Creating custom bokeh for lenses is something many of us try at some point. Even if it’s not something we’re ever going to do again, it’s fun to have a go at least once. We’ve mentioned the technique on the site a few times before. But, different lenses will render out of focus areas differently. The balls of blur will be difference sizes. So, how do you know what size hole to cut?...
One of the things I love the most about DIY projects is that they can give a new life to the items that are destroyed beyond salvation. In this video, Matthew Perks of DIY Perks will show you how to repurpose a broken LCD TV or monitor and turn it into an amazing LED light panel. It almost perfectly simulates daylight, and it’s useful for photographers as well as filmmakers....
The Flying Pixel Portrait Camera uses a video beamer, a single photoresistor, an Arduino and a PC for taking photos of people’s faces. The beamer ‘scans’ the image by projecting a small white square onto a person’s face inside an otherwise completely dark chamber. While the projected square slowly moves over the entire face, the photoresistor captures the reflected luminosities. This generates a proportional analog electric signal which is digitized by an Arduino and transmitted to the PC....
Nikon Rumors is reporting feedback from somebody who’s actually handled the new Nikon Z mirrorless cameras and confirmed a few things. They got their mitts on the new cameras during a closed-door event last week in Asia. This is what they had to say. There are many similarities between the Z6/7 and Sony’s A7 seriesThe new Z-mount is almost as large as a medium format for some 6×6 SLR camerasHandling and ergonomics are perfectThe Nikon Z6 and Z7 have exactly the same body and use the same batteryThe EVF is fixed (I’m assuming as opposed to articulated, not broken)There are no scene modesThere is a green AUTO mode as well as the usual MASP and 3 user settings...
This will be an interesting move for Nikon if it turns out to be true, but the word is that the Nikon D6 is going to have in-body image stabilisation. Nikon Rumors first reported on this potential future feature back in April, but now they say that they’ve received a few more specs and interesting bits of information. According to their latest information… A potential announcement is to come in early 2020Nikon D6 prototypes are already being testedThe D6 might have been announced sooner, but adding IBIS delayed itThe D6 will not be a “hybrid” camera....
