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That’s right, just a week after promising availability in April, and twelve days ahead of schedule, the GigaPan EPIC Pro is now available to order.

Also check out Jaime’s scoop on GigaPan.com (English Translation by Google).

The long wait is almost over. The GigaPan Systems website has a new splash page announcing that the long-awaited EPIC Pro model – designed to handle professional DSLR camera/lens combinations is going to be available in April for $895. You can sign up today for notification of availability.

First there was the Beta, then in January the Epic, and finally in April the Epic 100. How soon until the release of the long awaited/rumored GigaPan Epic Pro? Your guess is as good as mine, but I think we can finally see it’s not just vaporware…

To wit: Exhibit A and Exhibit B. It also shows up in the background and foreground of some of the other photos in this Flickr set. You can’t see much, but one thing that should please many is that it has two arms for support of the camera tray rather than just the one on the previous models. No more jagged edges…

On Sunday I had the rather unique and wholly enjoyable experience of visiting the TWiT Cottage in Petaluma, CA for the taping of an episode of This Week in Tech (TWiT #207). Needless to say, I brought along my GigaPan rig and Leo Laporte was gracious enough to give me the opportunity to demonstrate how it works on air. Fellow GigaPanner Mike Hellers (@mikehellers) was in the audience and had the wherewithal to record my 15 minutes of fame to YouTube:

After the show I shot a 360 degree GigaPan of the TWiT studio from Leo’s perspective.

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