Gear
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…
7artisans launches a 24mm f/1.4 lens for only $109
Jun 1, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
At almost the same time as Nikon, lens manufacturer 7artisans launched its own version of a fast 24mm APS-C lens. It’s a 24mm f/1.4 lens,…
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…
Nikon releases super fast NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens for their mirrorless lineup
May 31, 2023
Alex Baker
Nikon has just released the NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens (buy here) as part of its lineup for the DX format Z series for mirrorless….
Ricoh has discontinued the HD PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2AL Limited silver lens
May 30, 2023
John Aldred
It seems that Ricoh Japan has discontinued production of the HD PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2AL Limited silver lens (buy here). The wide-angle HD PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2AL Limited…
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…
Is this the most absurd piece of camera gear ever?
May 30, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Freelensing is one of many creative techniques you can use to get unique, dreamy shots. There’s a gadget for that called the Lensbender, and it’s…