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TIFFEN FILTERS TO FIT OSMO
Neutral density and polarising filters have been launched to fit the DJI Osmo Pocket gimbal camera by Tiffen. The £49/$49 kit comes with an ND4, an ND8 and an ND16 that are also polarising filters. For £79/$79 the kit adds plain ND4, ND8 and ND16 filters. The filters are coated, waterproof and scratch resistant. tiffen.com BIG SPEC FROM SMALLHD Monitor giant SmallHD has revealed a new seven-inch touchscreen monitor with a stunning 1500 nits of brightness that’s guaranteed to be 100%DCI-P3 colour accurate. The 702 Touch’s resolution is 1920x1200, it has an SD card slot, two 3G SDI inputs, HDMI/SDI cross- conversion capability and can be powered by a pair of Sony L-series batteries. It costs £1554/$1299. smallhd.com If you have dreamed of a do- it-all lens then the new Foton 25-300mm f/2.8 zoom could be what you’re looking for. It’s a manual focus cinema zoom from a new lens company, but is made in China by DZO. It is PL mount and covers Super35 sensors, weighs 8.98kg/19.8lb (it’s no lightweight), and the company says it has a vintage look. It will be on sale next year at roughly £16,850/$22,000. The company doesn’t even have a website yet! ULTIMATE DO-ALL LENS FROM FOTON
Nikon’s latest full-framemirrorless Z 7 and Z 6make great filmmaking cameras, but are hindered by the lack of native fast lenses, with the 35mmand 50mm f/1.8 lenses being the quickest. Although you can use Nikon F-mount lenses via an adapter, many filmmakers prefer to keep things as light and simple as possible. Samyang comes to the rescue with two manual-focus lenses for the newNikon Z mount: the ultra-wide 14mm f/2.8 Z; and the 85mm f/1.4 Z, which is an ideal portrait lens. There is also a new autofocus version of the 85mm lens in a Nikon Fmount, which joins the AF 14mm f/2.8 lens which debuted last year. All three newNikon lenses aremulti-coated to provide excellent image quality and contrast from the centre to edges of the image, and they are all weather-sealed. The AF 85mm lens features a nine-bladed iris while the 85mmZ optic has an eight- bladed circular aperture for smooth bokeh. Price and availability will be announced soon. intro2020.co.uk
Manfrotto has taken the Nitrotech technology from its popular N8 and N12 fluid tripod heads and is using it in its 600 series with the 608 and 612models. The Nitrotech 608 and 612 use the unique nitrogen pistonmechanism to provide continuous counterbalance and securely support loads up to 17.6lb/8kg on the 608 and from8.8lb/4kg up to 26.4 lb/12kg on the 612. The heads also feature a 3/8in Easy Link connector. No prices have yet been announced. Nitro technology trickles down
SMARTPHONE CONTROL FOR LYKOS
The Lykos 2.0 Daylight LED has a colour temperature of 5600K– ideal for cooling down skin tones –while the Bicolor features whiter, warmer LEDs, and is ideal for giving skin extra warmth. The lights use hotshoemounts which
A dedicated smartphone app to give full remote control is the latest tech upgrade for the revamped Lykos 2.0 LED portable lights. The water-resistant LEDs are available in Daylight and Bicolor options and use an app to control key functions such as brightness and colour temperature. Power is by dual-mount Sony L-type or Canon LP-E6 batteries, or by standard AC cable. The Daylight version has an illuminance of 1600 lux at onemetre while the Bicolor is 1500 lux.
can connect up to four Lykos units together. They can be controlled simultaneously via the app.
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