively sharp standard prime for full-frame Sony mirrorless bodies. See how it performs in a variety of situations in our sample gallery.

Published Thursday, September 23, 2021 1:58:00 PM GMT

Entrepreneur Chris Whalen is using his app, Historik, to bring parts of his hometown back from the distant past. Using augmented reality, Historik lets users explore 3D AR recreations of historical artifacts.