Latest articles by Gavin Stoker
Opinion It's been almost exactly one year since we've seen a new X series camera from Fujifilm. So why the drought? I think we can look to its Instax instant print camera series for the answer
Opinion Full-frame capture is what we’re told serious photographers aspire to. Canon is very much a serious brand, albeit one with a consumer-friendly image. Does that mean it’s our best bet?
Opinion Fixed-lens compact cameras are very popular right now, with Ricoh’s GR range regularly featuring in Japan’s top ten camera sales. So why aren’t more manufacturers following its lead in producing large-sensor compacts with high-quality optics?
Opinion I believe absolute beginners have never had it so good when it comes to getting into photography. Here’s why…
Opinion Long-term photographers may decry that omitting a viewfinder from its Z5IIc means Nikon has scuppered its chances of serious appeal. But that may have opened it up to a whole new photographic generation
Opinion For the past 30 years Fujifilm Instax has stolen the original Polaroid camera and chemistry’s thunder. I believe the latter’s new Mod camera could, however, start turning all that around
Opinion One continues to be the perennial must-have while the other is in slow decline. But, when it comes to ‘proper’ photography, I’d argue the scenario should be reversed
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Opinion Samsung incorporated some great ideas into its discontinued camera series that wouldn't just find favor today, but would have given smartphone adopters less reason to ditch digicams in the first place
Opinion This year has been one of the most uneventful so far for new camera releases. And yet, amid rising costs, component shortages and dwindling demand, I believe, in one way, photographers have never had it so good…
Opinion Metal-bodied compact cameras barely bigger than a credit card? With the current craze for old-school compacts, why isn’t Casio – or an enterprising licensee – reinstating production of the 2010 Exilim series?
Opinion It’s been an atypically quiet year for fresh product, but that doesn’t mean the camera industry’s dying. Rather than fretting about chip shortages, delays and rising prices, I think we should focus on the exceptional kit we already have
Opinion It’s great when manufacturers say they want to support specialist photographic retailers. But I feel the lack of a fully inclusive, industry-wide in-store event for camera shops, akin to Record Store Day, has missed an opportunity to turn things around
Buying guide Whether you wish to view old pictures or are shooting on film afresh today, these are the best slide viewers
Opinion Who would’ve thought Ricoh cameras would feature prominently in multiple best-seller lists, edging out bigger-name brands? Here’s what I believe is boosting Ricoh’s success
An increasing number of products are very pleased with themselves for delivering a facsimile of shooting on film – but I can’t see the appeal
OPINION The best camera is the one you have with you. For most people, me included, that 'camera' is often a phone. Increasingly, I wonder if a dedicated camera is surplus to requirements…
Opinion It’s been a very quiet year for Nikon camera announcements – in fact there have been none, so far. But could it be holding something earth shattering up its sleeve? Here’s what I think it should do next…
Opinion Manufacturers have built wondrous full frame and medium format cameras, but demand is in freefall – and I think I know why
Opinion Camera manufacturers strive for the best image quality at an affordable (or at least justifiable) price. But the Gen Z craze for low-grade digicams throws that out the window. Why?
