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Canon 24-105mm Lens Crafted of Ceramic Brings Liquid Satisfaction in a Snap

Chris Burns, Aug 17th 2011 Discuss [5]

If there's one single photo related to photography itself that's so meta, so amazingly ingenious it's amazing it hasn't been done a thousand times over, it's the big expensive lens turned into a coffee cup. An artist by the name of DERELIQ has decided to take this awesome idea another step back, smaller and further away in a shotglass made in the form of a Canon lens, complete with all the knobs, settings, and red ring rim you've come to expect. Read The Full Story

LA-EA2 Sony Lens Adapter Leaks with Mirror and Speed-Boosting AF Sensor

Chris Burns, Aug 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

What you're seeing here in this rather confusing set of images is a leaked product from Sony, a brand new lens adapter with a brand new twist - a mirror! This is the LA-EA2, a lens adapter that allows you to put Sony's Alpha SLR lenses onto all of its smaller NEX cameras. While this sort of situation generally just has a few jimmyrigged bits making the lens not quite as awesome fitted onto the camera that's not normally meant to have the lens, this new piece of equipment has a translucent mirror inside to collect a tiny bit of light from the image as it travels into the camera, this light then sent to a phase-detection autofocus sensor in the base. Read The Full Story

HoodCap Flower Unites Lens Cap and Hood for DSLR Cameras

Chris Burns, Aug 5th 2011 Discuss [2]

Before we begin speaking about this cool new masterpiece, I must warn you that it is still a concept. This means it's not in production yet, and if there is a unit out there working, it's still just a prototype. That said, we sure as heck wish this particular model was out for purchase, as immediately on the lens it certainly would go. This is the HoodCap Flower, a DSLR camera cap that twists to unfold and provide the camera then with a hood for sunshine blockage. Read The Full Story

Ricoh GXR Module Lets You Swap Leica Lenses

Rue Liu, Aug 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

Many of us may be familiar with lightweight interchangeable lens cameras such as with the micro four-thirds technology. But Ricoh has been offering something slightly different since 2009, when it introduced its GXR series modular cameras that swap out not only the lens but also the camera sensor. The company today announced a new module for the GXR series that will work with Leica M-mount lenses. Read The Full Story

Pixeet promises 360-degree iPhone panoramas; Android app in works

Chris Davies, Jul 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

Adapter lenses to encourage your iPhone to take unusual photos are increasingly popular as the optics across each generation of Apple smartphone improve, and Pixeet reckons what your handset needs is a fish eye. The snap-on lens comes with an iPhone case to which it mounts magnetically, as well as a special app that stitches four shots into a floor to ceiling full 360-degree panorama. Read The Full Story

Plushtography Pillow looks like a giant lens

Shane McGlaun, Jul 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

I know there are a bunch of photography geeks that read SlashGear. Sure mostly you guys want to read about new hardware in the camera realm but on occasion we find suitably geeky stuff that you will like that is nothing to do with hardware. The last photography related thing of that sort was the Lens Bracelets back in November. Today I ran across some weird lens pillows that honestly don’t look very comfortable. Read The Full Story

Triggertrap lets geeky photogs control how and when their camera snaps

Shane McGlaun, Jul 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you have a cool camera that you take with you wherever you go and want a gadget that will let you play with that camera in new and interesting ways, the Triggertrap on Kickstarter right now might interest you. This is a small box concept looking for the loot to come to market. As of right now, the Triggertrap has more than the amount it needs to come into the real world. Read The Full Story

Nokia N9 photos look REALLY good

Shane McGlaun, Jun 29th 2011 Discuss [11]

I am not a Nokia fan at all. The only Nokia device I have ever owned was a free phone a carrier gave me years, and years ago with one of my first wireless plans. I am still seeing little that would talk me out of my iPhone or an Android device for a Nokia today. What I will say is Nokia knows how to make a camera phone. The camera on my iPhone sucks to the point that I only use it in a pinch and then the photos are just not very high quality. Read The Full Story

Leica compact camera system to debut at Photokina 2012

Shane McGlaun, Jun 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

The digital camera market is becoming more and more packed with offerings that have interchangeable lenses, big sensors, and small physical dimension with micro four thirds offerings from a bunch of companies and other similar tech from other camera makers. Leica is famous in the camera market for its retro designs, quality image capability, and high prices. In February, Leica said that it would not be producing a micro four thirds camera and that its M9 would be as small as its cameras got. Read The Full Story

Gigantic 268MP image sensor shoots space photos from Earth

Shane McGlaun, Jun 17th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you though the high megapixel DSLR cameras used by pro photographers were impressive with their resolution, wait until you see the gigantic photo sensor for the OmegaCAM that is operated by the European Southern Observatory. The camera uses 32 different image sensors to reach its 268MP total resolution. It uses that resolution to shoot very impressive space photos. Read The Full Story

Twig Pod folding monopod sticks in the ground for hands free photos

Shane McGlaun, Jun 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are the type of person that goes for lots of hiking, camping, or other activities where you find yourself outdoors taking photos a new monopod has been unveiled that might be perfect for you. The idea behind the Twig pod is pretty cool. There is no need for a tripod to allow you to take hands free photos since a tripod is a lot more bulky than a monopod if you have soft ground nearby. This is where the Twig Pod comes in with its pointy spike end. Read The Full Story

Exploding water balloons make awesome pictures

Shane McGlaun, May 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

It's already reaching summer-like temperatures here in Texas with temps of 91 degrees not counting humidity here over the weekend. That means that driving through my neighborhood, I enviably see kids playing in a water hose, using water guns, or tossing water balloons at each other. I was constantly picking up water balloon shards last year out of my yard with the kids all playing with them constantly. An artist has taken some water balloons and used them to create some really cool photos. Read The Full Story