A while ago, I picked up the $35 Konstruktor DIY film camera from Lomography. It seemed like a fun project of building your own 35mm film SLR camera. Turns out it was! The camera comes in a box that opens up to reveal two plates of parts (just like old model car kits) and a…
I recently purchased a new compact point and shoot digital camera, a Nikon P300. I had high hopes for it’s small size and unique features. Sadly, I wasn’t that impressed with it after using it for a little while and returned it. My iPhone is just too good of a point and shoot camera. So…
Since I’ve been playing ‘with the big boys’ with my DSLR for a few months now, I’ve gotten more comfortable with using a digital camera with a lot more features than the average point and shoot. Getting more comfortable means starting to be more creative which is one of the reasons I got back into…
My recent trip to Whistler to see what cool new technology London Drugs has coming to their stores this holiday season at LDTech…and a contest to win a camera!
This past weekend was the 4th edition of the Vancouver Photo Marathon. I helped organize the first two editions, was a judge one year and was supposed to be a participant last year but had to drop out at the last minute. This year though, I was able to be a participant…finally! First a bit…
Here’s just some of the photography and tech gear I use when I shoot. Cameras: Nikon D7000 Nikon Coolpix P6000 Olympus PEN EPL2 w/17mm f2.8 GoPro HD Hero 1 & 3 (with pretty much every mount & accessory they make Apple iPhone 5S Lytro light field camera Lomography Holga (120 & 35mm models) Lomography Fisheye…
It’s no secret that most geeks are hard to buy for…myself included. I figured a list of fun things you’re not going to find at the local department store might be useful…with plenty of lead time to buy them online. In no particular order: Lomokino & Lomoscope (~$100, Lomography) I love the concept of this…
BarCamp is happening this weekend and a component of that is PhotoCamp. What would like to talk about this year? Submit your topics here in the comments or on the wiki. A few things that are on the table which will be finalized this Saturday include: a photowalk around Granville Island RAW vs JPG –…
I thought it might be fun to pit my $37 fisheye lens adapter against the $800 Olympus 8mm fisheye lens. Of course, there probably isn’t any contest here at all as the Olympus lens is simply stunning but the lens adapter is no slouch either. But I decided it might be fun to take some…
I’ve wanted a fisheye lens forever…and really like my Lomo Fisheye camera. Super wide angles and fisheyes are fun to play around with…just not $800 kinds of fun (the cost of a real fisheye lens). So when I stumbled across this lens adapter for a measely $37 + shipping (from this eBay store – just…