Creators who travel with cameras face a familiar problem: the hard case that protects gear on a flight can be awkward once you reach the trail, event floor, or city street. A lighter camera backpack is easier to carry, but it may not offer the structure, access, or weather protection you want around expensive lenses, […]
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The iPhone is a capable everyday camera, but distance is still a problem. Once you start photographing wildlife, live events, architecture, or distant details, digital zoom can quickly become the weak link. Sandmarc 96mm Telephoto Lens Price: $345 Where to Buy: Sandmarc The Sandmarc Telephoto 96mm Lens is designed to push past that limit. It
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Light stands work well until the shot gives you nowhere convenient to put one. Price: $29 Where to Buy: Godox, B&H A cramped car interior, storefront window, bathroom mirror, glass wall, or small product set can leave photographers and video creators choosing between an awkward stand position and the lighting they actually want. The Godox
Full-frame kits get left at home because of size. Viltrox’s new AF 26mm F2.8 EVO aims straight at that problem, and it keeps a clicked aperture ring and a separate focus ring while doing it. The Sony E version measures about 23.8mm long, per Viltrox. Price: $299 Where to Buy: Sony Viltrox showed both full-frame
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For years, FX3 shooters wanted two things Sony kept locked inside its pricier cinema cameras: internal RAW and open gate. On July 22, Sony finally handed both over. The new FX5 is a full-frame Cinema Line camera that sits above the FX3 and below the FX6, and it does something no FX body has done
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Better on-camera lighting usually starts with a single premium panel, and that panel often turns out to work in only one spot. A fixed light mounted above a desk can look excellent on a scheduled video call, but it does little for a product photo shot from overhead, a clip recorded across the room, or
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ARTICLE – Photography equipment has a uniform. It’s black, matte, and built to vanish into the background of every studio on earth. Manufacturers spent decades optimizing for invisibility, creating tools that work without drawing attention. Nobody questioned it, because disappearing was the whole point. They all look the same, and they’ve looked the same since
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REVIEW – My daughter is a serious up-and-coming soccer player, and she attends weekly practices and plays many games and tournaments. We mostly capture special moments by taking photos or short videos with our phones, but it would be nice to be able to capture her games as teaching tools for her to view afterward,
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REVIEW – They say that the iPhone is the world’s most popular camera. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but I know the best camera is the one you have- and for most of us, it’s your phone. The addition of the dedicated camera button starting with the iPhone 16 was a big
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REVIEW – One of the things that I miss from my older Sony A6300 camera was the built-in pop-up flash. Yeah, it wasn’t powerful, but it gave me the option for some fill light on brighter days when my subject was backlit. I occasionally use the included flash on my Fuji camera, too. So I
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REVIEW – I’ve been a “photography enthusiast” for about 15 years. I have spent more money on camera and related equipment than I’d like to acknowledge. I’ve gone from DSLR cameras to mirrorless, switching brands from Canon to Sony and also diving into the Fujifilm world. Regardless of all that….I still need a comfortable and
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REVIEW – The latest iPhones and Android phones have image stabilization baked into the operating system, but a gimbal is still a useful piece of gear for anyone who likes to capture video with their smartphone. Today, I take a look at the Hohem iSteady V3 Ultra smartphone gimbal. Let’s check it out. ⬇︎ Jump to
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REVIEW – Remember the movie Predator and how that extraterrestrial hunter could search the jungle for Ah-Nuld with some kind of heat vision in a palette of colors? That same power now comes to your smartphone with the pocketable Thermal Master P3. ⬇︎ Jump to summary (pros/cons) Price: $349.00 Where to buy: ThermalMaster and Amazon (Save 5% with
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REVIEW – I have always been a fan of bags in general. I have lost count of the times I have gotten a new bag saying “This is great! I don’t think I will want or need a new bag after this.” Only for the algorithm to throw a wrench in my wallet yet again.
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REVIEW – We live near a very large lake that has an abundance of wildlife. There’s a public dock that I love to take my camera to and try to capture some images. There are a ton of alligators, sandhill cranes, ospreys, eagles, etc. Bringing them closer to me would be great, but they don’t
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REVIEW – We’ve reviewed quite a few thermal imaging cameras here at the Gadgeteer, but long-range ones are rarer than the frequent reviews we get for short-range models. I’ve been thrilled to spot bighorn sheep and mountain goats during hikes near my house recently and jumped at the chance to add a long-range thermal camera
NEWS – When I first came across the Tilta Khronos Case for the iPhone 16 Pro Max, I thought it was another overbuilt sci-fi-styled case. I’m glad I thought it looked interesting enough to read more about it because this isn’t just an ordinary metal iPhone case. It’s an incredible modular system for iPhone filmmakers.
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REVIEW – If you use your iPhone or Android phone as your primary camera, then you’ll want to take a look at the JSAUX MagCool OmniGrip. It’s a multi-tool of camera accessories for your phone. It offers everything from the grip to extra RAM in a compact folding package. Let’s take a closer look. ⬇︎
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REVIEW – The world of small, portable tripods and selfie sticks has really exploded since the car-antenna-type telescoping rod took over the market in the late 1990s. Recent improvements in this area have included moving from chrome-covered rods to adding a tripod base. A recent release from Miiasi, their quaintly named 62″ Phone Tripod –
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REVIEW – I recently got my hands on the ThermalMaster P2, touted as the world’s second smallest thermal camera. With a temperature range of -4°F to 1022°F, this tiny powerhouse promises to bring professional-grade thermal imaging to your fingertips. Let’s see if it’s as hot as they claim it is. What is it? The ThermalMaster
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