Mike Harris

Mike Harris

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Mike studied photography at college, honing his Adobe Photoshop skills and learning to work in the studio and darkroom. After a few years writing for various publications, he headed to the ‘Big Smoke’ to work on Wex Photo Video’s award-winning content team, before transitioning back to print as Technique Editor (later Deputy Editor) on N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine.

With bylines in Digital Camera, PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, Practical Photography, Digital Photographer, iMore, and TechRadar, he’s a fountain of photography and consumer tech knowledge, making him a top tutor for techniques on cameras, lenses, tripods, filters, and more. His expertise extends to everything from portraits and landscapes to abstracts and architecture to wildlife and, yes, fast things going around race tracks...

Latest articles by Mike Harris

CEWE Wall Art with Swarovski Crystals
Want to print your photos big? How about embedding 26,000 Swarovski crystals to really make them shine?

By Mike Harris Published

News CEWE launches glittering printing service that embellishes your photos with thousands of Swarovski crystals

News
An aerial view of construction of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 Freeway on Earth Day on April 22, 2026 in Agoura Hills, California.
This coyote photograph proves large mammals are using wildlife crossing that spans a 10-lane freeway hosting 300,000 vehicles per day

By Mike Harris Published

News A trail camera has captured an image of a coyote using the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing ahead of the installation’s official opening in December

News
Man looking at Nikon Z50 II rear screen
The Nikon Z50 II might look like a boring camera among the retro contingent, but it’s a diamond in the rough

By Mike Harris Published

Opinion The Nikon Z50 II is a great value and packs some serious specs. Here’s why I recommend it in 2026

Opinion
Mike Harris holding a Nikon ZR with 40mm lens in an office building
Nikon ZR firmware update could be just weeks away, according to YouTube leak

By Mike Harris last updated

News We know the first major Nikon ZR firmware update is on its way, but now we have a supposed date

News
Apple iPad Air M4 13in (2026)
Apple iPad Air M4 (2026) review: Do we even need an iPad Pro when the Air is this powerful?

By Glen Southern Published

Review The iPad Air M4 is a genuinely capable workstation that can chew through 61-MP RAW files

Review
GIF of CapSlinger being used to switch lenses
Swap lenses with one hand! This clever camera accessory looks like a great solution to lens changing

By Mike Harris Published

News This cheap little accessory is designed to give you a helping hand when swapping lenses

News
Nikon Z lenses
My favorite Nikon lens is made in China – do you know where YOUR Nikon cameras and glass are made?

By Mike Harris Published

News You might assume that your Nikon camera is made in Japan, but that hasn’t been the case for years

News
Screenshots from Alexandra Kavoukis' Instagram Reel, showing her holding the Fujifilm X100V engraved by an artisan alongside two other images of the engraved camera
Photographer flies over 6,500 miles to get her compact camera personally engraved by a talented Chinese artisan

By Mike Harris Published

News “There’s only one man I’d fly across the world for,” says photographer as she hands over her Fujifilm X100V for engraving

News
Close-up of Apple iPad Pro M4 camera
The best tablet camera in 2026: iPads, Android and Windows tablets with photo smarts

By Mike Harris last updated

buying guide Want to take pictures with a tablet? We round up the best tablet cameras on the market today

buying guide
A photo of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
The best tablets for photo editing in 2026

By Mike Harris last updated

Buying guide Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, or Amazon: who makes the best tablet for photo editing?

Buying guide
A person using an Apple Pencil 2 and iPad Pro to edit on Affinity Photo for iPad
The best iPads for photo editing, video editing and photography

By Mike Harris last updated

Buying guide Edit and organize your images and video with the best iPads available today

Buying guide
Nikon D500
A mirrorless Nikon D500, you say? If these rumored Nikon Z70 specs are real, this is the camera I’ve been waiting years for

By Mike Harris Published

News Nikon Z70 rumor: Is this finally the mirrorless D500 I’ve been waiting for?

News
Nikon Z8 close-up on black background with lens flare over record button
I’m a Nikon expert, but this image is of no camera I’ve ever seen – I’m hoping it’s the rumored Nikon Z70

By Mike Harris Published

News A mysterious illustration of a Nikon camera doesn’t match any current Z-Series body. Could it be the heavily rumored Nikon Z70?

News
Max Adams holding huge lens setup, all three screenshots from his Instagram Reels showing macro and 400mm lenses attached to multiple extension tubes and teleconverters
Photographer stacks 7 extension tubes and a pair of teleconverters onto a 400mm lens and is forced to focus 10ft away

By Mike Harris Published

News You could just buy a macro lens, of course, but what would be the fun in that?

News
Nikon Z7 product shot on pink background
The Nikon Z7: A high-res full-frame camera for the price of an entry-level mirrorless

By Mike Harris Published

Opinion If you’re looking for gorgeous, high-res visuals and aren’t bothered by cutting-edge specs, the Nikon Z7 comes cheap

Opinion
Nikon Z5IIC on a black background in front of a large green arrow with a red arrow (left)
Nikon is selling fewer cameras, but making more money. Here’s how…

By Mike Harris Published

News Nikon boosts financial year projections by 50% amidst booming semiconductor business, but camera and lens sales are sluggish

News
Mike Harris holding a Nikon ZR with 40mm lens in an office building
Nikon ZR camera gets first major firmware update, enabling RED color science outside of RAW video

By Mike Harris Published

News Firmware 2.00 for the Nikon ZR is nearly here, with some substantial upgrades, but no open gate (yet…)

News
Nikon Z50 II and D500 carved diagonally to look like a merging of the two cameras
Reported Nikon Z70 leak suggests rumored mirrorless camera could have 2x digital teleconverter

By Mike Harris Published

News I’ve been looking at the recent Nikon Singapore slip-up and suspect the referenced teleconverter could be a digital ‘doubler’

News
Three screenshots from Pavel Mamontov's YouTube video showing a glass vase being used as a lens
This photographer used a glass vase as a camera lens – the results are otherworldly!

By Mike Harris Published

News Who cares if it’s cheap glass? Using a vase as a camera lens produces some rather stunning results

News
Affinity for iPad screenshot
Now you can take Affinity everywhere, following iPad app release – and yes, it’s free!

By Mike Harris Published

News Affinity is back on iPad, free to use, and boasts Apple Pencil functionality

News
Bokeh Face thumbnail with OM System PEN in the centre flanked by James Artaius and Mike Harris with text "EDC CAMERA KING?"
New OM System PEN, old tech… But does it actually matter?

By James Artaius Published

PODCAST Is the OM System PEN the new EDC king? What's up with the Nikon Z5IIC? And what on Earth is pre-capture?

PODCAST
Arsenal's German midfielder #29 Kai Havertz (L) vies with Everton's German midfielder #34 Merlin Rohl (R) during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Everton.
This is what happened when a Premier League star picked up a US$7,000 film camera and a single roll of film

By Mike Harris Published

News Expired Film Club challenged film photographer and pro soccer player Merlin Röhl to shoot a single roll of film in his club’s home city, Liverpool

News
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Why 8-year-old Nikon Z6 is trending after the Z5IIC camera launch – it makes total sense

By Mike Harris Published

Opinion The Nikon Z6 launched way back in 2018, but it’s still a smart buy for photographers on a budget. It even has a viewfinder!

Opinion
Luminar screenshot showing the 2026 Fall Update
Big Luminar photo editor update embraces AI but is designed to “put human talent first”

By Mike Harris Published

News Skylum’s biggest Luminar update of the year has been guided by a survey of photographers

News
Mike Harris wearing a t-shirt and jeans holding the Nikon Z5IIC on a green background
Nikon Z5IIC review: an awkward viewfinderless camera design that’s heavy in the hand, heavy on specs, and light on your wallet

By Mike Harris Published

Review The Nikon Z5IIC has all the hallmarks of a great camera, except for a viewfinder... which may or may not be to its detriment

Review
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