Posts about 'Nikon'

Rob Galbraith is one of the first people who publicly cried foul about the Canon 1D Mark III’s (later) acknowledged autofocus issues. He nailed Canon to the wall for their focus tracking problems in the company’s flagship sports camera and Canon ended up with a huge dent in their reputation as a result.
The Canon ... read more
March 3, 2010 in News by David Schloss

Nikon has released a firmware update to their D3s to address a number of issues.Modifications enabled with this firmware upgrade, release date February 9, 2010Movie recording specifications have been modified as follows and an issue that, in some rare cases, caused movie playback to appear to have stopped momentarily has been resolved.When exposure preview is ... read more
February 10, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Nikon’s just taken the wraps off of two brand new lenses. The first is the drool-worthy 24mm 1.4G ED lens and the second is a 16-35mm f/4 VR.
MELVILLE, N.Y. (February 8, 2010) – Nikon Inc. today announced two new lenses for professional and enthusiast photographers that epitomize NIKKOR leadership in optical excellence. The highly anticipated ... read more
February 9, 2010 in News by David Schloss

From the “Better Late Than Never” department, Nikon today announced availability of its long awaited update to Capture NX that is compatible with Apple’s OS 10.6.2 a.k.a Snow Leopard which was announced last summer.
Key issues addressed with this release for the Mac are:
Macintosh:Compatibility with Mac OS X version 10.6.2 has been added.
Specifications have been modified ... read more
January 20, 2010 in News by John Omvik

New version adds support for D3 and D700 after most recent camera firmware updates. Click here to download update.
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About this software: This software updates Camera Control Pro v2.0.0 – v2.7.0 to v 2.7.1. Camera Control Pro v2.0.0 – v2.7.0 must be installed before proceeding with this update.
Camera Control Pro allows the user to remotely ... read more
January 14, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Nikon has updated the firmware for their D3X, D3, D700 and D3000S cameras, which enable the cameras to work with 64GB Compact Flash cards as well as squashing a number of bugs.Update for Nikon D3
Update for Nikon D3X
Update for Nikon D700
Update for Nikon D3000Sread more
January 6, 2010 in News by David Schloss

Apple released an OS update today that provides support for six new Canon and Nikon camera RAW file formats. This update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 2, iPhoto ’08 and iPhoto ’09 for the following cameras:Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EOS 7D
Canon PowerShot G11
Nikon D3S
Nikon D300S
Nikon D3000This free update is available via the Software Update… ... read more
December 16, 2009 in News by John Omvik

Mastering the Nikon D5000 —New from Rocky Nook Santa Barbara, CA — Mastering the Nikon D5000 (Rocky Nook, $34.95 USD) by Darrell Young is a comprehensive guide for of the owners of this newest, budget-friendly generation of Nikon digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. ... Darrell understands that many owners of the D5000 may be just entering the world of DSLRs, and he takes the time to guide these new owners through the basics, while giving more experienced photographers the option of a refresher course. read more
December 11, 2009 in News by David Schloss

Nikon today announced a brand new 300mm f 2.8 prime lens. These high-speed super telephoto lenses have been the work horse lens of serious sports shooters and landscape photographers for many years. The new AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II features Nikon’s latest and greatest AF, VR and optical coating technology. The improved VR ... read more
December 10, 2009 in News by John Omvik

Last Friday I took the opportunity to avoid the mall traffic and do something productive, like shoot my kids’ portraits for our annual family Christmas cards. The kids chose the venue, Seacliff State Park in Aptos CA. It was the same location they had spent most of their summer for the Junior Life Guard program.
We ... read more
December 3, 2009 in News by John Omvik