Keith's Photography Stuff

We’ve used ImageNest for a while, both on our printers here at Northlight, and on many of those that we’ve reviewed, such as the most recent of Canon iPF6300.
It’s a great way of making use of the printing capacity of large printers to lay out images onto the paper. In fact I used it when reviewing [...]

Some time ago I needed to install my Canon EOS software onto a new computer. As is the way of these things, I couldn’t find the CD.
No problem I thought, I’ll just download the software from Canon…
One minor problem – Canon only has software updaters available. In other words, you need to have the software [...]

I’ve just finished a longish review of the RAW file converter and processing software DxO Optics Pro.
This is version 6 of the software and I’ve used it in the past to fix lens distortions and produce files to work on, for a lot of my large prints.
The newest version runs very well, with noticeably improved [...]

If you’ve read any of our colour management reviews you’ll have noticed a wide range of products from Gretag Macbeth and subsequently X-Rite.
Well, it appears that X-Rite aim to have an all new new profiling solution in the form of i1Profiler.
I’ll be at the IPEX show next week in Birmingham (UK) and be looking at [...]

Quick review of DxO optics Pro V6.2, showing improved noise handling and sharpness

After testing the new software for the Spyder 3 Elite, I’ve written up a full review of the new software.
Review Link: Spyder 3 Elite V4 review
There are a number of upgrade options for existing owners, depending on which product you’ve got and how old it is.
The upgrade promises improved calibration and profiling, I’ve noticed a [...]

I’ve recently tried out the updated ImageNest V2.1 (a “Multi-Image Layout Tool for Mac OSX”)
I normally use it on our Epson 7880, but tried it on the Epson 3880 that I recently reviewed.
It actually works on any OSX printer, and in the past I’ve tried it on the Canon iPF6100 and HP z3200ps
Review Link: ImageNest [...]

DxO have brought out an update to the Mac version of their RAW converter.
DxO information and trial download (Mac and PC)
V5.3.6 now work under OSX 10.3.6 and includes support for a number of new cameras and lenses – fortunately including the Canon 7D.

Canon 7D and G11;
Nikon D300s and D3000;
Olympus E-3 (Elite edition only), E-30, E-410, [...]

DSLRRemotePro camera tethering (remote control) software for Canon cameras has been available for PCs for some time – with the arrival of an Apple Mac version, keith put it through its paces with a Canon 1Ds Mk3
Article Link: DSLRRemotePro Review
Offering exposure bracketing, focus stacking, time lapse and very comprehensive file naming capabilities, it’s already a [...]

Keith Cooper has been reviewing the new Spyder3Print SR printer profiling system from datacolor. Produces icc printer profiles for colour and black and white.