Cameras and Accessories

Unique 360° Aerial View of Cedar Point Amusement Park From Experimental Plane

  Every now-and-then, a rare opportunity comes along that you just gotta grab. For me, it was a flight on an “experimental” airplane that my neighbor, Bob Kelly, built in his garage a couple years ago. Amateur-built aircraft are licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as “Experimental.” Per FAA regulations, if an individual builds

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Discover 7 Secrets to Better Vacation Photography

I’m really excited to be asked to show how to take better vacation photos at the May 20th meeting of the North Ridgeville Arts Council. I will be presenting “Discover 7 Secrets to Better Vacation Photography.” The information can be used to improve vacation photography, pictures of friends and family, sporting events and more. Topics to

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Out with the new, in with the old – Polaroid cameras to replace digital?

Is it time to simplify your photography and ditch that fancy, new digital camera? The founders of The Impossible Project, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, think so. Recently they released its first color instant film, PX 70 Color Shade, designed for use in Polaroid SX 70 cameras. PX 70 Color Shade, the company says, is reminiscent of

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Camera of the future revealed

The Canon Wonder could be the hottest new camera in 2030. I’ll go out on a limb and predict there will be something like it from one of the manufacturers well before 2030. Canon displayed the amazing concept camera at Shanghai Expo 2010. (Click the photos at left to see them larger.) They call it the camera

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Smartphones may make digital cameras a thing of the past

It seems that every day, there’s another smartphone being introduced that makes your pocket sized digital camera a little less important. The latest smartphones have higher resolution than many digital cameras on the market. Why not lighten your purse or back pack and leave the camera at home? Case in point: Motorola’s latest Android smartphone,

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