Tired of trying to find a safe place to put your lens cap, only to lose it anyway? Those days are gone.
The Lens Cap Strap Holder, although simple and self-explanatory, is worthy of admiration. Just thread your camera strap through the holder and you have a spot for your cap at all times. The lens cap snaps into the holder, the same way it attaches to your camera’s lens, and with the same tight grip.
There are four sizes of holders to choose from; each holder working with a range of cap sizes.
You want crisp and colorful imagery from any angle–and we do mean ANY angle? Then, you’re going to want the Samsung MV800 MultiView Compact Digital Camera. The 3-inch LCD display screen is unique in the world of snapshots. It can turn at any angle from 0 to 180 degrees and get you a high quality shot no matter where you’re standing. The 16.1 megapixel resolution will deliver a photo of professional quality, beyond what you’re going to get out of your iPhone or even Samsung’s own Galaxy Nexus.
It also shoots digital video, allowing you to make some hi-res home movies to go along with the beautiful stills. Preserve memories in the making with all the flare of a professional. At just $280, why not?
Poco has announced its Poco Pro and Poco 3D cameras, offering a taste of something different for picture and video enthusiasts looking for something to brag about while talking to their tablet-loving cronies this holiday season.
The Pro features full 1080p HD and 14 megapixel capabilities, while the 3D takes it a step further and actually shoots high-def video in that fascinating third dimension. So now, coming soon to a theater near you, “Family Reunion” starring you, the spouse, and two of the most obnoxious people, known as “your in-laws,” ever assembled.
Both of these cameras feature incredibly durable black magnesium construction, which makes for a sleek and beautiful piece of equipment, all in the size of a credit card. More good news: at just $250 apiece, you won’t need a credit card to make these a part of your digicam collection. Consider these to go along with the Lytro Light Field Camera purchase you know you want to make.
In the market for a new camera? The new Lytro will amaze you, seriously.
Using light field technology, the Lytro captures the entire light field, unlike your Nikon that only captures a single plane of light. In simple terms, that means you’ll be able to focus and re-focus the photo, after you’ve taken it… again, after you’ve taken it. And since you’ll be able to focus after the fact, there’s no need for an auto-focus motor. In other words, no shutter delay, so you’ll be able to capture a moment instantly and not when the camera’s ready.
They claim it’s science. We believe it’s magic.
Perhaps of great interest to marine and/or underwater photographers, Ikelite Underwater Systems (yeah, we initially thought “Ikea” too) produces the clear camera housings (dubbed ‘rigs’) as seen above.
These see-thru housings (err…rigs) are custom-made for most point-and-shoot as well as ‘semi-pro’ DSLRs, and withstand a good ole’ fashioned drowning (or water-boarding, whatever your fancy) up to 200 feet.
Per the manufacturer, they custom make clear rigs for Canon, Fuji, Nikon, and Olympus cameras. Especially touted are their patented O-Ring and “four-lock” port lens systems for select DSLRs: Lest your $2,800 Nikon D700 become the sea’s next victim!
From the “Why didn’t I think of this before!?” files come CineSkates, a new Kickstarter project for film makers who want to add some motion to their movies.
CineSkates are rollerblade-esque wheels that attach to the bottom of your GorillaPod Focus tripod, allowing you to easily capture fluid, rolling video.
Donate $150 to the project and Cinetics will send you a set of CineSkates and a Cinetics lens cloth. Donate $275 and you’ll get the whole CineSkates system, including:
Retail price for CineSkates will be about $200 once they’re officially released, so you better get in early and buy your set now.
Cameras may be great at capturing color, but very few of them actually feature any color. If black and silver are too boring for you, you might want to check out the ColorWare Leica D-Lux 5.
It’s a standard Leica camera with all the trimmings – F/2.0 lens, 10.1 megapixels, 24-90mm 3.8x zoom lens, 3-inch LCD display, O.I.S. image stabilization and the ability to record 720p HD video - that comes in a variety of color combinations thanks to the fine folks at ColorWare.
If you haven’t heard of ColorWare, they take your gadgets and paint them in a variety of hues to really make them stand out and while some color combinations would make Willy Wonka blush, that orange-and-white combo is really quite sharp. Should $1,200 be slightly out of your price range for a D-Lux 5 straight from ColorWare, you can mail yours in and get it dyed for $400.
There are amateur photographers. There are hobbyists. There are professional photographers. Then there are the people who love taking pictures with cameras worth more than most four-door sedans.
The Hasselblad H4D-200MS is a digital camera that actually uses a 50 megapixel sensor mounted on a multi-shot frame to capture the full 200 megapixel shot you want. It’s also capable of shooting 20 megapixel single shots and four shot 50 megapixel pics, but let’s face it – you’re getting this so you can see each individual pore in grandma’s wrinkles.
Other features include a 3-inch display, integrated CCD cooling sink for lower noise, Hasselblad 3FR raw or DNG export, fully automatic Digital Lens Correction for better sharpness and detail, and Ultra-Focus.
The H4D-200MS sounds like a dream come true for hardcore photo-junkies – better start saving your pennies now.
Presented here is the perfect gift for the serious and even not-so-serious photographer: The Carl Zeiss SLR lens set with five—count ‘em, 5—Carl Zeiss optical SLR lenses bundled in a super-duty case.
Lenses in the robust case made by Zeiss (which we’ll get to in a minute) include:
And all of them are scrupulously chosen for their powerful, HD-quality manual focusing attributes.
The case itself apes a mini-vault in its construction. Vibration- and shock-resistant foam (created specifically for the SLR Lens Set) lines the interior and hugs each lens (of differing shapes and sizes) preciously right. The extra hole is for a spare lens, btw. The case itself (dubbed IP67) is completely waterproof and can withstand a fairly brutal smashing.
Here’s to you wannabe National Geographic photographers!
It looks just like another digital camera, right? Well, not quite. The go-anywhere, ultra rugged Olympus Tough TG-810 is so much more.
The Tough TG-810 isn’t your typical Target special; it dares to go where no other digital cam could even dream of—quite literally. The 14 megapixel, HD-video capable Tough series from Olympus is designed to be extremely rugged and durable, meaning it’s the perfect solution for the outdoorsman/woman. No, really—it’ll take most of the abuse that’s thrown at it and still function like new. Need proof?
And taking such abuse is only the beginning. The Olympus Tough-815 is pre-loaded with GPS—that’s capable of geo-tagging photos—sports absolutely brilliant 14mp-quality photos, has a spacious 3-inch LCD screen, and a 720p HD-movie recorder. Still not ‘techy’ enough for you? How about the fact that it’s got one of the most advanced image processors to-date (the award-winning TRUEPIC III microprocessor) and that it can produce 3D photos from any 2 ore more pictures?
Did we forget to mention the whopping choice of 36 shooting modes—including ‘Intelligent Auto’ , Panorama’, ‘Landscape’, and ‘Night Portrait’ and 32 more? Touche Olympus, very Touche.
