Kim has hacked his dusty holga camera and turn it into a Canon EF lens for his Canon 20D. What you need is EOS body cap, EOS lens cap, Holga lens, Empty 35mm film canister, Scissors, xacto knife and some super glue, Electric drill with 1 in. hole bit, and a 3/16 in. drill bit, Dremmel with sanding attachment.

“The process was really simple and it took me about three hours to finish the project from thinking up how to do it to finally getting the vignetting right. The good thing about this experimental home made lens is that I can focus from 5 inches away to infinity.”

Check out some sample photos taken with this lens here

CameraLabs has done some tests comparing the 10 megapixel DSLR cameras: Nikon D80 Vs Sony A100 Vs Canon EOS 400D/Rebel Xti.

Here’s the verdict;
“In many group tests a clear leader emerges to win, and while the Nikon D80 is arguably the best in traditional photographic respects, the Canon and Sony are both cheaper and boast compelling features it’s lacking. Ultimately once you take price, performance and features all into consideration, it’s impossible to single out one as being best for everyone. All three are quite different propositions, and the goal of this feature has been to highlight aspects where each excels, allowing you to choose the one which best suits your kind of photography and budget.”

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ShootSmarter University has completed its first DSLR Shootout test to discover which DSLRs have the best and worst skin tone reproduction as determined by shootsmarter members. After 71 scorecards were tallied, here’s the result:

“As you can see, the popular 5D was the winner and really produced a terrific looking file that printed perfectly, and to our amazement the pricey 1Ds II was the lowest scoring skintone of the set.”

>> DSLR Skintone Shootout at ShootSmarter University

Last update: Review & Sample Photos @ DigitalCameraTracker (added on 03.10.06)

Canon PowerShot A540 is a point-and-shoot digital camera (released on 21.02.06), featuring a 6.0 megapixels (CCD sensor) with 4x Optical Zoom lens (35-140mm equivalent), a 2.5″ LCD screen, optical viewfinder. It measures 3.6 x 2.5 x 1.7″ (90.4 x 64.0 x 43.2mm), weighs 5.9 oz (170.0 g), and it runs on 2 x AA Alkaline, NiMH Batteries. Canon PowerShot A540 will be available in stores from march 2006 with an estimated retail price of $299.99.USD.

Canon PowerShot A540 Hottest Deals

>> REVIEWS (last update: 03.10.06)

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>> PRESS RELEASE:

The promotion will run both in-store and online from 1st October 2006 through until 31st January 2007.

Experience Seminars, the leading training organisation in EOS photography, has developed a new course to complement Canon’s latest consumer Digital SLR product which is already proving to be a worthy successor to the EOS 350D. Mark Robinson, Trade Marketing Manager for Canon is confident of continued success between the two organisations, “This promotion, which through its aspirational nature, will encourage consumers to take their photography to the next level, and with the EOS 400D they already have the camera to do this. Through the added expertise that Experience Seminars has to offer, I have no doubt that consumers soon be producing images that before they could only have dreamed about.”

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Ever wonder how the pictures from 3.2 megapixel Sony Ericsson K800i compared to Canon 350D or even 12 Megapixel Canon EOS 5D? Reviewzine has some links to interesting sample images, editorial reviews and videos of the phone that you might want to check them out.

Last update: Review & Sample Photos @ ThinkCamera (added on 22.09.06)

Canon PowerShot SD600 (aka IXUS 60 in Europe) is a point-and-shoot digital camera (released on 21.02.06), featuring a 6.0 megapixels (CCD sensor) with 3x Optical Zoom lens (35 - 105mm equivalent), a 2.5″ LCD screen, with dimension of 3.4 x 2.1 x 0.9″ (86.0 x 53.0 x 22.0mm), weight of 4.9 oz (140.0 g), and it’s running on Proprietary NB-4L Lithium Ion rechargeable batteries. It shoots movies at up to 30 frames per second and has a real image optical view finder. Canon PowerShot SD600 Digital ELPH will be available in stores from April 2006 with an estimated retail price of $349.99 USD.

Canon PowerShot SD600 / IXUS 60 Latest Price

>> REVIEWS (last updated: 22.09.06)

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Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi TV Commercial Video (Hong Kong)

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DCViews have recently published a side by side comparison of Sony Cybershot DSC H5 and Canon Powershot S3 IS. Here’s what they have to say about the image quality;

“Sony Cybershot DSC H5 Sharpness: With 7 Mp and a Carl Zeiss lens the camera captures a lot of detail. The in-camera sharpening is moderate but delivers crisp pictures. The Super Steady Shot does a good job for handheld shots. In spite of the noise reduction enough detail is kept at ISO 400. Canon Powershot S3 IS Sharpness: The S3 has one megapixel less than the H5 and in some situations detail is a bit less than with the H5. The default sharpening in the camera is a bit high, but can be adjusted by the user.”

>> Canon PowerShot S3 IS Latest Price
>> Canon PowerShot S3 IS Review Roundup & Sample Photos
>> Sony CyberShot DSC-H5 Latest Price
>> Sony CyberShot DSC-H5 Review Roundup & Sample Photos

Canon PoweShot A430 is a point-and-shoot digital camera (released on 21.02.06), featuring a 4.0 megapixels (CCD sensor) with 4x Optical Zoom lens (39 - 156mm equivalent), a 1.8″ LCD screen, measures4.1 x 2.0 x 1.6″ (103.0 x 51.8 x 40.2mm), weighs 5.6 oz (160.0 g), and it’s running on 2 x AA Alkaline, NiMH Batteries. Canon PoweShot A420 will be available in stores from march 2006 with an estimated retail price of $179.00 USD.

Canon PowerShot A430 Latest Price

>> REVIEWS (last update: 08.07.06)

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