Month: November 2009

  • Several SLR firmware updates

    We may have to group them since the firmware updates sometimes happen nearly at the same time. The latest ones are: Sony Alpha series (A380, A330 & A230): Mac, Windows (Sony Europe) Canon EOS 7D v1.1.0 (to correct an issue where a previous image may partly superimpose itself on the next, in continuous shooting): Instructions…

  • Camera Raw 5.6 is here

    Ready to celebrate the arrival of 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau, a new version of the RAW conversion utility from Adobe is here: Camera Raw 5.6. It supports a whole lot of recent cameras: Canon EOS 7D Canon PowerShot G11 Canon PowerShot S90 Leaf Aptus II 5 Mamiya DM22, DM28, DM33, DM56, M18, M22, M31 Nikon D3s…

  • Bibble 5 Pro version 3

    For those of you who appreciate to be able to massage their photos from RAW format files, the excellent RAW conversion utility software, Bibble 5 Pro, goes to version 3, for now as a public preview (so, not officially supported but very near to the final version) bringing us: Support for 50 new photo cameras…

  • Montier-en-Der 2009 Festival

    Do not forget the next Wildlife Festival in Montier-en-Der, from November 19 to 22, 2009. http://www.festiphoto-montier.org/

  • Phil Bebbington

    Phil Bebbington is a photographer I like because of his mastering of light and his way to render materials. What is specially pleasant is the way he finds a ghost of Man in Nature, like the remnants of Man’s activity in this Missouri field. http://philbebbington.com http://terrorkitten.com/iblog http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrorkitten/

  • End of year coupons and offers

    Since this is time for the end of the year and its high sales of electronic gadgets and photographic gear, here also comes the time for cashbacks, sales and promotions. The photography market will not forget this in these recession times and there are many offers and promotions or bundles. Among the offers I tried…

  • Canon EOS 1D Mk IV, download the user manual

    And now, Canon has revealed the User Manual for the Canon EOS 1D Mk IV. It is available for download. User manual (in English on the Canon Rumors web site) Other languages still to be found It may help you decide whether you want to get it for Christmas.

  • DIY long-distance camera trigger

    DIY This Flickr user, Marco Jetti has a proposal to transform into a long-distance radio-controlled trigger a kit of two talkie-walkies. A little DIY elbow grease and here it is:

  • Photo fakery in History

    Even before Photoshop was available, some photographers tried to improve their photos. Sometimes, it was to clean little blemishes, but it could go to quite significant upgrades: removing somebody form a group portrait (like with chairman Mao, below), putting a better body under the head of VIP, etc. Source: NY Times.