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Jackie Chan-edition EOS 550D Camera

April 26th, 2010

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Enter the Eye of Dragon EOS 550D released by Canon China, with gold accents around the camera’s name and logo near the hotshoe. The US$1,450 package will also come with a specially designed camera strap and leather case. And, instead of the usual 18-55mm kit lens, the snapper will ship with the 18-135mm glass. Did we also mention there’s a Jackie Chan photo album bundled as well, Strictly for fans of the action auteur, only 2,010 sets of the Eye of Dragon EOS 550D are produced.

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A Tripod Adjusts Levels Itself

April 16th, 2010

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It’s always advisable to use a tripod when shooting landscape because this helps to keep the horizon level. However, if you’re snapping on an uneven surface, you’ll have to level the tripod head with the equipped bubble level. But this can be quite a tedious task especially when handling a bulky camera. This is where the Acadalus Self-Leveling Camera Head comes in handy. The Acadalus mount has a built-in digital inclinometer, which detects how steep the camera is tilted. At the press of a press of a button, the stepper motor (used in flight simulators) will automatically level the tripod head with the horizon. However, this piece of technology doesn’t come cheap. Priced at US$5,000, that’s even more expensive than a high-end dSLR or any tripod head on the market now.

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Instant Lomo Prints

March 11th, 2010

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One 35mm compact camera started the Lomo craze, and that was the Lomo LC-A. Out-of-focus and weird toned images are characteristics of pictures taken with this Russian camera, but what if you can’t wait to see the photos? Simple, just attach the Instant Back+ to it. Developed by Lomographic Society International, the Instant Back + is a module which you can fit onto the rear of an L-CA camera. All you need to do is remove the back cover and, with some clever tinkering, fit the attachment onto the shooter. After that, you’re on your way to instant Lomo nirvana. The Instant Back + accepts Fujifilm Instax Mini cartridges which are readily available. What found really ingenious is how the engineers managed to modify the camera’s hinges to accept two different modules. All this without having to remove the important components of the snapper.

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