Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Really Nice Images announced it has released a new generation of it’s film-emulating preset package ‘All Films’ for Adobe Lightroom users. After studying a number of archive samples, Really Nice Images recreated some really old film looks like Kodachrome from the edge 50s and 60s or Agfa Chrome from 70s. [Read more…]
B&H has the Nikon D7100 with the 18-140mm VR lens for $1296.95 (reg. $1796.95). The deal includes a free SanDisk Extreme SDHC card, camera bag and spare battery. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Additionally, you can get the D7100 kit with the 18-140mm VR lens and the 55-300mm VR lens for $1546.95 (reg. $2226.95). Check it out here at B&H Photo.
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…]
B&H has the Olympus XZ-2 for $299 (reg. $599) with 4% rewards and free shipping. The XZ-2 is an advanced compact camera with a 12MP sensor, RAW image capture and a bright, f/1.8-2.5 lens. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Additionally, the slightly lower-spec’d RAW compact Olympus XZ-10 is available for $199.99 (reg. $399.99) with 4% rewards and free shipping. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
B&H has the new Olympus 25mm f/1.8 lens (50mm equivalent) for Micro Four Thirds cameras now in stock with free shipping. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
ExpoImaging has released the Ray Flash 2 ring light for speedlights. The Ray Flash 2 offers a more compact design and comes in 2 sizes for taller and shorter DSLR bodies. The larger sized Ray Flash fits cameras like the Canon 60D, 7D 5D Mark III, Nikon D7000, D800, D4 and such, while the smaller Ray Flash 2 model fits Canon Rebel and Nikon D3200 sized cameras. There’s a more complete list on ExpoImaging’s website.
The new ring light adapter is made with a universal speedlight mount and features adjustable height. The center column of the Ray Flash 2 slides up and down to accommodate variations in camera and speedlight heights.
The Ray Flash 2 retails for $139.95 and is available here at B&H Photo.
Photographers are data hogs. We go through terabytes upon terabytes of storage as our cameras continue to produce higher image quality. And, if you work with video, it gets even worse. [Read more…]
Data Protection for Photographers is a new book from IT author, Patrick H. Corrigan.
“This book explains current data protection and storage technologies in everyday terms. It describes effective procedures for protecting data, from capture to backup and archiving. Descriptions of specific products applicable to Windows, MacOS, and Linux systems are provided.”
Data Protection for Photographers retails for $32.95; however, it is currently available for $23.63 on Amazon.com.
In an odd turn of events, Panasonic is alleged to have shared details about the Canon 7D successor in a media presentation for the new Panasonic GH4. [Read more…]
SanDisk has released new UHS-II SD cards with write speeds up to 250MB/s and read speeds up to 280MB/s. This new line gets its major speed boost from the UHS-II bus interface. Most SD-compatible cameras currently on the market support UHS-I, at best; however, we are just starting to see new cameras with UHS-II support (like the Fuji X-T1).
The new UHS-II bus interface offers the ability to build cards with up to 312MB/s transfer speeds, which is a big jump from the maximum theoretical speeds on the UHS-I interface at 104MB/s. [Read more…]