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X-2 Housing GIves You A (Relatively) Compact View 75m Underwater

7:25AM August 12, 2010 | Sam Biddle

It looks complex, but put Inon’s X-2 housing in perspective and you will appreciate its grace. Meant for Panasonic’s micro four thirds GF1, the X-2 adds bulk, but only enough to make your camera around the size of an SLR. More »


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Using The Red One Camera To Make A ‘Living Movie Poster’

11:40PM June 11, 2009 | Adam Frucci

We’ve seen the Red One blur the line between DSLRs and HD cameras with Esquire’s video-still Megan Fox cover, but this video shows how a photography studio that shoots movie posters has used it to blend photography and video even more. More »


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Canon FD Adaptor Brings Even More Classic Lens Compatibility To Micro Four Thirds System

6:10AM January 20, 2009 | John Mahoney

We’ve already seen the Leica M-Mount adapter; now, Canon FD lenses are compatible with Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds system and its Lumix DMC-G1.

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Best Husband Ever Bakes Wife Nikon D700 Cake…With a Surprise

6:20AM December 9, 2008 | Sean Fallon

Flickr user fsumaria has herself a great husband. After all, only a great husband would bake a Nikon D700 cake for his wife’s birthday then follow it up by giving her the real thing.

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Watch a US$5000 Nikon D3 DSLR Fire in Ultra Slow Motion

5:40AM September 5, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

newVideoPlayer("/d3slowmo.flv", 475, 376,""); Ever wondered exactly how honking DSLRs work vs. your pocket point-and-shoot? Photographer Marianne Oelund shot an incredibly high speed sequence (more incredibly, not with a high speed camera!) of Nikon’s US$5000 flagship, the D3, popping a 1/62 second exposure, which Jeffrey Friedl has turned into a mini web movie. In 87.8 milliseconds, you see the mirror flip up, the shutter curtain drop to expose the image sensor—at 35kph!—and everything move back into place. Truly amazing: [Regex, Marianne Oeuland via Daring Fireball]

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