June 14, 2026
Disposable cameras are a surprising comeback success story – I think I know why
While it’s surprising compact digicams are coming back, more surprising still is growing demand for single use film cameras. What on earth is going on?
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Gavin Stoker
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June 11, 2026
Sales of full-frame mirrorless cameras are flatlining, while compact camera sales continue to grow – what’s going on?
Latest market data via industry watchers CIPA indicates that ultimate image quality via a large sensor is no longer the be-all-and-end-all for photographers
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June 10, 2026
Could banning social media for under 16 have a negative impact on rising compact camera sales – or actively boost them?
The UK Government is seriously considering following Australia's ban on social media access for under 16s. What effect might this have on sales of cheaper digicams beloved by the younger crowd and fuelled by online…
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June 8, 2026
Was the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 from 2014 – now a TikTok sensation – way too ahead of its time?
On its original 2014 release, this family friendly digital camera with ‘connected’ smartphone-like operation seemed a perfect marriage of otherwise competing products. Gavin Stoker outlines why it would still appeal today
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June 7, 2026
Why haven’t bridge cameras been revived and re-embraced in the same way compacts have?
Cameras bridging the gap between compact point-and-shoots and DSLRs tempted enthusiasts for years – but have now mostly vanished. Gavin Stoker wonders why there’s no resurgence happening
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June 5, 2026
Is this ‘art’ fair? Sale of AI generated ‘imagining’ of iconic Ansel Adams photo at New York art fair generates its own controversy
Would you pay $10,000 for a print originated from a quick AI prompt? James Danziger thinks you will...
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May 22, 2026
Samsung makes the world’s most popular smartphones – but what went wrong with the cameras?
For a brief period, Samsung was one of the brightest lights in digital photography. Then overnight its cameras disappeared. Gavin Stoker ponders why
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May 20, 2026
Is GoPro’s Mission 1 series too little, too late, as whispers circulate of the company being sold?
The biggest brand in action cameras could be facing a ‘Mission Impossible’, if hoping its new 50MP models will change the course of a possible sale or merger, suggests Gavin Stoker
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May 17, 2026
Why are major camera manufacturers so reluctant to meet demand for new compacts?
Compact digicams are undergoing a resurgence, with models old and new selling strongly. So why, asks Gavin Stoker, are photography’s biggest players not getting involved?
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May 4, 2026
Is the monochrome camera revival a black and white issue?
There’s been a brace of monochrome sensor cameras lately from Leica, Pentax and Ricoh. So why are we seeing a return to a starker, more graphical aesthetic?
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April 30, 2026
25 years of Panasonic Lumix – World’s first mirrorless, first 4K in a mirrorless, they changed the industry, but what’s the enduring appeal?
It’s no mean feat for any camera brand to remain a top choice through a quarter century of competitiveness, evolving technology, disruptive media and ubiquitous smartphones. Gavin Stoker picks Lumix highlights from the past three…