There haven’t yet been many releases this year, but the cameras we have seen (almost) all say something interesting about the market at large. Richard Butler We’re just over halfway through 2026, and it’s already been a very strange year for cameras. It kicked off with a months-long drought that saw no major releases, which […]
We helped to popularize the term, but it seems to cause some confusion. Richard Butler / Photons-to-Photos The term ISO invariance is being used increasingly widely in camera technology circles, but the comments we’ve seen suggest it’s often misused and misunderstood. This is partly our fault: ISO invariance is the term we chose to describe […]
A class that used to be built around tiny sensors has outgrown its original meaning as the smartphone pushed it into niches Canon Compact cameras used to dominate the market. Every manufacturer made tens of new models each year, typically differentiated by pixel count, zoom range and screen size. Plus, usually, a single model with […]
Sample photos from the RF 20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ. We recently wrote about the experience of using Canon’s latest RF 20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ lens for photography, focusing on what it was like to use its manual zoom mode which provides a more satisfying and tactile experience than the typical powerzoom. […]
The company has released new firmware for the EOS R6 V and R6 III. Canon Canon has released firmware updates for its vlogging-focused EOS R6 V, and its enthusiast mirrorless hybrid EOS R6 III, adding some new features and quality-of-life improvements. The EOS R6 V gets the heftiest update, adding the ability to shoot flash […]
With the new website design, it is understandable that some things are in different places than you’re used to. This guide series aims to help you get acquainted with how the site now functions. DPReview This is the first of several guides intended to help you navigate the new website and forums. We want you […]
A recent Design Docs video walks through the company’s beginnings and its demise. Design Docs There’s no shortage of content out there about Kodak’s rise and fall, but this deep dive from Design Docs takes a slower, more granular approach to the story behind the company. The feature-length documentary dives into Kodak’s rise, dominance and […]
A recent film announcement from Flic Film sparked a wave of discourse about what it takes to be a truly new film stock. Flic Film In June, Flic Film, a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of analog photography goods, posted on social media that it had released “an all-new film stock.” While that’s certainly exciting on […]
John Freeman takes photography to an extreme resolution – literally. Learn how he creates gigapixel-level detailed photos that make their way to massive wall murals. John Freeman Community member John Freeman, known as john80504 in the forums, loves peering into the distance at intricate landscapes, capturing them at the highest resolution possible, then framing multiple […]
It’s been nine years since the RX10 IV was launched. What does the RX10 V bring, other than some AF improvements? Richard Butler The Sony DSC-RX10 V appears just as prices of the remaining RX10 IV started to get silly. Nearly nine years have elapsed since the launch of the Mark IV but despite first […]
