Gear Announcement

    Viltrox has released their EF-M 23mm f/1.4 and 33mm f/1.4 autofocus lenses for Canon EOS M cameras
    Oct 22, 2020 John Aldred

    It’s not exactly news that Viltrox has been planning to expand its lens lineup, and two of the three new lenses designed for APS-C mirrorless…

    Sidus Link Bridge adds Aputure’s new smartphone control features to their old legacy LED lights
    Oct 21, 2020 John Aldred

    Aputure’s Sidus Link app for iOS and Android is a way to remote control just about all of Aputure’s newest LED lights. It adds a…

    Nikon releases weird flash triggers that hang off the side of your camera and they’re “only” $200
    Oct 19, 2020 John Aldred

    Nikon’s been long criticised for not having any decent kind of wireless control system since they switched from the optical CLS/AWL to the new radio…

    The Vaxis Atom 500 lets you transmit video up to 500ft from either HDMI or SDI
    Oct 16, 2020 John Aldred

    Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Hollyland Mars 400S Pro announcement, Vaxis has now announced their new Atom 500 SDI wireless video transmission system (which…

    Fujifilm just announced its new mid-range X-S10 with six stops of in-body stabilisation
    Oct 15, 2020 John Aldred

    We already knew it was coming, thanks to Nokishita, but now Fuji’s made it official and announced their new Fujifilm X-S10 mid-range APS-C mirrorless camera….

    Hollyland’s Mars 400S Pro wireless video transmitter lets you live stream to YouTube
    Oct 15, 2020 John Aldred

    I’ve been a big fan of Hollyland’s Mars 400S ever since getting one last year and you can read my review on that model here….

    Sachtler’s new aktiv fluid video tripod head series is built for speed and easy setup
    Oct 14, 2020 John Aldred

    Sachtler has announced its new “aktiv” series of fluid video heads. Designed to replace their popular FSB model heads, the aktiv line is focused on…

    Canon announces the EOS M50 Mark II – Still has a 4K crop and no IBIS
    Oct 14, 2020 John Aldred

    Canon has today announced the new EOS M50 Mark II mirrorless camera. Not much appears to have changed on the outside between the original Canon…

    Freefly launches Wave – A 4K slow mo camera that shoots up 9,259 frames per second
    Oct 9, 2020 John Aldred

    Freefly, yup, that Freefly, the one who makes drones and gimbals, has launched a camera. It’s called the Wave and it’s a small high-speed 4K…

    Straw delivers power to your cameras from a Type-C USB power bank
    Oct 8, 2020 John Aldred

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arseniy/straw-power-your-camera-from-usb-pd-power-bank A few months ago, some of you might remember I posted a video about some prototype USB cables I’d been testing. These cables take…