Photographing Extreme Sports With a Chest-Mounted DSLR

Photographing Extreme Sports With a Chest-Mounted DSLR View this email online November 17, 2011 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines Amazing Mountain Bike Photos Shot With a Custom Chest-Mounted DSLR Helmet cams have nothing on a full-blown DSLR strapped to the chest of an athlete Helmet cams are a great tool, but when it comes to image quality and available controls, they can't come close to a good compact camera, let alone a full-blown DSLR. That's why photographer Justin Olsen decided to create a custom rig for his own big boy cameras and then head out to the mountain bike trails to capture some truly exciting images of the sport. READ MORE >> Gift Guide: How to Shop For the Photographer in Your Life No knowledge of photography? No problem. We've got you covered with 8 great gift ideas This Is What It Looks Like If You Print All The Photos Uploaded To Flickr In 24-Hours A project titled, "Photography in Abundance" fills several room with prints Tips From a Pro: Know Your Subject Pro photographer Ryan Matthew Smith explains how he got this sizzling shot Photo of the Day See the whole gallery here.  Be the first to hear about new stuff on PopPhoto.com by subscribing to our revamped RSS feed! TECH SUPPORT Exclusionary Optics Q. What happens if a digital-only lens is used on a film camera? A. It will explode. (Just kidding.) Digital-only is a confusing term that, happily, is falling into disuse. Digital SLRs with smaller-than-full-frame (e.g., APS-C) sensors can use lenses that project a smaller image circle than those designed for use on full-frame cameras. Early on, they were dubbed digital-only to set them apart. Today we call them APS-C lenses after the sensors they’re made for. An APS-C lens on a full-frame camera, film or digital, tends to produce serious vignetting because its image circle can’t cover the entire frame. Canon prevents this by making its APS-C lensmount (designated EF-S) incompatible with its full-frame DSLRs. With Nikon APS-C lenses (designated DX) on a full-frame Nikon DSLR, you can switch the camera to DX mode to crop out the vignetting. Going the other way, full-frame lenses work fine on both APS-C and full-frame bodies. Do you have Tech Support Question? Post it on our Facebook Page.   More from PopPhoto.com:   Change your preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Forward this email Add newsletter@email.popphoto.com to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. Copyright © Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are those of the sponsors and are not an endorsement nor do they reflect the opinions of Bonnier Corporation or any of its publications.