Category: gear

Pelican announces new ‘Air’ case line-up, up to 40% lighter than predecessors

Gannon Burgett

How to you redesign a classic piece of equipment that has become a staple amongst photographers (and all kinds of other professionals) the world over? You don’t, you simply make it lighter. That’s exactly what Pelican has done with their new lineup of Pelican Air cases. Similar in almost every regard as their iconic predecessors, […]

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This 20 year old Nikon 35mm SLR is faster than their new D5 DSLR

John Aldred

Twenty years ago, Nikon released a very special camera; The Nikon F3H (“H” for “High Speed”).  Designed specifically for super fast burst shooting, it keeps up well with many of today’s modern DSLRs. Capable of shooting at 13fps, this rare modification based off the Nikon F3 and MD-4 motordrive manages to stand up against any […]

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Is this the end of backfocus problems? Nikon’s new Auto AF Fine Tune calibration explained

John Aldred

With reports coming through that the D500 has now started shipping in the USA, those who have received them have been keen to start showing them off. Amongst the fanfare of abilities like 10fps shooting, and ISO performance never before seen in a crop body, one little mentioned feature of both the Nikon D500 and D5 is […]

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Meet Hercules, the world’s smallest programmable motorised camera dolly for video and timelapse

John Aldred

As visual creators, if and when we begin on that journey from stills to motion, one of the first things we learn is the power of a moving camera.  Once confined to the likes of big production companies, camera dollies and tracks have now become an almost essential piece of kit for many filmmakers and timelapse shooters. […]

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G-Technology Unveils G-RACK 12 NAS with up to 120TB Storage

Eric Reagan

At NAB 2016, G-Technology debuted its first NAS storage solution, the G-RACK 12.  It features 12 bays for up to 120TB of storage and speeds of 2800MB/s when configured with 24 drives using the G-RACK 12 expansion. It relies on quad 10-gigabit Ethernet connections for high-speed data transfers. The G-RACK 12 incorporates a G-Technology-developed NAS operating […]

This iPhone camera grip uses sound to ‘DSLR your iPhone’

Gannon Burgett

There are no shortages of accessories that claim to make your smartphone’s camera capabilities closer to that of a DSLR. In reality, none of them have proven to do so yet. But that isn’t stopping Miggo from using the same buzzphrase as part of the pitch for a new iPhone attachment that brings physical dials, […]

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The StrobiStrip is the slimmest speedlight strip light adapter available and it’s collapsible

John Aldred

Strip lights have become quite popular over the last couple of years, and we’ve seen numerous options released compatible with both speedlights, as well for continuous light. The StrobiStrip from Strobius presents something unique, not seen in these types of light modifiers before.  As well as being extremely thin, and usable with pretty much every speedlight ever […]

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Zenit are rejoining the race with their new 50mm f/0.95, 50mm f/1.2 and 85mm f/1.2 lenses

John Aldred

Russian manufacturer KMZ has a long history in the photographic world, having produced cameras, lenses and enlargers under the Zenit brand since 1952. Having been relatively quiet for a number of years, they’re now making a big comeback with the announcement of three very interesting new manual focus lenses; 85mm f/1.2, 50mm f/1.2 and 50mm f/0.95. […]

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