Sirui 75mm F/1.8 anamorphic lens review
The overall design is good and the lens feels well built. Even though it weighs around 800g it’s still rather lightweight but also small for an anamorphic lens. When shooting wide open you will need some NDs and the lens has a 67mm filter thread so you can easily screw on a 77mm or 82mm filter with a step-up ring.
Moza Air 2S gimbal review & sample footage
Our first look at the Gudsen Moza Air 2S can be watched below. The gimbal review includes sample footage and compares the camera stabilizer to the original Moza Air 2 which we tested in-depth back in late 2018. New features: Improved Focus Wheel (Smart Micro HandWheel), USB-C charging with internal battery instead of external batteries […]
Fujifilm 10-24mm F/4 WR review for filmmakers
The 10-24mm F/4 R OIS WR is an updated version of the ultra-wide angle lens from Fujifilm with weather sealing. The weather sealing is useful to have to ensure the camera’s safety when shooting in the rain, snow or maybe in the dessert. I have tested it during heavy snowfall and moderate rain for each […]
Sirui 24mm F/2.8 review – anamorphic cine lens
The Sirui 24mm F/2.8 is an anamorphic cinema lens that is available for a variety of camera mounts such as Canon EF-M, Nikon Z, Fujifilm X Micro Four Thirds and others. You can watch our review featuring sample footage below. The talking-to-camera shots were recorded with the Fujifilm X-H1 and the Sirui 50mm F/1.8 which […]
Controller for video editing – TourBox review
I’ve never been a big fan of video editing keyboards. Sure, they have some nicely colored keys. Except for the visuals I’ve never had the feeling that I edited any faster or more productively. But I decided to take a look at a controller instead. You can watch the video review below: It’s certainly interesting […]
Affordable wireless microphone system: SYNCO WAir-G1 (A2) review
Wireless cip-on microphones used to be very expensive. When they finally become affordable a few years ago, the transmitters were bulky and often too big to hide. Luckily these days there are much smaller and compact wireless solutions. The Synco WAir-G1 (A2) is such a system. It consists of two transmitters and one receiver with […]
Viltrox 23mm F/1.4 review for video – tested on the Fujifilm X-T4
After using it for two months we decided to do a quick video review of the Viltrox 23mm AF 23mm F/1.4 lens. The Viltrox AF 23mm F/1.4 for Fujifilm X-mount has a swirly bokeh when shooting wide open. Green and magenta color fringing is visible at F/1.4, not just in the corners but even in […]
Accsoon CineEye II Pro: Overview & Giveaway
Wireless video transmission and monitoring is becoming more and more important. We teamed up with Accsoon to talk about their latest wireless device called the CineEye II Pro. The main reason to use a system like this one is to be able to see what the camera operator is filming without having to look over […]
The camera we forgot to review: Panasonic FZ2000/FZ2500
It rarely happens that we forget to review a camera that we actually own but this is one of those times. Back in early 2017 we got the Panasonic FZ2000 also known as FZ2500 which is a fixed lens camera with a 1” sensor. It can shoot in UHD (3840×2160) up to 30 frames per […]
Dreamy Film Look or Blurry Mess? Lensbaby Sol 45mm review
Getting a dreamy film look, like a memory or flashback can be done in two ways. The first method is to shoot video and add a blur, distortion or diffusion effect in post. The second method involves a special effect lens with distortion so you can see immediately while shooting how this effect looks like. […]