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An innovative compact that is easy-to-use Ricoh has been making compact cameras aimed at pro photographers for the past few years with great success, the GR Digital series proving particularly popular as an alternative to a DSLR. The CX3 is a point-and-shoot that doesn’t offer quite the same level of manual control, but it does have some interesting features that you won’t find on rivals. The CX3 is one of a new breed of compacts to feature a back-illuminated CMOS sensor, which promises to deliver less noise at h

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