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Iddo Genuth writes:
Earlier today Lytro introduced a new light-field camera called Illum. This is the second camera with this innovative technology from the California based company founded in 2006. The new camera is a more advanced version of the first camera introduced in 2012. It has a much larger sensor with 4 times the resolution (Lytro still uses the term megarays instead of megapixels), a much larger and longer zoom lens with an impressive f/2 constant aperture and of course the ability to refocus after you take a picture (the new Illum can refocus on many more points in the image compared to the older version). You will also have more control of the camera, larger screen, and the ability to create regular JPEG images or videos made from the refocused images you capture.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
2013 was the worst year for the photography industry in a long long time (possibly decades). The official numbers have been published by the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) and they are truly unbelievable.The rise of the camera phones and the global economic crisis all had there share but it seems that there is something more that caused the big collapse in 2013...
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Nokia, Qualcomm and even Panasonic already invested in the startup, why? because it has developed one of the most innovative and groundbreaking photography technologies in recent years. By squeezing in no 16 tiny cameras into a single module no larger than a coin which can be fitted on the back of your smartphone Pelican Imaging was able to create a Light-field camera of tiny proportion and high resolution capable of shooting images with depth information (for after-the-shot refocus) as well as 3D videos with no extra cameras required.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Photographers rejoice — the ICANN (which regulates domain names) recently introduced a whole host of new domains (including .photography, .camera, .graphics and more). In a time where a good .com domain is harder to find than cheap real estate in Manhattan, these new domains represent an interesting option for photographers who want to use their own name for their website (JamesSmith.photography seems really cool — try finding this with a .com).
Prices are a bit higher than .com domains (check out the link below) but its still far less expensive than trying to buy a .com domain from an existing owner (if he is willing to sell at all).
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alphadogg writes:
Some of the Navy's futuristic weapons sound like something out of "Star Wars," with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hypersonic speeds.
That future is now. The Navy plans to deploy its first laser on a ship later this year, and it intends to test an electromagnetic rail gun prototype aboard a vessel within two years.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Nokia recently published a supposedly comical video advertisement which shows why its Lumia 1020 advanced camera phone with 41 megapixel sensor is better than a professional DSLR.
All jokes aside, is there really any basis for this claim? do we see any situation where a pro photographer or even an avid armature photographer will replace his DSLR for a Lumia 1020?
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Film is fading away and almost all of us use digital cameras almost exclusively. But can we really tell the diffidence between film and digital? Photographer Joey Shanks set out to test this question by recording thousands of images with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II (set to ISO 400) and a film camera – Canon 7E with a 400 ASA Fujifilm.
He shot a long series of images which he combined into several short clips he set side by side for you to look at and decide if you can actually tell which is which.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
A new Kickstarter project is looking to bring a simple, controllable way to shoot images from a kite mounted camera. Shooting images from a kite isn't new but until now creating a rig that can allow you to capture images in an efficient way was pretty hard and quite expensive — Sparrowscope is looking to change that.
Sparrowscope is a lightweight rig controlled from a smartphone (android/iOS based) which is attached securely to the rig and is also used to take pictures. Controlling the rig is done from the ground using another smart device (smartphone/tablet) with the Sparrowscope free app.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Former NASA engineer Mark Rober who left the agency to create a high tech Halloween costumes recently released a video of an interesting advanced DIY project for shooting amazing super low motion videos in 360 degrees of exploding objects.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Lockheed Martin recently announced plans to developed the SR72 – a hypersonic unmanned aircraft that would be the successor to the famous SR71 BlackBird long-range reconnaissance aircraft developed in the 1960s. The new aircraft will be able to fly 6 times the speed of sound and potentially defeat all known anti aircraft defaces.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
If you love to go on camping trips and want to charge your mobile phone, tablet or even camera there is a new solution on the way which can do that anywhere day or night and all you need to do is light a little fire and have a few drops of water. The FlameStower efficiently captures excess heat from a gas burner or campfire to charge almost any USB-powered device: cell phones, GPS units and even cameras by using the thermal deferential between the fire and water and the whole thing is already collecting money on Kickstarter (and if you are really handy you can even make a DIY version yourself).
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Iddo Genuth writes:
Last week Japanese manufacturer Ricoh announced a new innovative device called Theta. This tiny hand held camera lets you capture 360-degree images with a single press of a button.
The Theta is basically two cameras in one – each with its own fisheye lens and a built in software capable of integrating the two images into one 360 degree panoramic image. The Theta has no screen – just a built in 4GB memory and WIFI capable of transferring the images to a mobile device (currently only iOS devices are supported via an app but Android should be ready soon as well). You can check out the two videos explaining (and showing) how the new device works on LensVid.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
A recent study conducted researchers from the UK and Swiss showed that information about heartbeat can be used to change how people experience their own body and self and more specifically that a visual projection of human heartbeats can be used to generate an “out-of-body experience”.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
The following video is as amazing as it is dangerous. Several guys decided to use high power lasers in a camp fire and shoot the resulting light show. Using the Kryptonand Spyder Arctic III green and blue lasers (from wickedlasers) + lenses and the smoke coming from the fire they created what some people can mistake for a space portal.
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Iddo Genuth writes:
According to information published online today Sony will announce a completely new type of camera soon – one which actually has no dials or bottoms of any kind just a lens with a built in large sensor with a wireless connection and a magnetic back plate which can be connected to a mobile device.
