Gear Announcement

    The Canon EOS 850D/Rebel T8i brings 4K video to “enthusiast” level DSLRs

    Feb 13, 2020 John Aldred

    Canon has now officially announced the new Canon EOS 850D/Rebel T8i, and it looks like the rumours were mostly true. As an “enthusiast level” DSLR,…

    Nikon delays Z-mount 70-200mm f/2.8 lens due to “production reasons”

    Feb 3, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

    Nikon started off the year announcing a lens Z-mount shooters had been waiting for. The Nikkor Z 70–200mm F2.8 VR S was supposed to start…

    Laowa’s new 65mm f/2.8 is an APS-C 2x macro lens at a very affordable price

    Jan 26, 2020 John Aldred

    Laowa just doesn’t seem to be stopping with new lens announcements lately. This month we’ve had the 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye, 12mm T2.9 cinema lens, a…

    Ricoh announces HD Pentax-D FA 70–210mm F4 ED SDM WR telephoto zoom lens.

    Jan 23, 2020 Ole Henrik Skjelstad

    Pentax just announced the HD PENTAX-D FA 70–210mm F4 ED SDM WR Pentax K-mount lens. For Pentax APS-C cameras that is equivalent to 107–322mm. The…

    Laowa’s 4mm f/2.8 fisheye lens is now available for Sony E, Canon EF-M and Fuji X systems

    Jan 20, 2020 John Aldred

    It was recently rumoured that Laowa was getting ready to announce their 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens on three new mounts. Specifically, the APS-C formats for…

    The Edelkrone JibONE is a motorised remote controllable mini-jib for your camera

    Jan 20, 2020 John Aldred

    I see a lot of jibs, sliders, cranes and other doohickies appear across my screen as new gear is announced. Other than the ridiculous ones…

    The V-Coptr Falcon foldable bi-coptor drone has a flight time of up to 50 minutes

    Jan 16, 2020 John Aldred

    Zero Zero Robotics, creators of Hover2 – “The Drone that Flies Itself” (and the original Hover), has just announced their new V-Coptr Falcon. It’s a bi-copter…

    Sony’s new Wireless Shooting Grip lets you vlog more easily and control your camera remotely

    Jan 14, 2020 John Aldred

    Sony has announced the GP-VPT2BT Wireless Shooting Grip. Don’t get too excited, this isn’t a “grip” in the traditional sense that allows you to more…

    Paul C. Buff is back with the LINK battery-powered, TTL & HSS-capable strobe

    Jan 14, 2020 John Aldred

    It’s been a while since Paul C Buff has really released anything new. Sure, they announced the “DigiBee” back in 2016, but that was more…

    The PowerEgg “X” drone lets you fly in the rain and even take off or land on water

    Jan 9, 2020 John Aldred

    Way back in 2016 at Photokina we saw one of the craziest looking drones we’ve ever seen. It looked like a giant egg – hence…