Photography Equipment Reviews

Summer is upon us, holidays are around the corner and Pentax are offering the Optio E30 to relieve you stress on your jollies. Matt Grayson gives it a whirl.

Duncan Evans reviews the latest high speed camera from Casio, the ZR100 with a wide angle 12.5x optical zoom lens.

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.

A Canon users review of the new Nikon D800. Paul Ward found that Nikon's latest camera, the D800 was enough to tempt even a die hard Canon user.

Phil Young takes a look at the shirt pocket sized Sony Cybershot DSC-T300, in view to having it as his go everywhere you go camera.

The curse of the trilogy usually involves a decline in quality and imagination - Look at Robocop. Surely Ricoh should be worried with the GRD III?

Olympus C-4040 Zoom test

Thanks to the brand new Ricoh R10 looking old is in, explains a grateful Matt Grayson.

Next up in the autumn release schedule of DSLRs is the 12Mp offering from Sony. With its Exmor Sensor and BIONZ processor it�s considerably more advanced than Duncan Evans� feeble organic brain.

In this age of convenience, a Takeaway Website is inevitable. Gary Wolstenholme takes a look to see if the free prawn crackers are actually any good.

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?

Looking for a compact camera with lots of optical zoom? You won't find more than the 50x found on the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS.

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

The Samsung WB30F is a compact camera with a 10x optical zoom lens, built in Wi-Fi for sharing and backup, and a 3inch screen on the back.

Keith Henson takes a look at the Fujifilm Finepix S2800HD with an 18x optical zoom lens.

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

The Pentax Optio RZ18 has a massive 18x optical zoom and is put the test by Daniel Bell.

A scant seven months after the release of the E-400, Olympus have replaced it with the E-410. Duncan Evans tried to substitute four words in his original review and post that but was caught out. For his penance, here's the all-new review.

We put the beta release of Oloneo's HDR PhotoEngine to test

We test the new Canon EOS 700D to see how this new model performs, and whether it's worth spending your money on.

We review the newest ultra zoom from Kodak, the Z5010. It features a wide-angle 25mm 21x optical zoom lens.