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This is the World’s Fastest FPV Drone (350 km/h)

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2024-09-29

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This FPV drone and rocket combination allows reaching super high speed beyond 350 km/h to capture an F1 car with the entire lap. Meet the world’s fastest FPV drone, developed by Dutch…

Buy An IMAX Film Camera for $400,000

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Yossy Mendelovich

2024-05-01

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The Fries Engineering Ultra 70 is for sale on eBay. The sale, titled “15 Perf 65MM IMAX-Format Camera. One of a Kind. Most Unique Camera on eBay” offers to buy the camera…

IMAX Film Camera: The LEGO Project

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Yossy Mendelovich

2024-02-25

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While waiting patiently for the upcoming fleet of 2nd generation IMAX cameras, LEGO designer KolaHasAwoken has designed an exact model of the legendary MSM 9802. Support this outstanding project so that you…

Eliminating Lens Flares With the Help of Nanotexturing Technology

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Yossy Mendelovich

2024-01-19

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We like lens flares (as opposed to Roger Deakins 🙂 However, flares can be a negative artifact/side effect on machine vision applications. A White paper titled “Eliminating Stray Light Image Artifacts via…

Back to the Past: Meet the World’s First 35mm Full-Frame Handycam

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Yossy Mendelovich

2023-10-30

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Here’s a fun item to start the week. YouTuber Zach Mayfield made a cool video on one of the most intriguing (and fun) cameras announced back in 2012: The Sony NEX-VG900 which…

James Cameron: “I think that we will get into the equivalent of a nuclear arms race with AI”

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Yossy Mendelovich

2023-08-13

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In a fascinating interview held by CTV News, the acclaimed director gave his two cents regarding his forecast of the evolution of AI. According to James Cameron, a nuclear arms race is…

Leica S3 Medium Format DSLR Camera Discontinued

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Yossy Mendelovich

2023-07-13

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Although not yet been officially announced by Leica, it appears that the S3 medium format DSLR camera has been discontinued. The camera had a very strange lifecycle, as it was introduced in…

Phase One XC Medium Format Camera Announced for $62,500. WHY?

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Yossy Mendelovich

2023-06-29

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A new ultra-over-priced camera has been announced — Phase One XC is a medium format camera that is armed with a Sony 151MP sensor (53,4x40mm). The camera lacks video features. However, it…

This ‘Cinematography Accident’ Went Viral

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Yossy Mendelovich

2022-10-27

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A recorded cinematography accident went viral. Stuff broke: Scorpio mini crane, Filmotechnic Flight Head Mini, Scorpio Arm, Angenieux Optimo Lens, and ARRI ALEXA Mini. A total potential damage of $100,00 (not including…

Visualization: Cameras vs. Smartphones (1951-2021)

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Yossy Mendelovich

2022-09-21

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In this very educating visualization, the impact of smartphones is well demonstrated. The video shows sales of cameras versus smartphones over the years 1951-2021. It’s short and fascinating. Watch it below. Cameras…

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This is the World’s Fastest FPV Drone (350 km/h)

Buy An IMAX Film Camera for $400,000

IMAX Film Camera: The LEGO Project

Eliminating Lens Flares With the Help of Nanotexturing Technology

Back to the Past: Meet the World’s First 35mm Full-Frame Handycam

James Cameron: “I think that we will get into the equivalent of a nuclear arms race with AI”

Leica S3 Medium Format DSLR Camera Discontinued

Phase One XC Medium Format Camera Announced for $62,500. WHY?

This ‘Cinematography Accident’ Went Viral

Visualization: Cameras vs. Smartphones (1951-2021)

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