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

SJCAM unveils SJ9 action camera duo
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS The new SJ9 Strike and SJ9 Max are waterproof, tough and attractively priced

Olympus Tough TG-6 arrives with new underwater modes and accessories
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS The latest in Olympus’s range of tough waterproof compacts is a solid, straightforward update

Peak Design unveils ultra-portable Travel Tripod, its ninth Kickstarter
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS The firm promises to completely shake up tripod design with “world’s most portable” tripod

The InstantKon RF70 is a foldable instant camera with full manual control
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Using Fujifilm Instax Wide film, this instant camera lets you take complete control over shutter speed, aperture and focusing

Voigtländer announces Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS This manual-focus lens boasts extensive electronic contacts allowing it to communicate with Sony cameras

Google’s Huawei blacklisting: How will this affect Honor smartphones?
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Owner of an Honor smartphone? Here’s what you need to know about the Google/Huawei spat

Leica introduces special edition CL for Bauhaus’s 100-year anniversary
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS This limited-edition version of the APS-C camera celebrates a century since the birth of the renowned art school

Ricoh executives think mirrorless photographers will soon return to DSLRs
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Within “one or two years”, apparently…

Google bars Huawei from Android updates
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS The world’s second-biggest smartphone maker will have its Android access restricted, following its blacklisting by the Trump administration

DJI debuts Smart Controller for drones with built-in display
By Jon Stapley published
CES 2019 Controlling your drone is no longer dependent on the battery in your phone

UK new drone laws – what do they mean for you?
By Jon Stapley published
News Following recent issues at Gatwick airport, the UK has announced new measures to tackle irresponsible drone use

AirSelfie launches a fleet of new aerial cameras to take your vanity levels sky high
By Jon Stapley published
CES 2019 Three new flying selfie cameras for all your selfie needs.

Vuze XR Camera shoots 360-degree 5.7K video
By Jon Stapley published
PHOTOKINA 2018 And it’s pretty affordable too!

Tenba goes super-tough with new Axis camera backpacks inspired by the military
By Jon Stapley published
NEWS Inspired by Tenba’s range of military bags, these are the firm’s toughest photo backpacks yet

Renowned aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand becomes DJI ‘master’
By Jon Stapley published
Latest news The first of a new series of partnerships between DJI and notable filmmakers

Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 makes bunch of five for Sony E-mount
By Jon Stapley published
PHOTOKINA 2018 The lens-makers have rounded out their range for Sony’s full-frame mirrorless A7 and A9 range

Broncolor announces LED studio head and something completely different
By Jon Stapley published
PHOTOKINA 2018 Two new offerings from lighting specialists Broncolor at Photokina 2018, one straightforward, the other less so…

Tokina Opera 50mm F1.4 FF: A new “premium” prime
By Jon Stapley published
PHOTOKINA 2018 Full-frame standard lens is due to go on sale in November

Sigma adds five lenses to its Art, Sports and Contemporary collections
By Jon Stapley published
PHOTOKINA 2018 As well as the new 60-600mm telephoto behemoth, Sigma has significantly bulked out its lens offering

L-Mount Alliance – Panasonic, Leica and Sigma go full-frame together
By Jon Stapley published
PHOTOKINA 2018 Three major firms unveil a strategic partnership for the future of full-frame mirrorless cameras and lenses

Hasselblad introduces three new lenses for the X1D-50c
By Jon Stapley published
PHOTOKINA 2018 The three new XCD lenses include the line’s fastest ever optic, the XCD 80mm f/1.9

GoPro Hero 7 Black beats the shakes with super-stabilised video
By Jon Stapley published
PHOTOKINA 2018 New action camera promises never-before-seen stabilisation levels, producing gimbal-style video

Canon Speedlite EL-100 – flash made simple
By Jon Stapley published
News Featuring extensive auto modes, the Canon Speedlite EL-100 is designed to make flash photography more accessible
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