Photography Equipment Reviews

Nearly every photographer has a prosumer model to back them up. Either as a camera to take on a day out or for if a full system is just too much to cope with. Now Matt Grayson takes four of the best and pits them against each other.

The Nikon D800 offers 36.3 megapixels in a full frame Digital SLR, the D800E does as well, but offers even more detail, find out how the two cameras differ.

The Leica X1 is a top-end compact camera with an APS-C sized sensor. Here is a preview of this £1395 compact.

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

Leica once again come up smelling of roses with the M9. A full-frame rangefinder that even they thought couldn't be built.

When you're choosing a mid-level DSLR, should you go for the practical Canon EOS 50D or the fun Pentax K-7? With £120 price difference, is it worth the money to get all those features or is picture quality all you need?

Samsung head up the superzoom arena with the WB5000, a 24x optical zoom compact with Raw recording, HD video and face recognition.

Ricoh have taken a totally new and radical approach to the design of their GXR: the digital sensor is built into the lens. Very innovative indeed but is it any good, and more importantly who is going to buy it?

The Nikon D3S is arguably one of the most exciting DSLRs launched in 2009 with an incredible ISO range, fast shooting speed and everything else you would expect from a pro-spec Nikon DSLR.

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 Wolstenhome reviews the Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 XS pancake lens which was released with the Pentax K-01 camera.

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

The Canon IXUS 240 HS is a premium digital compact camera with Wi-Fi connectivity, a 16 megapixel sensor and 5x optical zoom lens, Daniel Bell reviews.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Panasonic 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds Zoom lens which normally comes bundled as a kit with Panasonic's Micro Four Thirds system cameras.

We go hands on with the new premium Canon Powershot G15, the new manual camera has a 5x zoom.

Lee Filters The Big Stopper is a 10X ND filter designed for landscape photographers. Peter Bargh checks it out

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

The Ricoh GR is the World's smallest compact with an APS-C sensor, and features a wide-angle 28mm equivalent lens. Find out how this camera performs in our review.

We go hands on with the new Sony E Mount 18-200mm Power Zoom lens with OSS for NEX cameras.

A unique wide angle lens for APS-C cameras providing a rectilinear field of view equivalent to that of a 12-24mm lens on a 35mm camera.