Sigma announces release dates for Canon EF-M lenses and mount conversion service
Sigma has announced three new lenses for Canon’s APS-C EOS M series cameras. The new EF-M lenses are Sigma’s 16mm f/1.4 DC DN, 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM and 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses, previously...
View ArticleFull specs and sample photos of Tamron’s new Sony FE mount lenses leaks ahead...
Tamron first teased a collection of four new lenses back in August. There wasn’t really any information about them back then, but they were expected to be Sony FE mount. In September we found out that...
View ArticleTamron has now officially launched their new 20mm, 24mm and 35mm f/2.8 lenses...
Everything leaked early yesterday, but Tamron has now officially launched their new 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M 1:2, 24mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M 1:2 and 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M 1:2 lenses for Sony E Mount. All...
View ArticleCanon officially announces development of the new flagship 1DX Mark III DSLR
Rumours about an impending Canon 1DX Mark III have been around for a little while now, with the expectation that one would be announced before next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Now, the rumours have been...
View ArticleCanon’s new RF 70-200mm f/2.8L and 85mm f/1.2L DS lenses are now available to...
Along with the development announcement for the 1DX Mark III, Canon has also announced availability for two new lenses. These aren’t EF mount, though. They’re RF mount for Canon’s EOS R mirrorless...
View ArticleThis is what Canon’s “Defocus Smoothing” coating does to bokeh
Canon recently announced the new RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS lens for the EOS R mirrorless system. But what exactly does DS mean? Sure, it means “defocus smoothing”, but what effect does that actually have...
View ArticleNikon’s next mirrorless lens announcement is likely to be the Nikkor Z...
Nikon Rumors has posted what appears to be an update to Nikon’s mirrorless roadmap which shows the Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S lens as having already been announced. This differs slightly from the one...
View ArticleThe things that Canon told and didn’t tell us about the Canon 1Dx Mark III at...
We live in a world where you get a new iPhone every year, with or without significant features. It is so refreshing to see a camera like the Canon 1Dx Mark III getting an announcement, even if just a...
View ArticleFirst look at the RODE NTG5 shotgun microphone
Announced last week, the Rode NTG5 is the newest shotgun microphone from Rode. It’s an ultra-light short shotgun broadcast microphone designed for use on location. It offers a very unique design from...
View ArticleGeekoto tease a new GT-250 round head strobe
Geekoto is a relatively new brand when it comes to lighting. They offered both a speedlight as well a portable GT200 Fresnel strobe. Now, they’re teasing a new GT250 strobe with a round head, and it’s...
View ArticleFirst look at the Sigma FP pocket camera
Granted, it’s not much of a pocket camera once you stick one of those L mount Art series lenses on it, but the Sigma FP is still a pretty tiny camera. It represents Sigma’s first L mount camera in the...
View ArticleSix steps for a quick portrait retouch
Skylum Luminar has seen some pretty massive changes over the last couple of years. The latest version, Luminar 4, particularly so. It’s had a lot of cool new AI enhancements, like easy sky...
View ArticleHere is a top cage handle that also charges your black magic pocket camera
When it comes to custom power solutions, Indipro Tools is one of the names that’s been popping up more and more lately. They offer a range of batteries and connectors for powering a whole bunch of...
View ArticleFirst look at the Fujifilm X-Pro 3 mirrorless camera
Recently, Fujifilm released its newest camera in the X-Pro lineup, the Fujifilm X-Pro 3. It offers a number of improvements over previous models, and also comes with a complete redesign that hasn’t...
View ArticleWirelessly tether any camera to your desktop with Air Direct
It’s been three years since we saw the Tether Tools Case Air unveiled at Photokina 2016. It offered a lot of options for wirelessly tethering your camera to their dedicated app running on a tablet....
View ArticleAutomated star tracking astrophotography with Sky-Watcher
There are generally two types of astrophotography. There’s the kind that’s more like landscape photography, where the skies form a part of the overall scene with the ground, and then there’s the kind...
View ArticleThis is the $60 DIY 6×6 medium format camera from Lomography
At some point in their photographic journey, many people who take up arms with a camera, especially if they start shooting film, toy with the idea of building their own camera. There are a lot of...
View ArticleStabilens means never rebalancing your gimbal when you swap lenses
One of the big issues with motorised 3-axis gimbals is that you have to balance them. And if you’re regularly changing lenses while you shoot, that means you could rebalancing them a whole lot during...
View ArticleThe Wandrd Duo might be the best travel photography backpack of 2019
Wandrd burst onto the scene relatively recently as a new company with a range of new bags for photographers. One particular bag, the Wandrd Duo launched on Kickstarter to a tremendous reception,...
View ArticleHow to choose your first microphone for filmmaking
There is such a vast array of microphones on the market these days of many different types. It can be difficult to know where to begin when beginning our journey with audio. It’s usually the last thing...
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