Gear

    Westcott Pro Light Mods make your subject look like a rock star
    May 12, 2023 John Aldred

    Westcott has announced its new Pro Light Mods range (buy here). These are softbox covers which simulate the Hollywood-style light banks as well as stadium…

    Canon PowerShot V10 4K vlogging camera takes on a new form factor
    May 11, 2023 John Aldred

    Canon has announced its new PowerShot V10 Vlog camera. Designed for vloggers and content creators, the PowerShot V10 takes a big break from the traditional…

    PSA: Leap SSD is the world’s fastest wireless SSD but I wouldn’t buy it
    May 10, 2023 John Aldred

    There appears to be a new name in SSD storage. It’s called Leap, and I’d probably take this one with a big pinch of salt….

    Nikon Z8 shoots 8K RAW video at up to 60fps
    May 10, 2023 John Aldred

    After a lot of rumour and speculation, Nikon has now officially announced the new Nikon Z8 mirrorless camera (buy here). While having some specs in…

    Vive Mars CamTrack is a full virtual production suite for only $5,000
    May 6, 2023 John Aldred

    Virtual production is the latest thing in video at the moment, and it’s developing at a pretty rapid pace. While we’ve had motion tracking and…

    Axibo’s motion control robot arm jib costs less than $10,000
    May 5, 2023 John Aldred

    As well as showing off the Axibo PT4 motion control pan-tilt head and slider, the company was also exhibiting their upcoming E-Jib Mini. Well, technically,…

    First Look at the Zacuto Micro Boom & Micro Mixer
    May 4, 2023 John Aldred

    When you’re a solo shooter, booming a shotgun microphone close to your subject can be difficult. I’ve done it myself in the past, shooting interviews…

    Hands on with the Sigma 17mm f/4, 50mm f/2 FF and 23mm f/1.4 Contemporary lenses
    May 4, 2023 John Aldred

    We got quite excited at DIYP when Sigma announced their new 50mm f/2 DG DN (buy here), 17mm f/4 DG DN (buy here) and 23mm…

    First look: Zacuto Rotator rapid-switches between horizontal and vertical video
    May 3, 2023 John Aldred

    A few years ago, vertical video was something that the vast majority of filmmakers and videographers had no time for. It wasn’t “cinema” and had…

    Axibo’s camera robot costs less than $3,000
    May 3, 2023 John Aldred

    Robots have fascinated mankind for decades. For those of us that grew up in the 80s and 90s, our introduction to robots was probably Johnny…