All Entries in the "Photography" Category

Canon 1D/1Ds Mark III Service Notice

There are 1 more service notice has been posted besides the famous AF Accuracy Adjustment. If your 1D/1Ds has the mirror lockup and receiving Err99, you should take a look at the new service notice.

Canon 1D/1Ds Mark III Firmware Update

On Tuesday (03/03/2009), Canon released the new firmware for Canon 1D Mark III (firmware 1.2.5) and 1Ds Mark III (firmware 1.1.4). The new firmware fixes some minor bugs and additional error codes.

1. Corrects a phenomenon associated with image display during Live View shooting. Corrects a phenomenon in which a displayed image becomes pitch-black [...]

Bolsa Bay

I haven’t touched my DSLR camera for almost a whole year. The weather in Southern California is getting better and I decided to do some outshooting at Bolsa Bay, which is pretty closed to the Huntington Beach, CA. Check out more of my works @Flickr.

Paint.Net: Photoshop Replacement

If Pixelmator is my choice of Photoshop replacement on Mac OS X, Paint.Net definitely the same choice on the Windows platform. Pixelmator still costs 50 bucks, but Paint.Net is completely free!!! It supports layers, filter (effects), brushes, etc. I know a lot of people suggest The GIMP as the Photoshop alternative. However, The GIMP is [...]

Pixelmator: Photoshop Replacement

Pixelmator just released version 1.4 recently. It was started as a very light weight photo editor tool using OS X Cocoa framework and the power of CoreGraphic. The new version has obvious performance improvements and adding Adobe Photoshop brushes compatibility. You can now not only using brushes but you can import Photoshop brushes as well. [...]