Category: gear

Sony’s new A6500 features five-axis in-camera stabilisation and RX100 V shoots stills up to 24fps

John Aldred

Sony’s much anticipated A6300 was finally released in March this year. An eagerly awaited update to 2014’s A6000. Now, a mere 8 months later, Sony have announced the new Alpha A6500 at a Sony event in NYC. It contains a 24MP APS-C Exmor CMOS sensor and like its predecessor shoots 4K video. Let’s hope it doesn’t […]

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In-depth 5D Mark IV Review – Probably not worth upgrading if you have a 5D Mark III

John Aldred

I’ll save you some time and give you the short version. If you thought the 5D Mark III was awesome, then you’ll think the 5D Mark IV is awesome. It’s at least as good as its predecessor. It has a few significant new features, but overall, it may not be worth the cost for 5D Mark […]

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The new Lensbaby Trio 28 combines the Sweet, Twist and Velvet lenses into one + exclusive first look

John Aldred

If you wanted to buy the Lensbaby Sweet, Twist 60 and Velvet separately, you’d be spending over $1,000. Now, you can get all three for only $279.95. At least, you can if you shoot Sony E, Fuji X or Micro Four Thirds. Lensbaby have today announced the new Lensbaby Trio 28mm f/3.5 lens which combines […]

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Google’s new Pixel phone boasts an 89 DXO mobile score (highest ever given to mobile phone)

Udi Tirosh

Google is definitely giving apple a run for its money. Their new Pixel phone (formerly Nexus) just scored a full 89 on DXO’s mobile camera test. This is the highest score that a smartphone ever got on DXO. It’s true the iPhone 7 Plus does have dual lenses and some pretty awesome features, but as […]

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Cosyspeed’s new mirrorless bag looks like real leather, but it ain’t

Udi Tirosh

Cosyspeed is a company that we like. I’ve had some close chats with the owner and his view of how a company should interact with society. They also make killer mirrorless bags (well, the bags, obviously has no mirror, they are aimed at the mirrorless cameras market). I saw Cosyspeed’s new bag, the Streetomatic+ and I ell […]

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How To Copy Large Video Files to a USB Flash Drive or Other FAT32 Storage Device

JP Danko

Most of the time I deliver finished photos and videos to my clients via digital download. It’s quick, easy and saves me time and money by avoiding the hassle of uploading files to a physical storage device and sending it in the mail. However, it is occasionally necessary to copy photography and videos to a […]

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Tascam are changing the way we record lavalier microphones with their new DR-10L belt recorder

John Aldred

Wireless lavalier microphones have been a standard in the film & tv industries for years. They’re great for picking up sound while staying hidden from the shot. They’re also very useful for moving subjects where following them with a boomed microphone may be impossible. As more and more wireless devices enter our daily lives, however, issues […]

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