Category: gear

Get your DSLR Filmmaking game on with these new camera tools from Edelkrone

John Aldred

Following on from the success of their SliderPlus system, Edelkrone have today announced several new products to assist in your film making efforts. With the new RigONE, FocusONE, StandPLUS, JibPLUS and Povie, their equipment line up offers a very formidable solution that could satisfy many filmmakers. RigONE – Camera Rig While camera rig systems are certainly […]

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The Impossible Project announces an instant camera with built in ring flash

John Aldred

When it comes to the unlikely and improbable, few overcome it better than The Impossible Project.  It seems hard to imagine that we’d be seeing the launch of a new film camera in 2016, but that’s exactly what’s happened. Of course, the new I-1 camera does contain some very handy and modern features, not found in the other […]

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Photographer almost gets beheaded while taking a photo of an incoming airplane

Gannon Burgett

You’ve probably come across photos captured on the beach near St. Bart’s Gustaf III airport before. You know, those ones where beachgoers can be seen almost touching the bottom of planes. Have you ever wondered who the photographers are and where they sit to capture those photos? If so, you now have your answer, thanks […]

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GoPro and Google officially launch Omni, their smaller, cheaper 6-camera VR rig

Gannon Burgett

Last September, Google teamed up with GoPro to launch its 16-camera VR device, Odyssey. At $15,000, it was far from a consumer-grade device and even pushed the boundary of many professional uses. Now, Google and GoPro have announced a brand new VR rig that is set to target those who don’t care to drop dive […]

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Hasselblad launches the completely redesigned H6D with touch screen LCD and 4K video

John Aldred

When Hasselblad founder, Victor Hasselblad was approached by the Swedish government in 1941 to see if he had the skills to produce a camera identical to one they had captured, his famous reply was “No, but I can make a better one”. Today, rather than taking the typical route of camera releases and simply updating the model […]

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Meet the Orah 4i, a 360º camera capable of live-streaming 4K virtual reality content

Gannon Burgett

After years of prototypes and concepts, virtual reality headsets are finally starting to go mainstream with lower prices and better availability. One problem concerning a few in the tech industry is the lack of VR content. Already, companies like GoPro and Google are getting in on VR content creation. But they’re not the only ones. […]

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Lomography unveils Daguerreotype-inspired Achromat lens for modern-day DSLRs

Gannon Burgett

Lomography is at it again with Kickstarter. This time, they’re reviving the world’s first photographic optic lens from 1839, the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens. Following in the footsteps of their Petzval and other lenses, Lomography is bringing back an iconic lens originally designed by Louis Daguerre and Charles Chevalier in the mid–19th century. The […]

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A7RIII 80 megapixel rumor – Let’s talk about why I love the Megapixel race (not what you think)

John Aldred

Sony Alpha Rumours have made a lot of buzz the last couple of days by announcing that they’ve received some hints about the potential size of images that may be produced by the Sony A7RIII.  According to their source… a7Riii the new sensor will be between 70 – 80 Megapixels. They are working on improved IBIS […]

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