It’s been a funny 18 months. A lot has changed, for better and for worse, but the photo industry has marched on, revealing some interesting gear trends and exciting announcements.
At Digital Photographer we’re lucky enough to have the opportunity to test and try a wide variety of photo equipment, from all of the major manufacturers (and quite a few smaller names) giving us some insight into the trends in design and philosophy.
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With lenses, you would think there was a more restricted scope for experimentation among the companies making them, with a lens being a purely functional part of a camera system – but this isn’t necessarily true. Sure, cameras with exciting headline features tend to get the maximum publicity, but lens design has come a long way in just a few years.
This is perhaps one of the most overlooked facts in