Latest articles by Rod Lawton
Now you can buy the wonderful Phase One XC medium format camera body only
News It means that if you already have a Phase One IQ4 digital back, you don’t have to buy another!
Manual focus lenses helped me rediscover the magic of depth of field
Opinion Depth of field measurement used to be easy. What happened?
Why did I ignore back button focus on my camera for so long?
Opinion Why does your camera have to focus the instant before the shutter releases? Why can't you decide when to focus?
I love DSLRs but mirrorless cameras are so much better at manual focusing
Opinion Sorry, but optical viewfinders just can't offer the magnified precision of EVFs
How I fixed my lens’s focus with kitchen foil and a pair of scissors
How to What do you do if your lens goes to infinity... and beyond?
Voigtländer 35 mm/1:2.5 Color Skopar P-Type II review
Review The Voigtländer 35 mm/1:2.5 Color Skopar P-Type II is an old-school rangefinder lens, but can modern sensors handle it?
Hit the right spot with your Canon camera's Spot metering mode
TUTORIAL Rod Lawton takes a look at this challenging metering mode, how it works and what it can do for your photographic projects
We photographers keep digging ourselves deeper into a hole with non-destructive editing
Opinion Non-destructive editing is a short-term tactic not a long-term strategy, unless you want to end up in a deep, deep hole
Fujifilm XF 35mm f/2 R WR review: the X-mount's nifty fifty
Review The Fujinon XF35mmF2 R WR is like a ‘nifty fifty’ for Fujifilm X-mount cameras. It’s small, classy and rather good
Nikon in 2023: Cutting-edge flagships to film camera throwbacks
2023 IN REVIEW 2023 was a strong year for Nikon, with not one but two major camera launches and so many lenses it’s left us goggle-eyed
Nikon dumped aperture rings years ago. So where does that leave the Zf?
Opinion The Nikon Zf is a beautiful retro-themed full frame camera with old-school camera controls. Well, two out of three
Sony in 2023: from a compact vlogging cam to the most advanced camera ever
BEST OF 2023 2023 has been a HUGE year for Sony, with so many launches it’s sometimes been difficult to keep up. Here’s what happened
Canon in 2023: lenses the world has never seen before, and some creative cameras too
BEST OF 2023 What a year it’s been for Canon fans! Join us on a trip through 2023 as we relive the launches, the lenses, the rumors and the rebuttals…
Panasonic in 2023: a new phase for full frame and Micro Four Thirds
Best of 2023 2023 was a major year for Panasonic with two major launch events for both Lumix S and Lumix G formats
I wonder what happened to ordinary photography? We’ve become fixated on extremes
Opinion We all want the best camera. Of course we do. But judging cameras by the extremes of their performance makes no sense
What’s the best camera type for old SLR lenses? Mirrorless!
Opinion Surely that’s a mistake? The best camera for old SLR lenses is a DSLR, right? Not necessarily...
Apple iMac M3 review
Review The iMac M3 has lots of power and that 24-inch 4.5K screen is to die for, but the base models do need more RAM and storage
Sometimes it takes a new camera to make you realize how good your old one was!
Opinion New cameras are better. Of course they are. But they can also make you realize the older model does everything you need
We spend thousands on camera gear and then complain about the cost of software
Opinion There are three key things in photography: the photographer, the camera, the edit. Seems we think the last one isn’t worth much
Megapixel anxiety. It’s real. It may even be incurable
Opinion We were supposed to be past this whole megapixel fixation. But maybe all we’ve done is drive it deep in our subconscious
I just bought a Fujifilm X-T1. Am I mad?
Opinion The X-T1 came out way back in 2014. Its specs are positively prehistoric. How can this camera be any good today?
DxO PureRAW 3.7 update brings enhanced Lightroom integration
News DxO PureRAW 3.7 now offers the ability to create and manage Lightroom Classic Collections from within PureRAW
Sony A7C II vs A7C: has Sony made a worthy successor?
Buying Guide Our Sony A7C II vs A7C comparison reveals the key differences between these cameras, and key things they have in common
