Red, the innovators of video cameras that brought the Red One to shake up the video industry, have just released a teaser post for a new hybrid camera called a DSMC (Digital Still & Motion Camera). The post from Red includes this provocative statement: “We believe, and are developing for late 2009, a replacement for [...]
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I am so happy to present this month’s tool, the hot glue gun, because it is an essential irreverent photo tool for every photographer’s toolkit. Some years ago when these handy, and relatively safe, gadgets were becoming popular I visited a friend’s studio. He had just assembled a photo set for an advertising shoot – [...]
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Nikon announced today the D90 (12.3 megapixel DX format Digital SLR, $999.95 MSRP), successor to the well regarded D80. One of the prominent features of the new D90 is a “cinematic 24fps D-Movie Mode”. Long the province of point-and-shoot consumer level cameras, this is the first time a DSLR has incorporated a video mode (albeit [...]
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Via John Nack’s blog (and apparently from earlier in the summer, that’s what I get for not reading John’s blog daily) – here is some amazing technology to enhance video using still photographs. The video presentation shows the enhancement of static video scenes (camera can be still or moving, but the subjects have to be [...]
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If you are like me, you may save these 35mm film cans to store quarters for parking meters, shampoo for overnight trips, and that sort of use. But these plastic film containers are truly wonderful photo tools for a host of photographer’s needs. They are very durable and the lid holds tight while being easy [...]
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