Cameras

Sony’s NEX-C3 Is the Smallest and Lightest Interchangeable Lens Camera

That’s the smallest and lightest with an APS-C sized sensor, anyway. Adding on to the wildly-popular NEX range of ultra-portables, the NEX-C3 has a 16.2MP sensor, and weighs just 225g—that’s 6 per cent less than the previous NEX model. https://gizmodo.com/sony-nex-5-and-nex-3-interchangeable-lens-cameras-go-of-5535890 If you’re looking for the top-whack NEX model, that’s still the NEX-5, but this more…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 8

Second-Gen Looxcie Wearable Headset Adds iCloud Support

Like the wearable headset from last year, the Looxcie 2 streams video-clips over Bluetooth, controllable by an Android or iOS app. You can now share videos with iCloud though, as well as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. https://gizmodo.com/the-looxcie-wearable-video-camera-never-stops-recording-5639699 This model’s 20 per cent lighter, and can hold up to 10 hours’ video—that’s an increase over the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 7

Thread the Lens Cap Holder Onto the Strap, and Click the Cap Into Place to Stop Losing Them

Like the inventor of the lens cap-holder, I too have lost two lens caps in the past. While you can pick a replacement up for next to nothing on eBay, this Kickstarter project is a better idea. [Kickstarter via Petapixel]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 7

The War in Afghanistan, as Seen by a 60 Minutes Cameraman

There are plenty of war photos, but it’s not often we get close-up video of real-time combat. 60 Minutes sent correspondent Lara Logan into Afghanistan along with cameraman R.A. Bribiesca, who has been capturing footage since the Vietnam War. Click to viewBribiesca says that finding a safe spot and staying calm is essential to his…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 6

Panasonic’s Next Micro Four Thirds, the GF3, Slips Out in a Video

They’re just getting smaller, aren’t they? The GF2 was 19% smaller than the GF1, and there’s a good likelihood the GF3 will be even smaller. Due to be announced soon, the GF3’s rumored to be almost totally controlled by touchscreen. https://gizmodo.com/panasonic-lumix-dmc-gf2-a-tiny-micro-four-thirds-camer-5681020 4/3 Rumors has heard that this model doesn’t have a hotshoe, and has the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 6

If Only All Test Footage Were As Beautiful As RED’s Scarlet Video

After renaming the Scarlet as the Epic Light, RED’s referring to it as Scarlet again—but more importantly, they’ve finally uploaded footage of the Scarlet 8x fixed lens shooting at 120fps. If you’ve forgotten the specs, here’s a refresher: https://gizmodo.com/the-more-we-know-about-the-red-scarlet-camera-the-bett-5415748 * Increased REDCODE data rates * New FLUT Color, Gamma and Sensitivity Science. Now same as…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 6

A Working Papercraft Leica, Which Inevitably Costs Thousands Less Than the Real Thing

Apparently this papercraft Leica M3 actually works when loaded with film, and as designer Matthew Nicholson plans to upload a tutorial at some point, you can put that to the test. Just don’t take it swimming. [Matthew Nicholson via Photojojo]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 3

Here’s the Camera Button You Always Wanted for Your iPhone 4

Our smartphone cameras are all really good now, so most of our pics just come from the backside of our rectangular slabs of LCD screen. Now Beep Industries hopes you’ll help make their iPhone 4 camera button/grip a reality. Red Pop provides a home for the base of the iPhone 4 and uses its 30-pin…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 2

Samsung Says We Should Blow Our Rent Money on Cameras This Month

I get it. Samsung wants to hawk their wares. And obviously they’re joking. But when a corporate voice gets all tongue-in-cheek, I can’t help but feel like I’m being offered candy from a creepy, middle-aged dude in a white van. [Twitter]

Gadgets Adrian Covert Jun 2

7 Tools to Help You Survive a Summer Night in Central Park

It’s summertime and you want something adventurous to do. Maybe you’re visiting NYC and want to see more than the Statue of Liberty, or maybe you’re stuck in NYC for the summer and tired of the usual. Why not try a night under the stars in Central Park? Sure, it’s not really legal, and it’s…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 1

Shooting Challenge: Modern Family

Every family has at least one legendary photo, be it a bunny suit or horrible matching outfits (or, in some cases, both simultaneously). For this week’s Shooting Challenge, you’re going to re-stage and recreate an old family photo. The Challenge Recreate an old family photo (or any old photo in your personal collection). And yes,…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 1

Are You Ready for a Super Hi-Vision 33 Megapixel Camera?

You know, that ridiculous 85-inch Sharp Super Hi-Vision TV with 33,177,600 pixels needs some sort of ridiculous content to fill itself out. Thankfully, Sharp made this ridiculous 33-megapixel Super Hi-Vision camera to be the perfect companion to the TV. https://gizmodo.com/are-you-ready-for-imax-caliber-super-hi-vision-tvs-5803527 The camera isn’t too big (relatively speaking) and is unique because it uses a single…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 1

A Digital Camera So Cheap, It Won’t Matter If You Leave It on the Ocean Floor

Sure, you could spend heaps of money on a fancy waterproof case for your camera, but why would you take that risk when Photojojo’s selling a $35 digicam that shoots both photos and video, and can dive to 100ft? [Photojojo]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 1

72 Different Memories of Exactly One Second

It’s a cool idea: your brain doesn’t necessarily catalog whether something lasted one second or five seconds. But a camera is precise. The 72 photos from this week’s Shooting Challenge were each exposed for exactly one second. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-1-second-5805415 WINNER: Eiffel Blast-Off I was at the Eiffel Tower the other night and there was a guy…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 31

This Beat-Up Old Leica Camera Sold For $1.9 Million

The most expensive Leica camera to ever swap hands was sold on the weekend for 1.3 million Euros (approximately $1.9 million) after 20 minutes of insane auction bidding. Only 25 were produced, way back in 1923. The camera is the only one of the Leica 0-series to have “Germany” engraved on it, and was the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 30

Broken Lens Horror Stories

When was the last time you put premium gas in your rental car? Or washed a rental car for that matter? Or were careful with a U-haul truck? You weren’t. Because it’s not yours, and that is the pattern we see some times with our gear at BorrowLenses.com. Though the actual percentage of gear that…

Tech News Josh Norem - Borrowlenses.com May 30

If You’re Buried Alive, This Camera Is Your Only Hope

The next time you’re trapped under a pile of rubble that used to be a building, wedged into a spider hole, don’t expect your local USAR team to pop their head in to find you. Instead, they’ll send in this. The SearchCam 3000 is a telescoping, waterproof camera for locating victims trapped in collapsed buildings.…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 27

Lion Steals and Chomps on GoPro While Filming

Having your face eaten by a lion probably looks a bit like this. Some wildlife photographers thought they’d lost their GoPro camera while tracking some lions—instead, those lions had made off with the camera, licking and chewing it. And it survived! Quite a product. It’s unclear whether the lion’s parental instincts kicked in, and it…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 26

Unattended Pinhole Camera: “It’s a Bomb!”

Part of Central Washington University was shut down for four hours after campus police stumbled across a homemade pinhole camera, believing it was a bomb. After calling in the army explosive team, they discovered it was some poor photographer’s project. As you probably know, pinhole cameras can be left alone for months at a time,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 26

200 Megapixel Hasselblad Camera Costs $45,000

Hasselblad one-upped itself again with the H4D-200MS camera, a 200 megapixel monster that hit the market with a whopping $45,000 price tag. https://gizmodo.com/hasselblad-bills-40-megapixel-h4d-40-monster-as-the-pe-5463075 This claim of 200MP is impressive, but slightly misleading. The H4D-200MS actually ships with a 50 megapixel sensor and uses multi-shot technology to produce a 200MP image. A piezoelectric motor slightly moves…

Tech News Kelly May 25

Sony’s NEX-C3 Is the Smallest and Lightest Interchangeable Lens Camera

Second-Gen Looxcie Wearable Headset Adds iCloud Support

Thread the Lens Cap Holder Onto the Strap, and Click the Cap Into Place to Stop Losing Them

The War in Afghanistan, as Seen by a 60 Minutes Cameraman

Panasonic’s Next Micro Four Thirds, the GF3, Slips Out in a Video

If Only All Test Footage Were As Beautiful As RED’s Scarlet Video

A Working Papercraft Leica, Which Inevitably Costs Thousands Less Than the Real Thing

Here’s the Camera Button You Always Wanted for Your iPhone 4

Samsung Says We Should Blow Our Rent Money on Cameras This Month

7 Tools to Help You Survive a Summer Night in Central Park

Shooting Challenge: Modern Family

Are You Ready for a Super Hi-Vision 33 Megapixel Camera?

A Digital Camera So Cheap, It Won’t Matter If You Leave It on the Ocean Floor

72 Different Memories of Exactly One Second

This Beat-Up Old Leica Camera Sold For $1.9 Million

Broken Lens Horror Stories

If You’re Buried Alive, This Camera Is Your Only Hope

Lion Steals and Chomps on GoPro While Filming

Unattended Pinhole Camera: “It’s a Bomb!”

200 Megapixel Hasselblad Camera Costs $45,000

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