Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Thursday, May 21, 2020

Students attempting to submit photographed written responses for their Advanced Placement (AP) exams are failing tests because the testing portal doesn't accept the HEIC image file format.

The SD Association has announced its SD Express 8.0 specification, poised to 'set a new standard for memory cards.' The SD8.0 spec utilizes the PCIe 4.0 standard and NVMe technology to deliver transfer speeds up to 4GB/s.

The company cites poor sales volume and a struggle to increase profitability as the reasons for the decision.

The new 3-bath reversal kits include a trio of new 1st developers that offer a range of color and contrast profiles to create three different looks from the same film stock

The Fujifilm X-T4 brings image stabilization, faster shooting and a bigger battery to the X-T series. It's not without its shortcomings but we found it to be an excellent stills and video shooter.

We all have our favorite essential gear that lives in our camera bags. Find out what DPReview TV host Chris Niccolls keeps in his when he and Jordan are out on a shoot.

The webpage shares a silhouetted image of the compact camera system with a countdown timer that ends on May 26.

Thanks to pixel-merging technology and an advanced Dual-Pixel AF Samsung's latest image sensor can adapt to a wide range of shooting situations.

Adobe has released updates to many of its Creative Cloud applications, including popular video and audio applications such as Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder and Audition.

Recently, Palm* Photo Prize announced its shortlist photos that are in the running for the annual prize. We've rounded up some highlights.

With its unusual form factor can the Tourbox aid the editing process? Will its price and variety of tactile controls appeal to photo and video editors who would like to streamline their workflow?

The retail analyst firm's numbers show April sales were just 26.1 percent what they were last year, halving the already-halved sales from March this year.

Uncertainty over the conditions in which the show will have to be run in September have led organizers to cancel this years IBC in Amsterdam, but they promise a virtual event in its place

Twitter has been buzzing with concerns about a social media release form the AP has been using since at least 2015.

Earlier this month, Capture One showed off an upcoming update during a livestream presentation. Today, Capture One released this teased update, which is free for current Capture One 20 users.

The IMX500 image sensor features a stacked design that puts the pixel chip atop a logic chip to create an all-in-one system that can capture, process and extract metadata from the image in a single chip.

In 'Portrait of a Photographer', Jerry Ghionis and Joe McNally turn the cameras on themselves, using Nikon's Z 85mm F1.8 S. Take a look at the video and read an exclusive interview with Jerry.

The ITC's chief administrative judge ruled that DJI infringed upon a patent belonging to Autel Robotics.

The Sigma fp packs a lot of capability into the smallest full frame body on the market. What's it like to shoot a video with, though? We found a lot to like, and some things we hope can be improved.

Federal authorities are looking into an incident wherein a drone pilot flew far too close to the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels demo team during a flyover in Detroit, Michigan that was meant to be a tribute to the frontline workers handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week, Jordan takes us behind the scenes of his short feature film, A Walk Down to Water. He and director Levi Holwell discuss the gear they chose for the production, as well as the importance of camera movement in storytelling.

Adobe launched their Lightroom Ambassador program to educate and inspire photographers using the popular editing software.

Aurora Aperture has announced a new rear mount filter system that is compatible with more lenses from additional manufacturers, features an improved design and includes a greater variety of filters.

Winners and finalists were recently selected for GDT's Nature Photographer of the Year, 2020, competition.

The Olympus mju-II / Stylus Epic is a highly-coveted film camera thanks to its sharp 35mm F2.8 lens, great metering/AF and pocketable/weather-sealed body. But these days the cost of one is just too darn high!

Ricoh has published a video detailing the next flagship Pentax APS-C DSLR. Few details were revealed about this as-yet-unnamed camera, though the main focus of the video was its totally redesigned optical viewfinder.

Ricoh has published a video setting out its development plans for new lenses, which include 85mm F1.4, 21mm F2.8 Limited, and 16-50mm F2.8 models.

The OnePlus 8 Pro smartphone was released at the end of April and over a couple of weeks since its release, users have discovered that the new 5MP Color Filter camera can see through various objects with IR shields.

Roger and Aaron of Lensrentals have shared their latest teardown; a careful disassembly of Nikon's Nikkor AF-S 120-300mm F2.8 FL ED SR VR lens.

The Information reports Distinguished Engineer Marc Levoy has left Google along with former General Manager of the Pixel Smartphones Business Unit, Mario Queiroz.

The Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 Di III VXD is an affordable, compact telephoto zoom lens for Sony full-frame cameras. It lacks internal image stabilization, but produces sharp results throughout its range.

With a newfound ability to turn recent Canon cameras into high-quality webcams, there does come some responsibility. For the author, it means more frequently shaving and maybe tidying up a bit.