I know that this is my third post on Adobe Lightroom (pretty amazing math skills, huh?), but it is such a great tool for photographers and there is new stuff available on an almost daily basis, and I just want to keep my Lightroom buddies informed.

But before I give you the new links, let me share another reason why I think Lightroom is such a cool tool.

When I shoot a wedding there can easily be 4 cameras involved (2 of mine and 2 from a second shooter) and a problem I’ve always had is getting the images from all 4 cameras into correct chronological order. Many programs will sort files by date but NOT by hour (or even minute and seconds). Manually syncing some 1400-2000 images is a HUGE task (and a huge pain in the buttocks).

Well, I imported my last wedding into Lightroom and TA DAH! Every image was in the correct order. So before you go out and shoot with multiple cameras, be sure to sync up their dates and times.

I love Lightroom and would give a full mouth kiss to every one of its developers to prove it.

here are some more great Lightrooom links:

1. Inside Lightroom (same name but different website than the one mentioned in my first Lightroom post) has more than just a few articles, tutorials and getting started guides.

2. George Jardine on Lightroom and…

It rarely surprises me when I see market research stating Canon is the number-one global digital camera manufacturer. The company just knows how to make cameras that take photographs that are better than good. And although they charge a premium to other makers, consumers keep gravitating to them when they place their credit cards on the counter simply because the digicams do the job. An excellent case in point is the 8-megapixel PowerShot SD850 IS Digital ELPH, a compact point-and-shoot camera I’ve been using awhile. In fact, with 10MP D-SLRs readily available at arm’s length such as the Olympus E-510 and Canon Digital Rebel XTi, it’s the ELPH I pop into my pocket for everyday snapshots and even some memorable events such as birthdays, pool parties and the like. And I’m rarely disappointed with the final prints. However, all is not paradise with this ELPH as we soon shall see…

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It rarely surprises me when I see market research stating Canon is the number-one global digital camera manufacturer. The company just knows how to make cameras that take photographs that are better than good. And although they charge a premium to other makers, consumers keep gravitating to them when they place their credit cards on the counter simply because the digicams do the job. An excellent case in point is the 8-megapixel PowerShot SD850 IS Digital ELPH, a compact point-and-shoot camera I’ve been using awhile. In fact, with 10MP D-SLRs readily available at arm’s length such as the Olympus E-510 and Canon Digital Rebel XTi, it’s the ELPH I pop into my pocket for everyday snapshots and even some memorable events such as birthdays, pool parties and the like. And I’m rarely disappointed with the final prints. However, all is not paradise with this ELPH as we soon shall see…

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Latest - Sample Photos at Nikon (added 30 August ’07)

The Nikon Coolpix S51 features 8.1 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens, optical image stabilization, 3 inch LCD, ISO range of 100 to 1600, face priority auto focus and the EXPEEDâ„¢ image-processing engine. The cameras dimensions are (W x H x D): Approx. 3.6 x 2.3 x 0.8 in. (92.5 x 59 x 21 mm) and it weighs 4.4 oz (125 g).

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Latest - Sample Photos at Nikon (added 30 August ’07)

The Nikon Coolpix L15 features 8 megapixels, 3x optical zoom, 2.8 inch LCD, optical image stabilization, 23 MB of internal memory, ISO range from 64 to 1000 and uses AA-size batteries. The cameras dimensions are (W x H x D): Approx 3.6 x 2.4 x 1.2 in (91 x 61 x 29.5mm) and it weighs 4.4 oz (125 g).

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Last Updated: Video Review by TigerDirect (added on 31 August’07)

Canon PowerShot SD800IS Digital ELPH/IXUS 850 IS is a point-and-shoot digital camera featuring 7.10 effective megapixels CCD sensor, 3.8x optical zoom (28 - 105mm equivalent), Image Stabilization, ISO of up to 1600, 30 frames per second movie mode and Digic III processor. and a 2.5- inch, 230,000-pixel, color TFT LCD screen.The camera is measuring in at 89.5 x 58.0 x 25.1mm (3.5 x 2.3 x 1.0″), weighing 150.0 g (5.2 oz), and running on Lithium Ion NB-5L rechargeable battery. The Canon PowerShot SD800IS Digital ELPH will be available early October 2006 for around US$399.99.

Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars | Latest Price Info

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If you are a Photoshop CS3 user you should have updated from Adobe Bridge CS3 2.0 to 2.1. This update is available via Adobe Updater and as direct downloads. Adobe Bridge CS3 2.1 includes the following critical fixes and enhancements:

• New multilevel keywords support
• Ability to import tab-delimited keyword format
• New multilevel keywords support
• Ability to import tab-delimited keyword format
• Better control over video and audio file previews
• New cache management functionality
• Improved scrolling and renaming performance
• Usability improvements to custom workspaces

All CS3 users are advised to update to version 2.1 to provide stable performance

These updates can be found via the Help > Updates menu or from the Adobe Bridge 2.1 Update pages.