Last Day: DxO Nik Collection 30% Off, Get It At $99 (reg. $149)

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DxO Nik Collection 3 is currently discounted by 30%, and you can still get it discounted.

Click here to get DxO Nik Collection with a 30% discount, that’s at $99.

Nik Collection 3 won an EISA award for “Best Product” in the photo software category, and is my favourite photo editor.

More hand-picked deals are listed here.

Today’s Gold Box and one day only deals at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, B&H Photo, eBay, Adorama.

Refurbished lenses and DSLRs at Canon Store (best deals might be found here)

Save $10 on Luminar 4 and/or Aurora HDR 2019 using our code “WATCH” at checkout.

Canon EOS R5 vs EOS R6 Astrophotography and High ISO Review

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Here is a Canon EOS R5 vs Canon EOS R6 review for astrophotographers. High ISO performance is also reviewed.

Brent Hall takes the EOS R5 and EOS R6 out to photograph the milky way and to see how they performa at high ISO settings.

The EOS R5 seems to be highly regarded as a stills camera. In particular, the EOS R5 autofocus system seems to be huge leap forwards. More Canon EOS R5 review stuff is listed here, for the EOS R6 see here. User manual are available for download for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6. My opinion about the EOS R5 overheating hysteria is listed here.

Canon EOS R5 body and kits preorder links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

CanonEOS R6body and kits preorder links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Images Of Sony A7c Mirrorless Concept Camera Leak Ahead Of Announcement

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Sony is set to soon announce a new mirrorless camera, the Sony A7c, touted as a “concept” camera.

Images of the upcoming Sony A7c leaked over the web. There is also a set of rumored specifications, posted over at Sony Alpha Rumors:

  • Announcement Sept 15 at 2am London time
  • Similar Sony A7III specs with 24MP sensor
  • Same A7sIII fully articulating screen
  • Autofocus algorithm is the one from the A7sIII
  • 4k@30p
  • Body shape similar to the A6600 with EVF in the corner (note: it’s NOT a pop-up EVF)
  • IBIS
  • The camera will be marketed for vlogging
  • Battery is NP-FZ100
  • USB C
  • Single SD card slot
  • Mic-in and a headphone jack
  • Wi-Fi (11a/b/g/n/ac) and Bluetooth
  • Price will be above A7III (2.100 Euro and 2399 Euro with kit lens)
  • Comes with a new collapsible 28-60mm f/4-5.6 lens
  • sony a7c
  • sony a7c

Friday Hacker Blogging: digiKam 7.1 Released, Fully Supports Canon CR3 Format

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The open source and free software digiKam 7.1 has been released. Full support for the Canon CR3 format has been added.

Release notes for digiKam 7.1 are here.

When you buy an expensive camera, such as the latest Canon devices, you should expect the image provided to be seriously pre-processed by the camera firmware and ready to use immediately. This is true for JPEG, but not RAW files, where the format changes for every new camera released, as it depends on the camera’s sensor data. This is also the case for the Canon CR3: the RAW format produced by this camera has required intensive reverse-engineering that the digiKam team cannot always support well. This is why we use the powerful Libraw library to post-process the RAW files on the computer. This library includes complex algorithms to support all kinds of different RAW file formats, including the Canon CR3.

You can download digiKam 7.1 for 64-bit or 32-bit systems from their website.

As usual you can use this post to discuss about whatever you want.

Finally! Canon Answers EOS R5/R6 Overheating Questions In Interview

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It was just a matter of time before some Canon executive would speak out about the Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 overheating drama.

It’s Johnnie Behiri of CineD to interview Mr. Katsuyuki Nagai, Product Management Director of Image Communication Business at Canon Europe. Here are some excerpts from the interview.

Johnnie – CineD: The Canon EOS R5 is already shipping and there is no doubt that the camera is a technical marvel. What led Canon to introduce this product and don’t you think that introducing such an 8K mirrorless camera is a bit too early?

Katsuyuki Nagai-san – Canon: Someone has to be first, right?

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Johnnie – CineD: Both cameras suffered from overheating issues in video recording and more than that, long recovery times. By introducing the latest firmware update, it seems as if Canon is trying to overcome some of those issues by allowing longer recording and shorter recovery waiting times (until the camera can film again). What exactly is causing those cameras to overheat and what’s the new FW doing in order to help here?

Katsuyuki Nagai-san – Canon: I think we should look at the fundamentals of the whole topic to give a better perspective. The cameras feature cutting edge features squeezed into compact bodies designed to offer weather resistance.

This is where we come to the first of the two governing factors that affect the cameras when it comes to overheating. Holding a very warm object for an extended period has the potential to result in what is known as low temperature burns. Secondary is to protect the internal components of the camera from the overheating. We limit how hot the external body of the camera can get to protect users, which is one of the causes of overheat shutdown. Some heat management must also be applied to ensure the camera continues to operate.

The interview is absolutely worth your time and we recommend you head over to CineD to read it.

The EOS R5 seems to be highly regarded as a stills camera. In particular, the EOS R5 autofocus system seems to be huge leap forwards. More Canon EOS R5 review stuff is listed here, for the EOS R6 see here. User manual are available for download for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6. My opinion about the EOS R5 overheating hysteria is listed here.

Canon EOS R5 body and kits preorder links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Datacolor SpyderX Pro Deal – $99.99 (reg. $169.99, today only)

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Only for today (9/9/20) B&H Photo has an excellent Datacolor SpyderX Pro deal. A display calibration tool is a necessary tool for any photographer.

Get the Datacolor SpyderX Pro Colorimeter on sale at $99.99. Compare at $169.99. That’s a 41% discount.

Key features:

  • Lens-Based Color Engine Technology
  • Ambient Light Monitoring
  • Color Profile and Settings Switching
  • Single-Click Wizard Calibration

HOT: DxO Nik Collection 3 is currently discounted by 30%.

More hand-picked deals are listed here.

Today’s Gold Box and one day only deals at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, B&H Photo, eBay, Adorama.

Refurbished lenses and DSLRs at Canon Store (best deals might be found here)

Save $10 on Luminar 4 and/or Aurora HDR 2019 using our code “WATCH” at checkout.

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