Gear

    The BrushKnob USB dial wants to help you speed up your Photoshop workflow
    Jun 14, 2016 John Aldred

    External dials and gizmos have been common in the movie industry for years.  Their sole purpose in live is to help speed up workflow and productivity, assisting…

    These cheap Soviet lenses are as out of this world as their “Jupiter” name would imply
    Jun 11, 2016 John Aldred

    Jupiter was a class of lens made by manufacturers of the former Soviet Union.  There were quite a few different lenses in the Jupiter lineup, and in this…

    Here’s 50 Ways to Use Gaffer Tape and Some of Them Might Surprise You
    Jun 8, 2016 John Aldred

    In the words of Jay P Morgan, “If you can’t fix it with gaff tape, it probably does not deserve to be fixed”, and he’s…

    Canon’s new 1000mm lens could be half as big and ready in time for the Olympics
    Jun 8, 2016 John Aldred

    Companies put out patents for new stuff all the time, and Canon have filed 4,134 of them, many of which will never actually exist in…

    DJI’s new follow focus lets you remotely focus your drone’s camera lens from 3 miles away
    Jun 7, 2016 John Aldred

    Designed for both the land and air, the new DJI Focus remote follow focus system wants to change the way we record our aerial footage. No…

    Chimera’s new self levelling lighting boom will set you back at least $550
    May 26, 2016 John Aldred

    Chimera have just announced a pair of new self-levelling lighting boom arms, allowing you to quickly raise and lower your lights without having to adjust…

    Xiaomi’s new Mi Drone boasts 4K Video and RAW for only $460
    May 26, 2016 John Aldred

    Xiaomi have been teasing us about their foray into the drone market for a little while now.  Now they have officially announced the Mi Drone, a 4K…

    Olympus one ups GoPro with an even tougher action camera that’s also logs where you’ve been
    May 24, 2016 John Aldred

    The Olympus Stylus Tough TG-Tracker (we’ll just call it TG-Tracker), is the newly announced action camera from Olympus looking to take on the likes of…

    Multimedia Cloud Technology

    The Business Cost of Data Storage for Creative Professionals
    May 19, 2016 JP Danko

    In my recent article “Delete Your Sh!t: Why You Should Trash Most of Your Photos” I made a case to encourage photographers to permanently delete…

    The sky’s no limit for this tiny camera with big astrophotography aspirations
    May 16, 2016 John Aldred

    Developed by a three man team describing themselves as a passionate photographer, a frustrated engineer and an electronics geek, the TinyMOS has been designed from the…