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My iPhone 4S finally arrived. This may not be news to many of you, but there is a bug in Hipstamatic 225 that prevents the app from saving full resolution images on an iPhone 4S. In high quality mode, the maximum file size is only 1200 x 1200 pixels — the same as medium quality on the 4S. Definitely something to think about if you’re one of the second-wave of adopters for the iPhone 4S or as many of us who got to Apple or AT&T late in the day are now getting our new iPhones.

I had no problems getting full res out of Hipstamatic on my iPhone 4 using iOS 5. This is an incompatibility between Hipstamatic and the new camera in the iPhone 4S. Hipstamatic supports device resolution on all other iPhones.

There is no workaround yet that I know of, short of shooting Hipstamatic on your old iPhone. Kind of a pain to have to carry around two devices.

The latest from Hipstamatic? “The Hipstamatic development team is fully aware of this issue and are actively working on a fix. There is no ETA just yet for an update, but it will be as soon as possible.”

We’ll keep you posted.

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UPDATED 10.01.11 @ 11:00 PDT: Scott from Image Blocks is offering Life In LoFi readers an exclusive discount promo code through October. Find out more after the jump.

If you’re looking for a unique way to display or share your iPhoneography, Image Blocks are an attractive option.

Image Blocks are a unique and attractive way to mount square format images. The blocks are targeted towards Instagram and Hipstamatic aficionados, but any square format image will look great on one of these.

I received an Image Block of one of my photos. Read my thoughts after the jump.>>>

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Hipstamatic have released another GoodPak today. We Heart Boobies Goodpak is now available in honor and support of National Breast Cancer Awareness month. The new GoodPak is available in the Hipstamatic app for only $0.99 for a limited time only.

We’ve got more info and samples after the jump. >>>

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The Hipstamatic 225 update is available for download! It’s been a long 6 days since Marty previewed the new lens, and the wait isn’t quite over. The HipstaMart servers seem to be getting hammered by each iPhoneographers around the world. We’ll keep trying, though, and post some samples as soon as possible.

If you’ve been luckier than me feel free to link your photos taken with Hipsta 225′s Lucas AB2 lens.

Dangerous Method star Keria Knightly. (CP/Chris Young)

Who says the iPhone can’t be taken seriously as a camera? With recent combat photography making news, that argument has already lost a lot of its momentum. Now, Canadian Press photographer Chris Young has been making the rounds at the Toronto International Film Festival and got some great portraits of some of the celebrities there using Hipstamatic and his iPhone.

MetroNews in Canada recently posted 15 of them. Director David Cronenberg looks great in the stark monochrome of BlacKeys. Here’s the link to the entire gallery on MetroNews.ca, “In Pictures: TIFF celebrity portraits by Hipstamatic and an iPhone”

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Big thanks to Shannon Watts for the heads up on this one.

Hipstamatic's new Lucas AB2 lens

After a relatively slow summer from Hipstamatic, it looks like we’re about to get a bunch of new Hipsta goodness.

The new Lucas AB2 lens for Hipstamatic should hit your Hipstamart soon. Check out the sample image above. The Hipstamatic 225 has been sent to Apple, is queued for review. Both should be available in a day or two.

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The Orange Dot Gallery in London is presenting another iPhoneography exhibition this month.

Round up your friends:
An Exhibition Of Found Art
with Jack Daniel’s, Hipstamatic & Clash magazine

In celebration of Jack Daniel’s birthday, The Orange Dot Gallery in London is presents a new exhibition exploring the subject of ‘found art’ through the lens of Hipstamatic.

The show starts next week and runs from Thursday, September 22 through Friday, September 30th. There’s an advanced private opening on Wednesday, September 21 from 6PM – 9PM.

The Orange Dot Gallery is at 54 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RG

More information on The OD can be found on their website, TheOrangeDot.co.uk

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Hipstamatic never goes on sale. It doesn’t need to. It’s already hugely popular and is always at or near the top of the App Store’s Photography apps charts. But right now, Synthethic is having a Flash sale on the app for a few hours only this Friday evening. Hipstamatic is on sale now for only $0.99 – that’s $1.00 off the normal price for the standard gear. It’s like getting one of the in-app HipstaPaks for free.

If you’re new to iPhoneography and don’t already have Hipstamatic or if you’ve somehow otherwise managed to last this long without succumbing to Hipstamatic’s siren’s song, this is the best price you’ll see on the app. Hipstamatic sales are very, very rare and this one will be gone in a few hours. Grab it now.

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G. Requires iOS 3.1 or later (still old iPhone friendly!).

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The unofficial “Guide to Hipstamatic” iPhone photo app has been causing quite a controversy these days. It seems the app grabs images from Flickr groups, specifically Hipstamatic-oriented Flickr groups and uses the photos to illustrate Hipsta’s various films. The apps developer is neither paying for providing attribution for the photos, which despite the developer’s claims, may violate the Creative Commons licensing on many images.

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Hot on the heels of the release of the revised NSW Always On FreePak, Hipstamatic have released a new FreePak, the Cowboys & Aliens FreePak. It contains two new lenses and a new case.

It’s available now as an in-app download now for free in Hipstamatic.

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