New Luminar 2018 with Sky enhancer tool launched (with discount and extra free bonuses)

Today Skylum launched the new Luminar 2018 with Sky enhancer tool. For a limited time you get this package with a $10 discount using our code “SAR” and extra Bonuses (see list below). And in December you will get the Libary tool for free too.

Pricing:
● New users can purchase Luminar 2018 for US$59 ( US$49 with your coupon code).
● Current users of Luminar 2018 will be able to update for free .
● Current users of Luminar 2017 can upgrade for US$49 ( US$39 with your coupon code).
● Current users of a Luminar 2018 trial (those who have downloaded it before November 1) can purchase Luminar 2018 for US$49 ( US$39 with your coupon code).
● Owners of Skylum legacy products (Creative Kit, Noiseless, Intensify, Tonality, FX Photo Studio, Focus, Snapheal, Filters for Photos) can purchase Luminar for US$49 ( US$39 with your coupon code).
● Current users of Aurora HDR (2016–2019) can purchase Luminar for US$49 ( US$39 with your coupon code).
● Current users of Photolemur can purchase Luminar for US$49 ( US$39 with your coupon code).

Bonuses:
● ViewBug: 3-month Pro membership ($42 value)
● KelbyOne: 2-month Pro membership ($40 value)
● Rocky Nook: Choice of ANY e-book ($40 value)
● Daniel Kordan: Awesome Landscapes Tutorial ($29 value)
● Manfrotto & Gitzo: $20 gift card on any $120 purchase ($20 value)

Press text:

AI Sky Enhancer: More Than an Innovation, It’s a Breakthrough
Skylum has released a free update to Luminar that brings AI Sky Enhancer, designed to add detail and drama to the sky with just one slider.

Bellevue, WA, November 1, 2018 — Skylum Software today released a free update to its award-winning Luminar photo editor and presented the AI Sky Enhancer filter. Developed in the company’s AI Lab, AI Sky Enhancer adds depth, definition, and detail to any sky almost instantly, with only a swipe of a slider.

AI Sky Enhancer is a revolutionary new tool for automatically enhancing skies and making them beautiful without the need for masks and layers. This will save photographers an enormous amount of time in post-processing while allowing photographers of any skill level to achieve dramatic skies.

Hundreds of thousands of photos incorporating varying degrees of tonal skies were used to train a deep neural network that powers the AI Sky Enhancer filter and allow Luminar to analyze each image and detect (and adjust) only the sky. The result is complete automated control of the sky. AI Sky Enhancer works with sunsets, blue skies, partly sunny skies, storm clouds, and virtually any other sky scene imaginable.

“And while this update is great by itself, it’s just the beginning. Luminar now includes an innovative core neural processing engine that enables all Luminar users to harness the power of AI. This will give the Skylum team the possibility to introduce more smart and automated tools more frequently,” explains Dima Sytnik, CTO and co-founder of Skylum. “Expect more innovative AI-powered features in Luminar in the near future.”

The new AI-powered filter comes ahead of Luminar 3 with Libraries, which will start being rolled out to Luminar owners on December 18. Skylum has made the unprecedented decision to include every new feature of Luminar — big and small — at no additional cost to current Luminar 2018 owners until late 2019. This will include Luminar 3 with Libraries, which will allow photographers to organize, browse, and edit images on the fly. Additionally, Luminar customers don’t have to pay an annual subscription fee.

New and current users of Luminar will also receive a value-added promotional package including a three-month Pro Membership to ViewBug ($42 value), a two-month Pro Membership to KelbyOne ($40 value), a choice of any ebook from Rocky Nook ($40 value), the Awesome Landscapes Tutorial from Daniel Kordan ($80 value), and a $20 gift card toward the purchase of any Manfrotto/Gitzo product valued at $120 or more.

Luminar is available to new customers for just $59/€59/£53. Current users of other Skylum software including Aurora HDR, Photolemur, and Skylum legacy products can purchase Luminar for the special price of $49/€49/£44.

Sony Tidbits…


The ULTIMATE PORTRAIT lens comparison! 85mm 1.4 vs 105mm 1.4 vs 135mm 1.8 vs 200mm 2.8

Lensbaby Sol 45mm F3.5 review at Sonyalpha.blog.
Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 the best Sony wedding lens (David Oastler).
What is the Best Camera for Beginners? (Explora).
How to pick a lens for your mirrorless camera or DSLR (Enagdget).

Mariusz: “Hey I’ve made that vlog on Sony a7rII testing out how Tamron 28-75mm works for vlogging and it’s getting some traction, perhaps you want to post it on your Sony tidbits section.
FLYING TO MALTA – TESTING TAMRON 28-75MM F2.8 DI III RXD LENS FOR SONY FE (SONY A7RII)
https://youtu.be/UgvN0hIc8U4

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

Join the new Sony Alpha Camera Facebook group.
To get news from our Forum subscribe that RSS feed.
I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.

The new Kamlan 28mm F/1.4 APS-C E-mount lens is now in Stock at Amazon US

Launched months ago on Kickstarter the new Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 APS-C E-mount manual focusing lens is now in Stock at Amazon US.

And this seems to be the best E-mount lens Kamlan has yet made. Marc Alhadeff from SonyAlphablog tested the lens a while ago and wrote:

The Kamlan 28mm F1.4 is a surprise and is certainly the best Kamlan lens produced so far. It gives very good results for numerous usages

Sony Tidbits…


My NYC Photo Studio & Gear Tour

5 Easy Steps for Creating Outstanding Video Interviews by Marc Silber on Amazon.
Introducing the WEEBILL LAB Stabilizer with Wireless Imaging (Explora).
Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8 Distagon: Final Verdict by Dustin Abbott.
Panasonic S1 & S1R – Prototype hands on (L-rumors.com).

Stockholm, Sweden, 18th October : Scarab Labs has released a new version of  Scarab Darkroom – its digital camera raw converter for Windows. Version 2.25 adds support for 50 cameras, has major image quality improvements, and many bug fixes. Scarab Darkroom is a fast and easy-to-use raw converter for Windows, which renders photos with crisp details and an analog touch. The software is available for purchase on the Scarab Labs website for €39 until the end of the month, €49 afterwards. A free trial version is available for download.
About Scarab Labs
Scarab Labs was founded in 2008 by ex-game developer Kornél Lehőcz to follow his passion and create software for the photographic imaging industry. Scarab Labs’s other currently available product is a star filter plug-in for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop. For more information please visit the Scarab Labs website!
EV:Here’s a short timelapse video I made with the the RX100 III in Iceland. I thought you might find it interesting.https://youtu.be/TEIYWUgr45U
Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

Join the new Sony Alpha Camera Facebook group.
To get news from our Forum subscribe that RSS feed.
I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors

We have our own Facebook camera groups and pages you can join to discuss the upcoming new cameras in detail:
Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
Sony A7rIII group and Sony A7rIII page
Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
Note: In groups you can post your own stuff like images, news and questions. While on pages you will read the specific camera news from SAR.