2026-08-09 2015 Digital Camera World Magazine

This Digital Camera World is a October, 2015 magazine with a circulation of 30,863 magazines and 5,916 digital editions. The publication is a British arm of Future, an international media group that reaches 49 million consumers a month.
One astounding feature of this magazine is the number and quality of “Freebies” you can download or are included when you bought the magazine subscription—

a DVD titled “Teach Yourself Photoshop”—a full version purported to be worth ₤19.99
9 free tips cards—wallet sized cards this month covering B&W photography
9 videos that further explore topics you are getting free or are in the magazine. These are downloads from a web page only available to Digital Camera readers
a PDF version of a 164-page magazine called Camera Shopper
a Creative Portraits E-Book
multiple free videos found by noticing a video player graphic attached to articles throughout the magazine

In its day there were three subscription offers—

Offer A*—receive a print and a digital issue from ₤28.50 for six months (save up to 61% over cover price)
Offer B*—print version only—from ₤24,00 for six month (save up to 34% over cover price, year subscription has 13 issues, free gifts in each issue)
Offer C—digital version only—from ₤24.00 for six month subscription (save up to 45% over cover price, year subscription has 13 issues, free gifts in each issue)

*The first two offers also give a free Teach Yourself Lightroom handbook worth ₤14.99 to new UK subscribers.

In case you wonder what happens for readers outside the UK they have their own offers—

Europe pays from €45 / Save up to 32%
US/Canada pays from $63 (not specified if $US or Canadian) / Save up to 43%
Rest of the World pays from $67.50 / Save up to 38%

There are four great reasons to subscribe—

save up to 43% off the cover price
get free gifts with every issue
get your copy delivered direct to your door, shipping included
get photographic tips, tutorials and techniques

As for how worthwhile the magazine is I found it interesting and certainly varied. It has a “Kit” (our term would be “Gear”) section that compares varied equipment from gimbal mounts to normal lenses. From shooting critiques to portfolios, from the state of stock photography to giving two shooters the same subject, there is a lot to amuse you. There are full page ads from manufacturers as well as pages from camera store chains.

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