A Swedish hacker and robotics student named Björn Mabrö is claiming that he has successfully developed a custom firmware for the Canon 5D Mark II that adds Apple’s Siri voice assistant to the DSLR. Mabrö claims that the hack allows the camera to respond to 124 different voice commands that control everything from the shutter to
Singapore-based design agency One Paradox came up with this nifty idea for a promotional handbag for the Canon 500D DSLR. The camera strap handles make it the perfect bag for any photographers’ trip to the grocery store. Easily the coolest bag I've seen. (via PetaPixel via Behance via Wanken via Photojojo)
Photo via PopPhoto Nikon DSLR shooters will soon be able to use their existing Nikon F lenses with Nikon’s 1 System line of mirrorless cameras. The FT1 adapter launches next week in Japan on December 22nd for ¥23,310, or roughly $300. Most lenses in the mount system will be compatible, and AF-S lenses will
photo via PetaPixel Nikon's next professional DSLR the D4 should be coming in the 1st quarter of 2012 and the specs have been gathered from various sources. Here are the main ones: Nikon D4 specs: 16.2 MP 11 fps 100-102,400 native ISO range, expandable to 50 and 204,800 CF + XQD memory
In the fourth offical update on the situation in Thailand, Nikon has declared that everything should be back to normal by March of next year. The recent announcement of a new flash was definitely a good sign, and this shows that things are improving, however slowly. By Nikon's own account, the factory has been completely pumped
Perhaps in response to the growing capacities and falling prices of SD cards, the CompactFlash Association has announced a new format to replace CF cards for professional photographers. It’s called XQD, and has a size that falls between CF and SD cards (it’s thicker than SD cards, but smaller than CF cards). The interface
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS0zV6czunk If you've ever had a shoot with someone wearing eyeglasses then you must have had that frustrating moment when you looked at the image and saw an obnoxious reflection in the glasses. It's very simple to fix that as long as you have an off camera flash. Take a look at the video above
http://vimeo.com/25773354 This is a great video that will help you understand why different sensors have different crop factors and how different DSLR sensors will affect your photos. It's a good video to take a look at, especially before purchasing your next camera. The video is great at explaining the benefits of Full Frame (35mm) sensors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt4LpLOx0j4&feature=player_embedded LG has come up with quite the computer mouse. The new LMS-100 can scan an image by pressing a button and swiping the mouse over it. the file can be saved as a JPEG, PNG, TIFF or PDF. The mouse also has a cool character recognition system which lets you scan a document and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xxjiQoTp864 When Photoshop CS5 was announced one of the biggest features was content aware fill, a feature where you could just select any area of the photo and have it digitally removed. It's a great feature and it really does give CS5 the advantage over CS4. But what if the next photoshop could take your
