Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Polaroid’s GL10 instant printer, which it announced at CES with Lady Gaga, is now available at Bloomingdale’s for $169.99. Thirty sheets of photo paper for the 3″ x 4″ prints it produces runs $19.99.
The GL10 should be available at other retailers next month. Full details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Looking for a way to mount a lightweight camera on your bike for some creative videos or stop motion? Check out the super-cheap DIY guide below. [Read more…]
Flickr has been the subject of heavy criticism for its past policy of deleting accounts with no way to undo its action if it turns out to be a mistake. This issue reached a boiling point earlier this year when Mirco Wilhelm’s account was “accidentally deleted” due to a mix up by a Flickr staffer.
After repeated demands for a better system, Flickr has finally relented and “instituted a 90 day delay in deleting the content, including the photos, metadata, comments, and all the bits of an account, after it’s deleted.” [Read more…]
This behind the scenes video of The Adventures of the Pentax WG-1 shows off the effort and incredible vision that went into the short, 71-second commercial.
The original ad is below. [Read more…]
Adobe has released an incremental update for Lightroom 3 and Camera Raw 6. This update is geared toward a fix for a rare bug related to JPEG files from the HP PhotoSmart R607 digital camera. Additional details about the bug are available on Adobe’s Lightroom Journal.
Download instructions for the updates on Adobe’s website.
Redrock Micro is now offering Universal Bundles, which allow you to put together multiple HDSLR rigs from a single parts kit. You can find them at B&H Photo.
Leica has unveiled its V-Lux 30 point and shooter, which sports a 14.1MP sensor, a 16x optical zoom (24-384mm equivalent) and the ability to capture 1080i AVCHD video.
The Leica V-Lux 30 is essentially a clone of the Panasonic Lumix ZS10. Other than the cosmetic differences in the two cameras, the only thing separating them is about $400. The V-Lux 30 retails for $749, while the middle-class Panasonic ZS10 retails for $399 (although the street price is now under $350).
Check availability for the V-Lux 30 on Amazon.com if you’re really itching to pay twice as much for a Leica logo.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
In what could be a pretty nasty situation for Sigma, Nikon has filed a patent infringement suit in Japan against the competing lens maker. [Read more…]
Today, Canon announced updated availability dates for five of its delayed EF lenses.