Gear

Zhiyun shrinks down with the Weebill 3E compact gimbal

Jun 11, 2024 John Aldred

Zhiyun has announced the new Zhiyun Weebill 3E (buy here) gimbal. Designed to be as compact and lightweight as possible, it can still handle full-frame…

First photo leaks of Pentax 17 film camera – official update next week

Jun 11, 2024 John Aldred

The first photo has leaked of Pentax’s upcoming half-frame film camera. It’s the first camera to come from the company’s “Film Project”, which kicked off…

“Fast” vs. “Slow”: Does lens “speed” really matter that much?

Jun 11, 2024 Chuck Haacker

Camera lenses are rated “fast,” not so fast, or even outright “slow” based on their maximum aperture, the opening that controls the amount of image-forming (actinic) light…

Canon announces a new dual fish eye lens for VR videos that won’t break the bank

Jun 10, 2024 Alex Baker

Canon has announced the new RF-S 3.9mm f/3.5 STM Dual Fisheye lens, targeting social media creators interested in creating VR content. The new lens will…

Check out these five iconic digital cameras from the 1990s

Jun 10, 2024 John Aldred

When photography started to make its transition towards digital, not much was standardised. Even though 35mm cameras had been around for years, digital didn’t adopt…

Nikon teases Z6 III with new trailer – June 17th announcement

Jun 10, 2024 John Aldred

Nikon has released a new teaser for an upcoming camera. Unlike most of Nikon’s vague pre-release marketing, though, Nikon’s being quite obvious with this one…

AstrHori redesigned its tiny light meter to make the even more compact XH-2

Jun 10, 2024 John Aldred

AstrHori has announced the new AstrHori XH-2 ($79) on-camera light meter. Designed to slip into the camera’s shoe, the AstrHori XH-2 is built primarily for…

Tamron replaces its 70-300mm lens with a brand new 50-300mm lens

Jun 9, 2024 Sagiv Gilburd

The new Tamron 50-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD ($799) is a class-leading 6x telephoto zoom lens. Instead of using a traditional 70-300 mm zoom…

Godox launches yet another tiny microphone, the Godox WEC-S for Sony

Jun 7, 2024 John Aldred

Godox has been on a run with tiny wireless microphones lately. In March we saw the Godox WES ($99) and in April they announced the…

Viltrox just dropped a bunch of new full-frame anamorphic cinema lenses

Jun 6, 2024 John Aldred

Viltrox has just announced a bunch of new anamorphic lenses in its new Viltrox EPIC series. They’re available in five different focal lengths for three…