Gear Announcement

PMI doubles down on smoke with the SmokeNINJA PRO

Oct 20, 2024 Udi Tirosh

If you’ve been following around, you know that we are big fans of PMI’s handheld smoke machines. Both the Smoke Genie and the younger Smoke Ninja are essential tools…



Thypoch joins forces with DZOFilm for its new Simera-C compact cine lens series

Oct 18, 2024 John Aldred

Newcomer lens manufacturer Thypoch has teamed up with DZOFilm for its latest release. It’s the Thypoch Simera-C series of cine lenses ($3,169). The lineup is…



Amaran Ace 25x & 25c LED Lights pack twice the power of the competition

Oct 16, 2024 John Aldred

Amaran, the consumer brand from Aputure, has announced two new LED lights. They’re the Amaran Ace 25x ($69) and Amaran Ace 25c ($99). The 25x…



SmallRig RC 60C is a compact 60W RGB LED light with USB-PD charging

Oct 16, 2024 John Aldred

SmallRig has announced the RC60C RGB LED video light ($179+). As the name suggests, it’s an RGB LED light. But it’s quite compact compared to…



DJI Air 3S dual-camera drone upgrades to a 1-inch sensor and LiDAR

Oct 15, 2024 John Aldred

DJI has announced the DJI Air 3S ($1,099+). While a minor refresh of the DJI Air 3 ($1,099), the Air 3S does come with one…



Fujifilm X-M5 puts 6.2K video into Fuji’s lightest X-mount camera

Oct 14, 2024 John Aldred

Fujifilm has announced its latest camera, the Fuji X-M5 ($799). The follow-up to 2013’s Fujifilm X-M1 skips a few numbers in the ordering sequence but…



The new iFootage Shark Slider Nano 2 controls your DJI gimbal

Oct 14, 2024 John Aldred

iFootage has announced the new Shark Slider Nano 2 ($649+). The company says it was developed in conjunction with DJI to add gimbal integration to…



Blazar just dropped “the world’s lightest” affordable full-frame 2x anamorphic cine lenses

Oct 11, 2024 John Aldred

Chinese camera manufacturer Blazar, formerly “Great Joy”, has announced its newest line of lenses. They’re the Blazar Cato 2x, and they’re full-frame 2x anamorphic cinema…



Accsoon CoMo SE brings affordable on-set intercom to the masses

Oct 10, 2024 John Aldred

Accsoon has announced its newest intercom headset system. It’s the Accsoon CoMo SE and it’s essentially a more affordable version of the Accsoon CoMo, announced…



Panasonic adds DJI Lidar AF support – but not PDAF – to the new Lumix S5D

Oct 8, 2024 John Aldred

Panasonic has made a rather odd camera announcement. Despite the Panasonic S5 Mark II being a thing since January 2023, almost two years later, they’ve…