Jon Stapley
Jon spent years at IPC Media writing features, news, reviews and other photography content for publications such as Amateur Photographer and What Digital Camera in both print and digital form. With his additional experience for outlets like Photomonitor, this makes Jon one of our go-to specialists when it comes to all aspects of photography, from cameras and action cameras to lenses and memory cards, flash diffusers and triggers, batteries and memory cards, selfie sticks and gimbals, and much more besides.
An NCTJ-qualified journalist, he has also contributed to Shortlist, The Skinny, ThreeWeeks Edinburgh, The Guardian, Trusted Reviews, CreativeBLOQ, and probably quite a few others I’ve forgotten.
Latest articles by Jon Stapley
This car is a life-size, drivable replica of a vintage camera
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS We've heard of drive mode, but this is ridiculous! Indian company crafts a car shaped like a vintage wooden camera
H&Y announces one-size-fits-all Revoring Black Mist filters
By Jon Stapley published
The one-size-fits-all H&Y Revoring filter system expands with cinematic Black Mist series, fitting almost any lens
Canon has designed a clip-on telephoto lens for smartphones
By Jon Stapley last updated
NEWS The latest quirky photo gadget from Canon could bring high-quality telephoto shooting to smartphone photographers
New app uses your phone camera to tell whether your cat is happy
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Sylvester.ai has developed Tably, an app that decodes a cat’s facial expressions to monitor its health and happiness
Sony A7R IV camera is here: 61MP, 15 stops of dynamic range, 5-axis IBIS and 10fps!
By Rod Lawton, Jon Stapley last updated
The first ever full-frame camera with a 61-megapixel sensor – the Sony A7R IV is taking no prisoners in the mirrorless war
This “entry-level” camera shoots more than ONE MILLION fps!
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Wanna shoot over ONE MILLION frames per second? The Phantom TMX 5010 finds new frontiers in frame rates
Add "Portrait Bokeh" to your photographs with new Luminar AI update
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS The AI-based desktop photo editor is getting a long-awaited feature already familiar to smartphone shooters
Opinion – Camera makers: nobody wants your own-brand Raw software
By Jon Stapley last updated
Opinion Holding features hostage to inferior own-brand post-processing software needs to stop
Fujifilm X RAW STUDIO software now available for Mac users
By Jon Stapley last updated
News The company's GFX 50S, X-T2 and X-T20 models also get some nifty firmware updates
OnePlus 6: New smartphone boasts dual-camera setup with OIS and wide-aperture lenses
By Jon Stapley last updated
NEWS Avid Instagrammers and other phoneographers are going to want to pay attention to this one
Best video conferencing app: hang out with your camera club from home
By Jon Stapley last updated
BUYING GUIDE Want to keep up with your photo buddies online? Here are the best video conferencing apps and virtual hangout tools for camera clubs
The best flash diffusers in 2024: softboxes and modifiers for your speedlight
By Ben Andrews, Jon Stapley published
Buying Guide Flashguns are great, but they need help to really shine – by picking the best flash diffuser, softbox or modifier
Kodak Step instant camera review
By Jon Stapley published
Review The instant-print Kodak Step is an instant point-and-shoot camera at a great price – could it be your next holiday camera?
Best video tripods
By Jon Stapley published
BUYING GUIDE Discover the very best video tripods
OCLU Action Camera review
By Jon Stapley published
review The OCLU Action Camera is an exercise in frustration, a decent shooter hiding behind an awful user experience
This app will turn your old phone or tablet into a home security camera
By Jon Stapley last updated
News Spy on pets, beat burglars and get concrete evidence of poltergeist activity, and recycle that battered old iPhone at the same time
Best waterproof camera
By Jon Stapley published
BUYING GUIDE Make a splash with the best waterproof camera
DJI's Ronin SC is a lightweight gimbal stabilizer for mirrorless cameras
By Jon Stapley last updated
A 3-axis stabiliser for smaller setups joins the renowned DJI Ronin series of handheld gimbals
The best light tents for photography
By Ben Andrews, Jon Stapley published
buying guide These are the best light tents for for shooting perfect product pictures for eBay and ecommerce...
How to set up a virtual hangout: the easy way to get people together on Zoom
By Jon Stapley last updated
HOME WORKING Need to set up an online meeting for your camera club, photography friends or clients? Here’s how to do it on Zoom
Samsung’s new 30TB SSD is the largest of its kind
By Jon Stapley last updated
News Samsung achieves another storage milestone, with the further promise that its mammoth new drive is both fast and compact
Tenba unveils six new Skyline bags, from pouches to backpacks
By Jon Stapley last updated
NEWS The range is designed for “hobbyist” photographers and covers a variety of bag sizes and types
SJCAM unveils SJ9 action camera duo
By Jon Stapley last updated
NEWS The new SJ9 Strike and SJ9 Max are waterproof, tough and attractively priced
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