REVORING – No more Step Up Rings

by LensVidGearNew ProductsJune 30, 2020June 30, 2020

If you have several lenses there is a good chance that you had to deal with step-up rings and the more filter sizes you have on your lenses the more…

Behind the Fall of Olympus Camera Business

by LensVidGearTechnologyJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

Yesterday we woke up to the news that Olympus is selling its camera business to the Japanese company JIP (Japan Infrastructure Partners), and basically quitting the camera manufacturing industry after…

Hands on with the Panasonic G100 – the Vloggers Choice?

by LensVidGearHDSLRNew ProductsJune 24, 2020June 24, 2020

Vloggers rejoice, Panasonic just announced another option for you only a few weeks after Sony’s ZV1. After years of neglect, two companies listed and produced vloggers oriented cameras. But how…

First Look at the LaCie 1big Dock and 1big Dock SSD Pro

by LensVidGearNew ProductsJune 24, 2020June 24, 2020

Today LaCie introduced two new products for creative professionals – the 1big Dock and 1big Dock SSD Pro. The first is an updated single drive version of the 2big Dick…

First Look at Venus Optics’s Laowa 3 Ultra-Wide Angle Lenses (June 2020)

by LensVidGearNew ProductsJune 21, 2020June 21, 2020

Venus Optics is known for its unique lens designs and more particularly ultra-wide-angle and macro lenses. Earlier this week the company announced 3 new ultra-wide-angle designs for 3 different sensor…

Hands on With the Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary

by LensVidGearNew ProductsProduct Reviews & PreviewsJune 18, 2020June 18, 2020

Earlier today Sigma introduced a new super-zoom telephoto lens for Sony E-mount and Sigma/Panasonic and Leica L mount cameras – the 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary. This compact light…

First Look at the New Manfrotto 504x Fluid Head

by LensVidGearHDSLRNew ProductsJune 17, 2020

Manfrotto introduced a new heavy-duty fluid head called the 504x and it was designed to replace the old but still very popular 504HD head and has many improvements – some of…

Rode Video Micro vs. Deity D4 DUO: Battle of the Tiny on Camera Mics

by LensVidGearGear GuidesHDSLRNew ProductsJune 16, 2020

Deity Microphones recently released a new type of compact on-camera mic that has a number of innovative features. Justin McDonough (from dunnadidit) had a chance to test this mic and compare…

Hands on with the Tamron 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 Super Zoom Lens

by LensVidGearJune 11, 2020

Earlier today Tamron announced a new super zoom telephoto lens for Sony FE mount cameras – the 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 Di III RXD. This compact long-zoom telephoto lens should be ideal…

Philip Bloom on the State of Camera AF Technology

by LensVidGearTechnologyJune 7, 2020

Filmmaker Philip Bloom has a number of self-proclaimed obsessions in life. One is his cats (he has 8 and we are pretty sure this isn’t going to be the final…