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Flexible camera makes taking shots at awkward angle easy

Leonard Goh | Dec 23, 2009

(Credit: Art. Lebedev Studio)

You've probably seen one of Art. Lebedev Studio's designs before, such as the Optimus keyboards. However, the firm is quite renowned for its concept products, too.

The Fleximus camera is one of the design house's latest pieces. Featuring an ultra-articulated body which can bend and flex in almost any angle you can imagine, this shooter seems great for snapping pictures in awkward angles or through tight spaces.
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Sunpak outs affordable LED ring light

Matthew Fitzgerald | Dec 22, 2009

DSLR67 (Credit: Sunpak)

One of the more recent additions to Sunpak's lineup of flashes is the DSLR67 LED ring light, a low-cost, easy-to-use LED ring light for macro work with cameras with hotshoes. It's simple to use: Just turn it on and shoot. Although it won't put out as much light as a traditional strobe ring light, it only costs about US$50, less than a strobe ring light. It's meant for when you need to add a little light to small subjects.

The DSLR67 fits most lenses with a filter size up to 67mm. The ring light mount slides into the hot shoe, then you adjust the flexible arm so the ring light aligns at the front of the lens. Its flexible arm allows for almost unlimited movement, even off to the side of center of the lens. It has an effective light coverage distance of 2 inches to 20 inches. The ring light takes three AAA batteries and weighs 119g without them.

There are 12 LED lights spaced out around the front of the ring light. The LED lights have a natural, daylight color, with a color temperature of 5500 to 6500 degrees Kelvin for properly balanced photos.
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11 Nikon D3s go to space with seven lenses

Leonard Goh | Dec 21, 2009

(Montage by: Leonard Goh/CNET Asia)

NASA has placed an order with Nikon for 11 units of its highest-end dSLR, the D3s, and seven AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm F2.8G ED lens to bring to space for documentation efforts. Interestingly, none of these cameras or optics will require any modifications which attest to the ruggedness and versatility of the company's shooters.

The dSLRs will be brought to the International Space Station where it will join a host of other Nikon products such as the D2Xs, lenses and other Speedlight external flash units.

This is the second consumer camera brand we know this year to enter the vast expanse of space, with Olympus sending the E-3 beyond the stratosphere earlier this year with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata.

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OS X plays nice with Canon and Nikon raw standards

Stephen Shankland | Dec 18, 2009

Apple released one of its routine Mac OS X updates to let its computers handle raw images from a handful of new Nikon and Canon SLRs as well as from Canon's newer high-end PowerShot G11 compact camera.

The update lets Mac OS X 10.6 as well as Apple's iPhoto and Aperture software handle the raw image files taken directly from the camera's sensors without in-camera processing. Raw photo formats offer more quality and flexibility at the cost of convenience and file size.
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Speculation: EVIL cameras for 2010

Leonard Goh | Dec 17, 2009

The Samsung hybrid camera system. (Credit: Samsung)

No, EVIL cameras don't mean that the shooters are nasty, but rather the acronym stands for Electronic Viewfinder, Interchangeable Lens. Good examples are the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 and the Olympus E-P2 Micro Four Thirds snappers. But we’ve heard rumors that other brands may soon follow with their own versions, with Samsung leading the way.

Last year, the Korean chaebol announced its plans for the NX system, which is similar to Micro Four Thirds format. While it's been very quiet this year, we've heard rumors that the firm will be announcing the hybrid camera in the first quarter of 2010.

Next up is Sony. The Japanese electronics giant had expressed interested in manufacturing Micro Four Thirds like shooters and rumor site SonyAlphaRumors claims we can expect the company to unveil its EVIL camera next March.

Then we have Fujifilm, which was the latest to join the Micro Four Thirds consortium.

Eager to see what 2010 holds for this format of shooters? Then check back regularly for more information.

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