Gear

The PMI Smoke Ninja is a phone-sized smoke machine

Nov 18, 2023 Sagiv Gilburd

The new tiny smoke machine, the PMI Smoke Ninja (249$), is only 142mm tall. 5mm shorter than an iPhone 15. It’s the size of a…



Feelworld’s LUT11H is an ultra-low-budget 10.1″ director’s monitor

Nov 17, 2023 John Aldred

Feelworld is a name that goes hand-in-hand with monitors. Typically, though, it’s on-camera field monitors. But they also do larger director’s monitors. Their newest, the…



Lumionix Komet is “the most advanced camera trigger yet”

Nov 17, 2023 John Aldred

I’ve been using camera triggers of one sort or another for over twenty years. I’ve even built some of my own. So, when I see…



ProGrade CFexpress 4.0 transfer Blazing 3.4GB a second

Nov 16, 2023 John Aldred

ProGrade Digital has announced its newest CFexpress 4.0 cards. Unlike their first CFexpress 4.0 announcement, though, these ones are a bit more reasonable in price…



Laowa Ranger Lite are low-fat versions of their compact full-frame Ranger lenses

Nov 16, 2023 John Aldred

Laowa has announced two new full-frame lenses. At least, they’re sort of new. They’re the Laowa Ranger Lite, available in 28-75mm T2.9 (buy here) and…



Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports for mirrorless is now official

Nov 16, 2023 John Aldred

It’s been the source of much speculation over the past few months, but now it’s official. Sigma has announced the new 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN…



Chronos 4K12 and Q12 high-speed cameras shoot over 29,000 FPS

Nov 15, 2023 John Aldred

Kron Technologies has announced two new high-speed cameras. The Chronos 4K12 (buy here) and Chronos Q12 (buy here). The new cameras are targeted at scientific…



What I learned from my recent visit to the Fujifilm factory

Nov 14, 2023 Michael Clark

On October 19th this year, I was able to tour the Fujifilm Taiwa Factory in the Miyagi Prefecture north of Sendai, Japan. This factory is…



The Vimo Q is a new 4-channel wireless mic system by Comica

Nov 14, 2023 Sagiv Gilburd

Comica recently announced the Vimo Q, their latest installment in the Vimo lineup. It’s a four-channel wireless lavalier microphone system for $249. Most wireless microphone…



Zhiyun Fiveray M20 offers pro features in a consumer package

Nov 10, 2023 John Aldred

Zhiyun has announced its newest lights, the Zhiyun Fiveray M20 (buy here) and M20C (buy here). Unlike most of their previous lights, these ones are…