Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Thursday, December 2, 2021

The Digital Photography Review Newsletter [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, December 2, 2021 Welcome to the DPReview Newsletter Last week we published our staff picks for the year's standout photo gear in our annual [DPReview Awards]( but now it's your turn to have your say. We've just posted our traditional three readers' polls for your choice of the best cameras and lenses that came out in 2021, and we'll do a final poll to pick an overall winner in the new year. You'll find a link to the polls below, and you have until Dec 19th to make your voices heard. Thanks for reading! Barney --------------------------------------------------------------- Laptop Review: Apple M1 Max MacBook Pro (2021) Apple's flagship M1 Max MacBook Pro offers a combination of performance, efficiency, build quality, and screen quality that you cannot find in any PC on the market, full stop. [Read our review of the new Apple MacBook Pro]( The DJI Action 2 reimagines action camera design, but can't beat physics The DJI Action 2 is an innovative action camera that captures great video and supports with a variety of magnetic accessories. Packing this much technology into such a tiny form factor is an impressive feat, but it comes at a cost. Read our review to get all the details. [Read our review of the DJI Action 2]( your say: 2021 DPReview Readers' polls 2021 has been another disrupted year, with global supply chain problems still a major factor in the availability of all consumer goods, including new camera equipment. But plenty of great cameras and lenses were released, and now it's your turn to vote for your favorites! [Vote now!]( TV: USB power explained In this video, Chris explains everything you need to know about USB power including the different types, how to calculate power delivery, and the terminology you need to know. [Watch the latest episode of DPRTV]( News updates [Qualcomm reveals the three benefits it expects from its partnership with Sony Semiconductor Solutions]( Published Thursday, December 2, 2021 7:41:00 PM GMT During its opening-night keynote presentation at its annual Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm laid out three specific advantages of co-developing a lab with Sony Semiconductor Solutions to push imaging technology further. [Slideshow: the Winner and Finalists for the 2021 International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition]( Published Thursday, December 2, 2021 3:13:00 PM GMT The winners and finalists for the 2021 International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition have been announced, highlighting incredible wedding photography work from around the globe. [Have your say: Vote now for best prime lens of 2021]( Published Thursday, December 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT Prime lenses aren't what they used to be – while today's 'nifty fifties' are bigger, and typically more costly than their SLR-era forebears, they're also typically far more advanced. Meanwhile, specialized wide and tele primes and macro lenses just keep getting better and better. Vote now for your favorite prime lenses of 2021. [Have your say: Vote now for best zoom lens of 2021]( Published Thursday, December 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT 2021 was a bad year for lots of things, but a very good year for new lenses. Within that category, some of the highest-performing optics of the year were zooms. Click through for your chance to vote on which zoom lenses were the best. [Have your say: Vote now for best camera of 2021]( Published Thursday, December 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT 2021 has been another disrupted year, with global supply chain problems still a major factor in the availability of all consumer goods, including new camera equipment. But plenty of great cameras were released, and now it's your turn to vote for your favorites! [Video: Reviewing Canon’s PowerShot Pro1 'red ring' bridge camera 18 years later]( Published Wednesday, December 1, 2021 8:17:00 PM GMT Gordon Laing is back again, this time to take an in-depth look at the PowerShot Pro1, a third-generation bridge camera from Canon that featured a familiar red ring that would never again show up on a fixed-lens Canon camera. [Kodak now has a single-use camera pre-loaded with 27 frames of Tri-X 400 film]( Published Wednesday, December 1, 2021 4:40:00 PM GMT The single-use camera features a 30mm F10 dual-element lens and produces impressive results considering its more ephemeral nature. [You can now pre-order Sony's $9,000 Airpeak S1 professional drone]( Published Wednesday, December 1, 2021 3:31:00 PM GMT Sony has announced its first professional drone, the Airpeak S1, is now available to pre-order for $9,000. The first units are expected to ship out on December 24, 2021. [DPReview TV: USB power explained - what you need to know]( Published Wednesday, December 1, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT There's an old adage about standards: the great thing about them is there are so many to choose from. That pretty accurately describes the state of USB power in 2021. In this video, Chris explains everything you need to know about USB power and how to use it. [Video: An incredible X-ray view of what goes on inside a zoom camera lens]( Published Wednesday, December 1, 2021 2:20:00 PM GMT Ben Krasnow, from the YouTube channel Applied Science, has used a homemade X-ray camera to capture a timelapse that shows what goes on inside a zoom camera lens as it goes through its focal length range. [Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset offers 18-bit triple-ISP design, can process up to 3.2 Gigapixels per second]( Published Tuesday, November 30, 2021 11:00:00 PM GMT Qualcomm is dropping the triple-digit naming scheme of its mobile chipsets and has kicked it all off with a mobile platform capable of processing 200MP stills, 8K HDR video and HDR10+ video on the fly. [Slideshow: Winners of the Hasselblad Masters 2021 competition]( Published Tuesday, November 30, 2021 7:15:00 PM GMT The winners of the 80th annual Hasselblad Masters photography competition were announced today. Here's a gallery featuring the winners from each of the categories. [The Library of Congress and Flickr want your help identifying Japanese Americans imprisoned during WWII]( Published Tuesday, November 30, 2021 5:54:00 PM GMT Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, an executive order resulted in the imprisonment of 120,000 Japanese Americans, most of whom were American citizens. Some prisoners remain unidentified in the Library of Congress's photos, and it wants the public's help. [Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured nearly 250,000 photos during his second mission aboard the ISS]( Published Tuesday, November 30, 2021 3:58:00 PM GMT This year, we've shared a lot of photos and videos from French astronaut Thomas Pesquet. He was very busy during nearly 200 days aboard the International Space Station. He's since returned to Earth and Pesquet has a lot of awesome visual content to share. [Zhong Yi announces $600 Speedmaster 90mm F1.5 lens, a budget-friendly Leica Summilux M alternative]( Published Tuesday, November 30, 2021 2:07:00 PM GMT According to Zhong Yi Optics, the lens is designed to be a more budget-friendly version of Leica’s legendary Summicron M lens. [Laptop Review: Apple M1 Max MacBook Pro (2021) - Back with a vengeance]( Published Tuesday, November 30, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT Apple's flagship M1 Max MacBook Pro offers a combination of performance, efficiency, build quality, and screen quality that you cannot find in any PC on the market, full stop. [Samyang announces three T1.3 'Meister' cine primes, 50mm T2.3 2x anamorphic lens]( Published Monday, November 29, 2021 7:09:00 PM GMT The lenses stand as Samyang's flagship XEEN cine lenses. All three 'Meister' primse are color-matched and feature nearly identical external specifications for easy hot-swapping of filters, follow focus systems and more. [A €120,000 Zeiss Ikon rifle and €1.2M Leica MP headlined the 39th Leitz Photographica Auction]( Published Monday, November 29, 2021 4:53:00 PM GMT Last month, we wrote about the upcoming 39th Leitz Photographica Auction. It has since finished, and there were some huge hammer prices for many items, including a rare Zeiss Ikon Contax rifle and a very are black Leica MP Black Paint No. 55 camera. [Venus Optics announces the Laowa 85mm F5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO, the world’s smallest 2x macro lens for FF mirrorless cameras]( Published Monday, November 29, 2021 2:56:00 PM GMT The lens offers a 2x magnification ratio in a compact form factor that weighs around 250g (9oz). It’s available for Canon RF, Leica M, Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems. [Review: The DJI Action 2 reimagines action camera design, but can't beat physics]( Published Monday, November 29, 2021 2:00:00 PM GMT The DJI Action 2 is an innovative action camera that captures great video and supports with a variety of magnetic accessories. Packing this much technology into such a tiny form factor is an impressive feat, but it comes at a cost. Read our review to get all the details. [Best gifts for photographers in 2021]( Published Sunday, November 28, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT Photographers can be notoriously difficult to shop for. Photo gear is expensive and we tend to be picky about our equipment. But we don't need you to buy us a new camera to keep us happy (although that would be nice). If you happen to be shopping for a photographer this season, consider these gift ideas. [DPReview TV: Sony a7 IV versus a7 III]( Published Saturday, November 27, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT The new Sony a7 IV offers a range of updates over the popular a7 III, but at a higher introductory price. Are the new features worth the cost of upgrading? In this week's episode of DPRTV, Chris and Jordan get to the bottom of what makes the two cameras different, and which might be right for you. [Film Friday: Solarcan Puck is a compact solargraph camera in a can the size of a burger]( Published Friday, November 26, 2021 7:00:00 PM GMT Solarcan has managed to dramatically shrink its Solarcan into an even smaller form factor. It’s not yet available to purchase, but you can get one via Solarcan’s Black Friday special. [TourBox Elite Bluetooth controller promises intuitive, customizable control]( Published Friday, November 26, 2021 4:39:00 PM GMT Following up on 2018's TourBox Bluetooth controller, the company is back with the new TourBox Elite. It features improved build quality, components, haptic feedback, Bluetooth technology and more. [OM System 20mm F1.4 Pro sample gallery (DPReview TV)]( Published Friday, November 26, 2021 3:00:00 PM GMT Chris from DPReview TV recently reviewed the first new OM System lens, the M.Zuiko 20mm F1.4 Pro. He found it to be a solid performer, but check out this sample gallery from his review to judge image quality for yourself. 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