Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Do you know any photography snobs? Are you one yourself? Check out 10 ways to annoy a photography snob in the above video, courtesy of DigitalRev.
Disclaimer: Mild language, crude comments in the video. Don’t watch if that offends you.
Sony has been shaking up the digital imaging market since it came on board in 2006 with the A100. It released a pair of hits last year with its A7 series and totally shook up the mirrorless camera market again. [Read more…]
A new base model Drobo 4 Bay just launched with USB 3.0 connectivity. It includes power fail protection with battery backup and Drobo’s BeyondRAID configuration for drive spanning with single or dual disk redundancy. [Read more…]
New rumors suggest a Canon EOS 3D will launch later this year as a “bigger brother” to the Canon 5D Mark III. The key improvements over the 5D Mark III would be a much higher resolution sensor and 4K video options. Of course, the price would also be higher than the 5D Mark III as well. [Read more…]
Coremelt TrackX is a plugin for Final Cut Pro X that allows you to track objects in your footage while inside FCP X using Mocha and without needing to take footage to an outside program like After Effects or Motion. The trackers are added to your footage and you can replace screens, add tracking text or blur logos and such directly from your FCP X project.
The workflow is rather straightforward. Although it is not an entry-level task, it is still fairly simple to follow the tutorials and start tracking with TrackX. My jaw dropped the first time I saw this working in my FCP X project. [Read more…]
The annual Gulf Photo Plus Shootout never ceases to impress. If you aren’t familiar with past years’ format, “it pits two or three photographers against each other in a room full of photographers and they have to shoot, edit, retouch and present a photo within 20 minutes to a brief that is revealed at the event!”
This year, it was Zack Arias against Italian photographer Sara Lando. And, man, they were both great!
Nikon’s current instant rebate deals on many of its lenses end this week on Saturday, March 29. The instant rebates offer up to $400 off single lenses and are not required to be bundled with a DSLR in order to get the deals. You can see all of the lens instant rebates here at B&H Photo. [Read more…]
In the above video, Photoshop Principal Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes discusses selective color manipulation in Photoshop CC. He covers how to change the color of specific objects in Photoshop and how to selectively color a black and white image.
Manfrotto has released a new 3-way pan/tilt head, the Manfrotto MHXPRO-3W. It features two handles that can be extended for adjustments and then retracted when you are all set. Additionally, it has two separate knobs to control the friction of the front/back and side tilt.
The head also features three bubble levels and a quick release plate. The Manfrotto MHXPRO-3W retails for $139.99. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Now that the Nikon D4S has been officially released, it’s time we start seeing some more rumors on the D800s (and maybe a D400 somewhere down the line?). For now, the latest batch of rumors point to mild upgrades for the D800s similar to those found in the D4S. Check them out below. [Read more…]