It’s become a fixture at wedding receptions—the bride and groom distribute a selection of cameras to guests for them to take candid photos of the blessed event. Thanks to The Knot, this tradition doesn’t need to a be a fixture of the wedding budget. The wedding shop extraordinaire currently has disposable cameras on sale for as little as $2.99. Flower girl-themed cameras go for $7.99. All the cameras have a wedding look to them and many as patterned with a design that can also be used for invitations and notices. Mazel tov.
The Leica X1 may look like a throwback to the golden age of film photography, but behind its retro exterior is a compact digital camera packed with modern, cutting edge technology.
This 12MP camera has a sensor that’s as robust as one you’d find in a top-quality digital SLR like the Canon 7D. As a result, the X1 can produce images that are as crisp and detailed as a top-quality dSLR. The catch is, the X1′s price tag is similar to that of a larger SLR camera too: around $1,900. For a very good compact camera at a fraction of that price you’d be better off with a Canon PowerShot S95. But if you are looking for the best compact camera that can operate as a point-and-shoot with the option of full manual controls then the Leica X1 is your answer.
In the race for the camera with the most megapixels forget Canon, Sony or Nikon. Seitz, a Swiss manufacturer, is way in the lead. They make the consumer digital camera with the most megapixels: the Seitz 7 x 16.
When equipped with a D3 digital scan back this camera can take images at a whopping 160MP. That’s a high enough resolution to print a panorama image 8.3 feet by 23.6 feet (or 2.5 by 7.1 meters) at 75 dpi. See a few sample images (at greatly reduced size, obviously) after the jump.
The Seitz 7×16 can take amazing HD video too—check out this example. Of course, at the price of around $44,000 you’d expect this camera to clean your house too.
Ease and convenience of a point-and-shoot camera, meet the manual control and outstanding photo quality of an SLR. Manual control and outstanding photo quality, ease and convenience.
Those converge in the new Panasonic Lumix GH2 camera. In fully automatic mode the GH2 is exactly like point-and-shoot. But the GH2 also allows for interchangeable lenses and sports all the manual settings of a high-end SLR. That makes it the perfect camera for the beginning photographer who aspires to become expert. The GH2 is that rare camera you can use out-of-the-box, without reading instructions, but can grow with as your photography skills increase. The GH2 has been designed with the future in mind too—Panasonic will even be introducing a 3D lens for it. see more
Buy a vintage Leica III series on eBay and you could easily pay over $500. But with $13 spent on a Leica iPhone 4 skin you can make your iPhone look like the classic camera. The skin covers the back of your iPhone too, so it protects while imparting that retro look.
