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    Pentax’s new film duplicator lets you digitise film from 35mm to 5×4 with your DSLR

    Jun 20, 2016 John Aldred

    The resurgence in film’s popularity in the last few years has been a wonderful thing.  Large format photography is only just starting to see the the…

    Panasonic unveil the super fast wide angle Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 lens

    Jun 15, 2016 John Aldred

    Panasonic have announced a new ultra fast, wide lens built for professional daily use.  The Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Micro…

    This portable LED puts out as much light as a 1.5K tungsten with a Bowens mount strobe sized form factor

    Jun 6, 2016 John Aldred

    LED lighting has come a very long way in just a few short years, and Aputure wants to take on the sun with their new COB…

    Want to shoot 3D photos and video with your phone for $35? Well, soon you can… maybe

    Jun 4, 2016 John Aldred

    When I first heard the phrase “dual cameras” used in relation to mobile phones, 3D is what first came to my mind.  How disappointed I…

    Now you can capture 3D Video with a single GoPro for only $50

    May 30, 2016 John Aldred

    Stereoscopic images aren’t new.  In fact, they’re one of the earliest forms of 3D imagery available.  They also seem to be making something of a…

    Chimera’s new self levelling lighting boom will set you back at least $550

    May 26, 2016 John Aldred

    Chimera have just announced a pair of new self-levelling lighting boom arms, allowing you to quickly raise and lower your lights without having to adjust…

    Broncolor cuts the cord with the new Lithium Ion powered Siros L portable monolights

    May 17, 2016 John Aldred

    Broncolor have today announced the Siros 800 L and 400 L, Lithium Ion powered flash units, expanding the Siros family of flash units to let…

    Samsung’s new SD card will let you record up to 12 hours of 4K UHD footage

    May 13, 2016 John Aldred

    Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their newest memory card, a massive 256GB microSD, raising the bar for super small storage formats by a pretty impressive amount, beating out the previous…

    Canon announces a new top of the line speedlight and confirms macro lens rumours

    May 11, 2016 John Aldred

    Canon have officially announced both the EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM lens confirming earlier rumours, as well as a new Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT…

    Samyang muscle their way into the autofocus market with two new 50mm f/1.4 and 14mm f/2.8 lenses

    May 3, 2016 John Aldred

    In a press release today, Samyang Optics (also sold under the names Rokinon and Bower) have announced two new lenses designed for Sony full frame mirrorless cameras, marking their…