Photography Equipment Reviews

Gary Wolstenholme takes a look at how the latest standard kit lens offering from Pentax performs.

Kit lenses have had a bad press over the past few years. Can this one buck the trend? Here we'll take a look.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews Sigma's 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro lens.

This compact telephoto zoom for DSLRs with smaller image sensors costs £200 and includes optical stabilisation and a Hyper-Sonic focusing motor.

A budget standard zoom for Nikon DX SLRs with a range equivalent to 27-158mm on a 35mm camera, Vibration Reduction and a silent focusing motor.

Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 APO EX DC HSM review

Gary Wolstenholme takes a look at this lightweight 7.5x superzoom lens for EF-S compatible Canon cameras with Image Stabilisation.

A compact standard zoom for APS-C digital SLRs with a fast variable aperture, optical stabilisation, a silent focusing motor and an interesting close focus capability.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, a popular all-in-one lens covering a massive 11x zoom range.

An all purpose superzoom for use on Pentax digital SLR cameras that covers a range equivalent to 27 – 375mm on a 35mm camera.

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 reviews the new Sony Alpha A37 - the latest entry level Digital SLR / SLT from Sony with translucent mirror and high speed continuous shooting.

After hearing stories from other sports photographers and reading lots of good information about the Pocket Wizard system Jamie Lorriman thought it was about time he gave them a try.

Sony's latest serious compact camera features a large 1 inch 20.2 megapixel sensor, full manual controls and RAW support. Find our how it performs in our review.

An all-in-one superzoom lens with optical stabilisation for APS-C digital SLRs which prides a range equivalent to 27-300mm on a 35mm camera.

A compact standard zoom lens for APS-C digital SLRs from Sigma with a bright constant f/2.8 aperture, optical stabilisation and a silent focusing motor.

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

A compact standard zoom for APS-C digital SLRs with a fast variable aperture, optical stabilisation, a silent focusing motor and an interesting close focus capability.

A standard zoom for full frame camera bodies with a fast f/2.8 maximum aperture throughout the range and silent HSM focusing.

Sigma's first optically stabilised 70-200mm f/2.8 promises much. Gary Wolstenholme takes a look at whether it delivers.

Does this wide aperture short telephoto lens for Pentax DSLRs justify the high price tag? Gary Wolstenholme investigates.