
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

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

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

FeiyuTech announces world’s first gimbal camera with a detachable head
By Jon Stapley published
news The FeiyuPocket 2S is one of two new stabilized cameras from FeiyuTech, launching alongside the FeiyuPocket 2

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

Canon has designed a clip-on telephoto lens for smartphones
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS The latest quirky photo gadget from Canon could bring high-quality telephoto shooting to smartphone photographers

A new Nikon camera will feature GPS on steroids – is it the Nikon Z9?
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS A more accurate version of GPS is coming to an upcoming Nikon – will it be the Nikon Z9, or another new camera?

Kodak Step instant camera review
By Jon Stapley published
Review The instant-print Kodak Step is an instant point-and-shoot camera at a great price – could it be your next holiday camera?

OCLU Action Camera review
By Jon Stapley published
review The OCLU Action Camera is an exercise in frustration, a decent shooter hiding behind an awful user experience

This app will turn your old phone or tablet into a home security camera
By Jon Stapley last updated
News Spy on pets, beat burglars and get concrete evidence of poltergeist activity, and recycle that battered old iPhone at the same time

Best waterproof camera
By Jon Stapley published
BUYING GUIDE Make a splash with the best waterproof camera

How to set up a virtual hangout: the easy way to get people together on Zoom
By Jon Stapley published
HOME WORKING Need to set up an online meeting for your camera club, photography friends or clients? Here’s how to do it on Zoom

The best GoPro cameras
By Jon Stapley published
BUYING GUIDE Discover the best GoPro cameras

New Bushnell Core Trail cameras can shoot for up to a year
By Jon Stapley published
These impressive, long-lasting trail cams can see in the dark to give you unprecedented access to wildlife

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM | A review
By Jon Stapley published
REVIEW It’s big on image quality but, in other ways, is less typical of Sigma’s ‘Art’ lenses
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