Accessories Archive
At IBC 2018 Wooden Camera showed off their latest products at the Vitec stand, where I had a chance to speak with Ryan from Wooden Camera about their new Pro Power Plates, BMPCC 4K cage, and a brand new Zip Box Pro Mattebox with a swing-away option. The new,
At the start of IBC 2018 Wooden Camera announced a line of accessories for the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. This is exciting news for those of you eagerly awaiting your pre-orders of the BMPCC 4K, which I am being told is currently in mass production
The amazing Flowtech quick-release tripod technology comes to a 100mm bowl fluid head near you thanks to Vitec Group’s Vinten and Sachtler Flowtech 100 tripods. New for IBC 2018, the Flowtech 100 is set to breathe some fresh air into a difficult segment, which has often been
ARRI has announced the availability of the new Software Update Package LF SUP 3.0 for their top-dog ARRI ALEXA LF 4K+ camera. LF SUP 3.0 provides new features, as well support for new hardware, such as the brand new ALEXA EVF-2, and includes important bug fixes. Although
Aputure have announced some really exciting new lighting accessories for their growing range of LED lights. The new accessories include the Light Dome II, the Light Dome Mini II, Aputure Barndoors, Aputure X Chimera Lightbank, and a new light shaping accessory for their Amaran series of LEDs
LED lighting technology in modern cinematography has been evolving rapidly over the last few years and we are at a point now where pretty much all the pro LED fixtures produce light of high enough quality to deem them as viable replacements for fluorescents, HMIs and even
Rode has some great news for indie filmmakers and those frequently filming events and getting vox pop interviews – their Rode TX-M2 handheld wireless microphone is now sold separately and can be added to any RodeLink Wireless Filmmakers Kit that have been extremely popular with video producers
Wooden Camera have announced new, redesigned Top Handles. The two new handles come in either the NATO Handle Plus 2 Kit and the Top Handle v2. NATO Handle Plus version 2 is a quick release top handle that attaches and detaches quickly without tools. It features a
RØDE Microphones have just launched the brand new SC6-L Mobile Interview Kit, designed for bloggers, vloggers, journalists, podcaster, and just about anyone out there who wants to capture great sounding interviews with their iPhones. Rode have desinged the SC6-L mobile interview kit as thei premiere Lightning connected recording solution
Tamron are well known for budget zoom lenses and it appears they have just announced a new and compact 17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di OSD ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for full-frame DSLR cameras. Carrying the company’s Model A037 designation, the new 17-35mm is not to be confused with the already
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 is both compact, ergonomic, efficient and affordable. Yes, you can go big with a V-mount or AB battery,
I bet a lot of you are familiar with the Zeiss LWZ.3 or as it is probably more widely known – the Zeiss 21-100mm T2.9-3.9 lightweight zoom. For many documentary shooters equipped with a Sony FS7, C300 II or ARRI AMIRA, the Zeiss LWZ.3 is a standard
The JetPack EVO is the next generation of the Jetpack series from US based battery and accessory maker Core SWX (previously known as Switronix). You may have be familiar with their HyperCore batteries, their Powerbase EDGE, or the new Nano-VBR98 battery for the Panasonic EVA1 (link to
Vitec Group, owners of the Anton Bauer brand, announced their new Anton Bauer Dionic XT series of cine batteries at the Cine Gear 2018 Expo, kicking off today in the City of Angels. The AB “Dionic” brand name has been long associated with excellent quality and reliability
Sony FS5 users – do you need more juice for filming long-form content, events or just want to have a lot more power than even the biggest BPU battery? Chances are most of you need long-lasting power and even though there are third party V-mount batter plates
As the latest ARRI ALEXA LF starts to make its way to market, rental houses and big production companies, who’ve invested (or are about to invest) into the latest and greatest native 4K camera that ARRI has made, important considerations such as lenses, workflow and power requirements
You may recall Wooden Camera recently released their PL Modification kit for the Canon C200, which we reported on in this post here; and now Wooden Camera are back with a PL Mod kit for the Canon C300 Mark II (note that the C200 PL kit from
I was recently searching online for a specific code for a Rosco gel I had cut from a larger one (which I lost and with it the label), and came across some really cool new filters from Rosco, but more on them a bit further down below
Core SWX are no strangers to innovative battery solutions. The company recently announced a couple of innovative battery power solutions one aimed at the more traditional broadcast market, the Hydracore 100 is Core’s first NiMH battery, offering owner/operators a travel-safe alternative, while the new Powerbase EDGE caters to the Cine/DSLR sector.
Budget gear maker Aputure have released a free firmware update for their Aputure VS-5X monitor, enabling 3D LUT support and also adding a new and improved false colour system and a few other tweaks based on customer feedback. Aputure have also been making a name for themselves lately with
