Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Using new GPU optimization some features of Exposure X6 now run up to three times faster than before. The new version also brings easy color select-and-replace masks and enhanced noise reduction

In addition to supporting new Raw formats, the success rate for reconstructing Raw image and video files has been improved to 99% and 96%, respectively.

German mechatronics engineer Johannes Heberlein has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his Lime One compact light meter. The light meter, designed for use with analog cameras, promises simple operation and real-time metering capabilities.

The stacked sensor design laid out in Samsung's paper shows the analog and logic chip beneath the pixel chip using a 14nm process—half the size of current mobile image sensors on the market, paving the way for mobile sensors with more data throughput and improved power-efficiency.

Sony just breathed new life into older A-mount lenses thanks to its LA-EA5 adapter for E-mount. Watch our review to find out why it could be a great option for those who still own A-mount glass.

After a forced opening of Japanese ports to foreigners in the mid-19th century, foreign-owned photo studios began hiring local artisans to hand-color black and white images, leading to a boom in an industry that served to both inform and mislead outsiders about Japanese culture in the mid to late 1800s.

The new 31.5-inch UltraSharp HDR PremierColor display features is the first display in the world to feature a 2,000-zone mini-LED array, putting it ahead of the Asus ProArt PA32UCX and Apple's $6K Pro XDR Display.

The AI compression can preserve video quality while using extremely low bandwidth, plus it can rotate the subject and transform them into other characters.

Freefly Systems recently introduced the Astro drone. While primarily geared toward the enterprise, it currently remote pilots the ability to mount a Sony a7R IV camera on its frame.

We first got our hands on the Nikkor Z 70-200mm F2.8 VR at CES in January - ten months and about a hundred lifetimes ago. Following a long delay in production, this much-anticipated telezoom is finally available. Take a look at our samples.

The Hubble Space Telescope has been capturing images of supernova SN2018gv since February 2018. It recently exploded in a brilliant display and Hubble captured the event.

In a recent interview published by DC Watch, Canon Chief of Lens Product Planning, Kengo Iezuka, shared information into the design process and inspiration for Canon's recent RF 600mm F11 IS STM and RF 800mm F11 STM super-telephoto lenses.

The second-generation lens features a revamped optical design compressed into a smaller frame than its predecessor. Cosina is offering the lens in both a multi-coating and single-coating versions to fit the look you desire.

The Canon EOS R5 is a powerful stills and video camera, with a lot to offer for landscape and portrait photographers. Join Sam Horine as he uses the R5 to explore the ghost town of Monte Cristo.

We know that Mark II versions of the Z6 and Z7 are on their way, but the question is: what kind of updates and upgrades they will offer? We put our heads together and came up with our wish list.

After near silence for more than a year, B&H has sent out an email notifying consumers Zeiss' long-awaited ZX1 camera is available to pre-order and 'Coming Soon.'

Developer Mark Hambly took matters into his own hands after realizing none of the current NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day photo apps offered a widget for showing the images on your homescreen.

The Nikon Z5 continues to impress us. Check out this brand new Z5 sample gallery from our team at DPReview TV.

'We have to go fishing to test the Nikon Z5,' they told us. 'It's all about the camera,' they said. Call us skeptical, but such are the lives of YouTube stars. So join us as we go fishing with the Nikon Z5

Sigma UK and Sent Into Space teamed up to send a pair of full frame Sigma fp cameras nearly 20 miles from the surface of the Earth. One fp recorded 12-bit RAW 4K UHD video footage and the other recorded still images every five seconds throughout the journey.

After a successful crowdfunding campaign, the ultra-compact, fixed-focus lens is available for the general public to purchase with three new lens mount options.

The second annual Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards recently announced its finalists.

In an effort to collect the dream cameras of his youth, Bob Janes happened upon a clean Pentax Spotmatic F. Now, 41 years after first laying eye upon it, he's ready to share his thoughts (hint: he thinks it's a 'class act').

Brendan Barry has a lot of experience with creating analog cameras in interesting places, including a project earlier this year in which he turned a shed into a camera. Barry was recently commissioned to create a camera obscura using a room at the Custom House in Exeter, U.K.

Google is bringing its new Portrait Light mode, a one-tap editing mode and a user interface update to the Android version of its Google Photos app.

Ahead of the holiday release of Luminar AI, Skylum Software has shared new information on how Templates work in Luminar AI and how photographers will be able to use them to find inspiration for ways to edit their images and save a lot of time.

Shooting macro? Channeling your inner Cartier-Bresson on the street? Chris and Jordan have some quick tips to help you nail your manually focused shot every time.