Despite some obvious cuts, Nikon’s latest full-frame camera is a lesson in being inexpensive without feeling cheap. This month, Nikon released the Z5IIC, which is essentially a version of its Z5II mirrorless camera, but with the viewfinder removed and a lower price point. And while that top-line summary is closer to the whole story than […]
A decade after its founding, the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards received more than 10,000 submissions for the first time, a figure its co-founders say proves humour is a genuine force for conservation. © Diego Perez, Jan Wittmer, Barbara Seiberl-Stark, Tanner Mansell, Cliff Fawcett, Heather Cudworth / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards […]
Film camera history is scattered across forums, auction archives and collector guides. Pierro Pozella is trying to put it all in one place. Camera Index A new website called Camera Index has set itself an enormous task: cataloging every film camera ever made. The in-progress project comes from PPP Cameras founder and camera repairer Pierro […]
Explore abandoned places with community member Jean-Pierre Zanotti and see the traces people leave behind. Jean-Pierre Zanotti Meet Jean-Pierre Zanotti Home base: Toulon, France Jean-Pierre Zanotti, known as JP Zanotti in the forums, is a Toulon-based photographer who explores the remains of abandoned buildings across France and Italy. Working primarily with Fujifilm X-series cameras and […]
The Portal AFN7 pairs a 16MP sensor and 4K video with an electronic viewfinder and no rear display, aiming at hikers and wildlife watchers who already carry Nocs optics. Nocs Provisions Nocs Provisions, an outdoor optics brand known for its compact and colorful binoculars and monoculars, is venturing into the camera market with the announcement […]
Prices are going up, but comparing MSRPs to discounted deals doesn’t make things any clearer Composite: Richard Butler This is the concluding article looking at why our perspective on cameras’ prices can seem out-of-step with other people’s initial reactions, on the day of launch. And it covers that fact the MSRPs always seem expensive, at […]
The manual-focus Joseph Petzval Métamorphose offers seven bokeh settings, moving from soap-bubble bokeh to a more dramatic, stretched look. Lomography When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Lomography has announced the Joseph Petzval Métamorphose 35mm F1.8 Art lens, a full-frame manual-focus prime for Canon RF, Nikon Z and […]
Korean lens maker says it has a 28-135mm F2.8 for Sony E-mount coming in February 2027 Samyang LK Samyang has started to tease the arrival of a 28-135mm F2.8 autofocus zoom for Sony E-mount, more than four months ahead of a February 2027 launch. The company has only released close-up photos of the lens, so […]
Cameras and lenses can seem more expensive than ever, but a lot of that is out of the manufacturers’ hands Composite: Richard Butler Camera prices, like most other prices, are going up. Part of this has been manufacturers focusing on high-end users, because they tend to buy the higher-margin products. But even attempts at making […]
The full-frame lens for mirrorless systems provides up to 1x reproduction and has autofocus. Laowa Laowa has announced the Acris 35mm F2.8 1X AF Macro APO, which it says is the “world’s first full-frame autofocus 35mm lens with 1:1 macro magnification.” It’s also only the fifth autofocus lens we’ve seen from the company, though some […]
