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The FLEX teleprompter works both with your camera and for speeches with a live audience
Sep 23, 2020
John Aldred
Teleprompters are valuable tools for anybody who creates video-based content. They allow you to easily script that content and read it while talking directly to…
“Alice” is an odd Micro Four Thirds camera that (literally) hooks up to your phone
Sep 23, 2020
John Aldred
Hooking a sensor up to your phone isn’t an entirely new concept. Sony tried something similar a while ago and then gave up. Chinese manufacturer…
Profoto’s new A10 speedlight is basically just an A1X with Bluetooth
Sep 23, 2020
John Aldred
Profoto has now officially updated its “World’s Smallest Studio Light” (speedlight) from the A1X to the new Profoto A10. It’s essentially the same speedlight as…
Quick tip: Use tent pegs to stop your light stands falling over on location
Sep 22, 2020
John Aldred
One of the most common questions I see on social media, especially just after somebody’s posted an image shot on location with flash, is “How…
New specs rumoured for upcoming Nikon Z6s/Z7s mirrorless cameras
Sep 22, 2020
John Aldred
We haven’t heard anything about replacement models for the two-year-old Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras in a couple of months, but now there’s been an…
Blindspot Gear launches range of USB PD cables to power your cameras from USB power banks
Sep 22, 2020
John Aldred
I’m always interested in different ways of powering kit externally on location and USB Power delivery has been particularly fascinating to me. With more power…
Canon EOS 6D is the most commonly used camera for astrophotography according to RMG shortlist
Sep 22, 2020
John Aldred
The Royal Museums Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is one of the highlights of the astrophotography calendar and one of the world’s most…
Teen pleads guilty in death of photographer Victoria Chaffer, charged with involuntary manslaughter
Sep 22, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In September last year, photographer Victoria Schafer was struck by a falling tree branch during a photoshoot in Hills State Park. Sadly, she was killed…
Facebook will finally let you claim ownership of your photos
Sep 22, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Facebook is making some changes to the platform that will make all users really happy, but especially if they’re photographers. Soon, you will be able…
Engineers at MIT & UMass Lowell have created a completely flat 1mm thick fisheye lens
Sep 21, 2020
John Aldred
Love them or hate them (and many people hate them), we all know what fisheye lenses are. They look sort of like regular lenses, except…