Users of the just released S5 Pro get another firmware update, this time to 1.06. This update allows more barcode information to be entered into the EXIF (continuous addition as opposed to overwrite), and the locking of noise reduction, maintenance, date/time, and file tag options. Meanwhile, the HyperUtility raw converter is finally starting to become widely available in the US (about time, the software included with the camera is a cruel joke).
FWIW, my S5 Pro has a defect: it doesn't recognize the third battery pin. This means that I get no battery level on my camera and the meter never goes off, but I can use Nikon D200 batteries in the camera. Defect, or feature? You decide.
Apr 2007
Slow News Month (so far)
- DXO continues to add new lens modules (85mm f/1.8 and Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 are the latest Nikon relevant ones).
- FocusFixer and SizeFixer plug-ins got minor updates.
- A Vista crash bug has been fixed in FocalBlade 1.04b. Same for B/W Styler, now at version 1.01.
- The Adobe CS3 Creative Suite (and thus Photoshop CS3) is now shipping.
- Apple Aperture 1.5.3 was introduced (reliability and performance update).