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Archives for April 2010

ACDSee Photo Manager 12 Released

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ACDSee has released Photo Manager 12, which is designed to help users sort, share and manage their images, both online and off-line.  Photo Manager 12 retails for $69.95 and is available as an update to existing users for $35.

Additional details in the press release below.

ACDSee Photo Manager 12 Press Release

VICTORIA, British Columbia – April 22, 2010 – A new decade brings new and powerful features to ACDSee™ Photo Manager 12, the latest version of ACD Systems International Inc.’s easy-to-use photo software designed for people who need speed and flexibility when managing their photos and creative projects. [Read more…]

 

Apple Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.2 Now Available

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Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.2, which extends RAW image format support in Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’09 for a number of cameras.

  • Canon EOS Rebel T2i / 550D / Kiss X4
  • Leica S2
  • Olympus E-450
  • Olympus E-600
  • Olympus E-620
  • Sony Alpha DSLR-A230
  • Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
  • Sony Alpha DSLR-A380
  • Sony Alpha DSLR-A450

You can download the update from Apple’s website.

Pentax DSLR Firmware Updates

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Pentax has issued updates for four of its DSLRs – the K-m/K2000, K20D, K200D and K10D.  The new firmware is designed for “Improved stability of recording image for some SDHC Memory card.”

You can download the firmware at Pentax’s website via the following links.

Pentax K-m/K2000 Firmware Ver. 1.11

Pentax K20D Firmware Ver. 1.04

Pentax K200D Firmware Ver. 1.01

Pentax K10D Firmware Ver. 1.31

Nokia VP Says Cell Phone Cameras Will Replace DSLRs

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Apparently, Anssi Vanjoki, Executive VP at Nokia, has been sippin’ a bit too much of grandpa’s cough medicine.  According to a report from Reuters, Vanjoki was quoted as saying that cell phone cameras would soon “revolutionise the market for system cameras” and that “[t]here will be no need to carry around those heavy lenses.” [Read more…]

Olympus E-PL1 Sample Photos

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As part of my upcoming review of the Olympus E-PL1, I have spent some time capturing images in a number of different situations.  It will be a little while still before the review is complete; however, I wanted to pass along these sample images for you to check out. [Read more…]

Leica V-Lux 20 Announced

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The Leica V-Lux 20 is a new 12.1MP point and shoot camera with a 12x optical zoom (25-300mm equivalent).  The V-Lux 20 is essentially a Leica clone of the Panasonic ZS7.  The V-Lux 20 carries an initial retail price of $699.  Check availability on Amazon.com.

More details in the press release below. [Read more…]

Digital Wedding Photographer’s Planner – Book Review

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Digital Wedding Photographer's Planner

Digital Wedding Photographer’s Planner is a book by photographer Kenny Kim.  The book has an apt title.  It really is a “planner” for wedding photographers.

What the book doesn’t do is give you a bunch of technical how-to’s for shooting weddings.  Instead, Kenny Kim provides a walk-through of shooting a wedding – from meeting the client, to shooting the engagement session, to all the parts of the wedding itself. [Read more…]