Gear Announcement

    Xiaomi’s 12S Ultra packs a huge 1-Inch camera sensor with Leica optics
    Jul 4, 2022 John Aldred

    Xiaomi has now officially announced its new Xiaomi 12S Ultra smartphone, bringing with it a pair of half-inch sensors for ultrawide and periscope zoom cameras…

    Meike has announced a new $249 50mm f/0.95 APS-C mirrorless lens
    Jul 1, 2022 John Aldred

    Meike has announced their new 50mm f/0.95 manual focus lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. It’s available in five different mounts including Sony E, Fuji X,…

    SmallRig releases yet another matte box system – 5th time lucky?
    Jun 30, 2022 John Aldred

    Regular as clockwork lately, SmallRig has announced yet another new Matte Box. What makes this one different from the SmallRig 3575 Mini Matte Box Lite,…

    Godox takes us back to the ’80s with the retro-themed Lux Junior on-camera flash
    Jun 30, 2022 John Aldred

    With the trend for retro-looking cameras and lenses over the last few years, I’m surprised it’s taken a company this long to come out with…

    Profoto’s new very compact 100Ws Profoto A2 Monolight strobe is about the size of a can of coke
    Jun 30, 2022 John Aldred

    Profoto has announced a new compact strobe. Designed for off-camera use, the Profoto A2 Monolight is a 100Ws strobe with a recycle time of 0.1-1.6…

    Nikon expands its APS-C mirrorless lineup with the new vlogger-oriented Nikon Z30 entry level camera
    Jun 29, 2022 John Aldred

    Nikon has officially announced the new Nikon Z30, its entry-level APS-C Z mount mirrorless camera. As the de facto replacement for the Nikon D3x00 series…

    Insta360’s ONE RS 1-Inch 360 Edition is a welcome and huge-sensored addition to the ONE RS family – A review
    Jun 28, 2022 John Aldred

    Insta360 has seen a lot of success in the 360° camera market over the last few years and they’ve arguably become the leader in pocketable…

    Insta360 teams up with Leica to go large with the new Insta360 ONE RS 1-Inch 360 Edition
    Jun 28, 2022 John Aldred

    Insta360 has today announced their newest camera… Sort of. It’s not all entirely new, as it uses the same core as the regular Insta360 ONE…

    Godox makes the ring flash portable again with the new Godox R200
    Jun 27, 2022 John Aldred

    Well, this is interesting. It looks like Godox has finally figured out what they want to do as a Godox AR400 ring flash replacement. And…

    Hoya has launched their new Mist Diffuser Black series No0.5 and No1 filters
    Jun 24, 2022 John Aldred

    Hoya has announced their new Hoya Mist Diffuser Black creative series filters. Designed to give a “stylish cinematic effect”, Hoya’s new Mist Diffuser Black No1…