Latest articles by Rod Lawton
DxO Nik Collection 7 is here, with powerful new control point masking tools and more
News Nik Collection 7 brings a major overhaul to masking, presets, color controls, speed, workflow and the plug-in line-up itself
Phase One XT Camera System review
Updated The ultimate field camera kit for landscape and architectural photographers? We get hands on with the $57,000 Phase One XT
3 Legged Thing AirHed Trinity review
Review The AirHed Trinity is ideal not just for video, but spotting scopes, wildlife and telephotos too
3 Legged Thing launches AirHed Trinity, a compact multi-purpose pan and tilt head
News The AirHead Trinity will be sold on its own and bundled with 3 Legged Thing’s Punks 2.0 video tripod kits
Panasonic Lumix G100D review: minor modifications
Review This baby Panasonic mirrorless camera is small, cheap, has an EVF and it shoots 4K too. What’s not to like?
I now know what kind of photographer I am, and it’s not pretty!
Opinion We all start out with an idea of the photographer we WANT to be, but risk ignoring the photographer we ARE
Panasonic Lumix S 24mm f/1.8 review
Review The widest in a family of four reasonably priced primes, the Lumix S 24mm F1.8 is an unassuming but effective wide prime
Topaz Photo AI 3.0.0 announced with new creative potential “unlocked” with AI
News Now you can create your own AI image enhancement presets and dynamically change the order of AI effects
“World’s lightest Super Telephoto Camera” launches with massive 2000mm interchangeable lens
News It's called the Excope DT1 and specs include "200x Magnification", interchangeable lenses and a 48-megapixel sensor
Panasonic Lumix S 35mm f/1.8 review
Review It looks like an ordinary prime at an ordinary price, but there’s rather more to the Panasonic Lumix S 35mm F1.8 than that
Sandisk launches faster & bigger “next-gen” SD and microSD UHS-I memory cards
News WD boldly claims a higher level of performance for current “and future” applications
RODE launches Interview PRO wireless mic at NAB show
News RØDE also targets mobile creators with a magnetic phone cage and clever magnetic mounting arm kit
OM System releases firmware updates for the OM-1, OM-1 Mark II and OM-5
News Calm down. These do not bring any new features, but “improve stability of some functions”
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M3 (2024) review
Review Is the big-screen MacBook Air 15-inch M3 the best MacBook Air yet, or is it just overkill?
I think I just bought my last OM System camera
Opinion The brand is moving away from everything I bought into, to focus instead (ha!) on genres I don't shoot
Latest Sony firmware update adds authentication tools and new features
News The Sony A1, A7S III, A7 IV and A9 III get support for Sony’s Camera Authenticity Solution, plus feature updates too
Ricoh GR III HDF and GR IIIx HDF launch with a switchable diffusion filter!
News This isn’t some quick-fix digital effect, but a real diffusion filter in the shutter unit and activated by a function button
Tamron launches 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 in Nikon Z mount
News Tamron delivers a constant-aperture 28-75mm standard zoom that’s cheaper and optically more advanced than Nikon’s own
Sigma 50mm F1.2 DG DN | ART announced in Sony E and L-Mount
News Sigma claims outstanding optical performance for both stills and video in a “lightweight” design
I’m sorry, but I just can’t take the Canon RF 24-105mm f/2.8L IS USM Z seriously
Opinion So let’s be clear. This is a standard zoom so big that it needs its own tripod foot
3 Legged Thing launches feature-packed Ultra camera plates on Kickstarter
News Available in four sizes and two colors, the new Ultra plates offer multiple mounting points, cable hooks and more
Sirui’s modular monopods are one of the cleverest things we’ve seen so far
News We checked out the new Sirui SVM monopods at The Photography & Video Show and they just blew us away
We get our hands – briefly – on the amazing Laowa 10mm F/2.8
News Laowa does it again, changing our ideas about what’s possible in lens design, and making it affordable too
