Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Nikon D600 Mockup via Outdoormac
The Nikon D600 is a highly anticipated FX format DSLR and, according to Nikon Rumors, it is coming soon – possibly on or around September 13, 2012. Shortly after the Nikon D800 was announced earlier this year, buzz of a more affordable (rumors are in the $1500-$2000 range) full frame camera started to grow. And, it looks like the official launch is almost upon us. [Read more…]
Hipstamatic’s IncrediBooth is the Free App of the Week on the iTunes App Store. Normally priced at $0.99 Incredibooth is a photo booth for your iPhone that lets you create photo strips from your front-facing camera. You can then share your photo strips on Facebook, Twitter and email or save them to your photo library.
There are four styles included with the app and several more available for purchase from within the app. You can get IncrediBooth here on the iTunes App Store.
Adobe Prelude CS6, which is software for ingesting and logging of file-based footage workflows, is now available as a standalone product. Prelude CS6 was introduced in April 2012 as a part of the CS6 Master Collection, CS6 Production Premium and Creative Cloud.
Prelude CS6 is now available as a standalone product exclusively from Adobe.com for $399 for a perpetual license. As noted, Creative Cloud users get this with their membership.
This is about as good as it gets in terms of leaked images. These are up close press images for the upcoming Sony NEX-5R, which is expect to officially launch next week as a replacement for the excellent Sony NEX-5N. [Read more…]
Datacolor, maker of the Spyder calibration devices, is putting on several webinars over the next few months on color management. These webinars are begin September 12, 2012 and are free for anyone to join.
Topics and specific dates of upcoming webinars are as follows:
Datacolor will also be giving away a free Spyder color management product that coincides with the particular webinar topic. You can register for these free webinars here on Datacolor’s website.
Adobe has updated its cloud photo album app, Revel, to version 1.5. The new version adds the following features:
Adobe Revel operates on a subscription basis – either $5.99/month or $59.99/year. With Revel, you can sync an unlimited number of images across your devices. It is available via the Mac App Store (for Macs) and the iTunes App Store (for iPhone and iPad).
In response to popular demand, Custom SLR is bringing the black C-Loop Camera Strap Mount Solution back through a partnership with PhotoWhoa.com, the daily deal site where the C-Loop will be available in this returning color way exclusively for a discounted price of $35 until September 6, 2012. [Update: Here’s a link to the deal page at PhotoWhoa.com.]
After its initial run with PhotoWhoa, the black C-Loop will be sold through the Custom SLR website for $39.95 (same as the current silver C-Loop). If you’ve never seen the C-Loop before, check out the demo video below.
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Topaz photoFXlab Interface
Topaz has updated photoFXlab to version 1.2. In this latest version, you have the ability to save your project (layers using a new topaz file format), 3-party plug-in support (for select .8bf plug-ins), cropping grid overlay (stand-alone mode only), and Apple Aperture plug-in support.
If you aren’t familiar with photoFXlab, it is a standalone application that can also be accessed as a plugin. It allows you to work with layers of Topaz effects in a single interface.
Topaz has also extended the $50 savings through August 31. Just use the coupon code CreateFX at checkout on Topaz Labs’ website to get photoFXlab for $29.95.
Kessler has announced pre-sale dates for its new CineDrive motion control system. CineDrive features multi-axis control over camera movements and allows you to fully configure key frames, bezier curves and precision positioning for your time lapses, stop-motion or live action shoots.
The basic kit will be less than $6000 and will include a Kessler CineDrive Brain, two motor bricks plus hardware to configure as a pan/tilt head and a slider motor. An iOS app for the CineDrive system is in the works for the release (or soon thereafter) and an Android app will be available in the future.
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/41043399 w=640&h=360]Pre-sale orders will begin at 1 PM ET on Wednesday, August 29. The sale will be limited to 25 orders at a first-come first-served basis to US customers only and with a one CineDrive system per customer limit. A second batch of CineDrive systems should be available in 1-3 months.
More details available on the Kessler CineDrive website.
FreePrints is a new iPhone app that will let you upload images from your camera roll and have prints delivered to you. The service offers up to 1000 free prints per year for 4×6 prints. Other sizes like 5×5 (for Instagram) are available for a cost. Shipping starts at $1.99.
Most of the reviews thus far on the iTunes App Store are glowing on both the quality and reasonable shipping costs. And, of course, the app is a free download as well.
FreePrints sounds like it might be a good way to get some of those images off of our iPhones and into printed form. Check out FreePrints here on the iTunes App Store.