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Spyder5ELITE Monitor Calibration Tool Review

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Monitor calibration is one of the necessary evils that photographers must learn to cope with now that every image we create must pass through our computer in this digital age. Fortunately, there are some pretty handy tools to take on that challenge.

Datacolor is one of the industry leaders in the monitor calibration market and the new Spyder5 tool makes it painless for the most part.

There are actually three different iterations of the Spyder5 monitor calibration tools – Spyder5EXPRESS, Spyder5PRO and Spyder5ELITE, which cover the most basic calibrations to the most advanced, respectively. This review covers my experience with the Spyder5ELITE. [Read more…]

Apple iPad Pro Now Available

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Apple’s iPad Pro went on sale this week. The iPad Pro is a 12.9-inch tablet with a 2732 x 2048 screen resolution.

The iPad Pro can also use the new $99 Apple Pencil for a variety of drawing and writing apps. Retail prices for the iPad Pro start at $799 for the 32GB WiFi-only model and go up to $1079 for the 128GB model with WiFi and 4G connectivity.

You can find the iPad Pro in Apple Stores, on the Apple website, as well as here at B&H Photo.

Yuneec Launches Typhoon ActionCam featuring Handheld Gimbal & 4K Camera

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Yuneec Typhonn Action Cam

Yuneec’s Typhoon quadcopters are sold with a camera and gimbal attached to the drone; however, a handle is also included in the kits for removing the camera and gimbal from the drone and operating it handheld.

Now, you can get a dedicated handheld unit on its own in the Typhoon ActionCam and it delivers direct competition to the new DJI Osmo. [Read more…]

Canon XA35 and XA30 Camcorders Unveiled

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Canon XA35

Canon has announced its next evolution of the XA camcorder line – the XA35 and XA30 camcorders, which replace the XA25 and XA20 models.

The Canon XA35 and XA30 remain HD camcorders and are differentiated by a HD/SD-SDI output on the XA35. The cameras borrow from the Cinema EOS System with a new Wide DR mode for greatly-expanded dynamic range. They also offer dual band WiFi support at 5GHz and 2.4GHz with FTP file transfer possible. [Read more…]

Atmosphere Aerosol Gives You Instant Haze for Making Light Rays

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What makes a great backlight even better? How about some fog or haze? But what if there is no fog or haze at your location?

Fog and haze machines are awesome for creating rays of light in your images but they are not very portable. And that’s part of the motive behind Knoxville-based photographers Joe and Kathleen Atkins’ desire to put haze in a can. [Read more…]

The Epson ET-4550 Printer’s Ink Lasts for 2 Years

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Epson WorkForce ET-4550 EcoTank All-in-One Printer

Can I get a show of hands of those who print black and white, draft quality documents in order to save printer ink?

Epson has an All-in-One printer with an ink supply that lasts 2 years before you need to buy more – the Epson WorkForce ET-4550 EcoTank printer.

The printer ships with enough ink to print up to 11,000 black pages or 8,500 color pages. Epson says this is equivalent to about 50 ink cartridge sets from a traditional ink jet printer.

Where’s my photo printer with a 2-year ink supply? [Read more…]

Trey Ratcliff and Macphun Partner for Aurora HDR Pro Software

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Aurora HDR Pro

HDR photographer extraordinaire Trey Ratcliff has teamed up with Macphun to build an all-in-one HDR application called Aurora HDR Pro.

It is a standalone application application with a ton of controls and features for creating and tweaking your HDR images. Watch the below video for a brief overview of the features from Trey Ratcliff. [Read more…]