Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Thursday, December 23, 2021

Lensrentals has published its roundup of the most popular rented gear for 2021. As has been the case in recent years, both Canon and Sony top the charts

Sony Japan issued a statement confirming it will is no longer accepting orders for its a7C and a6600 mirrorless camera systems, citing issues with procuring parts amidst the global chip shortage.

In this article, DPRTV's hard-working videographer, Jordan Drake, explains why the shiny golden Apple M1 iMac was his favorite piece of gear of 2021.

Sirui's third 1.33x anamorphic lens in its series for APS-C and MFT sensors brings a wider angle of view, a smaller maximum aperture, and all the characteristics we've come to expect from this good-value manufacturer.

Researchers at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have developed a faster and more affordable method for fabricating custom, freeform optical lenses. Could this fabrication process be used for camera lenses?

Nikon's new Z 24-120mm F4 S is a standard zoom lens for the full-frame mirrorless Z mount, intended to offer a more versatile and cheaper alternative to the high-end Z 24-70mm F2.8 S. We've been shooting with one for a few days - click through to see how it performs.

Of all the gear released in 2021, it was Kolari's EF-RF Variable ND Mount Adapter that proved to be News Editor Gannon Burgett's favorite piece of equipment.

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Irix's new line of variable ND filters keeps a compact form factor while blocking between 2-5 stops of light using high-quality glass with 24 layers of coatings.

Techart's new TZG-01 adapter lets you mount Contax G-mount lenses to Nikon Z-mount mirrorless cameras with complete autofocus support.

2021 was a busy year at DPReview TV, with over 100 new episodes added to our YouTube channel! In this retrospective, Chris and Jordan look back at some of their most memorable moments from the past year.

The new Nikon FTZ II offers no additional functionality compared to the original, but if you've got your eye on a Z9, the new version is the one you'll want to grab. Click through to learn more.

Nikon has sent an email to Nikon Professional Services members informing them that pre-orders for the Nikon Z9 will start being fulfilled on December 23 for members who have submitted a priority delivery request.

The holidays are a great time to relax, spend time with family, and even do strange DIY projects. Fotodiox has a new DIY video that will show you how to create a telephoto pinhole lens using a Pringles can and a few other odds and ends.

The winners and finalists for the 5th annual Chromatic Photography Awards competition have been announced and we've rounded them up into a gallery for you to peruse.

LG replaces its current disruptive inkjet-printed UltraFine OLED Pro lineup with newly announced 32" and 27" models that add external hoods and built-in colorimeters for in-device color calibration.

Editor Dale Baskin picked the Sony 14mm F1.8 GM as his favorite gear of 2021 after using it for a week in Arches National Park. Find out why he thinks it's the Goldilocks of wide angle lenses, and see some great photos of the American southwest along the way.

For the past few weeks, our readers have been voting on their favorite photographic gear released in the past year in a wide range of categories. Now that the first round of voting is over, it's time to reveal the first-round winners and pick the best overall product of 2021.

What follows are the headiest products of the past year, the ones photographers really want. So mix a nice warming hot toddy and get ready to treat yourself, 2021 style.

Dr. James Hainline is one of the scientists working on the James Webb Space Telescope. He has made a new video that is as entertaining as it is informative and teaches us all we need to know before the telescope launches into space next week.

The boys from Calgary are on a quest to find the best camera under $500 in 2021. Does such a beast still exist? This episode may reveal as much about the state of the camera market as it does about Chris and Jordan's personal gear preferences.

This lens is an updated version of the 400mm F8 mirror lens Tokina released back in 2020. It features an upgraded optical design and is available for eight different camera mounts.

The proprietary stacked CMOS sensor design separates the photodiodes from the pixel transistors onto different substrate layers to improve image quality.

Mathieu Stern is back, this time with a restoration video wherein he uses Photoshop and artificial intelligence to bring 110-year-old glass plate negatives back to life.

It's Film Friday! Well, kind of. Hamish Gill, founder of 35mmc, has written a detailed review of his time with Pixii's second-generation Pixii camera, a 26MP APS-C M-mount camera that offers something of the classic film-era rangefinder experience at half the cost of a digital Leica.