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Sick of looking at your Godox AD300? Blend it into the background with this stick-on camo wrap
Sep 23, 2020
John Aldred
If you were worried that your Godox AD300Pro strobe was looking a little attention-grabby, you now have an option to hide it away and blend…
“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…
Tamron is leaving two of its factories closed due to “decreased demand”
Sep 22, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Like other companies, Tamron also seems to be struggling with the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The company has recently confirmed that its two major…
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…
Woman falls out of car window while filming Snapchat video on a busy highway
Sep 22, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A UK woman recently fell out of a window of a car that was driving 110 mph. How is that even possible, you may wonder?…
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…