Camera and gear reviews

After using it on most productions for the past nine months, our video review of the Fujifilm X-T2 is finally done! You can watch the 9-minute video which includes a lot of sample footage and photos below. No time to

A while ago Aputure sent us a prototype of what seemed to be two small space ships but turned out to be a video signal transmitter and receiver. The so called Array Trans can be connected with a camera and

“Which camera should I buy?” is the question we receive the most. It’s hard to answer this question because not everybody is shooting the same kind of projects. Preferences are different and somebody who’s shooting news needs another camera than

It’s that time of the year when Canon decides to put out an updated version of the Rebel camera. We have shot a lot of stuff with the 600D (T3i) because it was one of the first DSLRs with an

The Sony a7S II has been around for a few months now and we had the pleasure of testing it for four weeks thanks to B&H. The mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera has a 12.2 Megapixel full frame sensor and an E-mount

We finally got the new Sony A7s II in for review thanks to B&H Photo! The Sony Alpha 7S II has a bunch of useful features which you will see soon in our upcoming review. One of the interesting things

We often get asked about which filmmaking gear is necessary and versatile at the same time. Besides a basic tripod and monopod there are a few tools that can help a filmmaker to capture amazing tracking shots. There is obviously

The Vituso 2 in 1 slider is a very special piece of technology. The slider can be set up vertically and horizontally which might not sound so special considering most sliders can be mounted and set up at different angles.

The new RØDELink is a wireless audio kit aimed at beginners and advanced filmmakers who don’t want to follow their talent around with a directional microphone all the time or just prefer wireless over cable. The RØDELink is priced at

Audio is an important part of filmmaking. While for most shoots you would probably consider using a directional microphone there are situations and projects where recording in stereo is essential or useful. We were lucky to get our hands on

Last year in September I went to the Photokina in Cologne, the biggest and most important fair and convention for photography and everything that has to do with visuals. Thanks to the whole DSLR revolution a lot of brands and

We recently had the chance to test the almost two year old Canon EOS C100. The camera is a cheaper and simpler version of the popular C300. For around 4.500$ (and 5.500$ with the new Dual Pixel CMOS auto focus