Tag: Kickstarter
To some of you this may be old news, but I just checked back on Peak Design‘s latest Kickstarter campaign and it appears they are completely smashing it! For …
A few weeks back I had a chance to get a preview of the new Crack Light by Blind Spot Gear and for that I want to thank them. …
Filming yourself (or anyone else) isn’t easy, especially when you don’t have the right gear. Vlogging has not just been extremely popular, it has become the norm today. Whether …
One of the most frustrating aspects of using mirrorless cameras or DSLRs for video is the power aspect, or rather the lack of a unified, continuous power solution that …
Venus Optics have been known to release some interesting and quite unique lenses under their Laowa brand such as the ultra-wide Laowa 7.5mm f/2.0 compact prime for Micro Four …
Four years ago, Scotland based outfit Blind Spot Gear launched the Scorpion Light on Kickstarter. The flexible and rugged design of their innovative LED light won many video professionals …
The advancements in LED lighting, not just in terms of light quality, but also in terms of design, have out-shined basically any other form of lighting for video. With …
The Tile Light DUO is the latest pro LED light from innovative Scotland based outfit Blind Spot Gear, that lets you travel worldwide with a lightweight, but powerful lighting …
Bitbanger Labs are back with another awesome Kickstarter project called colorspike! When it comes to adding colour effects into complex video or stills shoots, Colorspike’s unique pattern-driven animation system …
C.P. Goerz is a new German start-up that are running one hell of a Kickstarter campaign for a new lens they call – the Citograph 35mm f8, which in …
When it comes to shooting professional (or at least on an enthusiast level) video with your smartphone, the name BeastGrip comes to mind in an instance. Ever since launching …
I don’t know about you, but I usually get pretty excited every time I come across an enticing Kickstarter project, just like the one mentioned below. It seems that …
In the past couple of years we’ve seen some seriously incredible advancements in the image capture side of things in our industry. Cameras are getting smaller, cheaper and more …
Crowdfunding platforms are often the go to place for creative projects and technology. We’ve covered quite a few successful crowdfunding campaigns on the blog here, and today we take …
An increasingly alarming trend as of lately (well, maybe for the past couple of years) is the fascination that some creators have with the gear they use to earn …
Follow focus gears have been around for quite some time; they are normally used to wrap around the lens gear of a stills lens, which by default is designed …
Consumer drones are aplenty these days – with the release of DJI’s latest Mavic Pro and even GoPro’s own Karma drone, combined with a slew of competing quadcopters, 2016 …
Anyone that has ever shot stills or video in a remote location where you don’t have easy access to constant power has had to rely on some sort of …
Smartphones have become an inseparable fixture to our daily routine displacing other devices such as the “point and shoot” style consumer camera, while serving as our multi-purpose device of choice …
Teleprompters can not only add tons of production value to your corporate or promotional videos, but they can also save you a lot of time and effort when putting …