November 2nd, 2025
This week, the team focused on finalizing our review of the OM Systems OM-5 II. We also published a primer on Canon's lens letter codes and shared our early thoughts after demoing Adobe's newly revealed updates to Lightroom and Photoshop. As always, thanks for being a DPReview reader. We are all excited about the launch of our new forum technology next week and look forward to engaging in conversations with you all again soon.
— Ben
Highlights
We've fully tested the OM-5 II to see how it holds up compared to the competition
The upgrade began on Friday, October 31, at 1:00 pm Pacific (20:00 UTC).
Here's how to decipher what all the letters in the names of Canon lenses mean.
For last week's Question of the Week, we wondered what our community does with bad copies of lenses. Here's what you all had to say.
We spent the week at Adobe Max trying out the latest features and talking to product managers.
The Google Pixel 10 features a dedicated telephoto camera, but its main camera has a smaller sensor than earlier Pixel models. Our side-by-side tests reveal some big differences in image quality.
The Fujifilm X-T30 III is a gentle refresh of the company's entry-level SLR-shaped camera. We captured a Seattle autumn, showing how its new ultra-wide XC 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 OIS performs.
The OM-5 II didn't have many surprises in store, but that didn't keep us from taking some fun pictures with it.
Adobe's Sneaks keynote shows engineering demos that may turn into features at some point.
News Updates
Astrophotographer Dan Zafra recently managed to capture rare red sprites flashing in the night sky with the Milky Way and glow from the Aurora Australis.
The FCC recently ruled unanimously to grant itself the authority to impose retroactive bans on electronic devices.
Wet plate photographer Markus Hofstätter shares insights into his analog photography journey, creative process and his approach to portraiture.
Sony has released firmware updates a selection of its mirrorless and cinema cameras that add content credentials for video for the first time. Plus, additional updates for the a9 III and a1 II promise even better autofocus.
Nine apprentices at Porsche modified a Boxster to serve as a camera car at the Porsche Experience Center Leipzig.
Adobe has announced that its Project Indigo app is finally available for the iPhone 17, nearly a month after the phone's launch.
A brand new Affinity is here, with all tools in a single, free app.
A 3.28x Teleconverter will let you get a true 10x optical zoom from the phone's telephoto camera.
Moment has announced the Fast & Light lineup, a series of camera-carry options inspired by running and cycling gear.
The Camera Store in Calgary, Alberta, recently shared the disheartening news that someone broke into the store, causing significant damage and stealing roughly $71,500 in camera gear.
And a few new ones are entering beta.
Adobe's video editing software is getting a feature that seems inspired by Lightroom.
Insta360 has announced the X4 Air, a lightweight version of its X series of 360-degree action cameras.
Nikon's classically styled full-framer gets grain effect and a host of tweaks as part of v3.0 update.