Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.2, which extends RAW image format support in Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’09 for a number of cameras.
You can download the update from Apple’s website.
Olympus has made available firmware updates for the E-P1, E-P2 and E-PL1 PEN Series cameras. The new firmware updates are designed to improve the auto focus performance for still and video capture in the PEN cameras. [Read more…]
Adobe has released official updates for Lightroom and Camera Raw. The new versions now support RAW files for the cameras listed below. [Read more…]
Adobe has updated Lightroom 2 to version 2.6.1 and is specifically directed to Leica M9 users.
The Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2.6.1 update includes one important correction that is only relevant for Leica M9 users. This release of Lightroom fixes a bug that caused Lightroom 2.6 to crash when processing certain M9 images. The bug was introduced in the final version of Lightroom 2.6 in the course of making image quality improvements to Leica M9 processing based on customer feedback. There is no need to update to 2.6.1 if you aren’t a Leica M9 user. – Adobe.com
You can download Lightroom 2.6.1 via the following links:
Canon has made available firmware updates on several DSLRs for compatibility with the recently announced, and soon to be available, WFT-E2 II and WFT-E4 II wireless file transmitters.
Note that the 5D Mark II firmware update also “Corrects a phenomenon in which visible noise may appear in images taken by continuous Bulb shooting.”
See the following links for the respective firmware update pages.
Olympus has released a firmware update for the E-P1 Micro Four Thirds camera, along with updates for the M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 and 17mm f/2.8 lenses.
The firmware update for the E-P1 is described as providing improved operation when using the C-AF, which is something that I found to function quite poorly in the Olympus E-P1 Review. The firmware updates for the lenses are described as providing improved AF operation.
You can download the updates on the Olympus Japan website.
Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility 2.3, extends RAW file compatibility for Aperture 2 and iPhoto ’08 for the Canon 50D, Nikon D90, Sony A900 and Nikon Coolpix P6000. It also addresses issues related to specific cameras and overall stability.
It is available for download from Apple here.
Adobe has release the version 5.1 update for Camera Raw. “This new version of the Camera Raw plug-in replaces the original one that was installed with Adobe® Photoshop® CS4; Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0; and Adobe Premiere® Elements 4.0 software.”
The Camera Raw plug-in updates are available as free downloads for existing customers. Click here for the download page: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/
Adobe has released the version 2.1 update for Lightroom. According to Adobe, the update includes the following features and fixes:
The update is available for free to all Lightroom 2 users. Click here for the download page: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/
Canon has updated the firmware for the 1D Mark III to Version 1.2.3.
This firmware update (Version 1.2.3) incorporates the following improvements.
The Version 1.2.3 firmware being released this time is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.1.3. If the camera’s firmware is already Version 1.2.3, it is not necessary to update the firmware.
To download this latest firmware update, go to Canon’s official site here.
For more resources on the Canon 1D Mark III, visit Photography Bay’s Canon 1D Mark III Reviews and Resources.