Latest articles by Adam Waring
Zeiss announces Otus ML 1.4/35: a top-tier 35mm f/1.4 wide prime ideal for street, landscape, and architectural photography
News This manual-focus Canon RF, Nikon Z, and Sony E mount lens promises sublime optical quality, but you'll pay the Zeiss price…
Nikon upgrades "world's best" 70-200mm trinity zoom – the Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II is better, lighter, faster (and expensive-er…)
News We proclaimed the original Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S as: "Probably the world's best 70-200mm zoom in the world. Ever." So, how has Nikon improved on perfection?
Best flashgun in 2026: camera strobes and Speedlites for every budget
Updated These are the best flashguns that attach to the hotshoe of your camera, from basic bare-bones devices to fully featured models
Best hard cases for cameras in 2026: tough flight cases for photographers
Buying Guide The best hard cases give your camera kit the ultimate protection from rough handling or Mother Nature
Best gimbal heads for tripods in 2026: effortlessly track the action with big lenses
UPDATED There’s no beating a gimbal head for smoothly tracking sports and wildlife subjects, especially if you’re using a hefty telephoto lens
Best portable fog machines in 2026: get smokin' shots with these creative gizmos
Buying guide Elevate your portrait and product photography to creative new heights, courtesy of fabulous fog machines. Here are my recommendations…
Best geared tripod head in 2026: set up your shots with perfect precision
UPDATED When you need to get your compositions absolutely bang-on, a geared head lets you make fraction-of-a-degree adjustments…
Happy New Nikon! The Nikkor Z 24-105mm f/4-7.1 goes longer than most standard zooms…
News The price is nice, but is the f/7.1 max aperture just too darn slow?
Arzopa D14 Metal Digital Picture Frame review: made from metal, this frame shows off shots in style
Review Forgoing the usual plastic in favor of an actual metal outer frame helps it to stand out from the crowd
What is all the fascination with compact cameras? I thought phones killed them off!
Opinion Compact cameras are rubbish! If you want a cool, retro camera that's actually good, I’d get one of these instead…
Pexar Lexar Starlight 15.6in review: this large, widescreen, backlit digital photo frame is set to stun
Review It's lauded as the world's first wall-light frame, but is the Starlight's Gallery Lighting feature a mere novelty, or does it provide an extra dimension to display your photographs at their best?
No app needed: Aura now lets you text your favorite photos directly to its frames
Forget messing around with fiddly apps – with its new text-to-frame feature, you can send images directly to Aura digital photo frames via a text message!
These are the best gifts for photographers, and they're what I want for Christmas!
Opinion Dear Santa, I've been a very good photographer this year…
Shut the front door! Amazon's Ring doorbell is almost half price on Black Friday, but that's not why I'm buying one
Deals This is the cheapest I've ever seen the Amazon Ring doorbell, but I'm buying one for a completely different reason altogether
Aura Ink review: the digital photo frame that doesn't look like a digital photo frame
Review With an e-ink display rather than the usual LCD screen, this is the most natural-looking digital photo frame around, and with no wires, you really will want to hang it on your wall
I swore that I'd never use a superzoom, but the Nikon Z 24-200mm changed my mind
Opinion Superzooms may be convenient, but their so-so image quality is a compromise too far, right? Wrong!
Best camera wrist strap in 2026: keep your camera safe and at hand
buying guide Keep your camera safe with one of the best camera wrist straps
The Nikon ZR is a brilliant video camera, but what I really want is a Nikon Z30 II
Opinion The first-gen Nikon Z30 was a little underwhelming, but stick an Expeed 7 chip and Red Color Science in it, and Nikon would be onto a winner
These Aluratek calendar photo frames can help with family planning!
News When is a digital photo frame not a digital photo frame? When it’s a family calendar…
Nikon ZR review: a brilliant 'baby' Red cinema camera at a barely believable price
Review Nikon's Z-series mirrorless cameras have always been great at video, but the Nikon ZR adds a sprinkling of Red magic and a video-friendly form factor to take it to a professional level
For the love of God! Why the heck don’t cameras come with manuals anymore?
Opinion Okay, so they’re not exactly on par with page-turning thrillers, but cameras are complicated devices, and a manual is an invaluable reference in learning how to use one
I can only think of ONE reason to get an official Apple iPhone case, but there are LOADS of reasons to get an unofficial one…
Opinion I used to think that Apple's cases were overpriced and – frankly – a bit boring, but there's one thing that almost changed my mind
Shut the front door! The Amazon Ring doorbell is half price on Amazon Prime Day, but that's not why I'm getting one…
Deals Amazon's Ring doorbell is a steal at just AU$75, and is great for seeing who's at the door before you open it, but I'm buying one for a completely different reason
