Awesome news waking up this morning and firing up Lightroom, update now includes the Nikon Z6 series cameras profile!! This from Adobe Website: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.6
The Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3.6 update includes these enhancements: • Additional camera support for over 20 new camera models including the Canon Powershot S100, Fuji FinePix X10, and Nikon 1 J1 • Corrections for issues introduced in previous versions of Lightroom 3 Happy Clicking! Lance
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Looking forward to this coming later this month!
Hi All, this last Friday I got a call from the great folks at Arts Cameras Plus that the Nikon Z6 I had pre ordered had come in. I was so excited Christmas had come early lol! Went to get it right after work.
While I wanted to get it out right away, I waited until my next day off and unboxed it and set it up. I decided to take my first shots at one of my favorite places the Milwaukee Zoo. I will share first impressions shortly. Lastly Id like to share the Band I photographed at Harley Fest 2018 has gotten they're web site up. Here's the link you can check it out.:https://gimmeskynyrd.wixsite.com/mysite/fun-stuff And to you anfd yours a very Happy Thanksgiving. Hi all, Lance here. Don't know about you but I've been overwhelmed with all the new item,s coming down the pike or soon to be released! Let's touch on a few things I found interesting. First, off this side by side comparison, I saw on Nikon Rumors Sony A7, Nikon Z7 and Canon EOS R full-frame mirrorless cameras side by side Then this press released from Lexar in regards to XQD cards! Contrary to earlier market reports, which as the Polish Distributor of the Lexar brand have also been confirmed in one of the previous announcements, the XQD cards with the Lexar logo will not appear on the market. The new owner of Lexar recognized that in the face of Sony's monopoly for the XQD license and a relatively small number of compatible Nikon models, further investment and development of this technology makes no sense. The future, however, does not look as bad as it might seem. At the recently completed Photokina 2018 exhibition, the Lexar booth was presented with the CFExpress 1.0 card, announced as a direct successor of XQD. What most paid attention was the incredible transfer speed of files, which in the case of reading should be as much as 1400MS / s! It's more than three times faster than the fastest XQD series offered by Lexar so far. This standard is to be backward compatible with older devices, however a software upgrade will be required. The ball is therefore on the side of Nikon, whose decisions regarding the list of models covered by the updates will directly affect the release date of the new card. Unofficially, it is said that this will not happen sooner than at the end of the first quarter of 2019. To make it more interesting, Canon also entered the game, which pushes the CFExpress standard to appear as the successor of CFast cards. This is not surprising - offered by the new standard of transfer rates would be an extremely attractive alternative for users of the producer's popular film cameras. We only have to be patient and hope that the largest of this photographic world will come to an agreement as soon as possible, so that the CFExpress standard will be in the slots of our cameras and cameras offering speeds that we could only dream about a moment ago. Lastly in the mood for the season. Here's a retouch I did of a subject I captured at our local zoo. Would you want to see a tutioral of how this was done? LMK and we'll see! Happy Clicking Lance Check Hi all, glad to finally touch base! So many things have been going on lately that's it's been hard to sit down and write. First off let's start with a couple things software related you might like to look in at. Skylums Software, makers of Luminar and Aurora HDR have just shared news about an update coming soon, which will add auto sky enhancement to their program. Here is the announcement. About AI Sky Enhancer: This filter was created for photographers who would rather focus on creating photos, and have neither the time or inclination to spend hours correcting their images. By moving a single slider you can add depth, definition, and detail to the sky without exposing unwanted artifacts or affecting any other aspect of the image. No one wants boring skies in their photos, and restoring and improving the sky is one of the most important things while creating a masterpiece. We’ve done our best to make this process as simple as it can be - the new AI Sky Enhancer creates no halos, automatically detects the edges of the sky and recognizes the sky even inside other objects such as bridges. Offer Availability: Check our there press release here: https://macphun.evyy.net/c/418593/525834/3255 The new and advanced AI Sky Enhancer Filter is going to be added to Luminar on November 1, 2018 in advance of Luminar Libraries. Pricing: New users can purchase Luminar 2018 for $59 USD ($49 with your coupon code) Current users of Luminar 2018 may update for free Current users of Luminar 2017 may upgrade for $49 USD ($39 with your coupon code) Second really love all the new offerings now from companies like Nikon and Canon in the mirrorless realm. Note I'm not a camera snob. I just like we all have options with companies we might be used too!. Till next time Happy Clicking Lance Wow, it been a whirlwind of a week! Last week got a surprise of doing a band shoot, this was during the 115th Anniversary of Harley Davidson that went on last week. The band Gimme Skynard was reforming with two new members and wanted some shots playing during the event, as well as some group shots. Except for the weather which was tropic-like humidity last Sunday. Their performance and the pictures went fantastic. Then today I got to see and try the new Nikon Z6 series cameras in person at a launch party for them by Arts Camera Plus. Wow, I was expecting quite a bit, Nikon has taken years of camera design and new technology and combines in one awesome piece of equipment. Even tried the F to Z mount adapter, allowing the use of over 90 percent of F-mount lenses without loss of function, in fact in many cases adding a function like VR. It will be cool to see Canon new full-frame mirrorless as well! Thank you to the great folks at Arts for the event! Always nice to see something like this in person. Remember shop local when you can! Till next time Happy Clicking Lance Selling a great camera system with three lens and many extras! You can check it out here@https://www.ebay.com/itm/253831696391
First pic and Common loon up in Canada with it. Second two at 70, and 300. Next two with the FT-1 Adapter with Nikon fMound 70-2000 at close up and distance and lastly the 10-30 with a flower. Well, this week I attended another special exhibition of aircraft from all over the globe at EAA Air Venture. While the first time I attended this was many years back (Early 1980's) I can honestly say it has been a must to the last 5 years! I'm sure for everyone that goes there is that something special that draws them. For me, it's seeing the classic Military aircraft. Planes such as the Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, and F-86 Sabre all enthrall me. I'm sure its due to my love of Military history. That's not to say I don't appreciate the Build up's or the Trick planes and their pilots as I do! Because this I believe is one of the biggest airshows in the country. It is huge! I easily can walk 6-10 miles in a day. So even though being in pretty good shape, you can understand you really have to think about the gear you take with you. Up till now, my rig was a double camera strap and a Mountain Smith bag like I saw Moose Peterson mention in one of his videos. While this worked fairly well, I had something in mind that would save my back. And also allow for other things, a tripod, Umbrella, seat, and other camera gear. This year I finally built up an idea I had a while back for a mobile camera equipment cart. It using an old Golf Bag Cart as the base. It cost me a couple hours and about 50.00 in products including the old golf cart. I'm glad to say it works pretty well. Now that I used it, I will be retrofitting and be adjusting. I've shown a few pics here of the first build up! I'll share more instruction later. With this, I was able to use two of my Think Tank bags as carriers. This allowed for bringing not only my tried and true Nikon D4 and D750. But also my Sony's, the A7, and A6300. It was interesting shooting with both cameras, with of course plus and minus to both rigs. A Short list of some observations between the systems. Nikon: 1. The startup, while its gotten better, be it asleep or turning on the Standard DSLR out passes the Mirrorless by a bunch. Very important if your a person that wants to capture those spontaneous moments. I really hope this can be addressed. As in wedding, portrait work, or Wildlife, this is a big miss! (Winner DSLR) 2. Battery Life: This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but the battery life on Sony cameras is almost offensive when comparing to a DSLR. Shooting at EAA this last week brought this to the forefront. My D4 many times I can get a whole day on one battery, but I always carry a spare. The Sony A7 I have a battery pack on, But only using part of the day, I could easily see having at least 6 batteries along for a shoot. (Winner DSLR) 3. One card slot. Now be aware I do know on some of the newer models Sony has added another slot yah!, I just love the peace of mind in an important shoot to have a second copy of the images! (Winner Nikon, but note Sony learning) Sony: 1. Sony offers 5-axis in-body stabilization in its newest camera bodies that is very useful. 2. Size, for sure I believe the reason many switch from the DSLR is weight and size. I've always felt I've had good control of my camera when shooting, but not going to lie, picking up the Sony with the 70-200, is a lot different than my Nikon D4 and same lens. (Winner Sony) 3. not only are these cameras feature-packed, they offer tremendously good image quality. Using the Nikon system, I can say without a doubt that the Sony sensor trumps the Canon sensor when it comes to dynamic range and shadow recovery. The full-frame A7RII and crop sensor A6500 gives me unreal resolution, dynamic range, and sharpness that I’m extremely happy with, and has allowed me to get the most out of my photos. (Winner Sony) What does this all mean to you and me? I think the biggest thing is knowing we have option's which is a great thing. I'm not into camera soberly, be it Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Sony just to name a few, are tools that can help you create what you imagine! And lastly to put on your radar was an announcement from Nikon about a new Mirrorless full frame August 23rd, Again options! Got to Love it. This website uses marketing and tracking technologies. Opting out of this will opt you out of all cookies, except for those needed to run the website. Note that some products may not work as well without tracking cookies. Opt Out of Cookies Hi all hope you're enjoying the first days of summer, just a quick reminder my 20% off all my prints @imagesbylemke.org is in effect till the end of the June. I believe I have a great selection of photo art that can enhance any space
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