Gear Announcement

    First look at RODE’s RodeCaster Duo and RodeCaster Pro II firmware updates
    Apr 21, 2023 John Aldred

    It’s a big week for Rode, with many new announcements. This time, it’s the new RodeCaster Duo (buy here), a 2-channel version of the 4-channel…

    First look at the Aputure Amaran 150C and 300C RGBWW LED lights
    Apr 21, 2023 John Aldred

    At NAB 2023, Aputure announced two new LED lights in their Amaran lineup. They’re the Amaran 150C (buy here) and Amaran 300C (buy here), both…

    Is Meike’s 84mm f/1.4 RF lens the first 3rd party AF lens to be Canon-approved?
    Apr 20, 2023 John Aldred

    Meike has announced a new 85mm f/1.4 lens at NAB 2023 this week. This in itself is not really big news. Neither is the fact…

    First look at the new SmallRig F60 modular follow-focus unit
    Apr 19, 2023 John Aldred

    Follow-focus units have been around for a long time. Over the last few years, we’ve seen many of them pop up from quite a few…

    Sennheiser 5th generation wireless microphone system has remote smartphone control
    Apr 14, 2023 John Aldred

    Sennheiser announced the fifth generation of its wireless microphone system. The company says it’s purpose-built for content creators, filmmakers and broadcasters, offering a wide range…

    DJI announces Inspire 3 with 8K 75fps ProRes RAW and CinemaDNG
    Apr 13, 2023 John Aldred

    DJI has now officially announced the new DJI Inspire 3 drone (reserve here). Offering several advantages over the DJI Inspire 2 (buy here), such as…

    Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8

    Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 FE lens is $500 cheaper than Tamron’s
    Apr 8, 2023 John Aldred

    In September 2021, Tamron announced their 35-150mm f/2-2.8 DI III VXD lens for Sony FE. It was an odd focal length range and even odder…

    DJI Inspire 3 announcement on April 13th teased on DJI website
    Apr 7, 2023 John Aldred

    It’s been almost six and a half years since DJI announced the DJI Inspire 2 drone. Now it looks like we’re finally going to see…

    The Duovox Ultra is a monocular night vision camera that sees in full colour
    Apr 6, 2023 John Aldred

    Duovox has launched the new Duovox Ultra (Kickstarter here). They say it’s a military-grade monocular and an upgrade from their popular Duovox Mate Pro camera,…

    Aputure MC Pro is 4x brighter than its non-Pro predecessor
    Apr 4, 2023 John Aldred

    Aputure has today announced the new Aputure MC Pro (buy here). It’s 4x brighter than the standard Aputure MC. It also swaps out the silicone…