Podcast Episode 37 – The Dynamic Duo Again!

Welcome to episode 37 of The Circle of Confusion, the professional photography podcast.

This week, it’s the Roger & Neil Show as once again Peter is missing in action somewhere in southwest Ireland.

We talk about the Firmware updates to Nikon D800 cameras and the problem with Nikon transfer software. Canon’s new “mirrorless” camera is due for release in the next 30 days and looks like the vintage AE-1.

Roger gave his trousers away while shooting a wedding. Enough said.

Microsoft go head to head with Apple’s iPad with the launch of the “Surface” tablet device. Then they finish with some interesting fact’s and figures about the photography  industry.

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 Nikon’s Firmware and Software Problems

Nikon have issued a warning about the possibility of Nikon NEF (Raw) files from newer cameras being corrupted by older versions of its software. The problem happens if you’re using old versions (v1.x) of these programs. So I think you better upgrade. And speaking of upgrading, the rumor is that another firmware upgrade is on the way to “fix” the non issue of the green cast on the LCDs… which Nikon say it the right colour??

 

 Canon Mirror-less Camera

Very little is known at the moment, but it looks like it will use the same sensor as G1 X and a new lens mount is possible because the camera will be launched with new lens. Hope they make a connector for all the EF and EF-S lenses.

 

Roger and his suit… not!

 

Peter’s on location bit

 

 Microsoft “Surface” tablet

We not going to list the whole spec sheet and details here so you can jump over to the Microsoft website to see the tablet in action!

Link here

 Visual New Article

Visual News have published a great article about the current state of the photography industry, and how consumers all over the world capture their picture-perfect moments in today’s mobile society.

The graphic is to big to publish here so jump over to the website here.

 

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