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Buying guides
7 tips for buying used lenses
Second-hand optics have become big business in the photo world, but you need to know what you’re looking for. Here are seven tips for buying used lenses to make sure…
Guide to mobile photography apps
Take your smartphone photography to the next level with our guide to the best mobile photography apps...
A professional perspective: mirrorless cameras vs DSLRs
Interest in mirrorless cameras has grown steadily ever since Panasonic released the ground-breaking Lumix DMC-G1 in 2008, with photography pundits regularly predicting that ‘this will be the year in which…
Prime lenses for your Fuji X-series camera
If you’re new to the Fuji system, you’ll want to make sure you choose the best glass available. Here, Andrew Gibson reveasl three of his favourite optics
The best kit for landscape photography
If you want to get out into the countryside and take creative landscape images, you’ll need to set yourself up with a decent equipment. We list the best kit for…
7 Reasons a DSLR is the next camera for you
It used to be that full-frame cameras were priced out of the range of most ordinary photographers. These days however, there’s plenty of “budget” options that give ordinary photographers the…
Choosing a DSLR
DSLRs may seem complex, expensive and bulky, but there are good reasons for novices to choose them over other types of camera. Find out more in our guide to choosing…
Choosing a Tripod
Whether you’re shooting landscapes or the kids in your front room, if your camera isn’t held steady, you’re going to get blurred images. The best solution is a tripod or…
Choosing a Flashgun
Everything you need to make the right flash choice when choosing a flashgun for our digital SLR
Choosing a Camera Bag
Once you're invested in your photography gear, you're going to want to know that you're transporting it around securely and in style. To help you pick the right tool for…
Choosing a Compact Camera
The compact camera market features a huge range of options, covering everything from the basic point and shoot models to advanced compacts aimed at enthusiast photographers. Let us help you…
Choosing a Compact System Camera
Also known as Micro System Cameras, the newest system to enter the digital camera market, the compact system camera, offers an impressive combination of compact size and removable lenses. We…
Choosing a camera type: Advice to help you buy a camera
Choosing a camera type: Advice to help you buy a camera. We describe the difference between a compact camera, a superzoom camera, DSLR camera and compact system cameras (hybrids).
What are compact system cameras
Our guide to compact system cameras – also known as Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens, ILC or EVIL cameras
DSLR buying advice and best deals
Buying a DSLR these days involves some hard choices. If you’re considering forking out hundreds, or even thousands, of pounds on a camera, you want to be sure you’re buying…
Choosing and using old lenses: second hand lens guide
Matt Osborne explains how the raft of often-overlooked old lenses available today can open up a world of possibilities with your current gear
Spare money not quality: use a second hand lens on your new DSLR
Dirk HR Spennemann is fascinated by the optical capabilities of vintage and second-hand lenses. He talks to Steve Fairclough about how and why he couples classic optics with modern DSLRs
Second-hand lenses buying guide and best buys
Andy Westlake considers some of the pros and cons of buying lenses second-hand, and recommends a few of his favourites
Beginner’s guide to Nikkor lenses
Our guide to Nikkor lenses, the lenses made by Nikon to fit Nikon cameras, looks at their lens line up.