Hasta La Ideas

When they were asked to rethink the camera by BBC Future, the designers at Conran and Partners were clear that they wanted to set about reimagining every aspect, from the form factor to the technology inside. The result is this new-age hybrid that has a gaping hole replacing the camera lens and no digital viewfinder to check out the images clicked. In a very spunky way, the concept transports us back to that era when rushing to the darkroom with the camera roll used to be so much of fun. The anticipation of crisp versus blurry shots, and the excitement of sifting through the photographs as a collection, is such a refreshing change.

Designer Jared Mankelow explains, “What we’ve done is punch a big aperture through the camera’s centre, to connect the photographer with what’s in front of them.”

One of the reasons behind omitting the screen is that since everybody has a smartphone, tablet or PC nowadays (all featuring a very high-resolution screen), it made no sense having a poor-quality substitute sapping battery life from the camera.

• The Conran camera transmits images via Bluetooth with the touch of a button – or you can recapture the delight of a film camera by not looking.
• From a control perspective, the Conran camera combines instant-on, automatic shooting with a full set of manual controls.
• Instead of being buried in fiddly, screen-based menus, all of the controls are physical: grooves, knurls and ridges allow the user to change settings without looking.
• Image quality was another important focus. The camera sensors surround the central aperture in an array, allowing the camera to resolve images with incredible clarity – and a ring flash allows even lighting of close up subjects.

Designer: Conran and Partners

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L’américain Andrew Julian nous propose cette vidéo magnifique réalisée avec la caméra Blackmagic Cinema au cours de son récent voyage à Paris. Appelée « The Quiet City », cette création montre la capitale française au calme, sur la musique Spiegel im Spiegel composée par Arvo Pärt.

Inspired by the monocle and the color wheel, this LEICA X3 concept looks at picking the best features found on smartphones and marrying them with the ones found on a digital camera. So basically this is a lovechild that is the size of a lens and transfers the pictures instantly to your smartphone, tablet or Mac via Bluetooth. The camera is automatically turned on when the lens is flipped out and a simple user interface allows you take pictures in a jiffy.

Specs include both manual and automatic control for aperture, shutter speed and ISO. I like the direction of this concept; it aims at tapping into the future of photography and brings a totally new dimension to the modern habit of sharing pictures with the world.

Designer: Vincent Säll

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The Flexer is a flexible lens digital camera. The construction uses a liquid silicon lens that allows one to capture the whole environment using its normal angle view. In short it doesn’t require another lens and is able to change its shape to take in super wide-angle view and close-up views. Capable of self-charging, the camera is idea for children and newbie who don’t know much about photography.

Designer: MinSoon Kim

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Samsung Galaxy e VICE Media Inc. hanno collaborato per il lancio di Life’s a photo – Take It Competition, un progetto concepito per celebrare la nuova Galaxy Camera. 32 instagrammers di 8 città diverse sono stati ingaggiati per scattare e caricare sul tumblr dedicato i loro scatti. La città che riceverà più voti sarà ospite di un giga party per festeggiare il primo posto. Giacomo Por con 8,552 Instagram followers è il canditato prescelto che ci rappresenterà in questa avventura e per noi traccerà le ombre di Milano usando la modalità X pro della camera.