Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Topaz Labs recently unveiled its new Lens Effects plug-in for Photoshop. Lens Effects allows you to apply depth of field effects and other effects to your images during post processing. Lens Effects uses a depth map for fine tuning out of focus areas, which helps make the depth of field look more natural and optical-based. [Read more…]
The recently announced updates to Photoshop CS5 that enabled remote control of the application from your iPad just got more exciting. Three new “remote” Apps are now available from the iTunes store. [Read more…]
Canon may be making that radio trigger flash and DSLR with a built-in transmitter after all. Recall that I posted the details on Canon’s patent application in August 2010, which covered a radio-signal transmitter and receiver communication between DSLR and Speedlights.
Now Canon Rumors says its been told that Canon has working prototypes of flashes that are triggered via radio communication by an updated version of the ST-E2 transmitter. Presumably, any new flash from Canon that sports built-in radio TTL communication would unseat the 580 EX II as the flagship Speedlight in Canon’s lineup. [Read more…]
Paul Nicklen is renowned Arctic and Antarctic wildlife photographer. Has a passion for these regions and the wildlife within, which is demonstrated by both his photography and words about life there.
In late-2009, I passed along a short video about his encounter with a leopard seal in Antarctica. While it was only less than 2-minutes long, it was a very powerful video, featuring Nicklen’s world-class photography and a very cool story. [Read more…]
B&H Photo has posted that the Zeiss Distagon T 35mm F/1.4 ZF.2 lens is now available for pre-order for the Nikon F Mount version. Here’s the link.
As is custom at B&H, when something is posted for pre-order, it generally means that stock is on the way and almost ready to ship out to customers. No word on the Canon version yet.
When I first handled the Canon PowerShot 500 HS, I wasn’t too pleased with the effectiveness of the touchscreen interface; however, the more I used it, the more fun I had with the camera. [Read more…]
It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group.
Check out the rest of the photos below. [Read more…]
Adobe Evangelist Jason Levine posted a pair of samples demonstrating the power of the new Warp Stabilizer in After Effects CS5.5.
Check them out below. [Read more…]
The Sony A77 is no secret; however, one of the few pieces of info that we don’t know about the camera is its actual release date (maybe in July). You know it has to be closing in though since Sony just listed the A77 in its own official repair guide alongside the A55.
Check it out the listing captured by Photo Rumors below. [Read more…]
Above is a cityscape timelapse video from Dominic Boudreault. He shot it with a Canon 5D Mark II from late 2010 to early 2011 with locations including Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, New York and Chicago. Fullscreen the HD version and turn up the volume.