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Reactions to predctions. CP+ coming soon, Nikon new lens? Canon opens dedicated storefront in Calgary. Capture One adds support for Fuji X-Trans senser. DxO Optics Pro adds support for Sony RX-1, Canon 6D and Nikon 1 V2. Pentax releases new firmware for K5-II and K5-IIs. Recommended reading, The Camera by Ansel Adams. Snapshots vs Photographs.
CES not a big deal. D5200 ava, Nikon radio wireless. Broken Night shot on D800. New Canon cine lenses. Sigma delivers. Fuji updates. Pentax enthusiast. XQD. Printing and 2013 predictions
Amazing rebates are now over. Petapixel story on a black bear being the photographer. Nikon DSLR rumours. Nikon J1 #1 DSLM in Japan. Canon officially ends the 5D Mk II. Canon confirms 200-400/4LIS 1.4x this year. Intro to web review of Olympus OM-D E-M5
Nikon says it's ok to breathe. New 1 series coming at CES. A patent for a digital back for SLRs. More Canon rumours for 2013. Pocket Wizard update. Leica drops M9-P black and adds coffee mugs. Instagram change of service isn't. First look at the Sigma 35/1.4 Art
Adobe updates software and screws regular license owners. Apple and Google tag team to acquire Kodak patents. Nauticam makes a housing for the D600. Pre Christmas rebates on the D800 and D600. Canon news and rumours. Sony 4K video price drop. Microsoft RAW catchup and Fuji delays.
Stupid mall cops, breathing on your lens and Pirelli. Nikon news and rumours, Canon news and rumours, Canon 6D quick look. DxO Optics version upgrade. Snapseed is FREE! ThinkTank starts Mindshift Gear. Processing tools and the best tripod EVER.
Fuji X series frimware update improves AF performance. Analysts see smartphones impacting compact camera sales. Nikon patents 58/1.2. Check your software for Windows 8 compliance before upgradiing. Rest in Peace Bruce Bayer. UK copyright idiocy. Canon 2013 rumours.
End of life for the Nikon 16/2.8 fisheye? Nikon patents a 55-300/2.8-4.D600 sensor dust continues to show up. Canon rumours for 2013 and a new Canon user forum. Olympus releases a 17/1.8 in thime for the holidays, Sony's 16-50 sharp enough. Apple updates Aperture and thoughts on what constitutes fast enough.
Correction, the new Sony pro video camera is the F55 not the F5S as reported last week. Nikon has changed the protocol for the back focus button on the D4, the D800 and the D800e. Nikon has announced the D5200 everywhere but in the US and are dropping the SB400 flash. Canon has announced the 24-70/4L USM IS and the 35/2 USM IS. Canon no longer includes USB cables in the boxes with some cameras frustrating buyers. DP Review posts downloadable RAW files from the Pentax K5 II and the K5 IIs. Sigma announces pricing on the new 35/1.4. Adobe makes release candidates available for Lightroom 4.3 and ACR 7.3. CAPIC wins fight for copyright retention for Canadian photographers. Soft lens? Try focus calibration. Free lighting diagram app from Sylights.
Nikon updates software and rumours D5200. Reviews of EOS-M. Canon sets MAP pricing policy. Sony intros F5 and F5S video cameras and RED drops prices. More bags from Think Tank
Canon to produce a new 8800/5.6? Nikon announces the 70-200/4 and Nikon 1 V2. Nikon announces development of new 1 series lenses. Phase One updates Capture One Pro to V7. DxO announces DxO Optics Pro v8. Apple updates their RAW converter. Short hands-on with the Alpha 99
Nikon announces new remote controls and is set to release a new 70-200/4 VR by the end of November. Canon has a firmware upgrade for the 1DX, the 1D-c is not just a 1Dx in different firmware, and the expected early availability of the EOS-M is not early. Canon has a rumoured 700D that leaves me shaking my head. Sony closes a DSLR lens factory and updates firmware on NEX and Alpha cameras. Lenrentals.com now has Sigzilla for rent. Go Pro announces the 4K Hero 3 Black. I close the episode with kudos for the Toronto Zombie Walk
Nikon press release on Oct 24, may be the V2? Rumours of a D4x exxagerrated, new 32/1.2 for 1 series. EyeFi cards don't work in the D800 family. Canon to release new lenses in 2013, 18-0300 EFS and 24-300 EF. New firmware for OM-D EM-5. Adobe updates Lightroom and Camera Raw, releases lossy DNG format. DxO Optics updates include support for the 1Dx and D600. I close wiht an opinion on the short term future of APS-C
Nikon drops the D5100? Nikon finds the focusing problem in the D800 and has a fix. The Nikon V1 is cheaper than the J1 in the US. The Canon 1C is a 1Dx with different brains. Price drop on the 5D Mk II. EOS-M is shipping in Asia. New 35/1.4L II at Photoplus? A new sensor for 2013 and a new 400/4? Metz does a touch screen flash. Sony invest in Olympus. Red Giant releases PluralEyes 3. Adobe turns Elements up to 11. Color Munki releases the Smile and purple flare in the iPhone 5 is your fault.
More Photokina joy. More info for and on the D600. Canon lights up the 6D and G15 and new printers. More small Fuji goodness. Olympus re-PENs. PhaseOne Mamiya bring a new medium format out. Lumix adds a new CSC and lens. Google commits to photography. Sigma brings out new glass and a new lens strategy. Hassleblad brings you the moon. Leica announces the next M series. Think Tank helps you travel in style.
A very busy week. Fuji releases the X-E1 and new glass, Zeiss announces a ton of new ZE lenses and rumours of a new ZM. Pentax annnounces the K5 II and new glass. Hasselblad announces the H5D and a new lens. Sony unloads a bunch of new cool stuff. Tamron has new glass, Sekonic has a new meter and rumours solidify on the Canon 6D. Nikon releases the long awaited D600
A new lens for the Nikon 1, Sony builds the sensor for the D800. Canon issues fw update for the 1Dx. New 24-70 arriving soon. Canon issues new patents. Canon dives deeper into video with two new cameras and four new lenses. Sony releases the NEX-5R. DP Review likes the RX-100. Pentax K30 hits retailers. Adobe has LR 4.2RC and ACR 7.2 RC. Specs for the Fuji X-E1. The Lenskirt. SmugMug price explosion
Bye bye to Kodak film. Nikon drops the D700 and maybe the D7000, adds an Android powered point and shoot. Canon files a patent for the 2nd gen 300/4L. Canon announces new large format printers. A fix for the 40/2.8 sticking problem and rumours of new bodies. I close with a quick look at Sigma's 300/2.8
Will Canon release a 40MP iteration of the 1Dx? Canon increases the scope of the recall of the T4i/650D. Leica announces their financial results and remains stable despite economic downturn. M Monochrom cameras start arriving in Europe. Buyers of the M9 or M9-P in the US can get a $1,000 gift card with purchase. Instagram adds a mapping feature. Nikon wins the EISA awards with the D4 and D800 named Cameras of the Year. Sony unveils an amazing pro video camera, the NEX-EA50EH. Rumours of an A99 at Photokina. We close with a snapshot of my review of the Canon 40/2.8
Announcements from Nikon including firmware for the J1 and V1, D600, Nikon Financiails, glitches in the Canon 40/2.8, review of the 24/2.8 IS, more rumours and the 7D firmware update is delivered. Pocket Wizard adds new firmware and a new transmitter, Fuji drops the X100, an M10 at Photokina and maybe an NEX-6. Trey Ratcliff releases his LR presets and a happy story about another Sandisk card.
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