Archive for May 2011
We really wish these tiny Canon cameras were fully-working miniature photography gear, unfortunately they’re not. You’ll have to use your real SLR to get enough pixels to blow up to your favourite canvas prints.
They are however, working USB drives offering 4GB of Canon camera shaped storage memory – and what’s not to like about that.
Admittedly details are a bit thin on the ground and it’s not clear if the diminutive devices – which were featured on behance.net – are commercially available products.
For now, all we do know is that the USB drives look amazingly detailed and come in three models IXUS 200IS P&S, LEGRA HD camcorder and 5D MkII.
The IXUS 200IS P&S and LEGRA HD camcorder have the USB adaptor hidden in the body of the camera and pops out, while on the 5D MkII it appears beneath a removable ‘lens’.
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Leica i9: If your Leica and iPhone had babies!
No comments · Posted by Kerry in Photography News, Photos On Canvas
Leica and Apple are two brands famed for the quality of their commercial design and ability to produce iconic products.
And with this in mind, the good folks at design house Black Design Associates have taken it upon themselves to imagine what would happen if the two combined forces to create a new product.
The result is the ‘LEICA i9 for iPhone4′ a Leica camera add-on for the iPhone4 which appears to snap around the popular phone making a lot more suited to taking quality photographs that you can turn into canvas prints with Point101 of course!
Designers using the i9 would instantly activate optical zoom, dedicated aperture and shutter dials, flash and light meter — all features any photographer would love to see added to their iPhone.
However, while we would love to see the i9 make it to market, something tells us we could be waiting for some time. Neither Leica or Apple are normally too keen on this sort of partnership.
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Nikon add 50mm f/1.8 prime lens to their line up
No comments · Posted by Kerry in Photography News
If there’s one lens we couldn’t do without, it’s out trusty 50mm, it seems to spend about as much time on our DSLRs as all of the other lenses combined.
And Nikon have just confirmed their decade old ‘nifty fifty’ is about to get a makeover making it a great option for the millions of people who have bought a DSLR and are still struggling with the bundled kit lens.
That’s because the upcoming 50mm f/1.8 will include a built-in autofocus motor meaning it can be used with the entry level DSLRs which don’t have the motor inside the body which was required to drive its predecessor.
If you haven’t used a 50mm prime before, you can expect some of the sharpest images you have ever taken along with the ability to isolate subjects with the shallow depth-of-field and low-light abilities allowed by the f/1.8. Great for when you get your giclee printing done with Point101 of course!
Zurab Kiknadze, product manager of lenses, at Nikon Europe said the 50mm would be the, “ideal second lens for curious digital SLR enthusiasts wanting to venture beyond the kit lens and explore the creative possibilities that a fast aperture can offer.”
The new Nikon 50mm f/1.8 prime is expected to go on sale in June for around £200.
