Gear
The Litra Torch 2.0 boasts improved waterproofing, better CRI and longer battery life
Apr 14, 2019
John Aldred
The original Litra Torch was a very decent little light. Aimed at action and adventure action camera shooters, it offered a lot of punch for…
Joby beefs up the Gorillapod 3K Pro with a tough aluminium construction
Apr 14, 2019
John Aldred
Joby’s Gorillapod has been the tripod of choice amongst many vloggers for quite a few years now. They weren’t originally designed for this use, though,…
Tips for shooting cinematic footage with the Zhiyun Crane 3 LAB
Apr 13, 2019
John Aldred
During NAB 2019, DIYP had the chance to sit down with DP Rah Sharma on the Zhiyun stand to talk about how he uses the Zhiyun…
The ASUS StudioBook S laptop has an Intel Xeon CPU, 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD and NVidia Quadro GPU
Apr 13, 2019
John Aldred
When it comes to editing on location, particularly video, the biggest challenge is finding laptops with enough grunt to really let you get the performance…
G-Technology’s Rugged storage line offers up to 4TB space and 2.8GB/sec superfast SSDs
Apr 13, 2019
John Aldred
G-Technology has been a trusted name in portable hard drives for a long time. I’ve been using their ev ATC drives myself as my location…
Lensrentals found a dead fly inside a weather sealed Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens
Apr 12, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
A weather-sealed lens shouldn’t let any dust, sand, moisture or other elements inside of it. But weather-sealed doesn’t make it sealed against insects, apparently. Roger…
Samyang announces the first low-budget 14mm f/2.8 and 85mm f/1.4 lenses for Nikon Z-mount
Apr 12, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Samyang has just announced a pair of manual focus lenses for Nikon Z cameras. They are a wide-angle 14mm f/2.8 and an 85mm f/1.4, just…
PolarPro’s Peter McKinnon Edition Variable ND filters eliminate the dreaded X issue
Apr 12, 2019
John Aldred
Last week, PolarPro announced their new Peter McKinnon Edition Variable ND filter. PolarPro has been at NAB 2019 this week and so has DIYP. So,…
Pilot Era is all-in-one 8K 360° VR camera with in-camera video stitching
Apr 11, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
A Hong Kong company Pisofttech has announced an interesting piece of gear in the 360-degree camera market. Pilot Era is an “all-in-one” professional 360° VR…
First look at the Feiyu Ricca action camera, AK4500 gimbal and Qing remote pan & tilt head
Apr 11, 2019
John Aldred
One of the products I was keen to see at NAB 2019 was the new Ricca action camera from Feiyutech. A popular name when it…