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    Manfrotto parent company, Vitec, acquires motion control company Syrp
    Feb 18, 2019 John Aldred

    Vitec Imaging Solutions, a division of The Vitec Group, has acquired New Zealand based camera slider and motion control company Syrp. The acquisition actually happened…

    Is a $600 boom pole worth it? Try a $10 broom pole instead
    Feb 18, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    If you want a lightweight, telescopic professional boom pole, it’s not exactly cheap. But is it really worth paying hundreds of dollars for this particular…

    How to create an epic orbiting 360° timelapse rig using PVC pipe and an egg timer
    Feb 18, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Perhaps you’ve already used an egg timer to add some motion to your timelapse videos. But have you tried turning it into an orbiting 360°…

    How to shoot those crazy dance floor light streak photos with flash
    Feb 18, 2019 John Aldred

    I’ve lost track of the number of people who’ve asked me how to shoot this type of photo over the years. The basic concept is…

    Is 4:2:2 video worth it? Can you even tell the difference over 4:2:0?
    Feb 18, 2019 John Aldred

    The difference between 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 along with 8-bit vs 10-bit was a hot discussion back when the Panasonic GH5 was announced. It was the…

    EyeEm and Animoto affected by major security breach – over 47 million accounts compromised
    Feb 18, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Last night, I received an email from EyeEm about a “data security incident.” 22 million accounts have been compromised, exposing the users’ names, email addresses, and…

    Atomos Shinobi goes head to head with SmallHD FOCUS 5″ at $75 less
    Feb 16, 2019 Udi Tirosh

    For me, the separation between SmallHD and Atomos was pretty clear. Atomos made recording monitors (mostly) and SmallHD made monitors that do not record. This is…

    12-Bit raw video is coming to the Z6 & Z7 and Nikon DSLRs to get CFexpress support
    Feb 15, 2019 John Aldred

    First teased last month at CES with the launch of the Nikon Z6 Filmmaker kit, Nikon has now officially announced that new firmware updates are…

    The Nikon Z6 goes head to head with the Sony A7III with some surprising results
    Feb 15, 2019 John Aldred

    With Nikon and Canon finally entering the fray and the whole Panasonic/Sigma/Leica alliance thing, it’s starting to get quite exciting in the world of full…

    Fuji’s new X-T30 shoots stills up to 20 frames per second and 10-bit 4K DCI video
    Feb 14, 2019 John Aldred

    The Canon EOS RP isn’t the only new camera being announced today. The hotly anticipated (and much rumoured) Fujifilm X-T30 is now officially here. It…