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Now out... The new features are explained by Colin Smith at PhotoshopCAFE, and the new Adjustment Layers are also demonstrated by Julieanne Kost. Phil

I have been using LrC since 2011 and have never had a single issue. I set up my travel catalogue on the laptop as I have been doing for years. New catalogue as usual and I don't have access to my previous RAW files by design. It makes me get out and shoot. I bring a few hundred of processed Jpegs in case I want to reference something. I was trying to create a preset where I export and re-import as a TIFF to apply 3rd party app sharpening if needed. (Topaz or ON1 Tack Sharp). Super...

Did a local shoot on Australia Day locals got citizen of the year young citizen etc etc at 10 am in morning well lit sporting complex. Any way had moderate issue with the town mayor who had glasses did quite matter how I did it flash no flash plus she was moving around a bit and post processing you could reduce glare/reflection a little once the event finished turned off lights and just used natural side light or combination of it and flash bouncing off roof made all difference . Council...

Got a question zero point asking on social media to many boneheads, a technique question. Where should I focus with this image rider or animal I chose animal two reasons it has largest eye compared to lady and if it couldn't get eye would have chosen horses head/zone.Or is R5 good enough to focus on lady? original r5

Introduction After years of using both Canon and high-quality third-party LP-E6 batteries, I wanted to verify if OEM batteries truly offer superior performance. Because third-party batteries often "spoof" the camera’s State of Health (SoH) data—falsely reporting 100% health regardless of actual condition—I moved to independent hardware testing to find the truth. The Test Rig Tester: Atorch DL-24 Load Tester. Battery Holder: A modified Canon battery magazine. Note: This adds some fixed...

Hope everybody up north makes it ok during this winter storm. I have no concept of what serious cold is. Down here in coastal Georgia we panic when it gets below 40 degrees. Y’all be careful, and remember to help your neighbors when you can. SwampGrizz

"How I find Secret Photo Spots" by Christian Möhrle is a video by one of my favorite photographers on YouTube. He gives some really good tips, in my opinion, on how to find, and plan, new landscape locations. I also think the technique would also work just as well for urban/city photography.

Post up some pictures of your primary camera bag/case loaded up and ready to go. I went to Hawaii back in July with my wife for a work convention. (We were there during the tsunami). For that trip I bought a Tenba DNA 16 Pro messenger type bag to carry my camera stuff with me on the plane, including my R6 mkII with battery grip, my 24-70 and 70-200 as well as my then new Sirui 35mm anamorphic and my Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM lens. It worked well enough and accommodated the stuff I wanted to...

Theres a lot of bias for full frame over APSC. I use both formats. R5-R7. Plus Rf 24-105 F4, Rf 100-500 and Sigma 10-18 F2.8-18-50 2.8. The Sigma glass, really makes the R7 a complete kit. Birding with the R7 and 100-500, even in low light is pure joy. one shot at a time, with continuous AF. plus, ES. The R7 is one of those rare cameras That make photography a fun hobby. The R5? Also, a great camera for birds and do it all kit. RJ

Do you have and use hoods on all your lenses? Soft, hard, reversible, collapsable? Which lens would benefit the most-wide angle or zoom? I have never had one or used one. Searching the net gives me-always use one or don’t bother at all! Any input from people here would be greatly appreciated.

A post I saw on a Facebook Group inspired me to make this post to ask the group: 1) What lenses do you currently have? 2) Which lenses, if any, do you plan to sell, and 3) what lenses do you realistically hope to acquire in the future? Feel free to make brief comment for each lens explaining why you like it, or why you're selling it, or why you want it. I'll start: Current Lenses: Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 (EF). My go-to lens for Milkyway and night shots RF 14-35mm f/4.0. Recently acquired...

Hi I was wondering which one would be great when I want to go out ultra light with an R8. But it should also fit with my current RF lens. I have an R8 with - RF 14-35 f/4 - RF 24-105 f/4 - RF 100 f/2.8 Macro My favorite range is 35-55, and I would like something quite versatile, light and with great aperture ... but also a lens which bring something different from the other. I had the RF 50 f/1.8 which I sold, 50mn f/1.8 was great but it didn't compete (appart fron the size) with the...

Currently mine set to ISO but thinking might change it to exposure compensation + or - Cheers all

I've just finished testing over 60 memory cards in the Canon R5 Mark II. The R5 II isn't writing to the CFexpress slot much faster than around 490 MB/s when shooting RAW + JPEG L at 30 FPS. So because the vast majority of CFexpress Type B cards can sustain this speed and more, they mostly perform the same in-camera. There were only four cards that dropped below these speeds, which increased the buffer clearing times for these cards. The Prograde Digital Iridium 4.0 (400 GB) memory card is...

I received my C50 a few weeks ago now. I had a decent amount of time learning and using it. This is my first Cinema camera so learning that menu system was different from the photo menu. I am loving the image from this camera on both the video and image side of things. Feel to to ask any questions and I will do my best to answer them. If you have a C50 and would like to add to the post feel free. Canon C50 setup by A & R Photography, on Flickr C50 with V mount battery by A & R...

I am not an ON1 user, but I wanted to give this a shot and downloaded a copy. They offer ON1 Effects 2025 for free through January 12, 2026. Meaning, it will end in one day. https://www.on1.com/landing/effects-2025-free/

I'm hunting for a used Fujifilm GFX100/100s/100s II, and noticed a weird Ebay trend where sellers with zero transactions have listed precisely two items: an expensive camera body and a "vintage" t-shirt with a description that may or may not match the photo. Here's one example of about a half dozen I've noticed over the past two weeks, but it happens with other camera bodies, too (Canon R5m2, Sony A7R, etc). There's no way in hell I'm buying from any of them ... but why the t-shirt?

Playing around with a speedlite 430EXii on R5 got given it by son in law to fiddly to operate with your fingers he said. Yup hes right but I digress it was a gimme so im using it for first time playing around. Set camera to auto seem to do everything its meant to. But go to manual settings boy lots of white blown out images real trick to this flash photography gig enjoying mucking about though. And angle of the flash makes huge difference direct off to left or right or straight up all...

Aiarty Image and its companion program Airarty Image Matting have caught my eye. I'm tempted to try the free trials of the pair. Has anyone got experience with this software?

I currently have a monthly subscription for Abobe; I only use Photoshop (never got used to or cared much for Lightroom). Years ago I had the standalone version of Noisware. My older version of Noisware is not compatible with my current OS, and I don't want to pay a monthly subscription just to use it just a few times. I currently ownt the following cameras; - Canon R6II - Sony A7c - Sony A7iv - OM System OM-5 Any alternatives for either a plugin or stand alone noise reduction program I...