Syrp Lab

    Syrp talks about the new app, the Vitec acquisition and what it means for customers
    Apr 14, 2019 John Aldred

    Syrp has released a new app for iOS and Android to allow you to control your Syrp products from your mobile device. Addressing a number of…

    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…

    Johnsons Photopia – UK distributor for Sekonic, Blackrapid, PocketWizard, Peli and more enters administration
    Oct 2, 2018 John Aldred

    Johnsons Photopia have announced through their website and Twitter that they have now gone into administration. There isn’t a lot of information yet about how…

    A hands-on look at Canon’s new EOS R mirrorless camera’s video features
    Sep 5, 2018 John Aldred

    Well, that’s it, the two big die hard DSLR manufacturers have now both announced their new full frame mirrorless cameras. Nikon’s Z6 & Z7 have…

    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…

    Watch: Long Distance Cable Cam tutorial for fantastic time-lapse videos
    Dec 23, 2016 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Photographing time-lapses where the camera moves a long distance is not easy. You can set up tracks, but this is a long and laborious project….

    The new Super Dark variable ND from Syrp lets you shoot long exposure timelapse in bright sunlight
    Dec 13, 2016 John Aldred

    Variable neutral density filters are typically more common for video than photography, but there’s that grey timelapse area in the middle where the two worlds…

    How to shoot and edit panoramic landscapes with the Syrp Genie Mini and Photoshop
    Nov 25, 2016 John Aldred

    A couple of months ago, Syrp updated the firmware on the Genie Mini to add a couple of very cool new features. One of those was…