Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Ricoh has posted a teaser countdown for what appears to be an upcoming Pentax medium format camera release. Ricoh previously released some info and product shots of a new Pentax 645D model that would feature a CMOS sensor (something that is a trend in medium format cameras so far this year). [Read more…]
Lacie’s Little Big Disk Thunderbolt 2 drive that was announced at CES 2014 is now available for $1299. It houses two 500GB PCIe SSD drives in RAID 0 configuration with transfer speeds up to 1,375MB/s. If connected in parallel on the new Mac Pro with Thunderbolt 2, they can deliver speeds up to 2,600MB/s. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
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Just ahead of NAB 2014, GoPro has announced several new accessories for the Hero 3+ and Hero 3 cameras. [Read more…]
Along with the updated Magic Bullet Looks, Red Giant has also announced an update to PluralEyes audio/video sync software with version 3.5. The new version improves support for AVHCD, including spanned clips. And now, PluralEyes’ Replace Audio feature supports many more media types than before. [Read more…]
Red Giant has unveiled Magic Bullet Looks version 2.5. It will be a free update for current users and adds new color correction tools, better previewing of presets and gets a speed boost thanks to GPU Acceleration. [Read more…]
I wish Adobe would just go ahead and make this a permanent deal, but for now the Photoshop Photography Program, which includes Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5, for $9.99/mo has been extended through May 31, 2014.
There are no limitations for prior software ownership to join at this rate (as there have been in the past). You can sign up for the Photoshop Photography Program here on Adobe’s website.
(At the time of this post, Adobe’s site still has the offer end date as March 31; however, I have official confirmation from Adobe that the deal is extended through May 31.)
B&H has the Canon Rebel SL1 for $499 (reg. $599). The deal includes a free SanDisk 16GB Class 10 SDHC card and camera bag, along with 2% rewards. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Canon EOS 1D W (Wildlife Edition) via The Digital Picture
Every year someone, somewhere gets me with an April Fools Day prank. As a result, I try not to post any news or rumors that don’t come from official sources.
Of course, some of the ideas out there are pretty funny even if they do pull one over on me. I’ll be updating this post throughout the day as new pranks roll in. If you see a good one, be sure to let me know about it. [Read more…]
Alongside the new Tough TG-3, Olympus announced the new Stylus SH-1, which features a 16MP backlit CMOS sensor and a 24x optical zoom (25-600mm equivalent). The camera also captures 1080/60p HD video and is the first compact camera to employ Olympus’ 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilization. [Read more…]
The Olympus Stylus Tough TG-3 is a new rugged compact camera with the ability to withstand extreme conditions and is freezeproof down to 14°F, waterproof down to 50 feet, shockproof from 7 feet, crushproof to 220 pounds and dustproof. [Read more…]