Well, it’s not Canon related, but I hope you appreciate.

Today is Ansel Adam’s birthday, he would turn 111 years old if he were still alive today. Quoting The Huffington Post:

Adams began his career as a photographer in the early 20th century selling snapshots of Yosemite National Park. Obsessed with fine-tuning his craft, the San Francisco-born artist was known to dabble in everything from soft-focus imagery to etching before settling on a photographic style marked by sharp contrast and intense exposures. Over the course of his 60-year career, he worked closely with fellow photographers Fred Archer and Alfred Stieglitz, showed his work at a major retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and helped to found the major photography magazine, Aperture.

[via Huffington Post]

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Today we have some cool stuff from Adorama. Adorama has an instant discount program for the Canon EOS C300 going on. Instead of $15999, the C300 is on sale for $13,999 (click here). The offer is for both the EF (click here) and PL (click here) mount versions.

Before I forget it: Adorama started a best shot contest. The price is an EOS 6D (or a camera of another brand).

Adorama also has the instant rebates program going on on selected Canon lenses and Speedlites (click here to see all items on sale). For instance:

• The great great Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens for $149 (click here) instead of $199
• Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM (review) is sold for $2099 (click here) instead of $2299
• Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Wide Angle Lens is sold for $2199 (click here) instead of $2,359
• Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens is sold for $1549 (click here) instead of $1,699
• Canon EF 17–40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens with Case and Lens Hood is sold for $739 (click here) instead of $839
• Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM AutoFocus Wide Angle Lens for $1,599 (click here) instead of $1,759
• Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM Wide Angle Lens for $699 (click here) instead of $849
• Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens for $649 (click here) instead of $799
• Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM AutoFocus Wide Angle Lens for $1329 (click here) instead of $1,479
• Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Ultra-Fast Standard AutoFocus Lens for $1439 (click here) instead of $1,619
• Canon EF 70–300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM UD Autofocus Telephoto Zoom Lens for $1399 (click here) instead of $1,599
• Canon EF 8–15mm f/4.0L USM Wide Fisheye Zoom Lens – Diagonal Angle of View 180 – for $1349 (click here) instead of $1,499
• Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM AutoFocus Telephoto Lens for $1999 (click here) instead of $2,199
• and much more!

Finally, if you have some old Canon body you want to get rid off, and if you are looking forward to get a Sony camera (you do? shame on you!), then Adorama has the right deal. For a limited time (until March 3rd), they offer a trade in-trade up special promotion when you trade in an old and even non-working camera to credit towards a new Sony RX1 and Sony RX100 (the credit applies right on the invoice). How does it work? Order a Sony RX1 (do it here) or a Sony RX100 (do it here) and email [email protected] to let Adorama know so that they can apply the trade in discount. The trade in credit is not fixed to a given amount, it depends, but in any case it is consistent enough to make it worth. For instance, when trading in a PowerShot SD1000 (even a broken one) to purchase the Sony RX100 (would cost $648) you will receive around $80 as credit for the purchase, effectively paying $568. The whole operation is quick and effortless. But do you really want to give away your Canon camera, even if it is not working? :-)

Adorama started a best shot contest, you can win a Canon EOS 6D (or Nikon D600) as final price.

It is easy to take part to the contest, these are the rules:

We are constantly impressed by the photographic talents of our customers, so we’re asking you to show us your best shot of 2012. Everyone is welcomed to participate and no purchase is necessary. Simply post your image to the AdoramaPix Facebook wall and send a high resolution image to [email protected]. So what are you waiting for? Your talent could win you a pro DSLR.

Entries are due by March 17th, 2013. Contest details are available on our blog.

Get Started

*PS: All submissions should be posted to the AdoramaPix Facebook page or emailed to [email protected]. If you’re not on Facebook just email us your image and say that in your email. We will post the image on our wall with your credits.

The price of the EOS 6D has gone down to $1899  (Amazon | B&H | Adorama) for the body only, and to $2499 (Amazon | B&H | Adorama) for the 6D with the EF 24-105 f/4L IS lens.

Canon EOS 6D price check: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

Canon's press release:

MELVILLE, N.Y., February 18, 2013 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce the new address of its new Americas headquarters. One Canon Park, located in Melville, New York will consolidate nearly 1,400 Canon employees into one central location. Nearly half of all Canon U.S.A. employees have relocated to the Melville headquarters while the remaining employees will complete the move in March. The new headquarters will serve all North and South American countries and will be one of Canon's three worldwide headquarters, with the other two located in London and Japan.

“We are so proud to be moving to our brand new, state-of-the-art headquarters at One Canon Park,” said Seymour Liebman, executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel, Canon U.S.A. “One Canon Park will be a symbol of not only our dedication to our employees, but also our dedication to the Long Island community we have called home since 1971.”

Remaining on Long Island was always a top priority for the company to help retain the highly skilled and dedicated workforce. One Canon Park is a 700,000 square-foot facility and is located approximately 16 miles east of the current headquarters in Lake Success, New York.

The mailing address will be: One Canon Park, Melville, NY 11747.