Accessory roundup: gimbals galore and more
Images: DJI, Insta360, Godox, Angelbird Happy weekend, folks! This week was a fairly quiet one for accessories, but that doesn't mean were left empty-handed. We'll look at a new light, plenty of gimbals and a memory card. But first, as always, deals. Nikon sales Photo: Richard Butler The Nikon Z8 is one of the company's best-ever cameras, with features beyond its price. You can grab one for $600 off right now. Buy at B&H Buy at Adorama Photo: Dan Bracaglia If the Z8 is a bit more than you need, the Nikon Z7 II is also a fantastic choice with excellent image quality, great ergonomics and a well-rounded feature set. It's currently on sale for $1,000 off as a standalone item, with additional savings for bundles with the FTZ II Mount Adapter. Adorama is also throwing in a memory card and an extra battery. Buy at B&H Buy at Adorama Let it rain Photo: Godox A few weeks ago, we shared the Godox P1200R Hard Pro light panel with an IP65 weather resistance rating. This week, Godox expanded its water-resistant lighting lineup for photographers with the KNOWLED M600Bi Pro Bi-Color LED Monolight. It features an IP54 rating for protection when working on outdoor sets. The 600W light offers 2800-6500K color temperatures and an output of up to 21,400 lux at 1m (3.3'), plus a long list of controls and 11 unique and customizable effects for more control over the light in your images. $1529 at B&H $1529 at Adorama Speedy CFexpress Type B memory cards Image: Angelbird European memory card maker Angelbird has introduced a new lineup of extra-fast CFexpress Type B cards. The Angelbird AV Pro SE CFexpress v4 Type B cards use CFexpress 4.0 technology, which is twice as fast as CFexpress 2.0. It's important to note that no cameras currently take advantage of all that speed, but it will be beneficial when transferring files. Plus, it is a bit of a future-proofing move. The new cards are available in 512GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities with a promised maximum read speed of 3700 MB/s and sustained read speed of 3500 MB/s. $180 at B&H $180 at Angelbird Gimbals galore Image: Insta360 It was certainly a busy week for gimbal and gimbal accessories. First up was the Insta360 AI Tracker, which made Insta360's popular yet Apple-centric Flow 2 Pro smartphone gimbal accessible to Android users. The little accessory uses a dedicated camera to support AI-driven tracking no matter what phone is on the gimbal or what app you use to record video. It also sports a built-in light with three adjustable brightness and color temperature settings. We covered the launch in its own article, which you can read here. $40 at Insta360 Image: DJI DJI announced three new gimbals this week, starting with the Osmo Mobile 7 and Mobile 7P smartphone gimbals. Both feature DJI's seventh-generation three-axis stabilization and ActiveTrack 7.0, meaning they can automatically track subjects even in crowds or when moving. The Mobile 7P is the more advanced model of the two and comes with the company's new Multifunctional Module, which is quite similar to Insta360's AI Tracker. You can read more in our article about the release. $89 at DJI $89 at B&H Image: DJI Finally, DJI announced its latest lightweight camera gimbal, the RS 4 Mini. The new offering streamlines the gimbal process, making it easier and faster to get up and running or pack things away. It is also more compact when folded down and promises better stabilization and battery life. Plus, DJI released yet another gimbal accessory similar to its Multifunction Module, albeit without the light. The RS Intelligent Tracking Module comes with the RS 4 Mini Combo and enables ActiveTrack with any camera or phone. You can find more details in our announcement article. $369 at DJI $369 at B&H A DIY accessory Finally, we always try to share some bits of knowledge from around the internet in this roundup. Today's video walks you through a bit of a DIY project, offering a different way to carry your camera without dropping loads of cash on specialized accessories. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Matt Ognibene (@mattonalgeographic) Read last week's roundup
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| Images: DJI, Insta360, Godox, Angelbird |
Happy weekend, folks! This week was a fairly quiet one for accessories, but that doesn't mean were left empty-handed. We'll look at a new light, plenty of gimbals and a memory card. But first, as always, deals.
Nikon sales
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| Photo: Richard Butler |
The Nikon Z8 is one of the company's best-ever cameras, with features beyond its price. You can grab one for $600 off right now.
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| Photo: Dan Bracaglia |
If the Z8 is a bit more than you need, the Nikon Z7 II is also a fantastic choice with excellent image quality, great ergonomics and a well-rounded feature set. It's currently on sale for $1,000 off as a standalone item, with additional savings for bundles with the FTZ II Mount Adapter. Adorama is also throwing in a memory card and an extra battery.
Let it rain
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| Photo: Godox |
A few weeks ago, we shared the Godox P1200R Hard Pro light panel with an IP65 weather resistance rating. This week, Godox expanded its water-resistant lighting lineup for photographers with the KNOWLED M600Bi Pro Bi-Color LED Monolight. It features an IP54 rating for protection when working on outdoor sets. The 600W light offers 2800-6500K color temperatures and an output of up to 21,400 lux at 1m (3.3'), plus a long list of controls and 11 unique and customizable effects for more control over the light in your images.
Speedy CFexpress Type B memory cards
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| Image: Angelbird |
European memory card maker Angelbird has introduced a new lineup of extra-fast CFexpress Type B cards. The Angelbird AV Pro SE CFexpress v4 Type B cards use CFexpress 4.0 technology, which is twice as fast as CFexpress 2.0. It's important to note that no cameras currently take advantage of all that speed, but it will be beneficial when transferring files. Plus, it is a bit of a future-proofing move. The new cards are available in 512GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities with a promised maximum read speed of 3700 MB/s and sustained read speed of 3500 MB/s.
Gimbals galore
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| Image: Insta360 |
It was certainly a busy week for gimbal and gimbal accessories. First up was the Insta360 AI Tracker, which made Insta360's popular yet Apple-centric Flow 2 Pro smartphone gimbal accessible to Android users. The little accessory uses a dedicated camera to support AI-driven tracking no matter what phone is on the gimbal or what app you use to record video. It also sports a built-in light with three adjustable brightness and color temperature settings. We covered the launch in its own article, which you can read here.
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| Image: DJI |
DJI announced three new gimbals this week, starting with the Osmo Mobile 7 and Mobile 7P smartphone gimbals. Both feature DJI's seventh-generation three-axis stabilization and ActiveTrack 7.0, meaning they can automatically track subjects even in crowds or when moving. The Mobile 7P is the more advanced model of the two and comes with the company's new Multifunctional Module, which is quite similar to Insta360's AI Tracker. You can read more in our article about the release.
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| Image: DJI |
Finally, DJI announced its latest lightweight camera gimbal, the RS 4 Mini. The new offering streamlines the gimbal process, making it easier and faster to get up and running or pack things away. It is also more compact when folded down and promises better stabilization and battery life. Plus, DJI released yet another gimbal accessory similar to its Multifunction Module, albeit without the light. The RS Intelligent Tracking Module comes with the RS 4 Mini Combo and enables ActiveTrack with any camera or phone. You can find more details in our announcement article.
A DIY accessory
Finally, we always try to share some bits of knowledge from around the internet in this roundup. Today's video walks you through a bit of a DIY project, offering a different way to carry your camera without dropping loads of cash on specialized accessories.
