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This new gadget gives fast, accurate continuous autofocus to the Blackmagic Pocket 4K
Jul 20, 2019
John Aldred
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has been a massive hit ever since its initial announcement. Such a big hit that if you order one today,…
The Steadicam Steadimate-S helps stop that annoying bounce in your DJI Ronin-S gimbal shots
Jul 20, 2019
John Aldred
I couldn’t not have a gimbal in my filmmaking toolkit now. I don’t always use it, but when I need it, there’s really no other…
Godox releases new V1 firmware for Nikon, Canon and Sony to address overheating issues
Jul 19, 2019
John Aldred
Godox has today announced new firmware updates for the Godox V1 round head speedlight for Nikon, Canon and Sony. The update for all three versions…
Kodak’s $40 Mobile Film Scanner is the Google Cardboard of scanners
Jul 19, 2019
John Aldred
In this age of the fight against plastic, cardboard has become a common construction material again. Coffee places the world over have switched out to…
Hasselblad is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a 907X Special Edition camera
Jul 18, 2019
John Aldred
You didn’t think that just re-releasing an old press release was all Hasselblad had in store to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landings,…
The Alotech ELEV 5800′ is a backpack for wildlife photographers designed by wildlife photographers
Jul 17, 2019
John Aldred
I have a love/hate relationship with backpacks. About 16 years ago I picked up a Tamrac Cyberpack 6 and I didn’t find anything that came…
This AI tool fills in the gaps in any image, even portraits
Jul 17, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
From relighting images to removing backgrounds, the applications of AI tools in photography are many. The new AI-powered tool introduced by Chinese scientists can accurately fill…
Researchers develop after-the-fact portrait relighting AI that works without 3D depth information
Jul 17, 2019
John Aldred
When the iPhone X came along with its Portrait Lighting effects, a lot of people were very impressed. Apple was even claiming that you don’t…
These are the first sample images shot with the new Sony A7R IV
Jul 17, 2019
John Aldred
Sony has released some sample images shot with the recently announced Sony A7R IV and they look pretty glorious in their detail. The resolution of…
Sony Announces the 61-megapixel A7R IV with 15-stops of dynamic range
Jul 16, 2019
John Aldred
Sony’s live event has just come to a close and the earlier rumours were true. The Sony A7R IV is here. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem…