Gear Announcement

    Sigma’s new 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM is their fastest ultra wide Art series zoom

    Feb 9, 2018 John Aldred

    Well, that was quick. It was only yesterday that word leaked that Sigma had a 14mm f/2.8 pro zoom in the works. There weren’t even…

    Olympus releases selfie-friendly Pen E-PL9 mirrorless

    Feb 8, 2018 John Aldred

    The selfie-centric Olympus Pen E-PL9 has been announced. This entry-level Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus has seen a couple of nice new updates over…

    The DJI Mavic Air is here – the new $799 foldable drone that fits in your pocket

    Jan 23, 2018 John Aldred

    It’s official, the leaks were legit, and the DJI Mavic Air is here. But now we have the final specs and details, and it looks…

    Zhiyun announce new Crane Plus 3-axis gimbal and tease mechanical follow focus unit

    Jan 16, 2018 John Aldred

    Zhiyun have officially announced the new Zhiyun Crane Plus motorised 3-axis gimbal for mirrorless and DSLR cameras. Technically, this should be called the Crane V3…

    Hasselblad just announced the H6D-400c – a 400 megapixel medium format monster

    Jan 16, 2018 John Aldred

    Hasselblad have just announced the new H6D-400c. A 400MP monster of a camera, but there’s a catch. All is not quite as it initially appears….

    Leica launches a pair of APO-Summicron full frame 75mm & 90mm f/2 prime lenses

    Jan 16, 2018 John Aldred

    Leica has just announced a pair of APO-Summicron lenses for its full frame mirrorless cameras. Those would be the Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f2 ASPH and…

    Google unveils a pair of 3D 180° point & shoot VR cameras by YI and Lenovo

    Jan 12, 2018 John Aldred

    Well, this is pretty cool, a pair of new 3D 180° VR cameras, developed in partnership with Google for their VR180 app. They’re kicking the…

    WD & SanDisk launch two new portable SSDs for photographers, filmmakers and drone users

    Jan 11, 2018 John Aldred

    When Western Digital announced the My Passport Wireless Pro in 2016, it was a nice little improvement over the original. But it still wasn’t quite what…

    Yuneec’s Typhon H Plus updates flagship drone with higher resolution, higher fps and lower noise

    Jan 11, 2018 John Aldred

    The Typhoon H from Yuneec made a bit of a splash when it first launched. Finally, a commercially available 6 motor hexacopter that could maybe…

    Insta360’s new Nano S 360° camera gets a 4K upgrade with 360° facetime and multiview video

    Jan 9, 2018 John Aldred

    Insta360 has updated its line of affordable phone-friendly 360 cameras with the new Insta360 Nano S. It sees some rather significant upgrades over the original…