Photography Equipment Reviews

Ricoh have taken a totally new and radical approach to the design of their GXR: the digital sensor is built into the lens. Very innovative indeed but is it any good, and more importantly who is going to buy it?

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.

In an ePHOTOzine UK exclusive, Matt Grayson throws caution to the wind and takes a look at the Nikon D3x, a camera with a price tag equal to at least one week's salary.

Enhance your pulling power. Here, we test three popular compact cameras with 10x optical zoom lenses selling for under £200.

Christmas is coming! We test three great value for money, feature-rich compacts that make for perfect presents.

Moving on up! For the ultimate image quality you should consider going full-frame and here we test three of the very best.

Panasonic visited ePHOTOzine with the new DMC-GH1. Matt Grayson was on hand to stick his mitts all over it.

David Clapp took the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 on his latest trip to put it to the test.

Nearly every photographer has a prosumer model to back them up. Either as a camera to take on a day out or for if a full system is just too much to cope with. Now Matt Grayson takes four of the best and pits them against each other.

Micro Four Thirds is proving itself a worthy adversary to APS-C sensor DSLRs and Panasonic are still on the offensive with the Lumix DMC-G10.

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?

Sample photos from the new Sigma DP2 Merrill - with a 48 megapixel Foveon CMOS sensor, and 30mm f/2.8 lens.

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

We look at the Wacom Bamboo Fun Small Pen and Touch Graphics Tablet. Find out how it performs in our review.

Daniel Bell tests the Athentech Imaging Perfectly Clear Photoshop Plug-in to see if it can improve his images without too much effort!

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM telephoto zoom lens.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the compact new Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-42mm II lens.

We compare the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and the Canon EOS 6D, both full-frame Digital SLRs from Canon, but with a big price difference.

Joshua Waller reviews the new Sony Cybershot HX9v - a pocket travel zoom with 16.2 megapixel sensor, 16x optical zoom lens, and GPS.

Daniel Bell reviews the Nikon Coolpix L820, a digital camera with a 16 megapixel sensor and 30x optical zoom lens.

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.