Photography Equipment Reviews

Who needs a tripod when all you need is the delightfully simple SteadePod, asks Will Cheung

We've started to survey the specialist processing outlets that advertise in the photographic magazines.

The photographic industry has been banging its head against a brick wall since digital photography reared its head in 1995 when Casio launched the first consumer digital camera.

The Konica Minolta Dynax 7D Digital SLR is reviewed here by ePHOTOzine editor Peter Bargh and member Gary Wolstenholme.

Canon EOS D30 Digital SLR Review

Like to get close to the action but can't afford an SLR? You want a small compact with a mighty lens, as Duncan Evans investigates.

No oil painting himself, Duncan Evans sets out to create a masterpiece using Corel's natural media painting program.

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.

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 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.

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?

At £700, half the price of manufacturers own, can the Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di LD (IF) Macro perform as well as the higher priced models?

Daniel Bell reviews the new Olympus Tough TG-620.

Daniel Bell reviews the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ35, a compact camera with 20x optical zoom.

Joshua Waller reviews the new Fujifilm FinePix X10, the most serious "serious compact" since the X100, with a large 2/3" EXR CMOS sensor.

Canon and Nikon both offer full-frame Digital SLRs, but which one should you choose?

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the new compact Sigma 19mm f/2.8 EX DN lens for Micro Four Thirds and NEX systems.

We have a hands on look at the new Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Mirrorless lens, which will be available in NEX and Micro Four Thirds mounts.

We go hands-on with the new Panasonic Lumix LF1 - the serious compact with a built in electronic viewfinder, and f/2.0 7.1x optical zoom lens.

Panasonic put the Micro in Four Thirds with the smallest Micro Four Thirds camera currently available! Find out if Panasonic has gone too far - is it too small for it's own good?

The new Sony NEX-3N updates the NEX-F3 and is noticeably more compact, have a look at our comparison.