Cameras

Meet the Man Who Invented the Digital Camera

Steven Sasson is a pretty unassuming guy. But he changed the world. In this “video portrait” by David Friedman, Sasson briefly walks us through the birth of the digital camera, and muses about its implications since then. It’s strange—digital cameras, being cheap and pocketable, aren’t a remarkable thing anymore. But to hear the voice of…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 11

The World’s Oldest-Surviving Nikon is Going Under the Hammer

The ultimate sin would be if a Canon-user bought the oldest-surviving Nikon camera (from 1948) at auction. As bidding starts at 70,000 Euros (around $100,000), you’d have to really want that slice of photography history. [Nikon-Rumors via PetaPixel]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 8

Ghostly Lightpainting Uses a Cross-Sectioned Video of an Executed Convict’s Body as Light Source

Lightpainting requires a certain sort of skill to get the sort of marvellous results we’ve seen previously, but Croix Gagnon and Frank Schott went the whole nine yards and played an animation of a cross-sectioned human body on a laptop, which they then whizzed through the air and took long-exposure photos of. https://gizmodo.com/ghostly-lightpainting-uses-a-cross-sectioned-video-of-a-5789773 1,871 slices…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 7

Ever Wanted a Mini Leica Digital Camera?

Unfortunately, mini Leica cams don’t exist, but Minox has made this beautiful digital point and shoot, which is about a third the size of the retro cams it takes its inspiration from, such as the Leica M3. And it may not have Leica specs (its only a 5.1 megapixel CMOS sensor), but it also only…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 6

Expect YouTube to be Full of 360-Degree Videos Shot on iPhones Soon

Judging by the amount of money invested in the GoPano Micro project on Kickstarter, a load of people have been biding their time, just WAITING for an opportunity to film panoramic videos using their iPhone 4s. As the video above shows, the viewpoint can be controlled just by swiping the screen—but that doesn’t mean the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 6

Carl Zeiss’ Bundle of Lenses Come With a Free Suitcase

Got $6,000 to spend on a pack of lenses for your Canon or Nikon? You’ll be wanting to protect them from bumps and scrapes, so Carl Zeiss has generously chucked in a suitcase, too. While there are five lenses in the set—a Distagon T* 2,8/21; Distagon T* 2/28; Distagon T* 2/35; Planar T* 1,4/50 and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 6

DreamWorks is Making a Movie About the Dead Kodachrome Film

Fo’ real. You’d think making a movie about Julian Assange would keep them busy for a while, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they shelved that after the intense intimidation the movie execs would’ve felt watching him shake his ass-ange in an Icelandic nightclub. http://gawker.com/5787830/watch-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-do-the-funky-chicken But anyway! Back to Kodachrome—and the movie DreamWorks is making…

Movies Kat Hannaford Apr 6

Shoot Videos in Full-HD on the Fujifilm Z900 EXR For $280

Pine away all you want for the X100, but at that price, and with delays caused by the Japanese disaster of last month, it’s not entering your pocket anytime soon. The Fujifilm Z900 EXR is several steps down the ladder back towards the compact camera level, but still manages to fit in a 16MP sensor…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 5

Nikon D5100 DSLR Hopes Special Effects Like 102,400 ISO Night Vision Make It Special

These things no longer make even a $900 DSLR special: 15+ megapixel resolution, 1080p video recording and a swivel LCD screen. So Nikon’s 16.2-megapixel D5100 tries to stand out by slathering on the in-camera special effects. This is the appification of your digital camera. Here’s what we’ve got, special sauce-wise: • A monochrome night vision…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 5

Take Stunning Tilt-Controlled Photos With the Lensbaby Composer Pro Lens

Good lenses can cost thousands of dollars, but Lensbaby’s only charging between $300 – $400 for its latest lens, the Composer Pro. It’s a small cost to pay for those blurry-around-the edges, sharp-on-the-subject photos which have been so popular of late. That sweet spot is of course adjustable, by fiddling with the swivel ball body.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 4

Lego 4×5 Camera: Building Brick by Brick, to Shoot Frame by Frame

Sure, you can buy a Lego camera, but where’s the fun in that? Isn’t Lego all about creating your own stuff? And possibly having a flashback to your childhood? If both those ideas resonate, then you’ll love this Lego 4×5 film camera, which uses who-knows-how-many bricks, plus a 127mm f4.7 lens from eBay. https://gizmodo.com/lego-now-making-gadgets-including-a-stop-motion-video-5286681 Best…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 4

Leaked Seventh-Gen iPod nano Has a Camera Hole

With April Fool’s over, let’s get back to some proper rumor-mongering, shall we? We’ll begin with this supposedly leaked image of an iPod nano. The form factor is the same, but they’ve added a small camera. Did someone say spycam? The leak comes from a site with a proven track record for nailing Apple rumors.…

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 2

These Pictures of Afghanistan Were Shot in Secret

The Atlantic’s In Focus has a really great set of pictures taken in Afghanistan. Because of recent targeted attacks against journalists there, using a snazzy camera out in the open can get a little dangerous. So in order to take these pictures, Louie Palu, the photographer, had to use a panoramic camera hidden under a…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 30

There’s No Use Snapping Retro Photos if Your iPhone Doesn’t Look Retro in the First Place

For $35 you can snap up a one-of-a-kind iPhone 4 case, carved in either bamboo, walnut or zebra wood. Most of SigniCase’s cases have retro cameras on the backs, but there are some plain designs (and an Eiffel tower) as well. [Etsy via @WhatKatieDoes]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 30

A Cardboard Hasselblad That Actually Takes Photos

When loaded with medium-format film (120mm), this cardboard pinhole camera can take long-exposure photos with quality you couldn’t even dream about. The camera’s creator, Kelly Angood, will be putting up a downloadable and print-outable Hasselblad that can take 35mm film (which is cheaper to buy and develop than 120mm, plus more frames) in the next…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 29

Three Olympus PEN Models Coming This Year; One With a Touchscreen?

Many have admired the Olympus PEN range of micro-four-thirds, but few have actually been able to afford them. That’s not going to change anytime soon, if Olympus outs a high-end “PEN Pro” model, which is tipped to come with a touchscreen. The second model they’re rumored to launch in 2011 is a mid-range model with…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 29

DIY 3D Photography: Two Disposables, Duct Tape, Steady Hand

Disposable cameras may be on their way toward sharing a fate with the dodo bird, but until that day in the not-so-distant future you should be able to find two of them and make this hacked-together 3D camera. It’s crude, yes, and is spaced apart slightly farther than human eyes, sure, but the effect is…

Tech News Jack Loftus Mar 27

19 Objects Cloned by Light

You know that special Mortal Kombat kick where there are, like, multiple Johnny Cages? Well, by firing a flash a bunch of times during one photo, you can create Johnny Cage kicks out of anything. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-its-stroboscopic-5782480 WINNER and Lead Shot – Hot Wheels So, I’ve been wanting to submit a Shooting Challenge for several weeks…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 22

QuickCam is a Fast-Launching and Fast-Snapping iOS Camera

iOS: Your cellphone camera is best for those must-capture moments in life, which are often fleeting. If you’ve lost one too many pictures waiting for your camera app to load (or waiting for it to save), QuickCam is a great alternative. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/quickcam-is-a-fast-launching-and-fast-snapping-ios-came-5783932

Tech News Whitson Gordon Mar 21

Brush Up On Your Space Photography With NASA’s Astronaut’s Photography Manual

Those lucky few who’ve already booked tickets aboard the Virgin Galactic space-flight might be able to take a pretty photo of a flower, but what about something…higher up? Hasselblad’s uploaded its old NASA astronaut’s photography manual to its site, which is a valuable tome in learning how to use the Hasselblad 500EL/M film camera, but…

Space & Spaceflight Kat Hannaford Mar 21

Meet the Man Who Invented the Digital Camera

The World’s Oldest-Surviving Nikon is Going Under the Hammer

Ghostly Lightpainting Uses a Cross-Sectioned Video of an Executed Convict’s Body as Light Source

Ever Wanted a Mini Leica Digital Camera?

Expect YouTube to be Full of 360-Degree Videos Shot on iPhones Soon

Carl Zeiss’ Bundle of Lenses Come With a Free Suitcase

DreamWorks is Making a Movie About the Dead Kodachrome Film

Shoot Videos in Full-HD on the Fujifilm Z900 EXR For $280

Nikon D5100 DSLR Hopes Special Effects Like 102,400 ISO Night Vision Make It Special

Take Stunning Tilt-Controlled Photos With the Lensbaby Composer Pro Lens

Lego 4×5 Camera: Building Brick by Brick, to Shoot Frame by Frame

Leaked Seventh-Gen iPod nano Has a Camera Hole

These Pictures of Afghanistan Were Shot in Secret

There’s No Use Snapping Retro Photos if Your iPhone Doesn’t Look Retro in the First Place

A Cardboard Hasselblad That Actually Takes Photos

Three Olympus PEN Models Coming This Year; One With a Touchscreen?

DIY 3D Photography: Two Disposables, Duct Tape, Steady Hand

19 Objects Cloned by Light

QuickCam is a Fast-Launching and Fast-Snapping iOS Camera

Brush Up On Your Space Photography With NASA’s Astronaut’s Photography Manual

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