Amakuru!

(hello from Rwanda)



As many of you know, in the past I’ve created this review in Iceland (twice), Patagonia, and Switzerland, but this year I wanted to really change things up. With indicators pointing toward possibilities of optical zoom, I asked myself: Where’s the best place in the world to test optical zoom? Africa, of course.

So this year, in collaboration with Nat Geo Travel + Nat Geo Adventure and the amazing team at Ker & Downey operating our tour, we’ve set out to get you the answers. I’m writing from deep in the Nyungwe rain forest in southwest Rwanda. We’ve been tracking gorillas in the north, boating Lake Kivu in the west, and running through tea plantations in the south — all with the iPhone 7 Plus in hand.

I’ve had a blast playing with the array of new features and tech, but as always, our mission is to find the answer to one question:

How does all this new tech make my pictures

(and videos) better than before?

I hope you enjoy our quest for the answer, and be sure to scroll to the bottom to learn about the live phase of this review that starts tomorrow.