Camera lenses are intricate pieces of technology designed with mere millimeter tolerances to ensure an image is as sharp as possible. Despite this, the external design of lenses sometimes feels like there could be an improvement.
Enter Band.it, a new product designed to improve grip and increase protection for your fragile camera lens. Currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter, Band.it is effectively a glorified rubber band that wraps around the focus and zoom rings of your lens to create a raised, textured surface.
The idea is the raised surface, in addition to the grippy elastomer material, will help provide a better grip when zooming and focusing your lens for quicker, more precise adjustments. Of course, the other benefit is the added protection the Band.it provides if you were to bump or drop your lens.
Already, the Kickstarter campaign has surpassed its $10,000 goal with 23 days to go. Early bird specials are still available for $24, but once those are gone, the pledge price goes up to $29.
Each ring you order will be sized to your camera lens and the ring it will be wrapped around. Once you receive it, the installation process is as simple as stretching out the band and wrapping it around the zoom or focus ring of the lens.
The first Band.it is expected to ship out in June if production goes as planned. As is the case with all crowdfunded projects, though, there is the risk it will never come to fruition, so pledge with caution.
Full-frame cameras tend to be chunky beasts, but Sigma wants to prove that big imaging doesn't need a big body. Enter the Sigma FP2, the successor to its tiny, boxy fp mirrorless camera. It keeps the same modular design but packs in some serious upgrades, including a 24.5-megapixel partially stacked full-frame sensor, improved autofocus, 6K video recording, and 70GB of built-in storage. Sigma calls it the world's smallest full-frame camera, and while it might be tiny, the same cannot be said for its price tag.
Sigma FP2 brings faster shooting and 6K video
A phone thermal camera is one of those tools you don’t think you need until the first time it saves you from an expensive problem, and the Thermal Master P3 just got easier to try. For Halloween, it’s discounted with the code THERMCAM10, a 10% cut that works out to $107 off the total. It’s also fresh off a win at the 2026 Tom’s Guide AI Awards for best phone thermal camera, which is the kind of third-party nod that separates a serious tool from the cheap clip-on sensors that flood this category.
We are nearing Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, which officially run October 6 and 7. But there is no need to wait until the sale begins to start looking. Early offers are already live, and camera gear is one category where I found enough worthwhile discounts to put together a proper creator-focused list.
I’ve deliberately gone wider than interchangeable-lens cameras here. There are pocket and action cameras, a 360 camera, an instant camera, two wireless microphone systems, and a pair of webcams covering very different budgets. Prices were checked on October 2, and as always with Amazon, they can move quickly.