Apple has released it’s second version of Aperture which sells for $199. Previous version owners can also upgrade to the new version for $99. If you’ve purchased Aperture 1.5 after January 1st of this year, the upgrade will cost you just $9.95 Aperture 2 page on Apple’s online store. Go here check out all of the over 100 new features.
It is yet to be determined for sure whether Apple “GOT IT” or not with this round of the product and included basics like develop presets. If they did this could be real competition for Lightroom which will be great. If not it’s basically just a new box that will get them nowhere with most pro’s. From what we can tell we see nothing the indicates any kind of image preset however. Wake up Apple!
Xclusive Black and White. A fine art Lightroom preset collection from Gavin Seim, was just launched over at Seim Effects. It has over 35 presets. All black and whites infrareds and the like.
This is a preset collection for those who want to take black and white images further, and still keep up their workflow speed. There’s a video over there showing it in action.
The set it currently at an introductory price of 25.00, and the final price is yet to be determined.
Adorama has this 4gb Kingston Compact Flash card from Kingston for 40.00, and then a 40.00 mail in rebate making it FREE.
Of course like many rebates you’ll have to wait a few weeks after you mail it in for your cash, but still it’s a great deal.
The deal expires on Feb 8th, and there’s a limit of one, but hey it’s 40 bucks!
The legend of lenses! Like Beowulf, or Hercules. But this one is real…
The Canon 1200mm f5.6 L lens. It came out in 1993, was dropped around 2005, and weighed over 35 pounds. It was an amazing piece of glass, but it would drain about 90 grand out of your checkbook.
Now those of you who want to really REACH OUT can have one your very own. The B&H used department has gotten their hands on one and it’s on their website for $99,000.00 No that’s not a typo.
How about that, a lens that goes up in value! B&H even tried it out, and did a review with samples.
Go ahead add this to your cart. We’ll even let you bring it over for a PPS quality test 
(Thanks BMG)
Well Gavin (PPS Chief Editor) and Sondra had their baby. A 7lb 4oz boy. He’ll be holding a camera in no time. More on Gavin’s blog.
