Category: gear

Microsoft’s new Surface Studio wants to kill both the iMac and Wacom Cintiq

John Aldred

Looking at the advert for Microsoft’s new Surface Studio they’re taking a square aim at two very distinct products. Obviously they want to take a big chunk out of the Apple iMac’s share of the designer desktop computer market. It also seems, though, that they want to try and replace the Wacom Cintiq, too. As […]

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DJI’s new Zenmuse Z30 drone camera has 30x optical zoom

John Aldred

After recently introducing their first drone camera with optical zoom, the Zenmuse Z3, DJI have now announced the Zenmuse Z30. This camera features a 30x optical zoom, a major improvement over the 3.5x optical zoom of the Z3. Designed primarily for commercial applications, DJI see this camera being used for inspecting wind turbines and cell […]

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This DSLR-sized camera shoots over 21,600fps and costs only $2,500

John Aldred

High speed cameras are generally out of reach for most people. Sure, our iPhones can do 240fps now, and there’s a few postage stamp 1000fps compacts, but if you want to go faster, you’re generally out of luck. High speed cameras come with very high price tags, and even renting them is an absurd amount of […]

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Essential Travel Camera Gear

Rose Clearfield

Getting to take pictures with DSLR or mirrorless camera gear while traveling is thrilling. You don’t know when you’ll return to the location, and you want to capture every important moment while you’re there. Packing the right equipment ensures your camera stays safe and you maximize your shooting potential while you’re traveling. Camera bag or […]

This photographer made a camera out of a potato to win a bet

John Aldred

Using the term “potato” to describe what we feel are inadequate devices is commonplace. My wife refers to her computer as a potato, because it’s pretty old and getting kinda slow. Many consider some of the original DSLRs of a little over a decade ago to be potatoes by today’s standards. For Australian photographer Colin Lowe, […]

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This Leica tin box begs for your desktop clutter

Udi Tirosh

You know that film cameras are perfect for storing memories. Now, this Leica M3 tin replica box will store, well, other stuff. This little tin box is made after the iconic Leica M3 and resembles the camera in size and looks (size-wise that means 138mm x 71mm x 77mm). Only instead of having optics and mechanics, it […]

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This Leica tin box begs for your desktop clutter

Udi Tirosh

You know that film cameras are perfect for storing memories. Now, this Leica M3 tin replica box will store, well, other stuff. This little tin box is made after the iconic Leica M3 and resembles the camera in size and looks (size-wise that means 138mm x 71mm x 77mm). Only instead of having optics and mechanics, it […]

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Want to get into VR but don’t know what rig to buy? Watch this video

John Aldred

Virtual and augmented reality has become a big deal in the last couple of years. There’s a lot of different options out there now for shooting and streaming 360° content. If you want to get into VR content, though, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Most of the currently available solutions are […]

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This 250° fisheye lens is so wide it can almost see behind itself

John Aldred

Entaniya’s fisheye lenses for GoPro cameras have proven to be quite popular since they were initially released. They led to the creation of something Entaniya calls “One Shot VR“. This is essentially footage shot with a single 250° fisheye lens and then mapped into a VR sphere. It doesn’t contain the complete surroundings, but as […]

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Kodak’s Ektra is a smartphone aimed at photographers

John Aldred

I have to admit, this announcement has surprised me a little. Named the Ektra, after its classic 1941 rangefinder, it seems to hold one major difference. Well, aside from the fact that one’s actually a camera, and the other’s a smartphone. The difference is that this one appears to be Kodak in name only, being produced […]

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