Profoto has launched a new mobile application, Profoto Camera. The app, separate from the existing Profoto Control app, allows you to both control compatible Profoto lights and capture images in a new Raw format, Profoto RAW. Profoto Camera works with AirX-enabled Profoto light. These include the Profoto C1, C1 Plus, A10, B10-series and Pro-11. In addition to controlling compatible lights…

Leica is launching its own smartphone –the Leitz Phone 1 — that will be exclusively available through Softbank in Japan when it becomes available in Japan. While it’s a Leica phone, it shares the same guts as the Aquos R6, a smartphone that boasts a 1-inch sensor camera that Sharp announced in partnership with Leica in May. According to a report on Engadget, Leica was not afraid to admit…

Over the past few weeks, Gitzo has been in the hot seat over issues surrounding its Legende tripod — namely linked to poor communication. As a company that had previously never worked directly with customers, the expectations of crowdfunding may have initially caught the manufacturer off guard, but it’s actively working to fix that along with its Legende tripod’s cosmetic issues. In an…