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Rod Lawton

Rod is the Group Reviews editor for Digital Camera World and across Future's entire photography portfolio. Previously he has been Head of Testing for the photography division and Camera Channel editor on TechRadar. He has been writing about digital cameras since they first appeared, and before that began his career writing about film photography. 


Rod's near-encyclopedic knowledge of cameras both old and new makes him an invaluable resource, whether we need to ask a question about transparencies or the latest X-Trans sensor. He owns all manner of cameras, from Nikon DSLRs through Olympus, Sony and Fujifilm bodies, and on any given day you'll see him using kit from just about every manufacturer.

Articles by: Rod Lawton

Leica M Monochrom Andy Summers

I can’t stand losing $14,995… even if it is on an Andy Summers Leica M Monochrom

By Rod Lawton

News Leica’s latest ‘Signature’ special edition camera is developed in collaboration with the ex Police guitarist and Leica fan

Sony A7R IV vs A7R III vs A7R II

Sony A7R IV vs A7R III vs A7R II: pixels vs price, and how to choose the right model

By Rod Lawton

Head to head The Sony A7R IV has 61 million pixels, but the A7R III and A7R II can give you a taste of its performance for a lot less money

Phase One XT Camera System

150MP Phase One XT Camera System aims to transform landscape photography

By Rod Lawton

News The new medium format field camera combines Phase One’s IQ4 digital capture system with Rodenstock lenses

Nikon mirrorless cameras and lenses

Nikon mirrorless cameras and lenses and what’s coming in the future

By Rod Lawton

Nikon Mirrorless The Nikon mirrorless camera system was announced in 2018 but already it’s taken off. So what can you get, and what's next?

Canon EOS C500 Mark II

Canon EOS C500 Mark II comes with 5.9K Cinema RAW Light and CFexpress storage

By Rod Lawton

News Canon’s new Cinema EOS camera brings tantalizing features

Canon EOS 90D vs EOS M6 Mark II

Canon EOS 90D vs EOS M6 Mark II: DSLR vs mirrorless – how do you choose?

By Rod Lawton

Buying guide Canon’s two new cameras have the same internal tech but very different designs. We drill down to the real differences

The Nikon D6 is coming! Nikon announces its new flagship DSLR is being developed

The Nikon D6 is coming! Nikon announces its new flagship DSLR is being developed

By Rod Lawton

News And there will be a stunning 120-300mm f/2.8 to go with it...

Sony A6600 vs A6500 vs A6400 vs A6300 vs A6100 vs A6000

Sony A6000 vs A6100 vs A6300 vs A6400 vs A6500 vs A6600: how do you choose?

By Rod Lawton

Buying guide Well, this is confusing. Now there are SIX Sony A6000-series cameras to choose from. So which is best, for what, and why?

Canon EOS 90D vs EOS 80D vs EOS 7D Mark II

Canon EOS 90D vs EOS 80D vs EOS 7D Mark II: 12 key differences

By Rod Lawton

News How does Canon’s new DSLR compare with the two cameras it’s replacing? It’s not quite as simple as it looks

Canon EF-M lenses

The EOS M6 Mark II is great but how many lenses are there? We've counted 31...

By Rod Lawton

News Canon makes just 8 EOS M lenses, but Samyang, Tamron, Laowa and Lensbaby make them too

Adobe student discount

Hurry! 60% Adobe student discount on its All Apps plan ends this week!

By Rod Lawton

Deals There is a deal for art students in the USA and Europe... but there is an offer for European photographers too

DxO Nik Collection 2 DCW tutorial image

How to use Nik Collection 2 by DxO

By Rod Lawton

Tutorial Now you get the Nik plug-ins and DxO PhotoLab together!

First three Panasonic lenses on the L-mount lens roadmap

L-mount lens roadmap: Panasonic promises 42 lenses by the end of 2020

By Rod Lawton

News Panasonic could be challenging Sony for full-frame lens choice within two years according to the L-mount lens roadmap

NEW! Sony A6100 and A6600 breathe new life into Sony’s APS-C mirrorless range

By Rod Lawton

News It’s not just two new cameras, but two new APS-C lenses too

Insta360 GO

The Insta360 GO is the world’s smallest stabilized camera

By Rod Lawton

News The ‘Ant-Man’ of cameras is possibly the world’s cutest, too

Canon EOS 90D

Canon EOS 90D brings DSLRs back with a bang! 32.5MP, uncropped 4K and more!

By Rod Lawton

News You’ve read the Canon EOS 90D rumors, these are the facts

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

The Canon EOS M6 Mark II is the most exciting EOS M mirrorless camera yet

By Rod Lawton

News It has the tech of the new EOS 90D but it’s smaller and cheaper

Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8L IS USM, Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM

Canon RF 24-70mm and 15-35mm lenses expand the EOS R pro lens line-up

By Rod Lawton

News Canon now has two out of the three key lenses every pro system needs, with the third to arrive later in 2019

Panasonic launches two new lenses, one for the Lumix S, one for Micro Four Thirds

By Rod Lawton

News The LUMIX S PRO 24-70mm F2.8 and LEICA DG SUMMILUX 25mm / F1.4 II ASPH. (H-XA025) are on their way

Panasonic Lumix S1H

The Panasonic Lumix S1H specs are official... and it's everything we thought!

By Rod Lawton

News The Panasonic Lumix S1H is real filmmaking powerhouse

best bridge cameras

The 10 best bridge cameras in 2019: ultra-zoom cameras for far off subjects

By Rod Lawton

BUYING GUIDE The best bridge cameras combine HUGE zooms with DSLR-style controls and high-end features

ON1 Photo RAW 2020 is coming… and set to strike at Adobe’s cloud-based heartland

By Rod Lawton

News No subscriptions, no expensive locked-in cloud storage… Photo RAW 2020 is coming soon, with cloud sync tools in 2020

best camera bags and cases for photographers

The best camera bags and cases for photographers in 2019

By Rod Lawton

BUYING GUIDE From backpacks to shoulder bags, from hard cases to slings, everyone needs a camera bag and we list our favorites

Come on, Sony, WHERE IS THE A7000?

By Rod Lawton

News We've been predicting this camera so long it's getting silly

Fujifilm X-H2 rumor

Is this the new Fujifilm camera? This is what the Fujifilm X-H2 could look like

By Rod Lawton

News With the technology it has, Fujifilm could make this camera tomorrow... but will it? These are the specs an X-H2 might have