The iPhone 18 Pro has a variable aperture camera lens - why don't all phones?
Spoiler alert: because it's not necessary!
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Cameras and Lenses
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Photography and Photo Technique
Photographer Henry Wessel modified his camera so he could shoot one-handed through the windshield while driving on his daily commute – and according to him, "A glance was enough"
A new exhibition in New York revisits the portfolio Henry Wessel built traffic with one hand on the wheel
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William Eggleston's photographs were once voted the most hated of the year – but this new retrospective proves just how wrong critics can be
News The London exhibition marks 50 years since critics called Eggleston's color photographs "banal" and "boring"
How a photographer who shoots caravans and snooker clubs landed praise from Robert Plant – and an exhibition inside a heritage museum
NEWS Tom Hicks' photos of Black Country signage and shopfronts attracted unlikely support from a Led Zeppelin legend
Baldwin Lee waited until the streets of New York had emptied of people, then took these photos with a 4x5 view camera that have sat unseen for 47 years
NEWS A new exhibition reveals how, in the 1970s, the Chinese-American photographer used a slow, tripod-bound camera to shoot the Big Apple at its quietest moments
Phones, Printers and Tech
Best iPhone 18 Pro Max case in 2026: keep your Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max safe
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DxO Nik Collection 9 review: "This suite’s best plug-ins are enough to make it worth buying – even on their own!"
Review DxO’s creative plug-in collection gets four new filters and AI masking, but are some older plug-ins falling behind?
The best film scanners in 2025: negative and slide scanners that will give your old photos new life
Buying Guide The best film scanners make it easy to digitize your beloved 35mm negatives, slides, and cine film so there is no risk of losing them
Canon's "sports camera king" and its "most important and most powerful camera" just got a little bit better
FIRMWARE Canon releases fresh firmware updates for two of the brand's highly rated full-frame mirrorless cameras: the EOS R1 and R5 Mark II
Latest Buying Guides
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The best photo editing software in 2026: retouch, fix and enhance your images
BUYING GUIDE This is the best photo editing software for improving your images and feeding your creativity
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The best hybrid cameras in 2026: switch from shooting photos to video and back with ease
Updated These are the best hybrid cameras for shooting stills and video
Best light meter for photography in 2026
Buying guide Handheld light meters aren't just a relic of the past – they do things your in-camera light meter can't
Latest Reviews
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Review The Svbony SV28Plus HD Spotting Scope delivers powerful reach with a zoom facility, some neat features, and a few extras, all at a rock-bottom price
DxO Nik Collection 9 review: "This suite’s best plug-ins are enough to make it worth buying – even on their own!"
Review DxO’s creative plug-in collection gets four new filters and AI masking, but are some older plug-ins falling behind?
LK Samyang AF 60-180mm f/2.8 review: this telephoto lens completes the Schneider-Kreuznach ‘trinity’ of f/2.8 zooms for mirrorless cameras
Review The LK Samyang AF 60-180mm f/2.8 follows in the footsteps of its wide-angle and standard siblings, as a budget-friendly ‘alternative trinity’ zoom
Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 review: this upgraded, next-gen ‘alternative trinity’ wide-angle zoom goes wider AND longer
Review The Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 builds on the success of its 17-28mm forebear, becoming available for Nikon Z instead of just for Sony E-mount cameras
Tamron 25-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 review: a high-flying all-in-one superzoom lens that aims to be your travel solution
Review The Tamron 25-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 is a new and improved version of Tamron’s full-frame ‘superzoom’ lens for Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras
OM System M.Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 III review: Get your kit on! This budget lens is weather-sealed and boasts serious bite
Not yet ratedREVIEW Every OM camera is now weather sealed, so the OM System M.Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 III has been updated with IPX1 sealing – and it's crisp as a bowl of cereal, too
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