Today we publish the 4th video in our LensVid Talk series and this time around we discuss quite a few topics including our two most recent reviews of the Ulanzi LT028 40W COB Light and the NiteCore CineWind fan. We also covered the first camera by Hollyland, the new remove tool in Photoshop, an exciting patent from Canon, a camera cooling fan by Ulanzi, the Feiyu-Tech Pocket 3 micro gimbal, the Godox new Air Soft Tube inflatable modifier series, the FreeWell Eiger Matte Box and finally the ZY Optics Mitakon speedmaster series of mini Cine lenses.
Nitecore Cine Wind
We recently reviewed the new Nitecore Cine Wind ultra-powerful portable hair fan. This unit is pretty unique in the market as it is both battery-powered (2 L batteries) and small and extremely powerful (and loud). We used it on a recent model shoot, and you can see some of the results in our full review.
The Nitecore Cine Wind
Ulanzi LED 40W
Another review that we published recently is for the new super tiny 40W COB LED made by Ulanzi. What is special about the LT028 (Ulanzi please choose logical names in the future) besides its small size, good color quality, and fairly powerful beam (with the included reflector) it has an internal battery that can last for up to 75min on full power. The light is also extremely affordable. You can check out more in our full review.
The tiny Ulanzi 40W LED – can be powered via D-Tap as well (with an additional cable)
HOLLYLAND VENUSLIV STREAMING
Hollyland has a new product and it’s a first for the company and unlike any similar product that we can think of. It’s called VenusLiv and it is designed to be an (almost) complete live streaming solution in a single small box-shaped camera (you will still need an internet connection as the camera has no mobile connection although you should be able to use your phone).
It has a large 5″ articulated screen, a fixed lens with 6x zoom, an 80-degree field of view (around 22mm or so in 35mm equivalent), a 12MP sensor, and a 0.5m min focusing distance. The camera has plenty of connections including several USB, HDMI, and mic as well as a unique interface to connect the Lark C1 and the new Lark Max mics. It is powered by AC or L battery and should be able to run for a very long time.
We will be covering the camera in IBC 2023 next month and hopefully will have a chance to review it later this year.
You can find a lot more info on the camera on the Hollyland website.
Official HOLLYLAND VenusLiv video
Kondor Blue Dtap-usb-C
This product isn’t new but it might be able to solve a problem that we were having (and you might face as well) when recording the LensVid Talk videos when using our Sony cameras. If you shoot for more than an hour there is a good chance that you will run out of batteries.
Dummy batteries can be risky (we know – from our own experience) and so charging the camera via USB-C might be a better option (although in theory, it can make the camera run hotter). Kondor Blue has a D-tap to USB-C PD cable with protection so (hopefully) you can be sure that your camera is going to be safe.
The Kondor blue d-tap to USB-C PD cable
remove tool in Photoshop
After some time in Photoshop beta, we now get the new remove tool in Photoshop itself. This new tool allows users to “paint away” subjects or objects they wish to remove from an image. From our testing, it works pretty well although not 100% on the first pass.
You can use other selection methods (preferably grow the selection a bit) and then paint the selection and this seems to work better (you can view some best practices from f64 Academy on this).
Canon tilting viewfinder patent
Canon filed a new patent (as reported by PetaPixel) for a viewfinder that can tilt. This is an interesting concept that is not completely new. We have seen similar stand-alone products (think of the Leica Visoflex 2 Electronic Viewfinder for example), however, this patent calls for a tilting viewfinder which is part of the camera (whether or not this is “worthy” of a patent we can’t say).
If this ever comes to the market we will of course bring you a report.
Ulanzi camera fan
Cameras can get pretty hot when recording video for a long time (especially high res videos). Ulanzi has a solution in the form of a small USB-C fan that can be connected to the back of the camera (should work with most cameras with articulated screens from Canon/Sony and Fujifilm). It connects using suction cups and looks pretty straightforward. We hope to try it very soon. More info on the Ulanzi website.
The Ulanzi camera fan
Feiyu-Tech Pocket 3
Feiyu-Tech has been around since 2007 and the company has been producing gimbals for DSLRs, mirrorless, and smartphones of different types. Their smallest line of gimbals called the Pocket has now reached its 3rd iteration with the Feiyu Pocket 3.
This tiny camera gimbal has two parts the camera/gimbal and the handle with the controller and tiny square monitor. It can work remotely (just like the INSTA360 GO that we recently discussed here) but since it includes a gimbal you get a tiny camera that can move adding some very interesting options.
You can find more info on the Feiyu Pocket 3 on the company’s website (and buy one on Amazon).
Official Feiyu Pocket 3 video
Godox Air Soft Tube
Godox recently released an interesting light modifier for its TP2R/TP4R/KNOWLED RGBWW Pixel Tube Lights. It is an inflatable modifier that produces soft light from the front and sides. There are some other solutions similar to this from other manufacturers but many of them are pretty expensive).
The modifier has many accessories that you can use with it including “skirts” and grids, it comes with an air pump and both a handle and a two-tube bracket. You can get it for the 2-foot and 4-foot Pixel tube lights (currently there is still not an 8-foot version but maybe this will come later).
You can find more info on the Air Soft Tube on the Godox website (the Pixel tubes and air soft kits are available on B&H).
FreeWell Eiger Matte Box system
Freewell has been making filters for quite some time now and the company recently introduced the Eiger Matte Box system which has quite a few options and features.
The system works with Freewell magnetic filters, can stack multiple filters, and has a dial to change polarizers and VND filters. It can also combine gradient filters (rectangle filters) in combination with circular filters and all in a pretty compact kit that you can buy in different bundles with and without filters.
The official Eiger Matte Box video
ZY Optics Mitakon speedmaster 20mm, 35mm, 50mm T1.0 S35 Cine
We have discussed ZY-Optics Mitakon lenses in a previous LensVid Talk when we discussed their recent 200mm f/4 macro lens (see here). This time around we talked about the Speedmaster series of compact Cine APS-C/S35 lenses which you can now get as a kit.
These lenses currently come in 20mm, 35mm, and 50mm variants, they all have a super fast T1.0 aperture and are sold in a kit (in a hard case) which cost less than $1300.
The ZY-OPTICS Mitakon Speedmaster 20mm, 35mm, 50mm T1.0 S35 Cine lenses
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Iddo Genuth 
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