Ben Andrews
Ben is the Imaging Labs manager, responsible for all the testing on Digital Camera World and across the entire photography portfolio at Future. Whether he's in the lab testing the sharpness of new lenses, the resolution of the latest image sensors, the zoom range of monster bridge cameras or even the latest camera phones, Ben is our go-to guy for technical insight. He's also the team's man-at-arms when it comes to camera bags, filters, memory cards, and all manner of camera accessories – his lab is a bit like the Batcave of photography! With years of experience trialling and testing kit, he's a human encyclopedia of benchmarks when it comes to recommending the best buys.
Latest articles by Ben Andrews

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News The new full-frame tele prime can be fitted to numerous camera brands

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news The X2D II was famously never able to capture video... until now

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BUYING GUIDE The best laptops for photo editing can also double as super-fast home workstations that'll cover every eventuality

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Updated The best 17-inch laptops give you more screen space for editing photos and videos. Here are the best on the market.

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Buying Guide The best desktop computer for photo editing will keep you future-proofed for editing images and working from home

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Updated These are the best MacBooks for photo editing, from affordable classics to the latest performance powerhouses

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Review A monitor with almost everything a creative could ask for

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NEWS PixelMob not only backs up photos on the move without a laptop; it also culls photos, doubles as a portable monitor, and even works with camera tethering

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A full-frame-equivalent focal length of just 6.3mm means you could capture an entire night sky in a single frame

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News Voigtländer’s new 90mm F4 delivers close-focus versatility in a classic rangefinder design

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OnePlus may have left the US and Europe, but it's far from dead

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When memory card reliability is top priority

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Updated The best flash triggers enable you to position your flashguns away from your camera, creating new and exciting lighting setups

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BUYING GUIDE To get the best memory card, decide the capacity and speed you need, and then check our latest prices

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Updated Fast performance and beautiful screens needn't cost the earth, if you buy one of the best budget laptops

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Is OLED worth the price premium over LCD? Spoiler alert: definitely!

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The Nokton 23mm f/1.2 and 35mm f/1.2 both get the silver treatment

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News And yet you'll probably never even see one, let alone buy one

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BUYING GUIDE Here's our roundup of the current best monitors for photo editing, from cut-price bargains to high-end beauties

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News While keeping prices (relatively) small

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News This nifty 50 takes 'nifty' to a whole new level

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Buying Guide The best CFast 2.0 cards will let you record top-quality video using compatible pro cinema cameras from Canon, Arri and Blackmagic

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News Tether Tools wants to turn the dead space under your tripod into a useful storage area

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News Meet the new Chronos Q12: a high-speed camera that manages to be compact, light, and (relatively) well priced

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Review The Fujifilm XF 400mm f/4.5 R LM OIS WR follows in the footsteps of its bigger 500mm silver-white sibling, with an arguably more ‘effective’ focal length, and it’s faster too
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