Manfrotto
Manfrotto launches new Pro Light camera bags for professional photographers and filmmakers
Oct 5, 2021
John Aldred
Manfrotto has also today announced their new line of Pro Light camera bags for professional photographers and filmmakers. In this instance, “professional” literally means that…
Manfrotto’s new low-budget lightweight monopod is designed for run & gun video shooting
Sep 1, 2021
John Aldred
Manfrotto has today announced their new Manfrotto Element MII Fluid Video Monopod. They say it’s the lightest video monopod on the market, coming in at…
Lastolite is no more – Swallowed up into the Manfrotto brand
Jul 7, 2021
John Aldred
Lastolite by Manfrotto (since 2016), previously known as Lastolite when it was acquired by Vitec in 2011 is rebranding again. This time, it’s dropped the…
Angle grinder vs tripod plate – How to still access your battery slot with small cameras
Nov 4, 2020
John Aldred
A lot of us have smaller cameras these days. Even if we have larger DSLRs or mirrorless cameras, we also usually have one or two…
Manfrotto’s 504X fluid video head looks like the 504HD and a Nitrotech had a baby
Jun 15, 2020
John Aldred
Manfrotto’s 504HD fluid video head has been extremely popular since it was released about a decade ago. It’s a solid but smooth head that supports…
The Manfrotto Advanced2 Hybrid Backpack is the best photography travel bag I’ve ever used
Dec 10, 2019
John Aldred
I’ve spoken about camera bags before. They’re one of those things that photographers just seem to collect. Each has its purpose, but ultimately, many of…
Manfrotto announces the water-resistant Lykos 2.0 bicolour on-camera LED light
Oct 9, 2019
John Aldred
While billed as an on-camera LED light for video, the new Manfrotto Lykos 2.0 is a pretty powerful 2-in-1 LED light panel that can also…
Three Grip tricks you wish you’d known before
Sep 29, 2019
Adam Frimer
Grip is a completely undermined part of what we do as photographers and videographers. My cinema peers know what I’m talking about when I say…
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Sep 13, 2019
Udi Tirosh
Passionate about cinematography? Today is your lucky day! We’ve teamed up with some of the biggest names in the industry to bring you an AMAZING sweepstake that…
Fixing the base of the Manfrotto RC2 tripod quick release system with 3D printing
Jul 4, 2019
John Aldred
The Manfrotto RC2 quick release system is one of the most popular in the world for photographers. Its only real competition for tripod mounting supremacy…