Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Hasselblad has launched a new 50MP back with a 43.8 x 32.9mm sensor size for its legacy V System medium format cameras. The CFV-50c is the new CMOS version of its existing CFV-50 CCD digital back, which also weighs in at 50MP.
The CMOS sensor provides improved noise control and sensitivity with a max ISO 6400, as well as higher frame rates than the previous CCD version. [Read more…]
In this video, Julieanne Kost shows us how to add textures to images using layers in Photoshop. We learn how to use different blend modes to create different effects with textures, as well as how to limit the texture in certain areas of images without using layer masks.
Metabones has announced a 4th-gen Canon EF lens to Sony E-Mount camera adapter with improved performance and internal structure. If you are looking for more lenses for your Sony A7, A7R or A7S, this is one way to expand your options. [Read more…]
This short video of Gregory Heisler packs so much wisdom and advice for photographers into a little more than 5 minutes. You can’t watch this video and fail to take something away from it.
If you want to hear more from the man, Heisler also has a recent book called Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits, in which he breaks down 50 of his portraits and reveals his creative and technical processes for each shot.
[via PetaPixel]
After several months of beta versions being available, Nikon has released a final version of Capture NX-D with support for RAW files from Nikon cameras, including the new D810.
The new version of Capture NX-D is a totally new version and does not rely on the underlying code of previous versions of Capture NX. As such, it no longer offers the Control Point adjustments that were prominent in older versions of Capture NX. Instead, it appears that Capture NX-D is a custom version of Silkypix.
Capture NX-D is available as a free download here on Nikon’s website.
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…]
Now that Apple is killing off Aperture, many users are choosing to move to Lightroom. But what to do with those thousands of images in your Aperture library?
Aperture Exporter is a new plugin that is currently in beta and delivers what is probably the simplest export process thus far. [Read more…]
B&H has the Panasonic GH4 back in stock with free expedited shipping. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Blackmagic Design has released another firmware update for its Cinema Camera line. The latest firmware update version 1.8.2 adds three new Apple ProRes file formats – ProRes 422, ProRes 422 LT and ProRes 422 Proxy.
The new update is available for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and Blackmagic Production Camera 4K.
The new ProRes formats can be captured on SSD drives or SD cards, and can be played back immediately on the camera. You can download the update for free here on Blackmagic Design’s support page.
Adobe has announced a release candidate for Camera Raw 8.6, which adds RAW file support to several new cameras listed below. [Read more…]