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I was curious about an OS X product called PicFrame after reading this review on MacWorld. Since the app was only US$0.99, I thought I would give it a shot. (I later learned there is an iOS version but I have not tried it.) This little application allows you to create photo collages. The...

Just a heads up for anyone that hasn't updated their computer recently, but in the Release Candidate notes for Camera Raw 8.4 and DNG Converter 8.4 Mac OS 10.6.x (Snow Leopard), Windows XP and Windows Vista will no longer be supported. Since they were released in 2009, 2002 and 2007...

Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 8.4 Release Candidate is adding support for the D3300.

Tamron also announced a new all-in-one for FX shooters, a 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 super zoom. The Nikon version gets pretty beat up for optics so it will be interesting to see how this compares. Here is the link to the release.

Tamron announced a 16-300mm macro all-in-one lens for DX today. Holy crap! What an amazing focal range. It will be interesting to see the price point and performance results. Here is the announcement.

Moving to FX, one minor concern was the occasional need for a general use or walk-around lens. When I had my D300, the NIKKOR 18-200 filled this niche nicely. I had read reviews on Fred Miranda and SLR Gear and a discussion on Flickr regarding the AF Zoom-NIKKOR 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 IF. I did a...

Digital Photography School recently published a very concise but information review comparing the free Darktable to the commercial Lightroom. Very informative and well illustrated examples.

i wanted to share a link to a really interesting article and examples on PetaPixel of how images with street lights will change with LED's. Direct link to one of the images:

Not the best image from a composition perspective, but I wanted to get some straight lines and test the user developed lens profile. Simple image of ice on my back fence and intersecting lines.

I just picked up a manual focus Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 IF ED MC Super Wide Angle Lens w/ Automatic Chip for US$275. I've only had my D800 for a couple days but my first impressions are positive. Here are a few reviews that I read that influenced my decision: 1. SLR Gear: "The Rokinon 14mm ƒ/2.8 IF...

I went back to my catalog and re-processed an image taken in 2009 at Zaanse Schans outside of Amsterdam.

I know that backups and file retention have been discussed in various threads, but I thought I'd start a new one. I'm a certified continuity and recovery person and realized that I had become a little lax in my personal practices. I made a New Year's resolution to clean up my act. I hope this...

Reboot and then run "About This Mac", "More Info", "System Report" then look at the "SATA/SATA Express" section. Select your SSD (if you have more than one drive) and look at the "Trim Support" setting. It should now be "Yes". See this screen snip:

One thing to remember which may influence your decision, is minimal focus distance. The larger the focal length, the more distance between the subject and the front of your lens. I cut this from the Nikon USA website.

Nikon 1 J1 w/ 10-30mm + 30-110mm VR Lenses & Case (Refurbished) $200 + Free Shipping BuyDig via eBay has the Nikon 1 J1 with the 10-30mm and 30-110mm VR Lenses and a Nikon Case (Refurbished) on sale for $199.99. Shipping is free. Available colors Black White Red Includes a 90-day Nikon...

If you haven't seen this yet, Digital Photography School just released the results of their 2013 post processing survey. They had over 27,000 respondents of which 42% indicated that Lightroom was their software of choice. The link also has previous surveys which reveal interesting trends. The...

I'm guessing that someone may have purchased a D800 and realized that it was too much camera for them. If this is you and you would consider parting ways, please drop me a note. If I can find the right deal I may jump to FF.

Very informative description of the low-pass filter and how it may effect your images. Link

My wife and I gave my stepsons older pocket cameras to play with while waiting to get into Independence Hall about 5 years ago. I had hoped they would catch something good. I took a picture of them taking a picture of each other and combined them into a triptych. I printed it and it is one of my...

I hadn't heard of Silent Sifter before Thom Hogan reviewed it. I was curious and checked out their site. If you have photo and video files scattered around on different hard drives and/or directories on your Mac, this might be an easy way to organize your stuff. (Disclaimer: I have not used this...