There are many people who are investigating moving from a Canon DSLR over to a micro 4/3 (MFT) camera but, they don't want to give up their awesome Canon lens inventory. Plus, they would also love to have a follow focus unit that was all…
In another installment of our just-made-up “80/20” series, Aputure scores a win with their VS-2. I got religion (of the larger on-camera field monitor kind) a few months ago when I tested smallHD’s AC7. I learned that a minimum 7” diagonal is the ticket: it’s…
How do you cost-effectively improve sound recording quality from your DSLR? The Aputure V-mic D2 answers: take the load off your camera’s preamp and on-board mic by adding a better preamp to a shoe-mounted shotgun mic -- and provide an outboard, binary LED sound meter…
The speed with which innovation and high function are trickling down to lower price points is astonishing. Case in point: the Amaran HR672.[adrotate group="6"] It was only a month ago that I was blown away by a set of LED 1x1’s, yet here I am…
Yes! Another giveaway! This is like 8 weeks in a row that we've been giving away gear for you! Now up is Aputure with their new CRI 95+ Amaran Ring Light[adrotate group="6"] We're able to give away 4 of these! You can always find our…
Aputure has been with planet5D for a few months now and they've graciously sent us several products we're currently testing and will be posting reviews in the next month or so, but they're also running this cool giveaway[adrotate group="6"] that you should enter - there…
planet5D is partnering with nextwaveDV.com to bring you coverage from the NAB 2014 show floor. We’ve worked with Tony and Sean for years and they do an excellent job of providing quality interviews from NAB and we’re thrilled to be sharing their show floor interviews…
(In the "I didn't know they had that" department) Aputure announced the V-Control - a usb device to give you precise and smooth focus control last year. [adrotate group="6"] I have used other USB controllers (tho I haven't yet had a chance to test this…
Newish sponsor to planet5D, Aputure has announced a new Amaran Halo LED ring flash that may be of interest to our photographer readers. [adrotate group="6"] [adrotate group="9"] Introducing superior Amaran Halo LED ring flash From Aputure: Aputure is pleased to release our superior Amaran Halo…
If you're happy with your external monitor, meaning that you have all the overlay features you need to get well-exposed, in-focus, and correctly color-balanced images, you may not need this device. This review, Aputure V-Converter Review – Pro Video Overlays on any HDMI TV Or…
