Gear

    Litepanels has announced a brighter Lykos+ bicolour LED panel
    Mar 1, 2021 John Aldred

    Litepanels has today announced their new Lykos+ Mini LED panel. They describe it as a broadcast-quality bicolour light with 40% more light output than the…

    These are the five biggest challenges of ultra-wide-angle lenses
    Feb 26, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    You’ll find ultra-wide-angle lenses in many landscape photographers’ gear bags. While they can be amazing for landscapes and cityscapes, they come with some challenges you’ll…

    Rode’s new Wireless GO II adds dual mic support, improved range and internal recording
    Feb 23, 2021 John Aldred

    Rode has announced a follow up to their popular Rode Wireless GO microphone system. Not surprisingly, it’s called the Rode Wireless GO II and it…

    The Sony FX3 officially announced – It’s just an A7S III with a top handle and no EVF
    Feb 23, 2021 John Aldred

    Sony has now officially announced the new full-frame Sony FX3 cinema camera. As expected, it’s pretty much an A7S III in a new body, but…

    This little single-axis gimbal lets you shoot wider cinematic footage on racing drones
    Feb 23, 2021 John Aldred

    With most drones that have built-in cameras with stabilisation, we typically see fully motorised 3-axis gimbals that can compensate for just about any movement of…

    The best 105mm lenses for Speed, Macro or Zoom
    Feb 21, 2021 Paul Monaghan

    One of the great things about photography is the wide range of available equipment. Particularly with lenses.  But this can also leave people wondering what…

    Venus Optics announces Laowa 11mm f/4.5 in Canon RF and 65mm f/2.8 2x macro in Nikon Z mount 
    Feb 19, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Venus Optics keeps expanding its family of lenses. A week after launching the L-mount version of its four lenses, the company is adding Canon RF…

    Blackmagic’s new Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro features built-in ND, tilting LCD and bigger battery
    Feb 17, 2021 John Aldred

    Blackmagic Design has announced the new Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro. It’s a full-frame version of the regular Pocket 6K, but with some features of…

    Cosina has announced three new 35mm f/2 Voigtlander lenses for Leica M and Sony E
    Feb 16, 2021 John Aldred

    Cosina has announced three new Voigtlander 35mm f/2 lenses. One of them is the Voigtlander Ultron Vintage Line 35mm F2 Aspherical Type II VM for…

    Can the 108mp Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra stand up against a $6,000 pro DSLR?
    Feb 10, 2021 John Aldred

    I said I wasn’t going to post any more of these. The “winner” in pretty much all cases is obvious. Or is it? There is…