Gear Announcement

    The Magic Ring II is a grip frame for your gimbal with built-in D-tap power points

    Oct 29, 2020 John Aldred

    Sometimes, you need to go a little “extra” with your gimbal rig. Sometimes, you need the two-handed holding power that only a solid frame can…

    The Insta360 ONE X2 has a touchscreen OLED UI, IPX8 waterproofing and longer battery life

    Oct 28, 2020 John Aldred

    When Insta360 released the original Insta360 ONE X in 2018 (review here), it kind of shook things up for the pocket-sized 360 camera market. It…

    CDA Tek’s LiDAR module lets you get fast autofocus on any camera – even in the dark

    Oct 27, 2020 John Aldred

    It’s taken a while for this one to come to market, having first been teased in July 2019, and it’s still not quite there, but…

    Ricoh has officially announced the Pentax K-3 Mark III capable of ISO 1.6 Million

    Oct 27, 2020 John Aldred

    Ricoh has now officially announced that their new flagship APS-C DSLR will be the Pentax K-3 Mark III. The news was made official in a…

    Yongnuo just announced a new 35mm f/2 lens for full-frame Sony E mount

    Oct 24, 2020 John Aldred

    Yongnuo has announced a new YN35mm F2S DF DSM lens for full-frame Sony E Mount cameras. It appears to not just be their existing 35mm…

    Viltrox has released their EF-M 23mm f/1.4 and 33mm f/1.4 autofocus lenses for Canon EOS M cameras

    Oct 22, 2020 John Aldred

    It’s not exactly news that Viltrox has been planning to expand its lens lineup, and two of the three new lenses designed for APS-C mirrorless…

    Sidus Link Bridge adds Aputure’s new smartphone control features to their old legacy LED lights

    Oct 21, 2020 John Aldred

    Aputure’s Sidus Link app for iOS and Android is a way to remote control just about all of Aputure’s newest LED lights. It adds a…

    DJI’s Pocket 2 Gimbal comes with a new 1/1.7″ 64MP sensor, wider FOV and f/1.8 aperture

    Oct 20, 2020 John Aldred

    DJI has officially announced its newest iteration of the DJI Osmo Pocket camera gimbal. Not surprisingly, it’s called the DJI Pocket 2 (they’ve dropped the…

    Nikon releases weird flash triggers that hang off the side of your camera and they’re “only” $200

    Oct 19, 2020 John Aldred

    Nikon’s been long criticised for not having any decent kind of wireless control system since they switched from the optical CLS/AWL to the new radio…

    The Vaxis Atom 500 lets you transmit video up to 500ft from either HDMI or SDI

    Oct 16, 2020 John Aldred

    Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Hollyland Mars 400S Pro announcement, Vaxis has now announced their new Atom 500 SDI wireless video transmission system (which…