Photolemur 3.0 Now Available

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 3, 2018


Photolemur 3.0 is now available and the product has matured some since we last covered it and now they are owned by Skylum. I still believe that AI-based editing is the future going forward since most do not love editing as much as they do shooting, but we aren’t quite there yet. Photolemur is a good first start though and you can try it out here.

Here are the most essential changes:

  • Automatic Face Enhancement with skin retouching and teeth whitening

  • Smart Eye Enlargement

  • Adding Styles to photos

  • New menu for opacity settings

  • Quick access menu for face enhancement, lens correction and eye enlargement

  • Apply settings from one image to all images in batch

  • SmugMug Export (for Mac version)

  • Performance and stability boost

Press Release:
Greetings Photolemur Family!

There’s been some fun buzz these last few months in our photo-taking world about the latest version of Photolemur.

So we’re excited to announce — pre-order of Photolemur 3 begins now! This version is a paid upgrade for current users. If you’re a new user, welcome! You can preorder Photolemur this week, too, with a discount (and receive your version on September 14th).

Click here to learn more about the pre-order.

The best news? With this new version of Photolemur, comes a whole bunch of incredible features.

Let’s take a dive into a few of these features, so you can see just how much better your post-processing world is about to become. Read More »

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Sony Savings Sunday

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 2, 2018


Sony currently has some across the board rebates and trade in deals that shouldn’t be missed if you’re looking for something particular. You can view many of the rebates here and the above trade in instant rebate+bonus can be found here. These deals end September 9th.

Sony FE 28mm f/2 (Save $50):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony 50mm FE f/1.8 (Save $50):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 Macro (Save $50):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 (Save $50):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS Lens (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Here Comes The Canon EOS R

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 1, 2018

Nokishita leaked the details of the new Canon EOS R Mirrorless camera and it’s very much designed to be in the middle of Sony’s a7III and a7RIII camera based on the specs. If the price point is right this could be an interesting competitor. Canon’s dual pixel autofocus has already proven to be very effective so this could be the camera to beat in the near future.

Canon EOS R

  • Number of effective pixels: 30.3 million pixels (Total number of pixels: 31.7 million pixels)
  • Image type: JPEG, RAW (14 bit), C-RAW
  • Dual pixel RAW support
  • EVF: organic EL, 0.71 times
  • AF point (when cross key is selected): Maximum 5,655 points
  • Distance measurement range: EV – 6 to 18 (23 ° C at room temperature · ISO 100 with F1.2 lens)
  • ISO sensitivity: 100 to 40000 (extended ISO: 50, 51200, 102400)
  • Shutter speed: 1/8000 to 30 seconds, valve
  • Continuous shooting performance: Up to 8 frames per second (at servo AF: up to 5 frames / sec)
  • Video: 4K30p, full HD 60p, HD 120p
  • Rear liquid crystal: 3.15 type 2.1 million dots touch panel
  • Recording medium: SD / SDHC / SDXC card
  • Battery: LP-E6N / LP-E6
  • Can charge inside the camera using the USB power adapter PD – E1 (only when using LP – E 6N)
  • Size: 135.8 x 98.3 x 84.4 mm
  • Weight: 660 g (including battery / memory card) · 580 g (body only)
  • * Since mistakes such as typing mistakes are often found in official distribution spec sheets, attention
  • Spec Sheet

via Nokishita

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Let’s Talk Mirrorless: Nikon, Canon, Sony, Fujifilm

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 31, 2018


Now that the Nikon Z announcement has passed it’s time to talk about the growth of mirrorless. Sony and Fujifilm have blazed much of the way after m43 kicked off the move to mirrorless, but there have been growing pains. Current generation mirrorless cameras are largely good enough any task with cameras like the Sony a9 hitting a new high water mark that beats almost any DSLR on the market today.

From the Panasonic G1 to the Sony a9/Fujifilm GFX mirrorless has come a long way while Canon and Nikon have largely ignored the professional mirrorless market. During this time they should have been preparing for the transition away from DSLR to mirrorless by measuring what does and does not work in order to try to leap ahead of Sony and Fujifilm. Unfortunately it seems like Nikon might have ignored some valuable lessons along the way and I wouldn’t be surprised if Canon does the same. Read More »

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Sony Announces World’s Smallest Travel High Zoom Cameras with 4K Movie Capability and Upgraded Image Processor

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 30, 2018

Sony Announces World’s Smallest Travel High Zoom Cameras with 4K Movie Capability and Upgraded Image Processor

ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar T* 24-720mm[i] High Magnification Zoom and High Image Quality Lens packed into compact body
Stunning 4K[ii] video with full pixel readout and no pixel binning
BIONZ X™ image processing engine and newly implemented front-end LSI for seriously impressive stills
Versatile operability and shooting capabilities including Eye AF, EVF, Control Ring[iii], Touch Focus/Touch Shutteriii, Tiltable LCD and more for flexible shooting options

Sony today boosted its Cyber-shot® line-up of travel high zoom cameras with the launch of the DSC-HX99 and DSC-HX95.

Designed for users who want an unobtrusive camera that can be carried at all times, the new models are packaged in the world’s smallest[iv] body and offer a truly versatile zoom range from 24mmi at the wide end up to 720mmi super-telephoto. In addition to stunning 4Kii movie footage,at the heart of both models sits the powerful BIONZ X image processing engine combined with a front-end LSI that delivers high-speed continuous shooting at up to 10 fps with a buffer limit of up to 155 images[v]. Furthermore, these new models present a fast AF speed of 0.09 seconds[vi]. Some newly added features are Eye AF, RAW format image recording, touch focus/touch shutteriii function, and location data acquisition[vii] via Bluetooth®. Read More »

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Live: Sony IFA 2018

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 30, 2018

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