→ Topaz Labs released Photo AI version 1.2 with improved masking and crop tools, an updated blur detection model, and bug fixes (currently $40 off).
→ Adobe released Photoshop version 24.1.1.
→ ON1 will soon release a new Photo RAW 2023.1 release – see the latest sneak peeks.
→ The latest Kickstarter/Indiegogo updates:
- SPINN CP camera strap 2023 edition: carry your DSLR or Mirrorless more comfortably & shoot with greater intuitiveness.
- SnapPack anti-theft bag: a new generation of anti-theft bags that combine sleek & functionality.
- Power Junkie v2: use the Sony NP-F battery to power any camera.
- AMKOV affordable V-LOG camera: 4K/60fps video, support time-lapse & snapshot video.
- The HEIPI tripod: the lightest and most compact 3-in-1 travel tripod.
- LEVANTE waterproof modular daily backpack: ocean proof, quick-drying, 6 ways to carry, shock absorbing.
- Duovox Mate Pro camera: capture and see the night as if it were day.
- Feiyu Scorp Mini4-in-1 gimbal: camera & smartphone controller, hyper-lapse, panorama, focus follow, auto track, quick charge.
- Pinhole Pro Max lens: first pinhole lens with 6 apertures & 18-36mm zoom.
- Coming soon: Benro will soon announce Theta – the world’s first auto-leveling travel tripod (signup for updates here).
Other crowdfunded projects that are still available for purchase:
- KUVRD camera protection
- SPINN CW.01 protective wrap for camera gear
- TREXO image processing table-top camera dolly
→ The 2022 Worst Camera of the Year Award goes to…
→ Artist talk & street photography discussion with James Rice at Tamarkin Camera.
→ Just announced: Lime Two is a new and improved hot shoe-mounted lightmeter.
→ In January 2023, Stefan Daniel became the Senior Vice President of Leica Camera.
