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Tougher than tough and waterproof, too If there’s one problem with taking your compact camera on holiday, it’s the prospect of sand and water coming near your expensive gadget. The [mju:] Tough-3000 is set to counter such peril. The camera is rated waterproof to a depth of 3m thanks to covering the controls with a plastic overlay, sealing the battery/memory card compartment with rubber and ensuring the lens stays firmly inside the body. That isn’t to say there’s no optical zoom, but it’s no real surpr

Create your own Panorama

Some vistas are so beautifully expansive that a single shot with a wide-angle lens just won’t do it justice. Panoramas allow you to push the boundaries of the frame, leaving the photographer no longer restricted by how wide angle

Shooting fashion with the Leica X1

Yet again I have the priviledge of testing another beautifully engineered Leica this month: this time it's the small-but-perfectly formed X1. It looks and handles just like a miniaturised M9, with all of the controls you need right at your fingert

Take This Shot: Landscapes

We’re lucky enough to have some of the most beautiful scenery in the world in the UK, but taking great landscape shots that capture the beauty of a location isn’t often easy: as with most things in life, practice makes perfect. Mak