Digital Camera News and Reviews

HDRsoft has updated their popular HDR (High Dynamic Range) software Photomatix Pro to version 3. Among the new features are Workflow Shortcuts palette and two ghosts removal algorithms.

Photomatix Pro 3 can be bought and downloaded here.

Apple’s popular photo editing and organizing tool, Aperture, has been updated to version 2.1. Aperture 2.1 updates several functions in the program and according to Apple, be faster and more stable.

A big improvement in Aperture 2.1 is the support for plug-ins from third party developers.

Download Apple Aperture 2.1 here.

Adobe Elements 6 is now out for the Mac system. Adobe Elements is a “light” and cheaper version of Adobe Photoshop, but contains a lot of the Photoshop functions.

Read more about it on the Adobe site.

Olympus has updated the firmware for the lenses Zukio Digital ED 40-150mm F4.0-5.6 and Zukio Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6. The firmware will update the lenses so they will support the new contrast detection autofocus in live view in the upcoming Olympus E-420.