The Latest Camera News: For Photography Experts And Amateurs
Just because we can take photos with our phones doesn’t mean it’s time to pack up our cameras. Here is where photography nerds can read reviews and news from Sony, Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and more. You’ll also find tips and tricks from experts to help perfect your shots.
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First Video Camera Looked Like A Grenade Launcher
We’ve crossed paths with a number of camera “guns” over the years, but none can quite match the coolness — or age — of Étienne-Jules Marey’s “Fusil Photographique”, pictured above. Original created in 1882 to capture the motions of birds, the Fusil could manage 12 frames at 1/720th of a second.
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This Laser Shutter Photography Rig Freezes Insects In Flight
Lacking the technical skills needed to build his own sophisticated shutter trigger system from scratch, photographer Linden Gledhill hacked together a rig of his own using an off-the-shelf system called StopShot so he could snap macro shots of insects in flight.
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A Slo-Mo Mouse Eye View Of An Owl Swooping In For The Kill Is Terrifying
Given you rarely see owls in the day outside of a zoo or museum setting, you’ve probably never thought of them as stone cold killers. But when hunting at night they can be as terrifying as a hawk, particularly if you happen to see them swooping in from a mouse’s point of view.
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Superhero Tourists Will Love Sony’s Awesome 3D Binocular Camcorder
You’re looking at the Sony DEV-50V, an overhauled version of the pricey multi-gadget Sony announced at IFA a few years ago. The sophisticated optical has a brand new beautiful look — They’re part 25x zoom digital binoculars, part sophisticated 3D camcorder, and all kinds of crazy expensive.