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A DIY 50MP|Quad Pixel Camera: What Does That Mean and Is it Any Good?

Dec 20, 2025 David Prochnow

So, you’d like to dip your big toe into the sea of large megapixel cameras, but you don’t want to spend a fortune entertaining this…



Is One Leica LUX Grip in the Hand Worth Two Xiaomi Photography Kits in the Bush?

Sep 21, 2025 David Prochnow

After years of supporting the Xiaomi smartphone sect, Leica has finally heaped some love on the Apple iPhone cartel. Granted, the iPhone Leica LUX Grip…



Helium Design Lab’s Sigma BF Grip Makes Shooting More Comfortable

Mar 29, 2025 Anzalna Siddiqui

Hugh Brownstone, along with his friend and design collaborator Ed Palisoc, is returning with yet another creatively crafted camera grip. This time, they appear to…



First Look: Mofage PIVOT is a modern Magic Arm With Damping Friction

Sep 17, 2024 John Aldred

The world of magic arms has been quite stagnant. It’s like Manfrotto released their original a few decades ago, and then everyone else just cloned…



Tilta Hydra Electronic Suction Cup sucks so hard it’s power-assisted

May 28, 2024 John Aldred

The world of suction cups is a small and mundane one. They’re typically some form of rubber, perhaps with a lever to suck out the…



Westcott Float Wall Mounts take your gear off the floor and out the way

Sep 18, 2023 John Aldred

Westcott has announced their new wall-based Float (buy here) device for storing your light modifiers. It allows you to get them up on the wall…



How to DIY your own budget studio flag/reflector clamps

Sep 6, 2023 Jake Hicks

We all know there is a seemingly limitless amount of gear we can get for the studio, and clamps seemingly make up a large part…



Quick Tip: How to make a DIY “Cinesaddle” with a sandbag and polystyrene beads

Aug 24, 2023 John Aldred

I hadn’t heard of the brand Cinesaddle (buy here) until watching this video. After looking it up, though, I realised I’ve used this type of…



Turn your camera into a flashing RGB beacon of light with this DIY grip

Aug 16, 2023 John Aldred

There are some projects out there that you look at them and you just think “How has nobody done this sooner?!?”. This is probably not…



You should (maybe) swap your tripod for a light stand

Jul 12, 2023 John Aldred

This is going to be a controversial idea for some of you. It certainly made me raise an eyebrow when I ran across this video…