Verdict: 3 stars ★★★ It’s one of the cheapest mirrorless cameras on the market, yet it has a 24-megapixel sensor, an electronic viewfinder, 11fps shooting and advanced hybrid autofocus. So what’s the catch? The A6000 is an APS-C mirrorless camera first launched by Sony in February 2014. It has a rectangular ‘rangefinder’ style shape rather than […]
Reviews
Many of my reviews are published on Digital Camera World, but here are some more that might not make it on to the larger sites. I review cameras, lenses, camera bags, tripods and photo and video accessories of all kinds.
3 Legged Thing Iggy review
Verdict: Five stars ★★★★★ If you need a simple, portable tabletop tripod for your smartphone, action cam, compact camera or even a small mirrorless camera, the Iggy is just about perfect. It’s light, super-simple to use and the legs fold into the shape of a handle so you can use it as a short selfie […]
Manfrotto Lumimuse 8 with Bluetooth review
Verdict: 5 stars ★★★★★ You can get the same amount of light – and more – for a lot less money, but the Lumimuse 8 scores on build quality, its size/output ratio, convenient USB recharging and accessory filters. The Bluetooth control is surprisingly useful, too. (Sorry, but that natty little stand is separate.) £105 is a […]
Fujifilm instax SHARE SP-3 printer review
Verdict: Four stars ★★★★ The purchase price and running costs get in the way of giving the instax SP-3 a five-star rating, but as a concept it’s beyond price. It lets you print, keep and share life’s key moments in a way that a Facebook post, an Instagram or a regular photo print delivered five […]
Hähnel PROCUBE2 review
Verdict: Five stars ★★★★★ Available for five different camera brands, the Pro Cube 2 can charge two batteries at the same time, or four AAs, and it has a USB output too for charging your smartphone. It even has a car adaptor. It’s a niche product, but it’s very, very good. OK, so a battery […]
Manfrotto Pro Light FastTrack-8 review
Verdict: 5 stars ★★★★★ If you’re prepared to put up with a short learning process to try something new, the FastTrack-8 shows it’s not a gimmick and is actually a great idea. It’s a really good sling bag with lots of pockets for all your other paraphernalia, and it’s also a way of keeping your camera […]
Fujifilm X-A5 review
Rating: 4 stars ★★★★ Yes, it’s hard to get excited about yet another beginner-friendly mirrorless camera with a flip-up selfie screen, a choice of colours and a series of incremental improvements over the specs of the previous model. And yet the X-A5 does rather a lot of things right. Serious photographers won’t like the lack of […]
K&F Lens adaptor review
Made by Chinese company K&F, they can fit practically any lens to any camera body as long as you don’t mind manual controls.
Lomography Neptune Convertible Art Lens System review
First came excitement, then bewilderment, then despair… and then it was back to excitement again.