Why Bad Photos Matter More Than You Think

Plus, Breaking Down Two of the Most Fascinating Cameras of 2026

View in Browser January 25, 2026, This week, the team got together to discuss two of the most interesting new cameras to be released early this year - the Leica-challenging Ricoh GR IV Monochrome, and the surprisingly oddball Instax Mini Evo Cinema. Abbey also shared an interesting perspective on photography after reflecting on her own photos taken last year, ultimately concluding that bad photos might matter more than you think. As always, thanks for reading and supporting our work. - Ben Highlights The DPReview team discusses the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome and Instax Mini Evo Cinema DPReview's editors talk about their thoughts on this month's camera releases and the community's reactions to them. Why bad photos matter more than you think It can be tempting to ignore the bad photos you take, but they are crucial to becoming a better photographer at every stage. Leica M11-P studio scene: the rangefinder with resolution We put Leica's 61MP rangefinder in front of our studio scene to see if its image quality can match its price tag. These are the photo projects that have kept you inspired and learning For our most recent Question of the Week, we asked you about projects you are working on, or have worked on in the past, to help maintain motivation, inspiration and learning. Here's what you all had to say. Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 sample gallery and impressions Tamron recently released its telephoto zoom for Z mount, so we took the opportunity to take a look at it. News Updates Adobe Premiere gets a cleaner name and some new tricks It now natively supports Nikon and Red's latest Raw format. Nikon focuses on licensees as it files patent case against Viltrox Asked about reports of legal action against unlicensed third-party lenses, Nikon says it "promote[s] technological advancement through healthy competition" via licensees. Our "Silly Signs" photo challenge is now open for submissions Our January Editors' photo challenge celebrates the strange, weird, interesting, and unique outdoor signs and is open for submissions until January 24. 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.