November 2010

Canon has announced that it will be delaying the shipment of the recently unveiled 8-15mm, 300mm and 400mm lenses, which were scheduled for release in Dec. 2010 and Jan. 2011) until March 2011.

The new 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, however, is scheduled for release on November 19.

[Canon Japan]

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Westcott has announced another holiday package deal (like the speedlite kit a couple weeks ago) for this week.  The Photo Basics 406 uLite kit is made up of a pair of 250 watt constant photo flood lights, umbrellas and stands, all for around $130.

You can find the Photo Basics 406 light kit at  Amazon.com.

Update:  B&H Photo has the kit for $112.50.

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Canon 60D Rebate

New rebates for the Canon 60D just launched.

For a limited time, you can get up to a $200 instant rebate on the Canon 60D.  Basically, the 60D body or 60D with kit lens gives you a $100 rebate.  If you also buy a Canon 55-250mm or 70-300mm lens with your 60D, you save $200 instantly.

Full list of deals at B&H Photo here.

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For those of you interested in the HDSLR scene, there’s a new post over at Tech Tilt covering HDSLR audio setups, along with a discussion of the below video that compares multiple mics and audio sources.

Audio sources covered in the video are listed below.

Canon 5D Mark II + Rode NTG-2

Canon 7D On-Camera Audio

Rode NTG-3 + PreSonus FireStudio

Audio Technica AT8015 + PreSonus FireStudio

Get the full coverage over at Tech Tilt: HDSLR Audio: Shotgun Mic Shootout

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