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First Impressions of the Lensbaby Fisheye Optic

The fisheye look is not to everyone’s taste and I have always been a bit unsure about the look myself. However once I found out Lensbaby had introduced a $149.95 Fisheye Optic for the Lensbaby Optic Swap System I was sold.

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Not sure what to put on your wish list for Christmas? How about a Canon EOS-1D Mark IV!
Canon has just released a “white paper” on their new EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR which is set to ship sometime in December and will have an estimated retail price of $4,999 at introduction which is considered to [...]

Lensbaby Introduces Two New Optics

Lensbaby has just launched two new Optics – Fisheye and Soft Focus – which both look very interesting, although I have to say my love at first sight falls on the Soft Focus Optic. Some of the sample images on the Lensbaby website from this Optic are just stunningly beautiful. Here is a quick little [...]

Lumix Galore

Following on from my Lumix Looking Good post yesterday it looks like Panasonic has given most of their retailers some incentive to clear their floor stock. This means good deals for us, the consumers.
B&H Photo are also offering some attractive deals on select Lumix models. Here are a couple of attractive Point and Shoots currently on sale [...]

Lumix Looking Good

Are you looking for a great deal? Look no further.
Amazon.com has just announced some great new low prices on select Panasonic Lumix.
Choose from the waterproof Lumix TS1, the powerful ZS3 – which features 12x optical zoom and HD video capability – and other popular models that make it simple to capture picture-perfect images.

As you have [...]

Going Back in Time in a Modern Way

If you have just found your way to Photography 24/7 you’re invited to take a look at my August Snaps project. I gave myself the challenge to carry my Canon G9 with me everywhere throughout the month of August in an effort to make daily images and also to simply exercise my vision and creativity. [...]

The Amazing Polaroid SX-70

A couple of days ago I put a bid on a Polaroid SX-70 on Ebay and I won the auction. I have contemplated buying this beautiful species of a camera for a while now and finally I got around to look around on Ebay for one. To me, the design is as trendy, futuristic, functional [...]

Canon Powershot G11 Announced

Well, what do you know? In the middle of my personal challenge to carry my compact Canon Powershot G9 with me every day throughout the month of August to make images with it every day this month, Canon unveils the successor to the PowerShot G10 – the brand new PowerShot G11 – a compact camera [...]

Nikon S1000pj with Built-in Projector!

Well, occassionally a new interesting camera comes along in the long line of new digital cameras being announced every year. Nikon has just issued a press release announcing the imminent launch of the Nikon S1000pj which is a Coolpix-branded point-and-shoot able to project a 40-inch image onto your wall! Now, this is certainly something I [...]

More Infrared Black and White

A few days ago I posted one of my first infrared black and white images and I thought I would share another image from the same outing (click the thumbnail on the left to view image in full size) in this little quick post.
I like this image because it has an almost ‘other worldly’ quality [...]