Gear Announcement

    Canon has released a 0.71x EF to RF speed booster adapter
    Sep 24, 2020 John Aldred

    Canon has announced a new EF to RF 0.71x speed booster adapter. Like the speed boosters from Metabones and similar items from Viltrox and others,…

    The Canon EOS C70 is Canon’s first RF mount cinema camera – 4K 120fps (without overheating?)
    Sep 24, 2020 John Aldred

    We knew it wouldn’t be long before Canon finally started switching their cinema cameras over to the RF mount and they’ve finally done it. Today,…

    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…

    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…

    Datacolor’s low-cost ColorReader EZ lets you match the colour of just about anything
    Sep 18, 2020 John Aldred

    Datacolor has increased their range of ColorReader products with a new low-budget ColorReader EZ. The new device comes as a cheaper alternative to the company’s…

    ZY Optics announces super bright Mitakon Speedmaster 17mm f/0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds
    Sep 16, 2020 John Aldred

    ZY Optics has expanded their f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds lens lineup with the new Mitakon Speedmaster 17mm f/0.95 lens, offering a similar field of view…

    Sony’s new tiny A7C full-frame mirrorless camera has now officially been announced
    Sep 15, 2020 John Aldred

    While we have had a couple of photo and basic specs leaks, Sony has managed to keep the major specs of its new Sony A7C…

    Zhiyun shrinks their smartphone gimbal even further with the new Smooth XS
    Sep 4, 2020 John Aldred

    Zhiyun has announced their new Smooth XS gimbal. Like the Smooth X launched earlier in the year, it’s a 2-axis gimbal designed for smartphones, although…

    The LomoGraflok Instant Back lets you use Instax Wide film with your 4×5 large format camera
    Sep 2, 2020 John Aldred

    Lomography has today announced a very requested item from the large format film community – the LomoGraflok 4×5 Instant Back. While many large format shooters…

    Sennheiser’s new MKE 200 is a tiny on-camera microphone with built-in shock mount
    Sep 1, 2020 John Aldred

    Sennheiser has today announced its new MKE 200 on-camera microphone. Designed primarily for vloggers or anybody who sits there talking to a camera (like most…