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Free Saturday Focus Sessions January – February 2014
Focus sessions are free and take place in the Westwood store from 9:30 am – 10 am. All sessions will allow for questions and answers. Please bring your camera and any images along that you have questions about. Feel free to use the comment option to make suggestions for future focus sessions.
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Here’s our upcoming Focus Sessions:
January 4 – Manual Settings
January 11 – Macro Photography
January 18 – Shooting Indoor Basketball
January 25 – Consumer Electronics Show Roundup
February 1 – Depth of Field
February 8 – Metering / Focus Marks – Which to Use
February 15 – Photoshop vs. Lightroom
February 22 – Mat Your Photos
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Lightroom version 4.3 update now available
Lightroom 4.3 has several improvements, bug fixes, supports many new cameras, lenses and has added several tethered cameras to the list. The new features listed below are from Adobe’s website.
Adobe downloads can be found on Adobe’s website.
Here’s a list of the bugs fixed in Lightroom 4.3 from the Lightroom Blog
New Cameras supported in 4.3
Canon EOS 6D
Canon PowerShot S110
Canon PowerShot G15
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Read more
Adobe Camera Raw 6.7RC
Adobe Labs has released Adobe Camera Raw version 6.7 RC on March 5th (release candidate – the final step before production and one step past beta) to accommodate several newer digital cameras and lens profiles. This is an Adobe Labs beta product so there can be some issues but for someone who’s just purchased a new camera without current Adobe Camera Raw support, you may want to give it a try. Rest assured though a full tested version will be released soon. If you’d like to try the beta software visit the Adobe Labs Camera Raw page for this download. Please feel free to offer you feedback on this beta product by using the link from the Adobe Labs Camera Raw page listed above. ACR 6.7 RC was recently released and will expire when the official version in released.
*Note – Lightroom 4 ships with a brand new Camera Raw version 7 so there is no need to update Lightroom 4. ACR 7 will be available later in the year.
Here’s the list of newly supported cameras.
- Canon EOS 1D X
- Canon EOS 5D Mk III
- Canon PowerShot G1 X
- Canon PowerShot S100V
- Fuji FinePix F505EXR
- Fuji FinePix F605EXR
- Fuji FinePix HS30EXR
- Fuji FinePix HS33EXR
- Fuji FinePix X-S1
- Nikon D4
- Nikon D800
- Nikon D800E
Additional Lens Profiles added
| Lens Mount | Lens Name |
| Canon | Tokina AT-X 124 AF PRO DX 12-24mm f/4 (IF) |
| Canon | Tokina AT-X 124 AF PRO DX II 12-24mm f/4 (IF) |
| Canon | Tokina AT-X 165 PRO DX 16-50mm f/2.8 (IF) ASPHERICAL |
| Canon | Tokina AT-X 535 PRO DX 50-135mm f/2.8 (IF) |
| Canon | Tokina AT-X M35 PRO DX 35mm f/2.8 Macro |
| Canon | Tokina AT-X M100 AF PRO D 100mm f/2.8 Macro |
| Canon | Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX 11-16mm f/2.8 |
| Nikon | Tokina AT-X 124 AF PRO DX 12-24mm f/4 (IF) |
| Nikon | Tokina AT-X 124 AF PRO DX II 12-24mm f/4 (IF) |
| Nikon | Tokina AT-X 165 PRO DX 16-50mm f/2.8 (IF) ASPHERICAL |
| Nikon | Tokina AT-X 535 PRO DX 50-135mm f/2.8 (IF) |
| Nikon | Tokina AT-X M35 PRO DX 35mm f/2.8 Macro |
| Nikon | Tokina AT-X M100 AF PRO D 100mm f/2.8 Macro |
| Nikon | Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX 11-16mm f/2.8 |
| Nikon | Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G |
| Nikon | Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM |
| Leica | LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 75 mm f/2 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 90 mm f/2 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA APO-TELYT-M 135 mm f/3.4 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA ELMAR-M 24 mm f/3.8 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA ELMARIT-M 28 mm f/2.8 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA ELMARIT-M 90 mm f/2.8 |
| Leica | LEICA MACRO-ELMAR-M 90 mm f/4 |
| Leica | LEICA NOCTILUX-M 50 mm f/0.95 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMARIT-M 35 mm f/2.5 |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMARIT-M 50 mm f/2.5 |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMARIT-M 75 mm f/2.5 |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMARIT-M 90 mm f/2.5 |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMICRON-M 28 mm f/2 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMICRON-M 35 mm f/2 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMICRON-M 50 mm f/2 |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMILUX-M 21 mm f/1.4 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMILUX-M 24 mm f/1.4 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMILUX-M 35 mm f/1.4 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA SUMMILUX-M 50 mm f/1.4 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-M 18 mm f/3.8 ASPH. |
| Leica | LEICA SUPER-ELMAR-M 21 mm f/3.4 ASPH. |
| Pentax | Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC HSM |
| Pentax | Sigma 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC HSM |
| Sony | Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX 11-16mm f/2.8 |
| Sony | Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC B011 |
| Sony | Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC HSM |
| Sony | Sigma 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC HSM |
| Sigma | Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM |
Lightroom 4 Beta Released
10 years after Lightroom made its debut we have a new beta version from Adobe Labs, Lightroom 4! Lightroom’s history is outlined on this Wikipedia page. Beta software is not for everyone so be sure to backup your work, and understand this beta software should be used for learning features, testing and tinkering. The final release may or may not be compatible with what you do in the beta so keep this in mind. Lightroom 4 beta will be available for download until the products expiration on March 31, 2012. We’ll post our impressions just as soon as we have a chance to test it out.
Download the Lightroom 4 beta
Here’s a quick look at the new features from Adobe’s website
New Features in Lightroom 4 Beta
- Highlight and shadow recovery brings out all the detail that your camera captures in dark shadows and bright highlights.
- Photo book creation with easy-to-use elegant templates.
- Location-based organization lets you find and group images by location, assign locations to images, and display data from GPS-enabled cameras.
- White balance brush to refine and adjust white balance in specific areas of your images.
- Additional local editing controls let you adjust noise reduction and remove moiré in targeted areas of your images.
- Extended video support for organizing, viewing, and making adjustments and edits to video clips.
- Easy video publishing lets you edit and share video clips on Facebook and Flickr®.
- Soft proofing to preview how an image will look when printed with color-managed printers.
- Email directly from Lightroom using the email account of your choice.
Adobe Camera Raw 6.6 RC
Adobe Labs has just released Adobe Camera Raw version 6.6 RC (release candidate – the final step before production and one step past beta) to accommodate several newer digital cameras and lens profiles. This is an Adobe Labs beta product so there can be some issues but for someone who’s just purchased a new camera without current Adobe Camera Raw support, you may want to give it a try. Rest assured though a full tested version will be released soon. If you’d like to try the beta software visit the Adobe Labs Camera Raw page for this download. Please feel free to offer you feedback on this beta product by using the link from the Adobe Labs Camera Raw page listed above. ACR 6.6 RC was recently released and will expire in January 2012 when the official version in released.
- Canon PowerShot S100
- Nikon 1 J1
- Nikon 1 V1
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1
- Samsung NX5
Additional Lens Profiles added
| Lens Mount | Lens Name |
|---|---|
| Canon | Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II |
| Canon | Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM II |
| Canon | Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro |
| Canon | Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro |
| Nikon | Nikon 1 NIKKOR 10mm f/2.8 |
| Nikon | Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 |
| Nikon | Nikon AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G |
| Nikon | Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II |
| Nikon | Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro |
| Nikon | Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro |
| Phase One | Mamiya AF 35mm f/3.5 |
| Phase One | Mamiya AF 45mm f/2.8 |
| Phase One | Mamiya Sekor AF 28mm f/4.5 D Aspherical |
| Phase One | Mamiya Sekor AF 55mm f/2.8 LS D |
| Phase One | Mamiya Sekor AF 80mm f/2.8 D |
| Phase One | Mamiya Sekor AF 80mm f/2.8 LS D |
| Phase One | Mamiya Sekor AF 110mm f/2.8 LS D |
| Phase One | Mamiya Sekor AF 150mm f/3.5 LS |
| Phase One | Phase One 28 mm Digital AF f/4.5 Aspherical |
| Phase One | Phase One 35 mm Digital AF f/3.5 |
| Phase One | Phase One 45 mm Digital AF f/2.8 |
| Phase One | Phase One 80 mm Digital AF f/2.8 |
| Phase One | Schneider-Kreuznach 55 mm LS f/2.8 |
| Phase One | Schneider-Kreuznach 110 mm LS f/2.8 |
| Phase One | Schneider-Kreuznach 150 mm LS f/3.5 |
| Sigma | Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II |
| Sigma | Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 EX DG OS APO HSM |
| Sigma | Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro |
| Sigma | Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro |
| Sigma | Sigma DP2x |
| Sony | Sigma 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM |
Adobe updates Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom to 3.4.1
Adobe Labs has released minor update that fixes some minor issues uncovered after 3.4 / 6.4 was released. You can get this update by using the check for updates option in your Adobe software or by visiting the Adobe Labs Camera Raw page for this download. This page is the place to visit for the latest ACR release and beta test versions when available.
Adobe updates Camera Raw to 6.4 and Lightroom to 3.4
Adobe Labs has completed beta testing of Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) version 6.4 (adds support for several newer digital cameras). You can get this update by using the check for updates option in your Adobe software or by visiting the Adobe Labs Camera Raw page for this download. This page is the place to visit for the latest ACR release and beta test versions when available.
Camera support for Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3
Support for the following cameras has been added from Camera Raw 6.3 to 6.4 and Lightroom 3.3 to 3.4.
Hasselblad H4D-40
Kodak EasyShare Z990
Nikon D5100
Olympus E-PL1s
Olympus E-PL2
Olympus XZ-1
Samsung NX11
Canon EOS 600D (Rebel T3i / Kiss X5 Digital)
Canon EOS 1100D (Rebel T3 / Kiss X50 Digital)
Fuji FinePix S200 EXR
Fuji FinePix F550 EXR
Fuji FinePix HS20 EXR
Fuji FinePix X100
Lightroom 3.4 has just been released after completion of beta testing. In addition to adding support the cameras above it also addresses some minor issues uncovered in the previous versions of LR. You can get this update by checking for updates inside Lightroom.
Adobe Labs – Adobe Camera Raw & Lightroom Beta
Adobe Labs is currently beta testing Adobe Camera Raw Release Candidate version 6.3 to accommodate several newer digital cameras. This is an Adobe Labs beta product so there can be some issues but for someone who’s just purchased a new camera without current Adobe Camera Raw support, you may want to give it a try. Rest assured though a full tested version will be released soon. If you’d like to try the beta software visit the Adobe Labs Camera Raw page for this download. Please feel free to offer you feedback on this beta product by using the link from the Adobe Labs Camera Raw page listed above.
Newly supported camera models include:
- Nikon D7000
- Nikon Coolpix P7000
- Nikon D3100
- Canon PowerShot S95
- Canon PowerShot G12
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
- Samsung NX100
- Samsung TL350 (WB2000)
Lightroom 3.3 is in beta and is also available from Adobe Labs.
Adobe updates Camera Raw 5.1
Camera Raw was recently updated to accommodate several newer digital cameras. Many have Photoshop and Lightroom set to automatically check for updates if so, you probably noticed this update. On the other hand, if you’re trying to open a RAW image from your new digital camera and you get “invalid format” errors, you probably need to update to the latest Adobe camera raw. Visit the Adobe Camera Raw page for full instructions or go directly to the MAC download or Windows download page.
- Canon 1000D (Digital Rebel XS/EOS Kiss F)
- Canon 50D
- Fuji FinePix IS Pro
- Kodak EasyShare Kodak Z1015 IS
- Leaf AFi II 6
- Leaf AFi II 7
- Leaf Aptus II 6
- Leaf Aptus II 7
- Nikon D700
- Nikon D90
- Nikon Coolpix P6000
- Olympus SP-565 UZ
- Pentax K2000 (K-m)
- Sigma DP1
- Sony A900