Compact cameras with built-in lenses have experienced something of a revival over the past year or two. However, it hasn’t necessarily been easy to find suitable small camera bags or cases that offer both a decent level of protection and a touch of style, without breaking the bank. Vanguard is now aiming to change that, though, with its VEO Metro...

　　The Samsung Galaxy A57 sits at the top of the A series range, nipping at the toes of the S series, savingyou money, but is it good enough to make it into the list of the best budget camera phones? I find out.Smaller, lighter, thinner, more waterproof, and better looking, noI’mnot talking about myself, but instead the new Samsung Galaxy...

　　Good lighting is often the difference between an ordinary macro image and one that reveals texture, depth and detail. The SmallRig RM 03 Macro Photo LED Light is designed specifically for close-up photography, providing a compact light source that can be positioned precisely where its needed. 　　SmallRig RM 03 Macro Photo LED Light at a glance: $49.99 / £49 5...

　　At first glance, the Tamron 35-100mm F/2.8 Di III VXD seems to employ a rather unusual focal range. There is no other current full-frame lens that offers the same. But ‘current’ is the operative word here, because if you cast your mind back 50 years or so, all zooms started around 35mm, a setting considered wide-angle at the time, and...

　　While not a huge upgrade, the Xiaomi 17T Pro smartphone has a lot to offer photographers and video makers – its a good compromise if the Xiaomi 17 Ultra and Leitzphone are too pricey. 　　I have been using Xiaomi phones for several years now and as a photographer, it remains one of my favourite brands in the fiercely contested Android...

　　Despite its name, the Oppo Reno 16 Pro follows on from 2025’s Oppo Reno 13 Pro and is pitched as the company’s mid-tier “everyday” phone, sitting below the incredibly impressive Oppo Find X9 Pro. 　　With a solid camera setup, including three high resolution sensors, and a simple yet stylish design, it’s designed to appeal to those who want something decent...

　　Thirty-five millimetre lenses come in all shapes and sizes, from the tiny Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA Zeiss Sonnar T* to the much larger Viltrox AF 35mm F1.2 LAB (review coming soon). The Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 EVO II FE sits somewhere between the two, making it a relatively compact and lightweight lens that feels equally at home on a...

　　Compact cameras with built-in lenses are currently showing a real resurgence, so it was probably only a matter of time before all-in-one long-zoom bridge cameras followed suit. The new Sony RX10 V follows on where the RX10 IV left off nine years before, with much the same core imaging hardware. As before, it places a massive 24-600mm equivalent zoom lens...

　　The Polaroid Go Gen 3 wants to be the camera of the summer. That much was extremely obvious from the moment it was announced, with publicity shots all showing this diminutive instant camera being used by young, attractive people on the beach, at festivals, at parties, etc. The target audience was quite obvious. 　　Well, I may be neither young nor...

　　Tamron has a very strong track record in short telephoto macro lenses having produced multiple 90mm versions, first f/2.5 models from the late 1970s, before moving to f/2.8 iterations from the mid 90s. This culminated in 2004’s legendary SP AF 90mm F/2.8 Di which, if you had a DSLR and a yearning to shoot closeups at the time, was likely...