Photography Equipment Reviews

A telephoto lens covering the popular 70-300mm range with Low Dispersion glass and a built-in 1:2 Macro feature.

Available in Canon and Nikon mounts, this lens is currently the most compact and lightweight 400mm zoom, which is a very useful focal length for birds and wildlife.

A 5x super-telephoto zoom with Vibration Reduction, ideal for hand-held shots of wildlife.

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.

Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM lens

ePHOTOzine member, Brian Wadie gives us his impressions of using the Olympus OM-D E-M5 as a replacement for his Canon gear.

In a sector of the market that's becoming more crowded than a west end pub, Olympus introduce yet another model to its Four Thirds system. Peter Bargh drinks in the atmosphere and checks out the latest talent to see if it's a luxurious cocktail or a pint of watered down ale.

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

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 reviews the new compact Sigma 30mm f/2.8 EX DN lens for Micro Four Thirds and NEX systems.

The pocketable Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40 has a 20x optical zoom lens and built-in Wi-Fi. Daniel Bell reviews.

Canon and Nikon both offer full-frame Digital SLRs, but which one should you choose?

Daniel Bell reviews the Nikon Coolpix S3200, a 16 megapixel compact camera with 6x optical zoom.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm with a constant f/2.8 maximum aperture.

The Sony NEX-5R has a 16.1 megapixel sensor, Wi-Fi and tiltable LCD screen. Daniel Bell reviews.

Looking for a budget waterproof, shockproof and freezeproof camera, the Olympus Tough TG-320 may be the answer.

Gary Wolstenholme gives us a World exclusive review of the new Tilt-Shift lens from Samyang - find out how the 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC lens performs.

The BenQ G1 is a serious compact from BenQ with a bright f/1.8 lens, 3inch swivel screen and manual controls. Find out how it performs in our review.

We test the Velbon Ultra REXi L - a full size professional quality tripod with an ultra compact design.