Articles from Nicco Valenzuela

If you’re into mobile games and never want to miss a chance to play, then this collaboration gift box from UGREEN and Genshin Impact might be exciting for you. 

VND filters don’t work the same way as typical ND filters, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be used for photography and long exposure. Let’s take a deep dive into how they work and how you can use them. 

It’s about time that pen tablets and pen displays caught up with the portability of the computers we use for editing. The Wacom Movink allows you to bring the convenience and precision of pen displays anywhere your work takes you. 

This pen display doesn’t seem too different from the older generation, but its subtle new advancements might actually be worth a close look. Depending on your use case, this might be much closer to the perfect editing tool for you. 

Peak Design has been known for uniquely and cleverly designed multi-functional bags for both camera carry and general travel. It just makes sense for their travel lineup to be topped off by a carry-on-sized rolling bag, and here it is—four years in the making. 

Travel tripods have been following a certain newer form factor in the past couple of years, but Manfrotto’s BeFree tripods are sticking to their staple design. Let’s see what’s new about these tripods. 

There are a thousand and one different wireless microphone options on the market, and these two options from Godox aim to cater to a range of users. But since the brand is better known for lighting gear, are they any good? 

To make a great camera bag for photographers on outdoor adventures, this solution from Lowepro is not entirely a camera bag but a hiking backpack with seamless compatibility with modular camera inserts. This new sub-variant of the Lowepro Photosport backpacks is clearly for serious adventurers. 

Wide angle lenses used to be necessarily bigger and more expensive in the past. Yet, this affordable and compact option from Viltrox just makes sense. 

While most camera bag manufacturers are focused on making the ideal carrying solutions for travelers, this transforming camera backpack from Manfrotto seems to have the working professionals in mind. 

Tilt-shift lenses are specialized tools for photography and even video, and you can imagine the functionality expanding further when it is also a macro lens. But what exactly can you do with such a lens that literally bends for you? 

This camera backpack from Nomatic has been talked about by many photographers for its unique aesthetic. But is there more to this camera bag than that? 

This groundbreaking solution for shooting with filters just got an update. The second-generation H&Y Revoring filter offers better controls and more functions. 

Imagine you’re editing your photos, and you feel like you need a break. What if all it took was one press of a button to switch to some entertaining content on your work desk? 

This pen tablet tool sticks to what’s essential and offers the utmost user convenience. Can this new tablet from Huion be your go-to editing tool? 

Whether going out for a shoot or for personal business, there are tools and accessories that fit a photographer’s lifestyle seamlessly. Here are some EDC accessories that we can recommend. 

While portable editing devices offer the convenience of editing anywhere, nothing beats having a dedicated desk with a large screen for meticulous editing and post-production. Let’s see if this second-generation pen display from XPPen is worth getting. 

A lot of photographers know and love this bag. Is it just because of the style, or is there more to it than just aesthetics? Let’s find out. 

Tabletop tripods are always nice to have whenever the need arises. While most mini tripods have the same features and functions, this one might offer more uses than most. 

A camera brand/system’s most affordable camera can often be underestimated, but it serves a bigger purpose to an entry-level user that can highly impact their growth in the craft. This second iteration of Sony’s ZV-E10 definitely brings more to the table than most realize. 

A telephoto lens might not be the first lens that comes to mind for photographing products, but this recent version of Sony’s 70-200mm offers it as an additional use case. Let’s see what it can actually do. 

Shift lenses, or tilt-shift lenses, are pretty rare across all brands and seem to be quite an engineering challenge. Most of us thought that their ability to zoom was impossible, but Laowa seems to have proven otherwise. 

If you’re from Southeast Asia or have been meaning to visit Bangkok, March might be a good time to see all the latest innovations from your favorite camera, accessory, and software brands. 

The perfect travel tripod does not exist because photographers have different ways of shooting when we travel. However, this versatile option from Leofoto might be the one that comes closest. 

If you shoot both photo and video, you’re probably used to having a different kind of tripod for each separate workflow. However, this new tripod from Tilta just might make things easier when you’re shooting on the go. 

These new products from Ugreen are the new face of safe and efficient charging (pun intended). Let’s see whether this new line of chargers has more to offer than just a unique design. 

One question we’ve always had about Peak Design is why they didn’t have any bags designed for hiking and outdoor adventures. That all changes today. 

This lens is apparently nothing like its predecessor. While it seems very similar to an old existing DSLR lens, this one seems to be the first of its kind, and it might impact your workflow significantly. 

No, it’s not just a new color option for the bags. Here are some pretty notable facts about the new Coyote-colored Peak Design bags and an in-depth comparison of the travel backpack options. 

Before you gear up to become a landscape photographer, there are some crucial things that you should understand if you want to be well-prepared. Landscape photography gets better as you experience different shooting scenarios, but here are some tips to help you get started. 

Packing cubes and camera inserts are pretty straightforward in terms of their purpose. But as an anxious packer who obsesses over making sure that everything is in place, using these packing tools revealed a hidden benefit.

Wider isn’t always better, but sometimes having that option can make a world of difference. This just might be the most unexpected lens of 2024.

What if your creative pen tablet can now also be your primary monitor? This new creative editing and drawing tool from Huion offers to maximize your efficiency and comfort when editing your photos. 

Tripods are tools that should always give us the assurance that the job can be done and that our cameras are safe. Now let’s see how this differently built tripod can affect how we travel and photograph nature. 

Do we really need to spend thousands of dollars just to get good photographs? Can you become a good photographer with an old and cheap camera?