Gordon Laing

2 weeks ago | cameralabs.com | Gordon Laing

IntroThe Fujifilm GFX100RF is a fixed lens rangefinder-styled camera with a 102 Megapixel medium format sensor. Announced in March 2025 and available in black or silver finishes, it essentially takes the large sensor, image processor and viewfinder of the GFX100S II and packs them into a smaller and lighter body with a fixed 28mm equivalent lens that’s more akin to a slightly chunkier version of the popular X100 series.

2 weeks ago | cameralabs.com | Gordon Laing

The instax mini 41 is Fujifilm’s latest camera to use their hugely popular instax mini film. Launched in April 2025, the mini 41 produces credit-card sized prints using a fully analogue process that eject straightaway and gradually develop before your eyes in roughly 90 seconds. The camera costs around $99 or pounds, while instax mini film costs around $20 or £15 for a twin pack of 20 shots, which works out around a dollar or 75 pence per print.

2 weeks ago | cameralabs.com | Gordon Laing

The Sigma BF is a stylish mirrorless camera with a 24 Megapixel full-frame sensor and L-mount, packed into a body milled from a single block of aluminium. Launched in February 2025, Sigma says it’s designed as a simple system camera for everyday use, aimed at photographers first. Check out my first-looks preview video below, or keep scrolling for the written highlights! The minimalist design is machined from a single block of aluminium, with a style and finish similar to premium Apple products.

3 weeks ago | cameralabs.com | Gordon Laing

IntroThe Panasonic Lumix S1R II is a high-end full-frame mirrorless camera with a 44 Megapixel BSI sensor and 8k video. Announced in February 2025, it’s the new flagship in the Lumix S series, and while it may numerically be the successor to the original S1R from 2019, it’s better to think of it as a more powerful version of the more recent S5 IIx with higher resolution photo and video along with enhanced controls.

3 weeks ago | cameralabs.com | Gordon Laing

The Feisol TT-224 is a table-top tripod now with extending legs. Launched in early 2025, it’s the follow-up to the TT-15 Mark II, one of my favourite mini tripods and a constant companion on my travels. Find out everything in my video review below, or keep scrolling for the written highlights! To paraphrase a famous saying, the best tripod is the one you have with you, and my days of lugging around a full-size model on the off-chance of needing it are long-over.