Camera Talk

[manarak]

tiny body, huge cock lens.

the lens is always the problem. I don't see the point in making small camera bodies if the lenses remain so bulky.

[Torurot]

All this talk about "toy" cameras.  If you have lots of spare floating around here's some real cameras to consider.  


Hasselblad H4D-31 cuts the entry price for medium format excellence to $13k
http://www.engadget.com/2010....excelle
By Vlad Savov  posted Sep 22nd 2010 at 5:54AM


http://www.blogcdn.com/www.eng....d95.jpg
It might cost as much as a small car at ‚¬9,995 ($13,132) before tax, but believe it or not, the H4D-31 represents one of Hasselblad's most affordable offerings to date. Promising to bring all the goodness of the H4D-40, but at a more reasonable price point, this new shooter offers 31 megapixels of resolution and a choice of either an 80mm prime lens or a CF-lens adapter to let you attach V-System gear you've already got in your inventory. As such, it's attempting to perform the fine balancing act of appealing to both system stalwarts looking to go digital and DSLR enthusiasts tempted to step up to a larger sensor. We're still in love with Nikon's D3S, but you've got to admit, that H-embossed focusing ring sure looks sexy.


and

Hasselblad CFV-50 adds 50MP digital sensor to your V-System camera
http://www.engadget.com/2010....em-came


and


Hasselblad intros Ferrari-branded H4D camera, refuses to talk pricing (hands-on)
http://www.engadget.com/2010....talk-pr
By Darren Murph  posted Sep 22nd 2010 at 12:15PM
Hands-On

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.eng....-on.jpg

The big news out of Hasselblad this morning was the new entry(ish)-level H4D-31 at just under ‚¬10,000, with the CFV-50 adding yet another option in the higher-than-high-end category. But what really caught our eye was the flashy red version that popped up just as the press conference was concluding. We were told that Hasselblad had teamed with Ferrari in order to create a limited run of Ferrari-branded H4D medium format cameras, and the model on-hand had just received approval from Ferrari's paint squad yesterday. Yeah, it's like that. As for detailed specs? Fuhgetaboutit. And as for pricing? "You'll have to speak with Ferrari on that" was that line that we were fed. Only 499 of these beauties will ever be produced, and czars you never knew existed are phoning in their orders from the Seychelles right now. But hey, at least we had our camera (a lowly D3S) ready when it was unlocked from its carbon fiber box for a grand total of 30 seconds, right? Indulge yourself below -- but don't go getting too cocky, okay?
Hasselblad's Ferrari-branded H4D camera hands-on at Photokina 2010
http://www.engadget.com/photos/hasselblad/

[Torurot]

hassleblad-ferrari-h4d-hands-on

[Jake_Sully]

You'll be surprise what camera took this picture:

[manarak]

your old canon ultracompact?

[manarak]

ah wait, let's see...

it was taken the 22nd february 2009 at 21:01 using a Panasonic DMC-FZ28, at 30mm, F/3.7, shutterspeed 1/25, ISO 800, and an exposure compensation of -0.7.

[Torurot]

You forgot

[PhotoME]
PhotoME version: 0.79R17 (Build 856)

[Overview]
URL: anchorse.smugmug.com/Other/Panasonic-FZ-28/A-8-Multi-Instrumentalist/1028967186_7E8jy-X3.jpg
Dimension: 1000 x 1200 px (1.2 MP)
Program: Normal program
Metering Mode: Pattern
White Balance: Manual
Flash: Flash did not fire,

Which only goes to show that if you didn't have a camera (any) you couldn't have taken a great photo. You don't always need an expensive camera to take great photos, although in can help. Many times a printed photo looks better than a pixel peeped one on screen.

[rxpharm]

Some more about the Sony Alpha SLT A55 and A33

[pacman]

Here's a site that grabbed my attention    http://fstoppers.com/iphone/

It is a professional fashion shoot taken with an iPhone. Obviously the guy knew what he was doing & he had the facilties of a studio to help with lighting, but still, these pictures are amazing.

After seeing these, I am reminded of the golden rule when taking any pic, HOLD THE DAMN CAMERA STEADY. Or iPhone as is the case...    

[Torurot]

Willard Boyle, man who revolutionized digital imaging, dies at 86
By Amar Toor posted May 19th 2011 3:14PM
We have some sad news to share with you today: Willard Boyle, the man who created the imaging technology behind everything from digital cameras to barcode scanners, has died at the age of 86. In 2009, Boyle shared a Nobel Prize in physics for inventing the CCD, which allowed people to capture images in digital format for the first time. It all began way back in 1969, when Boyle and his future co-Laureate, George E. Smith, started laying the groundwork for the CCD while working at Bell Laboratories. Building off of Einstein's photoelectric effect, the two eventually came up with a way to locate and quantify the electrons that are knocked out of orbit every time light strikes silicon. Boyle and Smith used this technology to create their own digital camera in 1970, as well as a TV camera in 1975. Prior to his groundbreaking invention, Boyle spent two years working for NASA's Apollo program and helped develop both the ruby laser and the semiconductor injection laser. The last three decades of Boyle's life were spent in Wallace, Canada, where he grew up and, on May 7th, passed away after battling kidney disease. He's survived by his wife, three children and an indelible legacy.
source Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news....5.story

[Torurot]

Now THAT'S a picture


http://wembley360.wembleystadium.com/HowWeDidIt.htm

Sun attempts to ID entire FA Cup Final crowd
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05...bley_panorama/

The Sun has thrown its weight behind an attempt to ID everyone who was at Wembley for Saturday's FA Cup Final, and who were captured in an impressive 360° hi-res picture as they cheered on Manchester City and Stoke City. The Sun's 360 degree view of Wembley. Pic: Jeffrey Martin, 360Cities.net The paper says the "largest sized ever taken€¦

Any LBQ members in the crowd

[Torurot]

I was going to put this in the "Totally pointless thread..." in the FishBox but thought that it would get lost too easily, and there are some VERY clever photos and illusions at this site
http://www.moillusions.com/ The random button is good

http://www.moillusions.com/2006/04/painted-van.html

[Torurot]

Does size matter, is bigger better?

http://camerasize.com/
http://camerasize.com/compare/

Very useful site if your thinking of buying a new camera.

[Bobcat]

Because of this forum you guys kindly recommended me the canon S95. A brilliant small camera with low level light sensitivity without the flash. A must for mongering shots without feeling a johnny holding a bulky DSLR. Well they've just released the S100. Result Amazon is selling S95 at £229 blinding value. If you new boys to the scene fancy recording the event with crystal shots for your TR,s go get one before they sell out. No Brainer. Only a month before I use mine & back in Los

[Torurot]

Want to learn how to use that flash new DSLR before you get into the loom?

camerasim.com/camera-simulator.html