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Thursday, February 18, 2021

Fujifilm sell a massive range of cameras, covering everything from mirrorless to medium-format and Instax film to compacts. Here is our definitive guide to the very best Fujifilm cameras that you can buy today.

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN is a wide-angle prime lens for Sony Alpha mirrorless cameras. Boasting impeccable build quality, a vintage feel and modern optics, is this tiny lens really worth the £479 / $549 asking price? Read our expert review of the Sigma 24mm F3.5 for Sony with full-size sample images to find out...

Monday, February 15, 2021

Luminar AI uses artificial intelligence to take the drudgery out of photo processing, allowing you to create beautiful images with the minimum of fuss. At least that's how the sales pitch goes - does it actually succeed in making it easier and quicker to successfully edit your photos? Find out now by reading our in-depth Luminar AI review...

Friday, February 12, 2021

Sony sell a huge range of premium cameras, covering everything from compacts to APS-C and full-frame mirrorless models. Here is our definitive guide to the very best Sony cameras that you can buy today.

Love is in the air - Save $10 / £5 on Luminar AI - For 4 days only! Get yourself an AI-powered photo editor to create masterpieces in just a few clicks.

Can you feel love in the air already? With St. Valentine’s Day approaching us at the end of this week, Skylum have decided to give their customers more time to get LuminarAI for their lovely photos and save money at the same time.

Love is in the air - Save $10 / £5 on Luminar AI - For 4 days only! Get yourself an AI-powered photo editor to create masterpieces in just a few clicks. Can you feel love in the air already? With St. Valentine’s Day approaching us at the end of…

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Yet another new Sony camera, the cinema line FX3, has broken cover thanks to serial rumour-mongers Nokishita. Hot on the heels of last month’s Alpha 1 comes the more video-specific FX3 (ILME-FX3), which looks a lot like Sony’s Alpha 7C full-frame mirrorless camera on steroids.

Yet another new Sony camera, the cinema line FX3, has broken cover thanks to serial rumour-mongers Nokishita. Hot on the heels of last month’s Alpha 1 comes the more video-specific FX3 (ILME-FX3), which looks a lot like Sony’s Alpha 7C full-frame mirrorless camera on steroids.

Canon sell every type of camera that you can possibly imagine, from point-and-shoot compacts to mirrorless and DSLRs. Here is our definitive guide to the best Canon cameras that you can buy today.

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Sony E-mount shooters have long been starved of a premium standard zoom lens, that is until last year's excellent but pricey Sony E 16-55mm f/2.8 G was launched. Now Tamron have upped the ante by releasing a constant f/2.8 lens that's much longer, much cheaper and which also boasts image stabilisation. Is this the best all-round standard zoom for Sony APS-C users? Find out now by reading our in-depth Tamron 17-70mm Sony review, complete with full-size sample images...

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Would you trade-in a 35mm full-frame camera for a medium-format camera? No? Not even if you were paid an extra £450 on top of the trade-in price that the retailer offered for your old 35mm camera? Interested now?

Would you trade-in a 35mm full-frame camera for a medium-format camera? No? Not even if you were paid an extra £450 on top of the trade-in price that the retailer offered for your old 35mm camera? Interested now?

Monday, February 8, 2021

Could the Sony Alpha 1 really be the elusive perfect camera? It certainly comes close, according to enthusiastic early reviews...

Thursday, February 4, 2021

The Sony USA embargo has just ended for Sony Alpha 1 reviews over on YouTube, so you can now watch a number of real-life hands-on videos about this exciting new flagship camera.

We've rounded them all up in one handy post - so grab our popcorn and enjoy!

If you prefer stills to video, then Sony Ambassador Mark Galer has posted a gallery of full-size JPEG sample images on Flickr to accompany his YouTube video.

The Sony USA embargo has just ended for Sony Alpha 1 reviews over on YouTube, so you can now watch a number of real-life hands-on videos about this exciting new flagship camera. We've rounded them all up in one handy post - so grab our popcorn and enjoy! If you…

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

That’s the question that Sony Alpha shooters everywhere are asking themselves this week, as they wrestle with the tricky decision of whether or not to take the financial plunge and upgrade to the new Sony A1.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

The very first review of the new Sony Alpha 1 has just arrived, and the overall verdict isn't particularly promising...

Friday, January 29, 2021

The all-singing, all-dancing Sony A1, also known as the Sony Alpha 1, that was announced this week is billed as "one camera without compromise", the pinnacle of Sony's extensive full-frame camera range and potentially able to be the only camera that you'll ever need. We take a closer look in our detailed head-to-head comparison of the Sony A1 versus the A7R IV, A9 II and the A7S III to find out if it really can out-perform them all...

Thursday, January 28, 2021

The Leica SL2-S is an impeccably built full-frame mirrorless camera, offering a 24.6 megapixel BSI sensor, DCI 4K/60p video recording, 25fps burst shooting, a class-leading EVF, IBIS worth 5.5 stops, ISO 100,000 and dual UHS-II SD memory card slots. Read our in-depth Leica SL2S review to find out what this £3,975 / $4,895 camera is capable of...

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

The brand new Sony Alpha 1 that was announced yesterday and last years Canon EOS R5 have similar key specifications, so which of these flagship 35mm full-frame sensor mirrorless cameras is right for you? We take a closer look in our detailed head-to-head comparison of the Sony A1 versus the Canon R5.

Wondering what the differences are between the new Fujifilm GFX 100S, the 18-month-old GFX 100 and the 3-year-old GFX 50S medium format mirrorless cameras? Then check out our detailed head-to-head comparison of the Fujifilm GFX100S versus the GFX100 and GFX50S.

The Fujifilm GF 80mm F1.7 R WR is the world’s first F1.7 interchangeable lens with autofocus designed for a medium format camera system.

The weather-resistant GF 80mm F1.7 has a standard focal length of 80mm (a 35mm equivalent of 63mm), measures 99.2mm (3.9in) long and weighs in at just 795g.

The Fuji 80mm F1.7 will be available from 4 March 2021 priced at £2099 / $2299.

The Fujifilm GF 80mm F1.7 R WR is the world’s first F1.7 interchangeable lens with autofocus designed for a medium format camera system. The weather-resistant GF 80mm F1.7 has a standard focal length of 80mm (a 35mm equivalent of 63mm), measures 99.2mm (3.9in) long and weighs in at just 795g…

The Fujifilm XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR is a compact and lightweight telephoto zoom lens that provides a focal range equivalent to 107-457mm in 35mm full-frame terms.

This weather-resistant lens offers 5.5-stops of optical image stabilization, a fast linear motor for autofocus, and is also compatible with the XF 1.4X TC WR and XF 2X TC WR teleconverters, extending the reach to a maximum of 914mm.

It also boasts a minimum focus distance of 83cm (32.6in) and magnification of 0.33x, which is a 35mm equivalent of 0.5x, and weighs in at just 580g.

The Fuji 70-300mm F4-5.6 lens will be available from 18 March 2021 priced at £729 / $799.

The Fujifilm XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR is a compact and lightweight telephoto zoom lens that provides a focal range equivalent to 107-457mm in 35mm full-frame terms. This weather-resistant lens offers 5.5-stops of optical image stabilization, a fast linear motor for autofocus, and is also compatible with the…

Fujifilm have updated the XF 27mm F2.8 pancake lens that we reviewed way back in 2013, by making it weather-resistant, adding aperture ring markings and an A (Auto) Position Lock, and including a dome-shaped lens hood.

Optically the Mark II version of this lens is identical to the original version.

The Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR will be available from 18 March 2021 priced at £419 / $399.

Fujifilm have updated the XF 27mm F2.8 pancake lens that we reviewed way back in 2013, by making it weather-resistant, adding aperture ring markings and an A (Auto) Position Lock, and including a dome-shaped lens hood. Optically the Mark II version of this lens is identical to the original version…