Category: gear

Now you can capture 3D Video with a single GoPro for only $50

John Aldred

Stereoscopic images aren’t new.  In fact, they’re one of the earliest forms of 3D imagery available.  They also seem to be making something of a comeback, now that VR headsets are becoming more inexpensive and easily available. The Vitrima VR Lens wants to bring this capability to the GoPro.  Describing itself as “The first GoPro lens […]

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Chimera’s new self levelling lighting boom will set you back at least $550

John Aldred

Chimera have just announced a pair of new self-levelling lighting boom arms, allowing you to quickly raise and lower your lights without having to adjust the hight of your light stand, or readjust the angle of your light & modifier. If your first thought, like mine, was “Awesome, cheap camera jib!”, then I would suggest […]

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Xiaomi’s new Mi Drone boasts 4K Video and RAW for only $460

John Aldred

Xiaomi have been teasing us about their foray into the drone market for a little while now.  Now they have officially announced the Mi Drone, a 4K quadcopter which also shoots RAW stills, for a mere $460. Boasting an array of impressive features, the Chinese electronics company looks all set to take on the big boys at […]

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Gorgeous stop motion movie shows the internals of Canon’s EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4×

Udi Tirosh

Canon’s $11,000 200-400mm f/4L lens is not something you take apart lightly. (In fact, the full official name is Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender, but we are trying to keep it short). But that is not to say that it can not be taken apart. Canon’s youtube channel published such a lens […]

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Olympus offers up one of the toughest action cameras ever made with the Stylus Tough TG-Tracker

John Aldred

The Olympus Stylus Tough TG-Tracker (we’ll just call it TG-Tracker), is the newly announced action camera from Olympus looking to take on the likes of GoPro for market supremacy. With a whole host of neat features and super rugged durability right out of the box and without the need for a protective case, it looks […]

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Olympus offers up one of the toughest action cameras ever made with the Stylus Tough TG-Tracker

John Aldred

The Olympus Stylus Tough TG-Tracker (we’ll just call it TG-Tracker), is the newly announced action camera from Olympus looking to take on the likes of GoPro for market supremacy. With a whole host of neat features and super rugged durability right out of the box and without the need for a protective case, it looks […]

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DSLR owners have an easy life today compared to this 35mm digital hybrid from 1994

John Aldred

The Nikon N90s was not only my first DSLR but the first camera I owned that wasn’t just a disposable.  I loved this camera, and still use it today, but I still lusted after the convenience of digital on an SLR.  At the time, the 1.3MP Kodak NC2000 was one of those cameras I dreamed of, knowing I’d […]

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Canon ES 5D Mark IV out in the wild being tested by photographers

John Aldred

Ahead of the expected August announcement of the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon Rumors are said to be receiving reports that “more than a few” Canon preferred photographers have been able to get their hands on one. With 4K video, and 1080p @ 120fps being the only seemingly reliable bits of info at the moment, other firm specs are somewhat […]

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The Business Cost of Data Storage for Creative Professionals

JP Danko

In my recent article “Delete Your Sh!t: Why You Should Trash Most of Your Photos” I made a case to encourage photographers to permanently delete a large majority of their image files in order to minimize their data storage requirements (among the other benefits of a smaller catalog). However, there seems to be an ongoing […]

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Broncolor cuts the cord with the new Lithium Ion powered Siros L portable monolights

John Aldred

Broncolor have today announced the Siros 800 L and 400 L, Lithium Ion powered flash units, expanding the Siros family of flash units to let you more easily take them outside of the studio. Available in both 400Ws and 800Ws flavours, the Broncolor Siros L features Broncolor’s ECTC technology, to help ensure consistent colour temperature […]

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