War photographers using iPhone 'Polaroids' instead of cameras

Two experienced war photographers are using an iPhone and a simple app as their camera of choice to take stunning images in Afghanistan.

The app, called Hipstamatic, lets users take "Polaroid" type pictures and, combined with the iPhones, is perfect for use in the harsh environment of Afghanistan, they say.

Photojournalists Teru Kuwayama and Balazs Gardi were last year embedded with a battalion of US Marines. They tried several cameras, lenses and video recorders but found that the Apple iPhone was the "ideal, rugged piece of gear for southern Afghanistan".

"Before, I would have three cameras hanging off me," Gardi told the Guardian. "Using the iPhone allowed me to move much more easily."

GUARDIAN STORY

HIPSTAMATIC APP FOR IPHONE

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Space shuttle picture: amateur iPhone image takes the world by storm

A picture to prove that the best camera in the world is the one that you have with you.

It can often be about being in the right place at the right time and, of course, pressing the shutter.

Stefanie Gordon, from New Jersey, took a shapshot of the last launch of the space shuttle Endeavour using her iPhone as she flew from New York to West Palm Beach to visit her parents.

And it caused a sensation, becoming a hit on Twitter.

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Bizarre iLeica - Leica iPhone camera

Leica i9 concept pairs iPhone, rangefinder body.

According to a report on photoradar.com someone has come up with the bright (!) idea of combining an iPhone with a Leica rangefinder.

Thought it was a very late April 1 joke (yet it was published on April 26).

Forget it, get a proper camera (An M9 would be good) and a separate phone.

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