Gear Announcement

    HEIPI is a new style of lightweight and compact 3-in-1 travel tripod with a 3-pillar centre column
    Oct 21, 2022 John Aldred

    There isn’t usually a lot of innovation in tripods. Occasionally we’ll see new materials being used, like the introduction of carbon fibre, or improved mechanisms…

    SmallRig announces their new modular MagicFIZ Wireless Follow Focus System
    Oct 20, 2022 John Aldred

    Camera accessory manufacturer SmallRig has now officially announced their new MagicFIZ Wireless Follow Focus System. No stranger to follow-focus systems, SmallRig’s latest release takes the…

    Leica has officially announced the Leica M6 reissue – their film camera launch in over 20 years
    Oct 20, 2022 John Aldred

    Leica has officially announced the Leica M6 reissue. It’s a relaunch of its popular M6 35mm film camera and the first new film camera that…

    The Adaptalux Pod Mini is a small, lightweight power control unit for Adaptalux macro flashes and LED lights
    Oct 20, 2022 John Aldred

    Adaptalux has expanded their mini macro lighting range with the new Adaptalux Pod Mini. It’s a compact and lightweight power supply unit for the Adaptalux…

    YoloLiv’s VertiCam is a vertical PTZ USB/HDMI camera for live streaming to social media
    Oct 19, 2022 John Aldred

    YoloLiv has announced its new pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, the VertiCam. As the name suggests, it’s a vertically oriented camera for shooting vertical videos to let…

    ZY Optics completes its MFT cine lens lineup with the new Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm T1.0 MFT Cine
    Oct 19, 2022 John Aldred

    ZY Optics has announced the newest in their T1 lens in their cinema lens lineup. The Mitakon 50mm T1.0 MFT Cine joins the 17mm, 25mm…

    AstrHori announces a low-budget $289 wide angle 40mm f/5.6 manual focus lens for Fuji GFX
    Oct 14, 2022 John Aldred

    When one buys into a medium format system, even the relatively inexpensive ones like Fuji’s GFX series, one knows that it’s going to be an…

    Sony updates its vlogging line with the new Sony ZV-1F and it’s $250 cheaper than the ZV-1
    Oct 13, 2022 John Aldred

    Well, we’d heard rumours that there was a new vlogging camera on the way, although the likely announcement date was the Sony event scheduled for…

    Leica is reissuing the Leica M6 35mm film camera on October 20th with a €4,800 price tag
    Oct 11, 2022 John Aldred

    The Leica M6 film camera is one of the most collectable and sought-after film cameras out there on the used market. They’re not that expensive,…

    Laowa announces new T2.9 Cine versions of its 65mm and 100mm 2x Ultra Macro APO lenses
    Oct 6, 2022 John Aldred

    This one might come as a surprise to some of you but guess who’s released two new macro lenses? I’ll give you a minute. I…