Hands-on review: Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 and 50mm f/1.4 lenses

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B&H has new hands-on video review of the new Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 and 50mm f/1.4 lenses:

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60 new Adobe Lightroom 6/CC how-to videos uploaded on YouTube

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Adobe uploaded 60 new how-to videos on YouTube that cover various features in the latest Lightroom 6/CC software. More information on the new Lightroom is available here. If you are still looking for the LR upgrade link/option, see this post.

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B&H Photo has a new Apple Watch app

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B&H Photo has a new Apple Watch app currently available for download on iTunes:

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Deal of the day: refurbished Sony a5000 with 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses for $319.99

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Newegg currently has refurbished Sony a5000 mirrorless camera kits with 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses for $319.99.

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New patents: Sigma 25mm f/1.2 for Micro Four Thirds and Tamron 90mm f/2.8 full frame mirrorless macro lenses

Sigma 25mm f:1.2 lens patent for Micro Four Thirds
Sigma filed a new patent in Japan for a 25mm f/1.2 lens for Micro Four Thirds sensors. In the past Sigma has filed patents for a 25mm f/1.4 and 75mm f/1.8 MFT lenses. In 2011 the company announced that it will start producing MFT lenses and currently has three different models: 19/2.8, 30/2.8 and 60/2.8.

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How to create HDR and panorama images in the new Adobe Camera Raw 9

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With the latest version of Lightroom 6/CC (more info here) Adobe announced new HDR and panorama features that are also part of the Camera Raw 9 update that was released on Tuesday (download links: Mac| Windows). Here are two tutorials on how to use the new tools in CR9:

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Sony updates their Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II and 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II lenses

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Sony announced two new updated Vario-Sonnar T* lenses: 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II ($2,098) and 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II ($2,248) with some AF and image quality improvements:

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What else is new?

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→ Kipon released the world's first Canon EF-MFT electronic adapter with autofocus.

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→ Military aerial camera by Konica ancestor goes for sale on eBay (read more here).

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→ The Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera is now in stock at DigitalRev (they ship internationally).

Leica M Monochrom Typ 246 camera
→ New Leica M Monochrom Typ 246 camera registered in Korea.

Canon EOS Rebel T6i
→ The Canon T6i DSLR camera is now shipping.

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→ Panasonic released the firmware v2.2 for the GH4 camera.

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Nauticam announced underwater housing for the Olympus OM-D E-M5 II camera.

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→ Hasselblad released firmware updates for their H-System cameras (H1, H2, H1D, H2D, H3D, H3DII, H4D and H4X).

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Sigma released a product advisory for using live view with the EOS 8000D (Rebel T6s / 760D) and EOS Kiss X8i (Rebel T6i / 750D) cameras.

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Sony upgraded their financial forecasts for the year.

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Canon acquired London based family photo sharing startup Lifecake.

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