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View in Browser September 29, 2024 This week's highlight was Richard's review of the Leica Q3 43. We also shared slideshows for the Bird Photographer and Ocean Photographer of the Year awards and details about how every major camera phone maker defined what a photograph is at the onset of the AI image era. As always, thank you all for being DPReview readers.  — Ben Highlights Leica Q3 43 review Leica has announced the Q3 43, a variant of its full-frame fixed lens compact with a 43mm F2.0 normal lens. We've had the chance to use and test it, to produce an in-depth review. Apple says photographs should be of things that 'really, actually happened' Apple is challenging Google and Samsung's stance that 'real pictures' don't exist in the age of AI - for now. Slideshow: Winners of the 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year awards The winners of this year's competition put on by Oceanographic Magazine submitted photographs that caught a whale feeding, devil rays swimming, and a diver viewing a sunken ship. Did you lose your SD card full of Iceland bird pics in Norfolk, UK? Twitter is looking for someone who lost an SD card of Iceland birding pictures in the UK. Could that be you? Slideshow: winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year awards for 2024 The winners of the 2024 Bird Photographer of the Year awards have been announced, giving us a look at some stunning images of nature. 24 Hours with Stand-Up Comedy Photographer Liz Viggiano (Sponsored) As a working photographer, Liz Viggiano has carved out an unique niche for herself documenting the subculture of stand-up comedy. Celebrating 25 Years of DPReview Browse our 25th-anniversary content hub and join us in reflecting on how much the camera industry has evolved over the last 25 years. News Updates Phase One announces a new version of its 150MP XC camera system with a longer lens Phase One's 'travel-friendly' camera now comes in a 40mm (26mm equiv.) focal length that may not require as much cropping. Canon EOS R5 II updates: bug fixes, and 24p videos with an older battery Canon has announced firmware 1.0.1 for the EOS R5 II, and says a future update will let you shoot 23.98/24p even while using a LP-E6NH battery. Tamron announces a 90mm F2.8 macro lens for Sony and Nikon mirrorless Tamron's latest 90mm macro lens features a 12-bladed circular aperture and a new lens hood design. It will be available for both E and Z mounts. Ricoh now sells a software 'Grad ND' for recent Pentax DSLRs in the US You can now buy a software key to emulate a graduated ND filter with your Pentax K-1 II, or K-3 III.   Further Reading   Here are some stories that caught our attention this week: • Meet the 10 year old winning international acclaim for her wildlife photography - PBS   • Should you be allowed to profit from AI generated art? - The New York Times   • The Astronomy Photography of the Year Winners - Royal Museums Greenwich   • The iPhone 16 - Daring Fireball   DPReview 276 5th Avenue, Suite 704 - 3126 New York, NY 10001 You received this email because you subscribed to the Digital Photography Review weekly newsletter. To update your preferences, click here. To unsubscribe, click here. Alternatively, log into dpreview and visit your user profile settings, uncheck the Newsletter Subscription checkbox, then click on Save changes. Click here to forward to a friend. If you're new to this newsletter, you can subscribe here.  Preferences |  Advertise | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2024 DPReview. All Rights Reserved.