Video: The 'surprising' origin story of Kodak Aerochrome film (2024)

The team behind the award-winning Halide camera app for iOS has announced Kino, a video-only app that includes advanced video capture features and built-in color presets crated by pro colorists.

"All camera and lens manufacturers have to be innovative," says Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki, but "technology competition among manufacturers may not always be beneficial to customers... some other specifications might be more important."

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Every week, we ask newsletter subscribers a question about gear, creativity or life. Recently we wanted to know: If you could go back to your 20-year-old self, what camera related advice would you give yourself?

We had a chance to shoot with the Fujifilm X-T50 for quite a while, so we put together a first-look video, outlining what it can offer, as well as shooting a sample gallery using a variety of Film Simulations.

Setting up your new camera is a rite of passage for all photographers. Avoid mistakes, adjust these settings first.

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Leica has announced it will introduce the D-Lux 8, an enthusiast zoom compact based around a four thirds type sensor.

We had the opportunity to use the new Panasonic S9 for several days at Panasonic's Lumix Summit in Osaka, Japan. In this short video, we take a closer look at the camera, who it's designed for, and the philosophy behind its LUT-based workflow.

The best of the best from the DPReview community, see our favorite photos you made from the "for the birds" challenge.

The Lumix S9 is Panasonic's newest full-frame mirrorless camera. It allows users to create their own custom looks for out-of-camera colors and is the first full-frame Lumix camera aimed squarely at social media content creators.

Panasonic has announced a manual focus, fixed aperture 26mm F8 lens to go with the S9, it's also said it's working on an 18-40mm F4.5-6.3 wide-angle zoom.

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Now in its seventh year, the annual awards recognize some of the best astrophotography of the year.

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Furthering its quest to implement AI across its product line, Adobe is bringing Adobe Firefly's 'Generative' tool to Lightroom. Also announced today: expanded tethering for Sony cameras and an updated toolbar for the mobile version.

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The Sony a9 III is the world's first full-frame mirrorless camera to feature a global electronic shutter with simultaneous readout. After extensive testing of this 120 fps sports camera, to see what you gain (and, perhaps, lose).

Every week, we ask newsletter subscribers a question about gear, creativity or life. This week we wanted to know: if you could only pick one lens, what would it be and why?

We got a chance to take Fujifilm's new premium kit zoom to Stockholm, to get a sense of how it looks on a 40MP sensor.

Leaping lemurs and enchanting baobab trees, nature photographer Erez Marom takes us through the national parks of Madagascar.

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On this day in history, in the year 2000, Canon's EOS D30 became the first-ever multi-megapixel CMOS sensor used in a production camera. It also helped usher in the then-new era of 'prosumer' cameras.

Sigma has announced an updated 24-70mm F2.8 as part of its Art series of lenses. The 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II

Fujifilm has announced the X-T50, a mid-range 40MP APS-C mirrorless camera that gains image stabilization, subject recognition AF and a host of high-res video features.

Fujifilm has replaced one of our favorite kit zooms with the XF16-50mm F2.8-4.8 R LM WR, a wider, lighter but less bright premium kit lens.

Fujifilm has announced the GFX 100S II, an upgraded version of its more compact, affordable 100MP medium format mirrorless camera, with a better viewfinder and upgraded capabilities.

Fujifilm has announced the GF 500mm F5.6 R LM OIS WR, a relatively compact super-telephoto prime for its GFX medium format system.

Fujifilm has joined C2PA and CAI, the two groups leading efforts to add cryptographic proof of authenticity to photos.

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Canon has announced it is developing (and is currently testing) the EOS R1, the "first flagship model for [the] EOS R system."

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In late February, Sigma announced the 15mm F1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye lens, and we put it into the hands of a professional astrophotographer for a shoot in the Canadian sub-arctic. Check out his gallery and see how it performs under the night sky.

With retro-inspired design, China-based upstart Thypoch is hoping to catch eyes with its pair of lenses for Z, X, E and RF mounts.

Announced in April, the $340 16mm lens joins the collection of 24mm, 35mm and 55mm lenses that came before it.

The Pixel 8a is the newest member of Google's Pixel 8 smartphone family. It uses the same cameras as its predecessor, the Pixel 7a, but gets the more powerful processor and features found in the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. We took it for a spin to see how it performs.

Every week, we ask newsletter subscribers a question about gear, creativity or life. This week, feeling nostalgic over our past 25 years, we want to ask about the one that got away, or rather, the one that you let get away.

This year is DPReview's 25th anniversary. Naturally, we've been thinking a lot about cameras from the past quarter century and even beyond. The current DPReview editors reminisced about what cameras got them started in photography. For good measure, we also looked to the archives to compile some former DPReview editors' historical answers.

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