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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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’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 …
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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 …
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The new Apple iPad 2 has two cameras, it’s two times faster than the original iPad thanks to the dual-core Apple A5 processor, and is now a third slimmer and a bit lighter than its predecessor. iPad 2’s two cameras will not excite photographers, but they’re there in case you need to take a picture: …
The Olympus TOUGH TG-810 is the newest version of the company’s shockproof, waterproof, freezeproof and crushproof line of compact cameras. This rugged point-and-shoot even comes with Global Positioning System (GPS) to precisely record where you took your photos. The TG-810 also boasts Dual Image Stabilization to minimize blur and Wi-Fi compatibility for instant image sharing …
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The Eizo Nanao ColorEdge CG275W is a 27-inch monitor for professional work and it features a built-in calibration sensor for self-calibration. As such, it is expected to always display correct colors and tones. The new Eizo monitor is for professionals in prepress, digital photography, graphic design, video editing, post production, and other graphics fields. The …
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