We've fallen behind with announcements and it's time we caught up! Firstly, let's talk about the new Fujifilm X30 compact camera. Fujifilm has actually been a lot in the news lately. They've been spurring up the market with innovative approach to product design and functionality. But if you glance at...
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Lightroom 5.6 and Camera RAW 8.6 Updates Available
Adobe rolled out a bunch of updates today to its Creative Cloud platform, including updates to Adobe Photoshop CC, CC 2014, Bridge, Lightroom and Camera RAW. Lightroom has been updated to stable 5.6 version, along with Adobe Camera RAW 5.6. These updates include a number of bugfixes, along with RAW...
Fujifilm Lens Roadmap Update
It would seem releasing great and very desirable optics has now become Fujifilm's habit. Several months ago, we were very excited about Fujifilm's updated lens roadmap - it promised we'd see some truly spectacular lenses. No myriad of only slightly different super-zooms, no tenth kit zoom to be seen. Whoever...
NeroTrigger Announces New MIOPS Project on Kickstarter
Our friends at Miops, the talented team of engineers that created the multipurpose high speed camera trigger that we had fun reviewing previously, is planning a new and much improved tool that can be controlled by smartphones or tablets. To get this new and exciting product called MIOPS to the market,...
Nikon D610 Announcement
Nikon has just announced the Nikon D610 camera, an update to the popular entry-level full-frame DSLR. It has been a little over a year since the Nikon D600 came out. Considering the typical refresh cycle of 2-3 years for lower-end camera bodies, this is a pretty unusual update that is...
Lifepixel Adds Anti-Alias Filter Removal Service
Lifepixel, perhaps best known for its high quality infrared digital camera conversions, recently added a new service to its list - removing your DSLR's anti-aliasing filter. The price varies between $400-500 depending on your specific camera model. The notion of removing a DSLR's anti-aliasing feature is not new. Maxmax.com has...
Free Nikon App for the iPad/iPhone
If you just got a new Nikon flash or a new Nikon camera like the D4 or D800, maybe even a Nikon 1, there's an app for you. If you are like me, you don’t want to carry a big manual with you everywhere you go but for those rare...
Nikon RAW (NEF) Codec for 64 bit Vista or Windows 7
If you are running a 64 bit version of Windows Vista or Windows 7, you cannot use Nikon's NEF codec, because it is only compatible with 32 bit operating systems. It is unfortunate that Nikon has not yet released a 64 bit version yet and it seems like it will...
Hawk Eating a Mouse
While driving with my kids to a local park for birding, I saw this hawk flying around very low. I was slowly making a turn and continued watching the bird to see what happens next. All of a sudden, the hawk dove into the ground and I knew he was...