Designer Turns A Konica Film Camera Into A Digital Shooter With 3D-Printed Parts

The Konica Auto S3 is considered by camera lovers to be one of the best low-cost rangefinder pocket shooters. Originally made in 1973 it features a 38mm f1.8 lens and internal leaf shutter. But it also shot 35mm film. A designer, Ollie Baker, gave the camera a new lease on life by pulling the back of the camera, adding a few 3D-printed parts, and creating the ultimate Frakenshooter.

18-year-old Baker used the guts from a Sony NEX-5 and then designed and 3D printed a set camera plates and a case back. He was then able to attach all of the parts, connect the power button to the reel rewinder, and take pictures with the same intensity as the ones they took way back when “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” was a Billboard top hit. He did most of this about a year ago but it’s a fascinating look at what you can do with a little energy and a lot of 3D modeling.

The results, as seen below, are impressive. While the camera is no longer truly analog, the resulting images are fascinating in their own way, evocative of old snapshots found in shoebox.Best of all Baker shows us how he did it so you can easily make your own Frankencamera with a 3D printer, a little leatherette, and a broken Sony. Perhaps it would be a nice July project?

GoPro Reinvents Its Action Camera With The Hero4 Session

Meet the next generation of the GoPro action camera. Called the Hero4 Session, this new camera is the first major redesign of the company’s ubiquitous camera since the original Digital Hero launched in 2007. But it’s not just a pretty new face. This camera is a significant step forward for GoPro. This is the first GoPro that doesn’t need a case to survive extreme activities.

The Hero4 Session is the smallest GoPro yet. It’s a one and a half inch cube and weighs just 2.6 ounces. That’s about half the weight of an iPhone 6. And users will not need to lug around different cases to use the camera. It’s waterproof. This is part of the company’s efforts to reduce the amount of stuff needed to use a GoPro camera.

The smaller size comes with concessions. The camera lacks the 4k recording capability found in GoPro’s high-end models. The battery is also not replaceable or swappable. Yet the camera still hits a sweet spot. The Hero4 Session is the best GoPro yet.

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Years in the making

The Hero4 Session took GoPro three years to build and develop. After spending just a few minutes with the new camera, it’s clear this is the future of GoPro.

The Hero4 Session features several distant advantages over its counterparts. First, it doesn’t need a case to be waterproof or shockproof. This is key. Other GoPro cameras require various cases and accessories to survive a dip in the pool or a bounce on the floor. The Session waterproof to 10 meters.

With the waterproofing, GoPro built a new microphone system that works similarly to human ears. A membrane drains water that’s trapped on the microphones. And this happens crazy quick: Just a second or two. This means that the GoPro can pick up clear audio moments after leaving the water. There is also a rear-facing microphone, which the camera switches to when it detects high amounts of wind noise on the front microphone.

The Session detects its mounting orientation and automatically rotates the video.

Since it’s a cube, GoPro wisely built a system that allows the camera to be rotated in its mounting frames while always recording the video as if it was right side up.

Throw it on the bottom of a car or drone or skateboard and it will record as if it was mounted right side up.
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The Session lacks a replaceable battery but makes up for it with smart power controls. Hit the top button to turn the camera on and the camera starts recording. Hit the button again and the camera stops recording and turns off. This simple change in the power scheme reduces the amount of time the camera sits idling. Previous GoPro cameras featured a power button and a seperate record button. On the Session a single button handles both duties, giving GoPro the freedom to implement a more logical control scheme.

Lastly, the Session has a top mounted LCD status screen. It’s tiny. And that’s okay. The small screen displays the camera’s mode, battery life, and connection status. But the top-mounted location is far-superior to the front-mounted screen found on other GoPro cameras. That said, the tiny screen is limited to just a few functions and forces owners to use the GoPro smartphone app to change general camera settings.

The GoPro Hero4 Session mounted to The Strap, GoPro's latest mount designed to work with the Session and all other GoPro cameras.
The GoPro Hero4 Session mounted to The Strap, GoPro’s latest mount designed to work with the Session and all other GoPro cameras.

Two Steps Forward, One Back

The Hero4 Session feels fantastic. A pleasing rubber material coats the camera. It’s solid and sturdy and feels like it can take a tumble down a mountain. The top-mounted button requires a firm press. The LCD screen is bright and crisp.

This is the easiest to use GoPro yet. And that’s important.

This is the easiest to use GoPro yet. And that’s important. GoPro cameras have always been a bit convoluted. The buttons were never labeled and are easily confused. Many of my GoPro videos often start with an unintentional selfie, captured as I accidentally start recording while hitting the wrong button as I try to change a setting. This doesn’t happen with the Session.
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On top of the Session is a single large button with a red circle. Press this button to power on the camera and start recording. It’s that simple. A smaller button is located on the backside that, when pressed, lights up the LCD display to change modes and check the life of the battery. These two buttons are clearly differentiated and cannot be confused.
The Session’s button layout clearly states GoPro is striving to make their cameras easier to use. And that’s exactly what the firm needs to do. If GoPro is going to continue to battle smartphones, the cameras need to be easier and more intuitive.

Video quality is on par with other GoPro cameras. The Session lacks the ultra-high definition and high-speed captures modes found in the $500 Hero4 Black camera. Not having 4k is okay by me, but during my time with the Session, I missed the capability of recording high frame rates at a full high-def resolution. The Session tops out at 60 fps at 1080p and that doesn’t cut it for slow-mo videos.

While the Session cannot record in 4k, the video quality is perfectly fine for high-definition viewing. Most users will be perfectly happy with the 1440p30 or 1080p60 recording capability of this new GoPro. The low light recording is acceptable and like every other GoPro, the camera easily captures fast-moving objects.

Yet this step backwards in video quality feels lackluster. At $400 the Session is not cheap. It lives in the higher-end of GoPro’s range, and therefore should have similar video recording capabilities. Even though the Session’s video quality is good enough, for $400, I want it to be better than good enough.

GoPro sacrificed on-camera setting changes by reducing the size of the LCD screen.

This requires owners to connect their camera to a smartphone or GoPro wireless remote to change items like video capture resolution, frame rate or enable GoPro’s ProTune system that lets owners specify white balance and the like. At first this felt odd as GoPros have always featured on-camera controls. Yet using a smartphone to change these settings is so much easier anyway. I would rather have a smaller GoPro camera that’s easier to control than a GoPro camera with a mess of confusing buttons.
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Extreme Options

Once upon a time, GoPro sold a single action camera. Along the way the company kept adding more models to hit different price points. Now, with the Session, GoPro sells five cameras. The Session lives in the upper echelon of the range. It sits at the same price as the LCD-equipped Hero4 Silver and just $100 less than the 4k-capable Hero4 Black.

The Session comes packaged with two mounting frames, two mounts, and redesigned mounting buckles that are more diminutive than previous GoPro buckles.

The Session is the GoPro to buy. The video quality is great and more importantly, it’s the easiest to use. But it’s expensive at $400 and that’s a shame. GoPro needs to drive more consumers to the Hero4 Session. This camera is GoPro’s future.

ইন্টারনেটে সহজে আয়ের জন্য fast earn এফিলিয়েশন

ইন্টারনেট থেকে সহজে আয়ের সবচেয়ে প্রচলিত পদ্ধতি এফিলিয়েশন। কোন কোম্পানীর হয়ে প্রচার করবেন। এফিলিয়েশন থেকে আয় বিভিন্ন ধরনের হতে পারে। তাদের সাইটে ভিজিটর পাঠালে প্রতি ভিজিটরের জন্য টাকা পাবেন, কেউ সদস্য হলে আরো বেশি টাকা পাবেন, কিছু বিক্রি হলে তারথেকেও বেশি কমিশন পাবেন। প্রচার করতে পারেন নিজের ওয়েবসাইটে, ব্লগে, ফেসবুক-টুইটারে কিংবা এগুলি যদি নাও থাকে শুধুমাত্র ইমেইল ব্যবহার করেও অন্যের কাছে লিংক পাঠাতে পারেন। সেই লিংকে কেউ ক্লিক করলে আপনি টাকা পাবেন। এধরনের একটি সহজ নেটওয়ার্ক ফাষ্ট২আর্ন। কিভাবে এই নেটওয়ার্ক ব্যবহার করবেন জেনে নিন।তাদের সাইটে যান

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Mutton soup

Ingredients: ¼ pound of mutton, cut into chunks 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped Half of a zucchini, chopped 1 small potato, peeled and chopped 2 small onions, peeled and chopped ½ of a small capsicum (chop ½ of it very finely and leave the other half as a whole) A handful of chickpeas One small celery branch (it's best to get it from the inside of the celery; chopped) One small bunch of cilantro, chopped 3 tbsp of vegetable oil ¼ tsp black pepper 1/8 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp ground red pepper 1 and ¼ tsp salt One small can of tomato paste ¼ cup of tomato juice ¼ cup of thin vermicelli One or two sprigs of mint

Method: Wash the meat and add it to the saucepan. Add carrot, zucchini, potato, onions, pepper, and celery. Throw in the chickpeas. Chop in ½ of the bunch of cilantro, the other half will be added later. Add spices, oil, and sauté everything together on low heat for about 5 minutes.

Then, add the tomato paste and cover everything with water (The water level should be up to at least half of the saucepan). Turn the stove up to medium heat and let the soup come to a boil. When it boils, turn the heat down to low and let it cook.

You have to constantly stir the soup, like about every 10 minutes or so, so that the vegetables don't stick to the bottom of the pan. After an hour, add the tomato sauce.

Throw in the other half of the capsicum (which should be a whole, not chopped). Chop in the rest of the cilantro and the twigs of mint (leaves only). Add four and a half cups of water, and turn up the heat again so the soup can come to a boil. When it comes to a boil, turn the heat down and let it cook for another half an hour. After that half an hour, add a cup of water (or as needed) and this time when it boils, throw in the angel hair. Don't cover the pan when you throw in the vermicelli because it will stick. Stir it around occasionally; when the vermicelli cooks, which is about 10 minutes or so, the soup will be done!

Universal Picks Up Vin Diesel's 'Kojak' Reboot

Vin Diesel As busy as Diesel's schedule is getting, that hasn't stopped him from adding a new project to his crowded slate – an adaptation of the 1970s TV show Kojak. According to Variety, Universal has given the Kojak feature film the go-ahead. In it, Diesel is set to take on the role of Lieutenant Theo Kojak, made famous by Telly Savalas in the original series.

Playwright Philip Gawthorne will write the adaptation. Running for five seasons on CBS, Kojak featured Savalas as a New York City Police Department detective named Kojak. Previously, Diesel expressed his interest in having Life of Pi director Ang Lee helm the movie, which is actually the last we heard about the project.

Diesel's Universal-based One Race Films is producing, with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, the writing team behind Skyfall, having written a previous draft of the script in 2012. Kojak seems like the perfect type of film for Diesel to take on at this point in his career. It's considerably smaller than some of his other recent projects, but it also could be an intense cop drama featuring a central character who is both incorruptible and willing to do whatever it takes to seek out justice (plus, he's bald!)

Movie role inspires Kate Winslet to take up gardening

Kate Winslet Actress Kate Winslet says she has destroyed her hands and fingers perfecting her gardening skills after portraying French landscape artist Sabine De Barra in her latest movie "A Little Chaos".

The 39-year-old "Titanic" star had always dreamed of becoming a gardener before taking on the role in Alan Rickman's directorial debut, reported Contactmusic.

"I'm proud to say that every single night during filming I would go home and have to dig out mud because it just had to live in Sabine. "I don't have any gardening talents, truth be told. I'm just not very good at it, but I love gardens and I'd love to be a gardener." she said.

Bangladesh cricket team sending the right signals

The once ‘minnows of world cricket’ Bangladesh have turned a new leaf, with emphatic series win over continental powerhouses India and Pakistan this year. After 30 years since their first foray into limited-overs cricket, Bangladesh have matured into a consistent, competitive side capable of surprising any team at home.Under the leadership of Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh have won 10 consecutive home ODI matches between a successful World Cup campaign down under.The recent string of 10 victories on home soil by Bangladesh should be warning enough for fourth-ranked South Africa when it embarks on a tour of two T20s, two Tests and three ODIs in July, 2015.Two-time world champion India and 1992 World Cup winner Pakistan were handed emphatic defeats in bilateral series, while the margins of defeat surprised probably even Bangladesh’s most passionate supporters. Bangladesh swept Pakistan 3-0 in an ODI series — winning by 79 runs, seven wickets and eight wickets — and then took a winning 2-0 lead against a full-strength India squad with margins of 79 runs and six wickets before losing the last game.“It wasn’t surprising because we have seen a different Bangladesh team since the World Cup,” said Bangladesh bowling coach Heath Streak.“The players are definitely more confident and they now believe they can win more consistently.” Streak added.Tigers need the new-found confidence in the limited-overs formats to transfer into Test matches, particularly for the series against South Africa starting from July 7, 2015.South Africa will tour Bangladesh in July when they will play two T20 matches, three ODI and two Test matches against the hosts.Former Proteas paceman Andre Nel said picking an under-strength side for the ODIs will ask serious questions of South Africa's depth."They have a nice mix of slightly older and younger players who are gelling well‚ which is why it is a bit of a concern that we are taking a slightly weaker team to Bangladesh.” Andre Nel said.“Their senior players have morphed into a dangerous senior core that delivers consistently. They need to be taken more seriously now but I hope our younger guys can stand up and be counted on‚” Nel added.