- For anyone that is wanting to hit the ground running when they get their new Nikon D3 or D300, you probably want to head on over to Nikon and pick up the just released on-line manuals for these new cameras. To grab your D3 manual, click here, for the D300, try here.
- There have been a lot of sample images posted from the new Nikon D3 but almost nothing from the new D300. That has now changed thanks to the folks over at Imaging Resource. These are not "pretty" pictures but are images of a house at different ISOs and resolution charts. Still pretty telling from a technical standpoint. To see the images, click here, and for a full preview of the D300 and all its features, check out the story over at Imaging Resource.
- Canon has released a firmware update for the 40D. For a detailed description of the update, go check out the story over at DSLR Dad and you can download the upgrade here.
- It could be time to check those old boxes in the attic. In a recent auction, an 84 year old Leica fetched around £240,000 (that would be $467,331.00 to those of us in the States). The camera is not the most expensive ever sold at auction. That honor goes to an 1839 Daguerreotype. But it still makes you wonder what's in that old box from GranPa's house that you have never looked in. To see more on this story, click here.
- Nikon introduced the new versatile AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens that offers Nikon’s proprietary Vibration Reduction (VR) technology to help consumers snap sharper photos than ever before, even while shooting handheld. Compact and lightweight, this affordable lens is an optimum lens to use with Nikon DX-format digital SLR cameras and is the ideal focal length as a “first lens” to faithfully capture life’s day-to-day moments, or a welcome addition to a Nikon D-SLR photographer’s already-established lens assortment. To see the complete press release, click here.
Tips for Black Friday -
Are you planning on mingling with the masses this coming Friday? If so, here's some information to help you buy what you want and find the best deals. Good Luck and be careful out there!
- 2007 Holiday Digital Camera Buying Guide
- Digital Camera Buying Guide
- CompUSA opens Thanksgiving, 9PM to Midnight
- Black Friday Digital Cameras
- Digital Cameras: How to buy the right one
- Black Friday 2007 Deals
Software and Hardware News -
- The folks over at xTrain are offering some free online classes. Courses like Exposure Modes, Black and White Experiments, Portrait Retouching, and more are all available at the xTrain website.
- Corel has released Corel Paint Shop Pro® Photo X2 which will provide full integration with the Microsoft HD format. For more information, check out the Corel.com site.
- Wacom has introduced a new line of tablets that they are calling Bamboo. The pad comes in two flavors, Bamboo and Bamboo Fun. The tablets are priced from $79 to $199. For more information, check out the Wacom products page right here.
- DxO Labs today announced the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro v5 for Windows, the latest version of its award-winning flagship automatic image quality enhancement software application for Digital SLR camera users. Headlining the new features in DxO Optics Pro v5 is a brand new RAW conversion engine including a breakthrough demosaicing algorithm which produces images with much more detail and fewer unwanted artifacts. For more info, check out the DxO website.
- If you are thinking of creating your own holiday cards this year then you need to go check out All Day I Dream About Photography. They have posted a great collection of free Photoshop Christmas card templates. While you are there, you also need to check out the 300+ Christmas Photoshop brushes they have available. You can find the templates here and the brushes right here.
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