There’s an old saying that distance makes the heart grow fonder – and it turns out, it applies just as well to photography as it does to love. My journey behind the lens has been an incredibly fortunate one.
What started as a hobby quickly became a job, then a full-blown career that took me to the places I once dreamt of. And somehow, I’ve found myself full circle – once again…
Discover Nikon Z8: The Best Camera for Landscapes and Action
December 22, 2023
Can you imagine a more ‘DPReview’ camera than the Nikon Z8?
The Nikon Z8 is, without question, my gear of the year. It’s probably the best camera I’ve ever used, and yet that’s only part of what made it stand out to me.
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It’s the end of the year and time to reflect. As is tradition, Lensrentals does it with a year-end article slicing and dicing its rental statistics by brand, format and a few other variables. Who’s winning the rental war? The usual suspects. But there are a…
The Sigma 14mm F1.4 Art is the best Ultra Wide Lens
December 22, 2023
My gear of the year is the Sigma 14mm F1.4 Art lens: a big, heavy and glorious ultra-wide prime lens with a fast aperture.
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I know, I know. I did it again. I picked another fast, ultra-wide lens as my Gear of the Year. At this point, you could call it a trend.
If you haven’t read my Gear of the Year articles over the past few years, now is probably the best time to point out…
Fujifilm X-T5: Top 5 Settings to Optimize Your Camera
December 22, 2023
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The Fujifilm X-T5 offers a ton of features. Here are five settings you might explore to get your camera set up right.
Photo: John Greengo
The Fujifilm X-T5, like most of the company’s cameras, is known for the dials and tactile controls, at least on the outside.
The Leica Q3: A Game-Changer in Photography
December 22, 2023
The Leica Q3 was the most fun I had with any gear in 2023.
Photo: Shaminder Dulai
No camera stood out to me more this year than Leica’s Q3. But it’s not for the reasons you may imagine.
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It’s expensive, and the fixed 28mm lens limits…
Panasonic Lumix G9 II: Unlocking the Power of Raw Video
December 5, 2023
The Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 II will gain the ability to output ‘raw’ video to popular external video recorders over its HDMI port.Photo: Brendan Nystedt
Panasonic has announced it will add ‘raw’ video output to the Lumix DC-G9 II in a forthcoming firmware update.
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This addition brings the G9 II’s video spec closer into line with those of the GH6.
Eight years after being announced, Kodak's Super 8 movie camera will finally ship in December
November 28, 2023
This is the version of the Kodak Super 8 Camera we saw at CES in 2017.
As reported last week by The Verge, Eastman Kodak’s Motion Picture division – not to be confused with Kodak Alaris, which sell photographic film – will finally release the Kodak Super 8…
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November 16, 2023
The Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports, which does not change in size as you zoom.
Photo: Sigma
Sigma has announced the 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS lens for full-frame Sony E-mount and Leica, Sigma and Panasonic L-mount cameras that it’s been promising for some weeks…
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November 16, 2023
Sigma 70-200mm DG DN OS | Sports initial impressions
Product photos: Carey Rose
Sigma’s latest release, the 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports, provides a new constant-aperture telephoto zoom for users of Sony, Panasonic, Leica and Sigma full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens itself isn’t much of a surprise, what with the existing ‘pre-announcements’ that have been…
