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2 days ago | amateurphotographer.com | Andy Westlake

Sony has announced an ultra-large aperture telephoto zoom, the Sony FE 50-150mm F2 GM. It’s designed for subjects such as portraits, wedding, fashion, events, and indoor sports photography, where the additional light-gathering and background blur capability could be beneficial. Despite the f/2 aperture, Sony has managed to keep the size and weight close to that of a traditional 70-200mm f/2.8 lens.

4 days ago | amateurphotographer.com | Gavin Stoker

Perceived wisdom places the smartphone as the nemesis of the dedicated, standalone digital camera. It’s true most manufacturers ditched their formerly high-volume selling compacts as most of us concluded the camera in our phone was ‘good enough’ and sometimes much more convenient – especially for quickly sharing pictures with friends, family and followers.

5 days ago | amateurphotographer.com | Andy Westlake

This build-it-yourself pinhole camera for Instax instant film is fun to build and can, with a bit of luck, deliver some nice prints. It would make a great gift for photographers. ProsInexpensiveFun to buildConsExposure calculator is unreliableCamera isn’t very rigidI’ve been reviewing cameras and photo equipment for almost two decades, so thought I’d seen everything there is to see. But it turns out that’s not quite true.

1 week ago | amateurphotographer.com | Amy Davies

One of the best photography competitions, the winners of the 18th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards have been announced at a gala ceremony in London. Split into “Open” and “Professional” categories, the overall title of Photographer of the Year 2025 was awarded to British photographer Zed Nelson for the series The Anthropocene Illusion.

1 week ago | amateurphotographer.com | Amy Davies

With two well-performing cameras and a third that does a reasonable job too, plus a host of AI editing tools, the Oppo Reno 13 Pro is a smart buy in the mid-range sector Pros Two high resolution sensors Selfie camera has AF Big screen, slim bezels Cons Jump in price compared to last year Low resolution ultrawide lens Not available in all territories There’s a lot of available options right now in the best budget smartphone category, with many affordable devices now offering excellent picture...