Photography Equipment Reviews

A budget standard zoom for Nikon DX SLRs with a range equivalent to 27-158mm on a 35mm camera, Vibration Reduction and a silent focusing motor.

A popular professional-level standard zoom covering a 4.4x zoom range with image stabilisation and an ultrasonic motor.

Sigma's 105mm Macro offering has an enviable reputation and is a very popular optic as a result. Does it deserve such popularity? Here we take a close look.

Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED review.

Ian Andrews takes a look at the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX CG Macro.

A general purpose 6.5x zoom lens for APS-C sensor Sony and Minolta digital SLR cameras offering a wide-angle equivalent of a 24mm lens on a full-frame camera.

We test three DSLRs that give professional standard picture quality at affordable prices

John Riley reviews the SMC Pentax-DA 70mm f/2.4 Limited lens.

The Metz 58 AF-1 twin-head flashgun has a GN of 58 (ISO100/metres). Priced at £267, it sits between the SB-600 and SB-900 Speedlight flashguns from Nikon and the 580 EX and 430 EX II Speedlite flashguns from Canon.

Daniel Bell reviews the IXUS 310 HS, a premium digital compact camera from Canon with a fast lens for low light photography and full HD video recording.

The Nikon Coolpix L310 is a budget super-zoom digital camera with a 14 megapixel sensor. Daniel Bell reviews.

Nikon have decided enough is enough with cameras that only suit one type of photographer at a time and have produced a camera that everyone can use. Matt Grayson thinks it's about time as he was getting bored waiting.

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 Macro DC lens test

Canon ramp up the specification with the Canon EOS 550D. With an 18Mp CMOS sensor, +/- 5EV exposure compensation and SDXC memory card support. It promises a great deal and we see if it delivers in this test

See the first full review of the K-x, the new DSLR from Pentax.

Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC review.

Being the market leader in the fastest growing sector of the photographic market is a tough title to hold on to, especially with most major camera manufacturers announcing new entry-level products this year. Can Canon's latest entry-level offering, the EOS 400D, retain this position in the face of such fierce competition? In this review Gary Wolstenholme takes a look whether if anyone can, Canon can.

Matt Grayson saw the new Pentax K-7 DSLR. But is it any better than the K20D?

The Olympus XZ-10 is a serious compact camera with a 5x optical zoom f/1.8 lens and 12 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor. Daniel Bell reviews.

This compact telephoto zoom for DSLRs with smaller image sensors costs £200 and includes optical stabilisation and a Hyper-Sonic focusing motor.

Daniel Bell reviews the new Olympus Tough TG-620.

This budget manual focus ultra-wide angle lens, offers a diagonal angle of view of 114 degrees on a full frame camera and a bright f/2.8 maximum aperture, Gary Wolstenholme reviews.

Joshua Waller reviews Canon's latest ultra zoom bridge camera, this time the Canon Powershot SX500 is even more compact than the previous model, yet features a 30x optical zoom lens. Find out how it performs in our review.

We find out how the new Sony XQD Memory Card performs compared to the fastest Lexar 1000x Compact Flash card.

Canon's first macro lens with image stabilisation. Here we see whether it's one 'L' of a lens.

Daniel Bell reviews the Olympus SP-720UZ, a digital camera with a 26x optical zoom lens.

Daniel Bell gives his verdict on the Nikon Coolpix S6400 digital compact camera.