Nikita is a Senior Writer on the Reviews team at Tom's Guide. She is a lifelong gaming and photography enthusiast, especially interested in wildlife photography. Having worked as a Sub Editor and Writer for Canon EMEA, she’s a bit of a grammar nerd (and a supporter of the Oxford comma), and has also interviewed photographers from all over the world and working in different genres.
A holder of two master’s degrees, the most recent one being in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University, Nikita’s work has appeared in several publications such as Motor Sport Magazine, NME, Marriott Bonvoy, The Independent, and Metro. Her favorite tech includes the PS5, the DJI Air 3S, and the Fujifilm X-T50. She's also a licensed drone pilot and cameras expert so you'll find her testing those nearly every week.
In her downtime, Nikita can usually be found sinking hours into RPGs on her PS5, flying a drone, out on a walk with a camera in hand, at a concert, watching F1, or planning her next tattoo. You can follow her photography account on Instagram here.
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Pokémon FireRed on the Nintendo Switch family of consoles is a triumph, and as someone who has already played 80 hours on the Switch 2, it's a hoot.

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I put the Leica Leitzphone and the iPhone 17 Pro through a 10-round photo showdown to test their main cameras, zooms, macro performance, and more.

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The Canon PowerShot Elph 360 HS A takes lovely 20.2MP photos and packs creative features in a tiny compact body, but it has some noteworthy flaws.

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The GravaStar Mercury V75 Pro HE is a good gaming keyboard with 8,000Hz polling and other magnetic features but it faces fierce competition in a crowded market.

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Editor's ChoiceThe Epomaker P65 is an excellent mechanical keyboard featuring a lovely sound profile and offering a wonderful typing experience. It's compact and portable too.

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I put the Leica Leitzphone and the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL through a 10-round showdown to test their main cameras, zooms, macro performance, and more.

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The Leica Leitzphone features a powerful triple-camera system capable of capturing 200MP images. Here's how it fares against the Q3 Monochrom.

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The Leica Q3 Monochrom shoots only in black-and-white, and you can apply monochromatic software filters to photos taken on the Pixel 10 pro XL. Both are great!

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The Sennheiser CX 80U are a modern refresh of the brand's popular wired earbuds, and they feature a USB-C connector with a built-in DAC, perfect for lossless.

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Leica's first-ever smartphone, the Leitzphone, is a joy to use and photograph your life's moments with. Here are my first impressions after using it for a week.

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The Leica Q3 Monochrom is a fantastic black-and-white camera, and photographing the architecture devoid of color has made me a fan of street photography.

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RecommendedThe Logitech G325 Lightspeed is an excellent, comfortable budget gaming headset, boasting great sound quality and multi-platform compatibility.

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Editor's ChoiceThe Sennheiser CX 80U are cheap and very cheerful wired earbuds, featuring a built-in DAC that streams 24-bit/96KHz hi-res audio, and they're very comfortable.

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RecommendedThe Leica Q3 Monochrom captures stunning black-and-white images packed full of detail with its 60.3MP sensor, and it's a sheer delight to handle and use.

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In 2019, Canon launched the PowerShot G7 X Mark III that became so popular with TikTokers that it's impossible to find new today. Here's what I think of it.

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If, like me, you enjoy listening and singing along to music, you need a great waterproof Bluetooth speaker, and I've rounded up my top-rated favorites.

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The Creative Pebble Nova and the Pebble X Plus are excellent speakers in their own right, but there's a clear winner if you want awesome sound quality.

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The Creative Pebble X Plus speakers come with a subwoofer that produces powerful bass, and the 2.1 system features a lovely design. But there are a few flaws.

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RecommendedThe Keychron Q6 HE 8K is the best gaming keyboard you can buy right now, with actuation adjustable to 0.01mm, and many other gaming features.

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RecommendedThe Creative Pebble Nova are powerful computer speakers, sporting a sci-fi design and boasting fantastic audio quality. But they have a couple of flaws.

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The long-rumored DJI Avata 360 could be launching soon, and latest leaks and rumors suggest it could be much cheaper than the competition.

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Racing wheels don't have to cost a fortune, and the Turtle Beach Racer Wireless is a fantastic budget option. It's finally made me good at racing games.

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I've used and tested many film cameras, and Lomography's latest is perhaps the best of the lot. It takes the guesswork out of film photography.

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Neva tells a heartbreaking story about parenthood in a world ravished by darkness, and it's the best indie game you can play right now.

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RecommendedThe Turtle Beach Racer Wireless is a great entry-level racing wheel for casual gamers, and it packs plenty of performance and features.
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