Archive for the 'Accessories' Category

Kogeto’s Dot gives the iPhone/iPod Touch the ability to take 360 degree videos

I suppose that the future of iPhone and iPod Touch photography is really panoramic videos. We already covered an App known as EveryScape Uscapeit, and this accessory, simply known as Dot allows 360 degree views to be taken. This accessory reminds me of the Satarii, and it isn't quite out on the stores ...

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Cross section of a Leica lens

Camera lenses are some of the most difficult and time consuming parts to make -- no wonder why good lenses are so expensive, they often cost a lot more than the camera, and often, they're worth it. A great prime lens easily costs over $1,000, while great zoom lenses can cost many times more. The above ...

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Flipbac Camera Grips keeps you from dropping the camera

The last time we covered something from Flipbac, it was an LCD angled mirror. I assumed that was the product name, but the Flipbac Camera Grips sounds like something from a company known as Flipbac. The Flipbac camera grip is designed to be silicon grips that attach to the camera via 3M adhesive, ...

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HipstaCase makes the iPhone look like a retro film camera

We have discussed the Hipstamatic iPhone App before, and how an iPhone photo taken with this App won an award. The Hipstamatic iPhone App allows the user to make some adjustment to their photos, and I believe that one of the features is allowing photos look old or retro. I guess the makers ...

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Awaiba NanEye camera is smaller than a Match-head

Everybody is always trying to come up with the world's smallest camera, and this is what Awaiba has supposedly done. I say "supposedly" because usually the world's smallest camera is usually beaten out by some new camera a few days or months later. In fact, this looks suspiciously like the one from the ...

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This Micro 4/3 camera case looks like a bunny

We have reported on a lot of great camera cases before, like the Canon PSC-4000 Leather Camera Case. I figured that I should probably report on this unusual camera case before Easter is over. I mean, when else can I report about a camera case that looks like a soft furry bunny? ...

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These USB Drives look like cameras

I think we all know that our camera, even the one on our phone, stores all of its pictures in a convenient digital folder that can be accessed via USB. So why not have USB drives that look like cameras? What you are seeing here may look like a miniature version of the Canon EOS ...

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Nikon 50mm F1.8G appears on Nikon’s site

Nikon's current 50mm F1.8 is a marvel of a lens, but it has been in production for almost 20 years, which shows just how well-made it is. A replacement has been rumored for a while, and something finally appeared on Nikon's website, a brand new 50mm F1.8G, with a lot of the same technology used ...

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How to do simple Photoshop retouches

Retouching is these days done by almost every portrait photographer, either they do it themselves or they have professional Photoshop wizzards do it. Especially the high end magazines and publications employ heavy usage of Photoshopping, to make sure their famous models appear as close to perfect as possible. Sometimes, a bit too perfect. But it's ...

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Photo Frame Scale

For those who are looking for a different picture frame like the retro TV frame and the comic book panel frame might look at this one. The Photo Frame Scale is unusual and downright useful type of picture frame. This is a product of a Tokyo-based Hashy Top In, which is a scale ...

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