New Sony a7/a7r trade-in promotion

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Adorama currently offers a new trade-in promotion for Sony a7/a7r cameras and kits:

Purchase a new Sony A7, A7 kit or A7R + trade ANY used camera in ANY condition from ANY manufacturer and you will receive:

  • $300 instant trade-in credit
  • $50 Adorama Gift card & 4% Adorama rewards.
  • The new Sony kits include 3 years camera service plan,  32GB SD card and camera bag for free

How it works:

Purchase a new Sony A7, A7 kit or A7R from the list in the link above now and receive $300 instant trade-in credit + $50 Gift card and 4% Adorama rewards even before you send your old camera to Adorama.

Our Used department then evaluates your old camera that you wish to trade and gives you a quote. Once evaluated, you would receive the full credit for your old camera on top of the $300 instant trade-in credit!

Program ends 03/31/2014.

Here are the available kits:

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The latest Canon lens patents: 16-35mm f/2.8, 17-40mm f/4, 200mm f/3.5 Macro and more

Several new Canon patents were filed in Japan:

Canon 16-35mm f:2.8 lens patent
→ Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 lens

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Panasonic Lumix GH4 camera now available for pre-order

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The price of the Panasonic GH4 is now officially announced and the camera is available for pre-order:

Shipping will start in early May.

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Deal of the day: save $75 off on selected cameras (Fuji X-T1, X-E2, X100s, Olympus E-M1)

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This is the deal of the day: save an additional $75 off the current Amazon's prices on selected Fuji and Olympus cameras: just use promotional code K77B9SDB and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout. This deal is valid till March 11th and here is the list of qualifying cameras:

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What else is new?

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→ New products from ThinkTank Photo and MindShiftGear.

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→ The new Canon PowerShot G1X Mark II camera is expected to start shipping on May 9th.

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→ The 4k Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 mirrorless camera (body only) will be priced at $1,698. Pre-orders will be available at midnight.

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→ New Nissin i40 flash announced. The price is $269.

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Leica rumored to announce a new model T type 701 mirrorless camera

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Leica is rumored to announce a new model T type 701 mirrorless camera on April 24th. The new camera is expected to have an APS-C sensor and will mostly likely be produced in Germany, while some of the lenses could be made in Asia.

Follow LeicaRumors for additional information and coverage.

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Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens to be released in two months

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A reader visited The Photography show in NEC, Birmingham and asked when the new Sigma  50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens will be available. The Sigma staff told him that the lens will probably be released in two months.

The new Sigma DP Quattro camera was not on display at the show.

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What else is new?

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→ Most of the Pentax Q10 mirrorless cameras are now listed as discontinued.

→ Pentax Multi Mount is a replacement mount plate that allows you to use Nikon F-mount, Olympus OM-mount, Contax or Yashica C/Y-mount and Konica AR-mount lenses to Pentax DSLR cameras.

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→ New Super 8mm-style digital camera.

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→ Canon Interview: "We don't see the smartphone as an enemy".

Canon 600mm f:4 lens patent

Canon 600 f/4 lens patent

Canon 600mm f:4 DO lens patent

Canon 600 f/4 DO lens patent

New patents from Canon for a 600mm f/4 and 600 f/4 DO lenses.

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