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Bibble Pro 4.9 Just Released

Bibble Labs Inc. just announced the availability of Bibble Pro and Bibble Lite upgrades to v4.9. The upgrades are free for existing Bibble 4 license holders and represent the fourth upgrade of the ‘4-series’ raw conversion software in 2006. A number of new cameras (see change log) have been added including the Canon 400D Rebel [...]

Is ISO 3200 Usable on the Canon EOS 30D?

Stopping sports action requires shutter speeds of at least 1/320sec and better yet 1/500sec. Under low light (dusk) or artificial light EV values are often in the 10-12 range. To achieve fast shutter speeds under those light levels, a photographer is forced to use ISO settings up as high as 1600 and often 3200. [...]

Don’t use in-between ISO settings on the Canon EOS 30D!

Or perhaps I should say, ‘be careful using the in-between ISO settings’. One highly touted feature of Canon EOS 30D over the EOS 20D is the addition of 1/3 stop ISO settings. There have been forums posts for months questioning the validity of the these settings. Now quantitative data have been posted on dpreview.com [...]

Pushing Photography to it’s Limits – Rugby after Midnight

I had the pleasure of covering Blacks Midnight 7s for Guinness last weekend. The inaugural ‘Blacks Midnight 7s’ celebrated the 50th anniversary of Blacks Rugby Football Club’s (BRFC’s) men’s wing and the 10th anniversary of the women’s wing. There were 58 games by 22 teams spread over 2 days (17 hours). On Saturday, games [...]

Adobe acquires Pixmantec technology assets – what does this mean?

Adobe Systems Inc. announced yesterday that it has acquired the technology assets of Pixmantec ApS, makers of digital imaging software RawShooter Essentials and RawShooter Premium.
I have to admit that I never liked Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). It was always my second choice for converting my Canon raw files. Yes, it did a great job on [...]