Tag Archives: lens

How to take pictures of the moon with your DSLR

At this time of year, the moon is normally visible to the east in the late afternoon sky (n.b. I’m in the northern hemisphere).  At the time of writing this post the moon should rise at 13:05 -according to the …

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Must have accessories for the Canon 7D (or most DLSRs)


With the gifting season rapidly approaching, here’s a list of what I consider to be must have accessories to complement your Canon EOS 7D.  Even better, I own all of these so can vouch for their usefulness!

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A panoramic video walkthrough of Spitalfields market E1

Walkabout with the Gopano Micro

After giving the lens a walkabout in borough market, I headed north of the river into the famous Spitalfields E1 market equipped with my iPhone 4s and GoPano micro. With its eclectic collection of stalls, …

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iPhone 4 and the GoPano Micro panoramic video lens

Well, after what seems to have been a lifetime and the day before the release of the iPhone 4S, I finally received the GoPano Micro – one of the Kickstarter projects.

So, what’s in the box?

The two key …

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Must have camera apps for the iPhone 4S

With no sight of the eagerly expected iPhone 5, the iPhone 4S does come with a much improved camera sensor and lens assembly.

Firstly, what’s changed?

The old 5-megapixel camera on the iPhone 4 has been upgraded to 8-megapixels. It …

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iPhone 4, Sony Bloggie 360 lens and the GoPano app

It’s been months since the GoPano micro lens was successfully backed on kickstarter.com and most of the backers are a little disappointed with the time it’s taken to get the product to market. The other 360 lens launched on kickstarter.com …

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iPhone 4 meets the Sony Bloggie 360° lens on kickstarter (Kogeto dot360)

I’ve lost count on the number of panoramic solutions for the iPhone coming to market now and was surprised to see yet another Kickstarter project spring into life (with coverage on engadet).  The project from Kogeto, mostly known for …

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A clip on fisheye lens for the iPhone 4 – a kickstarter project

Kickstarter just keeps attracting great projects! The olloclip is a quick-connect lens solution for the iPhone 4 that includes a fisheye, wide-angle and macro lenses in one small, convenient package that easily fits in your pocket. Nestled in the palm …

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Yet another way to capture full 360° images on the iPhone 4

While playing with my hacked Kodak Zi8 and fisheye lens, I had a quick look around for applications (and iOS apps) to stitch together the resulting images and found an iPhone app called Pixeet 360. The app is a free …

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How to hack the Kodak Zi8 and use a wide angle lens.

I’m a great fan of the Kodak Zi8, especially for use with the Ikelite underwater case and Inon Wide lens.  However, when out of the water you really notice narrow field of view.  Given the weight of the Inon lens, …

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Quick guide to using the intervalometer (remote control) with a Canon 7D

The various remote controls I’ve mentioned before (check out the timelapse posts) all function in the same way. The key functions are

Delay : The amount of time before the remote starts to control the cameras shutter.
Long : The …

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Finally, shoot a 360° video on the iPhone using the GoPano Micro lens

The GoPano micro is a lens for the iPhone4 to make 360 panoramic videos! Just snap the lens to your iPhone 4 and press record to make cool interactive 360 videos. At the moment it’s just a kickstarter project but …

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