Nikon confirmed the D4 / D800 lockup issue

In a statement to PDN Online, Nikon USA acknowledged the D4 / D800 lockup issue. Nikon is currently working on a permanent solution, Nikon has not said whether the permanent solution will involve a firmware update for the D4 and D800 but it seems likely. In the mean time you can turn off both the ‘Highlights’ and ‘RGB Histogram’ display options in order to avoid this problem:

Can you spot the problem?

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Photoshop CS6 beta downloads end May 3rd

If you need download Photoshop CS6 beta, please download it today, because CS6 beta download link will end today (May 3rd, at 5pm PST). Fortunately, Adobe will not be killing the beta entirely, and users with the software already installed will be allowed to continue using until the trial period ends, which company representatives say should be sometime after the final version hits stores.

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Canon EOS 650D for Dummies now available for pre-order at Amazon UK and CA

Canon EOS 650D for Dummies is the first Canon EOS 650D / Rebel T4i book leaked online. And now you can just pre-order it online at Amazon UK and Amazon CA. This book is said  to released on May 7, 2012.

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How Canon Fixed “Light Leak” 5D Mark III Body

After light leak problem, LensRentals.com has received their first shipment of fixed “new” 5D Mark III bodies. They did what any of us would have done, they disassembled one to see what the fix was. It turns out the fix is two pieces of black tape. This sort of thing is pretty normal inside electronics, so don’t be worried about tape coming off and that sort of thing. This is just perfectly good solution and it works flawlessly.

See the pictures below:

Before fix

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Aptina developing a new full frame CMOS sensor for Nikon D600 ?

Rumors from nikonrumors said that an Italian website marsicalive.it published an article about Aptina Imaging – a company that produces sensors for digital cameras. Aptina confirmed the development of a new CMOS full frame sensor for DSLR cameras and “according to some unconfirmed rumors“, this sensor is designed specifically for Nikon: Continue reading “Aptina developing a new full frame CMOS sensor for Nikon D600 ?”