Rayqual has announced that a range of adapters is launching for the Sony NEX-3 and Sony NEX-5 cameras that will allow Leica, Nikon and Canon lenses to be used on the new Sony cameras.

Lens adapters for 35mm SLRs don’t really work well as the extra thickness pushes the lens forward and prevents it from focusing at infinity (you can still shoot close up, though. In fact, macro-extension tubes exploit this focus shift to do their job). But there is a good inch of room to play with on mirrorless cameras, so the adapters work well. I use one on a Panasonic GF1 to attach Nikon lenses. You lose auto-focus, but otherwise it works great.

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The Sony NEX-5 is one of the latest cameras from Sony. It is a small camera that measures about the size of a Cybershot camera, but uses digital SLR lenses.

The camera is available now from Jessops and has a price tag of £589.

The camera it’s self looks good. It’s small compact body with the larger lens makes it a little more unique than other cameras. The specs are quite impressive too with it having a 14.2 megapixel sensor and an ISO range of 200 – 12800. [Read more…]

The Sigma SD15 was first spotted by gadgetvenue just a few months ago although we hear that it’s actually been in the process of launch since back in September 2008 (yes… 2008). After almost a two year wait the camera is now ready for launch this month with some improved specifications.

What the digital SLR camera has is a 14 megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor that works by combining three 4.7 megapixel layers that individually capture red, green and blue light hitting it.

On the back of the camera a 3 inch LCD display can be found. Inside a True II image processor is used. [Read more…]

The Logitech Vid software is getting an update that will allow you to make calls with 720p HD webcams. As well as updating the software, Logitech is also launching four new HD wecams that will work with the Vid software.

Three of the cameras are capable of 720p while the top of the range camera is capable of 1080p although the software for video calls restricts that to 720p (although local recording can be done at Full HD).

The first of the cameras is the Logitech HD Pro C910. This camera costs $100 and is the top end of the cameras capable of 720p video calls and 1080p local recording. A dual-mic setup is also included that is used in a similar way to the Nexus One in that one detects ambient sound and cuts it out. As well as being able to shoot 1080p video, the camera can capture 10 megapixel still shots. [Read more…]

GoodandEvo has reviewed the Magnetic Macro Lens for the HTC EVO 4G. The magnetic macro lenses are capable of attaching to the back of a camera phone, in this case a HTC EVO 4G, and allow macro shots to be captures.

When first seeing the lenses on the internet (perhaps a year or more ago at a guess), I didn’t think much to them, but now that someone has taken time to upload some decent shots I am quite impressed. [Read more…]

Sony has announced two new digital SLR cameras in the Alpha range called the A290 and the A390. Each has a 14.2 megapixel sensor along with a 2.7 inch tilt LCD screen with quick AF Live View. A HDMI output is also included on both cameras.

The new Alpha cameras drop in at the lower end of digital SLR cameras that Sony offers with the A290 being the slightly lower spec of the two devices.

Even DSLR novices will find it brilliantly simple to explore the generous creative features of both new cameras. The intuitive Graphic Display makes it easy to understand the relation between shutter speed and aperture, plus the effects of your chosen exposure settings on the final picture. The Help Guide offers clear, concise explanations of camera functions, illustrated by a sample image to show the results you’ll achieve. Quick access to shooting and playback function menus is streamlined by colourful on-screen icons.

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A few weeks back, Sony announced a couple of new cameras called the Sony NEX-3 and the Sony NEX-5. Both cameras looked very impressive. Each uses the Micro Four Thirds format making both cameras very compact.

The Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 concept was first displayed a few months ago. At that point we saw a very small bodied camera with a DSLR lens on the front. We didn’t expect them to arrive this quick though.

Each camera falls in to the Alpha range of digital SLR cameras although the lens mount differs in that a new E-mount is used on the NEX-3 and NEX-5. [Read more…]

Yesterday we wrote about a new pocket sized 3D HD camcorder that was launching soon called the Aiptek 3D. We now see that Amazon has a pre-order page up for the camera with a price tag of $199.

The camera has two lenses each with a 5 megapixel sensor behind and are capable of capturing 3D HD at 720p. The screen on the front of the device measures 2.4 inches. Early indications suggest the 2.4 inch screen can show 3D without glasses although the Amazon page doesn’t mention this. [Read more…]

The Aiptek 3D camcorder is a budget camera that when launched will cost around $200.

As the name suggests, it can capture video in 3D thanks to having two lenses. The camera is similar to the Flip, Kodak Zx1 and other USB style cameras in that it easily connects to a PC or Mac to transfer captured video.

The specs of the camera show that it has two lenses each with 5 megapixel sensors. This allows 3D HD footage to be captured at a resolution of 720p. The screen measures 2.4 inches and is a 3D panel allowing you to see the 3D video without glasses. Red and Cyan glasses are also included so that when you play video back on your computer or TV, you can watch it in 3D. [Read more…]

For those of you wanting to add a light weight Aerial Camera to your RC plane, check out this model. The camera and mounting bracket weigh 27 grams allowing the plane to comfortably fly without too much extra weight.

The camera costs $48 and is capable of capturing video at 640 x 480 pixels at 25 frames per second. The battery powering the camera can keep it running for about 1.5 hours.

If capturing still images instead the resolution is slightly higher at 1280 x 960 pixels. The lens is movable allowing you to point it where ever you want, but as the camera is very cheap, you need to change the angle manually before taking off of course. [Read more…]

Samsung has announced a new hybrid Digital SLR camera called the Samsung NX5. The NX5 is a lower spec model than the Samsung NX10 allowing it to have a lower price tag.

The AMOLED display on the NX10 is not used on the NX5 and instead, it uses a 3 inch LCD. The CMOS sensor can capture 14.6 megapixels and is an APC-C format sensor.

Also the camera is capable of using all NX-mount lenses that the NX10 can use. The price tag is $855 although surprisingly the so called more expensive NX10 can be found over in Germany for the equivalent of $619 at Amazon. [Read more…]

Check out the amazing video below that shows six weeks of shuttle launch preparation squashed in to a 4 minute time lapse video.

The time lapse video was created by using several Canon EOS 5D Mark II cameras. The video shows the shuttle preparation where you see it being moved from one location to another and then winched up and attached to the external tank followed by the whole lot rolled across to the launch pad. [Read more…]