Gear Announcement

    Rode gives on-camera shotgun mics a high end makeover with the new VideoMic NTG
    Nov 20, 2019 John Aldred

    When it comes to on-camera microphones, the Rode VideoMic series is way up there when it comes to recommendations. Their flagship VideoMic Pro Plus is…

    Pelican launches the Vault Photography Collection – A new line of lightweight rugged cases
    Nov 11, 2019 John Aldred

    Pelican has pretty much been an industry standard for many years now, in the worlds of both the photography and video. They’re tough, rugged, can…

    Rosco’s MIXBOOK is the “world’s first” digital gel swatchbook
    Nov 5, 2019 John Aldred

    Gel and lighting manufacturer Rosco has released the MIXBOOK. They say that it is the “world’s first digital swatchbook”. If you don’t know what swatchbooks…

    Hoya announces new Starscape filter to cut through light pollution and a ProND filter kit
    Nov 1, 2019 John Aldred

    Hoya has today launched two new filters. Well, to be correct, one new filter and one new filter set. The single filter is the Hoya…

    The DJI Mavic Mini is official – It weighs 249g, shoots 2.7K video and has 30min flight time
    Oct 30, 2019 John Aldred

    There have been rumours about the DJI Mavic Mini for a little while now and at least one of them appears to have been correct….

    This is what Canon’s “Defocus Smoothing” coating does to bokeh
    Oct 25, 2019 John Aldred

    Canon recently announced the new RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS lens for the EOS R mirrorless system. But what exactly does DS mean? Sure, it means…

    Tamron has now officially launched their new 20mm, 24mm and 35mm f/2.8 lenses for Sony E
    Oct 23, 2019 John Aldred

    Everything leaked early yesterday, but Tamron has now officially launched their new 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M 1:2, 24mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M 1:2 and 35mm…

    Full specs and sample photos of Tamron’s new Sony FE mount lenses leaks ahead of official announcement
    Oct 22, 2019 John Aldred

    Tamron first teased a collection of four new lenses back in August. There wasn’t really any information about them back then, but they were expected to…

    Olympus announces the OM-D E-M5 Mark III with up to 6.5 stops of stabilisation and IPX1 waterproof rating
    Oct 17, 2019 John Aldred

    It’s been a while since Olympus announced the OM-D E-M5 Mark II, which was already a pretty solid little camera. But now, Olympus has announced…

    Zhiyun has now officially announced the new Weebill-S gimbal
    Oct 11, 2019 John Aldred

    Leaks happen all the time, and manufacturers usually ignore them. But when a retailer like B&H drops the news a little early, it often forces…