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Happy Sunday, folks! If you prefer when things are gear-focused here at DPReview, you’re in luck: after a relatively quiet start to the year for new releases, the past week brought a welcome burst of announcements and kept us very busy. |
Most were lenses, with news from Sony, OM System, Sigma, Fujifilm, Nikon and Laowa. But one of the week’s standouts was OM System’s first new PEN-series camera in quite some time, offering photographers another compact interchangeable-lens option, a segment that had been looking a little slim. |
We went hands-on with a good number of those releases, so be sure to head to the site (and scan below) to see our sample galleries, hands-on impressions, and early takes. With that, let’s dive in! |
— Abby Ferguson, Features Editor |
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What new gear were you most excited about this week?This week involved numerous announcements, after a bit of a dry spell for the first part of the year. Which release are you most excited about? |
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Posts That Stopped the Scroll |
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Sometimes simplicity is best, and this post is a good example. The close-up images of colorful subjects in the natural world that are simply satisfying to look at. |
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I loved the I Spy books as a child, but never really thought much about how they were made. This post offers some pretty fascinating behind-the-scenes looks at how photographer Walter Wicks created those images using elaborate miniature sets in his studio. |
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Last week, I spent time with Fujifilm’s new 400mm F4.5 lens, which had me trying bird photography for the first time. I’ve photographed plenty of genres, but bird photography wasn’t one of them. So Brandon Lee’s video, in which he works to get out of his comfort zone and photograph something new, really resonated with me. |
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I tried wildlife photography the hard way |
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Photo by Full Name |
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This week, OM System released its latest entry in the PEN series, marking the first time a PEN camera has been available for purchase in North America in a decade. It’s a compact Micro Four Thirds camera with a 20MP sensor aimed at travel and everyday use. DPReview’s Richard Butler spent time with the camera, and you can read his initial thoughts at the link below. |
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Photo by Scott Ferguson |
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This job can be quite interesting at times, as was the case this week. I had to switch back and forth between Fujifilm’s new 400mm F4.5 lens, a serious option for photographing sports and wildlife, and the Godox C100, a camera very much meant to be fun and nothing more. Having the two out with me at once sure felt a bit silly! |
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Important Dates in Photo History |
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September 9 – Brassaï’s birthday (b. 1899). The Hungarian-French photographer became celebrated for his atmospheric, after-dark portraits of 1930s Paris, including those collected in Paris de nuit (Paris by Night). September 11, 2001 – Richard Drew photographed The Falling Man at 9:41:15 a.m. The Associated Press image of an unidentified person falling from the World Trade Center’s North Tower became one of the most searing, and debated, photographs of the 9/11 attacks.
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Photo by Alin Gabriel |
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The Adapted Lens Talk forum has a monthly thread for people to share images taken with their adapted lenses. Our community has shared many beautiful images so far, so I’d encourage you to take a look. The one above by Alin Gabriel especially stood out to me because of the pattern of the bokeh and the colors. |
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For September, we’re hosting a series of themed mini-challenges. A new topic arrives every 48 hours to prompt you to get your camera out and make new images. Today marks the start of a new topic, so head to the forums to see what it is, then share your photo in the album. |
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"Photography isn't just about taking pictures, but telling a story. And at times, not the obvious one." |
DALE BASKIN, MANAGING EDITOR, DPREVIEW |
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