Gear Announcement

    Raspberry Pi upgrades its camera boards with a new 8MP Sony Sensor in regular and infrared flavours
    Apr 26, 2016 John Aldred

    The Raspberry Pi Foundation have today announced that they are introducing a new 8MP camera board to replace their popular 5MP OmniVision based camera board….

    Meet Hercules, the world’s smallest programmable motorised camera dolly for video and timelapse
    Apr 21, 2016 John Aldred

    As visual creators, if and when we begin on that journey from stills to motion, one of the first things we learn is the power of a…

    The StrobiStrip is the slimmest speedlight strip light adapter available and it’s collapsible
    Apr 20, 2016 John Aldred

    Strip lights have become quite popular over the last couple of years, and we’ve seen numerous options released compatible with both speedlights, as well for continuous…

    Take full control of your camera with Blackmagic’s new 3G-SDI Arduino Shield
    Apr 19, 2016 John Aldred

    Well, this sure is a surprise announcement, at least for me.  Blackmagic Design have today announced their 3G-SDI Arduino Shield, allowing you to control your…

    The C-PAN camera guide arm is a jib, slider and curve all rolled into one
    Apr 16, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    I have to admit that the jib market is not an innovative market, I mean the mechanical basics have been laid down years ago and…

    Think 10 stops of ND is a lot? How about 17 hour exposures with Lee Filters’ new 15 stop Super Stopper
    Mar 5, 2016 John Aldred

    Announced today via Lee Filters UK distributor, Linhof Studio, a new member joins the Stopper family, adding to the 10 stop Big Stopper and 6 stop Little…

    Samsung Enters the 360 Degree Camera Market With the Samsung Gear 360. Mark Zuckerberg Supports
    Feb 22, 2016 John Aldred

    Looking more like a giant eyeball than a camera, Samsung have today entered into the 360 degree arena with the announcement of the Samsung Gear 360 camera….

    Lumu Power Converts Your iPhone To a Color Meter, Exposure Meter and Flash Meter
    Dec 3, 2015 Mitch Highman

    Lumu Labs has started a Kickstarter campaign for their newest light meter! Anyone who uses a light meter knows they are a very important piece…

    The KONO! Donau from lomography is an Ultra-slow ISO 6 35mm film
    Oct 20, 2015 Anna Gunn

    Looking for something new for your film camera? Look no further: Lomography have just announced a new limited-edition KONO! Donau 35mm film: This limited edition, hand-rolled film is available…

    Light Is Promising A DSLR Quality Camera In A Smartphone Formfactor by Combinbing 16 Lenses
    Oct 8, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Every now and then a new technology comes that threatens to shake the existing paradigm of how photography is done. Mirrorless has done this to…