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June 2009

Adobe Releases Camera Raw 5.4 (Lightroom 2.4) with Support for Nikon D5000 + 25 other cameras

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 16:47

You can now download Adobe Camera Raw 5.4 (LightRoom 2.4 Raw module) with support for the Nikon D5000 and lots of other cameras:

Newly supported cameras for Camera Raw 5 and Lightroom 2:

Support for the following cameras has been added from Camera Raw 5.3 to 5.4 and Lightroom 2.3 to 2.4

Canon EOS 500D (Digital Rebel T1i/EOS Kiss X3 Digital)
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Epson R-D1x
Hasselblad CF-22
Hasselblad CF-22MS
Hasselblad CF-39
Hasselblad CF-39MS
Hasselblad CFH

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Our Country's New Wall -- from the American Side

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 14:54

After hearing about it for years Annie and I made it a point to drive along the new Mexican-American Wall while we were in southern Texas... Read more »

The Death of Kodachrome: Does it still matter?

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 14:42

Kodak announced this week they have stopped making Kodachrome--probably the most well-known film of all time. This has caused no end of commentary but the truth is that of course it ceased to matter to most of us a long time ago. Read more »

Windows 7: Should you take the Plunge?

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 09:01

Do you think you have plenty of time to decide whether to upgrade to Windows 7? If you want to get it for a reasonable price, you may have a lot less time than you think...

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Shooting Face to Face the Easy Way

Sun, 06/21/2009 - 13:59

It's not only mammals and birds which benefit from eye level photography. Some of our smaller friends like this threatened Texas Desert Tortoise also look more interesting and compelling when photographed at eye level. Read more »

Stacking Teleconverters -- Nikon Style

Thu, 06/18/2009 - 20:12

I've always been a little jealous of the possibility of stacking Teleconverters which Canon shooters seem to be able to do more easily than Nikon photographers. At the same time I've been puzzling over how to get my mind around having a D300 and a D700. Then yesterday on the pier at Padre Island it hit me... Read more »

DPS 7--05: Texas Trip Report & New Trip Announcements, Lensbaby Composer, Cool Drive Dock, Photo News

Welcome to DPS 7-05. We recently returned from our 4th spring visit to South Texas after a great safari week with some very happy participants who got the bird photo opportunities they were hoping for and more. As always we enjoyed the hospitality of some of the premier private photo locations in the Southwest, including the hot new property Campos Viejos--1st place winner in this year's Lens and Land photo contest! Read more »

Photorescue Updated to Extract JPEGs from Raw Files

Mon, 06/08/2009 - 07:33

PhotoResuce (the world's best image recovery software) has been updated to version 3.1.10. In addition to the usual RAW file format updates, this version allows the extraction of large thumbnails from RAW files. Read more »

Nikon USA "Learn & Explore" Web Site

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 07:13

Nikon has launched a new website with articles for photographers. Learn and Explore features articles from Nikon world and by Nikon photographers. There are some good tips in there about how pros are using the latest in Nikon gear. But don't expect any impartial reviews of course as it's all paid for by Nikon, so you'll see all Nikon products used.--David

 

Great Portable Blind for Photographers

Tue, 06/02/2009 - 11:58

I've owned several different portable blinds and they've all been a compromise. I just got a new one and have found it much better than previous ones I've owned so I wanted to pass the information along to you...

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