Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Manfrotto’s new KLYP is the first iPhone accessory from the pro photo accessory company. The KLYP is a case for the iPhone built around making it a more functional photo and video tool.
It features a cold shoe for attaching accessories such as LED lights and a 1/4-20 mount for securing the iPhone to tripod heads.
Manfrotto just announced pricing for the KLYP packages, starting at $29.99.
More details on Manfrotto’s website
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With everybody else dropping new action cams (e.g., Sony, Contour, Polaroid, etc.), it’s high time GoPro brought something new to the market with features like smartphone connectivity and 120fps at 720p as found in the new Sony HDR-AS15.
Photo Rumors notes that a new GoPro Hero 3 is expected by year’s end (as a replacement for the Hero 2) and will be a slimmer model with the expected built-in WiFi. The new Sony action cams are looking very solid thus far, so GoPro has some serious competition to step up to now…
SmugMug’s popular Camera Awesome app is now available for iPad. The Camera Awesome iPhone app, which launched last February, now has 7 million users that have taken and shared more than 160 million photos. [Read more…]
Videos like this are what makes GoPro and its ilk so awesome. The 4-year-old (with his dad in the lead) is tackling Hellion at Highland Mountain Bike Park in Maine for his first time and gives us a first person take on his experience. His audio commentary makes it all the better.
As a mountain biker and dad, this made me smile for the full nine minutes.
[via GoPro on Facebook]
The Blackmagic Cinema Camera has a new firmware update available. Firmware version 1.1 offers the following updates:
You can download the update here on Blackmagic’s website.
RED’s new Meizler Module features wireless video, audio and timecode transmission, as well as a number of connection options. Additionally, the Meizler Module allows you to use the the REDsync iOS app to control the Scarlet and Epic. [Read more…]
It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group.
Check out the rest of the photos below. [Read more…]
Several recent rumors suggested that the upcoming 46MP behemoth from Canon would not be named the “3D” and would actually eschew the “D” moniker from the naming scheme altogether. The latest word coming in over at Canon Rumors offers up the EOS-1S as the name of the rumored flagship high MP DSLR.
As I’ve previously said, I think it makes sense to lose the “D” for digital naming scheme at this point in Canon’s SLR lineup. What better point to start than at the top with a new flagship, high resolution camera? [Read more…]
Olympus has issued a firmware update for the OM-D E-M5, which offers the following improvements:
1) Decreased operating sounds in photo ready mode
2) Improved 5-axis stabilization when using OM lenses with an adapter, even in Movie mode
3) All updates up to version 1.2 are included
You can get the firmware update through Olympus’ software updater.
Check about Brad Kremer‘s video above featuring lots of summer fun with the neighborhood kids. As Brad puts it:
So what do you when you have a day off and a $300k camera package sitting at your house? Invite all of the neighborhood kids and throw a water balloon party of course! Duh!
As summer coms to an end and Autumn begins, kids go back to school and dream of warm days filled with laughter and joy. This short film is a reflection of that dream. Shot with a Phantom Flex it captures the magic of the moment. With frame rates of up to 2564 fps at 1080p we see every detail, every smile and every sparkle in the kids eyes. And that is where the magic lies. Within the hopes and dreams of our children.
[via PetaPixel]