You've likely seen this DIY trick before, but it doesn't hurt to share this for those who haven't. Instead of carrying around a tripod or monopod, you can easily stabilize your camera using a washer, some string, and a bolt. It's a cheap and easy stabilizer that you can carry around with you in your camera bag for those moments when you wish you had a steadier hand.
Tech analysis company Chipworks recently did a teardown of the Nikon D7000, and confirmed that the 16.2 megapixel APS-C sensor within is manufactured by Sony (the IMX071 to be exact). This is likely the exact same sensor used by Sony in the A55 translucent mirror camera and the A580 DSLR.
Ever wonder what Canon's Image Stabilization technology looks like in action? Like a lens element doing a jig, that's what! …
Enda O’Donoghue finds photographs of people taking self-portraits through social networks and blogs, and recreates them as paintings after finding the owners and requesting permission.
