Digital Photography Review Newsletter: Friday, July 29, 2022

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 Friday, July 29, 2022 Hello readers, Welcome back to another installment of the DPReview newsletter. This week, we took a look at the good - and bad - of Panasonic cameras, looked inside a torn-apart Nikon Z9, found out about a firmware update from Nikon for its nine-year-old D7100 DSLR and learned Sigma's CEO believes its full-frame Foveon sensor 'should be [ready] sometime this year.' Below is a quick summary of the biggest news stories and a comprehensive roundup of everything else we've covered over the past week. Gannon --------------------------------------------------------------- [Making (small) sensor sizes less misleading]( After years of confusion, DPReview and a group of leading websites and YouTube channels are changing the way we talk about small sensors. Read all about it [here](. [The good and bad of Panasonic cameras]( Chris and Jordan continue on with their 'Good/Bad' series, this time taking a look at Panasonic's camera offerings. [Giving Nikon's Z9 an autopsy]( Kolari Vision has torn town Nikon's flagship mirrorless camera to showcase its innovative design, including its massive heat sink, robust ribbon cable array and plenty of other goodies. [Canon EOS R10 sample gallery]( We've spent some time with a production version of Canon's EOS R10 camera and have collected a handful of images for our sample gallery to show off what Canon's entry-level RF series camera has to offer. [Full-frame Foveon by year's end? Possibly.]( Sigma CEO, Kazuto Yamaki, said in a recent interview the company is working hard on its full-frame Foveon sensor and 'should' have it ready 'sometime this year.' [Going long: Tamron announces upcoming 50–400mm F4.5–6.3 lens]( Tamron has revealed the details of a new 50–400mm F4.5–6.3 Di III VC VXD lens that it expects to have on the market later this year. News updates [Samyang announces second-generation $799 85mm F1.4 AF lens for Sony E-mount]( Published Friday, July 29, 2022 3:39:00 PM GMT This second-generation lens is smaller than its predecessor and uses a stepping motor, compared to the linear ultrasonic motors used in Samyang's first-generation 85mm F1.4 AF lens. [Video: Learn how Kodak develops and applies light-sensitive coating to its film (in the dark!)]( Published Friday, July 29, 2022 1:49:00 PM GMT Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day is back with the second part of his three-part tour of the Kodak factory. This time, Sandlin shows how Kodak applies light-sensitive coating to the film support base we saw produced in the first factory tour. [Film Friday: How Markus Hofstaetter uses 'smart home' tools to automate his darkroom and studio]( Published Friday, July 29, 2022 1:36:00 PM GMT Analog photographer guru Markus Hofstaetter shows how he merges 21st-century technology with a 20th-century experience to streamline his analog photography workflow. [Micron ships its 232-layer 3D NAND flash with more storage, better performance and a smaller package size]( Published Thursday, July 28, 2022 6:37:00 PM GMT Micron's next-generation 232-layer NAND has started shipping. First announced this spring, the new flash storage promises improved performance, more storage, better efficiency and a smaller footprint, allowing it to be utilized in various products, including laptops and smartphones. [Photographer Reuben Wu uses drones to shed new light on Stonehenge for the National Geographic August cover]( Published Thursday, July 28, 2022 3:45:00 PM GMT Prolific photographer Reuben Wu uses drones and some strategic lighting to shed light on Stonehenge, an ancient monument, for the August cover of National Geographic. [Making sensor sizes less misleading]( Published Thursday, July 28, 2022 2:00:00 PM GMT After years of confusion, DPReview and a group of leading websites and YouTube channels are changing the way we talk about small sensors. [DPReview TV: Sensor sizes don't make any sense. Fortunately, we fixed it.]( Published Thursday, July 28, 2022 2:00:00 PM GMT The naming conventions for smaller sensors are confusing and misleading, so we're going to change the way we talk about them. Find out what we're doing differently. [Tamron announces development of 50–400mm F4.5–6.3 Di III VC VXD lens for Sony E-mount]( Published Thursday, July 28, 2022 11:49:00 AM GMT Tamron doesn't share the optical construction of the lens, nor what the expected retail price will be, but does say the lens should be available in 'Fall 2022,' pending the 'global health crisis.' [Sigma says its full-frame Foveon X3 sensor ‘should be’ ready 'sometime this year']( Published Wednesday, July 27, 2022 7:36:00 PM GMT Sigma CEO, Kazuto Yamaki, has stated in an interview that its much-anticipated full-frame Foveon sensor should be ready by the end of the year. [Tokina rebrands and raises prices of 13 lenses, discontinues three other lenses]( Published Wednesday, July 27, 2022 3:30:00 PM GMT Tokina is restructuring its product lineup by announcing price increases on 13 of its lenses, each of which will receive a slight rebrand in the process. In the meantime, the older versions of the lenses - and three other lenses - are being discontinued. [Fujifilm releases minor firmware updates for 5 of its APS-C camera systems]( Published Wednesday, July 27, 2022 2:35:00 PM GMT The updates don't bring any new features or functionality, but do address a number of bugs present in the company's X-A5, X-A7, X-H1, X-T100 and X-T200 APS-C mirrorless cameras. [Canon EOS R10 sample gallery]( Published Wednesday, July 27, 2022 1:00:00 PM GMT We got our hands on a production version of Canon's entry-level EOS R10 and took it for a spin. Check out our sample gallery and let us know what you think of its image quality. [Canon Australia teams up with Macquarie University to supply 400mm F2.8 lenses for Huntsman Telescope]( Published Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:34:00 PM GMT Canon Australia has provided 10 of its EF 400mm F2.8 L IS II lenses to Macquarie University, Sydney, to build the Huntsman Telescope, a 'first of its kind' array in the southern hemisphere that studies faint, distant galaxies. [FCC listing confirms the existence of DJI's Avata FPV CineWhoop-style drone]( Published Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:28:00 PM GMT DJI's impending CineWhoop-style drone has hit the FCC database, signaling its release likely isn't too far off. [Nikon releases firmware update for its nearly 10-year-old D7100 DSLR]( Published Tuesday, July 26, 2022 4:46:00 PM GMT It might be nearly a decade old, but Nikon has released a firmware update to fix a live view problem its D7100 has when connected to a computer. [MegaPortraits: Samsung AI Center researchers develop animated neural head avatars]( Published Tuesday, July 26, 2022 1:27:00 PM GMT Have you ever seen a painting come to life, like the portraits in Harry Potter? Researchers from the Samsung AI Center have developed a new neural technology to animate static images with impressive realism and resolution. [Video: A satellite time-lapse of Dubai's transformation over the past three decades]( Published Monday, July 25, 2022 5:54:00 PM GMT Daily Overview's Ben Grant, known for creating prints from satellite imagery, has started creating aerial timelapses, including this one from Dubai. [Kolari Vision goes inside Nikon's Z9 in its latest camera teardown]( Published Monday, July 25, 2022 4:44:00 PM GMT Kolari Vision has completed its Nikon Z9 teardown, showcasing the flagship mirrorless camera's distinct design, impressive heatsink, extensive flex cables and much more. [Exascend launches new CFexpress Type A cards, including world's first 240GB-capacity model]( Published Monday, July 25, 2022 1:42:00 PM GMT Until now, the offerings from the likes of Delkin, ProGrade Digital and Sony topped out at 160GB. [Slideshow: Finalists for the 2022 Comedy Pet Photo Awards]( Published Sunday, July 24, 2022 1:56:00 PM GMT The finalists for the annual Comedy Pet Photo Awards have been announced, highlighting the humorous side of our animal companions. [DPReview TV: The good and bad of Panasonic cameras]( Published Saturday, July 23, 2022 2:00:00 PM GMT It's time to take a look at what Panasonic is doing right and wrong with their cameras in 2022. Let good cop Jordan and bad cop Chris walk you through their thoughts. You received this email because you subscribed to the Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) weekly newsletter. To unsubscribe, [click here](. 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