Canon C300 Mark II & C100 Mark II Huge Price Drops plus Other Awesome 4th July Deals
I am quite fond of the new C300 Mark II, which isn’t so new anymore, but given the fact that Canon tends to upgrade their upper echelon Cinema EOS …
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Canon Release Major Firmware Update for their XC10 4K Hybrid Camera
Back at NAB 2016 in April, Canon unveiled their firmware update roadmap for the current Cinema EOS camera line and other major camera related products including the EOS C300 Mark …
Oh, Look the AG-AC30 is a New Panasonic Camera with a Built-in LED Light?
Without too much fanfare, Panasonic announced a new entry level Full HD camcorder called the AG-AC30, which isn’t going to set the world afire, but it does offer a …
Sadly, the D16 Digital Bolex is No More; Company Stops Making Cameras End of June
It’s been a hell of a week, especially for those of us living on this cold, damp, and as of lately rather unfriendly island called Britain, as we’ve had …
You Can Now Download Sony FS7 Firmware 4.0
Announced back in April this year during NAB in Las Vegas, Sony have now released the latest firmware version 4.0 for their most popular 4K camera – the Sony FS7 and …
Panasonic Varicam LT Massive 50+ Minute Review by Ben Meredith
The latest Super 35 4K camera from Panasonic – the mighty Varicam LT has been getting onto more and more productions ever since it started shipping towards the end …
Metabones Adds Native AF and Smooth Iris to EF Mount Speed Boosters and Smart Adapters
Without a double the Metabones Speed booster and Smart adapters have been the most popular adapters for video shooters in the last few years. Their optical and build quality …
It’s Official: Hasselblad X1D-50c Brings Medium Format Photography to Mirrorless Cameras
You might have seen our post about the Hasselblad camera teaser a couple of days back, and now the camera has been made official. Earlier today, Hasselblad announced the …
Hasselblad to Reveal New (Mirrorless) 50MP Medium Format Camera Tomorrow?
Hasselblad, the Rolls-Royce of the photography world, is scheduled to shake things up tomorrow, June 22nd by announcing a new “game changer in the world of photography” camera. Various …
First Look at the New Zoom H4n Pro DSLR Audio Recorder
Japanese audio gear manufacturer Zoom have been on quite the roll in the last 12 months by unleashing their top-end Zoom F8 multi-track recorder and more recently the new …
New Leica 12mm f1.4 Wide-Angle Lens for Micro Four Thirds
Panasonic just dropped their newest addition to their lens line-up – the super-fast wide-angle Leica DG Summilux 12mm f1.4 ASPH for Micro Four Thirds mount bodies. The Leica designation …
Here’s the Latest RED Raven Footage
As more and more shooters start to receive their RED Raven cameras, there has been more and more awesome Raven footage popping up all over the web. The RED …
Blackmagic Camera Update 3.3 adds Improved WB and Sensor Response to Lens Shading (aka Magenta Issue)
Earlier today, Australian camera/post-production budget gear maker Blackmagic Design released their latest firmware update called Camera Update 3.3, which adds some significant improvements including improved white balance and sensor response to …
Drone Racing Is Growing Rapidly
Back in January we highlighted the rise of drone racing as, well, “a thing.” It’s hard to know whether it should be classified as a game, a sport, or …
Digital Bolex D16 Firmware Update 1.5 “ELF” adds Bolex LOG and Much More
The latest firmware update 1.5 for the Digital Bolex D16 is called ELF, and it is quite substantial adding a Bolex Log as well as Bolex Gamma, which is based …
Zacuto Now Distributes Hawk-Woods Gripper Batteries
The Gripper batteries have a unique design making them super easy to just clip-on to any standard 15mm rod rig, and now our friends over at Zacuto are distributing …
Convergent Design Firmware Update v2016.6 for Odyssey7Q+ and Apollo is the Biggest One Yet!
Firmware update v2016.6 from Convergent Design is the biggest one yet they’ve released for their Odyssey7Q+ and Apollo recorders. The latest firmware update adds the much-awaited Sony FS5 4K/2K Raw functionality …
SLR Magic Announce New Full-Frame Sony E Mount 35mm f1.2 and 75mm f1.4 Cine Lenses
Budget cine lens maker SLR Magic have been on a roll this year announcing new lenses left and right. At NAB 2016 they announced some new sweet anamorphic lenses, …
YI 4K Action Camera vs. GoPro HERO4 Black – Is there a new 4K Action Camera Challenger in Town?
After setting its sights on the world leading consumer drone manufacturer DJI with an 4K drone for the masses of their own, Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi are gunning for …
Zoom H4n Pro is an Upgraded Version of a Classic DSLR Audio Recorder
The Zoom H4n was without a doubt the most popular handy audio recorder for those shooting DSLR video in the heyday of the “DSLR revolution” 5-6 years ago, and despite its age, it’s …