Skylum released the new Luminar 3.1.1 update. The new version mainly focuses on speed improvement and as you can see from the image on top it’s really much faster. If you plan to buy Luminar use our coupon code “SAR” at checkout to save $10.

What’s New:

Mac

– Change the language. Now you can set the language in Luminar regardless of your system settings. Simply go to Main menu > Language and choose one from the list.

– Easier navigation. Want to quickly find the folder that contains a specific photo but have too many folders to go through? Now all you have to do is right-click on the photo and select Go to > Folder in Library and you’re there!

– Improved launch time. Now, starting from the second launch, the average launch time for Luminar is significantly faster. Even if you have hundreds of thousands of photos in your Library.

– Faster album creation. In this update, we’ve boosted the speed of Luminar when creating new albums with large numbers of photos.

Win

– Easier navigation. Want to quickly find the folder that contains a specific photo but have too many folders to go through? Now all you have to do is right-click on the photo and select Go to > Folder in Library and you’re there! You can even find all photos from the same date by right-clicking and selecting Go to > Images from the same date.

– Improved launch time. Now, starting from the second launch, the average launch time for Luminar is significantly faster. Even if you have hundreds of thousands of photos in your Library.

– Masking Brush. With this update, the masking brush becomes even smoother and more pleasant to use – and almost 2.5 times faster!
updated “What’s new”

BCNretail published the market shares data between April 2018 to March 2019.

Canon did hold 37.3% of the overall camera market shares (fixed lens plus system cameras)
Nikon did hold 26,7% of the overall camera market shares
Sony did hold 13,1% of the overall camera market shares
Olympus did hold 6% of the overall camera market shares
Ricoh did hold 5.8% of the overall camera market shares

Compared to the previous year:

Canon sold -1,3% cameras (units of sales)
Nikon sold -15% cameras
Sony sold -6,6% cameras
Olympus sold -13,8% cameras
Fuji sold +19,4% cameras

But the story changes if you consider the overall value of the camera sales. Sonny mostly sells high-end cameras and that’s where you see their big leap forward. So while in terms of units Sony had a -6,6% of sales they actually made more money than the previous year:

Canon camera sales value dropped -11,4%
Nikon camera sales value dropped -28,5%
Sony camera sales value increased +14,5%
Olympus camera sales value dropped -21,3%
Fuji camera sales value increased +0,6%

Sony is clearly focusing on the market with the higher profit margin and this strategy is clearly paying off! Nikon and Olympus had a really dramatic drop in sales value. If that trend continues it will be a big trouble for both of them…

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Tokina 100mm FE macro lens

Atomos Shogun 7 – Hands-On with Jeromy Young (Cinema5D).
Sirui VHD-2004 VH10 Video Tripod (Personal View).
Atomos Ninja V cage review (Sonyalpha.blog).
Canon reports a 23% drop in camera sales (MirrorlessRumors).
Sony Cameras Can Now Focus on Your Pet’s Eyes (PCmag).
Sony Clear Image Zoom: The Most Amazing Shooting Mode You Never Heard Of (Explora).
Lilliput A11 On-Camera Monitor with 3D LUTs support (Personal View).

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

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