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The Aputure Electro Storm XT26 is a 2600 watts bi color beast LED light

John Aldred — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:01:36 +0000

Next on today’s list of announcements from Aputure are the Aputure Electro Storm XT26 and the Aputure Spotlight Max. First up, the Aputure Electro Storm XT26. This is an absolute beast of a light with 2600W of bi-colour output. Aputure says it approaches the output of 4,000W of HMI or a massive 12,000W of tungsten […]

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Aputure Electro Storm CS15 is an IP65 rated 1500 Watt RGBWW LED light

John Aldred — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:00:31 +0000

Aputure has today announced the new Aputure Electro Storm CS15 LED light. Aimed at higher-end filmmakers, it’s an RGBWW LED light with high SSI colour quality. It features dual accessory mounts and industry-standard professional connectivity methods. It also has an IP65 dust and water resistance rating for use in less-than-ideal weather. The company says that […]

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Sony unveils two huge new 960GB and 1920GB Tough CFexpress cards

John Aldred — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:00:56 +0000

spor Sony has announced two new large-capacity 960GB and 1920GB CFexpress Type A memory cards. The two new cards offer read speeds of up to 800MB/sec and write speeds of up to 700MB/sec. Their VPG 200 specification rating guarantees they’ll never drop below 200MB/sec sustained write speeds. Like all of Sony’s Tough series memory cards, […]

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Flashback ONE35 is a digital take on the disposable camera

John Aldred — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:56:41 +0000

Disposable cameras were a massive part of the ’90s and early-2000s culture. Before we all got cameras in our pockets that went everywhere with us, it’s how many of us recorded our lives. Birthday parties, days out, nights on the town, or just hanging out with friends, you could be assured that at least one […]

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Nikon blocks 3rd party batteries on the Nikon Z8

John Aldred — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:40:13 +0000

Nikon’s recently released Nikon Z8 (buy here) has proven quite popular. With lots of pre-orders getting into people’s hands now, though, a dirty secret has been revealed. Nikon is actively blocking 3rd party batteries from working with it. Reports were posted to Reddit and social media from users who’ve received their cameras and found that […]

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Panasonic PanaTrack is a big bendy motorised camera slider

John Aldred — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:55:13 +0000

Panasonic has announced PanaTrack, an interesting and somewhat unique motorised camera slider/dolly track system. It’s essentially a big bendy track along which you can run your camera. How big? Well, the minimum length is 2 metres. The maximum length is 50 metres, with travel speeds of up to 1.4 metres per second. PanaTrack is targeted […]

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7artisans launches a 24mm f/1.4 lens for only $109

Dunja Djudjic — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:37:20 +0000

At almost the same time as Nikon, lens manufacturer 7artisans launched its own version of a fast 24mm APS-C lens. It’s a 24mm f/1.4 lens, slightly faster and significantly cheaper than Nikon’s version. It will set you back only $109, and it comes in Sony E, Fuji X, Canon RF, Nikon Z, EOS-M, and MFT […]

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Jollylook Pinhole SQUARE DIY pinhole camera kit shoots Instax square film

John Aldred — Wed, 31 May 2023 17:13:27 +0000

Jollylook’s journey has been quite interesting. From its initial cardboard origins in 2017, we’ve now arrived at its latest release. This time, it’s a square format pinhole camera DIY kit. It appears to be based on the previous Jollylook Pinhole released last year but utilising the Instax square format instant film. The company says that […]

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Astera’s 1,000W output LeoFresnel light uses only 250W of power

John Aldred — Wed, 31 May 2023 12:33:03 +0000

Lighting manufacturer Astera has today announced their new series of Fresnel lights. They’re kicking off with the 300W PlutoFresnel and the larger 1,000W LeoFresnel. Astera says that the two lights are designed to “plug a significant gap in the market”. Essentially, they see a big gap in the LED lighting market and a distinct lack […]

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Nikon releases super fast NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens for their mirrorless lineup

Alex Baker — Wed, 31 May 2023 09:14:58 +0000

Nikon has just released the NIKKOR Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens (buy here) as part of its lineup for the DX format Z series for mirrorless. The lens is a fast, bright and compact prime designed for portability. Built for the DX series of cropped APS-C sensors, the lens has a full frame equivalent of 36mm. […]

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