Ikan Brings New Canvas Fabric LED Light Kits + Helia LED Fresnel to NAB 2018
Ikan is bringing a lot of new kit to NAB 2018. The new announcements include the release of the new Ikan CB8 canvas fabric LED light and the Helia Studio …
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Aputure Announces New Long-Awaited Amaran MX and F7 LED Lights
Aputure have announced two new small LED lights – the Amaran MX – the highly anticipated successor to the popular mini-LED Amaran M9, and the Aputure F7, which is …
Canon EOS C700 FF is Canon’s 5.9K Full-Frame Cinema Camera answer to the Sony VENICE
Hey, do you remember the Canon C700? The top of the range, Canon Cinema EOS C700 was announced ahead of the IBC 2016 trade show (link to our C700 …
Wooden Camera Announces Zip Focus – a Single Rod Follow Focus for Handheld Setups
Pulling focus with proper gear has been one of my pet peeves and struggles over the years. As a cash-strapped filmmaker that often has to do everything by myself, …
Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q+ & Apollo Firmware 2018.03
Convergent Design have been at the forefront of portable on-camera 4K recorders ever since the Odyssey7Q and later the Odyssey7Q+, which has become one of the most popular 4K …
Nebula 5100 a7 – New Single Grip Gimbal Stabilizer with a Cage for Sony A7sII, A7III and A7RIII
Filmpower have been releasing single grip stabilizers for a few years now, with the most recent introduction of the Nebula 5100 Slant, which gave operators a clear view of …
New Teradek Bolt 10K Receiver for Big Drones and Bolt Manager
Wireless video transmission specialists Teradek are kicking off the new product announcements for NAB 2018 just two weeks before the biggest industry event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Teradek are …
BVE 2018: LEDGO LG-E268C Bi-Colour LED PAD Light
In earlier videos from BVE 2018, we’ve covered some more high-end LED lights such as the Kino Flo DIVA 21 and the Aladdin Fabric Lite, however for most of …
BVE 2018: Zeiss Loxia 25mm for Sony FE, and Milvus 25mm f/1.4 for Canon/Nikon
At BVE 2018 I stopped by the Zeiss booth to catch up with my friend Luke from Zeiss about their latest Loxia 25mm f2.4 for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras …
Zacuto Canon C200 vs. Panasonic EVA1 Shootout: The Results are In!
Camera comparison tests are difficult to do and also take a lot of time, effort, knowledge, experience and resources to pull off properly. And to make matters ever more …
BVE 2018: Panasonic EVA1 Firmware 2.0 and Varicam LT Firmware 6.0
As in prior years, Panasonic had a large presence at BVE 2018 and, of course, the latest Panasonic EVA1 camera got the most interest out of show attendees, at …
MotionTribe – Finally, a European Online Rental Community for Video Pros
The online Peer-to-Peer rental community marketplace has been growing for the most part in North America such as ShareGrid, which makes sense, it is the largest market after all …
BVE 2018: Aladdin Fabric-Lite – Flexible, Foldable LED Light
More flexible LED lights from BVE 2018, but this one is extra “bendy”. Aladdin have been making very versatile and high-quality LED lights for some time now (and some …
BVE 2018: The Padcaster Studio – A Mobile Production Suite for Your iPad
Among the noise, the big cameras, the fancy lenses, at a major trade show such as BVE 2018 in London, it’s easy to miss out on innovative and interesting …
BVE 2018: Kinefinity TERRA 4K Cinema Camera + E-Image QR Monitor Arms
At BVE 2018 in London I caught up with Carl from ProAV UK, who had the super-compact Kinefinity Terra 4K cinema camera at their stand. Kinefinity have been making …
Zhiyun Tech Announces SMOOTH 4 Gimbal for Mobile Filmmakers
Budget gimbal stabilizer maker Zhiyun-Tech have been on top of their game in 2018 and are now releasing yet another gimbal stabilizer – the Smooth 4, this time aimed …
BVE 2018: New Kino Flo DIVA Lite 21 Documentary LED Light
Despite the impending snow storm and unusually cold British winter, BVE 2018 opened doors in the ExCel centre in East London last week to welcome show attendees from all …
Tilta Announces New Gravity G2X and G2 Single Grip Stabilizers
Single grip, or pistol-grip gimbal stabilizers for compact mirrorless and DSLR cameras seem to be all the rage these days and there are more and more manufacturers getting into …
BSC Expo 2018: Fomex FL-600 (1×1) and FL-1200 (2×1) Flexible LED Lights
My quest for affordable, compact, and flexible lights continues… BSC Expo and BVE, the two major UK film/TV/broadcast equipment trade shows may have wrapped for 2018, but walking the …
IKAN Announces PIVOT “Angled” 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer with 8 lb. Payload
Ikan have announced the release of the innovative PIVOT 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer, which uses a complete 360 movement on all 3 axes, while providing advanced stabilization and an …