Articles by Amy Davies

Amy has been writing about cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. Amy was once part of the photography testing team for Future Publishing working across TechRadar, Digital Camera, PhotoPlus, N Photo and Photography Week. For her photography, she has won awards and has been exhibited. She often partakes in unusual projects - including one intense year where she used a different camera every single day. Amy is currently the Features Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine, and in her increasingly little spare time works across a number of high-profile publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Expert Reviews, and just a little off-tangent, PetsRadar.

Articles by: Amy Davies

Sony widens its horizons with new full-frame Zeiss lens

By Amy Davies published 15 September 14

Photokina 2014 Sony has introduced a new lens for its range of E-Mount full-frame cameras in the shape of a 16-35mm f/4 FE Zeiss lens.

Canon PowerShot SX60 reaches far into the distance with 65x zoom

By Amy Davies published 15 September 14

Photokina 2014 Canon has introduced a new bridge camera featuring a whopping 65x optical zoom lens

Canon goes flat and long with new lens additions

By Amy Davies published 15 September 14

Photokina 2014 Canon has introduced three new lenses at Photokina, including a 24mm pancake lens, a 24-105 zoom lens and a telephoto 400mm lens.

Olympus goes super fast for weather resistant telephoto lens

By Amy Davies published 15 September 14

Photokina 2014 Olympus has introduced a new super fast (wide aperture) telephoto lens for use with Micro Four Thirds cameras.

Sony QX1 brings a huge sensor and pro lenses to the smartphone market

By Amy Davies published 3 September 14

IFA 2014 Sony has announced a new lens style camera which allows you to use interchangeable lenses and has an APS-C sized sensor.

Sony A5100 - another world's smallest camera unveiled

By Amy Davies published 18 August 14

Sony has introduced a new camera for its CSC range, which it is claiming to be the world's smallest interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C sized sensor, built-in flash and Wi-Fi.

Canon PowerShot SX400 IS review

By Amy Davies published 29 July 14

Not yet rated

The follow up to the SX170 features DSLR like styling, as opposed to a flatter, superzoom compact style

Canon's new bridge cameras boast whopping great zooms

By Amy Davies published 29 July 14

The Canon PowerShot SX520HS and PowerShot SX400IS offer 42x and 30x optical zooms in bridge camera style bodies.

Pentax XG-1 zooms in on the action with 52x lens

By Amy Davies published 15 July 14

Ricoh has announced the launch of the Pentax XG-1, a bridge camera with a 52x optical zoom lens

Nikon J4 review

By Amy Davies published 11 July 14

Nikon has included much of the same tech from the V3 for the J4, including the same sensor and processor. We find out how this scaled-down version of the camera compares.

Olympus E-PL6 finally arrives in the UK, just a year after launch

By Amy Davies published 9 July 14

Olympus has announced that the PEN Lite E-PL6 will be available to UK consumers, more than a year after it was introduced to the Japanese market.

Two become one with the Nikon D810

By Amy Davies published 26 June 14

Nikon has upgraded the D800 camera with the D810 - it features a new, 36.3 million pixel sensor and a wider sensitivity (ISO) range.

New Canon M lens gets you closer to the action

By Amy Davies published 17 June 14

Canon has introduced a new lens for the M compact system camera, taking the total number or proprietary lenses for the system up to four.

Nikon 1 V3 review

By Amy Davies published 30 May 14

Nikon has gone all out stylish for its latest incarnation of the V series. Clean lines removes the deep grip and the viewfinder, now available as optional extras.

Samsung NX Mini review

By Amy Davies published 30 May 14

The Samsung NX Mini features a one-inch sensor, interchangeable lenses, a tilting touchscreen and inbuilt Wi-Fi.

Nikon S2 keeps it simple for the Instagram generation

By Amy Davies published 14 May 14

Nikon has introduced a new compact system camera for its 1 range. The S2 features a 14.2 million pixel CMOS sensor.

Canon goes super wide with two new lenses

By Amy Davies published 13 May 14

Canon has introduced two new lenses into its range - one for full-frame (35mm) cameras, and the other for cropped (APS-C) devices.

Nikon Coolpix P600 review

By Amy Davies published 12 May 14

Nikon's P600 features a 60x optical zoom, full manual control, an electronic viewfinder and inbuilt Wi-Fi

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 review

By Amy Davies published 12 May 14

Two years on, the 21x zoom compact gets a refresh, but is this a camera that thinks it's a smartphone?

Sony returns to the A Mount for the A77 Mark II

By Amy Davies published 1 May 14

The successor to Sony's A77 A-mount interchangeable lens camera features a translucent mirror design.

Leica T goes back to basics, but adds a modern twist and a new mount

By Amy Davies published 24 April 14

Leica has introduced a new compact system camera, promising to go back to basics. Modern features include a touchscreen and integrated Wi-Fi.

Leica T review

By Amy Davies published 24 April 14

The Leica T system is a promise of a return to back to basics shooting, but keeps things modern with a large touchscreen and integrated Wi-Fi.

Nikon P530 review

By Amy Davies published 23 April 14

Nikon's P530 is a basic bridge camera with a good range of manual options. There's also a 42x optical zoom range, but other specifications, such as the screen, have been simplified.

Pentax rewrites the medium format rules

By Amy Davies published 15 April 14

Pentax's latest medium format camera looks set to challenge top-end 35mm format SLRs.

Nikon's Android camera revamped with Jelly Bean and 12x optical zoom

By Amy Davies published 10 April 14

New features and better battery life for Nikon's Android-powered smart camera.

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