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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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The Hipstamatic NSW Always On FreePak update is now live and available as an in-app download in Hipstamatic. This update is free and contains the new Hornbecker lens, as well as the two films and the the Nike case of the previous version of the FreePak. It’s available for a limited time, so download it now.

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UPDATED: Now with new info on Friday’s new FreePak.

Hipstamatic’s limited-edition NSW Always On FreePak is available for two more days through June 30th as a free in-app download in Hipstamatic. The FreePak includes a new “case” and two very nice black & white films, AO BW Film and AO DLX Film. It’s gone after tomorrow so grab it now. There’s no guarantee that these films will be available again.

On July 1st, the second part of this Hipstamatic Nike promotion will be released. On Friday, Hipstas will be able to download the free Hornbecker lens — also for a limited time. UPDATE 06.29.11 @13:00: Hipstamatic are keeping the films available in Friday’s new FreePak.

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Retro Camera Plus' new Hipsteroku filter

It looks like one of the other “Retro Camera” apps is getting an update this week. Retro Camera Plus from Urbian, the iOS version ported from Retro Camera for Android, got an update today not long after the update for Android hit the streets.

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