Gear Announcement

Mint’s upcoming compact film camera is an AF version Rollei 35

Jan 16, 2024 John Aldred

Mint has finally announced its upcoming compact film camera. Its development was announced a year ago, although they didn’t give out much information at the…



BlackScale Lab’s BlackBox 120 scans medium format film with your camera

Jan 15, 2024 John Aldred

The proliferation of desktop manufacturing tools like 3D printers and CNC machines has done a great deal for film photography. It’s allowed individuals to design…



There’s a tiny new Godox Nano flash trigger with touchscreen OLED

Jan 15, 2024 John Aldred

A new tiny Flashpoint R2 Nano trigger (buy here) has popped up at Adorama. It’s compatible with the existing Flashpoint and Godox X flash system…



Ulanzi enters the flash market with a $30 speedlight

Jan 12, 2024 John Aldred

Ulanzi has decided to step into the camera flash market with the Ulanzi F12 Mini Camera Flash Speedlite (buy here). The universal flash works with…



Lexar is first out of the gate with CFexpress 4.0 Type A cards for Sony cameras

Jan 12, 2024 John Aldred

Lexar has announced its newest CFexpress memory cards at CES 2024. Both cards meet the new CFexpress 4.0 specification, offering double the speeds of previous…



Viltrox launches new “Retro” RGBW pocket LED lights

Jan 11, 2024 John Aldred

Viltrox has announced a new pair of “retro” RGBW pocket-sized LED lights. They’re called the Viltrox 08X (buy here) and the Viltrox 12X (buy here),…



Hollyland Lark M2 is a tiny button-sized 9-gram wireless microphone

Jan 11, 2024 John Aldred

Hollyland has announced the new Hollyland Lark M2 (buy here). It’s a tiny wireless button microphone transmitter and receiver combo for iPhones, Android devices and…



Yongnuo YN 11mm f/1.8S DA DSM WL AF lens has a wireless follow focus

Jan 9, 2024 John Aldred

Yongnuo has announced its acronym-laden Yongnuo YN 11mm f/1.8S DA DSM WL APS-C lens. It’s currently available in China for Sony E mount, but other…



Panasonic just announced “World’s Smallest & Lightest” medium-telephoto macro lens

Jan 9, 2024 John Aldred

Panasonic has announced its newest macro lens for its full-frame Lumix S series mirrorless cameras. The Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro (buy here) claims…



Two SSD solutions are competing for your dollars on Kickstarter

Jan 8, 2024 Sagiv Gilburd

The Dockcase Pocket ($75) and MagDisk ($109) are two new storage solutions that get massive amounts of backing and support on Kickstarter. Both are light…