Archives for March 2, 2015

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Pentax K-3 w/50mm f1.8 and BG-5 grip for $950

K-temptations at B&H Photo, where this Pentax K-3 bundle is offered for $950 with free shipping as part of their WPPI specials. It includes the K-3 body only kit, the 50mm f1.8 prime lens, and the BG-5 battery grip.

Fuji X-T1 kits get free Fuji VG-XT1 battery grip

The various Fuji X-T1 go for $1300 (body), $1600 (w/18-55), $1700 (w/18-135), $1400 (graphite silver), and during this promotion, B&H Photo automatically includes the Fuji VG-XT1 battery grip for free. While this promotion is running, it is mentioned on the camera’s product page and in the search results. No coupon/rebate/action needed.

2TB WD My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Portable HDD for $80

The 2TB WD My Passport Ultra portable USB 3.0 hard drive is currently on sale for $80 with free shipping at Amazon (limit 2) and by Buy.com on eBay (now Rakuten; limit 5; black color scheme only). Because you can never have too many backups? 🙂

Pentax 645Z with 55mm f2.8, 3yr Spills/Drops for $8500

Digital medium format is more affordable these days. If you are a fan of the Pentax 645, the 40mp Pentax 645D currently sells for $4500 with 4% promotional rewards (= $180) at Adorama and B&H Photo.

But if you want the latest model, the 645Z, Adorama has created a special 645Z bundle for WPPI that goes for $8500, the standard price of the body only. Adorama is including the following extras: 55mm f2.8 lens, 3 year New Leaf Spills and Drops warranty for the Camera, and a similar warranty for the Lens, and a ProOptic filter kit.

Nikon DSLR Combined Purchase Discounts return (one DSLR, multiple lenses)

The Nikon combined purchase DSLR + Lens discounts are back at Amazon. You can purchase one DSLR and multiple lenses in the same shopping cart transaction, and receive a discount for each eligible lens. You can see all options at the Amazon promotional page.

TIP #1: not every lens is eligible for every dSLR. This is mentioned on the aforelinked page, but to be on the safe side, add the items of interest and check and double-check the discounts on the top right corner of the Amazon Checkout page

TIP #2: some of the bundles with free accessories are also eligible for this promotion. For example, when looking at the D5300 options page, carefully peruse to find the color/kit combo with the free extras. The extras are typically an AmazonBasics DSLR bag and 32GB SD card.

TIP #3: the just announced Nikon D7200 shows this promotion on its product page, but when I add it to cart with various lenses there are no discounts. There are two possible explanations: 1) because the camera is not shipping yet, the discounts are not working or 2) the promotion has not yet been activated in the shopping cart, or 3) both or 4) something else

In case you haven’t seen or done one of these promotions in a while, here is an annotated screenshot shot of the top right corner of the Amazon Checkout page with one DSLR and a few lenses added to the shopping cart.

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Pre-order new Nikon Coolpix P900 with 83x optical (!)

The Size Wars continue in the world of superzoom digital cameras with Nikon taking a Zoomiagra with their all new Coolpix P900, which comes with an 83x (eighty three) optical zoom VR lens, with a 24-2000 mm equivalent range. It is available for pre-order for an appropriately-zoomed price of $600 at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon.

You can find this and more at the Interesting Cameras of 2015 Reference page.

Pre-order new Nikon D7200 for $1200

The Nikon D7000 was one of the milestone DSLRs in the APS-C segment. Fast forward to today, and Nikon has revealed the third generation model in this series, the D7200, with a body only starting price of $1200, and a with 18-140 starting price of $1500. Pre-orders are available for this at Amazon and Adorama and B&H Photo.

In parallel, they launched the $250 ME-W1 wireless microphone (Bluetooth).

(ENDED) Mon: Fuji JX 665 blue P&S camera for $60 w/free S&H

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(ENDED) Tue: Panasonic TS5 orange for $200

This daily deal expired… The B&H Photo Deal of the Day good until 11:59pm ET on Tuesday 3/3/15 is the orange Panasonic TS5 elementproof digital camera offered for $200 with free shipping.

Speaking of B&H, they have a number of WPPI Specials to coincide with the wedding trade show.

(ENDED) Ends Tue 3am ET: Gold Box on Hard Disks, SSDs, Monitors, USB Flash drives, etc

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