Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Thursday, March 25, 2021

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has begun preparations ahead of its maiden flight, which will mark the first powered flight on another planet.

After announcing it was forced to discontinue its flagship 360-degree camera last month, Ricoh is back with an almost identical successor with more than double the storage.

Sony recently announced a set of three compact full-frame E-mount prime lenses: the 35mm F2.8G, the 40mm F2.5G, and the 50mm F2.5G. Learn more about them in our detailed hands-on first impressions article.

The Sigma fp L is a high-resolution development of the company's compact full-frame interchangeable lens camera. It gains a 61MP BSI-CMOS sensor, providing a more stills-focused platform than the original fp 24MP L-mount mirrorless camera. Learn more about it in our initial review.

Sigma's new fp L is the smallest and highest-resolution full-frame camera on the market. See what kind of photos this tiny 61MP camera can produce in our sample gallery.

Sigma has announced the new fp L. A high-resolution version of its incredibly compact L-mount fp, the fp L features a 61MP BSI-CMOS sensor, hybrid AF system and support for Raw video capture and output. Along with the camera comes an EVF that attaches to the side of both the fp L and original fp.

To better understand how Springtails move, Dr. Adrian Smith has recorded at 73,000 fps using a Phantom camera and plenty of patience.

These are the winners of the World Nature Photography Awards, 2020.

Nikon CFO, Muneaki Tokunari, recently gave an interview to Nikkei, wherein he explained Nikon’s path to profitability and revealed more lenses are to be expected within the next year.

Sony has announced three new high-quality, compact primes for full-frame E-mount, the widest of which - and maybe the most interesting for some E-mount shooters - is the 24mm F2.8 G. Take a look at our samples to see how it performs.

Sony's trio of new 'G'-series prime lenses are aimed at enthusiast photographer that want high quality and good manual control without the bigger size and higher cost of faster-aperture lenses. So how do the new FE 24mm, 40mm and 50mm lenses perform? Check out Chris and Jordan's sample images from their recent video review.

OnePlus co-developed its new OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro smartphones with Hasselblad. OnePlus states that this partnership results in significant improvements to the photographic capabilities of its new phones.

Jared Polin has teamed up with Canon, Think Tank Photo, ProGrade Digital and Adobe to build up an initial collection of camera kits to give to teachers and schools in need of photo gear as part of his new ‘Fund a Photographer’ project.

In this episode of DPReview TV, Chris and Jordan go hands-on with Sony's new trio of lenses: the 24mm F2.8 G, 40mm F2.5 G and 50mm F2.5 G. Find out how they perform, and whether having both 40mm and 50mm options is overkill.

The FE 50mm F2.5 G has the longest reach of the three lenses Sony announced today, yet it maintains the compact size and weight of the other two. This lens may also appeal to owners of Sony's APS-C bodies, with a 75mm equiv. focal length. Check out how it performs in our sample gallery.

Sony's FE 40mm F2.5 G is one of three compact, budget-oriented prime lenses that the company just announced for its full-frame mirrorless E-mount. We've been shooting with one for a few days: click through to check out our initial samples.

Sony has announced a trio of compact full-frame lenses: the 24mm F2.8 G, 40mm F2.5 G and 50mm F2.5 G. All three are the same size, weight and price ($599), and will be available in May.

Intrepid, known for its 4x5 analog camera and other film photography equipment, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its new compact Enlarger. The Enlarger uses a user-adjustable LED to keep its size and weight to a minimum.

ON1’s next Photo RAW 2021 update will let you create custom keyboard shortcuts and macros to speed up your editing workflow.

FPV pilot Bjorn Steinbekk did the unthinkable when he flew a DJI FPV drone up a trail of lava and directly over the crater of an erupting volcano in Iceland.

With its competitive price-tag and compact form-factor, the Fujifilm GFX 100S brings ultra high-resolution medium format shooting to the enthusiast camera market. With official Raw support now available from Adobe, we've updated our GFX 100S sample gallery with several new images taken on the Washington coast.

In this video, photographer Mike Mezeul II takes the Nikon Z7 II to Hawaii to explore the Big Island's volcanic past - and present.

Sony World Photography Awards, in partnership with the World Photography Organization, recently announced the Open Shortlist and Category winning images.

The NiSi 15mm F4 Sunstar is an all-manual ultra-wide prime for mirrorless camera systems, and it also happens to be the first lens that NiSi has ever released. We tested it out on the 50MP Sony a1, and we have to say, we're impressed.

In the latest episode of DPRTV, Chris and Jordan have been out shooting with Fujifilm's latest APS-C format mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, the X-E4. Watch the video to find out how they got on.

Fujfilm's latest APS-C offering, the X-E4, is also the brand's smallest interchangeable X-mount camera to date. Despite its compact dimensions, the X-E4 sports the same outstanding 26MP APS-C sensor with X-Trans color filter array as the flagship X-T4.

Photographer Michael Clark took Adobe’s new Super Resolution technology for a spin to see just how well it can upscale images.

The new RF mount versions join the Canon EF, Canon M, Fuji X, Micro Four Thirds, Nikon F and Sony E mount versions, which were released in 2020.

In their recent review of the Sony 50mm F1.2 GM, Chris and Jordan from DPReview TV described the lens as 'optically ideal with few compromises'. Check out the photos they shot to see if you agree with them.

No light meter? No problem. With the 'Sunny 16' rule you'll never have to second-guess exposures again, regardless of whether you're shooting film or digital.

SkyPixel and DJI announced the winners and finalists of their 2020 Aerial Storytelling Contest.

The Zitay CFast 2.0 to MSATA SSD Dummy Card Adapter tops out with 550MB/s transfer speeds and comes with a flat cable that, in most cases, still lets you close the memory card slot door on your camera.