Jon Stapley
Jon spent years at IPC Media writing features, news, reviews and other photography content for publications such as Amateur Photographer and What Digital Camera in both print and digital form. With his additional experience for outlets like Photomonitor, this makes Jon one of our go-to specialists when it comes to all aspects of photography, from cameras and action cameras to lenses and memory cards, flash diffusers and triggers, batteries and memory cards, selfie sticks and gimbals, and much more besides.
An NCTJ-qualified journalist, he has also contributed to Shortlist, The Skinny, ThreeWeeks Edinburgh, The Guardian, Trusted Reviews, CreativeBLOQ, and probably quite a few others I’ve forgotten.
Latest articles by Jon Stapley

Nikon patents two f/1.2 zoom lenses!!!
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Nikon has designed two insanely f/1.2 zoom lenses – a 35-50mm and a 50-70mm. PLEASE make this happen for real!

Man’s life saved when bullet bounces off Motorola phone with Hulk cover
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Motorola phones are tougher than they look – this one stopped a bullet for a lucky Brazilian robbery victim

Blistering 50mm f/0.95 arrives for Sony, Nikon, Canon, Fuji, Olympus + Panasonic cameras
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Lighting-fast 50mm f/0.95 lens arrives for for Sony, Nikon, Canon and Fuji APS-C cameras, along with Micro Four Thirds

Harman announces affordable AKG Ara USB mic for podcasters
By Jon Stapley published
news At the lower end of the price scale, the AKG Ara should tempt users looking to set up a studio on a budget

Canon announces Zoemini S2 instant camera and printer
By Jon Stapley published
news Lightweight and colourful, this Zink-printing mini camera sports a mirror and ring light for selfies

Medium format video just got easier! Fujifilm GFX 100S gets a camera cage from LockCircle
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Turn the Fujifilm GFX 100S into a filmmaking powerhouse with the new LockCircle X Cage

The Irix 30mm f/1.4 gives photographers the cinematic look of cine lenses
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Meet the Irix 30mm f/1.4, a wide-aperture prime for DSLRs that’s based on the impressive Irix Cine 30mm T1.5 cine lens

Ricoh Japan apologizes as Ricoh GR III and GR IIIx are hit by supply shortages
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS If you’re after a Ricoh GR III or Ricoh GR IIIx, expect delays – the manufacturer is the latest to be hit by supply chain issues

Canon's first pro camera, the Canon EOS-1D, turns 20 years old
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Canon’s first professional DSLR marked a major step forward. On its 20th birthday, we take a look back at the Canon EOS-1D

Free app gives Ricoh GR users more than 40 film simulation 'recipes'
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Shoot film on your Ricoh GR! Sort of… this app enables you to simulate classic film stocks, a la Fuji's film simulations

10 cameras that changed low-budget filmmaking
By Jon Stapley published
TOP 10 A filmmaker has compiled a list of the cameras that changed low-budget cinematography forever. Do you agree?

iOS 15 and iPhone 13 get EXIF data and deep-learned photo subject recognition
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Apple's new iOS 15 and iPhone 13 family also gains an EXIF viewer and editor in the native Photos app

Best vintage lenses in 2025: give your images a retro look with classic glass
By Jon Stapley published
Buying Guide The best vintage lenses give your images a unique character – here are our top picks across the brands, old and new

Canon designs radical camera with one-handed grip – is it the Canon EOS R1?
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS A new camera design from Canon has an interesting hollow grip – could it be the much-anticipated Canon EOS R1?

Amazon and GoPro team up to sue accessory counterfeiters
By Jon Stapley published
news The retail giant and the action camera manufacturer are joining forces to crack down on counterfeit GoPro products in the Amazon store

Canon patents a better battery indicator (trust us, it IS worth knowing about!)
By Jon Stapley published
Canon has designed a camera battery indicator that also shows how much juice is in your external power bank

Iggy Pop, Cher and Grimes photographed by Bryan Adams for new Pirelli Calendar
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS There are musicians on both sides of the camera for the 2022 Pirelli Calendar, shot by rock star Bryan Adams

This car is a life-size, drivable replica of a vintage camera
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS We've heard of drive mode, but this is ridiculous! Indian company crafts a car shaped like a vintage wooden camera

H&Y announces one-size-fits-all Revoring Black Mist filters
By Jon Stapley published
The one-size-fits-all H&Y Revoring filter system expands with cinematic Black Mist series, fitting almost any lens

Nikon Z fc gets a trio of retro-styled lenses from TTArtisan
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS TTArtisan will soon offer more DX Z-mount lenses than Nikon does, with three retro-styled optics for the Nikon Z fc

New app uses your phone camera to tell whether your cat is happy
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Sylvester.ai has developed Tably, an app that decodes a cat’s facial expressions to monitor its health and happiness

This “entry-level” camera shoots more than ONE MILLION fps!
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Wanna shoot over ONE MILLION frames per second? The Phantom TMX 5010 finds new frontiers in frame rates

Add "Portrait Bokeh" to your photographs with new Luminar AI update
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS The AI-based desktop photo editor is getting a long-awaited feature already familiar to smartphone shooters
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