Holga D

Here is an interesting concept the Holga D or digital Holga camera.  For those that don't know what a Holga is it is an inexpensive plastic film camera that shoots medium format film that is extremely popular among photographers who like the camera because of the light leaks and soft images.

Saikat Biswas an industrial designer has developed a concept for a digital Holga and he wants to develop it as an open-source camera platform.  For those interested being part of the development of this camera click this link to find out more.

Thanks to alumni Rémi Thériault for sending us this link, to find out more about the original Holga camera and other like it here are some links: Lomo Holga Store,  Lomo Diana Store, Holga Mods, and Holga Inspire.

8"x10" Sensor

Thanks to Second Year Student Yannick Lalonde-Woods for sending us this interesting bit of photo gear news, the worlds largest camera sensor 8"x10" of pixel goodness.

Photographer, Mitchell Feinberg, who owns this mammoth sensor shoots for Vogue, Louis Vuitton, Bulgari and Yves Saint Laurent.

The Peregrine Glove

Here is a cool piece of gear, the Peregrin Glove, originally designed for gaming but a smart photog saw some possibilities for editing in Photoshop.

Click here to read the article from the Canadian Women Photographers Network on how the glove performed while using Photoshop.

iPhone SLR Lens Mount

Here is another unique product from Photojojo the iPhone SLR lens mount, weird and cool at the same time.

You can buy the The iPhone 4 SLR Mount at the Photojojo Store!

The Lytro Camera

Here is something the Faculty and Staff in the Program are eager to test, the Lytro Light Field Camera.  Why, well the camera allows you to choose the focus after you take the picture, to find out more about the science behind the camera click here.  

Very cool, this is why we love photography it is constantly evolving.  

The Science of Image Stabilization

Thanks to Bowie for sending us this cool piece of camera gear tech, this is for the true photo geek in all of us.

Even if you are not obsessed with camera gear this is a very informative article, click here to read the full article from Camera Technica.

Camera and Printer In One

This is a cool piece of gear the PrintBrush a pocket sized printer and camera.

The Camera Store - Battle At F-Stop Ridge

The staff at The Camera Store in Calgary Alberta have created this hilarious little clip for the true photo geek in all of us.

Even though you might not be in Calgary check out The Camera Store online.  For those darkroom, film and alternative process enthusiasts this store is definitely kicking it old school too.

My Pogoplug

Thanks to Tom O for letting us know about this interesting little device from pogoplug.  

It is an online service and product that allows you to access your  hardrive from any device anywhere in the world, watch the video above for more info.

Polaroid and Lady Gaga

Polaroid has recently announced their new line of products called Grey Label, these products were created in collaboration with Lady Gaga.

The products include a printer the GL10, camera sunglasses the GL20 (yes camera sunglasses) and a camera the GL30, read the press release and check out Polaroid's website for more details.

Buying Photo Gear?

In the process of buying photo gear, want to know what kind of lens to buy for your camera?  

Well DXO Labs has a great site that offers a free comprehensive review of lenses and cameras and specific camera lens combinations.  

This site will tell you everything you want to know about the gear you are interested in and then some.  

Lomography Gallery Store Toronto

We are big fans of the Lomography movement here at the Program and we are overjoyed to hear that there is now a Lomography Store in Toronto. The grand opening was on November 5th, 2010 and we wish we were there.

The store is located at:
536 Queen Street West
Toronto, CA M5V 2B5

Besides the cool gear for sale they will also be holding workshops, very cool. If you don't know what all the fuss is about take a look at their site and just for fun read the Lomo Timeline Section.

Top Fifty Inventions of 2010

Time magazine has released their list of the top 50 inventions of 2010, topping the list at number one is of course the iPad.

However, a DSLR camera has made the list too, the Sony A55 that uses a translucent shutter mirror enabling it to fire without raising the shutter mirror.

This technology has been used before but not quite like this.