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

By Jon Stapley Published
A 3-axis stabiliser for smaller setups joins the renowned DJI Ronin series of handheld gimbals

By Jon Stapley Published
The company is crowdfunding for an affordable digital back for Hasselblad, Bronica, Rolleiflex, Mamiya and others.

By Rod Lawton, Jon Stapley Published
The first ever full-frame camera with a 61-megapixel sensor – the Sony A7R IV is taking no prisoners in the mirrorless war

By Jon Stapley Published
The walls between mirrorless cameras and DSLRs continue to come down

By Jon Stapley Published
The lo-fi analogue specialists are back with LomoChrome Metropolis, the first new color negative film in over five years

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS To be honest, you really have to see it in action to get it

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS The Sony MRW-S3 is billed as a record-breaking one-stop-shop for all your data transfer needs

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS More details emerge about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 10 smartphones, which are due in August

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS The TIPA award-winning filters are available in three varieties: protector, UV and circular polariser

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS A new patent reveals a lens cap/hood hybrid that might never disappear at the bottom of a bag again

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS Arriving in the UK for the summer, the Nissin i600 is a TTL and HSS speedlight with a long zoom range

By Jon Stapley Published
A practically vintage fisheye lens for K-mount cameras gets an update with new coatings

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS Infrared technology promises to turn night into full-color daylight

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS Billed as being “made for adventure”, the V-Lux 5 does everything the FZ1000 II can do – and also has the red dot

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS Fast wide-angle prime finally fills a hole in the Sony FE lens line-up

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS Industry-wide, the world of camera sales is still in a slump – and it’s not going to stop anytime soon

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS Lots and lots of good, good dogs

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS The new ISOCELL Plus sensor is a glimpse into the next generation of imaging tech

By Jon Stapley Published
The latest specs of Nikon’s future flagship DSLR suggest it will have some “mirrorless features”

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS The lenses will launch first for L-mount and Sony FE, but are coming for Canon RF and Nikon Z later in the year

By Jon Stapley Published
REVIEW A chunky tripod and fluid head combo, especially suited for video users

By Jon Stapley Published
The rise and rise of Sony continues as it surpasses a major rival in ILC sales

By Jon Stapley Published
NEWS GoPro’s trade-up program lets you swap any old camera – even a broken one – for £100 off a HERO7 Black or Fusion
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