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102-Year-Old Lens Makes Lingerie Shots Look Oh So Tasteful

12:00PM October 5, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Remember that 102-year-old lens that photographer Timur Civan fit on his Canon 5D Mark II? After many requests for video shot with the lens, he’s obeyed – and with a beautiful, slightly NSFW video, to boot. More »


Cameras

The Difference Between Full-Frame Sensor And The One In Your DSLR

5:40AM October 5, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

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Only the most expensive DSLRs use full-frame sensors – one that’s about the same size as a 35mm frame of film. More typical DSLRs, like the Nikon D7000 or Canon T2i, use smaller sensors. This video shows what that means. More »


Cameras

State-Of-The-Art Camera With 102-Year-Old Lens

11:40PM September 20, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Timur Civan was not content with the lens offerings for his Canon EOS 5D Mark II, so he outfitted it with a Wollensak 35mm F5.0 Cine-Velostigmat lens from 1908. That’s over 100 years of photography history in one camera. And it works! More »


World’s First HDR Video Makes Me Weep At Its Beauty

2:00AM September 11, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

We’re big fans of HDR photography, and now that the iPhone 4 shoots HDR, we’re going to be seeing a lot more vibrant images. Something to look even more forward to is HDR video. More »


Cameras

Sony’s New Point-and-Shoot Press Shots, Brought To You By A Canon Camera

11:00AM July 9, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Look at this pleasant tableau: two square-jawed gentlemen and one of their attractive lady friends enjoying a brand new Sony point-and-shoot. And so beautifully photographed! (By a Canon 5D Mark II.) More »


Cameras

Freediver Plunges Into The Abyss

1:00AM June 11, 2010 | Mark Wilson

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In this remarkable clip, world freediving champion Guillaume Nery stands at the edge of the world’s second deepest underwater sink hole. And he jumps. The ensuing photography is a hypnotic adventure into the impossible. More »


Science

Stellar DSLR Time Lapse Of A Space Shuttle Launch

8:40AM May 22, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Six weeks, and over 100 hours of footage shot on several Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs culminates in this remarkable, four-minute time lapse of a Space Shuttle launch. More »


A Haunting Time-Lapse Video Of Eyjafjallajökull

11:40PM May 14, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

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Photographer Sean Stiegemeier: “So I saw all of these mediocre pictures of that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of, so I figured I should go and do better.” Well, good job, Sean. More »


Entertainment

House Season Finale Shot Entirely On A Canon 5D Mark II

11:59PM April 13, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Wow, the House (great show, BTW) season finale was shot entirely on a Canon 5D Mark II. You think that the HD video quality of dSLRs is challenging pro video and film gear yet? More »


Cameras

Add A DSLR To Your Nintendo DS

11:40PM March 15, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Nobody is going to share the murky photos from the DSi’s integrated camera, so why not hack a classic DS to become a controller for a dSLR? More »