When DSLRs started offering HD Video recording, independent and guerilla filmmakers finally were able to afford to get out of the camcorder ghetto while taking advantage of techniques that utilize depth of field. But what they've really missed was the capability to accomplish a smooth "follow focus," which is the ability to focus from one part in the depth of field to another without causing camera movement. That's where the Okii USB Follow Focus Knob comes in handy.
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USB Follow Focus makes a DSLR a serious filmmaking tool
Epson unveils new 13-inch R3000 printer for photographers
Epson has unveiled a new 13-inch compact printer that is aimed directly at the photographer looking to print out some of the pics they take in very high quality. The printer is called the R3000 and is the most advanced 13-inch projector ever according to Epson. The R3000 can print color or black and white photos and uses individual ink tanks.
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Lens Bracelets are perfect for photo geeks
My daughter and just about every other kid in her elementary school are really into the bracelets that are rubber bands in shapes of animals and those thicker silicone bracelets that look like the Livestrong ones from a few years back. If you like that sort of wrist wear too, but you are a photography geek, we have just the thing for you.
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Kingston 32GB MicroSDHC Class 4 Review
If there’s one thing we’re used to seeing on mobile devices of late, it’s “microSD cards up to 32GB supported.” Problem is, when it actually comes to fitting maximum-size microSDHC cards inside, your choices have been relatively limited and generally expensive. Kingston is aiming to change that, with a 32GB Class 4 memory card that promises both performance and a sub-$100 street price. Is this the card your smartphone has been waiting for?
Hoodman Raw Steel SD card could beat up your SD card
In the post apocalyptic future of photography your normal SD card will be the storage device at the bar getting beat up by the Raw Steel SD card. Hoodman's Raw Steel card has the protective power of metal imbedded in the front to make it extremely robust.
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Pinwide: A New Wide-Angle Pinhole Cap (for your DIGITAL camera) for you Pinhole Maniacs
So you've got the camera and you're just totally tired of your current pinhole options. Don't fret! Here's something brand new for y'all, no matter which Micro 4/3 camera you own. Priced at a completely reasonable $39.99, you'll be taking those magical single-subject photos in no time, flawlessly. And doesn't it look cute?
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Nadia aesthetics inference camera concept shows ratings not previews [Video]
Not all that long ago, if you wanted to know if you'd taken a decent photograph you'd have to wait for the prints to come back from being developed; since then we've been able to squint at preview displays and try to judge things that way. Andrew Kupresanin's Nadia camera concept takes things one step further: described as an "aesthetics inference camera", it automatically checks images with the ACQUINE quality inference engine and gives you a simple percentage score rating the shot for visual pleasantness.
Video demo after the cut
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Stamp.y Digital Camera Lets You Stamp Your Pictures Into the World
In today's world, images are usually stored on some digital format or another. Just the way things have changed over time. It's definitely not a bad thing, but it does make us wish we could sit around with the family and go through some old-school photobooks. While the Stamp.y won't help you do that, at least not in the sense we mean, we do have to give the designer credit for doing something remarkably original.
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Eye-Fi Pro X2 Review
Eye-Fi have managed to do – if not the impossible – then then unlikely: make camera storage fun. The new Eye-Fi Pro X2 is an 8GB SDHC memory card that promises to wirelessly transfer your photos and video to your home or work computer without demanding you mess with cables and card readers. It’ll also upload shots automatically to Facebook, Flickr and other online galleries, together with geotagging them, and it’ll do it faster too thanks to WiFi 802.11n and a new chipset. Still, is it worth $149.99? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.
Lomography Color Slide/X-Pro 120 film resurrects much-loved Agfa emulsion
It's not just The Impossible Project bringing old photography film back to life; Lomo lovers aching for a taste of the old world are now able to pick up a pack of film using original Agfa RSX 200 emulsion for use in their Lubitel 166+ and Diana F+ cameras. The new supply is thanks to the Lomographic Society discovering that Agfa Geveart still make the much-loved Agfa RSX 200 emulsion, though so far it's only been sold for aerial photography purposes.
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Leica USA: analog cameras less than 5% of sales
With the ease of use and flexibility of digital cameras, how many film-based snappers do you think are still sold? We don't have figures from across the industry, but according to Leica USA president Roger Horn, less than 5-percent of his company's cameras sold in the US are analog. Meanwhile Leica UK's managing director, David Bell, reckons that film cameras account for around 6-percent of the company's M-series.
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The Impossible Project’s new Polaroid film on sale this week
When we wrote about The Impossible Project a little over a year ago, we'll admit to having been a little sceptical as to whether the task - getting an ex-Polaroid film factory up and running, with chemicals and other technology brought bang up to date - was achievable. At the time they were aiming for a release of newly-produced film sometime in 2010; happily it looks like they're bang on schedule, since the first Impossible Project film will go on sale come March 25th.
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