Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The Nikon Z9 is the company's first camera to feature a stacked CMOS sensor, which brings a raft of new features, including blazing speed and autofocus performance to the Z lineup. Click through for our detailed first impressions of Nikon's latest professional ILC.

The Z9 may be Nikon's most significant camera in a decade. Does it live up to the hype? Find out what Chris and Jordan think as they go hands-on with a pre-production Nikon Z9 to shoot sports.

We spent some time recently shooting with pre-production samples of the Nikon Z9. In a busy couple of days we took the cameras along to a rugby match, an athletics track, a velodrome and a tennis practice. Click through for our full gallery of sample images from Nikon's impressive new flagship.

Jordan is seriously impressed with the Nikon Z9's video capabilities. Find out why he calls it 'One of the most enjoyable experiences I've ever had.' Could it replace his trusty Panasonic S1H for video? Tune in to find out.

After a long buildup, Nikon has unveiled the Z9, its flagship full-frame mirrorless camera. The 45.7MP Stacked CMOS camera can shoot up to 30 fps (20 in Raw), capture 8K video and includes a version of Nikon's 3D Tracking AF system underpinned with subject recognition.

Nikon has formally announced the Nikkor Z 24-120mm F4 S, tacking some extra reach onto the 24-105mm lens that was originally promised on its Z-mount lens roadmap.

Nikon has officially announced the Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S telezoom. The lens had been on the company's Z-mount lens roadmap for some time, but we now have full details, including including pricing and availability.

Nikon just updated its Z-mount lens roadmap, which has seen the addition of several new lenses, including 400mm, 600mm and 800mm telephoto prime lenses and two DX lenses. Nikon also provided some details about the 400mm f2.8 – click through for what we know.

Nikon has announced a new version of its FTZ F-mount to Z-mount adapter. The FTZ II offers the same functionality as the original FTZ, but in a smaller form factor, and minus the built-in tripod mount.

Ken Dono, who runs the OriginalDobo channel on YouTube, felt reviewers didn't test out the stabilization of Google's Pixel 6 Pro Android phone. So, he strapped it to a phone to try it out.

DJI has announced a new compact, rugged, modular action camera, the DJI Action 2. With a relatively large image sensor and wide lens, the DJI Action 2 aims to take on GoPro's latest Hero 10 action camera.

In this video, musician and filmmaker Chris Cunningham takes the Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 II out to a park overlooking Seattle, for an outdoor music performance, streamed live on YouTube.

Adobe's Chief Product Officer, Scott Belsky, confirmed to The Verge, on its Decoder Podcast, that Photoshop will preview a 'Prepare as NFT' system by the end of the month.

This is the fourth and final teaser Nikon is releasing—at least in an official capacity—ahead of its Z9 online launch event, which will take place tomorrow.

OM Digital Solutions has announced that it's rebranding Olympus imaging- and audio-related equipment under 'OM System'. To celebrate, the company has teased the development of a new Micro Four Thirds camera with an emphasis on 'computational photography technology'. Click through to read more.

The 23mm, 33mm and 56mm F1.4 prime lenses, which were previously available in Fujifilm X mount, offer full-frame equivalent focal lengths of 35mm, 50mm and 85mm, respectively.

Adobe's annual MAX conference kicked off today. As part of the event, Adobe unveiled updates to many of its apps, including Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop on the web is now available as a beta. Plus, Photoshop on desktop and iPad received numerous updates.

The Sony a7 IV incorporates new features and usability enhancements aplenty. We busted out our most autumal sweater in celebration, and got our hands on Sony's latest ILC. Click through for details of key features and our impressions of handling.

Sony has just announced the Xperia Pro-I, which packs the 1"-type stacked CMOS sensor from the RX100 VII into a smartphone barely bigger than its peers. It only uses ~60% of the imaging area though, and this matters.

We've had our hands on the Sony Xperia Pro-I, which sports a massive (comparatively) 1-inch sensor. Take a look through our preliminary gallery to get a sense for how it handles a variety of situations.

Join us today at 3pm PT (6pm ET) for our first live Twitter Space, where we'll answer all your questions about the new Sony a7 IV. Have a question for the editors or hosts from DPReview TV? This is your chance to ask the experts!

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet is preparing to return to Earth after a six-month stint aboard the International Space Station (ISS). But, before heading home, he's taken the time to capture a 360-degree video showing us unique views of the inside of the ISS.

Blackmagic Design has announced DaVinci Resolve 17.4. The new version of the popular video editing application promises significantly improved performance, especially on Apple's new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips.

The leak was posted to Nikon India's YouTube channel, but was quickly removed. The slides in the video suggest the Z9 might have more power behind it than Nikon has so far led us to believe.

The new Ricoh GR IIIx is based around the same 24MP APS-C sensor as the GR III, but features a 40mm equivalent F2.8 lens. We've been shooting with the GR IIIx for a few weeks, on both sides of the globe. Click through to check out our updated sample gallery.

Chris and Jordan had a lot to say about the Sony a7 IV in their first impressions review. Check out the sample photos they shot with the camera and judge image quality for yourself.

We've spent the past four weeks shooting with vivo's new X70 Pro+ smartphone. Check out our gallery, which showcases photographs from each of the four camera modules vivo has developed alongside Zeiss.

The weather-resistant lens works on full-frame and APS-C Pentax DSLR camera systems.

Conceptual artist Gillian Wearing has created a bronze statue of late photographer Diane Arbus for the Public Art Fund in New York City. The life-size statue will be on display in Central Park until summer 2022.

Adobe is adding Premiere Rush and Photoshop Express to its Photography Plan, which currently includes Lightroom and Photoshop. The new apps will be added next week at no additional cost.

Bob Janes, writing for 35mmc, has taken a deep dive into the Asahi Pentax Auto 110 camera, an ultra compact system that promised SLR-like functionality in a smaller form factor.

Do you have any detailed questions you'd like answered about the Sony a7 IV? If so, come and join our AMA thread over on Reddit.

The Sony a7 IV is the fourth generation of the company's core a7 full-frame mirrorless camera model, and it's the most advanced yet. Click through for an in-depth look at Sony's latest full-frame mirrorless ILC.

The Sony a7 IV is the most advanced iteration of the a7-series yet, bringing improvements across the board, from autofocus to user interface. We've been shooting with an a7 IV for a few days, and we've prepared a gallery of images, so you can see for yourself what its new 33MP BSI-CMOS sensor can do.

There's a lot to test on the Sony a7 IV. To cover it all, Chris and Jordan took a road trip through southern Alberta to test both stills and video. Watch to find out if the camera lives up to the hype.

Sony has announced the a7 IV, a more expensive, more capable 33MP update of its core full-frame mirrorless camera series.

The speedlights bring improved continuous performance and new shooting featured powered by the company's Alpha Lighting System.