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Leica’s Lightest SL Zoom Lens? Meet the Vario-Elmarit-SL 28–70mm f/2.8

Jun 13, 2025 Anzalna Siddiqui

Leica has something new and it’s catching attention. The Vario-Elmarit-SL 28-70mm f/2.8 ASPH is light and the lightest SL zoom lens they’ve ever made. And…



Focus-Pocus: Tripping with the Light Field Fantastic Lytro Camera

May 17, 2025 David Prochnow

What looks like a gigantic lipstick from the prop department of the movie “Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman” is, in reality, a camera. But…



Zoom H1 XLR compact recorder offers 32-bit float audio for only $150

Aug 9, 2024 John Aldred

There’s been a lot said about 32-bit float audio over the last couple of years. A lot of people saw it as their miracle saviour,…



Samyang brings its $1,400 AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 zoom to Leica L-mount

Jun 6, 2024 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Samyang has just announced the AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens, this time for Leica L-mount camera systems. This all-in-one zoom lens boasts pretty versatile focal length…



Nikon 28-400mm f/4-8, the best all-purpose lens I’ve ever used

May 22, 2024 Reed Hoffmann

When Nikon announced a new 28-400mm, f/4-8 lens in March (buy here), I didn’t get very excited. After all, lenses that attempt to cover an extreme…



The best field recorders to buy in 2023

Aug 7, 2023 John Aldred

Having a good audio recorder in the field is invaluable for any filmmaker. (a.k.a. a field recorder or a portable recorder). Audio makes up half…



Canon reported to be working on a “zoomable” teleconverter

May 26, 2023 John Aldred

According to reports, Canon is working on a new type of teleconverter that it plans to release alongside the rumoured RF 200-500mm f/4 L IS….



This record-breaking camera can zoom in 100 million times

May 26, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Step aside, Nikon P1000, the new king of zoom is here. It’s an electronic microscope, though, but it can zoom in 100 million times and…



Expert advice: How to do remote photo shoots using Zoom

Mar 3, 2021 Tara Todras-Whitehill

I’ve spent most of my career working as a photojournalist and director of photography, and I’m happy to have recently started working with Wonderful Machine…



Lawyer accidentally turns on cat filter during a Zoom hearing

Feb 10, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Most meetings are happening via video call platforms nowadays. And where there’s video, there are video effects. Sometimes they appear in the most inappropriate situations,…