Great Gift Ideas for Photographers

View in Browser IN PARTNERSHIP WITH November 23rd, 2025 This week's highlights included Richard's thoughts on Leica's new Q3 Monochrom, which embodies the black-and-white theming like no other Leica before it. The team also got together for a discussion on great holiday gift ideas for any photographer in your life (or yourself) and asked the community to weigh in on the best and worst photography gifts they've ever received. As always, thanks for supporting our work and being part of the DPReview community. - Ben Highlights Leica Q3 Monochrom - wilfully obscure or king of niche? The Leica Q3 Monochrom is a black-and-white version of the company's wide-angle compact but brings a couple of updates, some of which Q3 and Q3 43 owners will gain soon. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AFTERSHOOT Aftershoot: AI Culling, Editing & Retouching — 20% OFF Cut 90% of your post-processing time and stay in control of your backlog — and your life — with unlimited AI culling, editing, and retouching. Aftershoot helps you deliver faster, stay consistent, and reclaim time for what truly matters — your clients, your creativity, and everything beyond the screen.This Black Friday, get 20% off all annual Aftershoot plans and enjoy 6 months of AI Retouching free with the Pro Plan.   Tis the Season: the DPReview team discusses giving and getting gifts Need gift ideas for the photographers in your life? We have you covered. Canon EOS R6 III vs EOS R6 II: is it worth $500 more? When releasing the EOS R6 III, Canon announced it was keeping its predecessor in its lineup, complete with a price cut. So which one should you get? Canon EOS R6 III vs EOS R5 II: how much of a difference is there? With faster readout and higher resolution, just how closely does the EOS R6 III come to competing with the more expensive EOS R5 II? Question of the week: What's your best (and worst) photography-related gifts you've received? In this edition of our Question of the Week reader series, we want to know what interesting photography-related gifts you've received that you loved (or hated). Let us know and we'll feature some of your responses in next week's results update! What's in a lens name? A guide to Sigma's acronyms and features Learn what all those letters at the end of Sigma lens names actually mean. News Updates Secure your next purchase: a guide to buying used gear without worry Buying used gear can be an intimidating process. But if you know what to look out for, you can better protect yourself and score some good deals. Is Kodak winding up to release a new film camera? Kodak licensee Reto has teased a new 35mm film camera. An ocean of emulsion: Christopher Nolan shot more than two million feet of film for The Odyssey Christopher Nolan recently revealed that they shot more than two million feet of film for his upcoming movie, The Odyssey. The Pro is here: Peak Design's latest tripod line now available from authorized retailers After a Kickstarter campaign, they're now available at retail. Fujifilm just made its most famous film simulations more flexible for video Nine film simulations are newly available as LUTs. Nikon Z users get a low-cost portrait powerhouse thanks to Viltrox Viltrox has announced that its AF 85mm F1.4 Pro lens is now available for Nikon Z mount. Deep-sea sharks and nuclear breakthroughs: see National Geographic's 2025 pictures of the year National Geographic has unveiled its Pictures of the Year 2025 with powerful photographs from around the world. Aperture moves: DJI's Osmo Action 6 opens up more creative flexibility DJI has unveiled the Osmo Action 6, an action camera that offers a variable aperture and a larger square sensor. 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.  Click here to forward to a friend. If you're new to this newsletter, you can subscribe here.  Unsubscribe | Advertise | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2025 DPReview. All Rights Reserved.