Gear

Samyang 85mm f/1.4 and 14mm f/2.8 lenses

Samyang is one of the first third-party lens manufacturers to design lenses for the new Nikon mirrorless cameras. We take a look at the specs of two well-priced options, the 85mm f/1.4 and the 14mm f/2.8.

Tamron 35–150mm Di VC OCD lens

A dedicated portrait lens that allows you to zoom through various composition options as the creative ideas race through your head.

Sigma 30mm F/1.4 DC DN Contemporary

Giving mirrorless camera owners the opportunity to shoot with a wide-open aperture, this 30mm F/1.4 prime lens gives a beautiful bokeh and sharp optical performance.

Sigma 16mm F/1.4 DC DN Contemporary

The Sigma 16mm F/1.4 DC DN for mirrorless Sony E-mount cameras pairs a comfortable wide-angle design with an ultra-fast maximum aperture, boasting an equivalent 24mm focal length and a wide maximum F/1.4 aperture.

Sigma 60–600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM sports lens

The Sigma 60–600mm is described by its manufacturer as an ‘absolute all-rounder’, and it appears to live up to this title for those seeking a lens for outdoor pursuits. Its focal range covers what would normally be covered by two lenses.

DJI Osmo Pocket available at DJI

The Osmo Pocket is the smallest 3-axis stabilized handheld camera DJI has ever designed, and it’s now available at DJI Ferntech

Crumpler Kingpin Camera 4500

If you’re the kind of person who takes a particular joy from the art of the pack, then you’ll no doubt gently thrill to Crumpler’s Proper Roady camera sling.

Fujifilm VG-XT3 Vertical Battery Grip

Nothing kills the buzz quite like a flat battery. Enter Fujifilm’s VG-XT3, which pulls double duty as battery storage (adding two NP-W126S rechargeables to your camera’s payload) and also as a grip, with obvious boosts to the camera’s ergonomic quality and stability.

Moza Mini-Mi

Naturally, now that mobile phones are fully-fledged cameras, photographers and videographers alike are seeking ways to exploit their capabilities with an ever-increasing array of ingenious accessories

Gear necessities: Panasonic’s new Lumix GH5

How do you like the sound of a mirrorless camera capable of shooting high-precision 4K 60p/50p video, as well as using new technology, called ‘6K Photo’, to extract the best frames from bursts shot at 30fps?

Gear Necessities: Atmosphere Aerosol

Photographers have long lugged around fog machines, dabbled in pyrotechnics, and experimented with dry ice in pursuit of capturing streams of directional light in their images.