Latest articles by Mike Harris
YouTuber puts together medium-format 'hot rod' camera to avoid crazy prices
News Wanted to shoot medium format but put off by the expense? There’s a simple solution: build your own 'Frankencamera'
Video-centric Nikon ZR tops October camera sales list for Japanese camera store giant
News The Nikon ZR topped its category according to Yodobashi Camera’s sales data for the latter half of October
Award-winning filmmaker identifies six amateur lighting mistakes – are you making any of them?
News Curren Sheldon’s tips for lighting videos are an essential watch for beginner and serious filmmakers alike, and will only take up 10 minutes of your time
Fujifilm issues an “official apology”… for being awesome!
News A light-hearted email, supposedly from Fujifilm India, isn’t just a lot of fun, it’s an indicator of a camera company that’s flying high
Major camera manufacturers should be more transparent when it comes to weather sealing
Opinion You can buy a US$4,000 camera with pro-grade weather sealing, but what does that even mean? Beats me…
Did this "terrifyingly accurate" AI camera just break photography as we know it?
News Camera Intelligence’s Caira brings an interchangeable-lens system and Micro Four Thirds sensor to your iPhone – but its on-board AI is frightening
The Photography & Video Show 2026: everything you need to know
News The annual show dedicated to all things photography (and videography) returns to Birmingham in 2026. Here are all the deets so far…
Tickets for the Photography & Video Show 2026 are now on sale!
News Secure your tickets to the Photography & Video Show TODAY, for access to the UK’s leading event for visual storytellers
Nikon Z50 II and Nikon Z5 II get running updates with fresh firmware updates
News The second generations of two of Nikon’s best-value Z-Series mirrorless cameras get the firmware treatment
Want to photograph fireworks? Here are my sparkling secrets...
Tutorial If you’re hoping to head out with your camera to photograph fireworks displays this fall season, use my explosive selection of photography tips to rocket to success
Kodak’s compact camera sales are crushing Canon and co
News Japanese buyers can’t get enough of the Kodak Pixpro FZ55 and C1, as sales data crushes the likes of Canon, Sony and Lumix
DxO brings raft of updates to PhotoLab 9, PureRAW 5, and Nik Collection 8
News Improved AI masking, a whole new non-destructive workflow, and extra textures all feature in bumper updates across three of DxO’s mainline editing programs
Why Affinity Studio’s free-for-everyone photo editor probably won’t tempt me away from Adobe (yet…)
Opinion Affinity Studio looks like a very exciting prospect indeed, and while I’ll certainly be downloading it, I’m in no hurry to get rid of my Creative Cloud subscription
I wouldn’t buy the Nikon Z7 II at RRP in a world with the Z8, but it’s still a fantastic used bargain
Opinion The Nikon Z7 II can’t compete with the Nikon Z8 new, but used prices tell a very different story
Harlowe Max Air 40 launched: retro-cool, travel-friendly, constant LED light
News Harlowe’s travel-friendly successor is a thinner and more powerful solution for content creators on the go
Harlowe Pro 300 Spectra launched: this pro-grade LED offers 5.4x more RGB power than other 300W lights
News The next generation of Harlowe’s Professional constant LED light boasts the ability to outperform 300W and some 600W offerings
This SmallRig OVF fits most major camera brands, providing a retro experience and neat solution for cameras without viewfinders
News SmallRig’s 28mm OVF could prove a great solution for Ricoh GR III, Fujifilm X-M5, or Nikon Z 30 users who yearn for an eyelevel viewfinder
Affinity Photo is now FREE for everyone as the editing software is reborn as Affinity Studio!
News Canva launches Affinity Studio, pulling the entire Affinity software suite into one program amidst a bold new redesign and a free-for-all model
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Deal Pre-order Unistellar’s Envision Binoculars with revolutionary AR tech now and save a third off the RRP, while stocks last!
Nikon goes WITH the grain: Here’s what the new Nikon Zf Film Grain feature looks like
News Firmware update version 3.00 adds a trendy new Film Grain feature to the Nikon Zf, alongside a raft of other tweaks
Topaz Labs’ AI integration is a huge boon for Adobe Photoshop users
Opinion Topaz tech for free? Adobe Photoshop integrates Topaz Labs’ AI models
Adobe Lightroom masking in Premiere? Yes please!
Opinion The ability to automatically mask objects and people in video footage is huge for Adobe Premiere users
The AIs have it! Adobe report reveals 86% of creators use creative generative AI
Opinion It might be controversial, but lots of creators are using generative AI and Adobe’s got the stats to prove it
