Gear Announcement

Phottix drags Sony flash into the 21st century bringing it in line with Nikon and Canon

Jul 19, 2016 John Aldred

There’s no question that Sony make some ridiculously good cameras (don’t tell Udi I said that), but one of the things that seems to have…



Samyang’s new lens doesn’t have autofocus – It’s a 135mm T2.2 cinema lens

Jul 18, 2016 John Aldred

Samyang recently put out a teaser to build up some hype for five new lenses it was about to release.  There was much speculation abound…



Aputure’s versatile new light is the size of a credit card and costs only $49

Jul 18, 2016 John Aldred

Small lights are fantastic and well designed ones are extremely versatile. Whether you’re shooting stills or video, you can throw them in dark corners to balance…



Optical zoom finally comes to the mass drone market with DJI’s new Zenmuse Z3

Jul 15, 2016 John Aldred

Everybody seems to have a drone these days of some sort or another for all kinds of different things. Most of them have cameras attached,…



Sony finally unleash full frame 50mm f/1.4 lens and 70-200mm f/2.8 pricing

Jul 12, 2016 John Aldred

It’s been a long time coming for Sony shooters, but they now have an official fast standard lens available with the newly announced Sony Planar…



Yi Technology’s new Yi 4K “GoPro Killer” now available to buy in the USA

Jul 12, 2016 John Aldred

The Yi 4K Action camera from Yi Technology was launched in China back in May. If buyers in other countries wanted it, they’d have to order…



This new camera strap takes the weight off your neck and saves your back

Jul 6, 2016 John Aldred

With only one or two exceptions, camera straps have remained largely the same since their inception, and they’ve always had the same complaints made about…



It’s official, mirrorless medium format has arrived and it’s awesome

Jun 22, 2016 John Aldred

After the teases and the leaks, it’s now official as Hasselblad launch their X1D Medium Format Digital Mirrorless camera. It is a thing of beauty, and…



Western Digital’s My Passport Wireless Pro lets you quickly back up your memory cards without a computer

Jun 22, 2016 John Aldred

Even if you shoot to two cards at once with a dual slot DSLR, one of the biggest issues that many location photographers face is…



Hasselblad’s new medium format mirrorless X1D camera leaked

Jun 21, 2016 John Aldred

After showing us a few teaser images, and ahead of tomorrow’s announcement of what is expected to be a new medium format mirrorless camera from…