Link Snapshot for May 18, 2008

I’ve been really occupied lately with other things that have kept me away from the site, and I apologize for not having any posts in the last month or so. This happens, and there’s little we can do about it - but I appreciate all the emails inquiring about me and the status of Fotohacker. I’m fine, we’re fine… just busy. But the photo world has been busy too, over the last few weeks, so let’s check out some cool stuff.

• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Beta 2 is out now, and I’ve had a chance to play with it. It’s got some really nice new features and a few interface changes. You can download the Lightroom 2 Beta yourself, if you want.
• Do you like quick access to your camera? Do you like westerns? If so, you may like the camera holster. If you own a Canon Rebel XTi or a Nikon D40, D40x, D60, D200, or D300 - you’re in luck! Grab your leather camera holster today!
• If you’re still on the fence about whether to keep your photos in their native RAW form or to convert them to DNG files, you may want to inspect this article.
• If you haven’t heard already, Flickr now does video.
• Depth of Field… if you’re like me, you love being able to achieve a narrow depth of field, but it can be tricky with slower lenses, which is why a handy DOF calculator is required. Here’s a good online DOF calc.
• There are 16 days left to contribute to issue 17 of JPG Magazine.