Adobe has faced quite a bit of a backlash across the web from commentors and creators due to the pricing and the decision to go for cloud updates. Though most of us here mostly get all we need done in Lightroom, Photoshop is still a big part of our community. Digital Camera Info recently put together an infographic to totally figure out the pricing plan and structure: making it easy for everyone to look at all that info in one spot.
The infographic is below, and for businesses and independent studios it seems like this may still be an excellent option.
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In a move that does not really come as a surprise, Leica majority shareholder Dr. Andreas Kaufmann has acquired a 21.5% stake in the online photo contest platform “i-shot-it.com”. For a small fee, www.i-shot-it.com enables photo-enthusiasts to take part in photographic competitions. Winners of the online photography competitions receive cash prizes—financed by the charges due for uploading image material—and a Leica camera. Hence why we are not surprised at Dr. Kaufmann’s move.
Dr. Kaufmann has made himself renowned a couple years ago, when he factually saved Leica from going bankrupt. With the introduction of the M9 digital rangefinder, S2 medium format SLR and X1 compact camera the company saw a huge incline in sales and became profitable again. What he’s up to with i-shot-it.com? Only time will tell.
Adobe today announced the release candidates of both Camera Raw and DNG Converter version 8.1. Besides support for HiDPI monitors, the softwares add support for the following new cameras and lenses:
- Hasselblad H5D-60
- Olympus PEN E-P5
- Olympus PEN E-PL6
- Phase One IQ260*
- Pentax Ricoh GR
- Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G6
- Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LF1
- Canon PowerShot G1 X (lens)
- Canon PowerShot G15 (lens)
- Hasselblad HCD 4.8/24
- NIKON COOLPIX A (lens)
- NIKON COOLPIX P330 (lens)
- Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
- HD PENTAX-D FA645 MACRO 90mm F2.8ED AW SR
- HD PENTAX-DA 560mm F5.6ED AW
- SIGMA 30mm F1.4 DC HSM A013
- SIGMA 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM C013
- SIGMA 19mm F2.8 DN A013
- SIGMA 30mm F2.8 DN A013
- SIGMA 30mm F1.4 DC HSM A013
- SIGMA 19mm F2.8 DN A013
- SIGMA 30mm F2.8 DN
You can download the software from Adobe’s website.
Yongnuo has released the YN-622N transceivers for Nikon–which are designed to be the most affordable triggers with full TTL integration that you can get. They’re available at nearly half the price of PocketWizard Plus X triggers, have full TTL integration, and can do other tricks like high speed sync. Other features include 7 different channels of communication and a range of 100 meter.
These triggers have been available for Canon for a while, and many users still say that for the price point, they’re not too shabby. The Yongnuo brand triggers are often pretty well made for the price, reliable, and intuitive in their interface. And when you consider the feature-set, they’re really tough to turn down.
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For the people that love their roller bags, Think Tank’s new Logistics Manager 30 is designed with what they’re called, “endless interior layout options.” Its dimensions are 13.75”W x 27.5”H x 8.25 – 10”D: which means that there is really a heck of a lot of space in there. The bag is being billed to not only hold a camera and lenses, but also lighting and accessories. This is one of the first bags where we’ve heard that lighting can be inserted with no issues. Speedlites we can understand, but monolights? From the looks of it, it seems like the Logistics Manager 30 might be the big bag that could.
Despite the bags enormous size, it still remains to be TSA-approved for travel. It includes a roller hangle, side pockets, organizer pockets, a tripod cup, rain cover, front organizer pocket, and accessory bags built in.
And the price? You’ll be losing a cool $499 for all this storage space. The bag is available now at Amazon.
LED lighting is hot–well, not really. The Fotodiox LED100WA is a brand new product that can come in the cool daylight or the hot tungsten color temperature. It will output 600 wats of power and because of its strobe-like design, it can take lots of different light modifiers like an umbrella, softbox, or other Bowens mount modifiers. One of the major features that the company is pushing though is the fact that they give off zero heat–which means that you won’t have to worry about a unit needing to cool down during the breakdown session after a shoot.
The LED100WA lights are priced at $324.95 and can be purchased at Fotodiox’s website. Tech specs and more images are after the jump.
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