Photography Equipment Reviews

A super-telephoto zoom lens with optical stabilisation ideally suited to wildlife photography. This super-telephoto zoom lens costs around £695 and sports a silent Hyper Sonic focusing motor and optical stabilisation.

Once more into the breach dear friends, once more; Or, in this case, onto the mount of Ian Andrews camera for a shakedown of this new lens from Sigma.

Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 APO EX DC HSM review

Sigma SD9 test

Sigma believe they hold the key to the ultimate image quality, the Foveon X3 sensor, recording 3 colours at every pixel does this camera deliver? Joshua Waller finds out.

A top-end compact camera offers great picture-taking potential and could even replace your DSLR when you want to travel light. We test three popular prosumer compacts that will give your DSLR a good run for its money

This Sigma telephoto zoom covers the popular 70-300mm range, costs around £310, and induces optical stabilisation.

Sigma's update to their popular 10-20mm ultra-wide lens now offers a faster constant aperture of f/3.5 throughout the zoom range, along with a Hyper Sonic focus motor.

Gary Wolstenholme takes a look at this fast f/1.4 aperture standard lens suitable for full frame and crop sensor DSLRs.

John Riley reviews the new Sigma DP2x - an update to the DP2 it promises quicker operation and of course the APS-C sized Foveon X3 Sensor.

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?

Gary Wolstenholme casts his expert eye over the Voigtlander 25mm f/0.95 Nokton Micro Four Thirds lens.

A test of the Tiffen Variable ND filter.

We test the Yasuhara Nanoha x5 macro lens designed for ultra close up shooting with Micro 4/3rds cameras.

Here are a number of sample photos from the 41 megapixel Nokia PureView 808 with Carl Zeiss f/2.4 lens.

It's been a long time since Matt Grayson picked up a film camera to take pictures with, so when the Zeiss Ikon came out, he jumped at the chance to see if he still has the knack.

Daniel Bell reviews the Nikon Coolpix S9500, a digital compact camera with built-in Wi-Fi and 22x optical zoom.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 MkII lens.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Sony E 35mm f/1.8 OSS prime lens for Sony NEX cameras.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM C lens for APS-C format cameras. It is available to fit Canon, Nikon and Sigma cameras and costs around £350.

A newer, compact revision of their 18-270mm super-zoom lens that sports an improved vibration compensation system and a piezo ultrasonic motor.