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Normally priced at $255.00 dollars, the Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS II Lens has a price drop down to just $149.00. This is only a 48 hour sale with B&H or until inventory runs out. Check it out following the link (click here)

Canon EF-S 55-250mm F/4-5.6 IS II Lens

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Lee Daley shared his DIY HD Wireless monitor solution via Twitter [Thanks Lee]. My solution is based on the discontinued Asus WiCast (seen here) and powered by Tekkeon batteries. Those Tekkeon batteries work great, but aren’t very small so my solution isn’t the best option out there.

Lee is using a different more affordable consumer [...]

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This new KY-010 160 LED Video Light is powered via 6 AA batteries or a Single Sony battery. The light comes with barn doors and a couple of colored plastic filters, but the interesting feature is the included wireless remote control that lets you adjust brightness from a distance. Could be handy to adjust a [...]

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Not long ago, another article (here) showed the use of these lights wrapped around the outside of a simple can and used an umbrella to reflect the light. Here YouTube member Taylordfilms shares another experiment using these cheap flexible LED light strips wrapped on the inside of a reflector. [Thanks Steve].
eBay (click here).

Flexible [...]

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Here’s a cheap spring loaded flat folding clamp if you have a need to tripod mount your iPad or other Tablet. It can fit variety of large tablets or smaller items down to an iPhone. We often have to mount our iPads to a light stand to display scripts during voice over work or as [...]

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YouTube member NitsanPictures shares a few simple ideas on how to combine the P&C pistol grip with a P&C friction arm from PhotographyandCinema.com to stabilize your small camera. The combination of the two could be used as a basic target shooter or a long handle. A great tip if you plan on traveling light with [...]

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If you’re looking to add a counterweight to a 15mm rig, Opteka sells a 4.6lb weight complete with 15mm dual rod clamp. A while back I hard mounted a set of 15mm Rods to one of my small Jib / Cranes to make a quick release counterweight system on one of my little Jibs (seen [...]

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Shared by @RikCordero via Twitter, peep out the new Pivothead HD Recording Eyewear that allows you to capture POV video without having a mass hanging from the side of your head. Quality looks pretty good for wearable glasses, and settings can be changed via iOS (iPhone). According to an Amazon listing (seen here), the price [...]

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I’ve had a few inquiries about possible new LCD View Finders a.k.a Loupes for the new Canon 5D Mark III. I’m still not able to release much information, or full images, but here’s some teaser images of one. I received this prototype LCD Viewfinder recently which aligns perfectly to pretty much most of my cameras [...]

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The video maker website Cursodecinema.com has shared information about a new linear bearing Opteka 38″ Camera Slider with Ball Head included. Comes with adjustable legs and round rubber feet when used on uneven terrain.
The railing looks fairly narrow, so I wouldn’t expect it to support full sized Video Cameras as well as a larger [...]

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Above is an old video from OliviaTech using the affordable 5 CFL Bulb Lighting kit for an Infinite White background tutorial. ePhoto has now an updated version of this affordable CFL lighting kit. The original version (found here on Amazon) used smaller bulbs and was listed as a 3000W light kit. These older kits could [...]

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I thought $1 dollar/GB was affordable just a few months ago, but now prices on these Transcend 32GB Class 10 SDHC cards are down even further. These are a main staple of media we use in all of cameras and have been highly reliable. I consistently throw them into any point and shoot camera, camcorder, [...]

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Here’s another video showing you how those new ND or CPL filters will work when in use with point and shoot cameras. Keep in mind that i’m still working with prototype versions, so end quality in design and glass will be much better. The ring i’ve attached to the Sony RX100 was originally designed for [...]

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A Step Ladder and Hand Truck are two pieces of gear that we commonly have handy when carting around to a location. Well, here’s a handy quick tip from HDSLRNOW.com regarding a combo step ladder / hand truck unit. The one featured in the video is the more affordable $65 dollar version, but there are [...]

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Canon has officially announces the latest Canon EOS-M Mirrorless camera. It will be available in a variety of colored bodies and uses a new EF-M lens mount. The first EF-M lens to be released will be a 22mm F/2 STM lens, but there will be an adapter to mount EF and EF-S lenses.
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Matt writes in and shares a YouTube video comparison between two Switronix LED lights [Thanks Matt]. One is of the original TL-50 put up gainst their latest TorchLED Bolt. The TL-50 is not a shabby light, so you should take this as a good reference of how much brighter the BOLT LED video light would [...]