April 2014

Sigma 24-105mm f4 Global Vision Lens Delivers the Goods in our Field Test

Submitted by David Cardinal on Sun, 04/27/2014 - 15:45

by David Cardinal

There is no question that Sigma has really upped its game with its new family of Global Vision lenses. I love the GV-version of the , and continue to feel it is the world’s . This month I’ve had the pleasure of shooting with its new on both a and a . The short version is that the lens lives up to the Global Vision brand, but read on to see whether it might be the right mid-range zoom for you:


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It’s not heavy, it’s my Nikon D4S

Submitted by David Cardinal on Mon, 04/21/2014 - 11:41

With apologies to various rock legends for ripping off their song title, that’s how I felt after shooting a concert yesterday with a review . I wanted to stress the low-light shooting capability of the camera, so I deliberately brought a slower zoom (my really handy ). That allowed me to be a little more maneuverable in the crowd, but forced me to bump my ISO way up. I picked ISO 25600 (I probably could have survived with half that, but I wanted to really push the envelope). In any case, the delivered in three really major ways:

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Lightroom goes mobile: Hands-on with Lightroom for the iPad

Submitted by David Cardinal on Tue, 04/08/2014 - 08:23

Lightroom mobile displays each of your albums in a pleasing grid that you can use to select an image to work withAdobe has taken Lightroom mobile, announcing a highly simplified version for the iPad that syncs seamlessly with your main computer’s Lightroom collections. It is well-designed and a joy to use. I’ve been working with it for the last week, and have posted my . Frankly, the tablet I carry every day isn’t an iPad (it’s a Samsung Note 10.1 2014 Edition), but Lightroom mobile is one of the first apps that’s tempted me to bring an iPad along as well. It’s free to get started for anyone with a Creative Cloud or Photographer Program subscription from Adobe (you will need one of those, unfortunately for folks who’ve been buying Lightroom a la carte).

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Wacom’s Cintiq Companion: Hands-on with the all-in-one mobile darkroom for pros

Submitted by David Cardinal on Fri, 04/04/2014 - 08:54

I’ve been using a Wacom Cintiq Companion off and on for the last few weeks to do my image review & editing. It is a gorgeous – expensive – Wacom-enabled 12” Windows 8.1 tablet that can run full-on Adobe Creative Suite applications.

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Does 9300 = 400? Rumored Nikon D9300 may be the long-awaited Nikon D400

Submitted by David Cardinal on Thu, 04/03/2014 - 11:16

Along with the Yeti and UFOs, the Nikon D400 has been long-rumored and much-anticipated.

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