Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
As confirmed by a REDUser.net forum posting, the first of the RED EPIC models has left the building to Mark Pederson, of OffHollywood.
Pederson followed up the announcement with a “flashback to 2006” where he recounts his early involvement with RED before there was even a sensor for the RED ONE being produced. [Read more…]
I finally put together a bit of an archive that contains many of the educational articles and tips on Photography Bay. You’ll find stuff like the Photography Basics series on aperture, shutter speed and ISO, along with many other posts from a variety of guest authors and yours truly. As an early resolution for 2011, my goal is to put together several more of these types of articles and tips throughout next year.
You can find the page here or just click on the “Learn Photography” tab at the top of the page.
The new “version III” 1.4x and 2x Canon teleconverters, which were announced back in August, should be available very soon. B&H Photo has them available for pre-order, which is synonymous with “they should be in stock any day now.”
Check availability on their respective product pages below.
Artensoft has introduced its Photo Collage Maker 1.0 software that can automatically generate photo collages to create a mosaic photograph. In essence, you start with your own photo and then designate the types and number of tiles, along with other options. Photo Collage Maker 1.0 then assembles your collage based on this info.
The software is Windows only, and comes pre-packaged with source image sets for designing your photo collage. Photo Collage Maker 1.0 currently sales for $27.99. A trial version is available for download.
You can read more about Photo Collage Maker 1.0 on Artensoft’s website.
The Denver Post has a fantastic collection of images captured in color between 1939 and 1943. There are some very moving images in it, which were captured by Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information photographers.
Somehow, looking at these images in color makes it seem not that long ago.
This video just about takes the cake for me. Kudos to the photographer for keeping cool during the “attack.”
Do you have a wildlife photography encounter to rival this one?
[via Digital Rev]
The New York Times has a video gallery of 14 actors shot as classic screen types. Featured actors include Natalie Portman, Jesse Eisenberg, Matt Damon and Robert Duvall, among others. The project was directed by Solve Sundsbo and shot with RED EPIC and RED ONE cameras. Check it out on the New York Times 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…]
Apple has updated its Camera RAW compatibility to version 3.5 and extends RAW image format compatibility to Aperture 3 and iPhoto ‘11 for the following cameras:
The update is available via OS X system updates or via Apple’s Support Site.
Below you will find this week’s firmware updates. Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware.
Canon 60D version 1.0.8 – “Fixes a phenomenon in which captured images may become overexposed when using the camera’s built-in flash or an external Speedlite in combination with the lenses listed below…” [Canon Website]
Fuji FinePix F300EXR version 1.01 – “Unstable volume level during movie recording is fixed.” [Fuji Website]
Nikon Coolpix P7000 version 1.1 – “Image recording time at image quality settings that include NRW (RAW) has been reduced. Lens control has been optimized to reduce the frequency with which the “Initializing lens. Cannot focus.” message is displayed. An issue that, in some rare cases, prevented zoom operation has been resolved. An issue that caused the monitor display to exhibit a loss of detail in highlights (blown highlights) when the shutter-release button was pressed halfway with Active D-Lighting enabled has been resolved.” [Nikon Website]
