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If you've never experimented with a fisheye lens before, basically it's that distorted circular image you would see, say if you looked out of a peephole in a hotel and someone on the other side was peering in. DSLRs can do some fancy things, but do they have a 170-degree view that makes everything look artistically altered? I've showcased many fun fisheye cameras on GeekSugar before, but now Read more
Add this to your beach bag full of gadgets: the Underwater Fisheye Camera ($100). It's actually a combo kit of a Fisheye camera and the Fisheye Submarine (which makes it waterproof), and the whole package comes with a waterproof bag. Seriously, there's no better time to bust this out than this weekend, at a Fourth of July party. Think about it — has any picture taken with a fisheye camera ever Read more
Whenever I try to take a picture of my parents' dog, he comes right up to the camera to sniff the lens, which gives him a magnified nose in the picture. I find it to be utterly endearing, so when I saw the Lomography Fisheye 35mm camera, which intentionally creates "fisheye" effect I was sold. This camera has a 170 degree view and compacts everything around you into a circular, distorted image. Read more
Lomography cameras come with that certain "something" all on their own, but toss these La Sardina 22mm Fisheye Lens Lomos in front of a shutterbug, and they won't be able to resist. Vintage enthusiasts will love the retro style of the Lomo film units, and fashionistas will dig the bright and bold patterns of the outside skin. All three — Cubic ($110), Domino ($70), and Sea Pride ($60) — use Read more
Your iPhone aspires to be a DSLR, so make the dream a (pseudo) reality with the iPhone Rangefinder ($65). We've talked about similar cases before, but Photojojo is offering up a complete iPhoneography system — the Rangefinder and three lenses (macro/wide, fisheye, and telephoto) — for just $99. Unbelievable! The Rangefinder isn't just a case though. It comes with extra bells and whistles Read more
If the iPhone 4 is the most popular camera in the world (and it is), then why treat your mobile lenses any different than your DSLRs? Keep your magnetic fish-eye, macro, and telephoto lenses and iPhone tripods safe and scratch-free with this chic iPhone Lens Wallet ($15). There's a place for everything, and everything stays put in its place, thanks to a magnetic strip and pockets plus an Read more
Serious photography requires a serious camera, but that doesn't mean you have to be chained to a laptop or desktop to process them. Paul Pierson, app designer and photo nerd, tossed his laptop aside for six months in order to find out if the iPad and iOS apps could handle a professional photo work flow. He found that the iPad is actually quicker and more efficient in processing photos than the Read more
You take so many photos with your iPhone as it is (check out the Instagram #CoolCapture tag for proof!), you might as well make it a full-time gig. Miss the tactile response, look, and feel of a digital or film camera? That's no problem with the iCA iPhone case ($65). This case, made of tough polycarbonate, keeps your iPhone 4 and 4S protected on all sides and even comes with a set of two lenses Read more
I have yet another gadget to add to my iPhone's accessories arsenal — a high-end camera lens doubling as a case. If it wasn't good enough that the case doubles as a camera lens, that lens is actually three-in-one, rotating between a 0.33x fisheye lens, 0.7x wide-angle lens, and a 1.5x telephoto lens within its retro-chic dial. The iPhone 4/4S Lens Dial ($250) has a higher price than most Read more
Ready to add a totally new Lomography experience to your photography practice? Now that you've become an expert with the Diana, Holga, and FishEye cameras, go to the next lomo level and create a film using the LomoKinoScope package ($100). The LomoKino uses ordinary 35mm film; a roll of 36 exposures will turn out an analog film of 144 frames. The trademark lo-fi features include a rotating film Read more
