I’m amazed by the cinematic qualities of this high definition footage from Frontline’s documentary Obama’s War. The color, the depth, the texture, it all screams film to me. Except it’s just a Canon 5D Mark II rigged by Danfung Dennis.

Danfung got his Canon 5D Mark II in a steady-cam type rig, complete with a shotgun microphone. The results look straight from a good war movie. [Frontline via Lightstalkers]

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High Definition War Footage Taken with Canon 5D Mark II [Digital Cameras]

Apparently, the Japanese do. Because that’s exactly where the Japan Texture cases from SoftBank BB are going on sale. But really, this is ridiculous—these things don’t even have diamonds on them.

The Japan Texture line of cases are all handcrafted and have referential nods to significant moments and concepts in Japanese history and culture. That’s wonderful. But no moment in any nation’s history is worth a $1000 friggin’ dollars. [Softbank via Crunchgear]

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Who Pays $1,000 For a Damn iPhone Case? [Accessories]

Apparently, the Japanese do. Because that’s exactly where the Japan Texture cases from SoftBank BB are going on sale. But really, this is ridiculous—these things don’t even have diamonds on them.

The Japan Texture line of cases are all handcrafted and have referential nods to significant moments and concepts in Japanese history and culture. That’s wonderful. But no moment in any nation’s history is worth a $1000 friggin’ dollars. [Softbank via Crunchgear]

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Who Pays $1,000 For a Damn iPhone Case? [Accessories]

Akvis announces update version 5.0 of ArtSuite, is a collection of versatile effects for decoration of photos. The Standalone version offers new Hand Painted Photo Frames. These frames have been designed by artists especially for ArtSuite. Also new to version 5.0 is a new interface design; improved compatibility of the plugin with Photoshop CS3, CS4 on Macintosh computers; improved texture generation options in the Texture effect; new interface language added – Italian. Upgrade for registered users is free…

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Akvis ArtSuite 5.0 with hand painted photo frames

Sigma releases the second firmware update for the Sigma DP2 digital camera. This firmware update version 1.02 brings the following improvements to your DP2 digital camera: • The accuracy of the Auto Focus has been further improved (Firmware 1.01 improved focus too). • The magnification display function can be selected by pressing the OK button when in Manual Focus mode. …

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Second firmware update for the Sigma DP2 camera

Panasonic releases a firmware update for the Lumix G Micro System cameras and a lens. Firmware version 1.1 for DMC-GH1 allows faster burst shooting and improves control of shutter speed and stability of AF in movie recording. It also enhances performance and compatibility of the camera in other points. Firmware version 1.3 for DMC-G1 improves the compatibility of Micro Four Thirds lens. Firmware version 1.1 for Lumix G Vario HD 14-lens improves O.I.S. in movie recording mode and compatibility of Micro 4/3 cameras….

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Panasonic updates firmware for G1/ GH1 cameras