Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Thursday, July 7, 2022

Good news for those who no longer want to use their smartphone to fly their Mavic 3 drone: the DJI RC remote is available to purchase as a standalone product and compatible with the Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Cine.

We're just five days away from the first full-color scientific images from the James Webb Space Telescope being unveiled to the world. In the meantime, NASA has shared a test image from Webb's Fine Guidance Sensor, which is, at least for now, the deepest image of the universe ever captured.

Laowa's latest lens, the 12-24mm F5.6 C-Dreamer, is an ultra-wide full frame zoom at a very affordable price. Aside from the slower F5.6 aperture are there any compromises? Time to pixel peep!

Previously, the GRIIIx Urban Edition was only available as part of a kit. Now, the camera will be available as a standalone purchase. However, you’ll only be saving $50 compared to the $1100 kit version.

It's small, inexpensive and incredibly wide. How does Laowa's latest full-frame lens perform?

Darktable, a free open source raw editor, has been updated to version 4.0.0. The latest release adds many new features, including color and exposure mapping, filmic v6, a new color space, revamped UI and much more.

Cameras keep adding video features, but after testing one too many video-oriented models without a complete set of audio ports, Richard Butler just had to rant. He also suggests an alternative solution camera makers could employ that doesn't require extra ports at all.

The Lux Junior would look right at home on any retro-styled mirrorless camera, or even attached to an old film camera you have sitting around.

After offering a few bits of information last week, Xiaomi has taken the wraps off its new 12S series of smartphones, and they offer impressive photo specs. The phones have been co-developed with Leica.

Firmware version 2.1 for the Nikon Z9 comes just three months after Nikon announced a major v2.0 update. In addition to a new High-Frequency Flicker Mode, Nikon has also improved AF tracking in various shooting modes.

Do you have a Super35 lens you want to use on a full-frame camera? Then you're in luck, as that's precisely what the DZOFilm Marlin 1.6x Expander promises to accomplish.

in celebration of Independence Day in America, a GoPro Hero 8 camera was placed on a barge, nestled between hundreds of explosive fireworks. The resulting footage is captivating and provides a unique view not often seen (for good reason).

Watch Richard race the clock as he explains topics such as what Log is, why manufacturers have several log curves and what the HEIC a HEIF is all in under sixty seconds in our social series Under A Minute.

The Urban Wildlife Photo Awards has announced the winners and finalists for their competition. We've rounded up the winners and some of the best finalists into a gallery.

We take a closer look at how the dedicated vlogging / content creator models from Sony and Nikon compare for both video and photo taking.

Panasonic has released firmware version 2.0 for the GH6 camera, and it's all about ProRes and ProRes Raw. Does this make it the ultimate video machine? Will Jordan's torrid love affair with the GH6 continue? Tune in to find out.

Photographer Stewart Marsden, the official photographer for the London New Year fireworks display and a National Geographic contributor, has written a lengthy tutorial that shows how to capture the best fireworks photographs possible.

Ahead of a full announcement next week, details have emerged about Xiaomi's upcoming flagship smartphone, the 12S Ultra. The phone, co-developed with Leica, will include the Sony IMX989 sensor, a new 1"-type sensor that Xiaomi reportedly developed alongside Sony.

We're less than two weeks from seeing the first scientific images from the James Webb Space Telescope. The images have been decades in the making.

Kosmo Foto founder, Stephen Dowling, has written a comprehensive tribute to the Olympus OM-1, a camera that set a new path for SLRs with its compact form factor and extensive lineup of lenses.