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From Slickdeals: The Beach Camera eBay site has the Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lens on sale for $249.99. Also includes: True Digital 62mm UV, Polarizer & FLD Deluxe Filter Kit 3-piece Zeikos Lens Cleaning Kit

In 1692 a Dutch artist created a book / guide regarding mixing watercolors with examples created by hand! The pages look amazing like a Pantone Guide - which wasn't created until 1963. Full article here. (Image directly linked)

Terry White just blogged about a free utility to convert Aperture libraries to Lightroom catalogs. Seems pretty well thought out. I don't have anyway to test it but wanted to share the info in case anyone is considering going down that path. (Image directly linked from Terry White)

BuyDig has an unbelievable deal on a refurbished Nikon 1 10-100mm (non-PD) lens for only $329. New street price is around $550. Very versatile and handy all-in-one lens for the Nikon 1 system. I posted a quick review a few months ago if you are researching the lens.

Cameta is a great source for refurbished camera gear. (I've personally purchased from them and have been very pleased.) Right now they have a refurbished Nikon 1 V1 with the kit 10-30mm lens available for $319.95.

I'm not sure how long the deal will last, but Adorama is selling the refurbished Nikon 1 32mm f/1.2 for $729.95 - about $170 less than new. Sweet deal.

Check out this story from BBC. How very clever!! Anybody in San Francisco ever see his work?

Wow! As a PA immigrant I can honestly say I wasn't aware of many of these places. Sharing this link because of the awesome images as well as it may give some local folks ideas.

You can view the page at http://nikonites.com/content.php?r=435-July-2014-Monthly-Assignment-Nifty-Fifty(ish)!!

Basic photography. Just you, your camera and a 50mm (or equivalent) lens. Strip it all down and focus on composition and creativity. Zoom with your feet. Break out of your old habits and maybe discover a new point of view!! For this challenge only: All images must be taken with a 50mm FX or...

Stumbled on an interesting article and first hand experience using LR Mobile on the iPad and iPhone on PhotoFocus. Anyone here using or considering LR Mobile?

Source: Digital Camera World - image directly linked

Matt Kloskowski posted an excellent blog entry on his Lightroom Killer Tips site regarding the differences between Aperture and Lightroom. I love that the article is a near translation guide between the two products. Great post!

9to5mac is reporting that development and updates to Aperture and iPhoto will cease. They will both be replaced by Photos for OS X. The statement: "With the introduction of the new Photos app and iCloud Photo Library, enabling you to safely store all of your photos in iCloud and access them...

From Slickdeals: The Photo4Less eBay site has the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX on sale for $159.99. The lens is new in box. Shipping is free. Warning: This appears to be grey market.

FS: Nikon 1 V1, 1 Nikkor 10-30mm Lens, Fotodiox Grip, 2 Batteries For sale is my Nikon 1 V1. This is the full kit with the kit 10-30mm lens. I have added the Fotodiox grip and a second battery. The camera and lens are in excellent condition. Both batteries are at level 1. Net to me is $275.00 -...

PetaPixel posted an incredibly detailed tutorial describing the Golden Hour, Blue Hour and Twilights. In the article an iOS app, PhotoPills was mentioned. Below is a video overview of the app. Great article and interesting app. http://vimeo.com/61835459

From Slickdeals: The Adorama eBay site has the Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 ATX Pro DX-II Lens on sale for $499.99. Shipping is free.

I saw a brief discussion in the July/August 2014 American Photo magazine about a new tripod head from Manfrotto. The interesting concept is that the handles retract. The name of the head is the X PRO 3 Way Head. I can see this being useful during transport and to avoid catching things on them...