Useful Links

Equipment Reviews

Digital Photography Review – Detailed reviews, news and forums.
The Digital Picture – Reviews of Canon and independent lenses, cameras and accessories.
Imaging Resource – Reviews and news.
Canon EF Lens review – Directory of links to reviews of Canon lenses.
CF/SD Performance Database – A regularly-updated compilation of write and read speed test results designed to aid the serious and professional photographer in selecting camera storage media for a Canon or Nikon digital SLR.
The Motley Pixel – Reviews and sample images from a wide selection of lenses.
Camera Labs – Lots of reviews!

Warehouse Express – The Amazon of the photography world.
Speed Graphic – Excellent range of photographic accessories.
Morris Photo – Fast and free delivery!
Jacobs Digital – UK chain with good selection of kit and competitive pricing.
Amazon – Surprisingly good and cheap for camera equipment and accessories.
Jessops – Not the cheapest, but good for in-store advice.
Best Cameras – Based in St. Helens – note that online prices may be cheaper than in-store.
Tin Cheung – Based in Tsim Tsha Tsui, Hong Kong. Great prices and some grey market stock.
Simply Electronics – Hong Kong based electronics store.
MPB Photographic – Canon and Nikon used equipment.
Ask Direct – London-based retailers with competitive pricing on some products.
Park Cameras – Another well-known photographic equipment retailer.
Kerso’s eBay Store – A seller who ships camera gear from the US to Scotland before forwarding on to anywhere in the UK

Mozy – Remote backup solution with free accounts. Use referal code 6V4QE8 for additional 256MB storage space.
Flickr – Free and paid online gallery.
PBase – The online gallery and community for a lot of amateur and professional photographers.
Photobox -
MyPhotoAlbum – Free and paid online gallery that also sells merchandise.
Snapfish – Free and paid online gallery that also sells merchandise.

Canon Digital Photography Forums -
DSLR User – UK digital photography magazine, Digital SLR User’s online community.
Digital Photography Review Forums -
Talk Photography – UK-based photography forum.
RedBubble – A global community of people with creative interests. People can also buy your art.

SyncBackSE – Comprehensive and feature-packed back-up software.
FastStone Image Viewer – Free image browser supporting RAW files (including CR2).
PhotoME – Free Exif and IPTC-NAA data editor.

Free Lens Hoods – Printable lens hood templates for you to cut out and attach to your lenses.

Monitor Calibration
Depth of Field Master
The Lazy Photographer’s Guide 01 – The Lake District
NUJ Freelance Fees Guide
UK & Irish tidal predictions – Tidal predictions are available for UK & Irish locations for the next 28 days.
UK Sunrise and sunset position chart – This chart shows the position of the sunrise and sunset for the first day of each month in the UK.