Articles by: Chris George

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Chris George has worked on Digital Camera World since its launch in 2017. He has been writing about photography, mobile phones, video making and technology for over 30 years – and has edited numerous magazines including PhotoPlus, N-Photo, Digital Camera, Video Camera, and Professional Photography.

His first serious camera was the iconic Olympus OM10, with which he won the title of Young Photographer of the Year - long before the advent of autofocus and memory cards. Today he uses a Nikon D800, a Fujifilm X-T1, a Sony A7, and his iPhone 11 Pro.

He has written about technology for countless publications and websites including The Sunday Times Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Dorling Kindersley, What Cellphone, T3 and Techradar.

Publicity image from CH4 TV show "Alone"

How on earth do contestants on TV show "Alone" charge their camera batteries?

By Chris George published 4 September 23

news How survival show contestants keep the GoPros powered up even when they themselves are running on empty

Kodak Ektar H35N - popular half-frame film camera learns new tricks

By Chris George published 4 September 23

news Kodak's budget Ektar H35 gets a refresh with new features and a choice of more retro styles

Logitech MX Keys Mini one of the best Macbook accessories being used in a kitchen by a woman drinking coffee

The best MacBook accessories: pimp up your Apple laptop with these top add-ons

By Chris George published 2 September 23

buying guide Your Apple laptop is a self-contained go-anywhere do-anything computer - but can be enhanced by the best Macbook accessories!

Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.4 DG DN OS | Contemporary for Fujfilm X mount

Sigma launches its first-ever telephoto zoom for Fujifilm X-mount cameras

By Chris George published 1 September 23

news Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.4 DG DN OS | Contemporary supertelephoto in X-mount goes on sale from September 23

Legendary Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 75mm f1.5 II lens is reborn

By Chris George published 31 August 23

news The delays are over, and the 75mm Biotar with its swirly bokeh is on sale once again

Panasonic Lumix GX85 / GX80 review

By Gavin Stoker, Matthew Richards published 31 August 23

review It’s a super-stylish go-faster hybrid It’s a downsized delight

Sony announces two new mirrorless cameras: watch the launch live

By Chris George last updated 29 August 23

LIVE Sony announces the A7C II and the high-resolution A7CR - follow the announcements as they happened

Nikon Z-mount users get super-fast 35-150mm f/2-2.8 zoom

By Chris George published 24 August 23

News Tamron announces the launch of 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD for Nikon full-frame mirrorless lens mount

Tamron to make world's first 17-50mm wideangle zoom for full-frame mirrorless cameras

By Chris George last updated 12 September 23

News Tamron 17-50mm F/4 Di III VXD (Model A068) is due to go on sale this fall in Sony FE mount

Fujifilm users get a superfast 27mm f/1.2 prime lens

By Chris George, Rod Lawton last updated 22 August 23

news Viltrox launches the second of its Pro XF series of f/1.2 lenses, which becomes its eighth prime for the Fujifilm X-mount

Everyone’s talking about AI - panel discussion

Have your say… join the live debate about AI and imaging this week

By Chris George published 21 August 23

news A panel discussion hosted by DCW and The Photography Show is taking place this Thursday

Daguerreotype photography was invented by the French photographic pioneer Louis Daguerre (1789-1851) and was made public in 1839. In the Daguerreotype process a picture made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine was developed by exposure to mercury vapour. Daguerre granted the right to make and sell daguerreotype cameras to a relative of his, Alphonse Giroux of Paris. Photography thus became available to the general public in 1839 and this was the first commercially available camera, which produced the first distinctive photographic positives. It took pictures 8.5 x 6.5 inches (21.6cm x 16.5cm), a size which became known as whole-plate when later cameras were built to take photographs a fraction of the size. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Who invented the camera, and when?

By David Clark published 19 August 23

feature Wondering who invented the camera? This is how Louis Daguerre gave photography to the world

The world's first photograph by Joseph Niepce. Taken from a window of his Le Gras estate at Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France, it was produced by exposing a bitumen-coated pewter plate in a camera obscura. It took an exposure time of eight hours.

When was photography invented?

By David Clark published 19 August 23

feature Frenchman Joseph Niepce is widely credited as the person who invented photography, nearly 200 years ago

1939: Ming the panda taking a photograph of photographer Bert Hardy's son, Mike. Original Publication: Picture Post

30 cameras that changed the world of photography

By David Clark published 19 August 23

Feature For World Photography Day, we pick out the most significant cameras from the first 200 years of photography

Girl looking through telescope on tripod at sunset

Best telescopes for beginners in 2023

By Ian Evenden published 15 August 23

Buying guide Discover the wonders of the night sky with these top-quality telescopes for beginners

TTartisan 50mm F1.4 Tilt Lens for Micro Four Thirds

Olympus and Panasonic get new tilt lens for toy town photographic fun

By Chris George published 14 August 23

news Budget TTartisan 50mm F1.4 Tilt Lens is now available in Micro Four Thirds mount

Skydio pulls out of consumer drone market

By Chris George published 11 August 23

news American drone manufacturer turns its back on amateur pilots as it concentrates on enterprise and first responder clients

Black and white photo by Fay Godwin, from the 2023 exbibition Under a turbulent sky

Fay Godwin remembered: the photographer who taught us to see landscapes differently

By Chris George published 10 August 23

Exhibition of the celebrated landscape photographer's work to open in Cornwall in September

Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF telephoto prime gets Sony E and Nikon Z DX mounts

By Chris George published 28 July 23

news This unusual APS-C autofocus portrait lens is already on sale in Fujifilm X mount, but coming soon in Sony & Nikon mirrorless options

Yongnuo YN50mm F1.8X DA DSM PRO for Fujifilm X mount

Yongnuo launches its first Fujifilm lens - and it has a built-in screen

By Chris George published 27 July 23

news New Yongnuo YN50mm F1.8X DA DSM PRO for Fujifilm X mount is a fast, affordable portrait lens

Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD for Nikon Z mirrorless cameras

Tamron to launch fastest zoom for Nikon Z-mount mirrorless system

By Chris George published 25 July 23

news Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD will be Tamron's second lens for the Nikon Z camera system

Sony's new compact camera brings photography to the visually impaired

By Chris George published 25 July 23

news The new retinal projection camera uses Sony's HX99 zoom compact and a special viewfinder developed by QD Laser

Nikon Df review

By Chris George published 24 July 23

review The Nikon Df is nearly a decade old. We look back on this retro-styled full-frame DSLR

How to photograph lightning - Lightning bolts over Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nikon D5000 DSLR with 18-55mm. 15 secs at f/8, ISO200.

How to photograph lightning like a pro

By Jamie Carter published 15 July 23

How to Everything you need to know to photograph electrical storms and the moments that bolts of lightning strike Earth.

Massive Dutch photography museum will open in eight-story warehouse in 2025

By Chris George published 14 July 23

news Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam is moving to a new harborside home to house its collection of 6 million photos

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