My 10 best and worst bits of camera gear ever: Lauren Scott, Digital Photographer

My 10 best and worst bits of camera kit: Lauren Scott
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As Digital Camera World’s Reviews Editor Rod Lawton first put it: “Sometimes we buy things that turn out to be brilliant, and sometimes they turn out to be a big pile of, not to put too fine a point on it, poo.”

Here, I’ve joined the bandwagon to give my take on the best and worst bits of camera equipment I’ve ever owned, bought or borrowed. I’ve never been a big kit buyer, and somehow always seem to scrape by on the bare minimum. They do say that limitation breeds creativity, but in reality, I’m a bit of a stinge/minimalist.

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Lauren Scott
Freelance contributor/former Managing Editor

Lauren is a writer, reviewer, and photographer with ten years of experience in the camera industry. She's the former Managing Editor of Digital Camera World, and previously served as Editor of Digital Photographer magazine, Technique editor for PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, and Deputy Editor of our sister publication, Digital Camera Magazine. An experienced journalist and freelance photographer, Lauren also has bylines at Tech Radar, Space.com, Canon Europe, PCGamesN, T3, Stuff, and British Airways' in-flight magazine (among others). When she's not testing gear for DCW, she's probably in the kitchen testing yet another new curry recipe or walking in the Cotswolds with her Flat-coated Retriever.