Jonathan Berqvist needed a shoulder rig for stabilizing his Canon 7D when filming, and his father Erik is quite good with woodworking, so they built a do-it-yourself a wooden shoulder rig using a a single tree branch. What's awesome about the shoulder rig is that it has follow focus built into one of the two handles used to hold it.
The British government recently commissioned photographer Simon Roberts to create a public photo collaboration called The Election Project. In short, …
Google just released the latest beta version of its Chrome browser, and created a pretty amazing video to demonstrate how fast pages load. Using a Phantom v640 high speed camera, they film the browser racing random Rube Goldberg-style contraptions at up to 2700 frames per second. For example, in one test Chrome races a potato gun. Sweet.
The freshly announced Canon CanoScan 9000F is designed with film-faithful photographers in mind.
Polaroid stopped making instant cameras back in 2007, and ceased production of instant film two years later. Before Polaroid pulled …
Sony recently hired Superfad to create a video for its global "make.believe" campaign, and got its money's worth. This jaw-dropping video was created with a Phantom HD cinema camera shooting at 1,000 frames per second, and blends live action and CGI into ethereal scenes that are sure to leave you take your breath away.
Forget complicated kite photography kits that actually require skill. UK-based industrial designer Matthew …
Mopho is a new photo sharing service with …
There's a video demonstration of a Chinese military shovel that's becoming quite popular on YouTube. Induro's PHQ-Series tripod heads are similar in that they seem to do a little of everything. These are a cross between flexible ball-heads and accurate pan-heads, offer five directions of precise control (quintaxial positioning), and are equipped with five different bubble levels to help you adjust. Want to take 3D photographs? There's a feature for that.
Olympus just launched a new online publication called “PEN – The Magazine“. It’s …
This camera rig might not be the best to bring to a public photo shoot.
Hanson's new music video for their single, "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'" is really something -- and it's no MMMBop.
Here’s some nerdy news: Israeli facial recognition startup Face.com has just opened up …
There's a Nikon 11/2000mm Reflex-Nikkor-C lens for sale on eBay. The price? A mere $19,950.
Did you know Nikon SLRs were doing video before things shifted toward digital? This commercial was made back in 1997 by Alastair Thain, and was shot entirely on a Nikon F5 SLR camera, which could shoot up to 8 frames per second. More than 200 rolls of 36-exposure film were developed to create the resulting film.
If you’re not naturally an organized person, then figuring out where certain photos are on your computer or external …
Getting a tripod head level can be a hassle, as Dr. Carl Koch found out on a cold night …