Shoot people with this non-lethal pinhole camera

Franziska Dierschkeare is the designer behind this concept camera, a unique take on the kitschy toy camera popularized by the Lomography Diana, Holga, and the Supersampler...all of which can be found at your local Urban Outfitters, if you dare.

This pinhole camera is slightly different in that there's no viewfinder to look through. Instead, users are encouraged to simply aim the photogun as accurately as possible and blindly pull the trigger. Dierschke claims that this method of shooting puts less emphasis on picture and more on the "playful" act of taking pictures.

Sounds like fun, but I think I'll stick with my old standby camera for those surprise candid shots--not everyone appreciates a gun in their face, even if it is neon green.

Via Crave CNET (via LikeCool)

Nikon launches new informative site

Nikon recently launched Nikon Next, a Web site about the Japanese company's heritage and its cameras. It also features works by photographers who are Nikon users. If you are interested to see what can be expected from the firm in the near future, there is a section which highlights the company's visions and aspirations. But what we found most interesting was the writeup on the 50th anniversary of the F-mount which is found on almost all of Nikon's dSLRs. Most people may not be aware of this, but the F-mount is possibly the oldest lens mount for digital cameras. In fact, you can still fix optics made in the 1960s onto today's Nikon dSLRs.

While the site is beautifully laid out, there's no hiding the fact that it takes a long time to load. Grab a cup of coffee if you intend to surf around the Web site.

A retro Nikon Coolpix concept

Concept designs usually look impossibly futuristic, but this one by designer Nokolay Komarov is the exact opposite. He envisions a Nikon Coolpix point-and-shoot camera that looks like it belongs in the last century and has named it Neoclassic.

Another model Komarov has come up with is the Good Grip. It has a more modern look and is supposed to be easier to handle. This will come with a reworked interface which, interestingly, tells the photographer how large a certain digital photo can be printed in centimeters rather than the number of pixels which doesn't really mean anything to most users.

As mentioned, these are merely concepts, but it'll be interesting if Nikon picks up some cues from them.

Via Notcot

Pentax to announce high-end dSLR end May?

Over the past week, blurry pictures of what was supposed to be Pentax's next high-end dSLR have surfaced on the Web. This has sparked off heated discussions in photo forums in the model name of this shooter. According to an Austrian imaging site, fotographie, a source said the new camera will be known as the K7D, with the Japanese company announcing it at the end of May.

If that's true, it will be an interesting development as previous dSLRs have always steered clear of the D suffix, probably to avoid confusion with Canon and Nikon's shooters.

The specifications of the rumored K7D are unknown, but speculation is that it will be a pro-level dSLR with a high resolution sensor and solidly-built camera body. Given that Pentax and Samsung have been collaborating on several digital imaging products, can we expect to see a similar iteration from the Korean chaebol soon? We'll report when we get more information.

Via CrunchGear

Showers of April rumors bring flowering of May dSLRs?

Given that the timing is right for manufacturers to update various models, it should come as no surprise that the rumors are leaking left and right--especially at sites whose stock-in-trade is tracking these types of rumors.

My favorite of the moment is over at Canon Rumors, which repeats info suggested in the forums at Fred Miranda. A favorite not because I think the specs are particularly accurate--a full frame 16-megapixel sensor, or maybe 18 megapixels, HD video, 12fps burst, 65-zone metering, 48 AF points (think the AF will get fewer complaints with all those points?), better viewfinder and built-in Wi-Fi--but because the blogger on Canon Rumors said that if the accompanying photo was real he'd "eat a worm."
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