Archives for October 2014

In-stock now: Flashpoint Reporter Super Compact 150 LED Light for $70

If you are a fan of the Adorama Flashpoint house brand lighting gear, their brand new Flashpoint Reporter Super Compact 150 LED – on Camera light is now in-stock and ready to ship for $70 with free shipping and handling.

Refurbished Nikon L610 for $70 or L620 for $85

If you are looking to add double figures AA-powered compact-zoom cameras to your rotation, Adorama has two refurbished candidates on sale (red ink for the price): the Coolpix L610 goes for $70 with free shipping in either black L610 or silver L610. Meanwhile the black L620 goes for $85 with free shipping… Figuring out which one of the hundreds of superzooms to get? That’s should be a 40-page PDF research report!

Refurbished Nikon Coolpix S800c for $90 w/free S&H [Android 2.x]

Curious about Nikon’s Android 2.x camera attempts but don’t want to pay triple figures for it? For a limited time, you can get the refurbished Nikon Coolpix S800c for $90 with free shipping and with a 90 day Nikon warranty and free returns from Google Goods.

In-stock alert: 512GB SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I U3 for $730

For the early adopters among the early adopters, Adorama has the 512GB SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I U3 Class 10 SDXC Memory Card in-stock and ready to ship for $730 with free shipping.

Sandisk Extreme MicroSDHC C10 UHS-I w/SD adapter & free S&H sale

Sandisk makes Extreme microSD cards, and they come with a full size SD adaptor for more flexibile and Adorama has a sale on them good until 10/25/14. Three card sizes are participating (with free shipping):

+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme microSDHC Class 10 UHS-I for $48
+ 32GB Sandisk Extreme microSDHC Class 10 UHS-I for $24
+ 16GB Sandisk Extreme microSDHC Class 10 UHS-I for $16
+ free shipping

(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon D3000 w/18-55mm for $255

This daily deal expired… Also part of the Woot Electronics deal of the day, you can get the refurbished Nikon D3000 with 18-55mm for $250 plus $5 flat shipping. Limit 3 per customer. Offer ends by 1am ET on Saturday or earlier if sold out… Keep in mind, the D3000 is quite old in DSLR years…

[DEAD] Refurbished Nikon 55-200mm f4-5.6G DX non-VR for $75 [updated]

The $75 Woot daily deal sold out before the 24 hours elapsed, but if you still want/need this lens at a double figure price point, you can get it for $90 with free shipping from Groupon Goods… Previous updates after the break…

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(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals (Fri): X-Rite, ePhoto, Lowepro, Nanuk, Naneu, Ape, etc

These limited time offers expired… Check back on Fridays and Mondays (or any days that end in “y” for that matter) for potential new offers from the Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump…

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11.6″ Apple MacBook Air MD711LL/B for $840 [limit 3]

If you are a fan of the SSD powered 11.6-inch Apple MBAs (MacBook Airs), model MD711LL/B is currently on sale for $840 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon herself. Limit three per customer during this sale. Quick specs rundown: Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 5000, 11.6″ screen, 1366 x 768 resolution, etc. I don’t know when this sale ends.

Pentax K-3 w/D-BG5 battery grip & 4% rewards for $900 ($1250 w/18-135 WR)

K-Temptation time. The Pentax K-3 price is down $200. As of the time of writing, at Adorama, you can get the following:

+ Pentax K-3 body only bundle with the free Pentax D-BG5 Battery Grip and 4% Adorama promotional rewards (= $36) for $900 with free 2-day US shipping – currently out of stock but you can order it if you want to lock up the sale price and freebies

+ Pentax K-3 with DA 18-135 WR kit with the free Pentax D-BG5 Battery Grip and 4% Adorama promotional rewards (= $50) for $1250 with free 2-day US shipping – currently in-stock

+ meanwhile the Pentax K-S1 kits are down $100 – there are eighteen different options available

Now shipping: Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 w/3yr warranty for $1000

The Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 micro four thirds zoom lens is now in-stock and ready to click onto your M43rds camera for $1000 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards (= $40) and a free 3 year New Leaf spills and drops warranty at Adorama.

Camera ZOOM FX Premium (Google Play) for $2

For a limited time, the Camera ZOOM FX Premium photography app (with tablet support) is on sale for $2 at the Google Play Android App store. Speaking of which, also on sale, for $3 is the MyBackupPro app.

(ENDED) Software Lightning Deals (Wedn): Corel PSP Pro X6 & Pinnacle Studio 17 Plus

These two lightning deals ended. For the record, the PSP Pro X6 was offered for $25 with 93% claimed while the Pinnacle was offered for $35 with 80% claimed… If you missed them, fear not, these are regular lightning deal visitors, so they will likely return at some point in the future…

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Bescor LED Light Specials (22 options)

B&H Photo is having a sale on Bescor LED Light gear. A total of 22 different options are available as part of this sale. Prices range from $20 to $900!

Drobo specials at B&H Photo

B&H Photo has a number of specials on Drobo gear. A total of 21 different options are listed over there, so I can’t really summarize it in one paragraph. Prices range from $177 to $2025.

Expire 10/25/14: Canon DSLR Gear Mail-In and Instant Savings

Expiring on Saturday October 25 in 2014 is the current round of Canon DSLR gear promotions that include both mail-in rebates and instant savings. You can see the available options nicely organized at B&H Photo, the DSLR Bundles and the lens and flash options.

Sony a3000 w/18-55mm for $300 (NEX)

The Sony a3000 E-Mount (don’t-call-me-NEX) camera kit with the 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens is currently on sale for $300 with free shipping at B&H Photo when you add it to the shopping cart and do the login to your B&H account song and dance.

Nikon D750 with 24-120mm f4 VR drops to $3000

On the new full frame front, the Nikon D750 with the 24-120mm f4G VR lens bundle is now down to $3000 at various authorized Nikon dealers including B&H Photo and Amazon by Amazon itself (limit two).

GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition for $344 to $350

The GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition action camera (previous generation) is now going for $344 with free shipping by AltaTac on eBay and $350 with free shipping by Amazon herself.

Caniam 70-200mm Lens Coffee Mug for $10 w/free S&H (from China)

Do you want to be fashionably late to the Lens-shaped coffee cup trend? If so, and if you can wait an extra 2-3 weeks, Meritline is offering the Caniam 70-200mm Lens Coffee Mug [corrected link!!!] for $10 with free shipping from China (takes 2-3 weeks) when you use coupon code MLCE21SN over there. The price before the coupon is $20. Coupon offer expires 10/23/14 at 3am ET. This is an “homage” to the Canon 70-200mm f4 lens. It holds around 280ml, which is around 9.5oz, so not a good idea for Starbucks.

Pre-order new Canon EOS C100 Mark II Super35 camera for $5500

Hot off the e-presses, for video fans, the brand new Canon EOS C100 Mark II Super35 camera with the dual-pixel CMOS AF technology is available for pre-order in body only configuration for $5500 at B&H Photo and Adorama with an early December 2014 release estimate. This has a Super 35mm 8.3MP CMOS Sensor and an EF Mount.

Now shipping: the Ricoh WG-M1 space-age action camera for $300

The new Ricoh WG-M1 space-age action-camera that looks like something about of RDM’s Battlestar Galactica is now in-stock and ready to ship for $300 at Adorama in your choice of black color scheme or orange is the new black color scheme… Speaking of Ricoh and elementproof cameras, Adorama is accepting preorders for the more conventional looking WG-30 elementproof camera for $277 in your choice of carbon gray or flame orange

Free shipping at National Geographic store (almost everything)

National Geographic fans, the National Geographic store has a site-wide free ground shipping promotion good until October 23 at 11:59pm pacific time. No coupon code needed. There are some restrictions:

“Offer excludes framed maps, CafePress merchandise, Genographic Kits, Around the World in 125 Years – 3-Volume Collector’s Edition Book from TASCHEN, mounted maps, and globes. U.S. standard delivery only. Additional charges apply for expedited and non-U.S. shipping. Cannot be combined with other offers; not valid on previous orders. Applicable for online orders only. Prices not valid in the National Geographic UK Online Store or Road Less Traveled Store.”

In a separate promotion, if you spend $100 or more, you can buy the Best of National Geographic Channel 8-DVD Collection, Volume 5 (660 minute runtime) for $20. No coupon code needed. No expiration date mentioned.

Their prices can be all over the place, so if you are not familiar with a particular product’s prices, you may want to price check at Amazon or other price search engines.

(ENDED) Woot-OFF Continues for Day #2 (started Tue 1am ET)

After the customary 48 hours, this incarnation of the Woot-OFF ended on Thursday at 1am ET… If you missed it, it will likely return at some point next month (or earlier if they have a surprise-Woot-OFF)…

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Photography Course bundle from AdobeKnowHow for $30

A brand new photography course bundle has gone live at Stacksocial for $30. It is offered by a company by the name of “Adobe KnowHow” and includes these four lessons:

+ Night Photography Unlocked Video Course (4 hours)
+ Mastering Adobe Photoshop CC: A Definitive Course (13 hours)
+ EasyDSLR Beginners Photography Course (4 hours)
+ The Art Of Black & White Photography (6.5 hours)
+ 30 day refund policy
+ unlimited access to courses forever
+ licensed on a per user basis

Speaking of Stacksocial, if you are looking to host a blog/website/etc, they are offering one year of JustHost web hosting for $30 total. This gets you 12 months of service. JustHost offers only one shared web hosting plan, so it can’t scale up if you are planning to produce viral content and such. The usual caveats of using shared web hosting apply.

Sandisk Sale at Adorama: CFast, Connect Wireless, 64GB microSD C10 for $29

Adorama is back after the Sukkos holiday, so if you have any pending orders, they should start getting processed now. They currently have a few Sandisk storage product promotions.

First up, good until 11:59pm eastern on Tuesday 10/21/14, they have:
+ 64GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC Class 10 UHS-I with full size SD adapter for $29
+ you can buy as many as you like
+ free shipping

Next up, Sandisk Connect Wireless USB drives, with free shipping
+ 32GB Connect Wireless for $45
+ 64GB Connect Wireless for $70
+ these offers end by 10/25/14

Next up, we go into Warp Drive mode with some CFast discount 2.0 Compact Flash card discounts:
+ 60GB Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 CompactFlash card for $400
+ 120GB Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 CompactFlash card for $800
+ SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 Reader/Writer for $50

Last but not least, for the early adopters, they are accepting pre-orders for these two:
+ 64GB ExtremePRO CFast 2.0 Card for $400
+ 128GB ExtremePRO CFast 2.0 Card for $800

(ENDED) 24-hour Hostgator Web Hosting sale

This 24 hour promotion ended, but if you missed it, fear not – they return every few months…

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Westcott uLite with 26″ Octabox Kit for $56 w/free S&H

B&H Photo has re-opened after the Sukkoth holiday, so any recently placed orders you may have placed will start moving soon. And they have a new offer, the Westcott uLite with 26″ Octabox Kit is on sale for $56 with the all-important free expedited shipping since studio/lightning equipment can both take space and weigh quite a bit. This is a limited time offer.

Ends Tue PM (Mac OS X): Corel AfterShot Pro 2 and seven more titles for $30 total

Ending by 11:59pm ET on Tuesday 10/21/14, for just $30, at Stacksocial, you can get their The Mac To The Future Software Bundle that includes Corel’s AfterShot Pro 2, along with seven other Mac OS X software titles, and a Mac OS X development course. The software are digital downloads (shortly after your purchase), there is no box-in-the-mail option. All sales are final. $30 buys them all. You can use them all or just the ones you are interested in. Note: this offer is only available for Mac OS X.

Pre-order new 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K (14.7mp) for $2500

Of pixel-peeping interest, last week’s Apple announcement brought a new iMac with a 5K Retina display, that’s 5120 x 2880 pixels on the screen, so you can pixel-peep a 14mp image without any zooming. The base model goes for $2500 and comes with an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB Fusion drive, AMD Radeon R9 M290X graphics (with 2GB DDR5), SDXC card slot, four USB 3.0 ports, two Thunderbolts, etc. This is model MF886LL/A and it is available for pre-order for $2500 at Amazon.com and MacMall.com.