Gear Announcement

    Techart’s TZM-02 adapter brings faster autofocus for manual focus lenses to Nikon Z bodies

    Jan 9, 2023 John Aldred

    Techart has announced their new TZM-02 Leica M lens to Nikon Z mirrorless camera autofocus adapter. The TZM-02, naturally, replaces the TZM-01 announced in 2020…

    Paul C. Buff announces Celestial, a portable strobe with HSS and TTL capability

    Jan 4, 2023 John Aldred

    Paul C. Buff lighting company, producers of such lights as the Einstein, AlienBees and DigiBee lighting products, has announced a new strobe called the Celestial….

    Panasonic finally goes Phase Detect Autofocus with the new Panasonic Lumix S5 Mark II

    Jan 4, 2023 John Aldred

    Panasonic shooters have only been begging for it for about a decade, and Panasonic finally seems to have delivered. Panasonic has today announced the new…

    Kondor Blue releases its new “Mondo-Ties” cable management system for video and cinema rigs

    Dec 22, 2022 John Aldred

    Kondor Blue has announced its newest product. It’s an unassuming little clip with big quality-of-life improvements for filmmakers, live streamers and others who potentially have…

    Laowa releases the world’s widest 6mm f/2 Zero-D rectilinear lens for Micro Four Thirds

    Dec 21, 2022 John Aldred

    Venus Optics has announced the new Laowa 6mm f/2 Zero-D lens, the widest rectilinear lens available for Micro Four Thirds. It’s essentially a photography version…

    7Artisans announces its new 12mm f/2.8 Mark II rectilinear APS-C lens

    Dec 20, 2022 John Aldred

    7Artisans has announced a new Mark II revision of its popular 12mm f/2.8 wide-angle manual focus lens for APS-C cameras. The new lens is going…

    The Godox AK-R21 turns your round headed Godox strobe or speedlight into a projector

    Dec 20, 2022 John Aldred

    Godox has announced the Godox AK-R21 Projection Attachment. It’s compatible with Godox lights that have a round head, like the Godox V1 speedlight, Godox AD100Pro…

    Irix has released another 150mm T3.0 cine lens but this one’s not a macro lens

    Dec 19, 2022 John Aldred

    You might get the slightest sense of deja vu here, but lens manufacturer Irix has announced a new 150mm T3.0 Tele Cine lens. No, it’s…

    AstrHori announces 12mm f/2.8 Fisheye, 18mm f/8 Shift and 85mm f/1.4 AF lenses for full-frame mirrorless

    Dec 13, 2022 John Aldred

    It looks like last week’s rumours of a couple of new AstrHori lenses proved out. Not only that, but there’s a third one, too, and…

    The new DJI Mini 3 drone sacrifices obstacle avoidance for a $260 price drop vs the Mini 3 Pro

    Dec 10, 2022 John Aldred

    DJI has announced the new DJI Mini 3 drone. You might be feeling a little deja vu, like DJI already announced this, but no. This…