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Cameras
Can You Tell The Difference Between Film And Digital Shots?
6:40PM Dan Nosowitz | Shane Hurlbut, who’s been Director of Photography on, ahem, illustrious projects like Terminator: Salvation, is a huge proponent of consumer DSLRs, especially the Canon 5D MKII. Now, he’s challenging viewers to separate digital from film shots in his new movie. Can you? More »
Cameras
Polaroid Pulls An About-Face, Decides To Re-Launch Instant Film
5:16AM Adam Frucci | Polaroid broke a lot of hearts when it discontinued its instant film cameras. Luckily, new management has realised the error of old management’s ways: they’re re-launching the One Step Camera and instant film in 2010. Booyah! [Polapremium<a>]
Cameras
8:30AM Chris Oaten | When we talk about medium format cameras, the numerical term doesn’t describe the camera, it describes the film. Small format is 16mm or 35mm, large format is 4inx5in (or 8inx10in) sheets of film, and medium format is in the middle. Out of the medium format class there are a bunch of format types. The 645 is the smallest of them. More »
Retromodo. Meet The 645
8:30AM Chris Oaten | When we talk about medium format cameras, the numerical term doesn’t describe the camera, it describes the film. Small format is 16mm or 35mm, large format is 4inx5in (or 8inx10in) sheets of film, and medium format is in the middle. Out of the medium format class there are a bunch of format types. The 645 is the smallest of them. More »
Cameras
Meet The Sartorialist Of Tokyo’s Film Camera Scene
10:40AM Dan Nosowitz | As The Sartorialist goes around the world photographing people with incredible style, John Sypal goes around Tokyo, taking photos of people with incredible film cameras. Tokyoites do nerd obsession better than anyone else, and this is some gorgeous old-school equipment. More »
Cameras
How To Build A Snorricam, So You Can Film Your Face
11:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Hey, narcissists and/or filmmakers! Instructables has a guide to making your own Snorricam, that chest-mounted camera holder that points the lens directly at your own face. More »
Cameras
Digital Cams Haven’t Caught Up To Film’s Resolution: Does It Matter?
8:46PM Brian Lam | Lenses being equal, a large format 8×10 piece of film can capture the equivalent of 800 Megapixels. Just saying. But does it matter? Discuss! More »
Software
Software Corrects Shaky Camerawork By Warping The Crap Out Of It
1:30PM Dan Nosowitz | Adobe and University of Wisconsin scientists have created software that can correct shaky camerawork, but it’s way cooler than anything on the market now. Using 3D modelling, it guesses the intended look, then warps the original video to adjust. More »
Cameras
AnalogColor Ruins Quality Photos To Create Mock-Polaroid Results
10:00AM Dan Nosowitz | For those who cared enough to be hurt at the death of Polaroid Instant Film but not enough to make it themselves, there’s AnalogColor, which turns your crystal-clear photos into murky, nostalgic simulacrums of the classic format. More »
Entertainment
2:00AM Mark Wilson | About six months ago, Michael Bay approached Digital Domain, the Academy Award winning special effects company behind movies like Benjamin Button, Titanic , and the The Fifth Element, with a last minute request. He needed a closeup. (WARNING: Minor Spoilers Ahead) More »
Why Just 2 Seconds Of Transformers 2 Took 3 Months To Complete
2:00AM Mark Wilson | About six months ago, Michael Bay approached Digital Domain, the Academy Award winning special effects company behind movies like Benjamin Button, Titanic , and the The Fifth Element, with a last minute request. He needed a closeup. (WARNING: Minor Spoilers Ahead) More »
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