Photography Equipment Reviews

FourThirds Showdown: Micro FourThirds has been welcomed by enthusiasts due to its compact build and DSLR sensor. The Olympus E-P1 and Panasonic GF1 are two retro looking models that offer many artistic features.

The Panasonic GF1 is the current champion of retro-looking Micro FourThirds cameras. Olympus want to challenge that title with the brand new E-P2 digital Pen. Sporting new Art filters, i-Enhance system and AF tracking, we find out if the extra £200 is well spent.

With new user friendly features, such as a dedicated video recording button and a built-in flash along with a nice £540 price tag, the Olympus E-PL1 will tempt a wider market to Micro Four Thirds.

Olympus E-330 Digital SLR Review

Unlike the other digital SLRs currently available, the E-1 is based on the new four-thirds system, one of the most pioneering developments to hit the digital photography industry in some time.

A camera with an 18x optical zoom saves walking closer to the subject and that can only be a good thing argues sloth-like Duncan Evans.

Duncan Evans dons waterskins and wellies in order to review the all-weather mju 780. Well, that’s what he said he was wearing them for.

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

Claiming the world's fastest autofocus speed, along with 1/8000sec shutter speed, 5fps and a 10mp sensor, Olympus' latest digital SLR could put the company well and truly back in the professional arena. Peter Bargh, spends a day with the camera to check out these, and an array of other demanding features, in a first look preview.

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?

Joshua Waller puts the ultra compact waterproof Sony Cyber-shot TX20 to the test to see how well it swims with the fishies.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the premium fast wide-angle Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM lens.

Peter Bargh takes the Giottos MTL9351B Professional Aluminium Tripod with MH5011 three way head out in the field for a thorough ePHOTOzine test.

We test the premium compact camera from Leica, the D-Lux 6 with a bright f/1.4 lens, manual controls and RAW shooting.

We review the SX230 HS - the pocket zoom with GPS built in from Canon.

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

The Sony Cybershot DSC-HX20V is a digital compact camera with an impressive 18.2 megapixel sensor, Daniel Bell tests the camera to see how this new sensor performs.

The Sony Cybershot DSC-HX50 Review is the World's smallest 30x optical zoom camera, it also has a 20.4 megapixel sensor and built-in Wi-Fi.

Full size sample photos from the new Carl Zeiss Touit 2.8/12mm T* lens for mirrorless cameras.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews this new compact 17mm f/1.8 Micro Four Thirds lens from Olympus.