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Lomography Spinner 360 Motorizer Was Probably Designed With That 70′s Show in Mind
Yesterday, Lomography introduced their new Spinner 360 Motorizer unit. For those of you not familiar; the Spinner 360 essentially takes panoramic images on 35mm film by letting the user simply spin the camera around on a handle. The motorizer is powered by 8 AA batteries and will spin the camera around itself as long as the user activates it via the handy little matching radio transmitter: which works from a fairly far distance.
Hands on photos and demo videos are after the jump. The new unit will run you a cool $179.00.
Pentax K-01 Sports APS-C Sensor, Weird Look
Yes, the rumors were true. Pentax announced the K-01 mirrorless camera. Unlike the Q, this one’s got an APS-C sized sensor just as large as their very good K-5. Other important features are 1080 HD video (H.264: 30p, 25p or 24p, ISO output up to 12800, and a burst shooting rate at 6 fps at the fastest. Plus, it features a 3.0-inch 921k-dot LCD and sensor-shift image stabilization. Lastly, it features an SD card slot. The Pentax K-01 will be sold body-only for $749.95 and will also be available with the new 40mm pancake for $899.95. By itself, the 40mm F2.8 XS will be $249.95.
Look for it all in March.
Review: Yasuhara Nanohax5 5x Macro Lens (Micro Four Thirds)
Yasuhara sent us their latest 5x Macro lens for review. We previously had a hands-on experience with it and after lots of use, this lens that turns your camera into a microscope is bound to have some very interesting applications. The company used to produce screw mount rangefinder cameras with TTL metering amongst other film using cameras.
So in the end, will this become your next fun accessory to keep in your camera bag?
Editor’s Note: Because I know everyone will ask, the strap is from the Olympus Pen Premium Case.
Hands On Review: Yasuhara Nanohax5 5x Macro Lens (Micro Four Thirds)
Yasuhara is a company that used to produce screw mount rangefinder cameras with TTL metering amongst other film using cameras. However, they have recently created a 5x Macro lens that in my opinion, works much like a microscope. It was recently shipped to me for review and I couldn’t wait to try out this curious looking lens.
Editor’s Note: Because I know everyone will ask, the strap is from the Olympus Pen Premium Case.
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Review: Leica V-LUX 3 (Panasonic FZ-150)
When Leica announced their new V-LUX 3 (or VLUX3) digital camera, I had thought to myself that the camera perhaps incorporates all of the standard changes that their Panasonic clones have. For those of you that are confused, when Leica clones a Panasonic camera (in this case, the Panasonic FZ-150), they usually update the firmware, menu system and lens coatings to differentiate it a bit. Otherwise though, the camera functions and acts the same. This time around though, there seems to be absolutely no change except for the outside cosmetic appearance.
So does this superzoom camera meet your standards?
The Leica X1 from a Foodie’s Perspective
Leica is a company I have a great respect for, especially because of the Leica M9. So when I got the offer to take the Leica X1 out for a spin, I immediately said yes. The X1′s APS-C size sensor, like the one in my Nikon D90, really grabbed my attention. Since we already reviewed the X1 once here, I chose to use it for something near and dear to me, food and coffee photography. This would be a pleasant change from shooting with DSLR’s like the Nikon D90 and the Canon 7D, which I was using at the time.
