Gear Announcement

The Godox VDS-M3 XLR shotgun mic has a built-in battery for when you don’t have phantom power

Dec 30, 2021 John Aldred

Godox has been building up their microphone collection for a little while now with various different mics including a dual wireless mini lav kit, and…

Tokina SZX 400mm f/8 lens is now available in eight different mounts… sort of

Dec 21, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

You may already be familiar with Tokina SZX 400mm f/8, a super-telephoto reflex lens Tokina initially launched last year. The lens is now available in…

Godox’s third generation of “Quicker” QTIII series strobes bring LED modelling light and more efficient bulb design

Dec 2, 2021 John Aldred

Although the Godox M600D LED light might not quite be official yet, Godox has announced three new strobes in its QT series today. The QT…

The Sony Airpeak S1 Professional drone is finally available to pre-order and it’s $9,000 (plus gimbal)

Dec 1, 2021 John Aldred

It feels like this thing has been teased and announced about a dozen times over the last couple of years but now the Sony Airpeak…

Godox is stepping up to compete with Aputure with the new M600D 600W Bowens mount LED light

Nov 30, 2021 John Aldred

First teased in October at the P&I Shanghai International Wedding Photographic Equipment Exhibition, the Godox M600D presents what appears to be Godox stepping up to…

ZY Optics calls its new Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 a “budget alternative” to the Leica Summilux-M

Nov 30, 2021 John Aldred

Zhongyi Optics has announced their new Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 lens. They’re billing it as “a budget alternative to the legendary Leica Summilux-M“. And at…

Laowa’s new 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO boasts to be the world’s smallest 2x full-frame macro lens

Nov 29, 2021 John Aldred

Venus Optics has just announced their new Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. They claim that it’s the world’s…