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…

    Rotolight goes back to crowdfunding to launch the new NEO 3 Pro and AEOS 2 Pro LED lights
    Oct 19, 2022 John Aldred

    After a successful campaign in 2021, Rotolight has gone back to Indiegogo to launch their new NEO 3 Pro and AOES 2 Pro LED lights….

    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…

    Nitecore’s new BB2 camera cleaning tool really blows – with speeds up to 80km/h
    Oct 17, 2022 John Aldred

    Nitecore has announced the BB2, their new electronic photographer blower. No longer do you need to expend energy constantly squeezing the bulb of a rocket…

    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…