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New Macbooks! Sony SD Card Deals, Rebates from Manfrotto and More!

Nicholas Gore — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:00:58 +0000

We’re back with more deals and announcements from B&H and this time we’ve got some newly announced Macbooks, a 25% discount on 16GB Sony SD Cards, nearly half off Manfrotto 190 tripod’s after mail in rebate and big savings on Olympus lenses! If you’re interested in any of these deals, check out the links below!

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New Affordable Lenses from Bower, Rokinon and Samyang!

Nicholas Gore — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:11:39 +0000

Rokinon, Samyang and Bower have been releasing some exciting new lenses the last few months! They have recently announced the Rokinon 8mm Fisheye f/3.5 for only $229, the $379 Bower 35mm f/1.4 and the Samyang 16mm f/2. While these are all manual focus lenses, optically they’re not bad for the money you’re putting out. Also, Olympus has just announced a 75mm f/1.8 lens for their Micro 4/3 mount. Check out all of the links for these deals below!

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The Best* Portrait Lens You’ve Never Heard Of: The Nikon 135mm f/2

Nicholas Gore — Wed, 29 May 2013 02:46:33 +0000

The Nikon 135mm f/2 DC is a bit of a gem in the portrait game but as the title might suggest, you might not have heard of this lens. This may be due to one of a few reasons: The primary being that it’s a reasonably old lens; it hasn’t been updated optically in its nearly 25 years in the Nikon lineup. Another being that even if you have heard of it, it’s probably because it has gotten a bad reputation as a “soft focus” lens due to its unique Defocus Control feature. [more]

Vincent Laforet Shoots 5K Infra Red with the Red Epic and MoVI!

Nicholas Gore — Mon, 27 May 2013 02:57:45 +0000

Plus three gorgeous Brazilian triplets. But that’s not the point here.

Seriously though, I’ve seen a lot of crazy things done with the Red Epic, but I’ve never seen it shot without it’s IR pass filter. The results are the definition of ethereal. The biggest shocker to me though was that none of these shots, which included a very complicated Handheld to Rope to Handheld shot that looked like a crane shot, were all done without any post-stabilization or complicated steadicam rigs. All of the shots were done using the Movi stabilization system.

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Affordable Rokinon and Samyang Tilt Shift Lenses Now In Stock!

Nicholas Gore — Mon, 06 May 2013 23:52:08 +0000

The average tilt shift lens is will set you back nearly 2 thousand dollars so the option to have a tilt shift lens for under $1000 from Rokinon and Samyang definitely makes me take notice. B&H now has these two lenses in stock, along with the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 for Sony cameras! Check out the links below!

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Jay P. Morgan Teaches You How To Balance Strobes and Daylight

Nicholas Gore — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:55:51 +0000

Plus, he’s giving away an excellent Tamron 24-70mm SP f/2.8!

This is an incredibly informative video from The Slanted Lens that details an excellent way of shooting outdoors and balancing strobes with natural light. Some of these tricks were things that I actually never considered such as stopping down the camera and upping the flash to see exactly where the light was falling outside. Now that I think about it, it’s so simple that I should have been doing it from the start, but that’s why I love these videos!

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Save Up To $400 on Sony Camera and Lens Bundles! Plus Other Great Deals!

Nicholas Gore — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:09:11 +0000

With the recent rebates available for both Nikon and Canon shooters, many Sony shooters have probably been wondering “What about me?”. Well folks, the wait is over. Sony has just announced some big savings on it’s line of cameras which ends on April 27th. In addition to this, there’s an inexpensive tilt-shift lens coming to the market soon and the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 is now available! Check out the links below for more information!

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Canon EOS T5i In Stock! Plus Big Discounts on Canon Lenses, Speedlights and Camera

Nicholas Gore — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:52:27 +0000

If you’ve been waiting for Canon’s newest entry level camera, your wait is over! The Canon Rebel T5i is now for sale! In addition to this, Canon has announced up to $300 off select lenses and speed lights, and up to $500 off select camera packages! So now is the perfect time to pick up a great new camera as well as a new lens of two on the cheap! Check out the links below for more information!

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Fstoppers Reviews: The Nero Trigger

Nicholas Gore — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:17:07 +0000

Have you ever wondered how photographers capture bullets flying in mid air? Or get that perfect lightning strike in the middle of the day? Well the newly redesigned Nero Trigger will help you do just that. Short of the creative jolt you get when you upgrade from pop-up flash to a full off camera flash set up, I’d say that this is one of the biggest creative boosts I’ve gotten in a long time. This is a piece of gear worth having if you need to get the creative juices flowing again.

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Sony SDHC Memory Card Deals, $4000 off Hasselblad Cameras and More!

Nicholas Gore — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:03:31 +0000

We’ve got some really cool deals for you today, the biggest of which is on three sizes of Sony SDHC Memory Cards! In addition to this, Hasselblad is cutting some big money off of it’s H4D-40 medium format cameras! In addition to this, the newest Wacom Tablet is avaliable for pre-order and the Battery Pack for the D7100 is now in stock!

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