Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Thursday, January 27, 2022

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The global Redmi Note 11 lineup lacks the Note 11 Pro Plus found in China, but adds a Note 11S device that manages to pack Samsung's 109MP HM2 sensor inside a rather affordable device. Meanwhile, the Note 11 Pro 5G offers a handful of flagship features at a mid-range price point.

Apple has launched a new 'Shot on iPhone Challenge,' this time focusing on macro shots captured with the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Fujifilm's X-mount, Chris and Joran from DPReview TV took to the streets with the original X-mount camera: the X-Pro1. Check out their sample gallery to see how its image quality stacks up ten years later.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been decades in the making. The ambitious telescope launched from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket on Christmas morning, and about a month later, it has entered its final orbital position 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.

The new series of magnetic clip-on ND filters are designed to solve X pattern cross-polarisation and add to your ND effects. Revoring also expands to include a circular polarizer as well as metal front and back caps.

This month marks the 10th anniversary of Fujifilm's X-mount camera system. To celebrate, Chris takes a new look at the system's first camera, the Fujifilm X-Pro1, and discovers that it holds up quite well a decade later.

Digi Swap is a new gadget that attaches an iPhone to the back of a film camera, letting you shoot digital photos through an analog camera. It will be fully unveiled at the upcoming CP+ show in Japan.

Ricoh has announced the details of its new Theta X 360-degree camera, revealing a device that's more standalone than any of its Theta predecessors thanks to a built-in touchscreen, an interchangeable battery and a Micro SD card slot.

BCN Retail (BCN+R) announced the BCN Awards winners, showing how the Japanese camera market shaped up in 2021. The summary shows that Canon and Sony continue to perform well. Are there any surprises in the data?

After introducing a way to look at compositional elements, nature photographer Erez Marom suggests a way of balancing these elements to enable the creation of a better composed landscape image.

When DJI released the Mavic 3 series, quite a few key features were missing. The latest firmware update gives users the ability to capture panoramic shots and digitally zoom in on subjects when recording regular video — among many other upgrades.

The 500mm F8 lens is fully manual and features the signature 'donut-shaped' bokeh reflex lenses are known to produce due to their unique design. The lens is available with mount options for Canon EF, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds, Nikon F, Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems.

The winners and finalists for the 10th annual Ocean Art Underwater competition have been announced. This gallery showcases the best imagery from thousands of entries from more than 80 countries.

Is there something special about the depth-of-field offered by medium format? Chris and Jordan look closely at the effect of format size on depth-of-field to find out.

In anticipation of the National Football League's Pro Bowl 2022, drone pilot Johnny FPV and the NFL recently collaborated on a video clip that takes you on a whirlwind trip through the Las Vegas strip.

Hubble has observed a black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy that is fueling the creation of new stars rather than destroying or preventing their formation. The black hole may hold the key to understanding the origin of black holes in the early Universe.

In a statement shared on Ricoh Imaging Co's website, company President Noboru Akahane said the company is looking to 'renew its manufacturing and sales structure in Japan on April 1, 2022' and will connect 'with customers using "digital" methods and "studio-style" manufacturing.'

In his latest essay on 35mmc, film photographer Matthew Wright breaks down whether or not it's worth it to bulk-load and self-develop rolls of cinema film for 35mm stills shooting in the midst of rising film stock prices and supply chain constraints.