Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
The Atomos Ninja Star was announced at NAB 2014 and touted as a ProRes recorder for the GoPro. The immediate downside that everyone saw was that it only recorded to CFast cards.
CFast cards are great from a speed standpoint; however, a 60GB SanDisk CFast card still costs $650! That’s a tough pill to swallow for a $300 recorder. While some more recently released cards are lower, they are still well above CF card prices. [Read more…]
UPDATE: Canon 7D Mark II Officially Announced!
New rumors suggest that the announcement of a replacement for the Canon 7D may come on Friday, September 5, 2014, which is a week and a half before Photokina 2014 kicks off. We continue to see steep discounts on the original 7D.
There are still several spec rumors floating around for the 7D Mark II (or whatever it will be called) and nothing is really getting trimmed down yet. One solid spec seems to be the EOS 1D X-styled top plate with no Mode dial. Resolution has been rumored between 20-24MP and “advanced” video features have been consistently rumored as well. [Read more…]
Check out this video from Karl Taylor as he shoots photos of a model with window light, studio lighting, then adds makeup and then adds post-production in Photoshop. It provides a pretty powerful demonstration of what not only Photoshop can do, but also what quality studio lighting can do for portraits.
MindShift Gear has released the new Filter Nest bag. Designed for carrying your lens filters, the Filter Nest provides a padded, zippered pouch to safely house your filters. [Read more…]
Photoshop Principal Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes shows how to use curves in the above video. He covers the basics of curves in both Camera Raw and inside of Photoshop.
While this is a very basic overview of what the curves adjustment does and an intro to the interface, check out the video from Phlearn below that goes a little more in-depth on using curves adjustment layers in Photoshop. [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…]
Manfrotto 190 Tripod Series
Manfrotto has refreshed its popular 190 and 055 tripod series, which combine nicely with the new XPRO 3-way head announced earlier this year. [Read more…]
B&H has the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens in stock again for Canon EF mount. The shipment was a limited supply, so this may not last long. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Manfrotto has unveiled several new photo and video accessories for the iPhone 5/5s. The KLYP+ phone case and accessories are designed to transform the iPhone into an all-in-one photo and video solution. [Read more…]
UPDATE: Canon 7D Mark II Officially Announced!
A replacement to the aging and very popular Canon 7D is rumored to be released in time for Photokina in September. It is expected to be announced the week of September 9. [Read more…]