Gear Announcement

    SmallRig PowerADC brings USB charging to Canon, Sony and Fujifilm batteries
    Jun 7, 2023 John Aldred

    SmallRig has announced its new PowerADC battery system. The system is kicking off with three different batteries for Canon, Sony and Fujifilm. Naturally, these are…

    Comica CVM-VM30 is the world’s first wireless shotgun mic
    Jun 6, 2023 John Aldred

    Comica has released the Comica CVM-VM30 (buy here), what they claim to be the world’s first wireless shotgun microphone. While there are a number of…

    Aputure’s F14 Fresnel Lens is motorised for remote focus control
    Jun 2, 2023 John Aldred

    One of the big issues with Fresnel lenses is that they require focusing. Ok, so it’s not so much of an issue if your light…

    The Aputure Electro Storm XT26 is a 2600 watts bi color beast LED light
    Jun 2, 2023 John Aldred

    Next on today’s list of announcements from Aputure are the Aputure Electro Storm XT26 and the Aputure Spotlight Max. First up, the Aputure Electro Storm…

    Aputure Electro Storm CS15 is an IP65 rated 1500 Watt RGBWW LED light
    Jun 2, 2023 John Aldred

    Aputure has today announced the new Aputure Electro Storm CS15 LED light. Aimed at higher-end filmmakers, it’s an RGBWW LED light with high SSI colour…

    Flashback ONE35 is a digital take on the disposable camera
    Jun 2, 2023 John Aldred

    Disposable cameras were a massive part of the ’90s and early-2000s culture. Before we all got cameras in our pockets that went everywhere with us,…

    Jollylook Pinhole SQUARE DIY pinhole camera kit shoots Instax square film
    May 31, 2023 John Aldred

    Jollylook’s journey has been quite interesting. From its initial cardboard origins in 2017, we’ve now arrived at its latest release. This time, it’s a square…

    Astera’s 1,000W output LeoFresnel light uses only 250W of power
    May 31, 2023 John Aldred

    Lighting manufacturer Astera has today announced their new series of Fresnel lights. They’re kicking off with the 300W PlutoFresnel and the larger 1,000W LeoFresnel. Astera…

    AstrHori’s second probe lens is an 18mm f/8 2x Macro for APS-C mirrorless
    May 30, 2023 John Aldred

    Following up on the release of AstrHori 28mm f/13 probe macro lens (buy here), AstrHori has released a second probe lens. This time, it’s the…

    First photos of the new IRIX 65mm T1.5 cine lens
    May 30, 2023 John Aldred

    Things seem to be growing quite nicely for Irix’s cinema lens lineup, with the short-to-standard range covered with five lenses from 11mm to 45mm and…