Monthly Archives: May 2015

Sony won’t use Android Wear for its smartwatches – for now

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Sony has confirmed that it won’t be using Android Wear for its future smartwatches, planning to continue on with its own Android-based software instead.

Update: After one Twitter-based statement un-ruling out an Android Wear watch from Sony, the company has issued an official update.

It now says that it may or may not make an Android Wear device or it may or may not just stick with its own Android-based OS. The full statement reads:

“We’re excited about the potential of Android Wear to extend the mobile OS experience into wearable devices. While we are currently focused on our in-market wearable offering, including SmartWatch 2, we continue to work closely with Google as a key partner and continue to evaluate opportunities across a number of areas as we extend our SmartWear Experience.”
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Nikon 1 J5 review

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Nikon’s compact system camera (CSC) line-up seemed to start well when the Nikon 1 J1 and Nikon V1 were first announced back in September 2011. But after an initial flurry of impressive sales reports, the market seemed to lose interest. However, the changes brought by the latest introduction, the Nikon 1 J5, could see renewed interest from Nikon SLR lovers looking for a smaller alternative.

With its new 20.8 million pixel CX-format (one-inch) sensor, the J5 has the highest resolution of any Nikon 1 camera yet. What’s more, the new sensor is backside illuminated, which means that the circuitry is out of the way of the light receptors, allowing them to be larger than they would otherwise be. This should be good news for low light performance. Additionally, as with previous Nikon 1 cameras, the sensor has no anti-aliasing filter, which should make it good at resolving fine detail.
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Meet the new operating system for smart-watches, TVs

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Tencent has introduced an operating system for smart-watches, TVs and other internet-connected devices.

Tencent launched a platform for smart-phones earlier this year but this new software is focused on wearables and other Internet-connected devices, such as smart-watches, wearables.

Like Google’s Android, the Tencent Operating System and TOS+ is available to be licensed without cost.
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Asus ROG G501 review

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Gaming PCs have come a long way from the stuff of hardcore hobbyists and builders to the stuff of the masses. Smaller, faster and more efficient components have made capable gaming laptops commonplace. The heavy, bulky gaming laptops of the past have given way to sleek, portable designs with an emphasis on style as well as performance.

When it comes to gaming, graphics are king, and manufacturers are moving toward Ultra HD screens. The Asus Republic of Gaming G501 is one such laptop following the trend and positions itself alongside machines like theRazer Blade 2015, sporting a 4K resolution that, unfortunately, adds little to the gaming experience.

If you really want to tell your friends you’re running a 4K gaming rig, then the G501’s entry-level $1,699 (about £1,083, AU$2,122) price is very appealing. But if you want to show off any Ultra HD content, problems arise. In fact, any 4K content is simply too much to handle for basically any laptop at this point, no matter the price point, and the G501 is no exception. In many ways, this is a clear illustration of why 4K laptops don’t make sense.
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Hands on: Canon 750D (Rebel T6i) review

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With three cameras in its entry-level range Canon already had plenty to interest novices and enthusiast photographers on a budget. Now the company has replaced the 700D with two models, the EOS 760D and 750D, rather than one. As the 700D continues in the line-up (for now at least), this means that there are five cameras in what Canon calls its beginners’ range. The new 760D and 750D, known as the Rebel T6s and T6i in the USA sit at the top of this group above the 700D, 100D and 1200D.

While the 750D could be considered the more logical upgrade to the 700D and is aimed at novices, the 760D is designed with more experienced photographers in mind and it has a few features from Canon’s high-end cameras.
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LG G4 price is set to topple the LG G3

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Details of the LG G4 have been leaking out left, right and center – today we managed to get our first inkling of the price, and it’s not good news.

According to South Korean carriers SK Telecom and T World Direct it’s going to cost around the $825 mark – in the US that’s in between the Galaxy S6 andGalaxy S6 Edge

It gets a little more complicated for UK pricing as it’s generally a little bit more but a straight up conversion makes it £550 – a little below the £599.99 Galaxy S6 and £579.99 HTC One M9.

We can’t really speculate on the exact cost in the UK yet but we know it’ll certainly cost more than the leaked US pricing.
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Sony Alpha A6000 review

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Sony has come within a whisker of creating the perfect CSC in the shape of the A6000, with just a few niggles stopping it being very good indeed.

FOR

  • Small size
  • Great EVF
  • Built-in Wi-Fi & NFC

AGAINST

  • No touchscreen
  • Screen not fully articulated
  • Frustrating AF set process

New: The Sony A6000 is one of our favourite mirrorless compact system cameras, but how does it fare against its rivals in our lab tests? Take a look at our new, updated comparison charts for resolution, dynamic range and noiseresults against the Fuji X-T1, Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Panasonic GX7.
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Great War of China: smartphone makers are fighting for Google’s next Nexus

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Google is still considering which manufacturer to partner with to create the next generation Nexus smartphone, and it looks like it could be spoilt for choice.

According to Digitimes, vendors including Lenovo, Xiaomi Technology, Huawei and LG have thrown their hats into the ring in a bid to work with Google.

Although some vendors, such as LG, have worked with Google on Nexus devices before, Digitimes believes that Google is likely to choose a Chinese company for its next partner.
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Cover your Apple Watch with real gold for a few hundred bucks

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Just over week ago we told you the story of how one YouTuber saved himself a whole bunch of moolah by making his Apple Watch Sport gold with only some creativity and a can of spray paint. But what to do if you actually want the luxury of a real gold Apple Watchbut can’t afford the $12,000 Edition model? The answer isWatchPlate, a company that will add 24 karat gold to your stainless steel Watch for only $399.

The service comes from a California company that got its start by customizing guitars and motorcycles. WatchPlate says their process involves submerging your Watch in 3 inches of fluid for around 20 minutes, so be ready to kiss your warranty from Apple goodbye. Only three days after they receive your Watch, it will be left with a coating of gold 35 microns thick, said to be well over the average of 20 microns found on most durable gold plating.
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Brikk 24k gold Lux Nikon Df goes on sale for $41,395

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Brikk, the luxury brand known for offering the iPhone and other smartphones covered in gold and platinum, has announced the release of a special edition Nikon Df camera kit finished in 24 karat pure gold. For an incredible $41,395, buyers will get one of 77 limited edition models, which includes the camera body, a Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 lens, and accessories, all plated in yellow gold.

The Brikk Lux Nikon will look and function exactly as a standard Nikon Df model, aside from all the gold on it. The digital camera features a 3.2 inch LCD display on the back, and a 16.2-inch FX-format CMOS sensor. The non-gold portions, including the hand grips, zoom and focus rings, and the top of the flash are all covered in black stingray leather. In addition to the standard Nikon parts, like the battery charger and cables, the kit comes with a lens cap and lens hood, decked out in, you guessed it, 24k gold. If that weren’t enough, the whole thing comes in a custom hard shell case from Zero Haliburton that is likewise gold-plated.
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prynt case

Prynt case prints instant photos from smartphones

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We’ve seen a resurgence in interest for printed photographs, with different services ranging from ZenCam to Polaroid’s Socialmaticoffering printed images as part of their features. Adding itself to the list is the Prynt Case, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: a smartphone case that prints photographs, only with a unique twist. Using the app, one can hold the printed photograph in front of their phone’s camera to see it turn into an animation, giving it the Harry Potter universe’s living portrait feel.

Prynt isn’t yet available and will be arriving on Kickstarter sometime early in 2015, but ahead of that the folks behind the case, a startup in France, has demonstrated the device to TechCrunch. They’ve been working on developing the case for almost a year.
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Canon Connect Station CS100

Canon Connect Station CS100 hands-on

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Canon has rolled out a new hub specifically for the photographers among us, and it is called the Connect Station CS100. With this device, users can store their photographs and videos from multiple devices using NFC and WiFi. This gives photographers a way to quickly offload the content from the camera to a central hub device, where the images and videos can later be accessed or showcased on a connected television/monitor. The Connect Station isn’t available yet, but we’ve all the details on it after the jump!

The Canon Connect Station can offer photographers up to 1TB of storage for content, which can then be shuttled to a paired display in Full HD via HDMI. As you can see in the image above, there’s an included remote for controlling any showcasing events you might want to have.
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Ricoh to launch DSLR with APS-C sensor this Spring

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Ricoh plans to show off a modest array of new photography products at CES 2015 this week, and among them will be a new DSLR camera which is yet to be named. The camera will be a lens-interchangeable K-mount DSLR, according to the maker, with a APS-C-size CMOS sensor and an estimated launch date some time this upcoming spring. The camera will be joined by some photography accessories, as well, rounding out its early 2015 offerings with a nice array of new products for brand faithfuls.

In addition to its mysterious new camera, Ricoh will also be showing off a new interchangeable lens designed for K-mount digital cameras (such as the aforementioned DSLR it has planned). As with the camera, this lens doesn’t yet have a model name, but the maker does give some details, saying it’ll be a standard zoom offering with focal lengths ranging from 18mm to 50mm. There’s also a “retracted structure adopted” and Spring launch target.
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Powershot SX530 HS

Canon PowerShot line scores five new cameras

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In addition to its new Connect Station and some other products it has introduced during this CES 2015, Canon has added five new cameras to its PowerShot product lineup, with the new devices ranging from slim pocket-friendly compact cameras to somewhat larger offerings for those with more demands. The new models are comprised of the PowerShot ELPH 160, the ELPH 170 IS, the SX530 HS, the SX610 HS, and the SX710 HS, and they’ll all be arriving next month at different price points.

The SX-series PowerShot cameras are the higher end of the bunch, offering things like high-speed auto focus (the SX530), high optical zoom (the SX710 HS offers 30x, for example), and both NFC and WiFi connectivity for easy content management. All three SX-series PowerShots run DIGIC processors.
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Canon PowerShot ELPH

Canon PowerShot ELPH 160, 170 IS hands-on: point and shoot simplicity

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Earlier this week Canon rolled out the red carpet for its new line of PowerShot cameras, and two among them are the tiny point-and-shoot ELPH 160 and 170 IS compacts we recently went hands-on with here at CES 2015. Those familiar with Canon’s PowerShot lineup will immediately recognize these two as being part of it, with design cues from past models rolling over into the latest options, which are largely most notable for their feature upgrades over past offerings. What kind of features? Read out hands-on to find out!
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10gear - iON SnapCam

iON SnapCam wearable camera: 8MP and live streaming

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iON has introduced its SnapCam camera, a social-centric wearable POV shooter measuring in at 1.5-inches with a wireless connection to one’s smartphone. Central among it all is the 8-megapixel sensor that allows users to create HD video and snap still images, as well as live-stream their daily happenings whenever they feel like it. Speed is one of the device’s biggest bragging points, with iON saying users can have it taking a picture or recording a video in “less than a second”.
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Panasonic

Panasonic ZS50, ZS45, and SZ10 are everyday compact cameras

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Panasonic has been busy introducing new products today, and among them are three new compact digital cameras: the ZS50, ZS45, and the SZ10, all of which are slim offerings designed to be used in a variety of situations — essentially, they are everydaycameras. Despite their small sizes, the maker has made some big promises, and most notably has included some generally atypical features like a hinged LCD display for enhanced use, wireless connectivity (including NFC on certain models), and more.

First up is the ZS50, which appears to be the highest end of the bunch. With this camera, users will get 30x optical zoom and 60x “Intelligent Zoom”, as well as a 24mm Leica wide-angle lens and a 12.1-megapixel high-sensitivity sensor. There’s hybrid optical image stabilization, Level Shot Function, NFC, WiFi, QR code, 240fps AF drive, and more.
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News Light Motion Sidekick

Light & Motion’s Sidekick adds light to your GoPro

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GoPro makes some nifty little cameras, but their usefulness drops drastically when put up against a low-light situation. External lights are the solution, but if you’re using a spotlight or some other secondary battery-powered unit, the odds are it is both inconvenient and less than effective. The folks at Light & Motion are addressing that issue with their new Sidekick light, a rectangular LED light that is design specifically for mounting next to a GoPro camera to function as a complementary flash.

The Sidekick is exactly what its name suggests, and it brings itself along with the camera by mounting to the GoPro’s own mount. This is achieved using a longer bolt included with the Sidekick, which extends far enough through the mount to screw into the side of the light.
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Polaroid iZone camera

Polaroid iZone camera: a companion for Android and iOS handsets

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Among Polaroid’s CES 2015 wares is the iZone camera, a square-shaped compact point-and-shoot camera with optical zoom and the ability to work with your Android or iOS mobile device. The maker refers to iZone as a companion device for your smartphone or tablet, the latter of which works as a remote view finder and a storage base for taking/saving images with the Polaroid camera. The idea behind such a device is that the companion camera will (likely) be of a somewhat higher quality than your smartphone, but without the same sharing features and power as your handset.

The Polaroid iZone camera features an 18-megapixel image sensor alongside 8x optical zoom and a measly 32MB of internal storage (since the phone or tablet is where you should be storing images). The camera connects to the mobile device over WiFi.
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GoPro HERO4 footage shows post-update HD slow motion

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GoPro HERO4 owners will soon have a bit of additional functionality via their tiny action cameras: high-definition slow motion. The functionality will be delivered by a soon-to-arrive firmware update, which will bring 720p-resolution recording at 240fps. Users are still waiting to score such a feature, but at least one GoPro out in the wild has it, and thanks to the owner we can all see what kind of footage is produced. A couple videos have surfaced demonstrating the 720p slow-motion, and they’re gorgeous.

The footage comes from Gizmodo, which managed to nab a couple videos taken on the slopes using what is said to be the GoPro HERO4 running the updated firmware. The first video shows footage recorded at 240fps, and it is as smooth as you’d expect, catching all those finer details we’d otherwise miss.
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Olympus Air A01 wireless camera leverages your smartphone

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Olympus has introduced its own lens-shaped wireless camera designed specifically for use with smartphones: the Olympus Air A01. This camera is similar to Sony’s own recent lens cameras, offering the quality you get with a dedicated digital camera while leveraging all the features (connectivity, instant sharing, etc.) of a smartphone. This is an open platform camera joined by eight apps, nearly two dozen filter and art effects, and it’ll be available starting early next month through the maker’s online store.

First things first, the Olympus Air AO1 will only be available in Japan — it isn’t clear whether the maker plans to make its new lens camera available elsewhere later on. It’ll be available starting March 6, with the body-only version being priced at 33,800 yen.
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Sigma dp3 Quattro appears ahead of launch on maker’s website

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Sigma’s anticipated dp3 Quattro hasn’t yet made its official debut, but that doesn’t seem to matter: Sigma has made the camera’s page live on its website, listing it as “coming soon”. It’s anticipated we’ll be getting all the official details on Sigma’s newest entrant next week at CP+ in Japan, but until then we’ve only what we can glean from the maker’s website…as well as four high-resolution images, giving an intimate look at the model. We’ve a gallery after the jump.

For those unfamiliar, the dp3 Quattro is Sigmag’s update to its previous dp2 Quattro, which was revealed in summer 2014 with an arrival date shortly after that. It bears a largely similar design, as shown by Sigma’s own press shots.
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Canon unveils 2015 camera lineup: 5DS, Rebel T6s, ELPH, SX410

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This week we’ve got one whole heck of a lot of Canon photography equipment being revealed, with cameras popping up from the very inexpensive to the top of the line in personal shooters. The SX410 IS comes as the successor to the SX400 HS, the PowerShot ELPH 350 HS comes as the successor to the ELPH 340 HS, and the EOS Rebel T6i comes as the latest edition of the “classic” Rebel. Then there’s the EOS Rebel T6s, designed to deliver the best possible photos with an EOS APS-C format sensor, and the Canon 5DS SR, delivering the world’s highest resolution among 35mm-format Digital SLRs.
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Nikon D810A DSLR is designed for astrophotographers

Nikon D810A DSLR is designed for astrophotographers

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Nikon has introduced a new DSLR camera that has been optimized specifically for astrophotographers. The new D810A is akin to the D810 DSLR, but features a hydrogen alpha wavelength infrared cut filter, which the camera maker says allows photographers to capture quality photos of space in particular. Joining that filter are some features that are likewise tailored to astrophotography; the camera, however, isn’t meant for general photography, and so is reserved for those who need a camera for snapping images of the universe.

With this IR cut filter, the D810A is four times more sensitive of the 656nm wavelength, something that makes constellations and nebulae pop with more detail and red hues. Both telescopes with adapters and Nikon lenses can be used, and will work alongside shutter speeds up to 15 minutes in length.
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Nikon Coolpix S-Serie

Nikon Coolpix S-Series: new compact super-zoom cameras

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Compact cameras can swing to both extremes: some are cheap and barely functional, while others pack a lot of features into a slim body. Nikon’s new trio of S-Series compact cameras fall into the latter group, each of them featuring thin and compact bodies coupled with high zoom rates, both WiFi and NFC, large displays, and an array of other features. The S6900 model is the lowest end of the bunch, while the S7000 falls into the mid-range (as far as compacts go), and the S9900 is the highest of the bunch.

The Nikon Coolpix S6900 features a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor, 12x optical zoom and 24x Dynamic Fine Zoom, NFC, WiFi, lens-shift VR tech, HD video recording, and a variable-angle 3-inch touchscreen display on the back. Rounding out the little compact are 20 scene modes and auto-focus.
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Museums tell visitors to leave their selfie sticks behind

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Selfie sticks are easy to mock and are an excellent way to embarrass your friends. To be fair, they’re also a decent way to get a snapshot of yourself and your significant other in front of something without asking a stranger to handle your phone. That use is proving to be a problem in some museums, however, and now the banhammers are coming: a couple museums in New York have banned the use of selfie sticks on their premises, and they’re not the only ones. The reason is due to safety.

Camera extension poles are nothing knew, but so-called selfie sticks have been criticized as another example of the allegedly growing narcissism of the present generation. Regardless, they’re becoming more common place, particularly among tourists looking to record memories at more flattering angles.
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Meteor Caught On Dash Cam

Exploding meteor caught on dash cam in New Zealand

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Thanks to the increasing number of dashcams on cars across the globe, we’ve seen fireballs of various sorts caught on camera in places that mostly lie within Russia. Yet another has been caught on camera, this time in New Zealand where a meteor can be seen zipping into view between the clouds, then exploding with a bright light followed by zooming out of view. Unlike some of the massive fireballs we’ve seen in other videos, this one was relatively fast and simple, and punctuated with a quick woo! from the driver.

According to experts, the blinding light seen in the video below was probably caused by a meteor exploding over the region. The event happened at 10PM local time, and was accompanied by an explosion and loud boom, according to those who witnessed it.
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SpotCam HD

SpotCam HD Pro: a durable security cam for outdoors

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SpotCam has announced the upcoming arrival of its new SpotCam HD Pro, a consumer-level security camera designed specifically for outdoor use (though, of course, it’d do just fine indoors, too). The camera is reasonably durable and both water/dustproof (IP65 certified), which is enough to withstand the rain or any dust that’s blowing around. This is coupled with a mixture of cloud-based footage storage, mobile control via Android and iOS apps, and simplistic functionality that makes setup fairly quick and painless.

The SpotCam HD Pro works alongside SpotCam’s cloud for storing footage, the first 24 hours’ worth being free for new users. Monitoring can be done from a Web browser on one’s computer, or on a mobile device running Android or iOS. This combination of mobile monitoring and cloud-based storage is promised to make the setup process simple, as well.
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Leica and Lenny Kravitz

Leica and Lenny Kravitz collaborate for limited M-P ‘Correspondent’ edition

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Leica is collaborating with Lenny Kravitz to create a special edition camera. Kravitz made his name in the music industry, and has since transferred his talents to worlds of art and design. This collaboration, the “Correspondent,” is a luxury professional camera set which pairs the mechanics of Leica photography and the styling Kravitz is known for. The Kravitz model is a redesigned Leica M-P. It comes with two Leica lenses, the Summicron-M 35mm and the Summilux-M 50mm. It’s all packaged in a sophisticated snakeskin custom case, and the Correspondent camera is covered same black, glossy snakeskin.

Kravitz has a long personal history as an avid Leica fan. Using his father’s Leicaflex growing up elevated his passion for photography. Kravitz’s design touches are reminiscent of such nostalgia. He designed the camera body and lenses to look worn. The body’s shiny black enamel is hand ‘aged’ to create a unique golden patina resembling years of use at the hands of a skilled photographer.
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Fly12

Fly12 camera doubles as bicycle headlight

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Cycling can be a dangerous ordeal, namely because of vehicles and the hostility that sometimes exists between drivers and cyclists. For this reason, many cyclists choose to have a camera on their bike, a dash cam of sorts that keeps tabs on surroundings and that serves as evidence in the case of an accident. Fly12 is one of the newest cameras for cyclists to surface, and it brings a bit more to the table than your average action cam — namely, it doubles as a headlight when its dark and as a safety light when its daytime.

Fly12 joins the previously launched Fly6 camera/light, which was designed for use on the back of a bike. Fly12 is meant for the front of the bike, and brings with it slightly different functionality. The device features a 1080p HD camera and a 400 lumen headlight. The latter of the two is joined by a flash setting, which makes the light flash to ensure drivers can see you.
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