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The best cameras around $2000 and more

View in Browser October 13, 2024 This week highlights included the launch of our Panasonic 18-40mm F4.5-6.3 sample gallery and updates to our best cameras around $2000 buying guide. We also shared a fantastic gallery of award-winning wildlife photos and dramatic images and videos of Hurricane Milton from space.  — Ben Highlights The best cameras around $2000 What's the best camera for around $2000? This price point gives you access to some of the most all-round capable cameras available. Excellent image quality, powerful autofocus and great looking video are the least you can expect. We've picked the models that really stand out. Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners showcase wonders of our natural world The Natural History Museum, London, has announced the winners of its prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Here are our favorite winning images. Panasonic's new entry-level, compact kit lens: 18-40mm F4.5-6.3 Sample Gallery See how Panasonic's new compact 18-40mm kit lens performs. Astronaut shares photos and videos of ferocious Hurricane Milton from space NASA astronaut and photographer Matthew Dominick shared his view of Hurricane Milton through the window of the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, including a timelapse video showing what it's like to pass directly over the storm. News Updates Accessory Roundup: magnetic filters, colorful batteries, and Nikon binoculars This week we're looking at filters, batteries, binoculars, and more. Panasonic's updating its app and firmware for the S5II/X, G9II and S9 with big improvements The Lumix S9 is now a more powerful video camera and the Lumix Lab app is way more useful. Panasonic announces 18-40mm F4.5-6.3, the S9's new kit lens Alongside the new bundled lens, there are two new colors of the company's creator-focused camera. Amazon Prime Day: Deals on Gold and Silver award-winning cameras Looking to buy a camera? Here's a list of Gold and Silver award-winning cameras that are on sale right now.   Further Reading   Here are some stories that caught our attention this week: • Is this the greatest street photographer you've never heard of? -Digital Camera World •  The incredible blandness of AI photography - The Verge   • Japan's government admits editing cabinet photo - BBC   • Hurricane Milton: Images From Florida, Before and After the Storm - The New York Times   • Fake photos of Disney World flooded during Hurricane Milton spread online by Russian news agency - The Independent    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.