Gear Announcement
PolarPro’s new Defender Body Cap has a secret compartment
Feb 5, 2024
John Aldred
PolarPro has announced its new Defender body cap. It’s available in Canon EF & RF, Sony E and Nikon Z mounts. But it’s not just…
The OCTOPUS16 is a new Super16 sensor camera with internal 4k RAW recording for under $1000
Feb 4, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Octopus Cinema (OC) just announced the OCTOPUS16, a Super16 camera that can fit in your pocket. Not only that, it will not burn a hole…
K&F’s new ND100000 Solar Filter blocks 16.6 stops of light
Feb 1, 2024
John Aldred
K&F has announced a new ND10000 Solar Filter (buy here), which offers 16.6 stops of light reduction. This means extremely long exposures for things like…
The AstrHori 18mm f/8 2x periscope probe macro APS-C lens is 38 cm long
Feb 1, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Any fan of macro photography knows about AstrHori’s probe lenses. AstrHori is not the first company to create a probe lens; that would be Laowa…
Viltrox’s low-budget full-frame AF 20mm f/2.8 lens comes to Nikon Z
Jan 31, 2024
John Aldred
Viltrox has announced a new AF 20mm f/2.8 Z lens (buy here). It’s essentially the same as the Viltrox AF 28mm f/2.8 E lens for…
Sony announces new wireless data transmitter, the PDT – FP1
Jan 31, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Sony just announced the PDT-FP1 – a 5G-compatible portable data transmitter. The transmitter can send camera data using a LAN port or over a 5G…
OM System reveals two new lenses: the 150-600 f/5-6.3 and 9-18 f/4-5.6 II
Jan 30, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Along with OM Systems new OM-1 MKII flagship ($2397), OM Systems also released two new lenses: The M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-600mm f/5-6.3 IS super-telephoto lens…
Olympus revealed their new flagship: a super-rugged OM-1 MKII
Jan 30, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Two years after the unveiling of the Olympus OM-1 ($1999), OM Systems announced their next flagship: the Olympus OM-1 MKII ($2,397). It’s a 20 MP…
Zhongyi releases the Speedmaster 20mm f/0.95mm ASP-C
Jan 26, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Mitakon Zhongyi optics (ZY optics) just revealed the Chuichi Kogaku Speedmaster 20mm f/0.95mm—the fastest 20mm lens for APS-C (¥63,460). It’s a manual focus lens for…
Diveroid Universal Lite turns your smartphone into a dive camera
Jan 26, 2024
John Aldred
We’ve been seeing more and more of these lately. Joby just released their underwater smartphone housing, and now we have Diveroid with their latest update….