Gear

A quick rundown on what apple boxes are and what they’re used for

Mar 11, 2016 Gannon Burgett

When you think about accessories used around the studio, apple boxes usually aren’t the first item that come to mind. But, they have their place…



Sony to introduce their own wireless radio flash trigger system

Mar 8, 2016 John Aldred

Sony has announced plans at the WPPI2016 trade fair in Last Vegas to release a “wireless lighting control system to meet the growing demands of…



DJI Inspire drone gets absolutely crushed at sea by airborne jet ski

Mar 8, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Drones are becoming more affordable with each new generation, but not for one second does that mean they’re cheap. And that’s precisely what makes watching…



Canon EOS 1300D specs leaked and it’s basically a 1200D with WiFi

Mar 7, 2016 John Aldred

Looking at the specs for Canon’s not quite yet officially announced Canon EOS 1300D (otherwise known as the Rebel T6), you might be thinking that…



Profoto unveils collapsable beauty dish that won’t hog up space in your camera bag

Mar 7, 2016 Gannon Burgett

36 years ago, Profoto released a lighting accessory they called the Softlight Reflector. Today, we call this creation a beauty dish, thanks to its unique…



Nikon issues pre-emptive recalls for both D5 and D500. Please return yours for service, in advance

Mar 5, 2016 Kirk Tuck

Tokyo, Japan. March 4, 2016  For Immediate release: “Steve” Mikimoto of Nikon’s professional imaging division announced this week that Nikon will be preemptively recalling both the…



Think 10 stops of ND is a lot? How about 17 hour exposures with Lee Filters’ new 15 stop Super Stopper

Mar 5, 2016 John Aldred

Announced today via Lee Filters UK distributor, Linhof Studio, a new member joins the Stopper family, adding to the 10 stop Big Stopper and 6 stop Little…



Pentax K1 sample images have been released showing off the Pixel Shift Resolution

Mar 4, 2016 John Aldred

Ricoh have today released a set of sample images for the recently announced full frame Pentax K1 DSLR. I have to admit, I was a little underwhelmed…



“Specifications have nothing to do with quality” – Insights from a camera tech + the best lens teardown video you ever saw

Mar 4, 2016 John Aldred

Mike Kusak at FixyourCamera.org is a self-confessed electronics nut.  As a camera tech with over a decade of professional experience Mike has worked on some of…



Nikon’s D5 will ship with free 32GB Sony XQD card and reader

Mar 4, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Some time ago, it was rumored that the first shipments of Nikon’s flagship D5 camera would come with a free XQD card and reader. Now,…