April 26, 2023
When you turn 25, as DPReview has, you start to look back. This week, we asked eight gear manufacturers to join us on memory lane by sharing what they felt were the most significant products launched during the DPReview era.
There was also a batch of lens announcements. We saw some Z and E-mount and 6 (yes, 6) Canon RF-mount lenses.
If you're a regular reader of this newsletter, you know we like to sneak in some Easter eggs and behind-the-scenes information from time to time.
So here's a sneak preview of our next review. We've reached the summit and completed our testing of this semi-pocketable camera with strong social cachet, and we are very close to publishing our final review. Think you know what camera it is? Stay tuned to see if you guessed right.
— Shaminder
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Question of the Week
Do you have a question you'd like to see in this section? Email me.
Last week we asked you: if you could update one camera from the past and bring it back to the market, what would it be? We got many thoughtful and surprising responses, here are five of our favs:
Cosina CT1-A. It was amazingly light and had simple metering no fuss no choice . Digital has somehow removed the essence of the moment."
That's a deep cut. There were quite a few readers who wanted film camera updates - Shaminder
"Kodak Retina iic. A wonderful built camera in Leica Quality with the possibility to - just like Fuji x 100 - use wide and telephoto adaptors. Nice in hand, small and foldable - that is the one!"
"For me the Nikon D300s is special. The sound of the shutter, sounds 'just right' to me. The grip is big and comfortable. I compared it to my D3300 with twice the resolution and it's much sharper, oddly. The menus have nearly all the options I'd like. If I could change the sensor for one with more detail and reduce the weight I'd bevery happy. Now i'm a Z user, I would prefer an EVF, with all the features that brings.
"The original Olympus Pen-F; or, the last one with a self-timer. Wouldn’t want the middle one with the internal meter, because it darkened the viewfinder."
Speaking only for myself, it sure would be nice to see a new Pen camera in the US. - Shaminder
"Epson R-D1. No other proper digital camera has come close to it in replicating the feeling of film shooting. Still my favorite camera but could really use a modern refresh."
Here's our next question of the week:In honor of 25 years of DPReview and to piggyback on the manufacturers takes, we want to ask you also: What is the single most significant product of the past quarter century?
Let us know; click here to e-mail me.
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| Things that make you go 'hmm' - DPReview Wonders - send us a question Camera world is filled with questions, big and small: Why did we use 35mm film? Why is it called an F-stop? What camera was used on the moon? No question is too big or too small. What do you wonder? Submit your questions and we'll investigate the answers in upcoming articles! |
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