Canon EF 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Reviews:
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I’m a big fan of iView Media Pro 2, and use it for all my digital image management. iView Multimedia has just announced iView Media Pro 3, and it looks very good indeed.
New features include:
iView Media Pro 3 is compatible with Mac OS X 10.2.8 and higher, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and will be available November 1, priced at USD$199. Upgrades from previous versions are expected to be around USD$99. If you bought iView Media Pro 2 after 1 October 2005, upgrade will be free.
Update: I’m now able to offer readers of this web site a 15% discount on iView MediaPro 3!
Technorati Tags: image management, DAM, digital asset management, iView, iView MediaPro, photo software
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If you’re interested in the photography of abandoned buildings, then Opacity is the site for you.
Once a building no longer serves its purpose, and all of its functionality ceases to exist, it becomes truly fascinating. Each room is transforming into something new at its own rate, yielding to the forces of nature as it reclaims man’s creation. The corrosion and decay paint vibrant colors across otherwise dull surfaces, lit only by natural sunlight spilling into the spaces at unaccustomed angles. Each object left behind becomes more significant than it has ever been, hinting at the life prior to its disuse. Floors collapse and walls cave in without care; if you get hurt, no one is here to help you. This is a lonesome alien world whose dark corners and peeling walls have gotten a hold of me and many others; this affinity for derelict structures and often dangerous excitement is the core essence of urban exploring, in my opinion.
Be sure to explore the photo galleries - there are some truly amazing shots in there. I love the textures and the isolation, and the incredible lighting in many of the photographs.
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Following weeks of speculation, Apple has announced Aperture, a digital photography workflow, organization and editing application targeted to professional photographers (and high-end amateurs!).
Aperture’s workflow support means you can use it to import directly from cameras and storage devices/memory cards, review photos, tag with metadata, organize photos into projects and albums, keep ‘master’ RAW files together with images derived from them, support for archiving and backing up photos, tracking of backup status and location of all images, non-destructive image processing (color correction, cropping, curves, sharpening, channel mixer, rotation, noise reduction, etc), seamless Photoshop integration, multi-image compare and select tools, color managed output, printing, integrated layout and authoring for web output and book printing, and much more.
If, like me, you don’t do a lot of editing of your final images (just levels, exposure, color correction, cropping, sharpening, etc), then Aperture could more or less replace Photoshop in your workflow.
Make sure to watch the demo video - impressive!
Aperture will start shipping in late November or early December, with a retail price of USD$499.
Oh, and don’t forget to check out the new higher-resolution PowerBooks and the Quad-Core PowerMac. I’m seriously considering the new 17″ PowerBook.
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ACDSee Systems (makers of the popular ACDSee photo management software) have announced ACDSee Pro Photo Manager.
Developed specifically for the professional photographer, ACDSee Pro allows you to view, process, edit, organize, catalog, publish and archive your growing digital photo collections. Key features include advanced workflow functionality, support for DNG (Digital Negative Specification) and the latest RAW formats, RAW processing capability, batch IPTC editing, powerful color management functionality and professional publishing options.
ACDSee Pro requires Windows 2000/XP, and will be available in January 2006 for USD$129.99. There will be special upgrade pricing for people who already own ACDSee.
Read the full press release at DPReview.com.
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Google has released version 2.1 of Picasa, their free photo management and editing software.
Improvements include:
Picasa requires a PC running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
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Check out this: Adrian over at FoundPhotography.com has built a medium format pinhole camera out of Lego!
Not long ago, he also used Lego parts to convert a Polaroid 95a Land camera for use with 120 roll film.
Now that’s a resourceful photographer!
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Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II Reviews:
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Canon has released version 2.0.3 of their Digital Photo Professional RAW image editing and conversion software for Windows and Mac OS X.
Updates include:
Download DPP v2.0.3.
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Canon has just released firmware updates for their EOS 1D Mark II and the EOS 1Ds Mark II DSLRs.
Canon EOS 1D Mark II v1.1.4:
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II v1.2.4:
Note that if you have a Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E1/E1A, these firmware updates will reinitialize its settings.
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