Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Adobe Wordwide Design Evangelist, Terry White, put together this brief video about 5 things you need to know about your Lightroom 5 catalog.
These are helpful tips that advanced Lightroom users probably already know about; however, if you don’t know about them, they could potentially improve your workflow. Here’s a list of the highlights of the tips. [Read more…]
Adobe has extended its Photoshop and Lightroom subscription deal for $9.99 through June 17, 2014. Previously, the Photoshop Photography Program was set to expire on May 31, 2014. [Read more…]
It took Nikon quite some time to fess up to an actual problem related to the D600. Nikon released a D610 model on a fast track release schedule but offered no acknowledgement of a problem with the D600 – even though the D610 was the same camera with a new shutter mechanism.
After it replaced some D600 units with new D610 units for some customers, it looked like the problem was headed to a class action legal battle (it still might be). While the class action lawsuit was just starting to swirl, Nikon seemingly came clean and agreed to replace the shutter mechanism in all users’ D600 cameras.
This little sensor spot problem has proven quite expensive for Nikon – to the tune of 1.8 billion yen (or $17.7 million USD). [Read more…]
Check out this tutorial from Photoshop Principal Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes as he share how to warp, distort and manipulate images using Photoshop‘s built-in puppet warp tool, along with Content-Aware fill and delete commands.
If you are interested in the tutorial on making selections that he references in the above video, you can check it out below. [Read more…]
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…]
ebay (via bestpriceoptics) has the Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 fisheye lens for $189.99 (reg. $229) in limited quantity. The lens is available for Canon, Nikon Sony A, Sony E, Pentax and Olympus mounts. Check it out here on ebay.
B&H has the Nikon D800 with a $200 instant rebate that expires May 31, 2014 and will not be extended. The deal includes a free SanDisk Extreme 32GB SDHC card, camera bag, spare battery and Oben monopod, along with 4% rewards and free expedited shipping. Check it out while it lasts here at B&H Photo.
Nikon has released a new beta version of its Capture NX-D RAW processing software, which is based on Silkypix. Capture NX-D beta version 0.9.2 includes the follow updates and improvements: [Read more…]
Avid is one of the latest software vendors to move to a subscription software model with Media Composer available for a $49.99/mo subscription price. So far, however, Avid is taking a gentler approach to the subscription model by continuing to offer a purchase option to Media Composer in addition to the subscription option. [Read more…]
Premium camera bag maker, Booq, has released its new version of the Boa Flow backpack. The new bag features a weather-proof ballistic nylon exterior and includes a dedicated, quick-access compartment for a DSLR. [Read more…]