Photo: Meike Meike has announced the SE Series 85mm F1.8 Mark II lens for full-frame L mount, Z mount and E mount cameras. The third-party lens manufacturer promises improvements across the board with the updated model, while maintaining its budget-friendly price. Meike changed the optical design for the second iteration, with the new model featuring […]
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2017. We’re republishing it now as a resource for photographers looking for insight into capturing the Aurora during the current auroral event. After publishing my recent 2017 Gear of the Year article, in which I highlighted a lens I used for shooting the aurora borealis, numerous people […]
Photo: Sony Lens names can be quite complicated, with some brands including every detail about the lens in their name. Thankfully, Sony takes a more simplistic approach. Its lens names are generally concise and straightforward, without an extensive list of acronyms and abbreviations to decipher. Still, there are some terms included in Sony lens names […]
A cut-in half Canon EF 400mm F2.8L IS II lens from 2010, shown surround by all the components from which it’s made, in the foyer of Canon’s Utsunomiya factory. Photo: Richard Butler “RF lenses are better,” said Go Tokura, head of Canon’s Imaging Group: “they are adjusted digitally, giving more consistent results.” These words tumbled […]
Image: Panasonic Panasonic Lumix Pro Services will be ending in eight European countries and the United Kingdom as of November 30, 2025. The company shared the news on the Lumix Pro support websites for each respective country, as reported by Petapixel. Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom are all impacted […]
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Canon RF45 F.2 STM | F1.2 | 1/320 sec | ISO 100Processed with Adobe Camera Raw, distortion profile applied, vignetting correction off Photo: Richard Butler The Canon RF45mm F1.2 STM is the company’s unexpectedly bright addition to its budget STM range […]
Image: Godox Godox has announced a modular lighting system designed for photographers who use multiple camera systems. The system consists of the iT32 Mini Flash and the X5 Wireless Flash Trigger, which acts as both an interchangeable hot shoe and a wireless trigger. It allows users to switch seamlessly between camera brands and supports both […]
Rivers are the transportation corridors of the Amazon, where roads are few and far between. I captured this photo of a riverboat pushing a barge loaded with cattle in Brazil while traveling the entire length of the Amazon River by boat. Canon PowerShot G7 | F4 | 1/200 sec. | ISO 100Photo: Dale Baskin Our […]
Kodak Gold 200 and Ultramax 400 now have new packaging with the classic Kodak logo. Images: Kodak Just over a month ago, Kodak surprised film photographers with the introduction of Kodacolor 100 and 200, two (sort of) new 35mm film options. While the release of Kodacolor was exciting enough for film fans, there was something […]
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Canon EOS R6 III | Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM | 70mm | F5.6 | 1/80 sec | ISO 1000 This week, Canon announced the EOS R6 III, a new entry-level camera that it says is aimed at both stills and […]
