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Shooting photos with a brand new original Nintendo Gameboy Camera and Printer from 1998

Jan 20, 2022 by John Aldred Leave a Comment
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The Gameboy Camera seems to have picked up in popularity as of late. We’ve seen a plethora of projects using one over the last few years, partly just to show off how beautifully terrible the images are, sometimes just to push the limits of the tech to see what it can actually do, even shooting Formula 1 and eclipses with it. We’ve seen 3D printed adapters to mount EF lenses on it, colour trichromatic photography and even AI-enhanced colour photography.

What we haven’t seen yet, though, is an unboxing of a brand new Gameboy camera and printer, direct from 1998 and stored… well, who knows where for the last 24 years waiting to be taken out of its precious packaging. But that’s what we see here in Vuhlandes newest video as he opens it up, figures out what it can do and even tries to shoot a basketball game with it.

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Canon launches their 2×3 mobile photo printer in Europe as the Zoemini

Aug 5, 2018 by John Aldred 5 Comments
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Despite some claims that photography is dead and people never print anymore, companies are still releasing printers. And not just desktop printers, either, but ones specifically designed for use with mobile phones. The latest is the newly announced Canon Zoemini. I’m not entirely sure it’s actually all that new. It looks to be identical to the Ivy announced in April.

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Canon launches Ivy; a rechargeable pocket-sized mini photo printer

Apr 20, 2018 by John Aldred 1 Comment
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The popularity of small instant prints is back on the rise. And it’s rising at a pretty surprising rate. New instant cameras have come out to satisfy this trend, such as the Fuji Instax, and even Polaroid is launching new ones. But with more people than ever shooting snaps with their phones, small instant mobile photo printers seems to be where it’s at.

With that in mind, Canon has now launched the Ivy. It’s a mini photo printer, not much bigger than a smartphone, which makes 3×2 prints from your mobile device. It’s available in several colours, works with both iOS and Android, and doesn’t use any ink.

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Fuji announces first standalone square format Instax printer for your smartphone

Oct 25, 2017 by John Aldred 4 Comments
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Although Fujifilm seem to be intent on killing off their film products, they’re going full on with the whole Instax thing lately. And specifically a larger square format. The most recent being their launch of the Instax Square SQ10 Hybrid instant camera a few months ago, which produces 2.4×2.4″ (10x10cm) square prints.

Now, Fujifilm have announced the new Instax Share SP-3 square format smartphone printer. Available in both black and white, the Instax Share SP-3, like the SQ10, prints 2.4×2.4″ (10x10cm) square prints. But it’ll do it right from your phone. It features built in Wi-Fi, and will churn out a print in around 13 seconds.

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Canon’s Experiment Shows How Obsessed Photographers Are Over The Details

Nov 15, 2015 by Liron Samuels 10 Comments
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Most people reading this are probably photographers or work closely to some, so I’m sure you’re all aware of just how obsessed photographers can be when it comes to the fine details.

Canon also knows this but to find out just how obsessed professionals photographers can be, they came up with a cool little experiment.

Three people were brought to analyze a photo and eye-tracking technology followed their eye movements, showing where they focused and for how long.

The participants, however, were not randomly selected. In order to allow a proper comparison Canon invited a non-photographer a photography student and the professional photographer who shot the image. The photographer happens to be Joel Grimes, but for the sake of matter it could be any pro photographer.

Watch the video below to hear their comments about the photo and see what interested each of the viewers.

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How Much Ink Is Your Printer Wasting? Epson Owner Says He Loses $100’s On Wasted Ink Every Month

Sep 11, 2015 by Tiffany Mueller 12 Comments
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I don’t think it comes as a surprise that printer ink grossly overpriced. This seems to be the case whether you’re purchasing ink for your home office printer or ink for your photo printers. For example, a set of 11 UltraChrome inks for the Epson 9900 wide format printer will set you back at least $800. Paying that kind of premium, consumers want to make sure they aren’t letting any of that precious liquid gold go to waste. Unfortunately, every time your printer notifies you it’s time to replace an ink cartridge, you’re probably throwing out hunderds of dollars worth of ink.

“On average, when we throw away a cartridge of ink from our Epson 9900 printer, we throw away well over 100ml of ink. Many times 150ml or more. But, on average, we throw away 120ml of ink with every 700ml cartridge and about 60-80ml of ink with every 350ml cartridge.”

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The Quirky PrintSnap Instant Camera Let’s You Create Instant Prints On The Cheap

Dec 19, 2014 by Tiffany Mueller 5 Comments
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As a camera, the PrintSnap may not be for everyone, but don’t let that stop you from checking out this awesome camera hack. The prototype of the instant camera featured in the quirky video below, was handcrafted by electronic tinkerer, Ch00f, who had an epiphany while waiting in line at the local Nordstroms. The quickness in which the receipt was printed using a thermal printer inspired him create a device that would further utilize the printing technology. After mulling over a couple initial ideas for a couple years, Ch00f finally set them aside and decided to create the PrintSnap.

Now, after just  three months of construction, a prototype is finished. Take a quick look at the funny spoof like video he’s created to show people his invention:[Read More…]

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