While the Profoto D2 is still the world’s fastest TTL Monolight, it is not the world’s fastest monolight. That title belongs to Hensel’s new, insanely fast... more
Donald Trump Jr. sparked controversy this week by Tweeting a photo of a bowl of Skittles to explain the “Syrian refugee problem.” Now the story has taken a strange new twist: the photographer behind the Skittles photo says that Trump Jr. used the photo without his permission. What’s more, the photographer himself was a refugee.
Hands-on with Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Tamron's new SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 might look like little more than a refined version the previous 150-600mm, but the new version is actually a substantial redesign.
Hands-on with Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2... more
Market leader GoPro launched its new action cam models at a Photokina event on Monday. Rollei already announced its latest top-end action camera about a month ago, but we just got the chance to look at the new device at the Rollei booth at Photokina.
The Actioncam 430 offers impressive camera specs and can record 4K video at 30 fps, 2K at 60... more
Kodak has released the third generation of its Pixpro SP360 action camera, and if you’ve been following Photokina news, it’ll look very familiar. That’s because it’s basically just a pared down version of Nikon’s KeyMission... more
In hall 4 at Photokina we had the chance to take a closer look at Palette's system of customizable physical controllers for software, which started out as a crowdfunding project but have been available in retail for some time now. The system consists of a core unit with a small display and a range of buttons, dials and sliders that all come with a sturdy... more
Lumulabs is showing off its new Lumu Power light and color temperature meter add-on for smartphones that was successfully funded through a Kickstarter campaign earlier this year. Attached to an iPhone, the Lumu Power can measure ambient light and flash output, as well as color temperature. It uses two sensors, one on each side of the half-dome design. A photodiode... more
German company Foolography has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its latest product, the Unleashed smartphone DSLR remote control, and is showing a prototype device at its booth in Hall 4.1 at Photokina. The Unleashed is a tiny Bluetooth module that plugs into the USB and HDMI ports of your DSLR and allows you, via a dedicated app, to change camera settings... more
The makers of the MIOPS smart trigger have returned to Kickstarter looking to fund their latest project, the MIOPS Mobile and are showing a prototype at their Photokina booth. The Mobile connects your DSLR and smartphone via a Bluetooth LE connection and uses your mobile device's built-in sensors to offer a range of creative capture modes. The camera can be triggered by vibration... more
