B&H Photo is running an amazing promo for anyone who may be considering buying Adobe Photoshop CS6. You can get $400 off the full version of Adobe Photoshop CS6. Regular price at B&H is $649, less the $400 savings = $249. There is no better deal unless you already own it, or have a previous version (CS3 through CS5) in which case buying the
Photoshop CS6 Upgrade at $199 would be a better deal.

How to Qualify for this deal:

Buy ANY ONE of the following programs from B&H Photo by August 28, 2012:

 Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 $64.95

 Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 & Premiere Elements 10 $89.95

 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 $129.95

Within a few days AFTER the purchase of the qualifying product, B&H will email you a onetime use Promo Code for $400 off Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Remember, you must buy one of the products linked above from B&H Photo before August 28 to qualify!

Microsoft has released Camera Codec Pack version 16.4.1620.0719. The package allows viewing of camera-specific RAW files in Windows Explorer and Window Live Photo Gallery in addition to other programs that use Windows Imaging Codecs. The codec is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit computers running Windows 7 and Vista Service Pack 2.

The codec package supports a variety of cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, Leica, Minolta, Epson, Panasonic, Casio, Kodak and Samsung. New models include the Canon 5D Mark III, Nikon 1 J1 and V1, D3200, D800, D800E, D4. See the Microsoft page for a complete list, further details and download.

• Download Microsoft Camera Codec Pack version 16.4.1620.0719

You can now get up to a $200 instant rebate when purchasing the Nikon D800 or D800E with select professional zoom lenses: 24-70mm f/2.8 or 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII. The same $200 rebate also applies when purchasing one of the above lenses with the D3x, D700 or D7000.

This is the first time a bundle rebate has been offered on the D800 in the US.

• Instant Rebate D800 + 24-70mm or 70-200mm at B&H Photo
• Instant Rebate D800E + 24-70mm or 70-200mm at B&H Photo

Nikon released an updated version of the Distortion Control Data to include corrections for the latest lens releases. The new version 1.006 lens firmware can be applied to several Nikon cameras released in the past few years. Models able to use the new lens data include the Nikon D800, D800E, D4, D7000, D5100, D5000, D3200, D3100 and D90.

The Lens correction database corrects barrel and pincushion distorion when used with select Nikon NIKKOR lenses, including the most recent lens releases like the DX 18-300mm VR, 24-85mm VR and 28mm f1/8G. Nikon camera owners can update the camera firmware by using provided Windows and Macintosh update utilities or by visiting a Nikon-authorized service representative.

You can view the current version of Lens correction data installed on your camera under the setup menu option titled Firmware Version. The version is preceded by the letter L to indicate Lens firmware.

Credit goes to Thom Hogan for providing information about the updated lens correction data.

• Download Distortion Control Data version 1.006
• Installation Instructions

DxO Labs has tested the D800E and given it a 96, the highest score awarded to date by the independent test lab. When DxO tested the D800 last March, they awarded it a 95. The two tests are so similar they conclude the results are “practically identical.” The differences between the D800 and D800e are small and the tests show this in absolute numbers. DxO notes the slight differences in color depth would be indistinguishable to the human eye. The slight difference in ISO sensitivity “is within measurement tolerances.”

DxO has yet to release their in-depth tests, which will include lens tests. This will reveal more information about differences in sharpness and moire patterns between the D800 and D800e.

•  DxO: Nikon D800E nabs top ranking from D800