The Future of Photography

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040 Field Report Aug 08, 2018

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Ade has been away on a UK vacation. This included being underground in a tine mine, sea kayaking, an outdoor theatre production and more. So what cameras do all that? And more importantly ;-) how did Ade build a wish list for future cameras - whilst also celebrating the cameras we already have! Links: Geevor Tin Mine, Koru Kayaking, Minack Theatre, Olympus TG-4, Some other tough cameras

039 Lens Multiplication Aug 01, 2018

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The number of lenses in smartphones has increased from zero to now three in some phones over the years. An article in the Washington Post mentions a prototype of a smartphone by Light that features nine lenses. This might become the next version of their L16 camera that we discussed in ep09.

038 Cameras That Eat More Carrots Jul 25, 2018

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I guess most of us have a mental image of movie or TV locations where big trucks carry enormous lights around the place. They have to be big so they can be far away from the actors. They have to be far away so the light doesn't fall off across the scene in shot. Inverse square law can be nasty. But maybe the world is changing. Cameras are better in low light than ever before. What if you could make a whole TV series with just ambient light? Sharp Objects on HBO is doing just that!

037 Big Gimbals Jul 18, 2018

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Gimbals have had use in compasses, aircraft, rocket engines, astrology, still photography and film/video. We already talked about it in ep021. The dji Ronin-S is a handheld gimbal for cameras up to 3.6kg that is in a price range that makes it attractive even to ambitious amateurs. (Follow-up from ep025: Lightform Projection Mapping)

036 Head to Head: 400MP Hasselblad vs Fuji Instax Jul 11, 2018

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A while back, Hasselblad announced a new camera with 400 MegaPixels. More recently, Fujifilm announced the Instax SQ6. What happens when you pit them against each other? Can one of these systems claim to be more The Future of Photography than the other? How should we judge? What do you think?

035 Cardboard Jul 04, 2018

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Cardboard as a visual maker tool. Video: Adam Savage on discovering cardboard. Make Magazine cardboard projects. Cardboard furniture. Cardboard teleprompter. Google Cardboard. Nintendo Labo. Google AIY (Vision Kit). Jollylook cardboard camera for Fuji Instax.

034 The future of X-Trans Jun 27, 2018

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It’s the marmite of sensors - you either love it or hate it. We are of course talking about the Fujifilm X-Trans sensor. Some say it delivers mushy detail and others say it has beautiful rendering. Occasionally there is common ground where most people think Lightroom does a not-great job on the raw files. But what’s this? Another new Fuji camera with a Bayer sensor you say? Yes, the Fujifilm X-T100 may be badged as entry-level but it has a lot going for it when it comes to sensor technology and picture quality.

033 iOS 12 Jun 20, 2018

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For the last decade, smart phones have constantly improved their cameras in terms of megapixels and features, but it seems to get harder and harder to wow us with new photo-related features. At their developer conference, Apple introduced a deeper photographic feature set with a strong emphasis on machine learning. They are also working hard to catch up on some of Google's features. Chris and Ade talk about upcoming organization, grouping and sharing features in iOS 12, about a new depth-related API for developers that will enable swapping out backgrounds in photos.

032 SDK say whaaat? Jun 13, 2018

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We’ve seen Magic Lantern hack a bunch of Canon cameras to up-spec them. That’s great stuff and very powerful. But what if your camera manufacturer handed you the keys to their castle and invited you to muck about a bit? Ricoh/Pentax have just done exactly that, publishing an API for their DSLRs so you can write your own apps to control the cameras. Article on the Pentax SDK / Ricoh API Developer Connection. What would YOU make?

031 Z-Axis Update Jun 06, 2018

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How a tuning fork enabled an entire new industry. Over the history of photography, the location of the camera has usually been close the ground plane. Getting the camera up into the air historically required hot air balloons, airplanes, helicopters or pigeons. The invention of MEMS gyroscopes, combined with advances in battery technology ushered in a revolution that spread from smartphones to drones to camera gimbals, all available to us in small and relatively affordable packages called consumer drones. Podcast recommendation: Photography Tips from the Top Floor ep 824: Drones / Aerial videos by Chris: Baum / Schlossgespenster 2018

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