Gear Archive
The Skydio 2 is not just a super-advanced self-flying 4K/60p drone camera, but it is also one that is made by an American drone company. Yeah, ‘Merica baby! Finally, a small American startup is challenging the hegemony of DJI, currently dominating the consumer drone market. For some
Delkin Devices, the flash storage memory media and accessories manufacturer, who recently released their Juggler SSD for the BMPCC 4K, are now entering the new CFexpress memory card space catering to cinema cameras such as the Canon C500 Mark II, as well as high-end DSLRs and mirrorless
Sound Devices just released firmware v3.00 for their latest Scorpio and 833 recorder/mixers. Firmware version 3.00 includes the revered Sound Devices’ MixAssist algorithm, integration with the popular Sound Devices CL-12 linear fader controller, AAC recording for immediate handoff to transcription and more. Sound Devices’ MixAssist algorithm intelligently
Olympus has just announced the E-M5 Mark III – the newest addition to its OM-D lineup, featuring much of the cutting-edge technology found in the OM-D E-M1 Mark II pro model. The E-M5 series have always been about packing powerful technology and high quality imagery into compact,
Frame.io, the world’s leading video review and collaboration platform trusted by over 1 million filmmakers and media professionals, has announced they are bringing Michael Cioni, of Panavision, on board as Global SVP of Innovation. This latest news from the Frame.io camp comes after an eventful first half
Zhiyun Tech announces the WEEBILL-S gimbal, a new and updated version of their compact and lightweight Weebill LAB gimbal. The new Weebill-S has a beefed up maximum payload optimized for popular mirrorless and DSLR camera & lens combos such as the Sony a7 III and the Sony
Canon has seen the light? Canon is adding a vital video-oriented feature to older model consumer/prosumer cameras based on customer feedback? Is this a parallel universe, or is Canon finally “woke”? Whatever is happening in their ivory towers, the fact that Canon, easily one of the most
Nikon just introduced the mirrorless version of their iconic Noct lens, now redesigned for the mirrorless world – the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct. This lens is INSANE, not only when it comes to the amount of optical engineering and image quality, but also the shock-inducing
Backing up your videos and photographs in the field can sometime be a real pain. Especially, when you are travelling without a laptop, or worse, when you are somewhere remote and your laptop runs out of juice, having a backup devices that can somehow reliably backup your
The Blackmagic Pocket 6K camera came out of nowhere, and while hugely being packed with some impressive specs, the EF native mount may be a bit problematic for situations where you want to use more cinema style PL lenses. Luckily, Wooden Camera, a company no stranger to
Announced at Cine Gear, the Panasonic S1H set the bar for high echelon full-frame mirrorless cameras that are serious about the professional video crowd. With headline heavy specs such as 4K 10bit 4:2:2 and 6K full-frame capture, the S1H got a lot of peoples attention at the
Sigma has just announced the upcoming launch of 3 new lenses for the Canon EF-M mount digital mirrorless camera series with APS-C image sensors, scheduled for release October 18th. The three new Contemporary Line lenses are the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN, Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN,
Picking-up the right media cards for your Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and its newer brother, the BMPCC 6K is essential, as these cameras possess some serious horsepower under the hood in terms of 4K and 6K raw recording, which demands equally fast memory cards and solid
Without much fanfare, livestream, or fancy press event, earlier today Sony announced the Sony a9 II full-frame mirrorless camera crushing the hopes of many for a major upgrade. New sensor, 4K/60p? Nope! Alas, it was not meant to be. Let’s all hope that the “unicorn” a7s III
Esteemed backpack and accessories maker Lowepro updates Pro Trekker range with 4 new models for video creators and photographer explorers. The new four new models include the more compact, and somewhat of a “baby trekker” Lowepro Pro Trekker BP 350 AW II , Lowepro Pro Trekker BP
Delkin Devices has announced the Juggler 1TB and 2TB cinema-camera compliant SSDs for the BMPCC 4K and 6K Cameras. The Blackmagic Pocket 4K camera (and its 6K EF brother that was recently announced) is one of the few 4K Raw capable cameras out there that can utilize
Canon just announced the new, tiny Canon EOS M200 mirrorless camera with 4K video and Eye-Detect AF. Designed as a pocketable replacement camera for your smartphone, the M200 may not achieve its ultimate goal (no camera can really do that, the smartphone has become an inseparable part
X-Rite, the popular maker of colour management and calibration tools, recently announced i1Display Studio and i1Display Pro Plus, technologically enhanced hardware and software solutions for colour calibration and profiling of HDR displays, laptops and projectors. The trusted i1Display Pro has been the professional choice for high-level, on-screen
Core SWX, have been making kick-ass batteries and charging solutions for filmmakers and broadcast professionals for some time now, and recently at IBC 2019 in Amsterdam, the company debut a few new innovative power solutions. One of them was a the CoreSWX Nano-C98 – a new OEM
Sigma showed-off their new Classic Art Primes at IBC 2019, but they also announced a couple of new products for the show – the new Sigma MC-31 PL to L-mount adapter and a new Art Prime 50mm T1.5 in PL mount now with the industry-leading Cooke i/technology
