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Updates on Sigma Lens Compatibility with the Canon EOS R

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Sigma has released new information regarding compatibility of its lenses with the Canon EOS R.

I’ve posted the entire statement below; however, I wanted to note a little bit of anecdotal evidence on the topic. I’m currently testing the EOS R and have used it with the base EF adapter and Sigma lenses in my normal operating manner. Even with 15-year-old Sigma lenses, my results have been just fine. There may be some edge-case uses that I haven’t attempted yet that end up throwing me for a loop – but so far, so good.

Read on for the full compatibility notice from Sigma below. [Read more…]

 

Nikon Software and Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Compatibility

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Nikon and Mountain Lion Compatibility

Nikon recently made an announcement concerning its software compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.  Some older versions of Nikon software are getting left behind, including Capture NX version 1.x, ViewNX version 1.x and Camera Control Pro version 1.x.

Check out the full statement on software compatibility issues below. [Read more…]

OS X Mountain Lion and Adobe CS Compatibility

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If you are a Mac user, then you probably are well aware that Apple released OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion this week.  By all accounts, it’s an improvement over 10.7 Lion.

If you are a holdout (like I was), then you may still be using OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.  I was concerned about losing 32-bit app compatibility, quirks in other 64-bit apps and the death of Spaces (something I use all day, everyday).

Having mulled Mountain Lion over for several weeks, I bit the bullet this week and upgraded from Snow Leopard.  Based on most of what I had read, CS6 app stability and speed improves with Mountain Lion.  Since that’s the software suite I use more than anything else, I went for it.   [Read more…]