NEWS – SandMarc, makers of lenses and lighting for (mostly) iPhones has just announced a new product to further enhance your iPhone video work: the Motion Dolly for iPhone. It’s a machined, articulating, trackless, 4-wheeled dolly with a ball-head camera mount attached. The nylon wheels offer smooth traction. The locking, marked angling for the hinge …
SandMarc Dolly for iPhone looks like something fun to play with! Read More
NEWS – Nitecore’s new BlowerBaby is a USB-C rechargeable duster that has been designed especially for photographers to keep their camera gear free of its main enemy – dust! With a one-button design, the BlowerBaby blows at 70km/h gale force wind to dislodge dust and debris from camera lenses and from your other gadgets such …
REVIEW – These days I often create a short video to add to my reviews here at The Gadgeteer. A couple of recent examples include the setup of UREVO’s treadmill and Flexispot’s standing desk. As we’ve said many times on this blog, lighting is key to good photography, and that’s also true for good videography. …
PIXEL K80RGB Lighting Kit review – wonderfully bright but fatally flawed Read More
REVIEW – Smartphone cameras have become phenomenally good in the last few years, but no amount of optical image stabilization or digital trickery can match a good gimbal (yet). So is the Hohem iSteady V2 gimbal a good gimbal? I took it through it’s paces and will now break it down in review format, as …
Hohem iSteady V2 gimbal review – a smooth operator Read More
REVIEW – What is the single most important thing that you need when it comes to video capture, streaming video, and Zoom meetings? Ok, other than a solid connection to the internet, you need light and lots of it. We all have set in on meetings or watched videos that look like they were captured/streamed …
Zumy portable video light review – Clip-on light for brighter Zoom mtgs Read More
REVIEW – When someone mentions Manfrotto, what comes to mind are photo and video camera tripods and monopods. To me, Manfrotto was synonymous with them. So, when I heard that Manfrotto had camera gimbals I knew I wanted to try one out and see just how well it performed. If their gimbals are as solid in …
Manfrotto MVG220 3-Axis Stabilized Handheld Gimbal review Read More
REVIEW – In a world that is increasingly connected via video, everyone is looking for a way to step up their game, to be noticed by more and to produce higher quality product. Selfie sticks have been with us as close to forever as we can imagine, but in all that time they have hardly …
Obsbot ME AI selfie mount review – it’s a cameraman you don’t have to pay! Read More
REVIEW – Photography and videography work best with light to brighten your subject or scene, and having a decent amount of illumination helps when shooting to get that perfect exposure. However, there are times when you can’t get an adequate amount of light, so just a little bit of fill light will have to do. …
REVIEW – If you enjoy capturing video with your phone, then you should consider buying a gimbal. Gimbals help keep the footage stable when you’re walking around while filming. Some phones like the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy phones already have stabilization built-in, so maybe you think that a gimbal isn’t a necessary accessory for your …
PowerVision S1 gimbal review – mini but feature packed Read More
NEWS – When I think of Pelican, I immediately think of their heavy-duty plastic cases that are used to protect expensive gear. But that’s not the only type of protective storage product that Pelican makes. They also make “softer” gear like these new rugged camera lens covers that have been designed to protect 67mm to …
Pelican gets a little softer with their rugged camera lens covers Read More
REVIEW – The best camera is the one that you have with you. We’ve all heard that saying a thousand times and it’s true. But sometimes the camera that you have with you is your phone and even though many of today’s phones have excellent optics, they can always be improved. That’s where 3rd party …
REVIEW – Content creators are everywhere these days. Photos are great, but video still rules for compelling content. Nothing destroys a clip more quickly than jerky video. It can make the content borderline unwatchable. Zhiyun has released their new Zhiyun Smooth Q3 smartphone gimbal. Let’s check it out and see if this can smooth the …
REVIEW – Ring lights are easy to use camera accessories that vloggers can use to improve their content. We’ve done a handful of ring light reviews here on The Gadgeteer and today I want to add another review to that list. It’s the Kodak Ring Light 10″. Coming from the Kodak brand, you would expect …
NEWS – If you are an artist, like to sell things online or review products for the-gadgeteer taking good quality photographs of your product is essential. Often the hardest thing to do is to get the lighting just right. Enter the FlashBooth 2.0. FlashBooth is a portable studio that allows you to take perfectly lit …
Take your photography to the next level whenever and wherever with FlashBooth Read More
REVIEW – The Lensball is a crystal sphere that I reviewed several years ago. No, it’s not a tool to read people’s fortunes, it’s an accessory for your camera – you shoot photos through the ball. Yes, it’s as cool as it sounds and you need to go check out my Lensball review to learn …