
Photo credit: Barny Dillarstone
Barny Dillarstone is an adventurer who enjoys traveling to distant bodies of water and placing baited camera systems in places that most don’t even think of. He chose a location near Nusa Penida, a small Indonesian island nicknamed the “Black Magic Island” due to its murky legend and hazardous tides. Over the course of a few days, he was able to get his beloved Insta360 Ace Pro 2 down to about 170 metrers / 600 feet, where the water is so forceful that only the most desperate life can cling to the bottom.

Photo credit: The New Camera
A new hands-on video has emerged, purportedly showing the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 in action, and it comes directly from a Malaysian store. The clip, provided by a local DJI outlet named DronesKaki in the Kuala Lumpur area, shows a customer messing with what appears to be a production unit.

A roll of Scotch tape can do some truly unexpected things, such as completely replacing a camera lens. Maker okooptics puts this to the test in a recent project, transforming an ordinary sensor into a functioning camera using only Scotch tape, smart rigging, and some math after the fact.

Photo credit: NASA | Zena Cardman
As night falls over the Arabian Sea and India’s west coast, something remarkable happens. The fishing boats turn on their bright green lights to attract squid, shrimp, sardines, and mackerel, with the glowing dots lighting up the black waters. From the dock or the beach, it’s just a normal sight, a bunch of ships doing their thing long after the sun has set, but up in the International Space Station, 259 miles above the earth, those same lights transform into brilliant streaks and bursts of color that compete with city lights for attention and, in some cases, appear much brighter than entire cities.

Photographer Ancient crammed a fully functional computer into the tiny gap of a lens adapter, which may seem like an odd location to put one, but that’s just the goal. This adapter, which connects DSLR lenses to mirrorless camera bodies, is often just a hole in a metal item, but Ancient didn’t think that was adequate. Instead, they transformed that often-overlooked sliver into a home for a miniature computer and a programmable aperture.

Photo credit: Jace LeRoy
Denis Aminev, a Russian photographer, has spent years attempting to recreate the look of those magical film days that digital photography couldn’t quite replicate. It all started with movies shot on film, and how the stretched aspect ratio immediately draws your attention to them. Standard lenses and anamorphic adapters fell short, so he turned to something more direct: building his own camera from scratch.

The DJI Neo, priced at $149 (was $199), stands out as an entry-level flying drone that’s surprisingly simple to use, especially if you’re just getting started or looking for something to keep in your carry-on. People call it the ideal starter or travel companion for a reason: it’s small (just 135 grams), simple to use, and inexpensive.

Opt! created a tiny digital camera that resembles a classic film canister. The OPT100 Neo Film measures 47mm x 25mm x 25mm and weighs only 25 grams, making it ideal for sliding into a pocket or attaching to a keychain without drawing attention to itself. Available in multiple variants of the original Kodak style, including the iconic black and yellow combo, white with a bright orange flash of color, and some eye-catching multi-colored patterns reminiscent of vintage film packaging.

Photo credit: Hackaday
A cassette tape squeezes a snapshot and then spits it out in an altered state. Jordan Blanchard, the mastermind behind this project, calls it the Digital-Analog Tape Picture Camera. It’s a handheld device that digitally captures still images, converts them to sound, saves them to standard cassette tapes, and then allows you to view them.

Hansmare’s Haru Mini Retro Camera resembles a miniature classic camera, but one that fits in your pocket. At 52 millimeters wide and 40 millimeters tall, the entire thing weighs only 67 grams, allowing you to toss it in any pocket or clip it to your keychain without hesitation. A standard neck strap is even included, allowing you to wear it like you’re carrying around a full-size camera from the past.