Camera Raw & DNG Converter 9.0

With all the noise around the release of Lightroom 6/CC, one would almost forget about the update of Camera Raw and the DNG Converter.

Camera Raw 9 boasts the same new features as Lightroom 6/CC's develop module: so the HDR and Pano Merge as well as the speed improvements are available in ACR as well! (ACR users were already accustomed to the Filter Brushes, so that's not a new feature)

Please note that even though ACR 9.0 is available for Photoshop 6 too, the new features are only available to Photoshop CC subscribers!

The new version of Camera Raw is available through Photoshop's own update mechanism. The new DNG Converter can be downloaded from the Adobe website: Mac / Windows.

New Camera's supported by Camera Raw 9.0 & DNG Converter 9.0

• Canon EOS 5DS
• Canon EOS 5DS R
• Canon EOS 750D (Rebel T6i, Kiss X8i)
• Canon EOS 760D (Rebel T6s, Kiss 8000D)
• Canon EOS M3
• Casio EX-ZR3500
• Fujifilm X-A2
• Fujifilm XQ2
• Hasselblad Stellar II
• Nikon D5500
• Nikon D7200
• Olympus OM-D E-M5 II
• Olympus Stylus SH-2
• Olympus Tough TG-4
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50 (DMC-TZ70, DMC-TZ71)
• Samsung NX500

New lenses supported by Camera Raw 9.0 & DNG Converter 9.0

Mount	Name
Canon	Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM
Canon	Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM
Canon	Canon EF 24-85mm f3.5-4.5 USM
Canon	Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro
Canon	Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Canon	Lomography Petzval 85mm f/2.2
Canon	TAMRON SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD A012E
Canon	SIGMA 24mm F1.4 DG HSM A015
Canon	Venus Optics 60mm f2.8 2X Ultra-Macro Lens
DJI	DJI Inspire 1 FC350
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 28mm f/1.9 Ultron Aspherical
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 28mm f/3.5 Color Skopar
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 35mm f/1.7 Ultron Aspherical
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 50mm f/2 Heliar
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 50mm f/2.5 Color Skopar
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 50mm f/3.5 Heliar
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 75mm f/2.5 Color Heliar
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 90mm f/3.5 APO Lanthar
Lecia	Voigtlander VM 40mm f/2.8 Heliar
MFT	Voigtlander MFT 17.5mm f/0.95 Nokton Aspherical
MFT	Voigtlander MFT 25mm f/0.95 Nokton
MFT	Voigtlander MFT 42.5mm f/0.95 Nokton
Nikon	Lomography Petzval 85mm f/2.2
Nikon	Nikon AF NIKKOR 14mm f/2.8D ED
Nikon	Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II
Nikon	Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR
Nikon	Nikon NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 AIS
Nikon	TAMRON SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD A012N
Nikon	Venus Optics 60mm f2.8 2X Ultra-Macro Lens
Nikon	Voigtlander SL II 20mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar Aspherical
Nikon	Voigtlander SL II 28mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar Aspherical
Nikon	Voigtlander SL II 58mm f/1.4 Nokton
Pentax	Venus Optics 60mm f2.8 2X Ultra-Macro Lens
Pentax	SIGMA 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM
Sigma	dp1 Quattro*
Sigma	dp2 Quattro*
Sigma	dp3 Quattro*
Sigma	SIGMA 24mm F1.4 DG HSM A015
Sigma	SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM C015
Sony Alpha	SIGMA 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens
Sony Alpha	TAMRON 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII PZD MACRO AB016S
Sony Alpha	TAMRON 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di PZD A010S
Sony Alpha	TAMRON SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di USD A009S
Sony Alpha	TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di USD A011S
Sony Alpha	TAMRON SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 USD F004S
Sony Alpha	Venus Optics 60mm f2.8 2X Ultra-Macro Lens
Sony E	Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS
Sony E	Sony FE 28mm F2
Sony E	Sony FE 28mm F2 + Fisheye Converter
Sony E	Sony FE 28mm F2 + Ultra Wide Converter
Sony E	Sony FE 35mm F1.4 ZA
Sony E	Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
Sony E	ZY Optics Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f0.95 Pro
Yuneec	CGO2gb

^* Lens corrections for the SIGMA dp1, dp2,and dp3 Quattro cameras are for JPEG images only.

Lightroom 6/CC now available!

We've been waiting for it for quite some time now, but here it finally is: a new version of Lightroom.

The new version is available both as a stand-alone/upgrade version (called Lightroom 6, $149 full version / $79 upgrade) or as part of the Creative Cloud subscription model (where it's called Lightroom CC, available from $9.99/month as part of the Creative Cloud and Photography programs). The features are the same for both versions of the program.

Key highlights of the new Lightroom 6/CC

• HDR Merge – yes, directly from within Lightroom 6/CC, no extra (external) software required!
• Panorama Merge – this is a boon to Lightroom Pano shooters; Lightroom 6/CC is now able to stitch together (raw) photos to form a panorama, which you can then edit with all the familiar Lightroom develop tools.
• Face recognition and tagging – Lightroom is now able to recognise faces and can automatically tag your photos.
• Filter brushes – The power of filter brushes finally comes to Lightroom too. Adobe Camera Raw has had this ability to manually paint in or out the masks generated by e.g., the radial or graduated gradients.
• Speed – The new Lightroom should be faster than its predecessor as it now makes use of the Graphical Processing Unit to off-load some of its tasks.

Canon software updates for DPP, EOS Utility, and Picture Style Editor

Canon recently published updated versions of their DPP, EOS Utility, and Picture Style Editor software.

You can download the updates from the Canon support website.

Digital Photo Professional 3.14.48

Changes for Digital Photo Professional 3.14.48 Updater:

• Supports EF 11-24mm f/4L USM

Digital Photo Professional 4.2.10

Changes for Digital Photo Professional 4.2.10 Updater:

• Supports 32-bit OS (Windows)
• Supports EOS 8000D / EOS REBEL T6s / EOS 760D, EOS Kiss X8i / EOS REBEL T6i / EOS 750D, EOS M3.
• Supports EF 11-24mm f/4L USM, EF-M 22mm f/2 STM, EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM, EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM.

EOS Utility 2.14.20

Changes for EOS Utility 2.14.20 Updater:

• Supports EF 11-24mm f/4L USM

EOS Utility 3.2.10

Changes for EOS Utility 3.2.10:

• Supports EOS 8000D / EOS REBEL T6s / EOS 760D, EOS Kiss X8i / EOS REBEL T6i / EOS 750D, EOS M3.
• Supports EF 11-24mm f/4L USM.

Picture Style Editor 1.15.10

Changes for Picture Style Editor 1.15.10 Updater:

• Supports EOS 8000D / EOS REBEL T6s / EOS 760D, EOS Kiss X8i / EOS REBEL T6i / EOS 750D, EOS M3.

Firmware update for the Nikon D4s

Nikon just released an update to the firmware for its D4s camera.

The new “C” firmware version 1.20 can be downloaded from the Nikon download centre.

The update contains the following changes/fixes:

• Commander mode can now be selected for Custom Setting e3 (Optional flash) when an optional SB-500 flash unit is attached.
• The Auto and Flash white-balance options can now be used with the LED light on the optional SB-500 flash unit.
• Auto white balance is now more consistent.
• There is no longer a limit on the number of shots that can be taken in a single burst at shutter speeds of 4 s or faster when a continuous-release mode is selected in exposure mode S or M. *
• There is no longer a limit on how long the shutter can remain open when “Time” is selected for shutter speed.
• We have changed how focus points are displayed in the viewfinder if the camera is rotated between “wide” (landscape) and “tall” (portrait) orientations with Focus point and AF-area mode selected for Custom Setting a10 (Store by orientation) and different focus points chosen in each orientation. We have also changed how focus points are displayed in the viewfinder if a lens focus function button is pressed with AF-area mode selected for Custom Setting f19 (Lens focus function buttons).
• Some help text has been changed.
• The following issues have been resolved:
  • If the user focused using the AF-ON button before shooting in continuous-release mode, the frame rate would drop under the following conditions: AF-S selected for focus mode, Single-point AF selected for AF-area mode, Focus selected for Custom Setting a2 (AF-S priority selection), and AF-ON only selected for Custom Setting a4 (AF activation).
  • When an AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E lens was attached, “Err” would be displayed in the top control panel and pictures could not be taken under some exposure conditions.
  • Images would sometimes fail to display correctly during image review if playback zoom was used while the memory-card access lamp was lit.
  • Images would not clear from the display if an optional WR-1 wireless remote controller was used with On selected for Image review in the playback menu.
  • The camera photo info display would not show the correct range for pictures taken with an optional flash unit in distance-priority manual flash mode (GN).
  • When pictures taken using a PC-E lens were viewed in Capture NX-D and other Nikon software, the Metadata would list the lens as type E rather than type D.
  • The photo information display for movies, movie stills, and photos taken with the Silent shutter-release option would sometimes list incorrect values for shutter speed, aperture, and ISO sensitivity.
  • If the camera was connected via HDMI to 4K a compatible TV, neither the camera nor the television would display menus correctly.
  • Volume sometimes could not be adjusted if indicators were hidden during movie playback.
  • If both XQD and CompactFlash cards were inserted in the camera when it was connected to a computer, the computer would not recognize the XQD card.