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Win 2 High-Load V-Mount Battery kits

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We teamed up with our friends at B&H to give away a Two Watson Pro Cine High-Load V-Mount Battery with D-Tap Charger Kits.

As the saying goes, no good battery goes unused, and we want to know what you are using batteries for. So all you have to do to win a shot at those beauties is simply tell us what you use batteries for. (back in the day it was toy car remotes, but hey! This is a photo-video blog). At the end of the sweepstakes, we will choose one lucky winner, and we will send two full High-Load V-Mount Battery kits complete with DTAP chargers their way. Hit the jump to join the sweepstakes.

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Win 2 Bi-Color LED torpedo lights kit

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We teamed up with our friends at B&H to give away a Two Bi Color Torpedo LED lights Kit.

We really want to know what is your weapon of choice, so all you have to do get a shot at those lights, is simply tell us what camera you shoot with. (I know, I know, if you shoot with a phone, let us know that too). At the end of  the sweepstakes, we will choose one lucky winner, and we will send a two Torpedoes their way. (It’s actually nicer than it sounds. Each Torpedo is actually a 60-Watt bi-color COB with a fresnel that can focus all the way down to 15 degrees) . Hit the jump to join the sweepstakes.

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We are giving away over $12,000 of cinema gear

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UPDATE: This giveaway has now ended. Scroll to the end to see if you won. Huge thank you to our sponsors for the prizes and support.

With IBC starting this week, we are excited to start our traditional IBC cinema gear giveaway. And this year, we have partnered with top brands to give you the best package to kickstart (or elevate) your Cinematography Career.

Among this year’s participating brands are Sachtler, Sennheiser, B&H, SmallRig, Insta360, Prograde, OWC, Spekular, and Tether Tools. For the full list of amazing prizes hit the rest of the post.

All you have to do to participate is tell us the brand of camera you are shooting with.

This giveaway ends on Tueday, September 20th!

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[GIVEAWAY] We are giving away a gimbal for smooth shooting

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Update: This giveaway has now ended, jump to the end of the post to see if you won.

For this giveaway, we’ve partnered with Zhiyun to give away a Smooth-Q4 gimbal to a lucky winner.

We chose this gimbal because it is amazingly small, and it folds to fit in your pocket. This makes it perfect for those times when you travel or explore and just need something better than a selfie stick. All you have to do to enter this giveaway is to let us know what color you prefer for your gimbal (assuming you could get them in any color of the rainbow).

The giveaway ends on July 22nd!

Win a Smooth Q4 Gimbal by telling us one color
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You guessed it just right

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A few weeks back, we asked you how many bubble gums we could fit inside one Lowepro PhotoSport bag—the 24-liter version. 1,198 of you made a guess, and I must say, you were pretty close!

Here is the idea, some of you are math wizards, some are bubble gum experts (huh?), and some work in candy stores. But, then, some of you have no clue about bubble gum, or bags, or volume calculations. But guess what? The results could not have been more surprising.

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We’re giving away three Lowepro camera bags – Guess how much bubble gum there’s inside

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If you hadn’t guessed by the title, we’re giving away three brand new Lowepro camera bags and winning is as simple as typing in a number. We filled the new Lowepro PhotoSport BP 24L AW III bag with bubblegum and all you have to do to enter is guess how many of them we managed to fit inside it!

There’s a famous experiment where you fill a jar with bubblegum and ask a whole bunch of people how much is in there. Usually, the experiment finds that the average of everybody’s guesses usually ends up being pretty close to the actual number. So, that’s what we’re doing here. Except, with a Lowepro camera bag instead of a glass jar. Don’t worry, we didn’t throw any of the bubblegum away! It was all donated to very grateful local kids!

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VSDC is a must-try video editor for creators on a budget [giveaway]

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This is a sponsored giveaway with VSDC. Click more to enter

For this giveaway, we’ve partnered with VSDC to give away five annual VSDC Pro licenses to five lucky winners. [even if you didn’t win though, the free version brings an extensive toolset every beginning to intermediate level video maker will benefit from.]

When you start looking for free video editing software, it often feels like the choice is limitless. But when you start testing, you find out that most programs either put a watermark on your video or cut video export resolution options. Such surprises may come at a high price, especially if you discover them after hours of working on your project.

At the end of the day, there are quite a few free video editors that are truly worth your time investment. VSDC Video Editor is one of them.

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We are giving away one Sachtler ACE XL head + Carbon Fiber Flowtech Tripod kit

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Update: the giveaway has ended, and the winner has been announced. Huge thanks to Sachtler for playing with us.

We are giving away a Sachtler Flowtech ACE XL kit worth $1,638.75. If you just want this nifty tripod click here to join the giveaway. If you also want to know why we are giving it away, read on.

A few weeks back we did a very stupid thing, we dunked a Sachtler Flowtech 75 in the dead sea.  Legs, head and all. Now, Dunking a tripod in saltwater is not clever, but dunking one in the most corrosive waters in the world is just plain stupid. Surprisingly, it performed beautifully after the dip. That’s easy though. If you wanna see how it works two months after, hit the jump. + We are giving one of these beauties away, continue reading to see how you can win one.

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We’re giving away over $1,500 of software, lights, and bags

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We teamed up with the leading brands in the world to give you a killer sweepstakes. We’ll be giving away over $1,500 of goodies to two lucky photographers.

We’re Giving Away Software, Lights, And Bags

We teamed up with Luminar, Cosyspeed, and Spiffy Gear to offer you everything you need to elevate your photography kit.

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We are giving away over $5,000 of Cinema gear to kick-start YOUR cinematography career

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Passionate about cinematography? Today is your lucky day! We’ve teamed up with some of the biggest names in the industry to bring you an AMAZING sweepstake that will seriously boost your career.
DIYP’s Cinematography start-up package sweepstakes

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