Adobe released Lighroom 5.2 and DNG Converter 8.2 which adds support for the RX100II, A3000 and NEX-5T. Here are the download links (Click on the link to open the page):
Lightroom 5.2 for Windows
Lightroom 5.2 for Mac
DNG Converter 8.2 for Windows
DNG Converter 8.2 for Mac
New Sony deals:
Sony NEX-3N with kit lens for $398 at BHphoto (Click here).
$75.00 Mail in Rebate on the Rokinon Tilt-Shift 24mm f/3.5 ED Lens at BHphoto (Click here).
$75.00 Mail in Rebate on the Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 Lens at BHphoto (Click here).
Zeiss for E-mount NEX:
$200 off on the Sony 24mm f/1.8 E-Mount at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Zeiss for A-mount:
$200 off on the 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
$100 off on the Sony 16-80mm at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
$180 off on the 135mm f/1.8 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
$140 off on the 24mm f/2.0 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
9 Responses
As nobody seems to comment yet, i will do the first step.
In 4 weeks and half, BIG secrets from the past years will be finally revealed by Sony.
Like for a jackpot of lottery, it will be euphoria or disappointment in many SAR readers home 😀
See u later
I am still hoping that never-seen-before breakthrough technologies will give us the best next gen cameras that will blow everybody’s mind and convince them to switch to Sony as other cameras will look like toys.
Adobe defently is on the lower hand in terms of demosaicing algorithm.
I know so many people only using Adobe Products and then they wonder why my images have so many fine details and sharpness using the same lense and i always just facepalm 😀
It doesnt help owning an a99 if you dont have an Raw Converter which can make the best out of the Raw Files.
Pleaase do share the secret…don’t keep us in suspense….;-)
There is no “best” demosaic algorithm.
For Low-ISO Images, the amaze algorithm is by far the best i seen until now but for high-ISO images you most likely want to switch to igv or whatever.
RawTherapee brings about 7 algorithm amaze beeing the default one.
So i use them depending on my picture. Mostly i use amaze. Amaze is _that_ thing Sigma owner fears the most 😛
Sigma SD1 vs D800 (Developed with Nikon NX or ACR) –> Head to Head race
Sigma SD1 vs D800 (Developed with RT/amaze) –> Sigma have no chance.
So i dont care about the fancy colorful adobe gui, i know how to use software and just need a Raw Converter which brings me the best end-quality.
Amaze is just amazing, especially for low noise picture.. a.k.a fairly lighted scene at base ISO. Of course you can use it for high ISO picture, but the noise will be more visible(sharper). Sometimes it produces blocky artifact too. My solution is – make 2 copies of the picture, one made with amaze, the other made with standard conversion. I then masked out any imperfection.
Then those people don’t know how to use Lightroom. To me, LR still has the most intuitive UI and photo management tools. I have tried C1 and Raw Developer/Photo Ninja (I can’t think of any other more competent Raw converters than these). In the end, if you know what you are doing, the final result should be very similar in term of details and sharpness.
> To me, LR still has the most intuitive UI and photo management tools.
Yeah, thats it.
It have a fancy, colorful gui but a bad demosaicing algorithm.
In the final image you wont see if the gui of the Raw-Converter was nice, but you will defently see if it had an good demosaicing algorithm.
I prefer lightroom instead of Sony IDC.
The skin colors at photo’s out of IDC has the extra “red” tone.
While, using lightroom with the proper camera color profile, the skin tone looks more natural, imo.