Apple Reduces Aperture 3 price in Mac App Store to $79

Apple has launched its Mac App Store and is listing Aperture 3 – it’s professional photo management and editing software – to just $79 (US). You need to update your Mac to OS 10.6.6, which installs the new Mac App application, and purchase online.

When Aperture launched over five years ago it was about $500: Apple has dropped the price progressively, but this sees the price go from $200 to $79.

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The Most Popular Postings For 2010

One year ago on December 28th 2009, I sat on my bed and said to myself, “I’m tired of being unemployed and unproductive. And so I started ThePhoblographer.com, and it has taken off in ways that I haven’t even thought were possible for a site started on a Macbook, on my bed, while in my pajamas. It’s been a crazy year and the staff and site have evolved. There are even more changes to come (like us moving to a faster server and a slight redesign and better search bar.) I’m straying off the topic though: here are the top 20 postings of the past year according to WordPress (though our other analytics have different numbers.)

Which One Should I Buy: Canon 60D? T2i? or 7D?		75,771
Which One Should I Get?: Canon S95 vs Panasonic LX-5K		49,050
The Best Budget Lenses		32,752
Hands On: Nikon D3100, D7000 and the SB-700 Speedlight		25,019
The Canon 7D vs Nikon D300s In Shooting Concerts		24,955
Hands on and Hands Off: Olympus EPL-1		22,710
Hands-On: Canon S95		20,117
The Ultimate Wedding Photography Checklist		17,774
What Would You Do With a Lens This Long?		17,022
Leica V-LUX 20 Review Based on The Panasonic ZS-7		15,545
Long Term Test: Canon 7D Vs Nikon D300s		14,608
Hands On: Sony A55, A560 and 24mm F2 ZA SSM		14,473
The Complete Canon PowerShot S95 Review		14,162
Field Test: Apple iPhone 4 Camera		12,919
4 Reasons Why You Should Get the Leica D-LUX 5 vs Panasonic LX-5		12,815
Pentax K-5 Beats Out Canon 5D Mk II, 7D, Nikon D700, D300s		12,227
Canon Announces 60D and Lens Updates		11,702
Hands On Review: Panasonic ZS-7		10,923
Lens Sharpness Test: Sony 16mm F2.8 vs Panasonic 20mm F1.7		10,726
The Worst Excuses I’ve Ever Heard For Not Wanting to Pay a Photographer Appropriately		10,165

A Photographer’s Wishes for the iPad 2

With rumors of a new Apple iPadstarting to gain traction on the interwebs, it was thrown out to me by Phoblographer’s Grand Poobah Gampat that I, as the resident iPad lover, should write about what a photographer wants from the next iteration of the iPad.

Review: The Apple Magic Trackpad For Photographers

With the Apple Magic Trackpad, finger painting comes to Adobe Photoshop. The Apple Magic Trackpad is an interesting new Apple product that arrived recently with relatively little fanfare. Compared to more press grabbing new toys like the snazzy new iPod Nano or the fascinating iPad, the trackpad flew in under the radar, and it’s too bad, because it’s an innovative and interesting tool for digital photographers, and an affordable one at that. I’ve had one on my desk for a couple weeks and have grown to love it.

Review: Memorex SlimDrive Portable Hard Disk Drive 500GB

Every now and again, I’m sent random but potentially cool products for review. The 500GB Memorex Slimdriveappeared on my front stoop a couple of weeks ago and I began the testing. After getting through packaging that reminded me of trying to pry an elevator door open with your bare hands combined with examining a man’s prostate, the kit comprised of a simple but elegant hard drive with a very small USB cable.

MacBook Air is Available for Pre-Order

The Apple MacBook Air is very hot right now (may actually pick one up myself.) If you’re in the market for a small, sexy, light, and reliable laptop, the new MacBook Air is actually available for Preorder.

11.6 Inch 64 GB = B&H ($998.95) Amazon($994)

11.6 Inch 128 GB = B&H ($1,198.95) Amazon($1,294)

13.3 Inch 128 GB = B&H ($1,298.95) Amazon($1,294)

13.3 Inch 256 GB = B&H ($1,598.95) Amazon($1,594)

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Will the New Apple iPod Touch Weaken the Point-and-Shoot Market?

Take a look at the way that the majority of people take photos. I’m not talking about the photo enthusiasts. I’m talking about the average person that has a camera and isn’t a total photo nerd. After careful observations, you’ll notice that they take a majority of pictures with their phone. This goes double or triple for iPhone, Android or Blackberry users. The reason for this is because of the instant sharing capabilities. As you know, most point-and-shoots can’t do this. Sure, a standard point-and-shoot can deliver better quality images, but this group of users won’t be able to tell the difference. Apple doesn’t seem to have incorporated any of the features that I asked for a while ago, but the audience of people I’m talking about here just want to point, shoot and share. So does this mean that the new Apple iPod touchwith its snazzy new camera could in turn destroy the point-and-shoot market?