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→ The Sony a7r mirrorless camera is now $400 off.

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→ The Samsung NX500 lens kit is now $100 off.

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New price drop on Canon lenses (up to $800 off).

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→ Mitakon lenses now available at B&H.

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→ If you purchase any MindShift Gear backpack between now and May 15, you will get a free House of Cards via mail-in form.

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Panasonic teases with a new cinema camera for the 2015 NAB show

Panasonic teases with a new cinema camera for the 2015 NAB show
From Panasonic's Tumblr blog - maybe this is the rumored Micro Four Thirds hybrid photo/video camera I reported back in February:

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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera II leaked online

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Update: on second thoughts, I think the picture of the camera is fake. See this post for the "real" upcoming Blackmagic cameras.

A new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera II appeared online (with Micro Four Thirds mount). The new model has the same design as the previous version - the only obvious difference is the sensor:

new model:

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previous model:

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You can see the specifications comparison between the two models bellow:

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Tokyo Blues with the Ricoh GR camera

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Tokyo Blues with the Ricoh GR camera is by Haoyuan Ren (website | Facebook | Twitter):

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The Fotodiox cherry wood camera grip will transform your Sony RX100 III into Hasselblad Stellar

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Fotodiox now sells a "Pro" cherry wood camera hand grip that will make your Sony RX100 III look like the Hasselblad Stellar. The price? Only $49.95 - a small price to pay to make your camera look like the 2013 worst camera of the year. Additional information:

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Venus Optics announced the Flexible Macro Twin Flash KX-800: the world’s most powerful macro twin flash with flexible arms

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Update: a review of the Venus Optics KX-800 Macro Twin Flash can be found here.

Venus Optics, the company that launched the 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro lens few months ago (see review), announced a new Flexible Macro Twin Flash KX-800 - the world's most powerful macro twin flash with flexible arms priced at $299:

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DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter announced

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DJI announced a new Phantom 3 quadcopter. Two different versions are available: with 4k video camera ($1,259) and with 1080p video camera ($999).

Here are the detailed technical specifications:

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Samyang/Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 and ED UMC MACRO lens sample images

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A new set of sample images taken with the recently announced Samyang/Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 and ED UMC MACRO lens ($549) was published online at this Korean website:

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