Nikon D800 and D800E begin to rival medium format resolutions

February 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Nikon announced the Nikon D800 full frame DSLR featuring 36 MP and the D800E without an anti-aliasing filter:

  • CMOS FX sensor 36.3 Megapixel
  • 15.3 MP DX-format mode
  • ISO 100 to 6400 (boostable to 25600)
  • 4fps in FX format, 5fps in DX
  • Full-HD video, 1080p with 30fps / 25fps / 24fps, uncompressed HDMI output
  • AF with 51 points with 15 cross-type sensors, rated to -2EV
  • 3.2″ LCD
  • 100% coverage viewfinder
  • Shutter good for at least 200,000 clicks

Some D800 promo videos at Vimeo and Youtube: first video, second video, third. The cam will be available in April 2012. Ephotozine has a hands-on-review.

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Daminion Server – finally network based photo management

January 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Daminion Server for Windows is a network based photo management software able to manage photos, videos and documents over your network. There are now many options in the market like Lightroom and Aperture but Daminion finally enables work groups to work with pictures. Daminion lets the photographer import RAW images and multiple people can post-process without overwriting each others work. The layout team can search and utilize the files including version control. Last but not least: a 7-day-bug-fix guarantee – very impressing.

Until February 15th there is a -25% offer.

 

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Bibble becomes Corel AfterShot Pro

January 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Corel has bought Bibble and is releasing it as Corel AfterShot Pro 1.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux. You can download a 30 day test version. Upgrades are possible from Bibble 5, Paintshop Pro X2 and Lightroom.

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Lightroom 4 Public Beta

January 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Adobe introduces Lightroom 4 Beta featuring

  • Highlight and shadow recovery
  • Additional local editing controls let you adjust noise reduction and remove moiré in targeted areas of your images
  • Soft proofing to preview how an image will look when printed with color-managed printers
  • Location-based organization lets you find and group images by location, assign locations to images, and display data from GPS-enabled cameras
  • Extended video support for organizing, viewing, and making adjustments and edits to video clips.
  • Easy video publishing lets you edit and share video clips on Facebook and Flickr
  • Photo book creation

You can download the beta software here. The beta expires on March 31st

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New Nikon D4 excels in video and low light capabilities

January 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Nikon launched the Nikon D4, the replacement for the popular Nikon D3 profi DSLR. It features

  • 16.2 MP
  • Native ISO 100 to 12,800 , pushable from ISO 50 to ISO 204,800
  • Faster AF wth 51 focus points optimized for lighting as dim as −2 EV
  • Continuous shooting at 10fps with AF and AE tracking for up to 100 shots even in RAW format
  • Full HD D-movie, a dedicated video button, up to 30fps for up to 30 minutes, connector for external microphone
  • New 91k RGB sensor supporting Face Recognition
  • New HDR mode captures two exposures with 3EV difference in exposures, and combines them into a single image
  • Shutter lifetime 400,000 cycles
  • Dual memory card slots for XQD and Compact Flash
  • Improved connectibility: The Nikon D4 connects via Ethernet to your local network or via a new compact wireless transmitter WT-5

Additional information:

Nikon D4

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