Olympus

Review: Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm F1.8 lens

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Reviewed by Terry Lane This is a return to the good old days of brilliant, beautifully made prime lenses.

Review: Olympus XZ-2 compact camera

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Reviewed by Terry Lane Olympus has secured its place in the top echelon of compact cameras with the XZ-2.

Olympus Pen E-PL5 compact system camera

Olympus Pen E-PL5.

Imaging This is Olympus imaging at its consistent best. The touch-sensitive Super Control Panel is brilliant.

The sights of Olympus

Aston Martin DB5.

Imaging The E-PL3 has the capacity to tell the story of a grandmother's life.

Olympus tough-cam excels at home, too

Olympus TG-1

Liam McCabe The TG-1 is the best all-around tough-cam right now.

Review: Olympus TG-1 Tough

Olympus TG-1 Tough.

Imaging Olympus now has an indestructible camera able to mix it with the best from Canon, Nikon and Panasonic

Review: Olympus M. Zuiko f2.8 60mm macro lens

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Reviewed by Terry Lane The image quality from this lens is outstanding, whether used as a close-up or as a medium telephoto.

Review: Olympus OMD E-M5

Olympus OMD EM-5.

This is the digital camera Olympus should have made on day one - a true successor to the range of OM 35mm cameras.

Review: Olympus Tough TG-820

Olympus Tough TG 820 
Camera.

Imaging For anyone planning on snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, this camera should top the shopping list.

Olympus E-620 DSLR

Olympus E620

Terry Lane This 12-megapixel DSLR is the latest iteration of the Olympus Four Thirds system. It has the effective supersonic sensor dust removal system and image stabilisation by sensor shift that we now expect...

Cameras

Can a smartphone replace your point-and-shoot?

Camera

We've already rounded up the top smartphone cameras, but are they good enough to replace your point-and-shoot digital camera? Jenneth Orantia finds out.

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Imaging

Fire on the mountain

The Olympus Pen E-P5 is worth waiting for.

Imaging The Olympus Pen E-P5 compact system camera is certainly worth waiting for.

Cameras

Call your shot

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Imaging The snappers have embraced the smartphone but the ambitious are sticking with their DSLRs.

Cameras

Review: Sigma 19mm f2.8 EX DN lens

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Reviewed by Terry Lane For anyone wanting a moderately wide-angle lens for occasional use, the Sigma fits the bill.

Picture-perfect formula

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Imaging We suspect the scene feature is the least-used function on digital cameras.

Cameras

Review: Nikon 1 V2 compact system camera

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Reviewed by Terry Lane This 14-megapixel compact system camera is one of the sweetest cameras around.

Terms and compositions

Imaging Taking great shots with a DSLR relies on understanding what that means.

Smartphones crushing point-and-shoot camera market

Canon

Hiroshi Hiyama The soaring popularity of smartphones is crushing demand for point-and-shoot cameras, analysts say.

Pics of the bunch

Nikon D800 Camera.

Imaging The European judges and I know a decent camera when we use one.

Review: Canon Powershot D20

Canon Powershot D20.

Terry Lane We liked the D10 very much and we like the D20 even more, although we wish Canon had kept the World War III ''army surplus'' look of the old camera.