Camera Deals

Camera & Photo Lightning Deals: PocketWizard, Lomography, Nanuk, Transcend, etc

Friday is here and this means a new round of Camera & Photo Lightning Deals at Amazon which you can also find at the unified Gold Box.

+ starts 9am ET: Canon PIXMA MX452 Wireless Inkjet AiO

+ starts 9am ET: Portare' Multi Use Messenger Bag for Camera/Laptop/iPad - Brown

+ starts 10am ET: Lomography Sprocket Rocket 915

+ starts 1pm ET: 64GB Transcend Class 10 SDHC TS64GSDU1

+ starts 1pm ET: PocketWizard 801-130 Plus III Transceiver

+ starts 3pm ET: Nanuk 930 Case with Cubed Foam

+ starts 11pm ET: Pinnacle Studio 17 software

+ more items may (or may not) be added later on

+ blog-post updated Friday at 1:11am ET

Sony a3000 w/18-55 for $303 (ships in 3-5 weeks)

The black Sony a3000 with the 18-55mm kit lens is currently going for $303 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon herself. Note this ships in "3 to 5 weeks", so don't buy if you need it by a specific date or deadline! Limit 2 per customer. Note also that despite the SLR looks, this is a NEX e-mount APS-C mirrorless camera.

Speaking of Amazon, for a limited time, the 7" inch 16GB Kindle Fire HD tablet with Special Offers is on sale for $130 with free shipping and a limit of nine per customer.

(ENDED) Olympus SH-50 compact-zoom for $150

This deal du jour is expiredeaux! The Amazon Deal of the Day for Wednesday is the silver/white Olympus SH-50 compact-zoom offered for $150 with free shipping. Offer ends by Thursday 4/17/14 at 3am ET or earlier if sold out.

(ENDED) Kingston Memory & Storage sale: 64GB C10 SDHC for $29, etc

This daily deal expired...

Refurbished black Panasonic ZS25 zoom for $130

The refurbished black Panasonic ZS25 compact-travel-zoom is currently offered for $130 with free shipping at Adorama. Note this is refurbished by Panasonic!

(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals: Olympus Stylus SZ-15, Cam Caddie, Lomo, Fuji case, etc

This round of Friday lightning deals ended. Check back next Friday for another unpredictable round of Camera & Photo Lightning Deals. Expired offers after the break...

Cloud Storage: 1TB for $25 per year by MediaFire

If you are looking for (more) cloud backup options for your data, Mediafire is offering 1TB of data for $25 per year or $2.50 per month. If you need a lot more, their "up to 100TB" plan goes for $25/month. The maximum file size is 20GB which is far ahead of the megapixel wars, at least for now ;-) Details at their plans page.

VANGUARD UP-Rise II 48 Backpack for $130

The VANGUARD UP-Rise II 48 Backpack is on sale for $130 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of three per shopping cart.

Free Premium iOS photo app: Picfx (via Starbucks iOS app)

The Starbucks iOS app has a free weekly item from the iTunes store. One of the recent freebies is the Picfx iOS app. The app goes for $2 if purchased directly from iTunes. To get it for free, you need to check the Messages section of the Starbucks iOS app. There is a promotional code there that lets you get it for free. The promotional code expires 6/24/14. This was the Pick of the Week on 4/1/14.

Plan Ahead: B&H Photo Passover Schedule

If you are planning to place time-sensitive orders from B&H Photo this month, keep in mind that B&H Photo, as usual, will be closing for the Passover Holiday. The cut-off date to place orders is Sunday April 13 at 12pm eastern (but don't wait until the last minute). The B&H store and offices will be closed between Monday April 14 through Tuesday, April 22 in 2014. They will re-open on Wednesday April 23 at 9am eastern (New York City time). Orders placed during the Holidays will be processed after B&H re-opens... Speaking of time-sensitive matters, the Tax Filing deadline for the 2013 tax year is fast approaching!

In-stock: new space-age Mac Pro desktops (4 or 6 cores)

If you are a fan of the Apple power-desktops, the new space-age cylindricals are now in-stock at B&H Photo for $2994 with free shipping for this quad-core configuration and for $3994 with free shipping for this six-core configuration. You have a choice of a free gift over there, under the "Savings Available" section, click on the "Select A FREE Gift Of Your Choice" and you will be presented with a choice of either Parallels 9 or Lojack. You must manually add the free gift.

In-stock again: Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 (N) for $800

F1.8 zoom fans of the Nikon SLR kind, grab your e-wallets! The Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 for the Nikon SLR mount is back in-stock and ready to ship at its starting price of $800 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

(ENDED) Starts 11pm ET: Cyberlink PhotoDirector 5 Ultra sale

This daily deal expired... Per the Amazon Gold Box, starting at 11pm eastern tonight (Monday 4/7/14) there is going to be a limited time lightning deal sale on the Cyberlink PhotoDirector 5 Ultra software. The price will be revealed over there at 11pm eastern (8pm Amazon/pacific time).

(ENDED) Storage sale: 4TB hard disks and SSDs

These daily deals expired... The Amazon Gold Box deal of the day ending by 3am ET on Tuesday 4/8/15 is a sale on various computer components and peripherals including a couple of 4TB hard disks, a 1TB one, and a couple of SSDs. The limit is two of each component during this sale.

(ENDED) Starts Sunday at 2:30pm ET: Olympus E-P1 w/14-42 special

This lightning deal expired... According to the Amazon Gold Box, starting at 2:30pm eastern time on Sunday 4/6/14, there is going to be a lightning deal on the Olympus E-P1 w/14-42mm. The sale price will be revealed at Amazon at 2:30pm ET on Sunday. This will be a limited time offer, the lower the price, the shorter it will last - other things equal.

Pre-order (Smartwatch photographers): Samsung Galaxy Gear 2

Cameraphone photography is now mainstream. Where is the new frontier? How about smartwatch photography? :) The new Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 smartwatch (2014 model) with a built-in camera on the wrist-strap is available for pre-order for $300 at Amazon with a 4/11/14 release date (estimate).

Now shipping: Panasonic ZS40 travel-zoom for $450

For the boldly-going early-adopters, the new Panasonic ZS40 black compact-travel-zoom is now in-stock and ready to ship at its starting price of $450 at OneCall and by various at Amazon. This is the first TZ/ZS-series camera to offer RAW right out of the box.

Flex Android app (Amazon store) for 99 cents

To celebrate the launch of the Fire TV and controller, Amazon is offering the Plex for Android app at the Amazon Android-ish app-store for just 99 cents. This is the full version of the app that typically costs $5. Plex is a versatile app that lets you use and consume your media (including photos and videos) in a cross-platform fashion.

(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals: Pocket Wizard, Vanguard, Action Camera, etc

This Friday's round ended. Check back next Friday for another unpredictable round of Camera & Photo Lightning Deals... Expired items after the jump...

Canon DSLR offers at B&H Photo

B&H Photo has a number of Canon DSLR related offers running at the moment. Here we go...

+ APS-C dSLR and Lens bundles expiring by 4/26/14 (7D, 70D, 60D, T5i, T3i, T5, T3, SL1)

+ Canon 1D C body only with free Sony Vegas Pro 12 (Slip Sleeve Package) for $10,000. NOTE: this item is not returnable!

+ Canon SL1 body only plus free holster bag and 16GB Ultra SDHC and 2% promotional rewards for $500

Sony HDR-AS15 HD action camera with Wifi for $150

B&H Photo is offering the Sony HDR-AS15 HD action camera with Wifi for $150 with free shipping. Sony has two models, one with Wifi (this one) and one without Wifi.

Samsung NX300 w/20-50 for $450

On the Samsung NX front, the Samsung NX300 with the 20-50mm zoom lens is offered for $450 with free shipping in either black or white at B&H Photo and Amazon. Samsung has an agreement with Adobe and the Lightroom software is included in the camera box by Samsung.

Hoya 72mm NDx400 HMC Filter for $45

For a limited time, B&H Photo is offering the Hoya 72mm NDx400 HMC Filter for $45 with free shipping.

In other accessory related offers, B&H is offering this 1TB WD Elements Portable Hard Drive for $60 with free shipping (USB 3.0, formatted for Win, WDBUZG0010BBK-NESN).

Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG OS (N) for $200

This Nikon version of the Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG OS lens is on sale for $200 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

Fuji X Lens Instant Rebates expire 4/5/14 [updated]

The Fuji X Lens Instant Rebates are expiring on April 5 in 2014. You can check available lenses and prices at B&H Photo. These are straight up discounts, no combined purchases, nothing to mail. Add to cart and checkout. You can also look at the eligible lenses in this Grid View.

In parallel, Fuji is also running instant savings discounts on X iLC Camera Bodies.