Nifty Digital Camera that Doubles as a Rubber Stamp
Posted in Art and Design, Ideas, Photo Gear on Jun 29th, 2010 1 Comment »
Nifty Digital Camera that Doubles as a Rubber Stamp Very cool. Wish it was real, I’d want it.
Posted in Art and Design, Ideas, Photo Gear on Jun 29th, 2010 1 Comment »
Nifty Digital Camera that Doubles as a Rubber Stamp Very cool. Wish it was real, I’d want it.
Posted in Canon Powershot S90, Photo Gear on Jun 21st, 2010 No Comments »
Lensmate has numerous aftermarket products for both the Canon Powershot S90 and the Canon Powershot G11 including lens attachments for each camera that will allow standard filters to be attached. If you own any of these cameras you may want to check out these accessories.
Posted in Photo Gear, iPhone on Jun 8th, 2010 2 Comments »
iPhone 4 Camera The camera and camera control UI in the new iPhone 4 is pushing this phone into the world of decent point and shoot cameras. Plus, the new iPhone has a decent second camera on the front side for both self portraits and video conferencing. Check out the sample images at the bottom [...]
Posted in Opinion, People, Photo Gear, Photographers, Video on Jun 6th, 2010 No Comments »
I like Michael Mauro’s discussion of picking and packing wildlife photography gear for travel. He’s not showing off how much gear he has (and he has a lot), he’s simply explaining how and why he does what he does. Great stuff. Here’s his website which is also excellent: Michael Mauro Photography.
Posted in Ideas, Photo Gear, Photo Printing, Photo Resources, Video on Jun 5th, 2010 2 Comments »
The Impossible Project Nice documentary on The Impossible Project which is the new, reinvented Polaroid. [via Daring Fireball]
Posted in Photo Gear, Video on May 10th, 2010 3 Comments »
This is a great commercial. Canon needs one like this for the 7D or 5D Mark II. Jonne, take note. [via PetaPixel]
Posted in Ideas, Photo Gear on Apr 18th, 2010 4 Comments »
Stabilize Your Camera with Some PVC Pipe Very clunky and nerdy but a great idea actually.
Posted in Adventure, Canon PowerShot G11, Hiking, Ideas, Photo Gear on Apr 1st, 2010 10 Comments »
At the time of this posting, B&H Photo has 306 backpacks and daypacks dedicated to holding camera equipment. For many years I had and used a Lowepro MiniTrekker AW (pictured here) which is no longer made. Fully loaded with my gear the pack weighed upwards of 20 pounds or more and it was hell to [...]
Posted in Photo Gear, Tech Stuff on Mar 6th, 2010 6 Comments »
Your Micro 4/3’s camera + your existing lenses = limitless fun Tyson Robichaud goes wild with a Panasonic GF1 and a load of Canon lenses. Fantastic post.
Posted in Photo Gear, Photo Resources, Tech Stuff on Feb 24th, 2010 No Comments »
ND Filters, Top to Bottom Aaron Bieber explains neutral density filters: what they are, how they work, and why one might want to use them. Clear and excellent.
Posted in Photo Gear, Photographers, Video on Jan 17th, 2010 No Comments »
The tale of Lucasfilm, Skywalker Ranch, Red Tails, Star Wars and Canon DSLRs on a 40 foot screen! Philip Bloom on shooting a very fine short documentary on George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch with Canon DSLR cameras, a variety of Canon lenses and some interesting gear for making it all work together. More and more we’re [...]
Posted in Ideas, Photo Gear, Travel on Jan 15th, 2010 No Comments »
Expensive Cameras in Checked Luggage This is an interesting solution to being able to pack and check camera equipment in checked luggage while making sure it gets considerate handling by TSA: pack a firearm with your camera equipment. A firearm could be a $20 starter pistol. Read the link for more on this. I doubt [...]
Posted in Adventure, Hiking, Photo Gear on Jan 8th, 2010 5 Comments »
Hiking the beginning of the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut: Ten Mile River to Bull’s Bridge. This is a nice, 4 mile hike that’s not hard and can be done in snow (like this day). Me, Loren, and Dave on top of Ten Mile Hill. I used an ultrapod to velcro the G11 to a tree [...]
Posted in Photo Gear, Photographers, Video on Dec 23rd, 2009 3 Comments »
Prague: Canon 1DMKIV from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. This is quite an amazing video no matter what camera made it but it happens to have been made by Philip Bloom on a Canon 1D Mark IV DSLR on a cold winter day in Prague. Fantastic. Zoom it out to full screen for best viewing. [via [...]
Posted in Adventure, Opinion, Photo Gear, Travel on Dec 22nd, 2009 4 Comments »
The GF1 is a near perfect travel camera Craig Mod reviews the Panasonic GF1 micro four thirds camera. He also has some nice video shot with it: POINT & SHOOT 720p HD. [via Daring Fireball]
Posted in Opinion, Photo Gear on Dec 16th, 2009 No Comments »
DP Review has just posted their Canon PowerShot G11 review. They give it a mixed review, mostly positive. I find the camera fine for it’s price point and place in the world of higher end point and shoot cameras. It’s almost perfect for what I use it for. My only complaint (so far) is that [...]
Posted in Ideas, People, Photo Gear, Video on Dec 11th, 2009 9 Comments »
Olympus PEN ad with Kevin Spacey: “I don’t want to be the camera guy” This is a new push to make the micro four thirds system a standard by positioning it as the small yet powerful camera system (the un-Leica) for people who don’t want to come off as gear heads or tourists. This ad [...]
Posted in Photo Gear on Nov 27th, 2009 No Comments »
Photojojo Fun photo gifts and gear for photographers. Fun stuff.
Posted in Photo Gear on Nov 27th, 2009 5 Comments »
The Dreamy Diana Lens A plastic lens that attaches to Canon or Nikon DSLRs and gives images the look of the Diana toy camera. I’m guessing Gary will have one of these soon. [via Jonne Naarala]
Posted in Photo Gear, Photographers, Tech Stuff on Nov 24th, 2009 No Comments »
My flickr contact nsbkaizen has discovered that a Really Right Stuff MC-L Universal L Plate will fit just about any camera, including a small point and shoot making it easy to clamp the camera onto any Arca Swiss compatible quick release clamp.