Gear

Panasonic just announced “World’s Smallest & Lightest” medium-telephoto macro lens

Jan 9, 2024 John Aldred

Panasonic has announced its newest macro lens for its full-frame Lumix S series mirrorless cameras. The Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro (buy here) claims…



Two SSD solutions are competing for your dollars on Kickstarter

Jan 8, 2024 Sagiv Gilburd

The Dockcase Pocket ($75) and MagDisk ($109) are two new storage solutions that get massive amounts of backing and support on Kickstarter. Both are light…



Godox is releasing a Godox V1 Pro flash

Jan 8, 2024 John Aldred

Godox has registered a new speedlight with Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. It’s the Godox V1 Pro, an upgraded version of 2019’s popular…



OWC ThunderBlade X8 SSD offers 2.95GB/sec speeds and less distracting LEDs

Jan 8, 2024 John Aldred

Other World Computing has announced the new OWC ThunderBlade X8 RAID SSD (buy here). Designed to sit on your desktop next to your computer, it’s…



Cursed camera rigs – a new years special

Jan 7, 2024 Sagiv Gilburd

To wrap up 2023, I decided to go with a different-than-usual post. A fun post, covering one of my favorite topics. Honest to god, crazy…



Sony A9 III: The trade-off for Global Shutter is image quality, a report

Jan 5, 2024 John Aldred

There’s been a lot of fuss made about the Sony A9 III (buy here). Given that it’s the first mirrorless camera to come with a…



Laowa’s first autofocus lens is the 10mm f/2.8 for Nikon, Canon, Sony and L mount

Jan 4, 2024 John Aldred

Laowa appears to have broken new ground with the announcement of the company’s first autofocus lens. Not surprisingly, being Laowa, it’s an odd one. It’s…



Constructing the world’s smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera

Jan 4, 2024 John Aldred

Sigma’s fp remains the smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera across all manufacturers. And Sigma doesn’t require caveats to make that claim. And while many…



C is for Cookie with these new Shadow Boards from V-Flat World

Jan 4, 2024 Alex Baker

If you need some inspiration for the New Year, you could check out these new gobos or cookies from V-Flat World. They are designed to…



Nikon tops the lists for Map Camera’s best-selling cameras and lenses of 2023

Jan 3, 2024 John Aldred

Japanese camera retailer Map Camera has released its report on its best-selling cameras and lenses of 2023. Surprisingly, perhaps, Nikon managed to top both lists….