Syrp Lab

    Here’s how to light and shoot cinematic Apple-like product commercials
    Feb 20, 2020 John Aldred

    When it comes to product photography, there are a lot of brands out there who keep a very consistent look and feel to their promotional…

    How to shoot epic astrophotography panoramas that cover the night sky
    Dec 11, 2019 John Aldred

    Astrophotography is great n’ all, but don’t you just sometimes feel limited? Your fast lenses aren’t wide enough and your wide lenses aren’t fast enough…

    How to shoot epic slow motion food commercials without $100K+ robot arms
    Oct 14, 2019 John Aldred

    We’ve all seen those fancy slow-motion food videos with ingredients slamming into each other in midair. Such videos often require expensive rigs involving multiple motion…

    We are giving away over $5,000 of Cinema gear to kick-start YOUR cinematography career
    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…

    Syrp’s Genie Mini II upgrades connectivity, adding WiFi, more reliable bluetooth and USB Type C
    Jun 25, 2019 John Aldred

    The original Syrp Genie Mini quickly became a leader in motion control for timelapse photographers and filmmakers. The small form factor made it easy to…

    How to set up a 2-camera interview using a motorised camera slider and pan-tilt head
    Apr 17, 2019 John Aldred

    While we were visiting NAB 2019, we took the opportunity to have another chat with Ben from Syrp. We wanted to find out more about…

    The SYRP Genie II is the perfect motorized slider (just give us the full app already)
    Apr 7, 2019 Udi Tirosh

    The SYRP Genie is a motor/wire driven motorized slider. This means that it uses a cable to push it forward. You can choose the length…

    Manfrotto parent company, Vitec, acquires motion control company Syrp
    Feb 18, 2019 John Aldred

    Vitec Imaging Solutions, a division of The Vitec Group, has acquired New Zealand based camera slider and motion control company Syrp. The acquisition actually happened…

    Syrp’s new Magic Carpet Pro is a high end filmmaking slider offering infinite length
    Mar 14, 2018 John Aldred

    Syrp has just announced the new Magic Carpet Pro slider. Designed to handle some seriously heavy duty filmmaking the Magic Carpet Pro offers some very…

    The definitive guide to not messing up your solar eclipse timelapse
    Aug 17, 2017 Syrp

    As most of you in the photography and filmmaking community know, on the 21st of August, North America (and some parts of South America, Africa…