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May 24th - Featured Thread Winners! May 25, 2013
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Landscape Photographer:
The Fins - Arches National Park by JustinPoe

Nature & Wildlife:
Yeee Hawww! (40) by Conrad Tan

People Photography:
Egle - a simple portrait by artxas

Canon 35mm f/2 IS Price Drop! May 24, 2013
Canon 35mm f/2 IS Price Drop!
The Canon 35mm f/2 IS is currently being sold for $789 with free shipping.
I've been told this is a temporary price drop and may not last. Original price $849.00.

B&H Photo | Adorama
  • 10 elements in 8 groups, glass-molded aspherical lens
  • 8-blade circular aperture
  • 4-stop Image Stabilization
  • AF motor ring USM, full-time manual focus
  • 67mm filter size
  • 335g weight, 62.6mm length, 77.9mm in diameter
Nikon D600 two lens Kit savings ($500 off) May 23, 2013
Nikon D600 two lens kit savings ($500 off)
Nikon USA introduced a new D600 two lens kit savings offer which includes:
  • Nikon D600 body
  • Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR
  • Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
  • WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter
  • D-SLR Pro Messenger Bag
  • 32GB Class 10 SD Card
  • Nikon Guide to SLR Photography
The price after $500 off is $2,846.95 with free shipping:

Nikon D600 Digital SLR Camera Kit
Weekly Assignment 553 winner: gregfountain May 22, 2013
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Thanks to all of the FM members who participated in submitting photos during this assignment on Flowers.

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Nikon D700, D300 & D300s Firmware Updates May 22, 2013
Nikon D700, D300 & D300s Firmware Updates
Nikon has published firmware updates for the D700, D300 & D300s DSLR cameras.

Modifications enabled support for the AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR lens.

Firmware Downloads:
May 17th - Featured Thread Winners! May 18, 2013
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Thanks to all of the FM members who participated in posting and voting this week. Here are the final results and the Feature Thread winners, based on your votes. - Visit the Winners Gallery

Landscape Photographer:
On visualization and Planning by jsuro

Nature & Wildlife:
Spring has finally arrived by Chris Schlaf

People Photography:
Portraits of my two boys by Nate A.

Samyang/Bower 24mm f/1.4 Lens for $499 shipped May 17, 2013
Samyang/Bower 24mm f/1.4 Lens for $499 shipped
B&H Photo has temporarily lowered the price of the Samyang/Bower 24mm f/1.4 Wide-Angle full-frame lens for all mounts.
The sale price is $499. (Original price $699)

Bower 24mm f/1.4 Wide-Angle Lens

Lens details:
  • Extremely Fast f/1.4 Wide-Angle Lens
  • Manual Exposure, Manual Focus Lens
  • Multi-Coating Reduces Flare/Distortion
  • Focuses to 9.8"
  • Superb for Low-Light Shooting Situations
  • For Full-Frame and APS-C Size Sensors
Review: Canon EF 200–400mm f/4L IS 1.4x May 14, 2013
Review: Canon EF 200–400mm f/4L IS 1.4x
Andy Rouse spent 6 months testing the just released Canon EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x. He demonstrates the advantage of having a super telephoto zoom with built-in extender in the field.

Here is an excerpt from his final words:

"The flexibility of having an effective range of 200-560mm is a wonderful tool for the creative photographer. It has helped me get shots that otherwise I would have missed. It puts me in control of the composition, it makes me think about it. Having an IN-BUILT 1.4x teleconverter has not only helped me get more range, but I would warrant that the AF speed suffers very little slowdown compared to a normal converter." - Read full review

Pre-order the Canon EF 200–400mm f/4L IS 1.4X. Priced at $11,799

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Official: Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS 1.4X released! May 14, 2013
Official: Canon EF 200–400mm f/4L IS USM released!
The wait is finally over! Canon just released the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4X lens!

Weighing in at 8-pounds, sports and wildlife photographers are going to revel in the convenience of this new lens. It features a built-in 1.4x extender making it a 280-560mm f/5.6 zoom lens with a flip of a switch.
Now you can dramatically achieve longer focal lengths and capture fleeting moments without having to waste time changing lenses, adding extenders, or getting dust in your gear.

Pre-order the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS 1.4X. Priced at $11,799

B&H Photo | Adorama | Amazon

Be the first to preorder! Limited quantities start shipping in June
ML added Continuous RAW recording to EOS 5D Mark III May 13, 2013
ML added Continuous RAW recording to Canon 5D Mark III
EOSHD.com just posted a hands-on article on a new Magic Lantern feature which adds continuous RAW recording to the EOS 5D Mark III.

"Magic Lantern have done the seemingly impossible and given us a continuous raw recording mode on the Canon 5D Mark III.

Once activated in the menus the 5D Mark III becomes essentially a full frame Blackmagic Cinema Camera and amazingly mine has not yet exploded. No more short bursts of raw, this is the real thing."

Read entire article | 5D Mark III in stock at B&H Photo and Amazon
May 10th - Featured Thread Winners! May 11, 2013
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Thanks to all of the FM members who participated in posting and voting this week. Here are the final results and the Feature Thread winners, based on your votes. - Visit the Winners Gallery

Landscape Photographer:
Patagonia by Marc Adamus

Nature & Wildlife:
The Ruby Throats Are Back by birdied

People Photography:
More of Sandra by David-D

Official: 16MP Olympus PEN E-P5 Wi-Fi announced! May 10, 2013
Official: 16MP Olympus PEN E-P5 Wi-Fi announced!
Olympus has announced the PEN E-P5 rangefinder-style Micro Four Thirds camera. The E-P5 is packed with the latest innovations Olympus technology has to offer including 1/8000s Shutter Speed, 5-Axis Image Stabilization, "F.A.S.T" AF Speed, Built-In Wi-Fi capability*, 2x2 dial control and more.

For photographers who prefer composing their shots using an eye-level viewfinder, the new high-definition VF-4 viewfinder features a 2.36 million dot resolution, an impressive 1.48x magnification, eye sensor for automatic switching between the EVF and monitor and intuitive functionality that enables real-time viewing of any shooting situation.
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm, 45mm and 75mm F1.8 prime lenses were also announced.

The Olympus PEN E-P5 will be available in May 2013 for $999.99 (body only)

Pre-order it at: B&H Photo | Adorama

Leica S-System and the future of Medium-Format May 10, 2013
Leica S-System and the future of Medium-Format
Stephan Schulz, the Head of Professional Photo at Leica Camera AG, sat down with Forbes contributor Marc E. Babej to discuss issues in marketing strategy as Leica inspires to play a bigger role in the Medium Format market.

Here is an excerpt from the interview:

"These brands (Hasselblad, Phase One and Mamiya) are very established in professional medium format cameras. But in the big picture, they are small players even compared to us. We set out to bring our scale and capabilities to bear – to make a medium format camera that could not only compete with them, but that would be ten years ahead of what they are able to deliver. From the outset, our aspiration with the Leica S-System was to reinvent medium format for the digital age."

Read full interview
EOS Digital Solution Software available for download May 08, 2013
EOS Digital Solution Software available for download
Canon has made the complete EOS Digital Solution Disk Software Disk v28.1A available for download.

EOS Digital Solution Disk Software is a software suite containing the applications "Digital Photo Professional", "EOS Utility" and "Picture Style Editor", dedicated for users who cannot use the bundled CD to install the suite.

Download: EOS Digital Solution Disk Software
Weekly Assignment 551 winner: crappyjones123 May 08, 2013
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