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Friday, April 5, 2019

Welcome to the 753rd DPReview Newsletter

This week we've been continuing to work through our interviews from CP+ last month, and looking ahead to a summer of shooting on the crop of new mirrorless cameras that have come out in the last few months.

We just finished a full review of the Canon EOS RP, and as of today there's a new toy to add to the list - the Panasonic Lumix DC-G95, which you can read all about in our review in progress, linked below.


Canon EOS RP review

We've wrapped our full review of Canon's EOS RP - the smallest and lightest current full-frame model on the market. Click through to find out how its autofocus and video stack up, and whether it's right for you.

Read more about the Canon EOS RP

Panasonic Lumix DC-G95/G90 Review in Progress

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.

Read all about the new Panasonic Lumix DC-G95

Sample gallery: Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM Sport

Sigma's 70-200 F2.8 Sport is a cost-friendly full-frame lens that offers sharp results, but it's heavy, and features an awkward tripod collar design.

Check out some samples from the new Sigma 70-200mm F2.8

CP+ 2019: Sony Interview - 'First full-frame, then APS-C'

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.

Read our full interview with Sony's Kenji Tanaka

News updates
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.

Published Wednesday, April 3, 2019 9:11:00 PM GMT

The new Huawei P30 Pro is the first smartphone to offer a 5x optical tele. We've had a closer look at the innovative zoom system's image quality performance.

Published Wednesday, April 3, 2019 6:28:00 PM GMT

These little plastic sticks can be used (and re-used) to both fix broken camera gear and improve upon older equipment.

Published Wednesday, April 3, 2019 5:45:00 PM GMT

Scientists will soon reveal 'a groundbreaking result from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project.'

Published Wednesday, April 3, 2019 3:55:00 PM GMT

With the annual NAB media show coming up, Adobe has refreshed its range of Creative Cloud video apps.

Published Wednesday, April 3, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

Canon has announced the Sumire Prime collection, a set of seven cinema prime lenses designed for the PL-mount.

Published Wednesday, April 3, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

Sigma's 70-200 F2.8 Sport is a cost-friendly full-frame lens that offers sharp results, but it's heavy, and features an awkward tripod collar design.

Published Wednesday, April 3, 2019 12:00:00 PM GMT

We met up with Canon's senior management at CP+ in Yokohama and found them on uncharacteristically forthright and open form.

Published Tuesday, April 2, 2019 7:25:00 PM GMT

Canon has added four new models to its XA range of professional camcorders updating the series to include its first models capable of 4K / 30p recording: the XA55, XA50, XA45 and XA40.

Published Tuesday, April 2, 2019 6:27:00 PM GMT

Digital marketing company CixxFive Concepts has filed a class action lawsuit against Getty Images over its allegedly 'deceptive' licensing of public domain images.

Published Tuesday, April 2, 2019 6:15:00 PM GMT

Many photographers know the feeling of being asked to work for 'exposure.' Now, a tongue-in-cheek calculator tells you what your work is worth.

Published Tuesday, April 2, 2019 2:34:00 PM GMT

Tiffen has introduced the Steadicam-S, a device aimed at owners of single handled gimbals like the DJI Ronin-S that allows them to connect their device to a Steadicam vest and arm to add extra stability.

Published Tuesday, April 2, 2019 1:57:00 PM GMT

We've wrapped our full review of Canon's EOS RP - the smallest and lightest current full-frame model on the market. Click through to find out how its autofocus and video stack up, and whether it's right for you.

Published Tuesday, April 2, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

In the first of two recent interviews with Canon, we spoke to members of the R system R&D teams, to ask them about the EOS RP, their lens plans and whether we'll see more EF-M lenses.

Published Monday, April 1, 2019 8:17:00 PM GMT

Ricoh Korea and Japan have issued a statement saying it will repair GR III cameras affected by a wobbly control dial, free of charge, starting on April 8.

Published Monday, April 1, 2019 6:47:00 PM GMT

Photographer and YouTuber Mathieu Stern has adapted an old Isco MC 65mm F2 projector lens to work on a mirrorless camera and the results proved impressive.

Published Monday, April 1, 2019 6:07:00 PM GMT

Unlike other prism-style filters that need to be held or placed in front of the lens, these filters screw directly onto the lens itself.

Published Monday, April 1, 2019 3:16:00 PM GMT

Fujifilm has released version 4.0 of its Camera Remote app for iOS. The Android version is expected to be released in May 2019.

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

With its compact size, modular lens, lightweight storage solution and a whopping 0.33MP of resolution, Minolta's DiMAGE V promises to be an excellent photographic companion - find out if it's right for you in our latest camera review.

Published Sunday, March 31, 2019 10:21:00 PM GMT

A quick look into the purposefully slow work of analogue photographer Scott Folsom.

Published Sunday, March 31, 2019 2:00:00 PM GMT

Zeiss Senior Product Manager Elliot Shih sat down with us at CP+ to talk about the company's first camera to launch in more than a decade.

Published Saturday, March 30, 2019 4:43:00 PM GMT

Kim Jong-un allegedly 'purged' his personal photographer 'Ri' after he broke two rules that caused 'damage to Supreme Dignity.'

Published Saturday, March 30, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

In this 'Wooden Niccolls' episode Chris and Jordan recreate a famous movie scene using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. Chris may even be an Oscar contender for his portrayal of Kate Winslet in a dramatic role.

Published Saturday, March 30, 2019 1:00:00 PM GMT

If you're up to the task of hauling this beast of a lens around, you'll find that there's a lot you can do with it. See how we've fared with the Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 Sport.

Published Friday, March 29, 2019 7:24:00 PM GMT

Image rights enforcement company Copytrack has released its 2019 Global Infringement Report that details the current state of unauthorized image use around the globe.

Published Friday, March 29, 2019 4:58:00 PM GMT

App researcher Jane Manchun Wong has discovered Instagram is testing out a new feature that would allow users to skim through videos.