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So you have this spiffy new computer running 64-bit Windows, right? As most Nikonites probably would do, you copy your image library over to the hard drive. Open Windows Explorer and see the folders but not the thumbnail images. Oh, right! You forgot to load the NEF Codec!! Then you read that...

J&R.com is having a labor day sale. The price is $179.99; use the code "geico10" for an additional $10 off. I'm not sure when the deal ends.

Article: Buy direct from Nikon? New site alert! You can view the page at http://nikonites.com/content.php?r=154-Buy-direct-from-Nikon-New-site-alert!

There hasn't been any sort of announcement or press release, but Nikon has quietly created a Nikon Store website. Personally I'll be watching to see if they stick with list prices or try to compete with the B&H's and Adorama's of the world. Will they have stock when others don't? One notable...

Article: Lightroom 3.2 & Camera Raw 6.2 Now Available - Additional Nikon Lens Profile You can view the page at http://nikonites.com/content.php?r=153-Lightroom-3.2-Camera-Raw-6.2-Now-Available-Additional-Nikon-Lens-Profiles

Adobe announced updates to Lightroom and the corresponding Camera Raw plugin for Photoshop CS5. Big news for Nikon mount Lightroom users is the addition of many new lens profiles. I distilled the list from Adobe's Lightroom Journal to be Nikon specific and it is shown below. Adobe also added...

If you are considering purchasing plugins (e.g. Nik Viveza, Topaz Adjust, Alien Skin Bokeh, etc.) for your post processing, check here first. The list is constantly updated with time based codes and offers.

Nikon Rumors is reporting a rumor that a new flash announcement may be imminent from Nikon. Both the SB-600 and SB-400 are around 6 years old and seem to be targeted.

The main purpose of this update is to add support for the D3100. Official support for Mac OS 10.6.4 is also added. Still no love for native 64-bit versions of Windows. Updates available at your country's Nikon site. U.S. link: http://bit.ly/9Xa52H

GREAT video tutorial and demo on a Donationware product called Enfuse which can create HDR images without leaving Lightroom. I haven't tried it - yet. Here is the link: http://bit.ly/g9RmV

Glad to see this guy got caught. Serves him right! Story: http://gizmo.do/awnyvd

Hey jdeg: Have you noticed that the Recent Posts section on the Home page refresh quicker than the ones one the entry Forum page? Is there a refresh setting somewhere that needs to be tweaked?

Just got back last night from a quick 3 day business trip to Vienna, Austria. The last day I stayed over. I visited a beautiful church and tried to capture the moment via HDR. It was cloudy and a bit overcast but I think it turned out okay. I'd love some feedback on whether I should crop a...

In case you missed it along with all of the other announcements this week, Nikon updated their free basic editing and RAW development application ViewNX 2. Looks to be a pretty significant upgrade. Available for both the PC and Mac environment. Press release: Nikon | News | Free download of...

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Adorama has a sale going on the Lexar Media 16GB Platinum II 80x Compact Flash Memory Card for US$25 and free shipping. Link: LCF16GBSBNA080 Lexar 16GB, 80x PLatinum II High Speed Series, Compact Flash Memory Card

I've been reprocessing some of my favorite images in Lightroom 3. The color noise reduction and the lens correction features really do make a difference. This morning I stumbled on a dramatic example which I thought that I would share. LR2 on the left; LR3 on the right. EXIF: Nikon D70s, Nikkor...

Overview Do you have some images (vacation pictures, screenshots ...) lying around that you want to resize, rename, sort, realign, change format etc. without having to use complicated image editing tools? If yes, Easy Image Modifier is exactly what you need because it's absolutely...

Hopefully close to some. Link: Events, Seminars, Classes and Workshops

“It’s just been a few months since a 45-gigapixel panorama of Dubai claimed the title of world’s largest digital photograph, but it’s now already been well and truly ousted — the new king in town is this 70-gigapixel, 360-degree panorama of Budapest. As with other multi-gigapixel images, this...