Real Digital Fish Eye Photography
Talk about a niche. This enterprising San Francisco woman decided to take photos of dead fish eyes and has built herself from an amateur shutterbug to a pro within two years.
Like many amateurs Flickr gave her the confidence to pursue it full time.
File this under inspiration.
Check out the full fish eye article.
Seitz 6x17 Large Format 160 megapixel Digital Camera
The Seitz 6x17 large format digital camera makes all the latest 10 megapixel digital slrs from Canon, Nikon, Pentax et al seem like webcams by comparison.
Sporting a massive 160 mega pixel per image the camera can capture a full frame 60mm x 170mm, 7500 x 21,250 pixels in 1 second with a ISO equivalent range of 5000 to 10,000!
Seitz’s Roundshot D3 camera with the same digital back can shoot a 360 degree image for a 470 meg, 7500 x 62,830 pixel in 2 seconds.
Price is 28,900 euros (37,000 US)for the Seitz 6x17 handheld version and 29,800 euros (38,150 US) for the Roundshot D3 360 degree panorama camera.
Available in early 2007.
Some camera key points from their site:
* Create a high resolution 6x17 digital image (160 million pixels) in
one second!
* Ideal for use with world-class Schneider or Rodenstock large format lenses (on Seitz lens board) or Linhof Technorama, Fuji and other large format lenses (on adaptor plate)
* User-friendly camera system and software with 640x480 pixel colour touch screen for perfect preview, editing, zooming and image control
* State-of-the art computer technology with gigabit Ethernet file transfer, powerful portable mini-computer (storage device) and handheld…
Samsung GX-10 10.2 megapixel Digital SLR
Samsung introduced the GX10, their new 10.2 megapixel digital slr with optical image stabilization and waterproof casing today.
This digital slr is part of their series they are codeveloping with Pentax, therefore the spec similarities to the Pentax K10D dslr introduced last week.
Key points of the Samsung GX10 as with the Pentax is 10.2 megapixels, water and dust proof shell and an optical image stabilization system and a dust removal system.
The camera casing and control arrangements are a little different than the Pentax K10D. Here’s a side by side comparison.
Samsung’s GX10 pricing has not been set but it should be similar to the Pentax at $999.99 US with a 18-55mm kit lens.
From their press release.
GX-10 - Intelligent design
The GX-10 boasts a 10.2 mega-pixel image sensor, which offers the photographer a sharper image, with richer colours for a truly compelling composition. Taking photos is made easier with the PentaPrism viewfinder with its high magnification (0.95x) to provide a clearer, wider field of view (95%) for optimum shooting. For unrivalled viewing of photos the GX-10 also comes complete with a wide view 2.5” TFT LCD (210k pixels). With its powerful built-in Optical Picture Stabilization (OPS) technology,…
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