Camera and gear reviews

The Zhiyun Crane-M is a 3-axis hand-held gimbal and supports cameras that weigh 125g to 650g which makes it useable for poin-and-shoot-cameras as well as other small and lightweight cameras such as camcorders, phones or action cams. If the used

We do like our Aputure Amaran 528 lights. We often use them on smaller shoots especially if time and space is limited. They are small, lightweight but still produce enough light to shoot an interview indoors. Aputure has designed a

The last two month we’ve been working with a new tool: The Konova K5. The version we got is 1.20 meters long. If you’re only 1.72 meters tall like me that’s a pretty big slider to carry around. We used

Over the last few years more and more manufacturers have released affordable LED lights for video productions. When it comes to LED lights, everything below 400 $ is considered “cheap” for one light. One of the first LED lights we

In September 2013 ago we got our hands on a Canon EOS 70D and were overall happy with the performance and results in video mode. Almost three years later we tested its successor the EOS 80D for a week. How

When I first heard about the Canon EOS 70D I didn’t know I should feel about it. Canon called it a game changer but when looking at the specs it didn’t seemed to be one. After the T5i (700D) release

Back at NAB 2015 Aputure previewed an in production lens adapter (Micro Four Thirds to Canon EF lens) that is also a speed booster and wireless follow focus. It was originally called “DEC Pro” and we had the pleasure of

It’s been over 18 months since we received our Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC). A lot has changed since then. The Panasonic GH4 and Sony A7 cameras have been released and once again changed the market. We used the little

The Zhiyun Crane is a hand-held 3-axis gimbal that is designed for DSLRs and mirrorless cameras with a weight up to 1.2kg. The camera stabilizer is priced around $650 which is a good price compared to similar products on the