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Your Hacked 5D Mark III Can Record RAW Video

DLSR video is great, having ushered in a new ecosystem of tools, workflows, and filmmakers. In the last couple of years, though, the image quality has stagnated while other, video-centric cameras like the Canon C300 or the Blackmagic Cinema Camera have proven superior. However, it turns out that hidden inside the Canon 5D Mark III, firmware-hackering group Magic Lantern has uncovered RAW video recording capability.


Awesome Video Answers Questions About Camera Super-Stabiliser MōVI

Last month, faces melted with the announcement of the MōVI, a crazy gyro-stabilised camera rig. You remember the GIF, don’t you? Of course, people were eager for details on availability. In this entertaining video, Freefly Systems provides a bit of clarity — and a whole lot more.


The Best Bag To Carry Your Mirrorless Camera

Finding a comfortable way to carry around your gear is always a challenge for photographers. DSLRs are heavy. Lenses are big. Many enthusiasts — even pros — are turning to mirrorless cameras and their small footprints as a way to lighten the load. But you still need a bag, the perfect bag, to accommodate your shrunken gadgets.


How Slot Machines Use Psychology And Design To Keep You Coming Back

Anyone who has ever walked into a casino has felt the lure of the slot machine. The bright lights, inviting little stools, and the promise of hitting the elusive jackpot are ever-present. It’s hard to avoid, no matter what logic tells you about the terrible odds. This Cool Hunting video shows just how involved the development of those enticing machines can be.


Today’s Google Doodle: A Tribute To Movie Title Master Saul Bass

If you happen to grace the Google home page today (well, yesterday for some of us), you will find a bit more than the garden variety doodle. On this day, Google is tipping its hat to legendary movie title designer Saul Bass.


Kramer Glitch Art Basically Re-Invents Glitch Art

Glitch art can get rather repetitive these days. But when the very subject of your glitch art is Kramer repeatedly sliding into Jerry’s apartment?? Well, the mould has been broken.


This Animation Based On Oscillating Sine Waves Is Utterly Entrancing

Are your eyes bored today? Look at this right now. It’s a computer animation by computer artist Daniel Sierra, and it will mesmerise you, if only for a few minutes.


Will Adobe’s Move To The Cloud Finally Keep The Pirates At Bay?

Today, Adobe announced the latest round of updates to its ubiquitous software suite, with its Creative Cloud subscription service taking center-stage. Not only is the old Creative Suite moniker being dropped completely, but a whole slew of cloud-dependent features were introduced. While the updates will be a boon to a huge number of Adobe customers, it’s going to annoy the hell out of one core Adobe demo: the pirates.


Plug Into These Revived Vintage Speakers Or Just Ogle Their Beauty

Camera lovers aren’t the only ones who get to fawn over retro design nowadays. German company Soundpauli has made a racket of taking vintage speakers and restoring them to their former glory. They’re stunning.


No Camera Was Used To Create These Unbelievable Photos Of Rain

Rain isn’t the weather condition that photographers generally hope for. But if you knew how to take marvellous pictures like this, you would be doing rain dances on the reg.


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