From the “Enlighten” branded ‘fake” LEGO Piano, to a stack of Lego-like knock-offs from china, comes FireFighting LEGO HITLER!
China, Bringing together fire retardation and safety, genocidal maniacs, and children’s toys at last!
An irregularly scheduled series look at fake-lego building brick toys including NanoBlock Space shuttle, Enlighten’s ‘Lego’ real firing GUN, and wange deformed bus travellers. I’ve even got a Pirate set coming, ironically as it’s Pirated pirate lego!
“stimulate your child’s imagination and creativity” indeed.
A timelapse project is something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time now, but it was always a matter of having the time, for such a time intensive shoot, and having the right view, and hauling the equipment etc etc etc… But now, with five cameras, 48 hours and two Sydney hotel rooms, I finally had a chance to experiment.
Not everything came out quite as I’d hoped, but I’m VERY happy with some of the shots… Not too bad for my first time doing a project of this nature, and scale, I think.
I’m looking forward to doing future time-lapse projects now that I’ve started to iron out what equipment does what best, at what settings, what lenses etc.
I’ve always loved how time lapse photography compresses time, lets us see the world whizz by, see movements we usually don’t notice. Same goes for high-speed video really, I’m gonna play with that too someday ;)
The cameras used here were a Canon 60D, An Olympus E-P3 (both require an external intervalometer accessory to do this work), a Nikon V1, a Pentax Q, (which both have built in time-lapse intervalometers) and an iPhone 4 (there are many apps to do this the one I used was “TimeLapse”.
I also figured it would be nice to get this video up on January 26th, Australia Day, considering the subject matter is Australia’s biggest and most famous city.
“The mCAMLITE functions as a secure protective mount made of aluminium, shaped for a one or two-handed grip, eliminating shake and adding stability. A silicone case ensures a snug fit into the iPhone shaped indent in the body, making the mCAMLITE ready to use right out of the box. All units are equipped with a 37mm wide angle/macro lens with a threaded mount interchangeable with other optics and filters. Also on top, is a “cold shoe” accessory mount that can hold external light sources and other microphones. The mCAMLITE is thoughtfully designed, with access to all usable ports on the iPhone and external buttons; enabling phone and app use while docked. Three ¼ inch holes allow for additional media equipment attachments such as tripods, crossbars and other stabilizing tools.”
What’s In the Box: 1. Solid aluminum uni-body mCAMLITE mount 2. Silicone case 3. 37mm .45x wide-angle/macro combo lens 4. Omni-style mic 5. Carrying pouch for supplied lens caps and cleaning cloth
Ever asked;
How do I attach Wide angle, fish eye, macro or telephoto lenses to my iPhone?
How to I attach an external microphone to my iPhone?
How to I attach a light to my iphone for taking video or photos in the dark?
How do I attach my iPhone to a tripod?
or
How can I take better looking, smoother vids with my iPhone?
The mCamLite will let you do all of that even all of that at once! it’s pretty neat.
Mobislyder Glidecam from Glidetrack is a compact ultraportable camera slider designed to allow you to create smooth cinematic camera moves using your portable video device. It’s claimed to be the world’s first portable camera slider designed for iPhones, Android smart phones & compact cameras – But does it suck?
“The mobislyder, developed by the world’s No. 1 camera slider company, Glidetrack, is perfect for special occasions such as weddings, concerts, holidays and sports events. It’s also great for eBay sellers, Amazon product videos, bloggers and social journalism – in fact anyone wanting to shoot high quality video without breaking the bank. Turn your camera into a pro-style rig and put your video in motion! “ “Designed from the ground up to be THE perfect slider for mobile devices such as iPhones, Smart Phones, compact cameras and smaller dslr’s, the mobislyder opens up a whole world of creative shots for users of these devices wishing to shoot better video.” http://www.mobislyder.com/
Sony a77 review – it’s a serious bit of kit, but is it seriously impressive? Because it has to be… It’s going up against the likes of the Canon 7D and the Nikon D7000. Is Sony’s latest and greatest SLT (don’t cal it a DSLR, because technically it’s not, no matter how much it looks exactly like one ;) ) up to the task of kicking a few “canikon” teeth in? Lets find out what the Sony Alpha SLT-A77 can do
You can find an album of the test shots in this video, and more, here
Basic blurb; 24.3 megapixel Exmor APS-C HD CMOS Phase-detection AF system Adjustable 3.0 inch Xtra Fine LCD Screen (921k) 2.4M dot OLED viewfinder Up to 12 frames per second @ full 24MP with full autofocus Full 1080p HD movie recording ISO Sensitivity Setting: 100 – 16000 equivalent Shutter Speed Range (seconds): 1/4000 – 30 and bulb
“The Sony SLT-A65 DSLR Camera. Take your photography to the next level with this α77 DSLR camera. Featuring Sony’s groundbreaking Translucent Mirror Technology, you can focus and shoot simultaneously for fast, precise performance and continuous shooting of up to 12 frames per second, complete with continuous auto focus. View setting adjustments in real time with a Tru-Finder™ OLED electronic viewfinder, and choose from three HD movie modes—super-smooth 50p, standard 50i or richly cinematic 25p—to optimize the look and feel of your videos (records in 29-minute segments).”
Reviewing the new Sony NEX-VG20, an interchangeable lens video camera system, the follow up to the NEX-VG10 and newest family member of the well received NEX camera line.
This one is custom designed for video shooting, to give people who’re frustrated with the limitations and work-arounds of shooting video on DLSR.
So lets see how well it does…
Stage 6 of Blunty’s multi segment exhaustive PlayStation Vita review, demos and commentary… a Look at gameplay performance with game footage, graphics performance, gaming controls, Video and music playback, PS3 remote play and battery performance.
For reference, games demoed in this video were, Ridge Racer, Gravity Rush, UMVC3 – Ultimate Marvel Versus Capcom 3, Dynasty Warriors NEXT, Uncharted Golden Abyss
Stage 5 of Blunty’s multi segment exhaustive PlayStation Vita review, demos and commentary… a tour of the Web Browser app, and a look at the the PSN Store.
Stage 4 of Blunty’s multi segment exhaustive PlayStation Vita review, demos and commentary… a tour of the Camera app, and a look at the the performance of front and back cameras, and a comparison to the Nintendo 3DS & iPhone 4s
Stage 3 of Blunty’s multi segment exhaustive PlayStation Vita review, demos and commentary… a tour of the hardware, the performance of the Game Controls & exploration of the new User Interface.
