Inside Lightroom & Photoshop CC Workflow Article By Canon Professional Network

Canon Professional Network

Somewhat surprising. Canon Professional Network started publishing the first article (and video) in an ongoing series about Lightroom and Photoshop Creative Cloud workflow.

Adobe now offers a Creative Cloud Photography bundle that includes Lightroom editing software and Photoshop CC for photographers who want to organise, edit, enhance and share their images via desktop or their mobile devices – this package currently comes bundled with the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 6D DSLRs, plus the PowerShot G1 X Mark II and G7 X compact cameras. In a four-part CPN series of articles and video tutorials Richard Curtis (a Principal Solutions Consultant in Digital Imaging for Adobe UK) will examine the workflow between Lightroom software and Photoshop CC to help you to understand the benefits of working with both in tandem. In Part 1 of this series Richard Curtis explains how to use Smart Objects within the Lightroom and Photoshop CC workflow and, in a special video, he reveals how Smart Objects ensure your image edits are non-destructive for longer.

I love Lightroom, but I also think Canon’s Digital Photo Professional is an excellent tool (though it doesn’t have the workflow features LR has). Does Canon no longer believe in their Digital Photo Professional software?

CEO Kazuto Yamaki Talks Sigma’s Design Philosophy

Back in September 2014 the folks at Reviewed made an interview with Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki. You can listen to Mr. Kazuto Yamaki’s answers in the videos, or have a look at Reviewed’s article.

The interview starts about Sigma’s new lenses. Around mark 6:00 the talk goes to the awesome 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM ART lens (price & specs), world’s first zoom lens with constant f/1.8, and a lens of outstanding optical performance. The question “what’s next for Sigma?” comes at 8:15. From the interview:

Sigma’s Art series lenses such as the 35mm f/1.4 and 50mm f/1.4 have been very well-received for their combination of price and performance, especially the 50mm. What was the mission when designing those lenses? Was your goal to hit a certain price point?

The mission was very simple. I just asked our optical engineer to make the best optical lenses, ever, in history. Before I became CEO of the company, I worked as a manager of the optical design division. And through such experience I realized that if I give a very simple mission… the engineer can do an excellent job. So, when we developed those lenses, I just asked the designers or engineers to make the best lens.

About the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8:

Another lens that’s been very popular for you is the 18-35mm f/1.8—it’s the first f/1.8 zoom lens, which makes it quite unique. What were the design challenges for such a lens?

The mission of the project is to develop the first f/1.8 zoom lens. So anything [that’s a] “world’s first” is really challenging, because there is no such product which we can compare it to. So that’s always challenging. So when I started the project I told the engineer, “You don’t need to care about the quality, because it’s the world’s first. It’s really challenging. Your mission is just to make the lens f/1.8 zoom, period.” And I did not expect, actually, that high quality! (laughs) But surprisingly our optical engineer did a really, really excellent job and he [gave it] really, really good performance.

The video below shows (I think) Sigma’s factory and gives an insight in the production process. The interview comes with pics and samples.

[via Reviewed]

Sigma Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM – the lens that beats them all (Canon L and Zeiss lenses included)

Sigma lenses on Amazon US.

 

Canon EOS 70D Developer’s Interview And Shooting Tips

The Canon EOS 70D is the most innovative DSLR Canon made since long. It’s the first to feature the game changing Dual Pixel AF (see also the video at bottom), has 7fps, very good high ISO performance, a tilt-able touch-screen, and much more. I have it and I love it. Even if I use more pro-oriented DSLRs, the 70D is my favorite camera. Together with the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 it makes a killer kit with a substantial “fun factor”. My favorite walk-around and everyday combination.

70d B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

While searching for the developer’s interview about the EOS 7D Mark II, I found a similar interview about the 70D, along with some shooting tips on Canon Asia‘s site.

  • [Part 1] Realizing both 7 fps and over 20 megapixels count! Superb Viewfinder Shooting Performance of the EOS 70D
  • [Part 2] Live View of EOS 70D to become the other “viewfinder” – Unveiling the Dual Pixel CMOS AF

The shooting tips

Adorama has a EOS 70D bundle with PIXMA PRO-100 printer for just $799 (after mail-in rebate). Canon EOS 70D price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

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