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Olympus 1030SW Waterproof Camera Review
Introduction Over the past few years I have burned through a couple of digital cameras, demolishing them to a pile of plastic and circuitry because of my active and outdoor lifestyle. I was ecstatic when I came across this camera, and picked it up on Amazon for a trip to Hawaii. This is a compact frame [...]
Continue reading...Beijing Olympic Committee Bans Professional (DSLR) Cameras
Friday, August 1, 2008
Grant Gochnauer sends in news that the Beijing Olympic Committee is putting the kibosh on any attendees bringing “professional camera equipment” into the games unless they have a Press pass to do so. The real sticking point is that what constitutes “professional camera equipment” hasn’t been spelled out anywhere… the assumption up to this point is [...]
Continue reading...$1 Image Stabilizer for Any Camera
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Saw this over on Metacafe, it’s a very cool trick using: A 1/4″ bolt that will screw into the bottom of your camera About 6′ or so (depending on your height) of nylon string or another relatively stiff string A large washer You basically screw the bolt into the bottom of your camera, tie the string between the bolt [...]
Continue reading...Canon SD800 IS Digital Camera $200
Saturday, December 15, 2007
From Dealsea Amazon has Canon PowerShot SD800 IS 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Image-Stabilized Optical Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD display for $200 with free shipping. NOTE: I got this camera, and love it.
Continue reading...Photography and Talent
Friday, November 23, 2007
Marc Chung just sent along a beautiful photo of the White House that friend Preston Lee happen to grab, check it out:
Continue reading...Gigapan Motorized Panoramic Camera Mount
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
John Hering just sent in news about CMU’s Global Connection Project, Gigapan, finally got out of it’s research phase and is entering the beta commercial phase for photographers willing to participate. The Gigapan is described to do what you’d expect it to: The Gigapan imager (pictured) can capture incredibly high-resolution panoramic images with a standard consumer digital [...]
Continue reading...GIMP 2 for Photographers
Thursday, October 4, 2007
First off, if you are a professional photographer you probably have a Mac and probably have Photoshop on it. But if you aren’t a professional, are just getting started or don’t want to pay Adobe more than your camera is worth for photo-editing software… this might be for you. GIMP is the “Gnu Image Manipulation Program”. [...]
Continue reading...Photography Tip: Slow Sync Flash
Monday, May 7, 2007
This is a very cool tip called “Slow Sync Flash” that gives you the benefits of both a flash firing (too illuminate your subject), and a slow shutter speed (to collect ambient light so your backgrounds aren’t pitch-black). An example shot by Johnny Blood:
Continue reading...Time for a New Digital Camera: Canon SD800
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Talk about timing… for Christmas this year I bought my mom the Canon SD700, and incredible camera. For the longest time I’ve had my Canon S400 and it has been good to me. But playing with my mom’s new SD600 this Christmas really made me want a new camera. That’s all good and well. So I break [...]
Continue reading...Canon Rebel XT and XTi Gain Automated Cleaning System
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
This is a very slick technology coming out of Canon for you photographers out there. Aparently they have added an integrated dust/cleaning system into their Rebel line of cameras that uses an electrically charged panel to detach and sluff dust off of your lens for you, have a look at the video:
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Friday, September 19, 2008
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