Mapple
This is pretty awesome…watch as the Simpsons make fun of one of my favorite companies, Apple: [flash medium=3] via Cam on Twitter
Fun
D90 + Fisheye video
I shot this video awhile ago and never posted it here for some reason. Shot at night with my 10.5mm fisheye lens on the Nikon D90 from the backseat of a Mini Cooper S while driving from downtown Vancouver to the north shore.
Nikon Pronea-S APS film camera
This past weekend, I dragged myself out of bed early to go to a camera swap meet with Peter. Didn’t expect to find anything (we did bump into Reilly) but ended up finding this camera in near mint condition, complete with box, manual and even the warranty card for $15: Why is this a good…
CameraBag iPhone App
Just found this app tonight and bought it on the spot. CameraBag (iTunes App Store link) lets you play with any photos you have on your iPhone as well as take new ones in a number of unique ways. Starting with a photo I already had in my library (from a recent trip to Hawaii…
Bloggers and the Beer Factory
Earlier this week, I had a chance to attend a special event at the Molson brewery called Brew 2.0. It was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the brewery in Vancouver and the invite list included many local bloggers and geekerati. I debated on even blogging about this event since there was no expectation of…
Action! Action! Action!
Literally behind the scenes of the filming of a special effect scene for the kids(!) movie “Cats and Dogs 2” that has been filming near my office this past week: I had a much better vantage point earlier: but was continually moved back by the crew…so I decided to go to my car which just…
Battle of the Fisheyes
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…
Add Macro mode to your iPhone for under $5
Here’s an inexpensive way to add a macro mode to your iPhone. By default, the iPhone’s camera isn’t that great…let alone for macro (closeup) shots. Simply holding a magnifying glass (or plastic) lens in front of the iPhone’s camera will let you get a lot closer (and in focus): Normal: Macro: Normal: Macro: The lens…
Olympus 8mm Fisheye Lens
After my post about an inexpensive way to add a Fisheye lens to your camera bag arsenal, I was contacted by some really nice folks at Olympus Canada who offered to let me try out a real fisheye lens which costs a little more than what I paid for my lens adapter (okay maybe a…
Crumpler store opens in Vancouver
As you may have noticed, I really like Crumpler’s products. I just found out that a store that sells nothing but Crumpler products just opened in downtown Vancouver (corner of Richards & Cordova). This is the next best thing to an Apple Store opening in Vancouver…and just as dangerous. Check them out in person or…