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TechRadar CamerasTech2026 was the year of 'peak camera', and that camera was the Sony A7R VI — here's why Against a backdrop of component shortages and price hikes, 2026 has been a challenging year for camera companies, and it's been a quieter year for new gear as a result.

TechRadar CamerasTechI shot the same scenes with a pro Viltrox prime lens and a DSLR icon — can you spot the difference? If I was to pinpoint one special lens in my photography career, it would have to be the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art for Nikon F-mount.

TechRadar CamerasTech7 of the coolest retro cameras of 2026 — from monochrome models to no-fuss film cameras Way back in January, we wrote about how retro cameras were making an unexpected resurgence . Now we're nearing the end of the year, and that trend is showing no signs of slowing — and I've rounded up…

TechRadar CamerasTechMeet the TechRadar Readers' Choice Awards 2026 winners — all 100% chosen by you It's been an excellent year for tech releases, with the arrival of everything from new TV panel developments, to groundbreaking drones, to awesome spatial audio speakers, to a new breed of…

TechRadar CamerasTechHow to turn your Canon camera's images into 3D objects and videos with Canon's free DP3D software Canon recently unveiled its new Dual Pixel 3D, or DP3D for short — an image generation technology making use of Canon’s proprietary Dual Pixel AF technology.

TechRadar CamerasTechSigma FP2 review: the world's smallest full-frame mirrorless camera is a wonder of design Sigma FP2: One-minute review Sigma's FP2 is a successor to the world's smallest full-frame mirrorless camera, the FP , and it's even smaller, despite coming with a bunch of handy upgrades.

TechRadar CamerasTechThe Oppo Find X10 Pro Max is one of the year's top cameraphones — these photos prove it First phone with three 200MP cameras A 50MP selfie camera completes the ultra-wide (0.6x), wide (1x) and telephoto (3x) array A photographer's kit includes a 300mm teleconverter lens There's yet…

TechRadar CamerasTechAntigravity A1 Follow Me Bundle review: a game-changing wearable bundle that changes how you fly the 360 drone Antigravity A1 Follow Me Bundle: two-minute review When the Antigravity A1 launched in 2025 it was the world’s first 360-degree drone, and for a brief time the only such drone, until the DJI Avata…

TechRadar CamerasTechTT Nature bird feeder review: two weeks with the budget wooden smart feeder camera TT Nature Bird Feeder Station: Two-minute review Unlike companies like Netvue (which originated as a smart security camera maker before launching the Birdfy line) or Bird Buddy (which built its…

TechRadar CamerasTechKiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro review: sharp 4K detail, choppy video Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro: two-minute review Smart bird feeders have quietly become one of the busiest corners of the camera world.

TechRadar CamerasTechWhy Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner used an infrared converted Nikon camera Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 winners announced James Lewin won the Animals in their Environment category He used an infrared converted Nikon Z7 II camera and budget lens for his winning…

TechRadar CamerasTechSee the ‘heartbreakingly poignant’ Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 winning photo Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 winners announced Federico Veronesi takes top prize with elephant carrying a dead calf photo Winning photographs showcased at the Natural History Museum…

TechRadar CamerasTechNikon’s rumored D500 DSLR successor could raise the bar for crop-sensor mirrorless cameras Rumors point to a 'Nikon Z70' reveal before 2026 is out It's supposedly a mirrorless successor to the crop-sensor Nikon D500 DSLR flagship As such, expect a rugged design and high-speed photography…

TechRadar CamerasTechOur favorite new drones: these are the models that soared through our tests Thinking of buying a drone? It can be tricky to know where to invest your money, and it's worth doing your research before you commit.

TechRadar CamerasTechNikon and Fujifilm's quiet year for new cameras isn't the disaster you think it is — here's why Camera gear enthusiasts, myself included, can be an impatient lot at times. We want to see shiny new models with better features (whether we need them or not).

TechRadar CamerasTechPeak Design's tiny magnetic tripod has changed how I film and watch content on my phone I'm a bit late to the party, but six months ago I picked up the Peak Design Mobile Tripod and attached it to my Pixel 8 Pro. It has lived on my phone ever since.

TechRadar CamerasTechSigma’s 50-120mm F2.8 is 'an APS-C legend in the making' — and a tempting full-frame alternative Sigma completes its trinity of f/2.8 zoom lenses for APS-C cameras The 50-120mm lens (75-180mm equivalent) comes to Sony, Canon and Fujifilm from October 22 It weighs just 13.4oz / 380g and costs…

TechRadar CamerasTechViltrox has slashed the prices of its Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm and L-mount lenses by 20% – starting from $80 Viltrox lenses are already excellent value — I should know having reviewed around 15 of them and been majorly impressed each time.

TechRadar CamerasTechThe photographers’ secret that changes everything for the 2027 total solar eclipse The "eclipse of the century" takes place on August 2, 2027 Its totality will be up to six minutes and 22 seconds The total eclipse track covers parts of North Africa, Southern Spain and the Middle…

TechRadar CamerasTechThe Canon EOS R6 II just sunk to a low price that makes the shiny new EOS R8 II hard to recommend Last month, Canon added the EOS R8 Mark II to its range of full-frame mirrorless cameras, and it brought a new 'retro' look with a 'modern twist' that has divided opinion — I think it looks more like…

TechRadar CamerasTechOM System PEN review: a classy, feature-packed rangefinder that's amazing value OM System PEN: Two-minute review Given the ongoing component shortages and price pressures, producing an affordable camera in 2026 is no mean feat — and that's exactly what OM System has achieved…

TechRadar CamerasTechViral Kodak Charmera gets Amazon price cut and same day delivery — but is it the best buy? You'll likely need no introduction to the Kodak Charmera — the original $30 / 30g miniature keychain camera that sold by the bucketload last year.

TechRadar CamerasTechDJI's Osmo Pocket 3 action camera gets a welcome discount DJI's Osmo Pocket 3 is one of the top action cams we've ever tested - and easily one of the most popular for creators.

TechRadar CamerasTechDoorDash says its new drone can get food to you in under five minutes DoorDash has unveiled the drone it's testing with deliveries An average delivery time of under five minutes is promised The drones will be tested in a limited trial in North California The future of…

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The hot shoe is where the flash goes, and the microphone, and the monitor, and whatever the next decade bolts on. Every camera has one and nobody photographs it. This magazine is named after it because that is where the whole business meets: the body, the glass, the light, the sound, and the person holding it.

I shot news in Gothenburg for nine years and documentary for hire after that, then stopped taking assignments to write about the tools. Since 2021 I live in Tokyo, ten minutes from the used-camera shops of Shinjuku, which is not an accident: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Ricoh and Sigma make almost everything worth pointing at a subject, and their own press writes about it first, in Japanese. So this magazine reads it there, and in German, French, Italian and Spanish, and in English from the reviewers who actually put a card in the slot — around eighty sources and thirty channels, counted and plotted so you can see what is moving.

Bodies and lenses, cinema cameras and drones, film and the darkroom, firmware and the software that finishes the picture, the rumours before the launch and the reviews after it, and the photographers and shows the rest of it is for. I test what I write about on a job before a word goes down. I shoot film on Sundays and do not think that makes me interesting.

A story here is a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link to whoever reported it. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the photographer or the maker. A story written in Japanese appears in Japanese, as its author set it down; the link goes to the original.

— Mara Lindqvist, Tokyo