Nikon issues service advisory for EN-EL15 batteries

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Nikon has recalled EN-EL15 batteries in lots marked E and F

This just in: Nikon have issued a service advisory (recall) of certain lots of EN-EL15 battery packs. The EN-EL15 is used in the following cameras:

  • D800/D800E
  • D7000
  • Nikon 1 V1

The affected lots are marked E and F. The letter can be found on the 9th digit on the lot number of each battery. All other lots are fine, according to Nikon.

If you have an affected battery, you can call Nikon USA at 1-800-645-6687 and request a replacement. Nikon will deliver free replacement batteries and pick up the old ones free of charge.

Full details on Nikon USA’s site

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Adobe Creative Suite 6… Stand-alone upgrades vs. Creative Cloud

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Today, Adobe announced the pre-release of Adobe Creative Suite 6, their newest version of their digital creative applications, including Photoshop, InDesign, and Dreamweaver (all products I use often). The new thing about this release, however, is Adobe’s “Creative Cloud.” For a monthly subscription price, you can get access to everything Adobe offers, plus some options not available in the stand-alone software packages.

If you are a Photoshop user, you’ll want to weigh the pros and cons of upgrading (Adobe Buying Guide). I know many photographers who still use Photoshop CS3 and are happy. With every release, Adobe offers many new features that will appeal to some, but not others. For example, if you rely on Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) via Bridge or Photoshop, then you sometimes need to upgrade to get compatibility with current cameras (sigh). The Nikon D4 and D800, for example, are supported in ACR 6.7 (currently in release candidate beta), but if you want to use the new 2012 processing engine (available in Lightroom 4), you’ll need ACR 7 in Photoshop CS6. Photoshop CS6 includes some new content-aware features (useful if you do heavy cloning and retouching), auto-saves, and new blur tools. Continue reading →

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Getting the Most from Nik Software’s HDR Efex Pro

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Spring at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO. HDR image with Flypaper Texture (Click to enlarge).

When you’re looking to expand your creative options in photography, HDR tone-mapping can be a great technique. Not only can you create amazing artistic effects, but you can also extend your shooting into places and times of day that might otherwise produce unappealing results. My favorite tone-mapping software is Nik’s HDR Efex Pro. I think it does a great job at producing both “clean” and “artistic” HDR images. It’s controls are relatively intuitive, and you can make local adjustments with Control Points directly on the HDR image without additional software tools. The end result is that it produces images that need little, if any, refinement after tone-mapping. I’ve been using HDR Efex Pro since it was in beta form, and here are some of my favorite tricks for getting the most out of the software. Continue reading →

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