Latest articles by Rod Lawton
The best lenses for the Sony A6700: top choices for shooting both stills and video
Updated Join me as I pick out the best lenses for the Sony A6700, one of the top APS-C format hybrid stills and video cameras.
The best lenses for the Sony A6400: find the perfect marriage of lenses for your A6400 body
Updated Find the best lenses for the Sony A6400, to make the most of this relatively recent APS-C format cameras in Sony’s mirrorless line-up.
The best lenses for Sony A6000 cameras: Compact APS-C format primes and zooms
Updated The best lenses for Sony A6000 cameras deliver are capable of great image quality and all-round performance, and are good value for money.
The best lenses for the Sony A7 IV: make the most of this camera’s inherent capabilities
Updated I’ve chosen the best lenses for the Sony A7 IV based on what most of its owners tend to use this camera for, namely wedding, event, and social photography.
The best lenses for the Sony A7 III: ideal fit for price and performance
Updated The best lenses for the Sony A7 III need to suit a wide range of photographic genres, not least because this camera body is such a great all-rounder. Here are my best-buy recommendations.
Best student camera: top gear for school and college photography courses
buying guide The very best student cameras are a joy to use and will help you excel in your photography course
The best Panasonic camera: from mirrorless to point-and-shoots
UPDATED Which is the best Panasonic camera? These are the top mirrorless, full frame, and compact cameras
Best lenses for the Panasonic Lumix GH7
Buying guide Here are some of the best lenses for the Panasonic Lumix GH7, still one of the most powerful hybrid cameras of all
This is why Adobe MAX 2024 and all its AI evangelism left me cold
Opinion Adobe is selling ideation, idealized reality, dreams and the tools to turn these into money. That’s the bottom line, right?
Why don't cameras have status panels on the top any more? They do, but at a price
Opinion A basic camera feature we used to take for granted on any decent DSLR is now an expensive luxury, it seems
Adobe Premiere Elements 2025 review
Review Adobe Premiere Elements 2025 looks amazing on the surface, but under the hood it’s distinctly dated and confusing
DxO ViewPoint 5 is here to put things into proper perspective!
News DxO’s perspective-control application and plug-in can now apply powerful localised reshaping and lens correction
DxO ViewPoint 5 review
Review DxO ViewPoint 5 could be the software you never thought you needed. But when you see what it can do, you might just change your mind
The best camera for photography: we guide you through the choices
Buying Guide What is the best camera to buy? It depends on what and how you shoot! Here are 9 great cameras for all kinds of users
So is Leica copying Ricoh now? The Leica Q3 43 reminds me of the Ricoh GR IIIx…
Opinion Fixed-lens compacts have one big drawback – the fixed lens. So if you want extra focal lengths, you have to buy extra cameras
Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 19 (Free & Studio) review
Review DaVinci Resolve 19 Studio is one of the best professional video editors on the market, but even the free version may have all the power you need
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025 review
Review Photoshop Elements 2025 is a subscription-free family-friendly version of Photoshop. That’s the good news
Why don't they make cameras like this any more? I'm in awe of this Canon DSLR from 2007!
Opinion We kind of took the Canon EOS 50D for granted back then, but we didn’t know what we were going to lose
Best lenses for the Fujifilm X-T50 in 2025
Buying guide The Fujifilm X-T50 is a small camera that packs a big punch, so what are the best lenses to match its size and 40MP potential?
Sony ECM-L1 lavalier microphone review
Review The Sony ECM-L1 lavalier mic looks like a logical and useful addition to the Sony audio range, but why does it cost so much?
DxO PhotoLab 8 brings better denoising, lens corrections, curve tool and more
News DxO’s annual update of its flagship photo editing software concentrates on image quality improvements and editing
DxO PhotoLab 8 review
Review PhotoLab 8 is an evolutionary upgrade on DxO’s flagship photo editor, but the updates are significant and the results superb
Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN | Contemporary review
Review Is this the wide-angle zoom Fujifilm users have been waiting for? Meet the Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary
