Is Meike’s 84mm f/1.4 RF lens the first 3rd party AF lens to be Canon-approved?

Meike has announced a new 85mm f/1.4 lens at NAB 2023 this week. This in itself is not really big news. Neither is the fact that it’s a full-frame lens nor that it’s an autofocus lens. What is big news, though, is that they’re saying it’ll be available in a Canon RF Mount. Yes, that’s… Continue reading Is Meike’s 84mm f/1.4 RF lens the first 3rd party AF lens to be Canon-approved?

SmallRig announces their new modular MagicFIZ Wireless Follow Focus System

Camera accessory manufacturer SmallRig has now officially announced their new MagicFIZ Wireless Follow Focus System. No stranger to follow focus systems, SmallRig’s latest release takes the wheel off the camera for remote use by focus pullers for gimbal, shoulder mounted or handheld cameras and for those working in a small crew where you can’t always… Continue reading SmallRig announces their new modular MagicFIZ Wireless Follow Focus System

Tokina goes wide aperture with its new SZ 33mm f/1.2 APS-C lens for Fuji X and Sony E mount

Tokina has announced the new Tokina SZ 33mm f/1.2 lens for Fujifilm X and Sony E mount APS-C cameras. The manual focus offers a field of view similar to that of a 50mm lens on a full-frame body with a wide and bright f/1.2 aperture for shallow depth of field and low light shooting conditions.… Continue reading Tokina goes wide aperture with its new SZ 33mm f/1.2 APS-C lens for Fuji X and Sony E mount

Rode’s new VideoMic GO II has a VideoMic NTG design with USB connectivity for only $99

Rode has just announced the new Rode VideoMic GO II on-camera microphone. Refreshing the popular Rode VideoMic GO, the new VideoMic GO II features a new design that more closely resembles its Rode VideoMic NTG and Rode NTG5 siblings. And as well as borrowing the overall look from the VideoMic NTG, it also comes with… Continue reading Rode’s new VideoMic GO II has a VideoMic NTG design with USB connectivity for only $99

Viltrox announces ultra-wide 13mm f/1.4 autofocus lens for Fuji X priced at $469

The third-party autofocus lens collection for Fuji is just exploding now that they’ve opened up their protocols. The latest to be added to this list is an ultra-wide and super bright lens from Viltrox. It’s the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 autofocus lens and it offers a field of view equivalent to about 20mm on a full-frame… Continue reading Viltrox announces ultra-wide 13mm f/1.4 autofocus lens for Fuji X priced at $469

The Godox VDS-M3 XLR shotgun mic has a built-in battery for when you don’t have phantom power

Godox has been building up their microphone collection for a little while now with various different mics including a dual wireless mini lav kit, and now they’ve added a new phantom-powered XLR shotgun microphone to the lineup. It’s the Godox VDS-M3 and looks like your typical super-cardioid shotgun microphone, with a longer interference tube than… Continue reading The Godox VDS-M3 XLR shotgun mic has a built-in battery for when you don’t have phantom power

Tokina SZX 400mm f/8 lens is now available in eight different mounts… sort of

You may already be familiar with Tokina SZX 400mm f/8, a super-telephoto reflex lens Tokina initially launched last year. The lens is now available in eight different mounts – but once again, not natively. The Tokina SZX 400mm f/8 is similar to reflecting telescopes, featuring internal mirrors to effectively increase the focal length. This allows… Continue reading Tokina SZX 400mm f/8 lens is now available in eight different mounts… sort of

Godox’s third generation of “Quicker” QTIII series strobes bring LED modelling light and more efficient bulb design

Although the Godox M600D LED light might not quite be official yet, Godox has announced three new strobes in its QT series today. The QT series is Godox’s line of “Quicker” AC-powered studio strobe lights offering HSS up to 1/8000th of a second as well as short flash durations with t0.1 times as fast as… Continue reading Godox’s third generation of “Quicker” QTIII series strobes bring LED modelling light and more efficient bulb design

The Sony Airpeak S1 Professional drone is finally available to pre-order and it’s $9,000 (plus gimbal)

It feels like this thing has been teased and announced about a dozen times over the last couple of years but now the Sony Airpeak S1 Professional drone is now available to pre-order starting at $8,999.99. And that doesn’t include a gimbal. If you want to get the Gremsy Gimbal T3 kit to go along… Continue reading The Sony Airpeak S1 Professional drone is finally available to pre-order and it’s $9,000 (plus gimbal)

Godox is stepping up to compete with Aputure with the new M600D 600W Bowens mount LED light

First teased in October at the P&I Shanghai International Wedding Photographic Equipment Exhibition, the Godox M600D presents what appears to be Godox stepping up to the plate to take on the likes of Aputure and Nanlite. Well now, it’s been announced. Sort of. Information still seems to be a little patchy, but European Godox distributor,… Continue reading Godox is stepping up to compete with Aputure with the new M600D 600W Bowens mount LED light