Photographer Rich Cooper has created a plugin which brings tethered shooting to Lightroom 2.0.
Nikon and OS X 10.5 users read on. Here’s what he says about it…
“After a bit of work I’ve completed my first Lightroom Plugin. It ONLY works on Mac OS X 10.5 and Lightroom v2 but gives you tethering support in Lightroom.
Its [...]

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Nikon’s press release…
Nikon UK is pleased to announce the introduction of the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105MM F/3.5-5.6G ED VR. The new NIKKOR lens, with a focal length between 18 and 105 mm, is a high performance and cost efficient lens with a focal length equivalent to 27 to 157.5 mm in 35 mm format that [...]

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Nikon’s press release…
Nikon UK today announces another great step forward in its mid-class DX-format D-SLR range: the D90.
As the world’s first D-SLR with movie function, this remarkable camera offers truly cinematic results, stunning image quality and innovative high-performance features inherited from Nikon’s new-generation DX-format flagship D300. The D90 will open new doors for photography enthusiasts [...]

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Canon announce the new 50D camera…
“United Kingdom/ Republic of Ireland, 26 August, 2008:
The digital SLR that photography enthusiasts have been waiting for, Canon’s new EOS 50D offers incredible speed and resolution at a unique price point.
An outstanding 15.1 Megapixel resolution allows giant prints and cropping without compromise. This is matched by shooting at 6.3 frames [...]

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Canon announce a new lens…
“United Kingdom/ Republic of Ireland, 26 August, 2008: Canon today strengthens its EF-S series of lenses with the launch of a versatile new model: the EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS. With an equivalent focal length of 29-320mm, the lens offers an 11x zoom range – making it a powerful, lightweight alternative to [...]

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Adobe had released a fix for the problem in transferring keywords when you update to Lightroom v2.0, previously reported here.
“Keywords from Photoshop Lightroom 1.x not included on export from Photoshop Lightroom 2.
When you update your catalog to Photoshop Lightroom 2, the Include On Export keyword tag option is not selected, so if you export your [...]

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Photographers needing to archive large numbers of images have taken to plugging in bare Hard Drives, cataloging the contents, and then storing them in a cupboard or off-site.
Hard drives are said to be more reliable and cheaper than CD/DVDs.
But its been a precarious activity, with the need to create your own bespoke set of data [...]

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Back in July Adobe held a Digital Imaging Summer School in Amsterdam, featuring Mikkel Aaland, Arjan van Bruggen and Ton Fredriks, talking about Lightroom and a touch of CS3 too. Well you might just not have been able to get there, but the kind folks have made several videos of the classes available to [...]

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Having trouble using the new masks in Lightroom 2.0, such as when you’re using the Adjustment brush or Graduation tool?
James Duncan Davidson gives you some tips on how to see what you’re doing, in this short O’Reilly article.
link: Viewing Your Masks

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Rob Haggart, a photo editor himself, has interviewed Ryan Schick who is the photo editor at Condé Nast’s Portfolio.com, where he sources all the daily news pictures and develops larger photo essay projects.
Ryan embraces new technology  and uses Instant Messaging facilities to communicate on a daily basis with photographers. He also finds photographer’s blogs a [...]

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Martin Evening has interviewed Lightroom Product Manager Tom Hogarty, over on Lightroom News.
link: Tom Hogarty interview

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A photo editor let us know about this…
“A wicked-simple website solution for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed for photographers and creative professionals, Small Folio let’s you create a web presence that looks great on one of the hottest mobile devices.”
Requires PHP, no database, and comes with a Photoshop action for preparing images. Cost is [...]

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Nikon has unveiled its competition to Canon’s G9, the Nikon P6000. Available from 12th September Nikon manage to translate a US $499.95 into £429 for the UK (umm my exchange rate calculator makes that £254!)
It’s packed full of features, such as an equivalent 28-112mm lens, 13.5 megapixels,  GPS, and ethernet connection. BUT its RAW format [...]

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Rob Galbraith, in a 1,700 word essay, compares the Canon EOS 1D Mark III’s autofocus performance of firmware v1.1.3 with  v1.2.3
link: Rob Galbraith article

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