toolkit | Gear of the Year
Support and lighting
Tripod/monopod Winner: Manfrotto One Hybrid Editor’s choice: Peak Design Pro Tripod Motion device
Winner: DJI RS 5 Rig Winner: Vocas Lightweight Base Plate Editor’s choice: Shape FX6 Remote Extension Handle Light panel Winner: Godox Knowled P1200R Hard P8 Hard light Winner: Amaran Ray 660c
Editor’s choice: Neewer HB80C Specialist lighting Winner: Astera Quikbeam Editor’s choice: Nanlux Evoke 5C Lighting innovation Winner: Aputure Quick Domes
reat filmmaking is all about control – whether that’s keeping the camera exactly where you want it or putting
Remote Extension Handle earning the Editor’s Choice. Then it’s time to turn on the lights – and there’s serious firepower among this year’s winners, led by the Godox P1200R Hard P8 in light panels and full-colour Amaran Ray 660c in hard lights, with the Neewer HB80C taking Editor’s Choice. Things get even more creative in specialist lighting, where the tightly controlled Astera Quikbeam takes top honours and the tiny Nanlux Evoke 5C earns our Editor’s Choice. Aputure Quick Domes win lighting innovation, proving that sometimes it’s not the light itself but what you put in front of it that makes all the difference.
precisely the right light onto a scene. Our support winners start with the Manfrotto One Hybrid, which takes the tripod and monopod crown with its clever approach to photo and video shooting. The innovative Peak Design Pro earns our Editor’s Choice, while filmmakers looking to put their cameras in motion voted the DJI RS 5 their favourite motion device. Building a camera into a production- ready package is another essential skill, with the Vocas Lightweight Base Plate taking the rig award and the Shape FX6
Raising the bar The Manfrotto One tripod (top right) scaled the heights; the Nanlux Evoke 5C (above) is a pocket-size star
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November/December 2026
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