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DxOv10

NEWS INBRIEF

The Essential edition costs £99 and the Elite edition £159. Benefits of the Elite edition include the PRIME denoising feature, ClearView, and it allows the use of camera ICC profiles. DxO FilmPack 5 is an easy-to-use film emulator with up to 80 well-known films available at a click of a mouse. It is available in Essential and Elite editions costing £59 and £99 respectively. Elite has the benefit of Raw support, many more presets, and offers graphic effects like the ability to add frames, texture and light leaks.

DxO has announced two new softwares, OpticsPro 10 and FilmPack 5, and an update, Viewpoint 2.5. DxO 10 offers faster performance than the previous version. One of the many notable speed improvements is to the software’s PRIME noise-reducing feature. PRIME denoising is very, very effective, but it can take several minutes per image – v10 is now at least four times quicker. And it’s now also 10x quicker loading files so you have immediate access to images.

FUJI PROCESSING

LAB TO CLOSE Fujifilm has been running its E6

processing facility in partnership with CC Imaging but as of 1 November the camera company will no longer put its name to the facility. Customers with remaining rolls of Fujichrome Sensia process-paid film have until 1 November to get their film processed before the voucher becomes invalid. The E6 slide film processing line will then continue to be run by CC Imaging alongside its existing lab facilities, enabling customers to still process their transparency films, just not under the Fujifilm brand lab. For any queries, contact the Fujifilm Processing Lab

π To find out more, go to www.dxo.com.

Lighting it up

Interfit’s latest Nanguang LED lighting range has also been developed with an emphasis on portability. There are 16 products in the range, including pro bodies encased in metal, a mid-range using plastic bodies for portability and a value range. Prices start from £54 for a Pro on-camera 7.4W LED light to £540 for a Bi Colour 72W LED Panel Light. The Strobies Pro-Flash 360 (£450 with battery pack) is the last announcement. Designed as an off-camera flash, it is powered by an external 11.1V li-ion battery pack, which provides over 450 full-power flashes. It can also be used as a traditional on-camera speedlight.

Three new releases this month from photographic lighting and accessories firm Interfit Photographic. No surprises on their first announcement: a new line of softboxes. The difference lies in the range’s portability. Interfit has designed a series that is foldable offering a large size but light weight. The softboxes are easy to assemble featuring an internal frame of interlocking fibreglass rods that snap into place. The softboxes are available in a range of shapes and sizes, including two beauty dishes, and come in both S-type and EX mounts priced from £61 to £70.

by email at info@ fujifilmprocessing laboratory.co.uk.

π To find out more about Interfit products, go to www.interfitphotographic.com.

Elinchromdelights Elinchrom has added a few very interesting items to its already extensive product line-up. One of the most interesting to come to market is the Litemotiv, a brolly with 16 sides to produce circular catchlights, with two sizes available, 120cm and 190cm. They fit all Elinchrom heads and can be used with the system’s deflector panels. For special lighting effects the FS30 focusing Fresnel spot will find many fans, while Quadra users will appreciate a heavy-duty adaptor to fit Elinchrom accessories onto Quadra heads. Prices of these new items are yet to be announced.

π To find out more, go to www.theflashcentre.co.uk.

Lexar go fastest

Lexar’s latest 2000x SD UHS-II SD cards offer transfer speeds up to 300MB/s and write speeds of 260MB/s. Cards are available in 32GB and 64GB capacities and these cost £78 and £136 respectively. And every 2000x card comes with an SD USB3.0 reader to maximise the speed of your workflow. A less expensive 1000x SD card is also available and this offers write speeds of 95MB/s and transfer speeds of 160MB/s. Card sizes 16GB to 250GB are available – the 16GB version costs £24 and the 250GB £401.

π To find out more, go to lexar.com.

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