Gear Announcement
Spekular LEDs are like a Swiss army knife for lighting
Aug 31, 2017
John Aldred
Just when you think you’ve seen all LED lighting panels that the world can have, here comes a new LED light that makes you open…
The new Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III adds 4K video and 121 point AF system
Aug 31, 2017
John Aldred
The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II was pretty much everything anybody could want in an entry level mirrorless camera. It’s fairly inexpensive, small, feels like…
Canon finally unleashes 85mm f/1.4L IS, EOS M100 mirrorless, and three new tilt-shift macro lenses
Aug 29, 2017
John Aldred
A bunch of new gear announcements from Canon today. First up, the EOS M100 mirrorless camera with an APS-C sized 24.2MP sensor and EF-M lens…
Samyang releases full frame 35mm f/2.8 FE lens for Sony that competes with Zeiss at half the price
Jun 5, 2017
John Aldred
Samyang have added another lens to their slowly growing autofocus lineup. They’ve announced a new 35mm f/2.8 FE lens for full frame Sony mirrorless cameras….
Nikon announces new 28mm f/1.4E wide lens, 8-15mm full frame Fisheye and budget friendly 10-20mm DX lens
May 31, 2017
John Aldred
Three new wide lenses have been announced by Nikon today. Two for full frame, the 28mm f/1.4E ED and 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E ED Fisheye and one DX lens,…
Turn your Godox AD200 into a continuous video light with the new LED head
May 30, 2017
John Aldred
The Godox AD200 flash has proven to be very popular since it was released a couple of months ago. A $299 200Ws flash with a…
Profoto’s new B1X offers bigger battery, brighter modelling light, and full range of power in HSS
May 17, 2017
John Aldred
Profoto are calling the B1X the “new benchmark for on-location lighting”. And if it’s true, then it’s about time. Given that the $600 Godox AD600…
DJI redesigned the Ronin 2 gimbal from the ground up for efficiency and power
Apr 24, 2017
John Aldred
Released in 2014, the DJI Ronin pretty much revolutionised the video production industry. A handheld motorised gimbal for creating smooth and seamless free camera moves…
Panasonic announces GH5 firmware update, new Leica MFT zoom lens and ZS70 / TZ90 4K compact travel camera
Apr 19, 2017
John Aldred
When the GH5 was announced, there was a big deal made about its ability to shoot 10Bit 4:2:2 video. But there were a few issues….
Elinchrom literally launches the new ELB 1200 with amazing mid-air photo shoot
Feb 28, 2017
John Aldred
It’s become pretty clear by now that Elinchrom really like testing the limits of their gear. They’ve put them on drones, battled oceans, and lit…