Despite all the headwinds being faced by the camera industry (or perhaps because of them), 2024 has been an excellent year for photographers, in many regards.
We’ve seen breakthrough technologies and a general raising of the levels of speed, autofocus and video performance that we can expect cameras to offer. And in terms of lenses we’ve been spoiled by a selection of fast zooms that help underpin their respective systems’ promise of performance and a variety of primes that expand what their systems can do. We’ve even seen lens choice for Canon and Nikon’s mirrorless systems start to expand to include at least a degree of third-party involvement.
It’s made selecting the key products to highlight particularly difficult. But after some lively discussion, we’ve reached something like a consensus. The following are the options that stood out to us as the most deserving of the year.
Our DPREVIEW Tribute:
After nearly 25 years of operation, DPReview closed on 10 April 2023. This difficult decision was part of the annual operating plan review that parent company, Amazon, shared earlier this year.
Over the course of 25 years, DP Review built up a reputation as being one of the most informative places to go for information about that new camera or lens you’re after. DP Review began as an independent reviews site based in the UK in 1998, the brainchild of Philip and Joanna Askey, but it was eventually purchased by Amazon in 2007 and relocated over to Seattle in the USA in 2010.
Cheers DPReview – thanks for the great work and content that guided photographers, videographers and techno junkies the world over!