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Picking TED SIM’s BRAIN (Aputure’s president)

Oct 15, 2023
Udi Tirosh

Ted Sim is one of the main forces who made Aputure what it is. We sat down for a fun chat and talked about the…

Hands on with the Kelvin Epos 600 RGBLAC light

Sep 30, 2023
John Aldred

Recently, at IBC 2023, we had the chance to stop by the Kelvin booth to see what new toys they had. What they had with…

Hands on with the Godox MG2400Bi LED beast

Sep 30, 2023
John Aldred

We’ve seen a lot of big lights coming out of lighting companies in the last few years, and right now, it seems to be Godox’s…

Hands on with the Saramonic WiTalk

Sep 29, 2023
John Aldred

Communication can be difficult when working on a set with multiple people all over the place. You often resort to yelling or using loud and…

First look at Godox new LiteFlow reflector system

Sep 29, 2023
John Aldred

Godox was recently showing off their new LiteFlow reflector system at IBC 2023 in Amsterdam. As DIYP was there, we went along to the Godox…

The Saramonic Blink Me is the cutest wireless microphone in the world

Sep 28, 2023
Udi Tirosh

Saramonic just introduced the Blink ME, an innovative wireless microphone system (buy here). The Blink ME has all the features you would expect from a…

Exclusive: First look at the YOLOCam, Yololiv new camera

Sep 28, 2023
Udi Tirosh

You know YOLOLIV for its streaming boxes. Now, they are expanding their product line with the introduction of YoloCam. It is a feature-packed webcam offering…

First look at the Laowa Proteus Flex interchangeable flare optics

Sep 27, 2023
John Aldred

Earlier this month, Laowa announced that they’d teamed up with Keslow Camera to produce a range of interchangeable-flare anamorphic lenses. What they did was modify…

First look at the YoloBox Ultra independent streaming solution

Sep 26, 2023
Udi Tirosh

YoloLiv, just announced its new YoloBox Ultra, at IBC 2023, and it solves one of our biggest pains with the YOLOLiv line of streamers: You can steam to all services with one box. In the past, you needed to select between a YOLObox (Facebook, YouTube streaming) and Instream (Instagram/TikTok streaming). The new YOLOBox Ultra does them all.

First look at Nanlite new PavoSlim panels

Sep 26, 2023
Udi Tirosh

If you’ve been around long enough, you probably remember that the LED lighting revolution started with LED panels. Then came the big LED COBs and the LED tubes. It’s nice to see that the panels are getting a renaissance, and it’s especially interesting to look at the new PavoSlim line from Nanlite. They have multiple configurations and sizes at what is probably the thinnest light I have seen to date. Specifically, the PavoSlim 60B/60C and PavoSlim 120B/120C.