
Rod Lawton
Rod is an independent photography journalist and editor, and a long-standing Digital Camera World contributor, having previously worked as DCW's Group Reviews editor. Before that he has been technique editor on N-Photo, Head of Testing for the photography division and Camera Channel editor on TechRadar, as well as contributing to many other publications.
He has been writing about photography technique, photo editing and digital cameras since they first appeared, and before that began his career writing about film photography. He has used and reviewed practically every interchangeable lens camera launched in the past 20 years, from entry-level DSLRs to medium format cameras, together with lenses, tripods, gimbals, light meters, camera bags and more.
Rod has his own camera gear blog at fotovolo.com but also writes about photo-editing applications and techniques at lifeafterphotoshop.com
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Opinion Fixed-lens compacts have one big drawback – the fixed lens. So if you want extra focal lengths, you have to buy extra cameras

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Review DaVinci Resolve 19 Studio is one of the best professional video editors on the market, but even the free version may have all the power you need

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Review Photoshop Elements 2025 is a subscription-free family-friendly version of Photoshop. That’s the good news

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Opinion We kind of took the Canon EOS 50D for granted back then, but we didn’t know what we were going to lose

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Review The Sony ECM-L1 lavalier mic looks like a logical and useful addition to the Sony audio range, but why does it cost so much?

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News DxO’s annual update of its flagship photo editing software concentrates on image quality improvements and editing

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Review PhotoLab 8 is an evolutionary upgrade on DxO’s flagship photo editor, but the updates are significant and the results superb

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Review Is this the wide-angle zoom Fujifilm users have been waiting for? Meet the Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary

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Opinion Camera L-brackets are great. Video tripod heads are great. But not both at the same time apparently

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Review The Fujinon XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR has a modest price and modest maximum aperture, but it’s a decent little lens

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Opinion Trying to get every desirable feature in a single camera isn't just expensive, it might even be impossible. Maybe two cameras (or three) are better than one?

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Opinion Memo to camera makers: if you want to make a mirrorless camera for video, don’t just adapt a regular camera

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Review The ‘classic’ 28mm equivalent Ricoh GR III swaps its 2x ND filter for a new Highlight Diffusion Filter, for an dreamier analog look

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Opinion How do you feel about AI in photography? Does it leave you a) scared, b) energized or c) bored?

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Opinion I review cameras for a living, so I ought to take an interest, but this constantly repeating ‘creator’ formula is just, well, boring

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Opinion I FINALLY found a good used Olympus PEN-F – and it's even better than I remember

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Review This new variant of Ricoh’s evergreen pocket compact boasts a ‘highlight diffusion filter’ for a softer analog look

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UPDATED These 50 best camera accessories can take your photography to a whole new level – but don't panic, you don't have to get them all!

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Opinion Sometimes the camera you need isn’t the camera you wanted, and you can’t always judge a system by its specs

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Opinion You can never have enough megapixels, right?

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Buying guide Read our Fujifilm GFX 100S II vs GFX 100 II comparison to find out which new Fujifilm medium format camera is best for you

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Review Panasonic’s ultra-wide zoom comes with a modest zoom range, a modest maximum aperture and an very modest price

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Buying guide Is the Fujifilm GFX 100S II a worthwhile update? Our Fujifilm GFX 100S II vs GFX 100S comparison checks the details
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