Despite not having the mightiest camera hardware around, the Pixel 8a is an impressive camera phone. Thanks to Google's smart processing, it can capture a good point-and-shoot picture in most lighting conditions.
Despite not having the mightiest camera hardware around, the Pixel 8a is an impressive camera phone. Thanks to Google's smart processing, it can capture a good point-and-shoot picture in most lighting conditions.
The Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II Art is simply a superb lens. [...] It’s pretty compact and lightweight for a ‘trinity’ f/2.8 standard zoom and great value at the price.
Looks great with fantastic retro styling but is awkward to use, has fiddly settings and it isn’t the cheapest way to get on the vintage 110 bandwagon.
The Fujifilm X-T50 is one heck of a camera, but a big departure from the traditions of the X-Txx lineup.
The Hasselblad XCD 25V is a welcome addition to the V series – and the best wide-angle available for the X System.
In my opinion, this is the ultimate outdoor camera: it's astonishingly weather-proofed, its compactness is unparalleled, it negates the need for both ND filters and grads, it matches full frame sensors for ISO noise and actually beats them for dynamic range, the improved [...]
I like that the ultra-wide-angle Viltrox AF 20mm F2.8 gives me a useful boost to the field of view of my 24-70mm standard zoom while being compact and lightweight enough to carry around without any inconvenience.
The image quality and all-round performance are sufficiently impressive to make this lens an excellent travel companion.
I really like the focal length of 40mm for street photography and everyday shooting, and the Viltrox AF 40mm F2.5 obliges. I love that it’s so compact and lightweight, yet well built and with respectable performance, all at a very affordable purchase price.
The Canon RF 400mm F2.8L IS USM is a spectacular lens for action, sports and wildlife photography. It’s super-pricey but you get what you pay for and I love the combination of super-telephoto focal length and fast f/2.8 aperture, with sublime performance and image quality.
It’s not especially fast, it doesn’t have an aperture ring, focus distance scale, control ring, function buttons or indeed any controls other than a focus ring and an AF/MF switch. [...] It’s not glamorous, but the Lumix S 24mm F1.8 is efficient and effective.
The combination of best-in-class hardware, pioneering camera tech, Leica's more classical take on photography tuning and the best first-party accessory we've ever tested make the Xiaomi 14 Ultra the ultimate phone for photographers right now.
The Sony FE 16-25mm f/2.8 G is a little lens that delivers a big punch. Sharpness is very impressive and there’s only minimal color fringing, although there’s an increasingly typical heavy reliance on in-camera correction for distortion.
The Hasselblad XCD 90V is the portrait lens that I've always dreamed of. It's as near optically perfect as we've ever seen, with unprecedented sharpness and effectively zero distortion.
Faster isn’t necessarily better but I’m very much impressed with the Sigma 50mm F1.2 DG DN Art.
The Fujifilm X100VI might look the same as ever, but it is hard to fault that when the design is as stunning and well-constructed as this camera.
The Panasonic Lumix 100mm hugely impresses with its compactness for a full-frame 1:1 macro lens, contrasting starkly with larger competitors. Complementing Panasonic's other prime lenses, its size consistency aids in balancing cameras for video work.
The Canon RF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM is an excellent wide-angle lens for Canon's smaller EOS R cameras.
The Lumix S 28-200mm f/4-7.1 O.I.S. should unquestionably feature on any Panasonic photographer's wish list who wants a compact and lightweight lens that covers all the most needed focal lengths from wide to tele in handy one package.
The Honor Magic 6 Pro is a long-lasting, fast-shooting, powerful phone that costs a fair whack but scratches a lot of itches.
I’m really impressed with the image quality, all-round performance and handling characteristics of this lens. It’s a great buy at the price, I just wish it was available in a wider range of mount options.
For a certain kind of photographer, the Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C is the ultimate medium format camera.
The Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM is the reigning superzoom champion in terms of focal range and is impressively lightweight and compact for its reach. However, its mediocre maximum aperture does limit its usefulness in low-light performance.
The Canon EOS R5 C is a fine and capable camera that can deliver very effectively on two fronts, stills and video.
