Gear Archives

CFexpress 4.0 announced – Doubles current card speeds up to 8GB/sec

Sep 4, 2023 John Aldred

CFexpress 4.0 means that CFexpress Type A cards for Sony shooters now have a theoretical maximum transfer speed of up to 2GB/sec, falling in line with CFexpress 2.0 Type B cards. Type B also doubles, offering a hypothetical 4GB/sec.

Kodak EKTAR H35N half-frame film camera adds remote trigger and glass lens

Sep 1, 2023 John Aldred

Kodak has announced the new Kodak EKTAR H35N (buy here) half-frame film camera. It’s a reusable camera, not disposable like Ilford’s recently released Ilfocolor Rapid…

Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 zoom and 23mm f/1.4 prime announced for Fuji X mount

Sep 1, 2023 John Aldred

Sigma has announced two new lenses in their Fujifilm X Mount lens lineup. They aren’t lenses we haven’t seen before. They’re just new for Fuji…

Simmod Synergy Ring is a DIY filter system for your photos and videos

Aug 31, 2023 John Aldred

Putting stuff in front of one’s lens was once quite stocking. Back in the 1970s, it was usually stockings, which produced a nice soft look….

The Nitecore CineWind CW30 is an NP-F powered portable fan for use on set

Aug 31, 2023 John Aldred

Fans are surprisingly common on shoots. They’re often used to help provide a little lift and life in things like hair and clothing. They provide…

iFootage launches “Beava” – its first “top of the line” camera bags

Aug 31, 2023 John Aldred

iFootage has another new gear announcement. This time, it looks like they’re branching out into another new market with their “Beava” line of camera bags…

Samsung launches 200MB/sec “Pro Ultimate” microSD & SD cards

Aug 30, 2023 John Aldred

Samsung’s no newcomer to the memory card market. They’ve been producing memory cards for years. Typically, however, they’ve never really been the go-to cards for…