Luminar 2018 and Aurora HDR 2018 Savings

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 12, 2017


Luminar 2018 is making a big push this year against Adobe if you haven’t noticed and the software is definitely worth the asking price so if you are in the least bit fed up with Adobe give them a try. I greatly prefer the final images I am getting out of Luminar more often than not now that I am getting more used to doing less work, but it is a different editor.

Pricing:

  • Current users of Luminar may upgrade at a Black Friday price of $49 ($39 with FUJIADDICT Here)

  • New users can purchase Luminar 2018 for $69 ($59 with FUJIADDICT Here)

  • A collection of bonuses will also be included with every purchase.

Bonuses:

  • The Shootkit ebook

  • Preset pack: 20 Festive Texture Presets

  • 500+ Sky overlays for Sky replacement

  • Video tutorial “How to replace Sky in Luminar”

EXTRA Bonus:

  • “Capture: Adventures in Photography” ebook by Simon & Lisa Thomas, the world’s foremost adventure motorcyclists


HDR isn’t necessarily the most popular tool in a photographers toolkit, but sometimes you need it to produce something incredible. When I was assembling my eclipse photos I tried a lot of HDR programs, but Aurora HDR was the only one that did a good job piecing everything together so you could see the moon and eclipse together. I still need to spend time learning to tweak this program, but every other application was confused by the data I through at it from the GFX. Luminar 2018 and Aurora HDR 2018 together are tools I think every photographer should have access too.

Pricing:

  • Current users of Aurora HDR may upgrade at a Special price of $39 ($29 with FUJIADDICT Here)

  • New users can purchase Aurora HDR 2018 for $79 ($69with FUJIADDICT Here)

  • A collection of bonuses will also be included with every purchase.

Bonuses:

  • Deep Dive video tutorial from Trey Ratcliff

  • “How to create realistic HDR images” Ebook

  • 2 Preset Packs – 40 presets! Preset Pack 1 – Winter Vibes. Preset Pack 2 – Wonderland.

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First LOK: Laowa 15mm Zero-D

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 12, 2017

There are a lot of excellent Chinese lenses out there today, but Laowa’s line up is extremely impressive and a great value. I plan on adding a few of their lenses to my collection in the near future once they release their magic format converter, but until then lenses like the Laowa 15mm Zero-D are on my short list for shooting Astrophotography.

Laowa Zero-D 15mm: Venus Optic / B&H Photo/ Amazon / Adorama

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Lightroom and Camera RAW Finally Support The Sony a7RIII

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 12, 2017


Adobe finally added Sony a7RIII support after what felt like forever to Camera RAW and Lightroom. Adobe really should be on top of this stuff considering all of the controversy 2018 stirred up. Smart AI auto looks kind of interesting though.

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Sony a7RIII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony Wins 4 Awards From DPReview in 2017

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 11, 2017

I am not very surprised about DPReviews selections for their awards this year. Sony cleaned up and the Sony a7RIII dominated, but I’m not sure it deserved too with the bugs I have experienced. It’s a great camera, but it needs a few firmware updates to be a stable camera that professional can rely on. I haven’t experienced any issues with firmware 1.01 yet, but I haven’t used it enough to form an opinion about the update. The Sony a7RIII is a winner so far, but I think Sony might have rushed it to market a bit too soon. The really didn’t want to lose customers to the Nikon D850, but plenty would have waited.

The Sony RX10 IV is a great camera and one of the best gifts for someone looking to step up from a camera phone or point and shoot without committing to a system. The extreme telephoto lens attached to the Sony RX10 Mark IV is unmatched and the camera is one of a kind in many ways, but it is on the expensive side.

As for the Sony 16-35mm f2.8mm GM it is the sharpest wide angle zoom currently available and while I might have picked a different lens for lens of the year this is probably the most accessible specialized lens that wowed this year. DPReview did a pretty good job with their list this year and you can read all the details here.

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Sony a7RIII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony RX10 Mark IV: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony a7RIII Firmware 1.01 Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 11, 2017


Sony a7RIII (ILCE-7RM3) Firmware 1.01 is available via Sony Japan, but not America yet. It fixes:

· File name setting is not reflected correctly in “File name setting” Improvement of events
· Improvement of stability of other operations

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Sony a7RIII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony 24-105mm: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Sony Savings Sunday

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 10, 2017


Back to our regular scheduled Savings Sunday with a few extra savings for the holidays.


APS-C Lenses:
Save $100 on Rokinon 50mm f/1.2: B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Save $50 on Rokinon 21mm f/1.4: B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Save $50 on Rokinon 12mm f/2.0: B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

SD Cards
Sony 256GB M Series UHS-II (2 x 128GB) (Save $22): B&H Photo
Sony 128GB M Series UHS-II (2 x 64GB) (Save $12): B&H Photo
Mixed SD Card Savings

Voigtlander
Save $60 on Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2: B&H Photo
Save $100 on Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 ASPH: B&H Photo
Save $30 on Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 Aspherical III: B&H Photo
Save $100 on Voigtlander Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical III: B&H Photo
All Voigtlander Deals

Meyer-Optik Gorlitz (SAVE $500)
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Trioplan 50mm f/2.9 (Save $500): B&H Photo
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz P58 58mm f/1.9 (Save $500): B&H Photo
Meyer-Optik Gorlitz P75 75mm f/1.9 (Save $500): B&H Photo

Rokinon
Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS (Save $50): B&H Photo
Samyang 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS (Save $105): B&H Photo
Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II (Save $50) B&H Photo
Rokinon 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS (Save $115): B&H Photo
Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 (Save $50): B&H Photo
Rokinon 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC (Save $100): B&H Photo
Rokinon 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS (Save $160): B&H Photo
Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 (Save $100): B&H Photo
Rokinon 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS (Save $80): B&H Photo

Lights
Save $230 on Impact Venture TTL-600 for Sony: B&H Photo

Software
Luminar 2018 & Aurora HDR 2018 (Savings code FUJIADDICT)
ON1 Photo RAW 2018

General Holiday Shopping Links
B&H Photo
Amazon
Adorama

Sony a7 Bodies
Sony a7rII (Save $500): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7sII (Save $300): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7II (Save $300): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony a7 (Save $200): B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

Sony Alpha a6500 Deals
With 16-70mm
With 16-50mm and 55-210mm

Sony Alpha a6500 Deals
With 16-70mm
With 16-50mm and 55-210mm

Sony Alpha a6300 Deals
Sony Alpha a6300
With 16-50mm
With 16-70mm
With 16-50mm and 55-210mm

Sony Alpha a6000 Deals
Sony Alpha a6000
With 16-50mm
With 16-50mm and 55-210mm

Sony Alpha a5100 Deals
With 16-50mm

Sony RX100V Deals
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

FE Lenses
Sony FE 28mm f/2 (Save $25):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Planar T* 5omm f/1.4 (Save $100):
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 Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 85mm f/1.8
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS (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 Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS (Save $25):
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

NEX Lenses
Sony 20mm f/2.8 Alpha E-mount (Save $25):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS LE (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

Accessories
Sony A-Mount to E-Mount Lens Adapter (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FA-WRC1M Wireless Radio Commander + FA-WRR1 Radio Receiver (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon
Sony FA-WRC1M Wireless Radio Commander (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony FA-WRR1 Wireless Radio Receiver (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony ECMGZ1M Gun/Zoom Microphone (Save $20):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony ECM-CG60 Shotgun Mic (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony Vertical Battery Grip for a7 II, a7R II, and a7S II (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony CLM-FHD5 Clip-On 5″ Full HD LCD On-Camera Monitor (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

Flashes
Sony HVL-F60M (Save $100):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony HVLF43M High Power Flash with Quick Shift Bounce (Save $70):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony HVLF32M MI (Multi-interface shoe) Camera Flash (Save $50):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama
Sony HVLF20M (Save $20):
B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama

Tripods
A Few Oben Tripods On Sale

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