53 essential photo ideas for winter

    | Photography Tips | 15/02/2012 11:11am
    53 essential photo ideas for winter

    Just because it’s miserable outside doesn’t mean you can’t take great winter photos. With a bit of imagination and perhaps some warm clothes, there is no reason your photography has to hibernate for the winter.

    Winter offers some wonderful picture-taking opportunities, both outdoors and in, and we hope this list of 53 photo ideas inspires you to crawl out from under your duvet. Snow, rain and frost make great subjects, and the constantly changing light can be both a challenge and a revelation.

    Full frame DSLR: do you really need one?

    | Photography Tutorials, Tutorials | 07/02/2012 06:00am
    Full Frame DSLR: do you really need one?

    Does the bigger sensor inside a full frame DSLR like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II or new Nikon D800 give you better pictures? We investigate the pros and cons of going full frame.

    Pentax Q sales ‘disappointing,’ company admits

    | News | 03/02/2012 16:24pm
    Pentax Q sales 'disappointing'

    Pentax has admitted that its first compact system camera, the Pentax Q, is not selling as well as the company had hoped.

    Speaking at the launch of the Pentax K-01, the company’s newest compact system camera the General Manager for Pentax UK, Jonathan Martin, told our sister website TechRadar, “Though it [the Q] has been well received, we haven’t seen the numbers that we would have liked to.”

    24 hour landscape photography guide

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 26/01/2012 10:20am
    24 hour landscape photography guide exposure darkscene

    Seize the day and get out there with your DSLR – from sunrise to sunset and into the dead of night. It’s your 24 hour guide to creative landscape photography…

    Issue 121 of Digital Camera onsale now!

    | Latest Issue, News | 09/01/2012 11:24am
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    Issue 121 of Digital Camera onsale now, with free Photoshop video disc and fold-out guide to winter landscapes.

    2011 – the year in cameras

    | News | 04/01/2012 12:14pm
    Sony A77 was released in 2011

    A lot’s happened over the last 12 months and while 2011 wasn’t a great year for major SLR releases, it will go down as the year that compact system cameras came of age. Here’s a pithy overview of the last year in cameras from our sister website, TechRadar.com. Go to http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/2011-the-year-in-cameras-1049704  

    Preview: Canon EOS 600D

    | Reviews, Videos | 09/12/2011 12:48pm
    Canon 600D: tips for using your Canon DSLR

    A raft of new features and up-to-date specs offer beginners plenty of room to grow with the new Canon EOS 600D. But is it too similar to the EOS 550D to justify an upgrade?

    Pentax 645D review

    | Reviews | 08/12/2011 15:58pm
    Pentax 645D

    The Pentax 645D’s SLR-like controls make it refreshingly quick and easy to operate, but is £10K just too high a price to pay for this 40Mp medium-format camera?

    Sony A77 review

    | Reviews | 08/12/2011 14:53pm
    Sony A77

    This new Single-Lens Translucent camera from Sony promises a quick and accurate AF system, 12fps continuous shooting, and superb build and image quality. Our experts put it through its paces…

    Looking after cameras

    | Beginner | 06/12/2011 15:36pm
    Chris Rutter changing a lens

    Most digital cameras and lenses will give you years of problem-free use, so long as you look after them. Read our top tips to ensure your kit stays clean and safe, wherever your photographic travels take you