128GB SDXC Card Now Shipping from Lexar Media

Lexar is now shipping its 128GB SDXC memory card the company claims to be an industry first. The new Lexar Professional 133x SDXC card is aimed at users who shoot continuous, rapid-fire images and extended lengths of 1080p high-definition (HD) videos. The Professional SDXC cards offer a Class 10 speed rating with a minimum guaranteed …

Pentax Releases New Firmware for Pentax 645D Camera

The new Firmware Version 1.02 for the Pentax 645D medium format DSLR delivers the following minor tweaks: When processing Noise Reduction after long exposure, remaining time is displayed on LCD panel When mode dial is set to “X”, Flash X-Sync Speed can be set by custom function menu. When connecting to a computer via the …

Pentax Issues Firmware 1.03 for K-5 DSLR

The just-released Pentax K-5 Firmware Version 1.03 addresses the K-5’s autofocus accuracy in low light and enhances overall stability of the AF function. The new firmware may now be downloaded from the Pentax website. The Pentax K-5 digital SLR is a 16.3-megapixel camera which boasts an 11-point SAFOX IX+ autofocus, said to be better and …

Release Candidates for Lightroom 3.4, ACR 6.4 Available

Adobe Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 Release Candidates are available for immediate download on Adobe Labs. The Release Candidates bring raw file support to seven popular camera models including Canon EOS Rebel T3i and Olympus E-PL1s, improve on lens correction profiles introduced in the Lightroom 3.3 and Camera Raw 6.3 releases, and add over …

Why Would You Want to Control Lightroom on an iPad?

LRPAD is an application that you run on your iPad to control Adobe’s Photoshop Lightroom workflow software over Wi-Fi. Why would you want this additional app between you and Lightroom? LRPAD touts finger-sized strips that you can touch and drag on the iPad, if you find Lightroom’s sliders too fiddly. It feels natural, says the …

Panasonic Bares Pricing for 2011 Lumix Cameras

It’s $400 for the Lumix ZS10 and Lumix TS3, $350 for the Lumix FX78 and $300 for the Lumix ZS8. All four new cameras feature Leica lenses, High Definition video recording-capabilities and Panasonic’s iA technology. They will be available in late March. The LUMIX ZS10, LUMIX TS3 and LUMIX FX78 also include the new Panasonic …

The Hasselblad H4D-40 in Stainless Steel

Hasselblad is offering a limited number – only 100 – of their H4D-40 medium format digital camera in stainless steel. Last November, it was the Ferrari Edition. Now it’s the Stainless Steel Edition – you’d think Hasselblad can no longer improve their perfect camera, just the outer skin. The 40-megapixel Stainless Steel H4D-40 with an …

GorillaPod Gets US Patent

It has been around since 2006, and after five years, the GorillaPod has finally acquired its own patent. The US Patent Office has issued Utility Patent No. 7,891,615 to JOBY, maker of the iconic GorillaPod line of products, on February 22, 2011. “Our ball and socket technology has long been recognized as innovative and unique,” …

DeluxGear PinPoint Uses Laser for Auto Focus

DeluxGear’s PinPoint is a laser-aided system that promises to eliminate focus hunt by allowing users to assist a camera’s auto focusing function and make sure that the camera focuses on what they want it to, despite low contrast conditions. To use it, the photographer presses the activator button and PinPoint emits a narrow pulsing green light …

Profoto Studio Plugin Offers Wireless Light Control

Phase One and Profoto have come up with an image capture and light control solution that allows photographers to capture images and to control lighting from within Capture One Pro 6, when using Profoto lighting equipment. Here’s how it works: a separate light control tool will be enabled in Capture One Pro 6 when the …