Benro Announces Transfunctional Travel Angel Tripod Kits

China-based Benro has announced new Travel Angel Tripod Kits and Transfunctional Travel Angel Tripod Kits for the US market, offering a compact design in which the legs can be inverted and folded back for easy packing and carrying. For added versatility, Benro says the new Transfunctional Travel Angel Series has the ability to convert from …

onOne Unveils Perfect Photo Suite 5.5

onOne Software has announced their new Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Designed to address specific workflow problems for the photographer, Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 promises simple yet powerful solutions for color correction, image resizing, masking, and professional photographic effects. Now, it also offers layers for Photoshop Lightroom and Apple …

Olympus Viewer 2 Updates to Support E-5 DSLR

The Olympus Viewer 2 has been updated to include support for the new Olympus E-5 DSLR camera. The update makes the software Version 1.1 on both the Windows and Mac operating systems and is compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Olympus Viewer 2 is designed especially for photo editing including RAW …

Samsung Refreshes NX100 Firmware

The new Firmware 1.01 for the Samsung NX100 interchangeable lens camera offers better autofocus accuracy in Night mode and improves system stability. The Samsung NX100 is a mirrorless compact camera equipped with an APS-C size sensor, just like your DSLR. It boasts an i-Function lens which allows users to control the NX100 by scrolling through …

Now Available: Release Candidates Lightroom 3.3, Adobe Camera Raw 6.3

Adobe says the Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 Release Candidates are now available for immediate download, along with a new Adobe Lens Profile Downloader. The Release Candidates bring raw file support to new camera models including the Nikon D7000 and Canon Powershot S95, as well as lens profiles for 21 new Nikon lenses and …

DxO HDR Plug-in for DxO Optics Pro 6.5 Available in November

DxO Labs is releasing a DxO HDR plug-in for DxO Optics Pro 6.5 in November, promising the power of multi-image processing for high quality HDR images and dramatic noise reduction by merging several Raw images as one. Extremely contrasted scenes are difficult to capture even with high-end DSLRs. The new DxO HDR plug-in for DxO …

The Digital Photography Workflow Handbook

What do you do after shooting all those photos? This is what the new book, The Digital Photography Workflow Handbook: From Import to Output, clearly answers. Sometimes, it’s not just simply shooting and going directly to the lab for printing – the digital process is a little more involved than that – there is post …

Firmware 2.0.8 for Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Canon has released a firmware update for its very successful EOS 5D Mark II DSLR camera, fixing a number of bugs related to movie capture, live view, the auto power-off function, the ST-E2 flash transmitter and the MR-14EX and MT-24EX Macro Ring Lights. Firmware Version 2.0.8 includes the following fixes: 1. Fixes a phenomenon in …

UK’s MPA Announces 2010 Master Photographer of the Year Winners

The United Kingdom’s Master Photographers Association (MPA) has announced the winners of the 2010 Master Photographer of the Year Awards. Michael Dearden from Caerphilly won the top prize as UK Master Photographer of the Year 2010. Michael’s controversial winning image caught the eye of the judges for its unusual concept and faultless technique. The announcement …

Corner-A Releases PhotoStyler 4.5 for Mac OS X

The PhotoStyler from Moscow-based Corner-A is a Mac OS application to add stylized effects and enhancements to your photographs. It takes advantage of Apple’s core technologies to deliver simple, fast and accurate modules to enhance digital images on the Mac. This new version of PhotoStyler brings an improved user interface based on customers’ feedback. PhotoStyler …