Photography Equipment Reviews

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 Macro DC lens test

Joshua Waller tests the Samsung NX11 Mirrorless Camera - with a 14.6 megapixel APS-C sensor, how does it perform?

A look at various close up and macro accessories

The MagneFlash Splash Mono 40L is a portable flash unit with a unique design to give it a better performance when used with modifiers such as brollies and softboxes. We put the system to the test.

It took Matt Grayson weeks of preparation like standing infront of the mirror practising jokes, hiring the tuxedo and drinking honey and lemon juice to improve his voice before being told that compering had been spelled incorrectly.

With a bright red face and one eye in the top left corner, you could be mistaken that the GE G2 is designed on Matt Grayson. Until you see it's also slim and attractive.

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?

The Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5 is the latest compact Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus, sitting above the PEN Mini E-PM2, it features the 16 megapixel sensor from the top of the range Olympus OM-D E-M5.

Daniel Bell reviews the Olympus VR-340, a digital compact camera with 10x optical zoom.

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

The Sony Cybershot DSC-WX300 is a pocketable digital camera, yet packs a large 20x optical zoom lens and Wi-Fi. Daniel Bell reviews.

Hasselblad XPan II test

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

The Sony Cybershot DSC-HX300 has a 50x optical zoom lens and a 20.4 megapixel sensor. Daniel Bell reviews.

Daniel Bell reviews the Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7, a compact digital camera with 10x optical zoom and 14.1 megapixel sensor.

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