James Artaius

James Artaius

Editor

The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 22 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014 (assisting Damian McGillicuddy, who succeeded David Bailey as Olympus Principal Photographer). In this time he shot for clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal, in addition to shooting campaigns and product testing for Olympus, and providing training for professionals.

He has written for publications including Digital Camera Magazine, PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine, Digital Photographer and Professional Imagemaker. He gives talks around the world at events like The Photography & Video Show, and serves as a judge for the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest. An Olympus, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and a fondness for vintage lenses and instant cameras.

Articles by: James Artaius

Camera expert James Artaius holding the Hasselblad X2D medium format camera

The best medium format camera in 2024: 100MP monsters for elite shooters

By James Artaius last updated

BUYING GUIDE The best medium format cameras are smaller and better than ever – and now they're challenging full frame cameras on price

Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX being held by DCW reviewer Jon Devo

The best mirrorless camera in 2024: get the right camera at the right price!

By James Artaius last updated

Buying Guide These are the best mirrorless cameras right now, whether you're after a holiday snapper or a pro performer

A young woman using what may be the best camera for beginners

The best camera for beginners in 2024: perfect cameras for learning photography

By James Artaius last updated

BUYING GUIDE Forget your phone! Get one of the best cameras for beginners and start taking photos and video with amazing quality

Black Friday Instax deals

Best Black Friday Instax deals in 2024

By James Artaius last updated

BLACK FRIDAY The best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Instax camera deals will continue all weekend – check these instant savings!

Black Friday Canon deals

The best Canon Black Friday deals so far in 2024

By Chris George last updated

Deals These are the best Canon Black Friday deals that we have spotted so far

Prototype Leica camera body

Camera rumors in 2024: what cameras are coming, officially and otherwise!

By James Artaius last updated

CAMERA RUMORS The camera rumors are flying thick and fast! Here are the most credible rumblings and reports about what's coming next

Nikon Z9

Nikon Z9 review in 2024: Nikon's flagship pro camera keeps on getting better

By James Artaius last updated

HANDS ON The Nikon Z9 was late to the pro mirrorless party, but packs 120fps bursts, 2½ hours of 8K video and constant evolution

Canon EOS R5 sensor

Canon EOS R5 review in 2024: can it still stack up against the EOS R5 Mark II?

By James Artaius last updated

REVIEW The Canon EOS R5 combines unsurpassed stills with fantastic, frustrating but improved video. It's impressive, even in 2024

Photographer James Artaius holding a Canon EOS R1

The Canon EOS R1 is basically a PED for sports photography

By James Artaius published

The advantage is truly unfair: the Canon EOS R1 is like performance enhancing drugs for photographing sports

Composite image of the Fujifilm GFX Eterna, Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 50mm f/3.5 VM Limited, Sony A1 II logo and Canon EOS R1 against an indigo background

Weekly Wash: the 5 biggest camera news stories of the week (Nov 17)

By James Artaius published

New Canon and Sony flagships, Fujifilm drops medium format cinema camera, Voigtländer celebrates 25th anniversary, DSLR wins $200,000 photo contest

Small girl holding VTech kids' camera outdoors

The best camera for kids in 2024: cameras for children of all ages

By Chris George last updated

BUYING GUIDE The best camera for kids should be simple, fun, affordable, useful, and even educational!

Instax Square SQ1

Instax Square SQ1 review: Too square to be hip

By James Artaius last updated

REVIEW The Instax Square SQ1 takes a good photograph, but is lacking in full fat features

Polaroid Now+

Polaroid Now+ review: It's been replaced by Gen 2, but is it still worth buying?

By James Artaius last updated

REVIEW The Polaroid Now+ is an old school instant camera with new school creativity – but are you better getting the Gen 2 version?

Instax Mini 40 review

Instax Mini 40 review: Old, but still gold?

By Jon Stapley last updated

review You have to pay more for the Instax Mini 40's old school looks – is it worth the extra pennies?

Illustrative image of a stacked image sensor from Canon, with pixels erupting through the lens mount of a Canon EOS R7

Canon's next APS-C camera will go "up market" with a stacked sensor (report)

By James Artaius published

As part of a "significant" shakeup, the Canon EOS R7 Mark II will reportedly be the brand's first APS-C body with a stacked sensor

What type of instant film do I need?

What type of instant film do I need?

By James Artaius last updated

INSTANT FILM Got (or getting) an instant camera? Then you need instant film – but which type is right for your camera, and for you?

Polaroid I-2 camera being used by photographer James Artaius

Polaroid I-2 review: the finest instant camera you will ever use

By James Artaius last updated

REVIEW The Polaroid I-2 has the "sharpest ever" glass lens, full manual controls, and a HUGE price tag. Is the bang worth the bucks?

The Olympus OM-D E-M1X pro camera mounted with an Olympus M.Zuiko 300mm f/4 IS Pro lens

The best camera for wildlife photography in 2024

By James Artaius last updated

Buying guide DCW's wildlife expert helps you find the best camera for wildlife photography for beginners, enthusiasts and pros

Animation of a photographer lifting a Canon EOS R1 up to his eye

In case you forgot, the world's most advanced camera goes on sale today

By James Artaius published

NEWS Psst… the flagship Canon EOS R1 is on sale today, armed with 96MP stills capability, 40fps burst shooting, AI-predictive AF and 6K 60p video

Animation of a Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF lens, being dunked into a mug

Cookie-sized and ultra-wide: Laowa's latest lens is a sweet treat for your camera

By James Artaius published

NEWS Laowa has just launched an ultra-wide Cookie camera lens for all full-frame mirrorless mounts

Sony A1 II teaser card, with the text "A1 II November 19th 2024" in white text against a black background

SHOTS FIRED: Sony rains on Canon's R1 launch by revealing the A1 II

By James Artaius published

NEWS Sony just revealed that the Sony A1 II is launching next week – gazumping the Canon EOS R1 on-sale week in the process

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Silver sitting next to an Olympus OM-D E-M10 Limited Edition

Is one of these retro cameras being resurrected next year?

By James Artaius published

NEWS OM System is reportedly launching a new retro camera… could it be one of these?

Composite image of the Hasselblad XCD 75P lens, Canon PowerShot SX740 HS, Nikon Z50 II and Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift

Weekly Wash: the 5 biggest camera news stories of the week (Nov 10)

By James Artaius published

NEWS New camera Nikon, new lenses from Laowa and Hasselblad, compact camera comeback continues, and the latest on the 3.2 GIGAPIXEL camera

Animation of a Pentax 17 camera spinning, against a white background

Will Pentax make another film camera? "It is still too early to say"

By James Artaius published

NEWS "It started off very promising… but it is still too early to say" Pentax says of its film camera, following decline in sales

Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome

DSLRs are "not what new generations are looking for… it's hard to attract new customers" admits Pentax

By James Artaius published

NEWS "Frankly, that's not part of our current strategy any more, because sales in that area are declining," says Pentax of the DSLR segment

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