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Skylum reveals Luminar 4
PhotoLab V3 nowout DxO’s PhotoLab v3 brings a new approach to controlling colour. The software’s HSL (hue, saturation and luminance) tool allows evenmore natural looking results with the DxOColorWheel. The ColorWheel allows you to select a range fromeight different colour channels that you can fine-tune and adjust. Saturation and Luminance sliders offer even more flexibility. The latest software also has a Local AdjustmentsMasks manager and amore powerful Repair tool. Addmore Raw support, Prime noise reduction and direct access to the Nik editing suite, and you have a powerful workflow and editing software at your fingertips. A fully functional one-month trial version is available on the website. Existing owners of DxO Optics or DxO PhotoLab2 can buy an upgrade licence by signing into their account. Essential and Elite versions of DxO PhotoLab 3 are available for Mac andWindows at £112 and £169 respectively. dxo.com
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Skylum says Luminar 4 isn’t just another photo editing package, but rather a time-saving, creative software that is easy to use and features powerful tools including AI Sky Replacement, AI Skin Enhancer and AI Structure. AI Sky Replacement works by automatically detecting the sky, as well as objects in the sky, and removes things like halos and artefacts that can be present with existing sky replacement techniques. The added sky can also be edited to suit portraits as well as scenic shots.
Luminar 4 is for Mac and Windows and costs £81 for a new purchase, and that’s for activation on two devices. skylum.com
Silver Efex Pro 2, part of the Nik Collection by DxO, is one of themost popular black &white editing softwares. The latest version features ten black &white filmpresets, each chosen for its artistic or historic appeal. So, for example, there’s FujifilmNeopan 400, a film that’s great for street work, Ilford Pan F 100 and Agfa Scala 200x, amono slide filmwith its own character. These new presets are just the starting point Silver Efex gets an update and you can use themas the foundation for creating your own presets – adding grain, adjusting harshness and local contrast control are all possible, as well. The Nik Collection 2.3 by DxO costs £125 or £69 for the upgrade. It is fully compatible withMac OS Catalina, and the latest versions of LightroomClassic, Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. dxo.com
New fromEIZO
Benro has announced two limited edition tripod kits. The SlimTall Aluminium and SlimTall Carbon cost £100 and £140 respectively, and are available from authorised Benro stockists. Both are based on an existing model (the TSL08) but feature extended tube lengths to give longer legs and thus more height, extending up to 164cm, while adding less then 100g to their weight. Both kits come supplied with N00 ball heads. Both tripods were launched for Black Friday but will be available in-store at the quoted prices while stocks last. benroeu.com Benro tripods
The EIZO ColorEdge 2410 is a 24.1in monitor ideal for image creators. It has a 1920x1200 resolution, covers 100% of the sRGB colour gamut, and 16-bit LUT for precise
calibration. Connections include DisplayPort, HDMI and three downstream USB ports. The ColorEdge 2410’s guide price is £480. eizocolour.com
The price of the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DGDNArt standard zoom flagship has been announced at £1049.99. This is the second newly designated Art series zoomdedicated tomirrorless cameras and promises an outstanding optical performance. It uses F low dispersion (FLD) and special low dispersion (SLD) glass, and three aspheric lenses to defeat aberrations and ensure an edge-leading optical performance. sigma-imaging-uk.com Sigma sets the standard
Laowa’s dinky lens
Laowa’s fourth lens for theMicro Four Thirds format is the 17mm f/1.8, a really compact manual focus lens and competitively priced at £189. The lens construction is nine elements in seven groups and there’s a seven blade diaphragm. It weighs just 172g, focuses as close as 15cmand has a 46mm filter thread. It’s available to buy now. ukdigital.co.uk
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