
So, I made it to Vegas unscathed thus far. While I’m going to take in a bit of sight seeing and snap some shots of the sights, I’ll have some pre-PMA 2009 news over the next couple of days as well.
Look for news to pick up on Monday though. I’ll be dropping lots of news on products and exhibitors Monday and Tuesday evening.
If you’re in Vegas for PMA, or otherwise, and want to meet up to talk photography, an impromptu photowalk or just to say hey, drop me a line through the contact form. As of right now, tonight and Sunday are pretty open.
Stay tuned!

Canon Rumors received an email yesterday stating that the Canon EOS 500D / Rebel XSi replacement would be announced June 23, 2009 instead of at PMA. Additionally, the tipster claims that an EF-S 30mm f/2 lens will be released alongside it. (Source)
Kudos to Canon if they are going to put out an EF-S 30mm lens (48mm equivalent on full frame) – a nice “normal” lens for Rebel/xxD shooters.
Adobe has released an update for Photoshop CS4, which includes the following fixes:
- A number of issues that could cause slow performance have been addressed.
- Pen barrel rotation with Wacom tablets now works correctly.
- Photoshop now correctly recognizes 3D textures edited by a plug-in.
- The quality of the results of Auto-Blend Layers (Stack Images) has been improved.
- A problem that could result in a crash when pasting formatted text has been fixed.
- A crash that could result from a corrupt font no longer occurs.
Updates are here:
Photoshop CS4 Update for Mac
Photoshop CS4 Update for Windows