Photography Equipment Reviews

Kodak have raised the bar with a small, lightweight compact boasting a 12x optical zoom. Matt Grayson takes a look.

These days £135 won't get you much. With that in mind, Kodak bring you the Z885 which actually gives you quite a lot. Matt Grayson takes a look.

A thin camera with a large zoom stuffed inside. That's what the Samsung L77 has and Matt Grayson is here to see if it is any good.

With a chorus of choirboys singing, massed pipers piping and a hundred heralds, er heralding, it�s the shiny new semi-pro DSLR from Canon. Duncan Evans puts away the kid gloves and gets out the silk ones with gold filigree he uses for special occasions.

Two cameras with an 18x zoom arrive in the same week. Truly, the photographically lazy shall inherit the earth. Duncan Evans reports.

Peter Bargh likes shooting Fungi. This pastime causes viewing problems when down at ground level, which is why he's taking a look through the new H-RAV Universal Right Angle Finder from Hoodman.

Matt Grayson has a butchers at the EasyShare M863 from Kodak. A small, cheerful camera for the happy snapper crowd.

After reviewing the Z885 from Kodak, Matt Grayson takes a look at the Z1285. From Kodak.

Matt Grayson takes a look at the Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd. Fuji's new compact, high zoom model with face detection technology.

Matt Grayson gives the Fujifilm FinePix J10 the honour of him testing it.

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?

Daniel Bell uses the CamRanger to shoot wirelessly from an iPad to a Nikon D5100 DSLR.

We test Spark - the latest creative lens from Lensbaby it is available for under £80.

A highly specialised wideangle lens allowing control of perspective and the focal plane via tilt and shift movements.

The latest version of Alien Skin Software Exposure 4 has a large range of film effects and a brand new interface, Daniel Bell reviews.

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.

We get a hands on look at the new Ricoh GR - the new APS-C sensor compact is the first Ricoh camera developed with Pentax.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews a super-telephoto zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds system cameras.

Peter Black takes a look at Ilford's latest pinhole camera, the Obscura 5x4.

Adrian Wilson tests the Kata Grip 18 DL Holster which holds your DSLR camera and 70-200mm f/2.8 ready for action.

The Fujifilm FinePix SL1000 has a 50x optical zoom lens and looks very much like a DSLR. Daniel Bell reviews.