Minimo keychain camera gives Lomo effects

Lomo cameras are known to produce quirky effects such as oversaturated hues, out-of-focus shots and vignetting, which are some of the trademarks of a shot taken with the shooter. However, all of these point-and-shoots are film-based, and this may not appeal to those who are more savvy with digital cameras.

Now there is the Minimo. Do note that this snapper isn't made by the Lomography Society. According to Netizens, this is the brainchild of a Japanese company which thought it might be interesting to make a matchbox-size digital camera that produces Lomo-ish shots.

The Minimo has a 2-megapixel sensor, fixed 9.3mm F2.8 lens, two focusing modes and an SD card memory expansion slot. The shooter runs off an AAA battery and has only ISO 80 sensitivity.

We were not able to find the official site of the Minimo to see how much it is retailing for. However, there are a couple of blogs that are selling the camera, so you shouldn't have problems finding it online.

Facebook: Photo data loss was temporary

Considering all the horror stories we hear about photos hosted on Facebook and people, you know, losing their jobs over them, maybe this isn't such a bad thing: The social network acknowledged in a blog post on Sunday evening that 10 percent to 15 percent of the billions of photos it hosts were affected by a storage problem, replaced by a question mark.

But they aren't permanently gone, the post by engineer Evan Priestley insisted. "We've already repaired about one-third of affected photos and expect to complete repairs on another third tonight," he explained. "We still have all your photos because we store them in a way that maintains multiple copies of the data in case of hardware failures like this."

The company still isn't quite sure how the outage happened.
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Impress with a big camera

Recently, I overheard a conversation between two teenagers about how having a big camera is a sure way to impress the girls. Which is probably why one of them placed his humongous Canon EOS 1D-series dSLR on the table, but I don't think any ladies nearby paid attention to them. Is this a new method to snag the chicks? Butterflies use pheromones and rich men use fast cars. For these two youngsters, I guess their cameras reflect the size of their...egos. Most photographers whom I look up to use mostly compact cameras and they certainly don't lack attention from the opposite sex. What's your take on this? Sound out here.

Universal Pod attaches your camera to almost any surface

Tripods are indispensable for taking long exposure shots, but more often than not, they are relatively bulky to carry around. So we were pleased to stumble upon the Universal Pod, a Spiderman-style disc-shaped gizmo that can attach itself to almost any surface Note the emphasis is on "almost" as the site didn't specify what surfaces the Universal Pod won't adhere to. The secret lies in the viscoelastic polymer base which sticks on firmly and, according to the blog, peels off without leaving any residue.

The Universal Pod can hold up to 425g of equipment, which is about the weight of a superzoom camera. The sticky "tripod" can be had for US$29.99 at online retailer Skymall.

Via Trendhunter

PMA 2009's photo finish

For what it's worth, the consensus about the 2009 Photo Marketing Association show seems to be that it wasn't as bad as everyone expected. The mood was low-key, many of the booths were half empty, and several manufacturers were notably absent--like Adobe and Epson--while others only had meeting rooms.

Nonetheless, several announcements managed to generate some buzz, and most of the manufacturers I spoke with agreed that their business-to-business business at the show was quite productive. Despite the economy, tons of new products debuted, partly because planning takes place 6 to 12 months out. So it's likely that the first real signs of contraction will appear with the fall product lines. And, in fact, at least one manufacturer has already changed its dSLR release plans in preparation for tough times.
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