Visual Impact Blog

  1. GoPro Announce New GoPro Hero5 Black, Hero5 Session and Karma Drone

    After months of rumors, anticipation and some delays, GoPro finally announced their first foray into the world of consumer drones by announcing the company's first drone - GoPro Karma. In addition, the most popular camera maker in the world unveiled a brand new flagship camera - the GoPro Hero5 Black and an even more compact Hero5 Session.

  2. Panasonic Announce Development of Flagship 4K Mirrorless GH5 Camera with 4K/60p Video and 6K Stills Capture!

    Earlier today at the Photokina 2016 trade show in Germany, Panasonic announced the development of their most advanced 4K mirrorless camera to date - the much anticipated Panasonic LUMIX GH5. The successor to the very popular GH4 features some eyebrow raising features such as 6K photo capture, 4K video at 60 frames per second, and internal recording in 10bit 422 colour sub-sampling - a feat that no other stills camera has to date.

  3. Panasonic Varicam LT Now Outputs 4K V-RAW up to 60fps in Firmware 4.0

    With the release of the latest firmware version 4.0, the Panasonic Varicam LT can now output 4K Raw up to 30p via a single SDI, or 4K/60p via Dual-link SDI to a compatible external recorder. At the moment those are the Convergent Design Odyssey7Q+ and the Atomos Shogun Inferno. The firmware update is free of charge for Varicam LT owners.

  4. ZEISS introduces NEW Loxia 85mm f2.4 Lightweight and Compact Lens

    Zeiss just added a fourth lens to their esteemed LOXIA family of lenses - the new 85mm f2.4 Loxia. The newest telephoto addition gives photographers and video enthusiasts and professionals yet another amazing tool with which to capture stunning images. The Loxia 85mm f2.4 features a similar lightweight and compact design to the rest of the LOXIA line-up.

  5. Canon Post IBC 2016 Review

    If you didn't make it to IBC this year or are worried you might have missed something? Experienced photographer, DoP and Canon Ambassador Simeon Quarrie gives an in depth review of the key products launched at the show including the EOS C700 and XC15 cameras in this webinar.