Ben Andrews
Ben is the Imaging Labs manager, responsible for all the testing on Digital Camera World and across the entire photography portfolio at Future. Whether he's in the lab testing the sharpness of new lenses, the resolution of the latest image sensors, the zoom range of monster bridge cameras or even the latest camera phones, Ben is our go-to guy for technical insight. He's also the team's man-at-arms when it comes to camera bags, filters, memory cards, and all manner of camera accessories – his lab is a bit like the Batcave of photography! With years of experience trialling and testing kit, he's a human encyclopedia of benchmarks when it comes to recommending the best buys.
Latest articles by Ben Andrews

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Is OLED worth the price premium over LCD? Spoiler alert: definitely!

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The Nokton 23mm f/1.2 and 35mm f/1.2 both get the silver treatment

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News And yet you'll probably never even see one, let alone buy one

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BUYING GUIDE Here's our roundup of the current best monitors for photo editing, from cut-price bargains to high-end beauties

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BUYING GUIDE The best laptops for photo editing can also double as super-fast home workstations that'll cover every eventuality

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Updated These are the best MacBooks for photo editing, from affordable classics to the latest performance powerhouses

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News While keeping prices (relatively) small

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News This nifty 50 takes 'nifty' to a whole new level

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Buying Guide The best CFast 2.0 cards will let you record top-quality video using compatible pro cinema cameras from Canon, Arri and Blackmagic

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News Tether Tools wants to turn the dead space under your tripod into a useful storage area

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News Meet the new Chronos Q12: a high-speed camera that manages to be compact, light, and (relatively) well priced

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Review The Fujifilm XF 400mm f/4.5 R LM OIS WR follows in the footsteps of its bigger 500mm silver-white sibling, with an arguably more ‘effective’ focal length, and it’s faster too

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Updated The best reflectors will help fill in shadows, brighten photos, or even act as a secondary light when using the sun or a single flash as your main light source

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The founder and boss of Angelbird isn't optimistic that the global memory shortage will end any time soon

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UPDATED The best headphones for video editing will ensure you spot every subtlety in your sound

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buying guide With the best monitor with webcam, you get a quality display and a webcam camera in one single, streamlined design

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buying guide Make sure your screen is displaying colors accurately, with the best monitor calibrators on the market

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News Forget needing to install wires into your car's fuse box to enable parking monitoring - 70mai has thought of a way more convenient solution

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Updated The best polarizer filters are a must for reducing reflections, boosting color and contrast, and adding punch to dreary skies

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Updated Capture creative long exposures to blur movement in landscapes – even in the middle of a bright summer's day

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News And it also boasts some impressive screen specs

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Recording uncompressed 8K video should be no problem

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Updated Variable neutral density – or fader – filters are essential for filmmakers, and handy for stills photography, too
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