Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Thursday, March 4, 2021

The Digital Photography Review Newsletter for Thursday, March 4, 2021 [DPReview: Digital Photography Review]( [DPReview on Facebook]( [DPReview on Twitter]( The Digital Photography Review Newsletter The most popular weekly photography newsletter, with over 400,000 subscribers Thursday, March 4, 2021 Welcome to the 852nd DPReview newsletter! This week we've been continuing to work on our in-depth review of the Sony a1, and we just added a page of detailed image quality testing, fresh from our studio. Meanwhile we've had our hands on DJI's latest drone, and Chris and Jordan have been shooting with the new Fujifilm XF 70-300mm F4-5.6. You'll find links to all this, and more, below. Thanks for reading! Barney --------------------------------------------------------------- Review: DJI's FPV drone combines DJI features with the fun of a racing drone DJI has officially entered the world of FPV (first-person-view) drones. Combined with long flight time, DJI safety features and OcuSync 3.0, DJI's FPV drone puts you in the driver's seat of a high performance aircraft. [Learn more about the DJI FPV drone]( Sony a1 review updated with image quality analysis We're working hard to finish our full review of the new Sony a1, and we've just added our studio image quality analysis. Click through to see how the a1's newly-developed sensor performs. [See how the a1's new sensor stacks up]( TV: Fujifilm XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 review The Fujifilm XF 70-300 F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR is a long tele-zoom lens for X-mount cameras. How does it stack up for optical quality? Chris and Jordan put it to the test to find out. [Watch the latest episode of DPRTV]( you need to know about new Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN Billed by Sigma as 'a more compact but still high-performing alternative to the existing 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Art' its new 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN is indeed considerably smaller and lighter than it's 'Art' series contemporary. Click through for a closer look at Sigma's newest zoom lens. [Lean more about the Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN]( News updates [Peak Design calls out Amazon for making a ‘copycat’ of its Everyday Sling]( Published Wednesday, March 3, 2021 9:30:00 PM GMT Peak Design took to YouTube recently over concerns that Amazon may have copied its Everyday Sling Bag in the company's Amazon Basics brand. [Format announces Workflow, a service to help photographers manage their business]( Published Wednesday, March 3, 2021 9:12:00 PM GMT Format has announced Workflow, a new solution to help photographers run their business more efficiently. Workflow includes branded galleries, file transfers, client management tools and more. As part of a limited-time promotion, a Workflow Pro membership is free for the first year. [Gitzo creates ever-lasting Légende tripod with unlimited warranty]( Published Wednesday, March 3, 2021 5:22:00 PM GMT Gitzo's newest tripod, currently being funded on Indiegogo, takes a 'buy it for life' mentality with user-replaceable parts and an unlimited warranty. [New Phantom TMX high-speed cameras can record at up to 1.75M fps]( Published Wednesday, March 3, 2021 3:55:00 PM GMT Phantom cameras have been used for many high-speed applications, from cinematic endeavors to scientific research. The new TMX series, aimed at scientific applications, uses a backside-illuminated CMOS image sensor to record video at up to 1.75M frames per second. [DPReview TV: Fujifilm XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 review]( Published Wednesday, March 3, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT The Fujifilm XF 70-300 F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR is a long tele-zoom lens for X-mount cameras. How does it stack up for optical quality? Chris and Jordan put it to the test to find out. [Fujifilm XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 sample gallery (DPReview TV)]( Published Wednesday, March 3, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT Chris and Jordan just wrapped up their review of the Fujifilm XF 70-300mm F4-5.6. Check out this gallery of images they shot while testing the lens, including samples captured with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters, and judge its image quality for yourself. [Sony a1 review updated with image quality analysis]( Published Wednesday, March 3, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT We're working hard to finish our full review of the new Sony a1, and we've just added our studio image quality analysis. Click through to see how the a1's newly-developed sensor performs. [Review: DJI's FPV drone combines DJI features with the fun of a racing drone]( Published Tuesday, March 2, 2021 8:00:00 PM GMT DJI has officially entered the world of FPV (first-person-view) drones. Combined with long flight time, DJI safety features and OcuSync 3.0, DJI's FPV drone puts you in the driver's seat of a high performance aircraft. [Kenko Tokina forms alliance with Carl Zeiss to be its distributor for lenses and more in Japan]( Published Tuesday, March 2, 2021 7:00:00 PM GMT Kenko Tokina has announced it will enter a business alliance on April 1 that will see it become the new source for sales and support of Carl Zeiss equipment in Japan. [Laowa announces five new manual lenses: three full-frame, one APS-C and one MFT]( Published Tuesday, March 2, 2021 3:46:00 PM GMT Laowa didn't waste time at CP+ 2021 to unveil what it's been working on. The company has five new lenses on the way, including three for full-frame camera systems, one for APS-C camera systems and one for Micro Four Thirds camera systems. [The DJI FPV is an all-in-one solution to first-person-view drones]( Published Tuesday, March 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT DJI has revealed the FPV, a first-person-view drone that's ready to take flight out of the box with settings for pilots of all levels. [BenQ announces pro-level SW271C 27" 4K monitor aimed at photo and video users]( Published Monday, March 1, 2021 9:08:00 PM GMT The BenQ SW271C is an incremental update to one of its most popular 4K monitors for photo and video editing. [Profoto's $17K Pro-11 flash pack gets AirX connectivity]( Published Monday, March 1, 2021 6:15:00 PM GMT The new version of Profoto's $17,000 Pro-11 flash pack offers AirX for remote control via a smartphone app as well as an improved interface. ['Deep Nostalgia' AI tech animates old photos and brings them to life]( Published Monday, March 1, 2021 5:47:00 PM GMT Genealogy company MyHeritage has launched a new AI-powered service, Deep Nostalgia. The AI tech, licensed from D-ID, analyzes the faces in photographs and uses deep learning to apply animation sequences. [Slideshow: Winners of the 10th Annual Mobile Photography Awards]( Published Monday, March 1, 2021 5:42:00 PM GMT The organizers of the annual Mobile Photography Awards announced the winners of their 10th competition. All images were captured with a smartphone. [Field review: Panasonic S 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 Macro OIS]( Published Monday, March 1, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT The Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 Macro O.I.S. is a moderately sized, moderately far-reaching and optically-stabilized telephoto zoom lens for full-frame or APS-C L-mount cameras. Read our review to find out how it performs. [Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN sample gallery (DPReview TV)]( Published Monday, March 1, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT Chris and Jordan shot this colorful sample gallery with the Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN while filming their review of the lens for DPReview TV. Check it out and judge image quality for yourself. [Adobe Camera Raw vs. Olympus Workspace: Which app should you use?]( Published Sunday, February 28, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT When Olympus released the E-M1X sports camera in late 2019, the company also released a modern editing app called Olympus Workspace. Is it fully featured and fast enough to replace an Adobe-based editing workflow? Let's find out. [Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 sample gallery]( Published Sunday, February 28, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT The Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 is a compact, retractable zoom lens that's bundled with the a7C and is also available separately for $500. Check our sample gallery to see what kind of image quality you can expect. [DPReview TV: The Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K redux]( Published Saturday, February 27, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT Last week we published a video about the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K, and comments came swiftly. We heard your feedback and re-shot the episode to replace some questionable footage. Here's our new and improved version, with Jordan at the helm. [Pentax announces K-1 II J Limited 01 DSLR in four colors for the Japanese market]( Published Friday, February 26, 2021 8:51:00 PM GMT Following the success of the Pentax KP J Limited in 2019, the Japanese camera maker is back with a new J Limited product, this time in the form of the K-1 Mark II J Limited 01. The handcrafted camera is available in four colors and is currently available only in Japan. [FiLMiC patents image remapping technology promising nearly 5x faster performance]( Published Friday, February 26, 2021 6:09:00 PM GMT FiLMiC, makers of apps including FiLMiC Pro, Double Take and Firstlight, has patented a new image rendering technology, Cubiform. The new tech uses color look-up tables to perform significantly faster editing and rendering. [Sigma GM reveals a new DG DN Sports zoom lens is being developed]( Published Friday, February 26, 2021 3:15:00 PM GMT Yasuhiro Osone, General Manager of the Product Planning Department at Sigma, revealed the news in a mirrorless lens development live stream shared earlier today. [The absolute beginner’s guide to film photography: Color slide film]( Published Friday, February 26, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT Color slide film can produce images that are brighter and more vibrant than standard color print film, but with far less exposure latitude, there's little room for error. Here's everything you need to know about color slide film. [Nikon Z7 II sample gallery update]( Published Friday, February 26, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT As we put the final wraps on our Nikon Z7 II review, we couldn't help but take it out for some neighborhood photos during some relatively rare Seattle snow – check out how it performs at ISO values high and low in our gallery update. [Leica’s latest limited-edition camera is a black and gold Daniel Craig x Greg Williams collab]( Published Thursday, February 25, 2021 6:48:00 PM GMT Leica’s latest limited-edition camera is a gold-adorned Q2 made in collaboration with actor Daniel Craig and British photographer Greg Williams. [Sony a7S III gets S-Cinetone color profile with new 2.00 firmware update]( Published Thursday, February 25, 2021 4:35:00 PM GMT A few days after Sony Nordic revealed the details of the 2.00 firmware update for the Sony a7S III, the firmware update is now live and ready to download. [What you need to know about new Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN]( Published Thursday, February 25, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT Billed by Sigma as 'a more compact but still high-performing alternative to the existing 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Art' its new 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN is indeed considerably smaller and lighter than it's 'Art' series contemporary. Click through for a closer look at Sigma's newest zoom lens. [Our new reference camera: Phase One XF IQ4 150MP added to studio test scene]( Published Thursday, February 25, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT The sensors in the Phase One XF IQ4 camera system is currently the largest medium-format digital camera sensor on the market, and we've just put the 150MP model in front of our studio test scene. Want detail? You've got it. Check out how our new reference camera fares. You received this email because you subscribed to the Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) weekly newsletter. To unsubscribe, [click here](. Alternatively, log into dpreview and visit your user profile settings ([( uncheck the Newsletter Subscription checkbox, then click on Save changes. © 2021 [dpreview.com]( Digital Photography Review, all rights reserved. DPReview, 428 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA