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Frankencam

Imaging a perfect camera, RED Helium 8K camera.

SENSOR TYPE HELIUM 35.4 Megapixel CMOS
EFFECTIVE PIXELS 8192 x 4320
SENSOR SIZE 29.90 mm x 15.77 mm (Diagonal: 33.80 mm)
DYNAMIC RANGE 16.5+ stops

Imagine a perfect car, Lamborghini Huracan.

Engine 5,204 cc (5.204 L; 317.6 cu in) Odd firing 40 valves DOHC V10
Power@rpm 640 PS (471 kW; 631 hp) @ 8,000 rpm
Torque@rpm 600 N⋅m (443 lb⋅ft) @ 6,500 rpm
0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) (sec) 3.1
Top speed >325 km/h (202 mph)

Now imaging you teleported the two together and something went terribly wrong.

This is what you get.

You can find more about it on Huracam’s Instagram.

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Samyang Pre-anounces New 24mm Tilt-Shift Lens

Samyang has announced it will be presenting a perspective control 24mm F3.5 lens at Photokina 2012. The Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC is a wide-angle, full-frame lens that offers tilt and shift movements, allowing control of subject geometry and depth of field. It offers up to 12mm of shift and 8.5° of tilt; the shift movement can be rotated +/- 90° relative to the lens mount, and the tilt movement 90° relative to the shift axis, allowing lots of flexibility over adjustments. The lens will be available in Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K and Sony Alpha mounts.
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Always check what your settings are …

Before going on a trip, walk, or shoot, always check what your camera settings are. I can’t tell you how many times I would take a walk with my camera, see something interesting take a shot, and then realize that something is terribly wrong. That’s the time you wish you’ve checked your camera settings before you were leaving the house. The best way to ensure that this doesn’t happen is to always check your camera settings before you are planning to shoot. Usually it only takes a minute at most.

I know as kids we were taught to share, and I do, but the number one source for most of my big fiascoes in this area is somebody else playing with my camera. So once again check your settings, at very least verify the following:

– File Type (JPG or RAW)
– ISO
– White Balance (Custom/Automatic)
– Camera Mode (Aperture Priority/Shutter Priority/Manual/Program)
– Focusing Mode (Continuous/Single/Manual)
– Focusing Area (Single Point/Dynamic)
– Exposure Mode (Spot/Center Weighted/Matrix)h
– Exposure Compensation (for both camera and flash)
– Flash Mode (TTL/Manual/Commander)
– Release Mode (Single/Continuous/Live View/Multiple Exposures)
– Bracketing

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The Times are changing …

The Daylight Savings Time is on, so don’t forget to change the clock in your camera. Keeping your camera clock accurate will help you later when you will be trying to find that special shot, or sync your trek with pictures, or, even more importantly, combine the images from two different cameras. Keep an eye on your clock when you travel, and don’t forget to change your clock when you get back. Some consumer cameras (like Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35K) even feature an option for your camera to automatically vary time zones based on the pre-selected travel dates.

At least be grateful, you can do it with a press of a button (or ten).

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Fujifilm’s phase detection system explained

Recently Fujifilm announced a couple of new compact digital cameras (Fujifilm F300 EXR and Z800 EXR) that feature phase detection auto-focus. Until now, the only digital cameras to utilize such a focusing technique were more expensive DSLRs. DPReview has published an exclusive article detailing the inner workings of the Fujifilm’s phase detection system. If you are not familiar with the phase detection auto-focusing this article is worth the time to read it.

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Image Deblurring using Inertial Measurement Sensors


I’ve just read a great research paper on image deblurring. It suggests incorporating a motion sensor that records the camera movement through out the exposure and then deblurring the image based on the motion observed. The results are quite remarkable. If you don’t want to bother with actual mathematics, then at least read the first and last 2 parts of the paper. It will give you a good idea of what it takes to battle blurred images. Of cause there is an ultimate, foolproof, 19th century solution – use a tripod!

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Nikon is developing a mirrorless SLR-style camera

It seams that Nikon is finally decided to join other camera manufacturers (Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony) and is currently developing a new mirrorless sub-SLR camera. Back in 2008 Nikon filed a patent for a mirrorless digital camera with interchangeable lens (see picture below). Could it be that by 2012 Nikon will release its version of ultimate APS-C compact. Could it be able to utilize Nikon lenses from it’s bigger brothers? Could Nikon be able to supply it with a small series of compact sized lenses? Could they price it at less than $500 for a kit?
The time will tell. I know I know for sure, if this dream comes true, I will be one of the first people in line.
For now it is still a dream, but Nikon is working on it.To read more about this breaking news, read Bloomberg article here.
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Good and Bad Photo Techniques

I’ve recently was browsing the Internet and stumbled upon David Middleton’s Tips, and in particular these interesting articles. They discuss techniques to avoid at all costs, reminding you to go back to basics. The articles emphasize that we are not just walking and talking remote releases, but artists, and should behave like it.