Archives for January 2015

(SOLD OUT) Sun: Sirui P-324X Carbon Fiber Monopod for $140

This daily deal sold out before the 24 hours expiration… The B&H Photo Deal of the Day ending by Sunday at 11:59pm ET is the Sirui P-324X Carbon Fiber Monopod offered for $140 with free shipping.

256GB PNY Elite SDXC for $90 (limit 5)

The 256GB PNY Elite SDXC memory card (Class 10, UHS-1) with Magnet Proof, Shock Proof, Temperature Proof, Waterproof features is on sale for $90 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer, at Amazon by Amazon itself. This is not part of the lightning deals.

GoPro Hero4 Black Edition for $450

The action continues at the eBay Deals where Adorama’s eBay store is offering the new condition GoPro HERO4 Black (CHDHX-401) for $450 with free shipping instead of its usual price of $500. Limit 5 per buyer.

Orderable again: Olympus XZ-2 for $217

The availability soap-opera of the Olympus XZ-2 compact with RAW continues with a new twist. As of the time of writing, the camera is orderable once again, for $217 and change this time, at Amazon by Amazon itself with a February 7 in-stock estimate and a limit of two per customer.

(ENDED) Polaroid XS100 Extreme Edition action camera for $95

This daily deal expired… Ending by 3am ET on Saturday 1/31/15, the Amazon Gold Box deal of the day is the Polaroid XS100 Extreme Edition action camera offered for $95 with free shipping, with a limit of two per customer. Please note the seller of this is DB Roth with the order fulfilled by Amazon.com, so it is eligible for free 2-day Prime shipping.

(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon D5300 w/18-55 for $535 (refurb S9700 for $175)

This daily deal expired… The Sellout Woot Deal of the Day ending by 1am ET on Sunday, is a sale of two different factory reconditioned Nikon cameras. The refurbished D5300 with 18-55mm for $530 plus $5 flat shipping and the refurbished black Coolpix S9700 (30x optical) for $170 plus $5 flat shipping.

Refurbished Nikon Coolpix P600 (60x optical) for $250

Zooming at the eBay Deals, we find Adorama’s eBay store offering one of the above-the-fold offers, it is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Coolpix P600 superzoom (60x optical) with a 90 day Nikon warranty for $250 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer.

GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition for $330

The GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition, the previous generation flagship, is currently selling in new condition for $330 with free shipping as the spotlight eBay Deal of the day. Limit five per buyer. It goes for $350 at Amazon by Amazon herself (limit 2).

(ENDED) Starts Fri 1pm ET: Chromo 160 LED CI-160 panel light sale

These lighting deals expired… Among the Amazon Gold Box offers for Friday, starting at 1pm ET for Prime members and 1:30pm ET for Everyone, there is going to be a lightning deal on the Chromo 160 LED CI-160 panel light. Then starting at 5pm ET for Prime (5:30pm ET for All) there’s going to be a lighting deal on the Holy Stone RC Quadcopter w/ HD Camera.

(SOLD OUT) Olympus XZ-2 orderable again for $216 (Febr 4 in-stock)

As of a 1/29/15 at 11:52pm ET recheck, this is sold out once again… The black Olympus XZ-2 compact with RAW is orderable again for $216~ with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon herself with a February 4 (2015) in-stock estimate.

(ENDED) Free Premium app (Thur): TouchUp Pro Photo Editor

This daily deal expired… The Amazon Android app store free premium app of the day for Thursday is the TouchUp Pro Photo Editor by esDot Development Studio. The offer ends at 3am ET on Friday.

(ENDED) Sony storage sale: 64GB SDHC C10 for $24, 32GB for $11

This daily deal expired… The Amazon Deal of the Day for Thursday 1/29/15 is a sale of Sony storage products headlined by the 64GB Sony SDXC C10 R40 card for $24 with a limit of three per customer, model SF64UY/TQMN. The 32GB version goes for $11 (also with a limit of three). Also participating are microSDs and USB flash drives.

(SOLD OUT) 2TB WD My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 external drive for $80

This eBay offer expired with over 2000 of them purchased through the listing… The latest eBay Deals include the new condition 2TB WD My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 external drive for $80 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer, sold by Buy.com’s (Rakuten) eBay store.

(ENDED) Ruggard Memory Card Case for $8 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired… The B&H Photo Deal of the Next Two Days good until 11:59pm ET on Saturday (or earlier if sold out) is the Ruggard Memory Card Case (for up to 8 SD cards) going for $8 with free shipping. You can buy as many as you like while it is in-stock… As usual, B&H does not accept orders between Fri PM and Sat PM, that’s why the Friday deal of the day lasts 48 hours instead of 24 hours.

Imported Canon 50mm f1.8 II for $85 w/free S&H

More eBay Deals action, if you are comfortable with imported (non-USA warranty) double-figure lenses, the new condition Canon 50mm f1.8 II is offered for $85 with free shipping by Red Tag Camera on eBay (99.9%) with a limit of five per buyer. Over 1000 of these primes got sold through this listing. The simplicity of a prime lens and the low price perhaps may make this a low/lower risk import/grey-market purchase.

Speaking of eBay, Adorama’s eBay store is offering the new condition 22-inch Dell E2215HV computer monitor for $100 with free shipping with a limit of five per buyer.

(ENDED) Ends Thur 1pm ET: 32GB Eyefi Mobi Class 10 for $60

This 4-hour offer expired… At the Amazon Gold Box, and ending by 1pm ET on Thursday there is a lightning deal on the 32GB Eyefi Mobi Class 10 card, in frustration free packaging for $60 with free shipping. 20% claimed as of 10:50am ET.

(SOLD OUT) Goal Zero Sherpa 50 Solar Recharging Kit for $230

These daily deals sold-out before their expiration…
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Demo Open-Box Pentax WG2 elementproof for $126

The eBay action continues with the New (Other Condition) – that’s eBay’s term – red/black waterproof/elementproof Pentax Optio WG-2 offered for $126 with free shipping by Roberts Camera on eBay with a limit of five per buyer. The description says “100% NEW product, open box / store demo”. It comes with a six months warranty from Roberts Camera, not Pentax.

Speaking of this segment, the Woot Electronics deal of the day ending by 1am ET on Thursday is a sale on various GearPro action cameras. Note these are GearPro, NOT GoPro.

15% off on clearance items at BuyDig with coupon

BuyDig has a new coupon, use coupon code CLOSEOUT15 to get 15% off the current prices of nearly 500 clearance items. Coupon expires 2/2/15. Peruse the listings or use the Guided Search on the left side of their website to check product categories or by manufacturer. Some of the items are open-box. There’s a variety from converter lenses to Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 to Sony RX1 and A99 and NEX camcorders to Tamron 17-35/4 and 70-200/2.8 and more. If you sort the listings by price, you can check the various high-end camera gear available.

Expires 1/31/15: Sony a7* and FE lenses Trade-In with 15% discount

Reminder! The B&H Photo Sony a7* and FE lenses trade-in promotion with a 15% bonus credit expires on 1/31/15 at B&H Photo. You get two credits with this offer:

1) 15% of the purchase price of the eligible Sony a7* or eligible FE lenses
2) the fair market value of your trade-in used items

The B&H Photo trade-in process, as described over there (assuming I understand this correctly) is this:

1) enter the item you want to trade in (your own used item)
2) get a quote from B&H
3) if it’s a go, ship your used item to B&H
4) receive the 15% off credit code from B&H
5) use the credit code to purchase the eligible a7* or eligible FE lenses

Eligible cameras are the a7, a7r and a7s. Eligible FE lenses are the 35/2.8, 55/1.8, 24-70/4, 70-200/4, and 28-70/3.5-5.6

30-inch Monoprice IPS WQXGA 2560×1600 for $550 (limit 1)

If you are fond of the Monoprice brand, their 30-inch IPS WQXGA 2560×1600 computer monitor is currently on sale for $550 with a limit of one per customer. This is Monoprice Product ID 10734. It has DisplayPort (v1.2), DVI-D (Dual Link only), VGA, HDMI inputs. Specs and reviews over there. Offer ends by 11:59pm PST on 1/29/15.

With the same expiration date, you can get their DSLR Camera and 15.6″ Laptop Backpack for $35 with Free Shipping. This is product ID 11747.

Sandisk SSD (Ultra II, Extreme Pro) sale

Adorama has a sale on Sandisk SSD drives featuring six models starting at $70, from the Ultra II and Extreme Pro lines, with storage options ranging from 120GB to 960GB.

(ENDED) Fire Phone (Unlocked GSM) with One Year of Prime for $200

This sale ended once again, but if history repeats itself, at some point in the future, the Amazon Fire Phone will be on sale again…

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(ENDED) Impact Collapsible Background (5 x 7′, BW) for $40 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired… The B&H Photo Deal of the Day good until Wednesday 11:59pm ET is the Impact Collapsible Background (5 x 7′, BW) for $40 with free shipping. Shipments may be delayed because of Juno.

Auto-renewal photo magazines for $5 per year: American or Pop Photo

If you are a fan of magazines with auto-renewal (they renew automatically unless you manually change it or cancel them), Amazon has a couple of photography magazines for $5 per year, American Photo and Pop Photo. Only the auto-renewal options are discounted at Amazon.

If you are not fond of auto-renewals, fear not. DiscountMags has recurring photography and other magazine specials without auto-renewals.

Speaking of Amazon, if you are fond of astrophotography, the Blu-Ray of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey with Neil deGrasse Tyson is on sale for $22 per set, with a limit of three sets per customer. A great combination of learnings and entertainment, and a way to get younger people interested in the sciences.

Speaking of speaking of Amazon, if you are interested in the new Kindle Voyage, the wait is finally over for the Wifi without Special Offers. It is in-stock and ready to ship for $220 as of the time of writing. Also in-stock is the Wifi plus 3G with Special Offers for $270. The other two combinations have a February 6 in-stock estimate.

DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ V3.0 Quadcopter for $1100

The DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ V3.0 Quadcopter is currently going for $1100 with free shipping by B&H Photo and Adorama and Adorama on Amazon.

Panasonic LX100 drops to $803

The Panasonic LX100 is currently down to $803 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of two per customer. This still has the flagship rawsumer premium in its price – it started at $900.

Refurbished Fuji S4800/S4850 for $100

The Fuji S4800/S4850 is offered as certified refurbished for $100 with free shipping by Dealfisher at Amazon, fulfilled by Amazon itself. Fuji makes/made dozens of S-series superzooms, I can’t keep track of them all anymore!

Expiring 1/31/15: Canon, Nikon and Sony Rebates & Savings

The various mail-in rebates (MIR) and instant savings of Canon (see PDF MIR form) and Nikon (instant savings, not MIR) and Sony (instant savings, not MIR) expire on 1/31/15. You can find them all at the aforelinked Adorama pages. I don’t know what happens after 1/31/15. Sometimes they get extended, sometimes they change, sometimes they take a break and return later.

These offers are also available at B&H Photo with a 1/31/15 expiration: Canon DSLRs and Lenses along with Nikon DSLR gear and Sony gear.

8GB Lytro camera (new condition) for $80 [but ships in 1-3 months]

The new condition 8GB Lytro light field cameras in the black/graphite and electric blue color schemes are on sale by Amazon itself for $80 each. However, the shipping estimate is 1-3 months. Limit two per color per customer.