The Best Photo and Video Gear of CES

View in Browser January 11th, 2025 This week the team was busy covering a wide range of news releases streaming out of one of the world's bigest consumer electronics shows each year - CES. We also launched the first entry in a new series "What's in Your Bag" showcasing the gear various community member photographers swear by and rounded up the best photos captured by communitiy members in 2025. As always, thanks you for supporting our work and being part of the DPReview community. - Ben Highlights The best photo and video gear from CES 2026 While the Consumer Electronics Show is no longer a premier event for cameras, we often get to see some interesting accessories. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CANON Meet the Canon EOS R1 Canon's first EOS-1 Series mirrorless camera, the EOS R1, is built to give sports photographers a decisive edge. Its 40fps silent shooting, in-camera upscaling, and Action Priority AF — which tracks athletes by reading movement around the ball — keep shooters ahead of fast-moving plays. With intelligent pro features and a rugged, weather-sealed build, it's ready for everything from soaked sidelines to frozen mountain venues. Discover how this powerhouse is reshaping pro sports photography.   Announcing our January 2026 photo challenge: "Silly Signs" This month, we're taking a walk on the silly side. Dig out your favorite photo of a funny, farcical, or even a ridiculous sign. Photographing Mongolia in winter: part 1 Professional travel and landscape photographer takes us to Mongolia in the icy depths of winter. The weird way to get a "free" X half Surely every X-T5 buyer wants an X half to go with it, right? What's in your bag? Bill Ferris' essential gear for shooting in the Arizona high country Kicking off our new series on photography and gear, DPReview community member Bill Ferris shares his dedication to wildlife photography and the gear he relies on to get the shot. Sony a7 V studio scene: is there a cost to speed? We put Sony's a7 V in front of our studio scene to see if its new, partially stacked sensor comes with any unwanted IQ surprises. Top shots: Your best photos of 2025 For our end-of-the-year photo challenge, we asked readers to share their best photos of 2025. News Updates Fujifilm's latest Instax instant camera has a new trick: movies Fujifilm has announced a hybrid instant camera that can capture both still images and video, but it's only available in Japan. Godox's AD100Pro II packs more flash performance into a compact body Godox has announced the AD100Pro II, bringing worthwhile updates to its popular strobe. Nikon's new zoom lens is an affordable Z5II companion The full frame Nikkor Z 24-105mm F4-7.1 is just $550... and is even less if you buy it with a camera. Meike's new street-friendly prime is fast and affordable Meike has released a 23mm autofocus lens for Sony E and Nikon Z mount APS-C cameras. 7Artisans has three new tiny, cheap APS-C primes 7Artisans has launched a new lineup of autofocus APS-C lenses. A Leica executive hints at the company's sensor ambitions In a recent podcast, a Leica executive revealed that the company is developing its own 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 2026 DPReview. All Rights Reserved.

Our 2026 Camera Gear Wishlist

View in Browser   January 4th, 2026 Happy New Year!  To mark the start of 2026, the team decided once again to share several New Year's resolutions for 2026  (and reflected on how well they stuck to last year's resolutions, too).  They also published a two-part series covering their ultimate camera gear wishlist for 2026, and we're curious to see how our list compares to yours. —Ben Highlights DPReview's ultimate camera gear wishlist for 2026: part 1 Our hopes and predictions for what Sony, Sigma, Fujifilm, Leica and Panasonic will do this year. New Year's Resolutions: what we're striving for in 2026 Another year has officially kicked off. Here are some of our goals for 2026. 2025 has been the most interesting year for cameras I can remember Any year that sees the launch of the Fujifilm X Half, the Sigma BF and a nearly $8K mono-only, prime lens compact surely has something for everyone? DPReview's ultimate camera gear wishlist for 2026: part 2 This time 'round, we consider what the future might hold for Canon, Ricoh / Pentax, OM System, Nikon and Tamron. Mastering shadows: Our 20 favorite shots from the December photo challenge These images illustrate the raw power of monochrome photography. The DPReview team discusses the most interesting year in cameras and lenses In 2025, we saw manufacturers swing for the fences with their cameras and lenses. The DPReview editors discuss some of the more out-there designs we saw. In 2025, interesting cameras were only half the story We also saw a host of odd and exciting lenses from most of the manufacturers. Question of the week: What are your 2026 New Year's photography resolutions? In this edition of our Question of the Week series, we're interested to hear what your 2026 New Year's photography resolutions are! News Updates Lensrentals' figures hint at Canon/stills and Sony/video lockout Lensrentals' annual breakdown of its most-rented products reveals some interesting trends in both stills and video usage. Ricoh's latest, haziest version of the GR IV is nearly here The Ricoh GR IV HDF is officially coming soon. Viltrox is bringing its fast 35mm Lab lens to Nikon users The Viltrox AF 35mm F1.2 Lab lens is now available for Z-mount. Nikon is still adding features to the Z9, four years after launch The company's latest firmware update for its sports and action camera improves the autofocus and lets you use it as the most excessive webcam imaginable. 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 2026 DPReview. All Rights Reserved.