DPReview Annual Awards: The best photography gear of 2025

In this video the Dpreview team discusses the gear of the year. Here is the list:

Product of the Year

Best High-End Camera

Best Enthusiast Camera

Best Prime Lens

Best Compact Camera

2025 DPReview Innovation Award

Chris and Jordan from Petapixel pick the Panasonic S1 II as Best Video camera of the year!

Note: They were clearly still sober when they named the Panasonic S1II Video Camera of the Year 🙂

Best Camera:

  1. Canon R6 III
  2. Sony A7 V
  3. Nikon Z5 II

Best Lens

  1. Sigma 300-600mm f/4.0
  2. Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 S II
  3. Panasonic 24-60mm f/2.8

Best Video camera

  1. Panasonic S1 II
  2. DJI Mavic 4 PRO
  3. Canon R6 III

Worst Camera:

  1. Fujifilm X-Half
  2. Sigma BF
  3. Leica SL3-S

Worst Lens:

  1. Canon 75-300mm
  2. Laowa 200mm f/2.0

Worst Video Camera:

  1. Sony FX2

What’s the best wildlife and landscape travel kit? | 5kg challenge in Madeira

WexUK used the following L-mount gear on this trip:

Weid rumor about a new Leica SL camera with Lumix S1rII sensor

A strange rumor is making the rounds, suggesting that Leica might release a “clone” of the current Lumix S1R II. The idea would be to fill the gap between the lower-megapixel SL3-S and the high-resolution SL3.

The camera would reportedly use the same 44MP sensor as the Lumix. Autofocus could see improvements, while video features might be toned down. One thing seems certain: it will cost more than the Lumix. 🙂

An announcement is rumored for May 2026.

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