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Sigma has announced three new lenses for mirrorless cameras, including a pair of full-frame "I series" primes and an APS-C prime lens. All three lenses promise high performance in a compact form factor.

Starting with the full-frame lenses, the Sigma 17mm f/4 DG DN Contemporary and the Sigma 50mm f/2 DG DN...

 

 

Color is a huge topic in photography. You'll be hard-pressed to wander through online photography forums without tripping over a group of shutterbugs arguing over which manufacturer's "colors are best." Like warring cavemen bashing each other with clubs, even the "winner" of a colorful debate, if there is such a...

 

 

Canon has released firmware updates for four cameras, including the Canon EOS R3, Canon EOS R5, Canon EOS R5C, and Canon EOS 1D-X Mark III.

Canon EOS R3 version 1.4.0 delivers improved autofocus

The Canon EOS R3 can now "remember" faces, allowing its face-detect autofocus system to perform more accurately and...

Click here to read our Sony ZV-E1 Hands-on Preview

 

 

Sony has announced the Sony ZV-E1, the company's first full-frame ZV-series camera. Taking its place atop the ZV system lineup, the interchangeable lens camera combines a full-frame 12.1-megapixel image sensor, Bionz XR image processor, and dedicated AI...

 

 

Zyong Yi Optics (ZY Optics), a prominent Chinese lens manufacturer, has announced a recreation of the iconic Leica Summaron M 28mm F5.6 lens for Leica M, Fujifilm X and GF, L, Canon RF, Nikon Z, and Sony E mount.

The Zhong Yi Creator 28mm F5.6 lens promises "faithful adherence" to Leica's original lens while...

 

 

Venus Optics has announced the Laowa Argus 28mm F1.2 FF lens. The ultra-fast prime lens is designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras and will be available in four mounts: Canon RF, L, Nikon Z, and Sony E.

The "modern take" on the classic 28mm focal length is well-suited to a wide variety of photographic...

 

 

This is a sad day...

It’s hard to convey the sense of shock and dismay I felt when a message from a colleague appeared this morning, telling me that DPReview was closing. I’m still trying to process it.

IR and DPR grew up together as the industry matured from the days when a megapixel was the norm and two...

 

 

DPReview.com has announced its closure after 25 years of operation. 

Digital Photography Review has been owned by Amazon since 2007. While the website has operated mostly independent from its parent company in the subsequent years, DPReview has unfortunately been caught up in the latest Amazon restructuring,...

 

 

In a pair of interviews (1, 2) with Nikkei Business, Sony Vice Chairman Shigeki Ishizuka discussed the early days of Sony's camera business, including Sony's A-mount Alpha DSLR cameras, a potential move to Micro Four Thirds, and the eventual decision to make full-frame mirrorless cameras.

The interviews are...

 

 

Move over, James Webb Space Telescope, the venerable Hubble Space Telescope still has much to offer. NASA has announced that Hubble recently spotted an irregular galaxy that showcases an impressive, imposing star-forming region.

As seen on Space.com, the new Hubble photo captures NGC 5486, a roughly spiral galaxy...

 

 

In 2017, Zhongyi Optics announced a pair of fast, manual-focus Mitakon prime lenses for the medium-format Fujifilm GFX mirrorless camera system. One of the lenses, the Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm F1.4, has now been announced in a new version for the medium-format Hasselblad X system. Hasselblad's X series cameras,...

 

 

The James Webb Space Telescope observed a rare Wolf-Rayet star last June, although NASA announced it this week. The star, WR 124, is showcased in unprecedented detail thanks to Webb's sophisticated imaging instruments.

WR 124 is about 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. WR 124 is massive –...

 

 

I’m writing this a few days after the CP+ 2023 photo trade show in Yokohama, Japan, sitting happily in a hotel room in northern Japan (Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima prefecture). It’s just the first of eight interviews with photo-industry executives that I’ll be publishing in the coming weeks. This piece should go up...

Click here to read our Nikon Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S Nikkor Hands-on Review

 

 

The Nikon Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S Nikkor lens is unique among Nikon's Z mirrorless system. It's Nikon's first 100-400mm lens period, including the company's DSLR lens lineup. It's also the only telephoto zoom lens in Nikon's lineup...

 

 

DxO has announced PureRAW 3, the newest version of DxO's excellent raw photo enhancement software. Built upon DeepPRIME XD technology, the major update to PureRAW offers photographers more control, an improved user interface, and a smoother workflow.

The backbone of PureRAW 3 and its impressive raw processing is...

 

 

SportsShooter.com, a popular online resource for sports photographers, has announced that it will shut down this week on March 15. 

As reported by PetaPixel, SportsShooter.com's origins can be traced back to an email newsletter that USA Today photographer Robert Hanashiro began in 1998. Hanashiro shared his...

 

 

Sony has announced a new retinal project camera system to help photographers with visual impairments.

The Sony DSC-HX99 RNV is a kit that combines Sony's HX99 compact camera with a QD Laser Retissa Neoviewer. The Neoviewer is a specially designed viewfinder that utilizes laser retinal projection. The viewfinder...

 

 

The 95th Academy Awards were last night. Many fantastic films and talented people were honored. However, instead of focusing on the latest and greatest in cinema, DPReview published a slideshow of six films that feature photography as a narrative element. By the way, the list doesn't include documentaries about...

 

 

Adobe Lightroom Classic is an extremely popular all-in-one raw photo editor for many reasons, not the least of which is its diverse range of image editing tools. Lightroom uses intuitive sliders for many basic editing tasks and even includes AI-powered masking tools. However, even though many of Lightroom's...