Gear Announcement

    Syrp’s new Genie Micro is an all-in-one smart remote controller for your camera
    Dec 9, 2020 John Aldred

    Syrp has announced their new Genie Micro. Unlike other devices that bear the Genie name, this one isn’t a pan head or slider motor. In…

    Sigma launches I series compact full-frame mirrorless lenses for L & E mount
    Dec 1, 2020 John Aldred

    Photos were leaked a week ago and then the specs for one of them came out a couple of days later, but now they’re official….

    The MIOPS FLEX is the ultimate external camera trigger
    Nov 25, 2020 John Aldred

    MIOPS, the company that brought you the Mobile trigger, Capsule360 Motion Box and the Splash trigger, is back with a new project, the MIOPS FLEX,…

    Kodak is releasing a ’70s-inspired metal film case in six colours
    Nov 23, 2020 John Aldred

    Well, if you’re gonna go retro with some old film cameras, might as well have matching cases for your rolls of film, too, right? That’s…

    Sony’s full-frame FX6 is finally here and offers 15+ stops of dynamic range
    Nov 17, 2020 John Aldred

    Teased in September, Sony’s successor to the FS5 Mark II, the Sony FX6 has now officially been announced. As expected, the Super 35mm sensor of…

    The digitalfoto Thanos Pro II is a low budget almost-all-in-one alternative to the Arri Trinity
    Nov 16, 2020 John Aldred

    The Arri Trinity made a big impression a few months ago when Potato Jet got to go try one out in person. But it’s a…

    Profoto has launched a $300 light stand bracket for its $1,100 speedlight
    Nov 11, 2020 John Aldred

    When Profoto first announced the original $1,000 A1 speedlight, I thought they were just having a laugh. But it turns out that it wasn’t April…

    Canon’s RF 50mm f/1.8 lens is a nifty fifty with a very appropriate $199 price tag
    Nov 5, 2020 John Aldred

    Well, Canon did it. They actually released a full-frame mirrorless lens designed for entry level users with a cost comparable to its DSLR counterpoint. Yes,…

    Canon’s ML-100 only shoots 1080p but it does it at 73fps 12-Bit RAW and ISO 4.5 million
    Nov 4, 2020 John Aldred

    Another new announcement from Canon today, but this time, it’s a camera. Two, technically. They’re the Canon ML-100 and ML-105, which feature 35mm full-frame CMOS…

    Monster Adapter’s new LA-KE1 mounts Pentax K lenses to Sony E cameras with AF and aperture control
    Oct 30, 2020 John Aldred

    All the crazy lens adapter combos seem to be coming out of the woodwork now. Yesterday we had the Leica M to Nikon Z adapter,…