Nikon releases firmware update for D3100

Nikon has released a firmware update for the digital SLR that corrects D3100 a significant list of errors and bugs. Firmware v1.01 rectifies errors pertaining to autofocus, reproduction and noise reduction. This includes the reduction of a magenta cast in still images captured at high ISO settings when using live view or a movie for a long period of recovery. The firmware is available for immediate download from Nikon's website.

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Pentax releases service notice for DSLR K-5

Pentax offers a free service for users of DSLRs K-5 who were affected by this issue widely reported ' tinto image sensor '. The company believes that the problem occurred during the manufacturing process of the game before K-5 and cannot be solved by methods of sensor cleaning. Camera owners interested may contact the customer service centre of the company to send their cameras for repair.

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Phase one releases Capture One 6.1

Phase one has updated the workflow software, Capture One PRO 6 and Express 6 Raw. Version 6.1 offers additional functionality and extends RAW support for cameras, including Canon PowerShot G12, Pentax K-5, Nikon D3100 and latest Panasonic Micro Four Thirds cameras. The update is available for immediate download from the website of the company.

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Bibbl Labs releases Bibbl 2 5.

MacBibble Labs announced version 5.2 of its software for RAW workflow. This is the final version of the update sent as a "release candidate" in December and is now available for immediate download. The latest version provides support of raw to fourteen additional cameras including Nikon D7000/D3100, Panasonic DMC-GF 2, Pentax K-5 and Olympus E-PL 2. Lite versions is Pro 5.2 MacBibble includes improvements and bug fixes.

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Press release:

Selective Editing enhancements, support for new camera RAW formats 14 & much moreAustin, Tx, January 20, 2011: MacBibble Labs, Inc. is pleased to announce the immediate availability of MacBibble 5.2 Pro and MacBibble 5.2 Lite. This free update for all existing customers of 5 MacBibble adds support for 14 new RAW formats, including Nikon D7000, P7000 D3100, and Panasonic by LX5, dei Famosi and GH2 and includes significant improvements already powerful selective Editing features of MacBibble 5, and many other improvements.
"We've been hard at work since we launched MacBibble 5.1 in June," says Jeff Stephens, President of MacBibble Labs, Inc., "and we're thrilled to still be able to provide a free upgrade to all our customers MacBibble 5 with so many improvements".selective Editing improvements
Selective Editing framework of MacBibble 5 receives several important improvements in this version, starting with the addition of copy & paste for levels and regions. This allows photographers to make selective adjustments to an image and then apply those changes selective themselves on many similar images in an instant. Moreover, it is now adjustable, allowing photographers to quickly adjust the strength of many adjustments in a single layer with a single slider opacity level.

Similarly, individual regions can be removed, instead of adding, areas for adjustment layers. This allows better control and adjustment layer selective editing in MacBibble 5. Finally, the regions have been updated to transform and adjust with geometrical changes to a picture-straightening, cropping, or distortion of perspective. MacBibble 5.2 Lite also increases the number of regions Heal & Clone that can be applied on a single image, from 3 to 20 regions.

Extensive support for RAW files, with 14 new models
5.2 MacBibble adds support for 14 new RAW formats, including Nikon P7000 D3100, D7000, S95, G12, Canon, Panasonic by LX5, GH2, dei Famosi, Pentax K-5 K-r, Olympus E-3, and-PL PL-1s, and 2 and the Ricoh GXR P10. This is the sixth update that expands RAW support since MacBibble 5 was released just over a year ago, bringing the total number of RAW formats are supported to 200. Complete list of supported RAW formats here.

Many other areas of improvement
"We are always looking for ways to increase the speed of our customers ' total work, and 5.2 MacBibble offers several significant improvements of workflow to do just that," says Stephens. Copy Set is one such feature, allowing photographers to assign shortcut keys to editable adjustment settings or metadata one or many. By pressing the shortcut key combination only copy those settings from the selected picture-that allows photographers to quickly paste only IPTC data, or just the noise reduction settings or any other setting groups.

The Preferences window in MacBibble gained also features 5, offering several new preference panels to allow photographers to fine-tune 5 MacBibble even more to match how they want to work. With the new panels for copy set, the Default settings and default culture, photographers now have more ways than ever to customize MacBibble to match their workflow.

Also included are many other small improvements that streamline and speed up your workflow with 5 MacBibble. Creating a new version automatically selects the new version, and deleting a version automatically selects the Master version. Clicking anywhere on a closed panel will open that Panel and dragging a tab thumbnails on one of these panels will automatically switch to that tab. Automatic lens ID has been improved for many Nikon bodies.

5.2 MacBibble also solves many problems found in previous versions of 5 MacBibble and brings substantial stability improvements for many of our customers. And MacBibble Labs has further enhanced their RAW plugin SDK, enabling developers of plugins, more flexibility and control. New in MacBibble 5.2, plugins can now make changes as geometric perspective correction and may increase or change the size of the overall image. This allows new types of plugins, as Halo plugin that adds a border to a photo out and much more. "Individually, these are all small changes," continues Stephens, "but all these and many other refinements, large and small, make MacBibble 5.2 the best upgrade we've provided".

Learn more about MacBibble 5
There are more and more ways to learn about 5 MacBibble and perfect your photography workflow using MacBibble 5. Texas photo Workshop continues to offer Photographic Workflow foundations with their online workshop MacBibble 5 dedicated to workflow MacBibble 5. New workshops begin every week or two, with the forthcoming opening of 31 January.

And, just in time for release 5.2 MacBibble, has just launched the first-party publication about 5 MacBibble!Andreas Siegert Leach and Marco Frissen, two long-term members of the community, presenting their MacBibble e-book "The MacBibble Survival Guide" at http://www.bibblesurvivalguide.com. 200 + page PDF e-book is now available for purchase through their website. The e-book shows you how to get the most out of MacBibble for newcomers, but also in-depth information for more experienced users.

Prices, availability and updates
MacBibble 5.2 Pro and MacBibble 5.2 Lite are available immediately for Windows, Mac and Linux for $ 199.95 and $ 99.95, respectively, from http://bibblelabs.com. MacBibble Labs customers who have purchased 4 MacBibble since September 2006 are eligible for a free upgrade to 5 MacBibble. 5.2 MacBibble is a free upgrade for all customers of 5 MacBibble currents.

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Kingston releases UHS-I UltimateXX SDHC memory cards

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Pre-CES 2011: Kingston Technology has released the UHS-UltimateXX 233 x SDHC memory cards in 16 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB capacities. They offer maximum read speeds of up to 60 MB/s and up to 35 MB/sec. of write speeds. The performance of The cards is optimized when paired with UHS-I compatible devices, and supports 3D and full HD video recording features of recently released cameras.

Press Release:

International CES 2011 Las Vegas, NV and Fountain Valley, CA--January 5, 2011--Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the UHS-I UltimateXX SDHC memory cards. The highest speed class available today, the UltimateXX meets standards set by the Secure Digital Association for next-level performance in SD card technology.

Shipping later this month, Kingston's UltimateXX memory cards are ideal for the serious photographer or videographer. Photographers will appreciate the ability to easily capture sequential shots that were once a challenge due to the speed limitations of memory. The UltimateXX also makes it easy to capture HD video. The performance of SDHC UHS-I memory card is optimized when paired with a UHS-I device, although the card is backwards compatible with Class 4, 6 and 10 equipment.

"Kingston is pleased to be one of the first manufacturers to offer SDHC UHS-memory cards to our customers," said Mike Kuppinger, Flash card product manager, Kingston ?. "Being a member of the SD Association enhances our ability to bring new technology to market. As the devices that support SDHC UHS-I become prevalent, our UltimateXX cards are at the ready. "

Kingston's UltimateXX line meets the SD Association standards for the UHS-the speed class with speeds up to 60 MB/sec. read and 35 MB/sec. write. At this performance level, the write speed of SDHC UHS-memory cards is more than three times as fast as SDHC Class 10 cards. The UltimateXX product line will offer capacities of 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB.

Kingston SDHC UHS-1 UltimateXX Features and Specifications:

Performance: 233 x – up to 60 MB/sec. read, and 35 MB/sec. write Fast: ultra high-speed bus (UHS-I) Compliant: with the SD Card Association specification version 3.01 Secure: built-in write-protect switch prevents accidental data loss Compatible: with SDHC and SDXC host devices, not compatible with standard SD-enabled devices/readers Reliable: lifetime warranty Simple: as easy as plug-and-play Capacities *: 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB Dimensions: 0.94 "x 1.25" x 0.08 (24 mm x 32 mm x 2.1 mm) Weight: 0.09oz (2.5 g) Storage Temperatures:-40 ? F to 185 ? F (-40 ? C to 85 ? C) Operating Temperatures:-13 ? F to 185 ? F (-25 ? C to 85 ? C) Voltage: 3 .3V File Format: FAT32

* Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston's Flash Guide at Kingston.com/support/flash_memory_guide.

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DxO Labs releases v6.5 DxO Optics Pro 5.3 for Mac & Win

DxO Labs has updated its raw converter DxO Optics Pro for Windows and Mac. Version 6.5.3 extends Raw support for Panasonic DMC-GH 2 and Sony SLT-55 in two Standard and Elite editions. It also includes additional 90 optical modules/camera lens. The latest versions are available at retail prices of $ 299 and $ 169 respectively or as a free upgrade for existing users.

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Press release:

January 18, 2011-DxO Labs is pleased to announce the immediate availability of v6 5.3 DxO Optics Pro for Mac and Windows that adds RAW support for the Panasonic DMC-GH 2 and Sony SLT-55 in two Standard and Elite editions.

Further, 90 new DxO Optics modules are now available to DxO Optics Pro users, covering a number of Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Pentax and Sony cameras.

The availability and prices
DxO Optics Pro v6.5.3 for Windows and Mac, Standard and Elite editions are available from DxO Labs ' store online and selected retailers at the following prices:

DxO Optics Pro 5.3 v6 Standard edition: $ 169/$ 149 €/? 99 * DxO Optics Pro v6 5.3 Elite edition: $ 299/299 €/? 199 *

All customers who purchased DxO Optics Pro by June 1, 2009 are entitled to free an upgrade to version 6.5.3.

* € and ? prices include sales tax and VAT.

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Pentax releases firmware updates for K-7 and K-x DSLRs

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Lexar releases factory tour video

Lexar has released a YouTube video behind the scenes of his production process of memory cards. While the video rather corportate-friendly is unlikely to give you the opportunity to go out and do their own memory cards, provide some interesting information that may have not known.

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