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LensRentals Shows Us How to Clean Your Lenses for Dust and Effectively Scare the Crap Out Of Us

Zach Sutton — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:07:42 +0000

Over time, you’ll likely see your lens develop a couple specks of dust inside the lens. This isn’t uncommon, and 99% of the time, won’t affect your image quality at all. However, for the neat freaks out there, it’ll become a big issue for you, and you’ll want to send your lens in for cleaning. Lens Rentals shows us how they do it. [more]

Magic Lantern RAW Video Workflow Tutorial

Chris Lambeth — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:52:48 +0000

So as a lot of you have probably seen, you can now record full 1080p 14Bit Raw video on the Canon 5D Mark II and Mark III. This is truely incredible. However, you can not just import the video and get to editing right away. To be able to use the RAW video, you have to convert the RAW files to DNG. Here is a quick workflow tutorial on how to do that. It’s really not that hard to do, just a little time consuming. [more]

Think Tank Photo Announces New Large Capacity Rolling Bag

Jaron Schneider — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:08:02 +0000

Think Tank fans, rejoice! The Santa Rosa, CA-based bag manufacturer has just announced the Logistics Manager 30, a high capacity roller bag with a lage, roomy internal dimensions of 13.75”W x 27.5”H x 8.25 – 10”D (35 x 70 x 21 – 25.5cm) that will allow it to hold multiple combinations of cameras and lenses, lighting gear such as strobes and reflectors and accessories of all kinds. [more]

Fstoppers Reviews the Benro S2 and S4 Video Monopods

Jaron Schneider — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:55:23 +0000

Monopods, once really only useful in a handful of situations, have evolved into irreplaceable members of our creative arsenals due to the advent of high quality video being produced in DSLRs. The idea of a “video monopod” might frighten video purists, but there are those such as Patrick Hall and myself who swear by them. Manfrotto’s version was a fantastic foray into the medium, but slightly pricey. Benro recently released their more affordable versions, and I was more than ready to see if they were able to hold their own. [more]

Nikon Announces a 32mm f/1.2 Lens for Mirrorless Camera System

Zach Sutton — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:10:13 +0000

Fans of the Nikon 1 series mirrorless cameras will wake up to a nice little bit of news today with the announcement of the 32mm f/1.2 lens. The lens itself equates to about an ~86mm field of view, finally giving the 1 series a great portrait lens to use. It also features silent wave motor technology, making it the fastest autofocus lens Nikon has ever made. [more]

Have Money to Burn? Canon’s New 200-400mm f/4 L USM Announced for $11,800

Jaron Schneider — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:17 +0000

Canon has announced their answer to Nikon’s 200-400mm with their new 200-400mm f/4 L USM. It boasts a built-in 1.4x extender which, with the flip of a switch, extends the lens to a 280-560mm f/5.6. Measuring in at 5.0 x 14.4 inches and 127.7 oz, the specs on this beast look amazing, but the price tag is a little surprising. It’s expected to retail for $11,800, nearly twice what Nikon’s is selling for. [more]

Think Twice Before Taking Your DSLR To A “Color Run” Race

Mike Wilkinson — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:18:47 +0000

I was just talking with a designer friend of mine who was planning to take some photos at an upcoming Color Run event. Early morning sunlight, vibrant colors, and smiling faces seems like a winning combination for some interesting images like these. However, in a recent article by Roger Cicala over at LensRentals.com, he warns that you might want to consider the dangers of getting your gear covered in colored powder. [more]

Olympus Announces New Flagship Camera: PEN E-P5

Jaron Schneider — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:03:40 +0000

Olympus is following up their hugely successful PEN line with an all new member: the PEN E-P5, a digital update of a classic film camera designed new tech and performance advancements. Designed for photographers looking for superior image quality in a portable body, the PEN E-P5 delivers a unique shooting experience for photographers looking to keep things compact, including offering a shutter speed of 1/8000th of a second, a first for the compact camera market. [more]

Watch Adobe Explain Projects Mighty & Napoleon

Jaron Schneider — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:50:44 +0000

We learned a lot about Adobe at Adobe MAX earlier this week. We learned that they are moving to a cloud-based system that will remove support for perpetual licenses. We learned about new features that are really something special. And we also learned just a little bit about Project Mighty and Project Napoleon, Adobe’s push into hardware through a pen and ruler that link to the digital world. [more]

Adobe Unveils New Versions of Premiere, After Effects and Speed Grade

Rebecca Britt — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:29:40 +0000

The new Photoshop features are not the only changes that were announced from Adobe MAX: videographers are in for a few treats themselves. Adobe is looking to solidify their dominance in the video editing market by introducing welcome additions to Adobe Premiere, After Effects and Speed Grade. There are a huge number of new features, so let’s look at them one by one to give you a clear picture of what to expect. [more]