Gear

    Retailers report Pentax 645Z discontinued without a successor
    Jun 5, 2023 John Aldred

    Japanese photography retailer Map Camera reports that production of the Pentax 645Z medium format DSLR (buy here) has ended. In a Tweet, the company said…

    The Aputure Electro Storm XT26 is a 2600 watts bi color beast LED light
    Jun 2, 2023 John Aldred

    Next on today’s list of announcements from Aputure are the Aputure Electro Storm XT26 and the Aputure Spotlight Max. First up, the Aputure Electro Storm…

    Aputure Electro Storm CS15 is an IP65 rated 1500 Watt RGBWW LED light
    Jun 2, 2023 John Aldred

    Aputure has today announced the new Aputure Electro Storm CS15 LED light. Aimed at higher-end filmmakers, it’s an RGBWW LED light with high SSI colour…

    Flashback ONE35 is a digital take on the disposable camera
    Jun 2, 2023 John Aldred

    Disposable cameras were a massive part of the ’90s and early-2000s culture. Before we all got cameras in our pockets that went everywhere with us,…

    Nikon blocks 3rd party batteries on the Nikon Z8
    Jun 2, 2023 John Aldred

    Nikon’s recently released Nikon Z8 (buy here) has proven quite popular. With lots of pre-orders getting into people’s hands now, though, a dirty secret has…

    Panasonic PanaTrack is a big bendy motorised camera slider
    Jun 1, 2023 John Aldred

    Panasonic has announced PanaTrack, an interesting and somewhat unique motorised camera slider/dolly track system. It’s essentially a big bendy track along which you can run…

    Jollylook Pinhole SQUARE DIY pinhole camera kit shoots Instax square film
    May 31, 2023 John Aldred

    Jollylook’s journey has been quite interesting. From its initial cardboard origins in 2017, we’ve now arrived at its latest release. This time, it’s a square…

    Astera’s 1,000W output LeoFresnel light uses only 250W of power
    May 31, 2023 John Aldred

    Lighting manufacturer Astera has today announced their new series of Fresnel lights. They’re kicking off with the 300W PlutoFresnel and the larger 1,000W LeoFresnel. Astera…

    Strobes vs Continuous LEDs – Which is right for you?
    May 30, 2023 John Aldred

    The strobes vs continuous debate has been going on since LED lights for video and photography became a thing. It’s a debate that’s probably not…

    AstrHori’s second probe lens is an 18mm f/8 2x Macro for APS-C mirrorless
    May 30, 2023 John Aldred

    Following up on the release of AstrHori 28mm f/13 probe macro lens (buy here), AstrHori has released a second probe lens. This time, it’s the…