http://www.hfortysixit.com Cameras, Mobile, Racing, F1, anything that's on my mind! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:58:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.hfortysixit.com/leica-x1-preview/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/leica-x1-preview/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:38:17 +0000 hfortysixit http://www.hfortysixit.com/?p=1925 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Leica X1 Preview! Seems like today more and more people are wanting more from a pocket sized cameras. Leica is working hard to bring this to the masses. The Leica X1 has a good platform to start on: * Compact lightweight body with analogue-style control dials * Fixed 24mm F2.8 lens (angle of view equivalent to 35mm lens on full frame) * Program, Shutter priority, Aperture priority, Manual exposure modes * Full range of manual controls * 12.2 Mp APS-C CMOS sensor * ISO 100-3200 * DNG raw format recording The mere mention of the name ‘Leica’ causes certain photographers’ hearts to beat just a little bit faster; this sole survivor of the once-mighty German camera industry is one of the very few genuine ‘heritage’ brands left. The company’s long-running reputation for sheer engineering quality and optically-superb lenses is legendary – many a budding snapper has aspired to own a ‘real’ Leica, eventually. Unfortunately though, this quality is (inevitably) accompanied by heart-stopping prices, meaning such aspirations are often left unfulfilled for many years. – DPreview Click the image above for full preview.]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/leica-x1-preview/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-lightroom-23-and-adobe-camera-raw-53-release-canidates/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-lightroom-23-and-adobe-camera-raw-53-release-canidates/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:51:34 +0000 hfortysixit http://www.hfortysixit.com/?p=764 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Adobe Lightroom 2.3 and Adobe Camera Raw 5.3 Release Canidates! Today Adobe announces release canidates to Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. For Lightroom there is a few bugs that are fixed and for ACR they just add Nikon D3X and Olympus E-30 to support RAW files. LightRoom: Bugs – Fixed * In the Windows 64-bit version of Lightroom an sFTP upload process could cause Lightroom to crash. * Slideshows could return to the first image randomly during playback. * A memory leak could cause Lightroom to crash while attempting to process files with local adjustments. * Canon EOS 5D Mk II sRAW files could process with artifacts in Lightroom 2.2. * Lightroom 2.2 could cause disc burning to fail for Windows customers. Camera Support Newly supported camera models include: * Nikon D3X * Olympus E-30 ACR: Newly supported camera models include: * Nikon D3X * Olympus E-30 This release is not currently compatible with After Effects. This will be addressed before the final release This release addresses possible artifacts that could appear in Canon EOS 5D Mk II sRAW files. Click HERE for Lightroom 2.3 Release Canidate Click HERE for ACR 5.3 Release Canidate]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-lightroom-23-and-adobe-camera-raw-53-release-canidates/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-photoshop-cs4-now-available/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-photoshop-cs4-now-available/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:51:02 +0000 hfortysixit http://www.hfortysixit.com/?p=377 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Adobe Photoshop CS4 Now available Create powerful images with the professional standard Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 software provides improved access to its unrivaled power through a more intuitive user experience, greater editing freedom, and significant productivity enhancements. There’s a solution for pro photographers Buy Photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom® together and you can import, process, manage, edit, composite, and showcase your images — and save up to US$125. Learn more Working with images is now easier Navigate around images more naturally with fluid canvas rotation and enhanced pan and zoom tools. See top new features DNG raw format is supported The DNG format helps promote archival confidence, since digital-imaging software solutions will be able to open your raw files more easily in the future. Learn more Click HERE to the camera store to purchase your Photoshop CS4!]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-photoshop-cs4-now-available/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-releases-lightroom-141-and-camera-raw-441-updates/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-releases-lightroom-141-and-camera-raw-441-updates/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:13:23 +0000 hfortysixit http://hfortysixit.wordpress.com/?p=188 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Adobe Releases Lightroom 1.4.1 and Camera Raw 4.4.1 Updates. UPDATE FOR LIGHTROOM 1.4: Lightroom 1.4.1 includes corrections for the following issues: (These issues are specific to the 1.4.1 update. Lightroom 1.4.1 also includes all of the previous updates listed for Lightroom 1.4 below) ● Lightroom 1.4 incorrectly modified the EXIF time date field of images that had a metadata update applied. This incorrect modification does not appear in Lightroom or Bridge and is only viewable through third party EXIF tools. This error has been corrected in Lightroom 1.4.1 and all files in a Lightroom catalog that have been incorrectly modified will be corrected on their next metadata update. (Metadata can be updated by selecting the files in the Library grid view and choosing Command or CTRL + S to save and update the metadata.) ● Olympus JPEG files could render incorrectly in Lightroom 1.4, displaying an artifact in the exported file. ● Any conversion to DNG in Lightroom 1.4 would cause the DNG file to become unreadable by Lightroom’s Develop Module or Camera Raw 4.4 in Photoshop. The issue has been corrected and files should be converted to DNG again in order to resolve the issue for existing files. Returning [...]]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-releases-lightroom-141-and-camera-raw-441-updates/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-lightroom-20-beta/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-lightroom-20-beta/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:46:33 +0000 hfortysixit http://hfortysixit.wordpress.com/?p=179 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Adobe Lightroom 2.0 Beta! Seems like Adobe has been rolling out all the new beta software! First is was Adobe Photoshop Express. Now Adobe Lightroom 2.0 Beta! Here are some of the new features: * Localized corrections — Enhance specific areas of an image for unsurpassed nondestructive flexibility and control reminiscent of the traditional darkroom dodge and burn experience. * Improved organizational tools — Find the images you need quickly and easily. * Multiple monitor support — Add an additional monitor to efficiently manage photographic workflow and presentation. * Flexible print package functionality — Create custom layouts containing multiple sizes of a photograph on a single page. * 64-bit support — Lightroom 2.0 now takes advantage of the latest hardware architectures with improved memory handling and performance. Click HERE! for download link!]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-lightroom-20-beta/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-updatelightroom-14-camera-raw-44-and-dng-converter-44/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-updatelightroom-14-camera-raw-44-and-dng-converter-44/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:01:53 +0000 hfortysixit http://hfortysixit.wordpress.com/?p=160 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Adobe Update…Lightroom 1.4, Camera Raw 4.4, and DNG Converter 4.4. New Raw Support Bringing the total number of supported cameras to nearly 200, the updates add support for the Canon EOS 450D, Fujifilm S100FS, Nikon D60, Olympus SP-570 UZ, Pentax K20D and K200D, and Sony A200, A300 and A350. Fixes Two issues have also been addressed by the updates, according to the release notes: • Previous camera profiles identified in the Calibrate panel of the Develop module may have displayed poor results at extreme ends of the temperature and tint ranges. A new camera profile identified as Camera Raw 4.4 is now available and will be applied by default to all images without existing Camera Raw or Lightroom settings. The creation of new default profiles will also include the updated Camera Raw 4.4 profile. Images edited in Camera Raw or Lightroom with earlier profiles will retain the earlier profile value and visual appearance. &• In previous grayscale conversions the Color Noise setting was disabled and this could result in an image with excessive noise when grayscale channel mixing is applied. Both the tool and effect have been enabled in Lightroom 1.4 and Camera Raw 4.4 providing the ability to reduce [...]]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/adobe-updatelightroom-14-camera-raw-44-and-dng-converter-44/feed/ 0