James Artaius
The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 22 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014, primarily for Olympus (now OM System) product testing, shooting ad campaigns, and training new and professional photographers. His professional clients include names like Canon, Elinchrom, Aston Martin Racing and L'Oréal, and he also shoots for a number of ethical and women-owned small businesses.
He has written for publications including Digital Camera Magazine, PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine, Digital Photographer and Professional Imagemaker. He has been invited to give talks around the world at events like The Photography & Video Show, and serves as a judge for both the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest and the Urban Photo Awards.
An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, James has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and a fondness for vintage lenses and instant cameras. He is, however, glad to have escaped the 35mm film days. "Film is fun for nostalgia purposes, but I'd never go back to that analog workflow!"
Latest articles by James Artaius

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NEWS Laowa's "world first" wide-angle lens makes it possible to shoot environmental macro shots

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BUYING GUIDE The best point-and-shoot camera needs to be small enough to fit in a pocket, and affordable enough to be kind to it!

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NEWS Sony just registered a new camera – and it's rumored to be the long-awaited A7S IV

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BUYING GUIDE Forget your phone! Get one of the best cameras for beginners and start taking photos and video with amazing quality

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Buying guide These are the best compact cameras you can get right now – and I've tried them all. Get big camera quality in your pocket!

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NEWS This Sony-lookalike Chinese camera is raising eyebrows among Alpha and Micro Four Thirds users alike

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REVIEW The 7Artisans 10mm f/2.5 Fisheye offers unbelievable specs and performance for US$449. This fast, affordable, autofocus fisheye with weather sealing might be a must for Sony, Nikon and L-Mount users

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Buying guide The best photo printers empower you to create spectacular color and mono photo prints at home. Here's my pick of the bunch…

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FIRMWARE Good news: Panasonic just firmwared its S1 and S9 camera lines. Bad news: the Lumix S9 is still missing something I really need

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Buying Guide The best waterproof cameras are perfect for shooting on the beach, in the sea, or anywhere that other cameras dare not go!

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PODCAST Data from Japan puts Nikon out of the ‘Big Three’. Plus, two new Sigma lenses, and buying a camera from overseas: Is it ever really worth it?
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NEWS Dual Pixel 3D is finally here, enabling you to take 3D photos with a regular Canon EOS camera – no special lens needed

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OPINION Don't call it a retro camera – the Canon EOS R8 Mark II is a heritage camera, inspired by 35mm icons like the Canon T80

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Buying guide How to choose the best full-frame mirrorless camera for your needs, whether it's travel, landscapes, video or wildlife

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OPINION "Here's what people don't understand about the PEN: it's not supposed to be the best at shooting everything, but it enables you to shoot anything – even when you didn't anticipate it"

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NEWS The comeback compact camera has received so many orders that it's now delayed until November in its home country

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Buying guide The best camera for portraits needs to capture perfect facial perspective and beautiful background blur

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Not yet ratedREVIEW Every OM camera is now weather sealed, so the OM System M.Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 III has been updated with IPX1 sealing – and it's crisp as a bowl of cereal, too

By James Artaius Published
REVIEW The OM System PEN is the ultimate everyday carry – and in many ways, a better Lumix L10 than the actual L10

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NEWS This is the lens you've been waiting for without even knowing it – Sigma's latest zoom might be the best walkabout lens on the market

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NEWS The world's smallest and lightest 85mm f/1.2 is here – and it boasts "spectacular" sharpness and "epic" aberration control

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NEWS “Sometimes we bring all the cameras… we could outvote any union meeting because there was more people on the set than in the union meetings!” – Legendary Speed, Dante’s Peak and Lethal Weapon cinematographer talks shooting and lighting
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