Gear

    Watch as the DJI Mavic 3 goes through an extreme wind test and appears to win
    Nov 10, 2021 John Aldred

    One of the big downfalls of many drones is their inability to handle strong winds. It’s something that now seems to have become a mission…

    Panasonic adds the new Lumix S 35mm F1.8 to its L mount f/1.8 prime lineup
    Nov 9, 2021 John Aldred

    Panasonic has announced its new Lumix S 35mm F1.8 (S-S35) lens for L mount bodies, which includes Panasonic’s own S series cameras, as well as…

    The ZY Optics Lens Turbo 2 is a 0.72x speed booster for M42, EF and F mount lenses on Nikon Z bodies
    Nov 8, 2021 John Aldred

    ZY Optics has announced its new Zhongyi Lens Turbo II. It’s a 0.72x speed booster for Nikon Z mount APS-C cameras. There are three versions…

    Zhiyun announces the Crane M3 mirrorless camera gimbal with built-in LED light and a shotgun microphone
    Nov 8, 2021 John Aldred

    Zhiyun has today announced the latest iteration of their lightweight mirrorless gimbal, the Zhiyun Crane M3. Unlike its predecessors, the Crane M2 and the original…

    Comica’s BoomX-D Pro wireless mics feature internal recording and digital USB Audio connectivity
    Nov 5, 2021 John Aldred

    Comica has announced its new Comica BoomX-D Pro wireless microphone system. There are two packages available including one receiver and either one or two transmitters…

    How to build a low budget cinema rig (and an expensive one) around the Canon EOS M50
    Nov 5, 2021 John Aldred

    Building up a proper rig for shooting video isn’t that difficult, it’s just expensive. Well, usually. Fully geared cinema rigs can run into the tens…

    Samyang celebrates its 50th anniversary with an updated AF 50mm F1.4 FE II
    Nov 4, 2021 John Aldred

    Samyang has today announced the release of its newest autofocus lens, the Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II. It’s an update to the first autofocus…

    Leaked photos and video show the first “OM System” branded gear is the M.Zuiko 20mm f/1.4 Pro
    Nov 3, 2021 John Aldred

    The change of brand from Olympus to OM System was announced just over a week ago. We were told that new items would start to…

    Rode’s new AI-Micro turns almost any microphone into a digital USB audio device
    Nov 3, 2021 John Aldred

    One of the big benefits of both the Rode VideoMic NTG and the Rode Wireless GO II is that you can use them as digital…

    How to back up your photos and video on location the easy way with a smartphone and an SSD
    Nov 1, 2021 John Aldred

    I’ve been through various iterations of location backup workflows over the years. When I started out with DSLRs back in 2002 I was using the…