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Corel AfterShot Pro 2.1 Now Available

October 18, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Corel has released AfterShot Pro 2.1, which adds HDR support for Mac and Linux versions, as well as support for several more cameras. [Read more…]

Canon Telephoto Lens Snapped in Half on Sidelines of NCAA Football Game

October 18, 2014 By Eric Reagan

In the second quarter of the football game today between Oklahoma and Kansas State, Oklahoma’s quarterback Trevor Knight threw a fade pass to the corner of the end zone. Receiver Sterling Shepard laid out for the reception and landed just outside the back corner of the end zone.

The problem for Shepard and one unfortunate photographer was that Shepard landed on top of a Canon telephoto lens. [Read more…]

Sony A5000 16-50mm Kit for $398 – Deal Alert

October 18, 2014 By Eric Reagan

B&H has the Sony A5000 kit with the 16-50mm lens for $398 (reg. $498) with a free SanDisk 16GB UHS-I card and camera bag. The deal ends tonight at midnight. Check it out here at B&H Photo.

Also available in white and silver.

Nikon Coolpix P600 and P340 Firmware Updates

October 18, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Nikon Coolpix P600

Nikon has issued firmware updates for the Coolpix P600 and P340 cameras.

Nikon Coolpix P600 firmware update version 1.2 adds the following improvements:

An issue that prevented charging of the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL23 using the camera and charging AC adapter when the EN-EL23 was completely discharged has been resolved.

Nikon Coolpix P340 firmware update version 1.2 adds the following improvements:

An issue that prevented charging of the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 using the camera and charging AC adapter when the EN-EL12 was completely discharged has been resolved.
When RAW (NRW) images captured with a burst of continuous shooting at a setting of Continuous H were opened in image-processing software such as ViewNX 2 for development, image colors were abnormal. This issue has been resolved.

You can download the firmware updates here on Nikon’s website.

New Nikon D400 Photo Surfaces; Sorry, It’s Fake

October 17, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Nikon Rumors posted a new photo of an alleged Nikon D400 leaked on Facebook and asked readers to determine whether it is real or fake. The camera was quickly determined to be a D200 with a Photoshop makeover. [Read more…]

Yongnuo YN600EX-RT is a $188 Clone of the Canon 600EX-RT

October 17, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Chinese manufacturer Yongnuo has been a popular source of affordable speedlights for photographers in recent years. One of its latest units really steps up the game in the technology department though. [Read more…]

Canon 7D Mark II Shipping October 30

October 16, 2014 By Eric Reagan

We previously thought the Canon 7D Mark II would ship in November; however, an update to Amazon’s listing for the camera reveals that it will ship on October 30. That’s just a couple weeks away folks.

While B&H still has the camera listed for availability in November, they will likely get ship the camera at the same time as Amazon.

GoPro & NHL Partner for Hockey Players’ Helmet Cam Views

October 16, 2014 By Eric Reagan

The NHL and GoPro recently entered into an agreement to use GoPro cameras to show TV viewers what it looks like from a hockey player’s point of view. [Read more…]

Adobe Releases Free Aperture to Lightroom Migration Tool

October 16, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Adobe has released a new Lightroom plug-in for Lightroom 5.6 and up that allows you to import an existing Apple Aperture library into Lightroom. [Read more…]

Apple Launches New Retina 5K Display iMac

October 16, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Alongside new iPads today, Apple announced an impressive new iMac with a 27″ 5K resolution display for a base price of $2499.

The new Retina display iMac has been rumored for quite some time now. It offers the 4x the resolution of the previous 2560 x 1440 resolution panels on the 27″ iMac models. The new display weighs in with an incredible 5120 x 2880 resolution – that’s 14.7 million pixels! [Read more…]