James Artaius
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 / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and a fondness for vintage lenses and instant cameras.
Latest articles by James Artaius

Weekly Wash: the 5 biggest camera news stories of the week (Nov 24)
By James Artaius published
New flagship Sony camera, old Nazi Leica camera, a ridiculous SD card and Leica reports best financials ever

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 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

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

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

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Polaroid Now+ review: It's been replaced by Gen 2, but is it still worth buying?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

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

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?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

What is DroidCam – and does it really kill the webcam?
By James Artaius published
DroidCam continues to be a favorite for video calls and streaming, but is this free app REALLY a replacement for a proper webcam?

Shoot medium format macro – on ANY lens!
By James Artaius published
Get instant macro shots with any XCD lens, using the new Hasselblad X Extension Tube

Hasselblad XCD 75P review: sharp enough to cut glass, small enough for everyday use
By James Artaius published
REVIEW Hassy hits another one out of the park with the Hasselblad XCD 75P – its latest Portable lens that packs premium performance

Forget the "nifty fifty" – meet Hasselblad's new "nifty fifty-nine"
By James Artaius published
NEWS Hasselblad reinvents the standard lens – now 45% lighter than its predecessor prime

Canon's ultimate trinity lens is delayed by SIX MONTHS in Japan – but what about elsewhere?
By James Artaius published
The latest Canon lens is already delayed, and won't ship for six months in Japan. Is it the same case in the rest of the world?

Instant camera film sizes – how big are all the Instax and Polaroid formats?
By James Artaius published
INSTANT CAMERA FILM SIZES Confused by all the instant camera film sizes? Here's how all the different Instax and Polaroid film types compare
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