A green idea for the environmentally conscious shutterbug

I'm really glad that all the cameras I have are still functional, but I'm sure there will come the day when one of them refuse to fire the shutter, or worst, have a damaged circuit. When that day comes, I'll refer back to this article.

Photoblog Photojojo has a nice writeup on what you can do with your spoilt cameras, though most of it applies only to film-based shooters. The Web site suggests that you turn these defunct gizmos into a flowerpot and grow plants in them. From lenses to camera bodies, it seems that almost anything can be converted into a unique piece of green art.

In my cupboard I have an old Canon EF 50mm F1.8 lens which has been severely infected by fungus. So perhaps I'll remove the lens and turn it into a flowerpot. Anyone wants to see me grow flowers out of my lens? Put your request below.

Nikon and Fujitsu team up to make firmware for Nikon cameras

Unlikely duo Japanese imaging giant Nikon and electronics maker Fujitsu have teamed up to form a separate branch named Nikon Imaging Systems Inc. According to the press release, the firmware for future Nikon digital cameras will be developed by the new division.

Nikon Imaging System Inc is expected to hire 100 workers and begin operation in August this year. It will be based in Japan, with Nikon owning a 70-percent stake in the new firm and the remainder to Fujitsu.

We originally expected Nikon to collaborate with another firm to make its shooters better and never imagined that it would partner a non-imaging company like Fujitsu. Perhaps this is a good way to keep its trade secrets from prying eyes. Surely Fujitsu will have no need for camera firmware for its products, so we suspect it is simply investing in the joint venture to reap profits.

Via 1001noisycameras

Strap' em up with Brando's Action Mount

There are several ways to secure your point-and-shoot to other objects. If you're on a budget, duct tape or Blu-Tack might do the trick, but most shutterbugs prefer the popular Gorrillapod. However, Hong Kong gadget maker Brando has a more affordable alternative.

The Action Mount is a combination of two Velcro straps and a card-like tripod which looks suspiciously like the Manfrotto Modo Pocket we saw previously. Attach your point-and-shoot to the Brando gizmo and then use the 29cm-long Velcro straps to wrap around bicycle handles or railings.
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AgfaPhoto announces 6-megapixel rugged camera

"Agfa-what?" You may ask. If you were born in the era when 35mm film was still in use, you would know AgfaPhoto, a German company which manufactures film and other photographic peripherals. While its rivals like Kodak and Fujifilm made a relatively unscathed transition to digital, AgfaPhoto was relegated to being a sub-par imaging company.

But the Deutsch firm doesn't seem to be giving up without a fight. Today, it announced the DC-600uw, a 6-megapixel rugged camera capable of diving to depths of 10m and withstanding pressure of up to bars of pressure (or 122kg when calculated with the camera's front surface area).
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RAID four microSD cards with one CompactFlash adapter

Admittedly, CompactFlash cards are no longer as popular as they were when digital photography first started. These days, most digicams use SD/SDHC media, while mobile phones mainly accept the physically smaller microSD format for storing data.

This is why I am puzzled as to the reason that PhotoFast has conceived the CR-7200, a CompactFlash card adapter capable of holding four microSD cards and combining their storage space. Given that the maximum a microSD card can now hold is 16GB, the CR-7200's capacity would be capped at 64GB.
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