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Adorama Black Friday pages go live [up and running again]

UPDATE (Fri 12:30am ET): as of this check, the Adorama website is up and running again… (Thur 11:48pm ET): the Adorama website is temporarily down…

The Adorama Black Friday Offer pages have gone live. There are many items listed in the various categories and sub-categories. For now it is a DIY adventure. I’ll try to go through some of them later today, but there’s only so much I can do during BF madness (and remain sane). Unfortunately I am not a hyper-threaded octa-core processor. I’m more of an overclocked single-threaded 500 MHz Celeron 😉

REMINDER: if you are just now catching up, you can get a summary of the latest deals at the Black Friday Situation Room at the main blog, or check the first 3-4 pages of this blog (there are ready to click links under the HOME button in the black menu bar at the top of this blog here).

Sony a5000 with 16-50mm and Lightroom 5 for $300 total

Another hot deal at the eBay Deals! For $300 with free shipping you get the new condition Sony a5000 w/16-50mm and Lightroom 5 and 16GB SDHC from BuyDig’s eBay store (authorized Sony dealer). Available in black or silver. Limit 5 per buyer. This is a limited time offer of unknown expiration date.

Imported Fuji X100S for $685 (Gray Market)

If you are comfortable buying imported (grey market = no manufacturer USA warranty) digital cameras, the Fuji X100S can be yours for $685 with free shipping at Abe’s of Maine using coupon code LOYALTY15 ($15 off). Again, this is an imported model, you don’t get a Fuji USA warranty. If you are not sure what this means, do not buy.

SLR Magic HyperPrime Cine II 25mm T0.95 (M43) for $500

Prime your wallets! The SLR Magic HyperPrime Cine II 25mm T0.95 Lens in the Micro Four Thirds mount is currently on sale for $500 with free shipping and a bonus 49mm UV filter at B&H Photo.

Speaking of the brand, the SLR Magic Anamorphot 1.33x 50 Anamorphic Adapter is now on sale for $529 with free shipping at Adorama.

B&M: Mike’s Camera Circular Ad coupon: $20 off $40+

The back of the Mike’s Camera weekly circular ad found in today’s mega-thick newspapers loaded with Black Friday ads has a coupon for $20 off on any single item with an in-store purchase of $40 or more. Coupon expires 11/29/14. Limit one per customer, cannot be combined with other offers. Not good towards gift cards.

Sony A-mount and E-mount Lens Instant Savings

Sony has a new round of A-mount (SLR) and E-mount (mirrorless) Lens Instant Savings. You can see all the lens options nicely organized at Adorama. Over 20 lenses are participating in this promotion which expires 1/3/15. Adorama is offering promotional rewards and/or free accessories on some of them. Check the individual product listings for details.

B&H Memory Card sale: Lexar, Sony, Sandisk, Transcend

B&H Photo has a sale on various memory cards, featuring SD*, microSD*, CompactFlash, etc for the following brands:

+ 18 Lexar options (CF, SDHC, flash sticks)
+ Transcend 2-packs (3 options)
+ Sony SDHC (3 options)
+ 21 Sandisk options (SDHC, CF, microSD)

(ENDED) Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS for $300 (C/N/P/Si)

This limited time offer ended… Superzoom time! Adorama is offering the Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS lens for $300 with free shipping in the Nikon dSLR mount and Canon dSLR mount and Sigma dSLR mount and Pentax K mount (K-mount version not stabilized, which is a plus or minus depending on your optical image stabilization disposition).

(ENDED) Zeiss 12mm f2.8 Touit for $800 (Fuji/Sony)

This limited time offer ended… It’s a different kind of a tweet! The Zeiss 12mm f2.8 Touit mirrorless system lens is now on sale for $800 with free shipping at Adorama in the Sony mirrorless mount and Fuji mirrorless mount… Also on sale is the Zeiss 32mm f1.8 Touit for $580 in the Sony mirrorless mount and Fuji mirrorless mount

(ENDED) GoPro HERO4 Silver + $50 Gift Card + 32GB microSD for $400

This limited time offer expired… The GoPro HERO4 Silver with a bonus $50 Amazon.com plastic gift card and a 32GB Sandisk microSDHC card is offered for $400 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon actual, with a limit of three bundles per customer. For the same price, they have another bundle that replaces the $50 Gift Card with three accessories…

Or if you want to optimize for the lowest out of pocket price, you can get it (CHDHY-401) for $380 from NewEgg’s eBay store (limit one per customer).

(ENDED) Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 ATX Pro DX II for $465 (C/N/A)

This limited time offer ended… Wide Tokina action now at Adorama where the Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 ATX Pro DX II is going for $465 with free shipping at Adorama. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and checkout. It is available in the Canon mount and Nikon mount and Sony A-mount.

(ENDED) Internets price-match Nikon Coolpix L830 for $170 w/free extras

This limited time offer ended… The Nikon Coolpix L830 compact-zoom is one of the cameras found in many Black Friday Ads but as it is often the case, the internets have price-matched it, you can now get the camera for that price with free accessories at Amazon and B&H Photo… However, the internets are not able to defeat the Citibank Thank You Rewards program (members only with enough points), you can claim it for 14800 (= $148 equivalent) there on Cyber Monday only (no free accessories).

(ENDED) Panasonic ZS30 compact-zoom for $270

This limited time offer expired… If of all the compact-zooms it is the black Panasonic ZS30 the one that you want, you can now get it for $270 with free shipping and 8GB SDHC card and 2% promotional rewards at Adorama… Speaking of Panasonic, their LF1 compact-with-RAW is going for $250 at Adorama and B&H Photo.

(ENDED) Last Call: Ends Fri 3am ET: Nikon D7000 with 18-55mm for $650 (limit 2)

This daily deal expired… Surprise-surprise! The Amazon Gold Box deal of the day for Thursday is the new condition Nikon D7000 with 18-55mm going for $650 with free shipping, with a limit of two per shopping cart! The body only goes for $550 while the two lens kit (55-200 DX VR) goes for $800. Offer ends by 3am ET on Friday or earlier if sold out.

(ENDED) Get $6 Reward on $25 Google Play Gift Card at Rite Aid B&M

This limited time offer ended… At Rite Aid brick and mortar stores, for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, you can get a $6 Reward back when you purchase a $25 Google Play Gift Card. Limit two per customer during this promotional period. This is essentially a 24% off discount. Think along the lines of Android Camera and Photo apps (including the two Photoshop Touch versions) along with camera and photography e-books in Google Play Books… UPDATE: for iTunes fans, buy iTunes $30 multipack (three $10 gift cards), get $10 Walgreens gift card (effectively a 33% off discount) at Walgreens brick and mortar stores (expires Saturday night).

Pentax K-3 body with free Battery Grip for $800 (add 50/1.8 for +$80)

The Pentax K-3 body only with the BG-5 battery grip included by the retailers in the box for FREE is going for $800 at B&H Photo and Adorama (where if you click on “Buy Together & Save”, you can add the 50mm f1.8 lens for just +$80).

(ENDED) Pay $75, Get $100 iTunes Electronic Gift Card by email (limit 2)

This limited time offer expired… Never a dull millisecond! To the eBay Deals we go again, where pay $75 and get a $100 iTunes Electronic Gift Card, delivered by email, with a limit of two per customer, sold by PayPal’s Digital Gifts. Think camera/photo apps and photography e-books, some of the more interactive ones being iPad-exclusives.

(ENDED) Fri Lightning Deals: Rokinon, Manfrotto, XRite, ePhoto, Corel, Ricoh, etc

At this point in time, the lightning deals are pretty much happening on a round the clock basis at the Amazon Camera & Photo Lightning Deals… Expired highlights for Friday after the jump…

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Some Pentax K-50 options with free AF-200FG flash start at $367

The Pentax K-50 is available in three colors and three kits, making price-checking and deciding a bit of a project. But it may be worth the time because Adorama has many offers and some of them come with the AF-200FG for free (automatically included by Adorama – when you see this mentioned right below the price on the right side of the page). Be sure to pay attention to each individual listing as there are many and each has a slightly different offer.

The action starts at $367 with the K-50 body only kits. The black is out of stock (but you can still order it) while the Storm Trooperish White is in-stock. However, in terms of pure value, for $400 you can get the K50 body only kits with a $50 Adorama gift certificate and a 4GB EyeFi memory card in black and white and red.

The K-50 with 18-55 kits start at $450 in the exotic colors (no free flash) but at $457 for the standard colors (white, black, red) you get the free flash and 4GB EyeFi card.

The K-50 with 18-55 and 50-200 two lens kits go for $550 and they too come with the free flash and 4GB EyeFi card in the usual white, black and red colors.

(SOLD OUT) 2TB WD My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Hard Drive plus 32GB Lexar 600x SDHC for $90 [limit 5 bundles]

As of 11/29/14 recheck, this offer expired with 3500 units sold… We check upon the latest eBay Deals where Adorama has a made-for-photographers two-for-one storage special! For $90 with free shipping, you can get the new condition 2TB WD My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Hard Drive _plus_ 32GB Lexar SDHC 600x card. Limit five bundles per customer during this sale. Already over 1200 bundles sold so far from this eBay listing… The hard disk alone goes for $100 at Amazon… As with all eBay Deals, it is a limited time offer of unknown expiration date…

(ENDED) Woot-OFF starts on Black Friday: Main and Sellout

This Woot-OFF lasted for Black Friday (actual day) only… More madness! Woot has started a new round of Woot-OFFs on Friday at 1am ET, including the Main Woot and Woot Sellout, the more likely places to find camera/photo-related items. As usual, I don’t know what the offers are going to be, so it is a YMMV adventure.

(ENDED) Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS with Extras for $1390 after $200 MIR

This limited time offer ended… If you don’t hate mail-in rebates, Adorama has a bundle centered around the Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L USM AF Image Stabilized Lens. Manually click “Add to Bundle” (blue button) on the New Leaf One Year Spills and Drops warranty. You also get a 77mm Tiffen filter kit and other lens accessories as part of the bundle on the lens. You pay $1590 at checkout. After you receive it, you submit the usual $200 Canon mail-in rebate, bringing you a happy ending of $1390 after mail-in rebate.

(ENDED) 30% any Printed Photography (or other) Book [max savings $10]

This limited time offer ended… If you are interested in buying a print book, whether it’s a Photography Book or any other book sold at Amazon by Amazon herself (not marketplace sellers), you can save 30% off the current price of the book by using coupon code HOLIDAY30 over there. The maximum savings from this coupon is $10 (in other words, it phases out above a book purchase price of $33). Coupon ends 11/30/14. For more details, check the Terms and Conditions.

(ENDED) Thur Lightning Deals: Tamron 70-300/4-5.6, Roki 85/1.5, Fuji S8200, etc

At this point in time, the lightning deals are pretty much happening on a round the clock basis at the Amazon Camera & Photo Lightning Deals… Expired highlights for Thursday after the jump…

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(ENDED) Panasonic FZ200 superzoom for $300

This limited time offer expired… The Panasonic FZ200 superzoom is now going for $300 with free shipping at Adorama and B&H Photo (where they also offer the TS5 elementproof P&S for $220.

(ENDED) Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 13 for $70 (was $80) [updated]

This daily deal ended…
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(ENDED) Samsung SDHC Pro memory card sale: 64GB for $30 (limit 3)

This daily deal expired… The secondary Amazon Gold Box deal of the day for Thursday is a sale on Samsung SDHC memory cards, with the 64GB Pro Class 10 SDXC (up to 90MB/sec) going for $30 with a limit of three per shopping cart. The 32GB goes for $17. There are both SDHC and microSD cards in that page and they look similar if you are speed-reading. Offer ends by 3am ET on Friday or earlier if sold out.

Sony a5000 with 16-50mm for $300

The Sony a5000 with the 16-50mm is now dropping to $300 at various authorized Sony dealers including B&H Photo and Adorama and BuyDig and various at Amazon.

Red Nikon 1 S1 with 11-27.5mm for $150

If you don’t care for the Waterproof Housing offer, you can instead get the Red Nikon 1 S1 with 11-27.5mm and case for $150 with free shipping from B&H Photo.

Ricoh GR with GV-1 EVF for $600 [updated]

If you happen to want both the Ricoh GR big sensor prime and the GV-1 External EVF, you can get them together as a bundle for $600 with free shipping at B&H Photo. You also get a 32GB SDHC card… If you don’t need the GV-1, you can get the GR camera for $600 from Adorama.