IBC 2019

    The LitraStudio is a powerful, rugged RGBWW LED light you can take underwater
    Sep 23, 2019 John Aldred

    I’ve become a big fan of Litra’s super tough LED lights. We even use the LitraPro LED as an on-camera light when we cover shows….

    Manfrotto’s new “Fast” series tripods are optimised for setup speed
    Sep 23, 2019 John Aldred

    At IBC 2019, we stopped by the Manfrotto stand to check out their new “Fast” series video tripods. There are two products in the new…

    The ultralight Moza AirCross 2 lets you mount the Pocket 4K without a cage – even vertically
    Sep 23, 2019 John Aldred

    The recently announced Moza AirCross 2 is the latest 3-axis motorised gimbal from Gudsen. It was originally teased at NAB 2019, but now it’s been…

    The Godox R1 and RF1 look a lot like the Profoto C1/C1+ except Godox announced them first
    Sep 20, 2019 John Aldred

    I missed this while I was away at IBC 2019, and they didn’t have any on the Godox stand, but Godox has announced a couple…

    The SmallHD Focus Bolt 500 RX is a 5″ 4K wireless monitor with a built in Teradek receiver
    Sep 16, 2019 John Aldred

    The merging of technologies is tricky. Sometimes it succeeds and sometimes it fails miserably. One fantastic idea, though, was to combine the SmallHD Focus 5…

    The Lightpanels Gemini 1×1 RGBWW is a customisable, full colour LED panel
    Sep 16, 2019 John Aldred

    The Litepanels Gemini 2×1 announced in 2017 received a very warm reception on its release. Those who have purchased and use them absolutely love them….

    This is what the $10,000+ OConnor 1040 tripod looks like
    Sep 16, 2019 John Aldred

    OConnor is a name that’s been held in high regard in Hollywood for years for their fluid video tripod heads. In fact, their inventor, Chadwell…

    Anton Bauer has shrunk their Titon SL batteries to pack more power into less space
    Sep 16, 2019 John Aldred

    These days, almost everything we use for photography or video is battery powered, from cameras themselves to sliders, gimbals, monitors, lights, portable backup solutions and…

    Lighticians lets you control you DMX lights wirelessly from your phone with full colour control
    Sep 16, 2019 John Aldred

    As LED lights have gotten more powerful and colour accurate, they’ve pretty much become the new standard for continuous lighting, replacing the more traditional tungsten…

    The Accsoon CineEye turns your phone or tablet into a wireless touchscreen HDMI field monitor
    Sep 16, 2019 John Aldred

    The Accsoon CineEye has been out for a little while now, but it didn’t launch without issue. Accsoon has listened to user feedback, replaced the WiFi…