December 21, 2025,This week, the team continued to use the tail end of the calendar year as a chance to reflect on the industry and their personal work. Dale and Mathew each shared their favorite photo of the year, while Abby discussed why the Hasselblad X2D II 100C was her favorite rig of 2025. Mitchell and Richard also published their in-depth review of Canon's EOS R6 III.To cap it all off, we've opened voting for our annual Reader's Choice Awards, and we hope you'll take the time to share your thoughts on the best camera, prime lens, and zoom lens of 2025.
As always, thanks for supporting our work and being part of the DPReview community.
—Ben
Highlights
2025 was mainly a year of continued progress, rather than blockbuster breakthroughs, but we've tried to pull out the tech and trends that we think will underpin future cameras.
The EOS R6 III did well at almost every test we put it through, from shooting stills to filming several videos.
In this episode of DPReview Discussions, the team takes a look back at our predictions for what 2025 would hold.
DPReview's Community Manager, Mathew Anderson, talks about the community in 2025, the new forum software, and reveals exciting new plans in development for 2026.
This monster of a camera made medium format photography approachable and, well, fun.
Managing Editor Dale Baskin's favorite photo adventure of the year took him to Everglades National Park in Florida with a telephoto lens.
DPReview's Community Manager, Mathew Anderson, shares his love of community management through his experiences in the computer game industry, with a very special moment having met MythBuster's, Adam Savage, earlier this year.
In this edition of our Question of the Week series, we're interested to hear about the most significant photography lesson you learned in 2025.
News Updates
See what the photos and videos produced by Canon's latest enthusiast full frame mirrorless camera look like.
The a7 V's partially stacked sensor is one of the most ISO invariant that we've seen to date.
Lensrentals' annual breakdown of its most-rented products reveals some interesting trends in both stills and video usage.
The Ricoh GR IV HDF is officially coming soon.
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.
The Viltrox AF 35mm F1.2 Lab lens is now available for Z-mount.
It's time to vote! Tell us which new camera of 2025 deserves the honor of winning the 2025 Readers' Choice Camera of the Year Award.
It's time to vote! Tell us which new prime lens of 2025 deserves the honor of winning the 2025 Readers' Choice Prime Lens of the Year Award.
It's time to vote! Tell us which new zoom lens of 2025 deserves the honor of winning the 2025 Readers' Choice Zoom Lens of the Year Award.