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.

The Tamron SP AF 200-500mm F/5-6.3 Di LD (IF) is a relatively lightweight super-telephoto zoom lens which will allow frame-filling shots to be taken from distance.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/4D IF-ED II test

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.

Sample photos from the new Canon EOS 100D, the World's smallest Digital SLR, with images taken with a number of Canon telephoto lenses including the 500mm and 600mm.

Peter Bargh reviews the award winning Vanguard Alto Pro 263AT tripod and see if it's all it's cracked up to be.

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?

Peter Bargh points his remote at the DVD player to view Damien Lovegrove's two portraiture DVDs - Using Flash on Location and Using Natural light on Location.

Daniel Bell reviews the Fujifilm FinePix SL300, a bridge camera with a large 30x optical zoom lens.

We look at the new Collapsible Lightsphere from Gary Fong.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews this bright telephoto prime lens from Carl Zeiss, the Apo-Sonnar T* 135mm f/2.

Daniel Bell reviews the Nikon Coolpix S6500, a compact camera with 12x optical zoom and built-in Wi-Fi.

Samples photos from the new Carl Zeiss Sonnar E Mount f/1.8 24mm ZA T* lens on the new Sony NEX-5N.

We take a detailed look at the new Canon EOS 100D - the new mini-DSLR from Canon.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Tokina ATX AF 16.5-135mm f/3.5-5.6 high zoom ratio lens.

Looking for a compact camera with lots of optical zoom? You won't find more than the 50x found on the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS.

Capable of scanning at up to 7200dpi and with new environmentally friendly features, and no warm up time, is the Opticfilm 7400 the ideal film scanner for those on a budget?