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The Epic Drama Of Alan Rickman Making Tea In Super Slow Motion

If you have ever seen an Alan Rickman movie, you know the dramatic weight he brings to pretty much every gesture and utterance he delivers on screen. Now imagine that in aggressively slow motion. Or better yet, watch it.


May 3, 2012
Cameras

Here’s The First Gorgeous Slow-Motion Footage From The New Phantom Camera

Vision Research expanded its line of popular Phantom cameras recently to include a series of compact, rugged high-speed options. One lucky user is the first to get his hands on the Miro M120 and let it loose in the wild. And we’re lucky enough to see the results.


April 9, 2012
Geek Out

Destroy Your Easter Brunch In Super Slow-Mo

What’s better than a tranquil tea party? How’s about a tranquil tea party being utterly destroyed in spectacular fashion by a slingshot? Great, now put that in slow motion. What you are about to see is the pornography of exquisite destruction. [Zach King via Laughing Squid]


April 5, 2012
Cameras

Watch A Nikon D4 Shutter Fire At 1000fps

The new Nikon D4 DLSR is a beast. Its fires off 11 shots per second with gusto. The inner workings of such a task are hard to appreciate with the naked eye, but if you have a Phantom camera, your eye is considerably less naked.


Cameras

Phantom Miro M320S High-Speed Camera Brings Your World To A Standstill

Slow-motion enthusiasts everywhere have a brand new toy. Phantom, the line of cameras that titillates our eyes and taunts our bank accounts, has outed the tiny Phantom Miro M32S. It records at an astonishing 1540fps at full 1080p HD, and the frame rate only goes up from there at reduced resolutions. Better still, it sports a compact and rugged form factor.


March 23, 2012
Cameras

Watch An Ultra Sharp Knife Slice Through A Soft Drink Can In Super Slow-Mo

It takes a really sharp knife — like, say, the Kramer — to slice right through a soda can or a water bottle. And a really impossibly wonderful Phantom camera to film it in super slow motion for our slicing, dicing, destructive enjoyment:


February 25, 2012
Cameras

Camera Tricks, Slow Motion And Naked Women Bursting Bubbles (NSFW)

A group of veteran Playboy photographers have joined forces to teach how to perfectly capture naked people on film. Their first lesson: how to photograph models bursting bubbles. And… well, there’s not much to say here, really. Not safe for work, for obvious reasons.


February 4, 2012
Cameras

This 1000fps Camera Will Capture The Super Bowl In Super Slow-Motion

Slow-motion video is nothing new to sporting events, but this NAC camera is really upping the stakes at this weekend’s Super Bowl. It’ll capture every kick, tackle and fight in glorious 1000fps footage, almost doubling what current cameras capture.


January 25, 2012
Cameras

The Optical Magic Of A DSLR In Slow Motion

The mechanism inside a DSLR that converts your press of a button to a giant, detailed JPEG is concealed by a click and an instant. But in that instant lies some incredible engineering — watch it all happen super slowly.


January 13, 2012
Cameras

Watch Giant Waves Eat Surfers In Slow-Motion

Chris Bryan, the amazing slow-motion videographer, used a Phantom camera to capture surfers riding humungous waves in Teahupoʻo, Tahiti in super slow motion. It’s terrifying to see the sea monster known as the ocean so huge and intimidating and hungry.