NAB 2019
Pilot Era is all-in-one 8K 360° VR camera with in-camera video stitching
A Hong Kong company Pisofttech has announced an interesting piece of gear in the 360-degree camera market. Pilot Era is an “all-in-one” professional 360° VR…
First look at the Feiyu Ricca action camera, AK4500 gimbal and Qing remote pan & tilt head
One of the products I was keen to see at NAB 2019 was the new Ricca action camera from Feiyutech. A popular name when it…
Blackmagic talks about BRAW, Pocket Cinema Camera 4K updates and new battery grip
Recently added to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K firmware to replace CinemaDNG, Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) is an impressive format, capable of producing some pretty…
First look at the Insta360 Evo 360 & 3D 180-degree VR camera
Announced last month, the Insta360 EVO is the latest camera from Insta360. Like many of their previous cameras the EVO is a 360-degree camera for…
Sigma is releasing 11 L mount lenses, but the MC-21 EF to L Mount adapter is coming first
The Sigma/Leica/Panasonic alliance has been big news since it was officially announced at Photokina 2018. We’ve already seen two new full frame L mount cameras…
The Godox AD200Pro offers 1.8sec recycle, 1/10th stop adjustments, better colour and uses the same heads as the AD200
The Godox AD200 has been out for a couple of years now. But ever since the release of the AD600Pro and AD400Pro, customers have been…
Lumiee is the first cinematic grade wearable light
Spiffy Gear has produced some pretty interesting products over the last few years, including the very popular Light Blaster, and Spekular LED lights. At NAB…
This is the gear we’re using in Las Vegas at NAB 2019
Whenever DIYP heads out to cover an event, we get a lot of people asking what gear we’re using to do it. Our kit evolves…
Sharp is officially joining the Micro Four Thirds system
Shortly after displaying its consumer 8K MFT camera prototype at CES 2019, Sharp has announced that it’s officially joining the Micro Four Thirds market. Along…
Venus Optics enters the world of cine lenses with 25-100mm t/2.9 and 12mm t/2.9
Venus Optics has been known for a variety of unique and weirdly cool Laowa lenses. The company is now entering the world of cine lenses…









































