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Canon DPP Software Update Due in April for 5D Mark III “Soft Image” Fix

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Canon 5D Mark III

Canon Japan has issued a statement acknowledging a problem with the Canon Digital Photo Professional software when used to convert 5D Mark III RAW files.  When using DPP 3.11.10, 5D Mark III images can appear soft.  Canon says it will update the software for a mid-April release, which should provide a solution to this problem.

[Canon Japan via Digital Picture]

Canon 5D3, Nikon D4 and D800 Shipping/Availability Updates

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Nikon D800 Shipping Soon

Recent stock updates on major retailers suggest that the Canon 5D Mark III, Nikon D4 and Nikon D800 will all ship in March.  Those who are on some of the pre-order lists will be seeing their new cameras in the next couple of weeks.

Check ship dates and pre-order options for these cameras below.

Canon 5D Mark III (expected ship date of March 22)

Nikon D800 (expected ship date of March 20-22)

Nikon D4 (expected ship date of March 20-22)

Adobe Camera Raw 6.7 Release Candidate Available, Latest Nikon & Canon Models Supported

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Nikon D800 Support in Camera Raw 6.7

Adobe Camera Raw 6.7 release candidate is available for download via Adobe Labs. Camera Raw 6.7 adds support for the following cameras:

You’ll also need Camera Raw 6.7 for full support between Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS5. Several lens profiles have been added/updated as well.

Remember, this is a release candidate, which means it has been pretty well tested and Adobe thinks it is ready for full release; however, it’s recommended that you keep production work to prior versions until the official releases drop.  Expect those to come soon though.  Release candidates mean that the final versions are just around the corner.