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Thursday, December 12, 2019

Welcome to the 879th DPReview Newsletter

With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas just around the corner, along with countless other holidays around the world at this time of year, we're ready for a break! But there's still plenty to do. Among other things we have planned for the next couple of weeks, we're still working on reviews, and there's one more readers' poll on the way.

Speaking of which, cast your vote if you haven't already for best camera, best zoom lens and best prime lens of 2019. We'll put the winners and runners-up into a final poll to determine your choice for overall best product of the year, and voting will open next week.


These are the 20 most important cameras of the decade

We've gone through all of the cameras released from 2010 to 2019, and selected twenty which we consider especially significant, plus one phone because, well, this was the decade when that really became a thing.

Find out which cameras were the most important of the 2010s

Have your say: vote for now the best cameras and lenses of 2019

A lot of products were released in 2019 and this is your chance to vote for which cameras and lenses you thought were the best.

Vote now in our 2019 readers' polls

2019 Buying guides and holiday gifts

Whether you're looking for an inexpensive gift for a family member or a pricey treat for yourself, we've got you covered with our range of buying guides and gift roundups for the holiday season.

Read our 2019 buying guides

Compact and feature-packed: Our Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III review

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III is the company's latest Micro Four Thirds camera; it looks great, feels great, and takes beautiful photos. There's a lot to like, but there are a few things we'd change.

Read our review of the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Gear of the Year 2019 - Richard's choice: Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN

The arrival of an EF-M version has given Technical Editor Richard Butler even more opportunities to shoot with the Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN.

Read more about the Sigma 56mm F1.4

News updates
Published Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:56:00 PM GMT

As next-generation CFExpress cards start to become available, Nikon has released its line of XQD cards in the United States.

Published Wednesday, December 11, 2019 6:44:00 PM GMT

Time to dig through your old cameras and play 'Can it play DOOM?'

Published Wednesday, December 11, 2019 6:14:00 PM GMT

Keyword management, which previously had only been available to Mac users, has now been released on the Windows version of the software as well.

Published Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:00:00 PM GMT

The Zeiss ZX1 full frame compact may be ready to ship after all, as Adobe lists it amoung newly supported cameras in the latest Camera Raw update

Published Wednesday, December 11, 2019 3:12:00 PM GMT

Per a report from CNBC, a number of former Facebook employees have spoken out that Instagram's recent transition to hiding the like count of posts was more than just a good-will gesture.

Published Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:41:00 PM GMT

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III is the company's latest Micro Four Thirds camera; it looks great, feels great, and takes beautiful photos. There's a lot to like, but there are a few things we'd change. Find out more in our full review.

Published Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:00:00 PM GMT

The arrival of an EF-M version has given Technical Editor Richard Butler even more opportunities to shoot with the Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN. It's the fifth time he's picked an APS-C product.

Published Tuesday, December 10, 2019 5:56:00 PM GMT

Mobile photography app company VSCO has acquired camera maker Rylo to bring advanced video editing tools to its users.

Published Tuesday, December 10, 2019 3:49:00 PM GMT

Nikon is celebrating its first SLR, the Nikon F, with a new Nikon Museum sale that includes a limited-edition wristwatch with a dial watch face.

Published Tuesday, December 10, 2019 3:23:00 PM GMT

Repair website iFixit reports that Nikon has contacted more than a dozen independent repair shops that they will no longer be a part of its authorized repair program after their agreement is up in March 2020.

Published Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:24:00 PM GMT

Kodak Alaris confirmed Ektachrome E100 will be available to purchase globally in 5-roll 120 'propacks' and 10-sheet boxes of 4x5 film 'within the next 10 days.'

Published Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:00:00 PM GMT

Take a look at what this fast, wide-angle zoom for Canon's full-frame mirrorless system is capable of.

Published Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:00:00 PM GMT

Adobe has added direct photo importing and advanced photo exporting to Lightroom for iOS and iPadOS, as well as updated the shared album feature in its desktop apps.

Published Monday, December 9, 2019 8:18:00 PM GMT

Google Pixel users will soon be able to apply background blur to portrait image that were taken in standard photo mode.

Published Monday, December 9, 2019 8:12:00 PM GMT

Roger Cicala and his team at Lensrentals have taken apart Canon's RF 70-200mm F2.8 IS lens to reveal what engineering feats are hidden within.

Published Monday, December 9, 2019 6:24:00 PM GMT

MIT CSAIL's latest AI project uses a camera and algorithm to 'record' videos of hidden objects, including their color and motion, based only on their shadows.

Published Monday, December 9, 2019 5:26:00 PM GMT

Six months after first announcing the redesigned Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR monitor on stage at WWDC, Apple is opening up orders starting tomorrow, December 10.

Published Monday, December 9, 2019 3:00:00 PM GMT

Recently, we spoke to award-winning photographer and Olympus shooter Buddy Eleazer about his work, what inspires him, and what he needs from his camera gear when shooting wildlife on safari.

Published Monday, December 9, 2019 2:51:00 PM GMT

The 21mm F1.5 for Leica M-mount is a fully-manual prime lens with a clicked aperture and 10-blade aperture diaphragm that's currently available for $429.

Published Monday, December 9, 2019 2:00:00 PM GMT

After nearly a decade of using Apple phones, Managing Editor Allison Johnson jumped ship and became the happy owner of a Pixel device. But the iPhone 11 might just tempt her back.

Published Sunday, December 8, 2019 7:16:00 PM GMT

This 60-second tutorial from Adobe shows how changing the 'Color Adaptation' setting within the Content Aware Fill tool can create better edits in different situations.

Published Sunday, December 8, 2019 2:00:00 PM GMT

Yep, we're doing it.

Published Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:00:00 AM GMT

The new Tamron 35mm F2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 lens has an attractive price, but how does it stack up against Sony's own 35mm F2.8? According to Chris and Jordan, pretty darn well.

Published Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:00:00 AM GMT

In this week's episode of DPReview TV, Chris and Jordan did a shootout between the new Tamron 35mm F2.8 lens for E-mount and Sony's own 35mm F2.8 ZA Carl Zeiss lens. Check out the galleries from both lenses and tell us what you think.

Published Friday, December 6, 2019 9:03:00 PM GMT

The new cases ensure Sandmarc's anamorphic, tele, wide-angle and macro lenses will work on the latest iOS devices.

Published Friday, December 6, 2019 8:08:00 PM GMT

Three months after it confirmed Leica, Nikon and Olympus wouldn't be returning to Photokina, the event organizers have put out a press release confirming Canon, Panasonic and Sony will 'promise a fireworks display of new products at Photokina.'

Published Friday, December 6, 2019 7:39:00 PM GMT

Sigma announces that it's upcoming Classic Art Prime Cine lenses will be available as a full 10-lens set starting next month for $43,999.

Published Friday, December 6, 2019 7:02:00 PM GMT

A new photography podcast has kicked off with an episode that looks critically at the photo preset market, detailing the negative impact it has on photographers and the wider industry.

Published Friday, December 6, 2019 3:47:00 PM GMT

As promised earlier this year, Sigma will be releasing the L-mount versions of its 40mm F1.4 DG HSM and 105mm F1.4 DG HSM lenses by the end of the year.

Published Friday, December 6, 2019 2:00:00 PM GMT

Over months of using Sigma's 45mm F2.8 Contemporary lens, Reviews Editor Carey Rose rediscovers that there's so much more to a lens than speed and sharpness.

Published Thursday, December 5, 2019 10:12:00 PM GMT

Looking to get in on the instant camera fun? We tried every model and think the Fujifilm Instax Mini 70 strikes the right balance between price and feature - the Instax Wide 300 is our choice if you crave a larger format.

Published Thursday, December 5, 2019 8:04:00 PM GMT

Chrome users can now 'unhide' Instagram likes on the Web using a new browser extension called The Return of Likes.

Published Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:28:00 PM GMT

Profoto has announced its compact A1X studio light now supports Fujifilm camera systems.

Published Thursday, December 5, 2019 4:21:00 PM GMT

The new Motorola One Hyper has a 64MP sensor in its main camera, and even the pop-up selfie camera produces 32MP pictures that can be display across the full area of the 6.5in screen.

Published Thursday, December 5, 2019 3:00:00 PM GMT

The Thanksgiving break gave us a chance to take the Nikon Z50 on a tour of New Orleans. See how it did with both the kit zoom and the new Nikkor Z 24mm F1.8 S.

Published Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:47:00 PM GMT

The update adds support for Canon's new RF 85mm F1.2L USM DS lens and addresses a number of bugs throughout the system.

Published Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:00:00 PM GMT

Among the topics of discussion with Mr. Murata were the new OM-D E-M5 III and his company's strategy to attract professional photographers.