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    Manfrotto announces the water-resistant Lykos 2.0 bicolour on-camera LED light
    Oct 9, 2019 John Aldred

    While billed as an on-camera LED light for video, the new Manfrotto Lykos 2.0 is a pretty powerful 2-in-1 LED light panel that can also…

    The Anduril Anvil is an flying battering ram that knocks drones out of the sky
    Oct 9, 2019 John Aldred

    There have been lots of devices and methods worked on for taking unwelcome drones out of the sky. There was that stupid eagle programme, shooting…

    Adaptalux expands its macro lighting range with new Xenon Flash Arm units
    Oct 8, 2019 John Aldred

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adaptalux/adaptalux-flash-arms-adaptable-flash-photography-lighting Adaptalux was launched through Kickstarter back in 2015, just creeping past its £100,000 goal. It was a new way to light macro easily with…

    One photographer’s response for a $12,000,000 renovation asking for free prints
    Oct 7, 2019 Udi Tirosh

    We love Tim Wallace. We love him for his stellar, high-end photography (check it out). We also love him for his wit, and for fighting…

    CHASING DORY is a small, inexpensive underwater drone that shoots 1080p video
    Oct 4, 2019 John Aldred

    With much of the world now starting to get over the whole drone thing, thanks to a combination of constantly changing and ever-restrictive drone laws…

    Polaroid Originals announces the end of all Spectra instant films
    Oct 3, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    After 33 years, Polaroid Spectra film is about to be discontinued. Polaroid Originals has just announced that it will no longer produce it, and if…

    The GoPro Hero 8 is official, along with “Mods” and GoPro MAX 360° camera
    Oct 1, 2019 John Aldred

    There have been rumours for a while, but now GoPro has officially announced the new GoPro Hero8 Black. Don’t get too excited, though, not much…

    Blackmagic’s newest Video Assist 12G offers internal 4K60 12-Bit BRAW recording
    Sep 26, 2019 John Aldred

    The Blackmagic Video Assist range of monitors has been a popular choice for many camera operators since the first versions were released. Now, Blackmagic has…

    How to set up the DJI Ronin-S on a Steadicam with the Steadimate-S
    Sep 26, 2019 John Aldred

    A few months ago, Steadicam announced the Steadimate S. It’s a device to attach your DJI Ronin-S or Zhiyun Crane 2 to a Steadicam arm…

    The Blackmagic Atem Mini is the video switcher that live streamers didn’t know they needed
    Sep 25, 2019 John Aldred

    While we were at IBC 2019, we heard Blackmagic had a new toy for live streamers. The Blackmagic Atem Mini. It’s a four HDMI device…