ON1 Photo RAW 2019 update to be released in November

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Today we are announcing ON1 Photo RAW 2019 will be available this November.
Version 2019 is one of the biggest and best releases in our history. ON1 Photo RAW 2019 will include tons of improvements to the photo editing workflow and new features.

Version 2019 will include significant updates to both performance and image quality, notable new features like a new non-destructive workflow for layers, Lightroom® photo settings migration, auto-alignment of layers, focus stacking, a new portrait module, a new AI-powered masking tool, a new text tool, new digital asset management updates, and more.

ON1 Photo RAW 2019 Announce Campaign Page
https://www.on1.com/

Announce Campaign Details:
– ON1 Photo RAW 2019 with 1 year of ON1 Plus: $129.99
– Full Version for NEW customers: $99.99
– Upgrade for existing ON1 Product owners: $79.99

ON1 Photo RAW 2019 Product Page
https://www.on1.com/

Product Highlights

New Workflow for Layers
Layers will no longer be a separate module. Instead, the power of layers will be accessible within the non-destructive workflow inside of Develop and Effects.

New Lightroom Photo Settings Migration
New AI-powered algorithms will give customers the ability to transfer Lightroom edited photos, keep the non-destructive settings, and move them into ON1 Photo RAW.

Portrait Module
The new Portrait module will automatically detect faces in your photo and will retouch to smooth skin, brighten and sharpen eyes, and whiten teeth.

Focus Stacking
Blend multiple photos at different focus distances to increase depth-of-field.

Auto-Align Layers
Easily combine multiple photos as layers, then automatically align them based on image content.

Text Tool
Perfect for creating posters, adding your byline or adding editing annotations. Easily control font size, color, position, and more, then save to a preset to add the same text overlay to a batch of photos quickly.

Master Keyword List
Now you can see every keyword that you use in a single, searchable list. You can quickly apply, clear, edit, or delete keywords.

Improved Local Adjustments
Local adjustments will be updated to use the raw processing data. This allows for more highlight and shadow details with more tonal range.

Layered HDR Workflow
With the powerful new non-destructive layers you can combine other photos, text, or alternate exposures with your HDR photos. You can even use the powerful masking tools to combine multiple HDR renditions.

Filter Options in Effects
We have added dedicated film grain, curves, and color adjustment filters to Effects. There’s also a new way to select and browse filters.

User Interface
Overall contrast has been reduced to make photos stand out along with a new font to help increase readability. New icons, tabs, and sliders will also take up less visual space.

Sony Tidbits…


All Quiet (not quite) on The Sony Front at Photokina, But Why Not?

Zeiss Touit 32mm F1.8 review (Sonyalpha.blog).
Canon XF705 Nurturing Guide (Personal View).
Nikon Z7 Dissasembly and Teardown (Nikoneye.com).
Panasonic says L-mount alliance formed just a couple of months ago and Olympus didn’t want to be part of it (Mirrorlessrumors.com).
Track and Time-Lapse with the Syrp Genie II (Explora).

Evan:Shooting a magazine editorial shoot. I go over lighting, hardware, settings for each shot, as well as methodology. I am shooting tethered with the Sony a7RIII, Microsoft Surface Pro, and Profoto B1 lights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiZLTnp0Mts

Philip:Breakthrough photography, the filter company, will be making a 150mm filter holder like this: https://breakthrough.photography/products/x100-holder?variant=13005112836138.It will allow you to fit a filter to the 12-24mm FE lens! This will be announced within 4-5 months, I believe. It’s a bit of a wait but it’s really good news in my opinion.

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

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Sony A9 group and Sony A9 page.
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Sony A7sIII group and Sony A7sIII page
Sony A7III group and Sony A7III page
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Sony officially announces the new Medium Format, Full Frame, APS-C and MFT sensors

Today Sony officially updated their sensor database. It includes all new MFT up to Medium format sensors company can buy from them. The list includes these sensors:

IMX411 medium format sensor … 150MP BSI (which also comes as monochrome version): Used by Phase One IQ4.
IMX461 medium format sensor … 100MP BSI (which also comes as monochrome version): Used by the new Fuji GFX100s.
IMX410 full size sensor … 24MP BSI: Probably used by the Nikon Z6 and Panasonic S1
IMX571 APS-C sensor … 26MP BSI: Probably used by the new Fuji X-T3
IMX271 APS-C sensor … 24MP
IMX272 4/3 sensor … 20MP
IMX299 4/3 sensor … 11MP BSI

 

 

 

Sony Tidbits…


6 DIY STORAGE HACKS in 90 seconds for Cameras and Lenses

Sony a7iii & 35mm f1.4 Highkey Gel shoot (David Oastler).
Canon nFD 100 f2 – good enough to be an L? (Theweekendlens).
Andycine A6 On Camera Field Monitor Review (Personal View).
Manfrotto Announces a New Travel-Centric Noreg Bag Line and New Additions to Their Commuter Manhattan Line (Explora).
7Artisans 25mm F1.8 review at SonyAlpha.blog.

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

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I kindly invite you all to follow our RSS feed, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to not miss news and rumors

Today Sony announced the new WX800 compact camera

The X800 (in Europe) or HX99 (in the USA) can be preorder at BHphoto, BuyDig, Focuscamera

So the rumor was spot on and indeed we had a new Sony announcement today: The bad news is that there is no A7000 yet. But “only” this new WX800 compact camera (In China it’s named WX700 and in US HX99). Like I told you multiple times before I am sure the A7000 rumor is correct but I also told you that we never got an exact date about the possible camera announcement. All we know is that they told us it’s coming as next E-mount camera.

Back to the WX800:
The new WX800 is the world’s smallest compact camera with 24-720mm zoom. Full info can be read on that Sony site. And this is the incredible zoom range you get with this camera:

 

Dead end: Meyer Optik Goerlitz will not ship your Kickstarter preorder and you will not get your money back

Damn, this could be a bad day for some of our readers:

The German website Photoscala reported that the company Net SE is now officially bankrupt. They had many Kickstarter projects running under the brands Meyer Optik Görlitz, C. P. Goerz und Oprema Jena. And if you still didn’t get your lens from them you will NOT get back the money from Kickstarter!

If you still want to get such a lens there are some of them in Stock at Bhphoto. Unlike Kickstarter you will get a refund at Bhphoto if the lens you had on preorder will not ship.

Sony Tidbits…


Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8: First Look | 4K

Photokina Recap Part 1: Viltrox E-mount lenses (Phillip Reeve)
Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS review (Sonyalpha.blog).
Review: IRIX 15mm f2.4 FireFly (Canon EF, Used on Sony FE) via ThePhoBlographer.
Testbericht: Sony Alpha 7 III (DigitalKamera.de).
Hands-on with the new Laowa lens collection (Dpreview).
Lightweight Carbon Fiber Tripod Kits from Manfrotto (Explora).

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.