The 199 Godox V860Iii Pops Up At Online Retailers Before Official Announcement

There’s still been no official announcement from Godox and there’s no mention of it publicly on the Godox website yet, but the Godox V860III speedlight appears to have started popping up in the listings at online retailers. In this case, that retailer is B&H. While there are no images of the new speedlight yet, we’ve seen those leaked before, although all of the new features are listed. Also listed is the price and compatibility....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 216 words · Tommy Coats

The 995 Profoto A1 Speedlight Is Now Official And Here S The First Review

The Profoto A1 speedlight we told you about a few days ago is now official. And yes, it’s just as expensive as we expected. At $995 buyers will have a pretty high level of expectation from this little flash. But it looks like it will stand up to the job just fine, and fits nicely into the existing Profoto ecosystem. It looks to be about what you’d expect from a speedlight made by Profoto....

January 10, 2023 · 4 min · 781 words · Norene Saunders

The Tank Man Photo From Leica S Controversial Ad Was Actually Taken With A Nikon

A recent cinematic ad from Leica caused quite a stir in China, making the word “Leica” banned from this country’s social media. The video titled The Hunt clearly refers to the famous photo Tank Man, taken in 1989 in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. It also refers to the photo being taken by Leica – but it has now been confirmed that it was, in fact, taken by a Nikon....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 264 words · Matthew Purdy

The Amusing Unboxing Of 138 000 Worth Of 8K Red Weapon And Accessories

This is, by far, one of the most entertaining unboxing videos I’ve seen in a long time. I’ve been a fan of Linus Tech Tips for a good while now. I’ve seen them grow from a channel of less than 100,000 followers to almost 4 million today. I’ve also seen the equipment they use change and evolve over that time. The new cameras and lenses, and the computers to handle it all....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 386 words · Raymond Rodriguez

The Android Powered Pilot Era 8K 24Fps 360 Camera With In Camera Stitching Is Now Available

We first mentioned the Pilot Era last month after we spotted it at NAB 2019 in Las Vegas. It’s a 360° camera with some serious muscle. It shoots 8K footage through four f/2.2 aspherical fisheye lenses onto four 12-megapixel Sony CMOS sensors. It’s Android-powered, has in-camera stitching all the way up to 8K and half a terabyte of built-in storage. Now, their Indiegogo campaign has gone live, with prices starting at $1,999 (the $1,799 super early birds are already all gone)....

January 10, 2023 · 4 min · 721 words · Tami Dee

The Atomos Sumo19 Finally Allows You To Watch And Record Four Cameras Simultaneously

This is a feature that Atomos Sumo19 owners have been waiting a long time for. But now Atomos has released the AtomOS 9.2 update for the Sumo 19 allowing you to record four different camera signals, mix them in realtime, and output five separate recordings simultaneously. Atomos calls the feature “Touch and Switch”, and if you have no idea what the big deal is, we spoke with Atomos Founder & CEO Jeromy Young about it, amongst other things, recently at IBC 2019 in Amsterdam....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 411 words · Leonard Booker

The Best Ai Software For Portraits In 2022

AI is here to make our lives easier while getting stronger editing. And it’s improving on a day-to-day basis. So far, we’ve compared AI Upscaling, AI Sharpening, and AI Noise Removal. The results have been quite interesting. AI is driven by Machine Learning (ML), which is in a constant state of flux. The algorithm is constantly evolving as more training data flows in. Usually, it changes for the better, but as with any development, they sometimes just break and have to start all over again....

January 10, 2023 · 5 min · 1013 words · Laura Nichols

The Best Way To Protect Your Camera And Filming Gear When Travelling

Anyone who’s flown recently will know that things are still a bit of a mess. Flights are being cancelled left and right and luggage is ending up in all the wrong places. Personally, I’ve had luggage left out on the tarmac for 3 days, I’ve watched a fragile musical instrument be knocked over by a luggage cart, and I’ve seen cases of equipment fall from the top of the luggage belt while being loaded onto an aeroplane....

January 10, 2023 · 3 min · 591 words · Carolyn Tarpey

The Digitalfoto Thanos Pro Ii Is A Low Budget Almost All In One Alternative To The Arri Trinity

The Arri Trinity made a big impression a few months ago when Potato Jet got to go try one out in person. But it’s a $50,000 stabilisation system. It’s a bit out of the budget of most people. A lot of people have mashed a bunch of random gear together to try to make their own – to varying degrees of success. But now, digitalfoto has announced its (almost) all-in-one low-budget Arri Trinity alternative, the Thanos Pro II – which includes the support vest, arm and carbon fibre monopod sled....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 411 words · Casey Mckeeman

The Funleader 18Mm F 8 0 Cap Lens Is Now Available To Buy For E L Z Rf And X Mounts

It’s been a while since we heard about the Funleader 18mm f/8.0 cap lens. Launched last October through a well-backed Kickstarter campaign, this wide angle lens essentially just looks like a body cap for your camera. But it’s actually, as you might have guessed, an 18mm wide-angle lens. Well, now the lenses have gone out to all of the Kickstarter backers and now it’s on general sale. Not only that, but as well as the original Sony E and Leica L mount flavours, it’s now also available for Nikon Z, Canon RF and Fuji X mounts, too....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 339 words · Barbara Jaji

The Godox Ms200 Is A Sub 100 200Ws Strobe A Review

What’s in the box The light comes well packed but stripped down compared to what I am used to with other monolights I have purchased. I received the flash body with tube already installed, the modeling lamp, two replacement fuses, a power cord, a lamp cover, an instruction manual and a lens cleaning cloth. This monolight does not come with a standard reflector or anything else such as a sync cord....

January 10, 2023 · 4 min · 814 words · Robert Fairbairn

The Latest Photos Of Jupiter Via Juno Are Amazing

Thanks to NASA’s public media library, we’re able to see, download and edit the most amazing photos from space. And the latest photos of Jupiter by Juno spacecraft are groundbreaking and incredible. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the storm bigger the Earth, is now captured in the closest and the clearest photos ever. Juno captured them 5,600 miles above the clouds, and NASA posted them in their gallery for the public to download and process....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 237 words · Kim Smith

The Library Of Congress Wants You To Help Them Identify The People In These Photos

The Library of Congress combed through a massive collection of photos that arrived seven or eight years ago. While they managed to identify nearly all the people in them, there are still 17 mysterious images left. And to identify the people in them – the Library of Congress needs your help. The photos were found in a very large collection of show business (film, TV, and music) stills, the LC writes....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 267 words · Jennifer Eckhardt

The Litrapro Is The World S First Full Spectrum Bi Colour Action Light

Just after we got done comparing the LitraTorch vs the Lume Cube, Litra announces their next generation of LED action light. The new LitraPro offers the same rugged build as the Torch but raises the bar with full spectrum bi-colour LEDs. Litra is calling the new LitraPro a “new category of compact, rugged, professional lighting” and it does seem to fit the bill. It sits in size between the tiniest of tiny action camera lights and small on-camera LED lights like the Aputure AL-M9....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 342 words · Mary Tait

The New Astrhori 28Mm F 13 2X Probe Macro Lens Is Half The Price Of Laowa S 24Mm F 14 Macro Probe Lens

Relatively new and unknown lens manufacturer, AstrHori, has announced a new 28mm f/13 2x Probe macro lens. It offers a waterproof design, allowing you to submerge the end into liquids while keeping your camera save above the water level, and comes in at about half the price of Laowa’s 24mm f/14 2x Macro Probe Lens. The new AstrHori lens full frame and is available in a whole bunch of different mounts including Sony E, Leica L, Nikon Z, Nikon F, Fuji X, PL, Canon RF and Canon EF-M....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 415 words · Shannon Robinson

The New Lord Of The Rings Intro Looks Cgi But It S 100 Practical Effects

“Multiple pours of molten metal were shot with the Phantom Flex 4K camera until the creators got the exact effect they were looking for,” the description reads. Speaking of molten or liquid metal, I just remembered that Terminator II is also packed with stunning practical effects despite also being famous for its groundbreaking CGI. The new series is titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and it’s taking us thousands of years before the events of J....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 161 words · Andrea Mcclimon

The New Samyang 35Mm F 1 4 Goes Head To Head Against The Sony Zeiss Distagon 35Mm F 1 4

The release of the new Samyang 35mm f1.4 autofocus lens for the Sony E mount system has grabbed everyone’s attention. Owning both this lens as well as the Sony Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4, I have been constantly asked to do a comparison review. In this comparison, I will go through everything showing the differences between the lenses. 1:00 – Build Quality6:29 – AF for video and stills11:40 – Bokeh14:50 – Vignetting16:03 – Sharpness21:18 – CA & Lens flare...

January 10, 2023 · 6 min · 1101 words · Shannon Skiles

The New Sony A7Iii Boasts Best Battery Life In A Mirrorless Camera Ever Over 700 Shots Per Full Charge

It’s finally here, the camera that many Sony shooters have been waiting for. The update to the gateway camera that convinced many to switch over to Sony’s system. Today, Sony has announced the new Sony Alpha A7III. With 4K video, dual card slots, 693 autofocus points, and 10fps continuous shooting, it’s a nice little boost over the previous generation Sony A7II – a camera which is now heavily discounted, by the way....

January 10, 2023 · 3 min · 585 words · Teresa Hughes

The Nikon Mirrorless Camera Is Pretty Ugly Judging By New Leaked Photos

Ok, so, we should be judging cameras on how they see the world, not how they appear to the world, but this new Nikon mirrorless camera looks pretty ugly from looking at these leaked photos. I’ll reserve final judgement until I actually get one in my hands and see how it handles, but so far it’s kinda funny looking. Perhaps, though, this is exactly what mirrorless needs. Many users complain about Sony and other small mirrorless bodies not feeling as comfortable as their DSLRs did....

January 10, 2023 · 2 min · 273 words · Fredericka Carvajal

The Nikon Z6 Goes Head To Head With The Sony A7Iii With Some Surprising Results

With Nikon and Canon finally entering the fray and the whole Panasonic/Sigma/Leica alliance thing, it’s starting to get quite exciting in the world of full frame mirrorless. It feels a lot like when DSLRs first came into existence. Of course, we didn’t have Facebook then, so people were more concerned with shooting than measuring. But these days, kit comparisons are inevitable, especially with the rate at which technology is advancing and new products are being released....

January 10, 2023 · 4 min · 699 words · Helen Gladden