Articles by James Artaius | Digital Camera World

James Artaius

The editor of Digital Camera World, James started working in the photographic industry in 2014 as an assistant to Damian McGillicuddy – successor to David Bailey as Principal Photographer for Olympus. In this time he shot for clients as diverse as Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal, in addition to product testing and shooting campaigns for Olympus. An Olympus and Canon user, James was previously technique editor on PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine.

Articles by: James Artaius

Weekly Wash: the 5 biggest camera news stories of the week (19 May)

By James Artaius

NEWS Adobe warns customers of legal action, Nikon Z6 and Z7 technical issues, 2 new cameras and 4 new camera phones

Technical issues with Nikon Z6 and Z7 stabilization – Nikon offers free repairs

By James Artaius

NEWS Manufacturer issues advisory for Nikon Z6 and Z7 over in-body image stabilization concerns

Huawei launches its first 5G handset, the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G

By James Artaius

NEWS The 5G-enabled Mate 20 X will launch in the UK alongside the nation's 5G infrastructure in June

Huawei Mate X: the world's first foldable 5G camera phone

By James Artaius

NEWS While Samsung is playing hold 'em, Huawei is playing fold 'em with its 40MP Leica Quad Camera phone

Eye detection AF headlines Nikon Z7 and Z6 firmware update

By James Artaius

NEWS Nikon's spookily accurate eye-detecting autofocus now available for its full-frame mirrorless cameras

Panasonic Lumix GX880 announced; a fashion-focused 4K and blogging camera

By James Artaius

NEWS Panasonic's latest 16MP Micro Four Thirds body is a sleek, stylish, selfie-friendly social camera

Canon 32MP camera to merge EOS 80D and 7D lines? UPDATE: specs revealed

By James Artaius

NEWS Canon preparing a 32-megapixel APS-C replacement for the EOS 80D or 7D Mark II – or both

Adobe discontinues old CC software, warns users of legal action

By James Artaius

NEWS "Customers who continue to use older, unauthorized versions of Creative Cloud may face potential claims of infringement"

Samsung Galaxy Fold launch "will not be too late" following corrective measures

By James Artaius

NEWS After disastrous product failures caused Samsung to cancel orders, issues with the Fold have now been resolved

Fujifilm raising color film prices by 30%, others being discontinued

By James Artaius

NEWS Price increase begins in Japan in June, global prices have been rising gradually since April

Weekly Wash: the 5 biggest camera news stories of the week

By James Artaius

NEWS New camera launch, new camera rumor, new lenses, new SD card format, and no – Adobe ISN'T doubling its prices

Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS first look: "absolutely not a Soft Focus lens"

By James Artaius

NEWS Canon gives us a first look at the Defocus Smoothing lens – and clears up misconceptions about what it does

Samsung's 64MP camera phone sensor outmuscles any Canon or Nikon camera

By James Artaius

NEWS Only medium format cameras pack more pixels than Samsung's groundbreaking camera phone sensor

Google is working on a foldable Pixel phone

By James Artaius

NEWS "We're prototyping foldable displays and many other new hardware technologies" says lead Pixel developer

Voigtländer Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 II VM – a Sony-shaped refresh for Leicas

By James Artaius

NEWS The new VM version of Voigtländer's popular lens takes its cues from the E-mount release

Google Pixel 3a & XL: premium camera phone performance at mid-range prices

By James Artaius

NEWS Google has officially announced the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, bringing top-flight phone photography to the mass market

Five of the next lenses on the Canon RF lens roadmap

Canon RF lens roadmap: everything we know so far

By James Artaius

LENS ROADMAP Canon's complete schedule of primes, zooms and creative lenses for the Canon EOS R and EOS RP

Polaroid launches Stranger Things-inspired OneStep 2 camera and film

By James Artaius

NEWS Polaroid releases stylized 'new' camera and packs of film styled after the hit Netflix show

SD Express cards to release in 2020, format adopted by cameras in 2021?

By James Artaius

NEWS Development of new SD card wasn't driven by photographic industry; adoption will be slower than others

Free lensing: get the Lensbaby look and take macro shots with any standard lens

By James Artaius

VIDEO Set your lens free and adjust your plane of focus to achieve magnificent blur and out-of-focus effects

May the fourth be with you: four of the best Star Wars Day photographers

By James Artaius

NEWS George Lucas created a fertile playground for photography – here are four of the best Star Wars shooters

Canon to release 'Holy Trinity' lenses for RF mount in July?

By James Artaius

NEWS The 15-35mm, 24-70mm and 70-200mm f/2.8 L-series lenses for the Canon EOS R set for summer release

Nubia Red Magic 3 shoots 48MP photos, 8K video, and 1920fps super slow-mo

By James Artaius

NEWS Chinese manufacturer's latest handset is so powerful that it even boasts a built-in cooling fan

Forget folding phones – Samsung's next trick is a wraparound screen

By James Artaius

NEWS Samsung's new wraparound camera phone display offers unique photographic potential

Canon EOS RP sales nosedive in Japan

By James Artaius

NEWS After just a month, sales of Canon's latest mirrorless camera are collapsing

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