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No Sloof Lirpa announcement this year

April 1, 2020 JimK 1 Comment

The folks at Lirpa Labs, the research arm of Sloof Lirpa, inform me that they unfortunately will have no new product announcements this year. They, like so many of us, have been working from home for the past month, and productivity has not been up to its usual standard. Those of you unfamiliar with the… [Read More]

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Sloof Lirpa iPad accessories

April 1, 2016 JimK 1 Comment

It’s that time of year when that marvelously inventive company, Sloop Lirpa, makes some of its most significant product announcements. Here, here, and here are some of the previous great ones. Today’s announcements give us our first glimpse of a whole line of products, not just one. The genesis of most of Sloof Lirpa’s products… [Read More]

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Sloof Lirpa announces high dynamic range camera

April 1, 2015 JimK 3 Comments

As is their wont this time of year, the Sloof Lirpa team have produced another blockbuster: this year it’s a camera that provides far greater Engineering Dynamic Range (EDR) than anything on the market today. DxO is currently reporting the best EDRs of a bit over 14 stops. The Sloof Lirpa BigPixel One (BP1) has… [Read More]

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Sloof Lirpa announces a new camera

April 1, 2012 JimK Leave a Comment

Sloof Lirpa Photographic Industries has announced another breakthrough camera today. For a look at one of their previous products, click here. The new Sloof Lirpa camera owes its existence to technology developed outside the photographic field. As in the case of many scientific and technical discoveries, such as the invention of vulcanized rubber, accident played… [Read More]

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Sloof Lirpa announces a phone!

April 1, 2006 JimK 2 Comments

Cameras and cell phones are a natural pairing and consumers the world over have eagerly embraced the combination. However, the images produced by these miniature marvels have lacked the quality necessary for serious photography. It’s a shame that committed photographers have missed out on the advantages of cell phone photography. Imagine always having your camera… [Read More]

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