I had a Polaroid camera back in the mid eighties, and it was truly a wonderful piece of technology. Thankfully they’re still making them, and the new models are better than ever. The One600 brings back the nostalgia of shooting instant Polaroid photos when you were a kid - it has a super sexy folding design and has a focus free lens that can handle shots as close as three feet. These are the ultimate retro party/vacation camera, if you’ve never had Polaroid photos stuck all over your fridge, then now is the time to start.

Canon looked to the very first Elph for inspiration when designing the PowerShot SD1000 Digital Elph, and came up with a quintessential iteration of the icon: slim, clean-lined and fully flat. Inside, the SD1000 Digital Elph looks only to the future: 7.1 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom and advanced DIGIC III ensure top-quality images, while focus is fast and sharp and red-eye is automatically corrected. The large and more colorful LCD screen now has a tough, anti-reflective coating that makes it as durable as it is beautiful.

Canon PowerShot SD1000 7.1 megapixels
US $199.95 - Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH 7.1 Megapixel

Film lives! The Lomo fisheye camera has a 180 degree wide-angle view and stunning fisheye barrel distortion, the ability to fire both a hotshoe flash and the built-in flash, a true fisheye viewfinder, and a “full metal jacket” body treatment. These cameras are wonderful, and are a beautiful example of stunning design and functionality. Fall in love with film again!

Lomo fisheye camera
US $60.59 - NEW FISHEYE WHITE STARTER KIT LOMO LOMOGRAPHY CAMERA

Macro photography is one of my favorite hobbies, but it’s also very fiddly and takes a lot of time to get just a few nice pictures - especially when you’re trying to photograph insects! I finally got around to buying myself a macro ring flash, which means I can use much faster shutter speeds when chasing insects around the garden. If you’re into macro photography, then these ring flashes are a must have.

Macro ring flash
US $425.00 - CANON MR-14EX MACRO FLASH RING LIGHT (BRAND NEW)

Want to take photographs like you see in magazines and galleries? The secret isn’t so much in the camera - but in the filter. Most professional photographers use a polarizer filter on their lens to deepen the intensity of sunny blue skies, increase color saturation, and reduce glare and reflections on non-metal surfaces (e.g water, sand, snow etc). Check out the some of the sellers from Hong Kong for great prices on Hoya polarizer filters.

Polarizer filter
US $7.99 - 72mm CPL CIRCULAR POLARIZER Polarized Filter =y35

I totally love macro photography and have just got myself a cheap reverse macro lens adaptor so I can use ‘reversed’ lenses on my camera. All you need to do is screw the front of the lens onto the reverse lens adaptor, then screw the lens onto the camera ‘backwards’ just like you would attach a filter. Poor man’s macro!

I’ve just bought myself a new pocket camera - the Nikon Coolpix L10. After doing a few days of online research I made the decision to go for something cheap and cheerful that I would feel comfortable throwing in my backpack or pocket. The Nikon L10 is a 5 megapixel, pocket size camera - with plenty of functions, including a fantastic panorama feature and panorama stitching software. Yes it’s cheap, but the photo quality is great - and best of all… it’s a Nikon!

Nikon L10 5 megapixel
US $35.00 - Nikon Coolpix L10 5.0 Megapixel

There’s no denying that the EOS 5D is expensive, but it’s easily one of the best cameras in its class - and you really do get what you pay for. The Canon EOS 5D has a full-frame 12.8 Megapixel CMOS sensor and a DIGIC II Image Processor which gives incredible results - this is the camera that many professionals use as their ’second camera’, and it has enough resolution for just about any purpose.

Canon EOS 5D
US $18.48 - 2x BP-511 BP511 Battery for Canon EOS 5D 20D 30D 40D

The Canon Powershot SD400 is a great example of why Canon are considered to be the number one manufacturer of micro digital cameras. The SD400 has a 5-megapixel resolution, and crams a fully retractable 3X optical zoom into it tiny case. The body is stainless steel, so it’s tough enough to handle backpacking and daily bumps, but the most impressive thing is the diminutive size.

The Canon PowerShot SD800 IS features a 7.1-million-pixel CCD sensor. This high-resolution imager ensures every picture will have excellent detail, even when printed large, or cropped.