Latest articles by Matthew Richards
Buying guide I feel that the best lenses for the Canon EOS R6 Mark III need to cater to wide-ranging shooting scenarios, both for stills and video
Review The Neewer Z3 100Ws Flash is a powerful, round-headed flashgun with a color touchscreen interface and a whole host of high-end features. Let there be light!
Review The Epson EcoTank ET-2950 / ET-2980 home office multi-function printer won’t break the bank to buy and its running costs could save a small fortune in the long run
Review The Yashica City 300 sits at the top of the City tree, sprouting a prime rather than zoom lens and a larger sensor than its City 100 and City 200 siblings
Review The Epson EcoTank ET-4950 aims to minimize running costs while maximizing usefulness in the home office, with truly all-in-one aspirations
Review The Yashica City 200 is very much like the City 100 camera, but with a built-in 10x rather than 3x zoom lens. Let’s do the math and see how it all works out
review New and improved, the Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 Di III VC VXD ‘Generation 2’ combines inherited finery with evolutionary features for Nikon and Sony shooters
Updated What are the best lenses for the Sony ZV-E1? Sony’s high-end vlogging tool needs lenses that match its size and capabilities
Review The Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.4 Pro aims to be a sophisticated and very cost-effective, pro-grade portrait prime for Nikon Z and Sony E-mount full-frame cameras
Review The Nikon Z DX 16-50mm f/2.8 VR is an APS-C format ‘trinity’ standard zoom that takes Nikon’s crop-sensor mirrorless system into new territory
Review The Nikon Z DX MC 35mm f/1.7 is a conveniently compact and lightweight standard prime with a usefully fast aperture rating, plus the bonus of serious close-up potential
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…
Buying Guide Dirty, smeared lenses will ruin your photographs. So keep them spotless with the best camera lens cleaners
Review The evolutionary Viltrox AF 85mm f/2.0 Evo is a compact and lightweight yet robust prime lens with exotic handling characteristics and winning performance, all at a bargain price
Review Swipe the Neewer QZ Touchscreen TTL Wireless Flash Trigger for quick and intuitive control over a multitude of dedicated flash functions and triggering options
Review The Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG Art is the fastest lens of its type, designed to deliver the best bokeh that money can buy
Review The Elinchrom EL-Skyport Universal Plus Transmitter & Receiver Set is tailor-made for Elinchrom’s ‘RX’ flash heads but is also compatible with the vast majority of camera systems and flashguns
Review The Sigma 20-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DG | C is a supremely travel-friendly ‘superzoom’ lens that gives a genuinely new twist on wide-angle coverage
Review The Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS Sports is a bit of a chunker but it’s a terrific telephoto prime with an exhilarating turn of speed
Review The Laowa 200mm f/2 AF FF combines powerful telephoto reach and a fast aperture with a comparatively lightweight yet sophisticated build, complete with autofocus
Review The Gitzo GHF3W 3-Way Fluid Head is super-heavy-duty, but it’s also a very clever head with fabulous build quality
Review Hybrid is the name of the game nowadays, and the Manfrotto One Hybrid tripod aims to be equally adept for shooting both stills and video
Review Not quite an A to Z, the Viltrox DG AF Macro Extension Tube Ring is an ‘automatic’ twin-tube kit for L-mount and Z-mount mirrorless cameras
