At $15 USD a sheet it was pretty expensive to shoot Polaroids. Too expensive but not as expensive as an 8×10 digital back. Fed up with the high yearly cost of Polaroids Mitchell Feinberg’s commissioned and 8×10 Digital Capture Back for his studio setup and hasn’t looked back since.

Mitchell Feinberg’s 8×10 Digital Capture Back

Mitchell Feinberg’s 8×10 Digital Capture Back

Read the whole story on A Photo Editor’s website –  Mitchell Feinberg’s 8×10 Digital Capture BackA Photo Editor.

And make sure you check out Mitchell Feinberg’s website for photos – http://www.mitch.fr/ .

Photographer and filmmaker Sean Stiegemeier created this amazing video of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in Iceland using a Canon 5D Mark II and a time lapse dolly.

So I saw all of these mediocre pictures of that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of, so I figured I should go and do better. But the flights to get over took forever as expected (somewhat). 4 days after leaving I finally made it, but the weather was terrible for another 4. Just before leaving it got pretty good for about a day and a half and this is what I managed to get.

Wish I had more time. I missed all the cool Lightning and the Lava of the first eruption. But I figure this will just be a trial run for another day.

I am of course accepting sponsors to send me back there for more please…!! haha

Music: Jónsi – Kolniður (jonsi.com)
Canon 5d mkII
HUGE thanks for the Motorized Dolly via MILapse (vimeo.com/milapse).
UPDATE 05/18: New video showing the dolly I used. Pre-Orders soon! vimeo.com/11835819

© Sean Stiegemeier
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A pinhole camera, taking 4×5″ pictures (˜10x13cm) on 3 different 35mm roll films!

The battlefield is a revolutionary pinhole camera that simultaneously uses 3 rolls of 35mm film to capture an image split across all three rolls.

This short film made by Steven Monteau Explains how to use the Battlefield Pinhole Camera.
For full detail about the camera and more photos and video check out http://www.diyphotography.net/the-battlefield-pinhole-camera.

Mar 262009

With the Diana Instant Back+ create all Diana+’s looks in an instant photo!

At first read I thought that it was a digital back that could be attached to the Diana (and maybe hacked onto a Holga?) but this is cool too.

Diana Instant Back+

James Duncan Davidson talks about his experience using the Nikon D700, a switch from a Canon system for him that he was very happy with.
D700 Field Report by James Duncan Davidson. (Via Dan Benjamin)

Ken Rockwell writes a short review of the UPstrap camera straps on his site.
[It's a simple, thin, strong strap with a big rubber pad that sticks where you put it on your shoulder...] UPstrap Professional Non Slip Camera Straps.