Stacking and optimisation

DIGITAL 50 YEARS

Answer: the first digital camera – John Wade explains how it all began

Rising costs point to split offering.

One of Nikon’s last DSLRs, the pro-spec D850 still has a lot to offer, as John Gilbey discovers

We love moaning. The raw file won’t open, the firmware update wiped your settings. But spare a thought for the early adopters – when digital photography meant ghostly battery life, media cards that could barely hold a lunch break, colours that made everything look a bit ill. Peter Dench hears from top shooters about those early frustrations and breakthroughs, and adds his own…

Brands have heeded the call to innovate, says Jon Devo , and the possibilities are intriguing