This 24-hour Woot-OFF ended on Friday at 1am ET…
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Archives for April 2015
(ENDED) New Woot-OFF started Thursday 1am ET
(ENDED) ExpoImaging Rogue Safari DSLR Pop-Up Flash Booster for $19 w/free S&H
This daily deal expired… The latest B&H Deal of the Day good until 11:59pm ET on Thursday 4/23/15 is the ExpoImaging Rogue Safari DSLR Pop-Up Flash Booster offered for $19 with free shipping, with a limit of twenty units per customer.
Refurbished Nikon Coolpix S6800 for $70
Back to the eBay Deals, on the budget P&S front, BuyDig’s eBay store (authorized Nikon dealer) is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Coolpix S6800 (12x optical, in black or white) for $70 with free shipping and 90 day Nikon warranty, with a limit of five per customer.
Sony CLM-V55 On-Camera Monitor + $50 GC + Extras for $250
Adorama also has bundle on the 5-inch Sony CLM-V55 On-Camera Monitor. You pay $250 with free shipping, and receive the monitor kit plus these freebies: $50 Adorama Gift Certificate, 2% promotional rewards (= $10~), extra third-party battery, and screen cleaning kit.
Now shipping: Canon T6i kits with free extras
The three Canon D-Rebel T6i DSLR kits are now in-stock and shipping at Adorama but that’s not all. Adorama has created bundles for each (body only, w/18-55, w/18-135) with free extras: 2% rewards, camera case, 16GB SD card, filter kit. Simply page down over there to find the options of potential interest.
Refurbished Nikon D5300 w/18-55 & 55-200 (both DX VR) for $580
The refurbished Nikon DSLR action continues at the eBay Deals where authorized Nikon dealer BuyDig is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D5300 two-lens kit (18-55, 55-200, both DX VR) for $580 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.
Expired offers after the break…
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Available Now: Lightroom 6 for $150
Lightroom 6 is here and it can be yours in mere minutes. The digital download version for either Windows or Mac is currently available for $150 at Amazon by Amazon itself. The download size is listed as 750MB. The Disc by Mail is in “temporarily out of stock” status.
(ENDED) Wednesday Lightning Deals: Rokinon 35/T1.5, X-Rite ColorMunki
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
Nikon 105mm f2.8G VR for $734
The Nikon 105mm f2.8G AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor lens is currently on sale for $734 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of two per customer. This is not part of the lighting deals.
Amazon: 0% APR 12-month Equal Pay Offer on 500 Camera Items
Amazon has another financing promotion if you are planning to purchase select camera gear (plenty of DSLR and mirrorless options listed) and apply and get approved and pay for them with an Amazon Store Credit Card (not to be confused with the Amazon Chase VISA credit card). You pay 0% APR as long as you make 12 monthly equal payments. More details on the Promotion page.
As usual with credit offers, this makes sense if you are fairly certain you will be able to make the twelve payments on time, so you end up paying 0% APR.
PS: if you are a Prime member, when you apply, you could automatically be upgraded to a Prime Card which gets you 5% rewards back on purchases (see our previous post).
New Responsive Theme Is Here – What You Need To Know
If you are reading this, it means the Camera Deals blog is now using a new Responsive Theme, the official WordPress Twenty Fifteen theme.
In a nutshell, a Responsive Theme tries to make a website more user-friendly whether you are reading on a smartphone or tablet or laptop or desktop. If you want to see the different sizes on a Desktop or Laptop, simply change the window size of your browser, and you will see it live-adjust to the Viewport (= the part of the screen available to display the website).
Previously we had a black menu bar at the top, and a Right Sidebar.
Now they have merged into one, a new Left Sidebar.
If you are on a Desktop or Laptop or a Tablet in Landscape mode, you will most likely see this Left Sidebar. If you are on a smartphone or a tablet in portrait mode, you are more likely to just see the blog-posts with no sidebar. However, you can easily get to it: simply press the Menu button at the top right part of your display (see screenshot right below – screenshot is before pressing the button), and they will expand immediately (no page reload) above the blog-posts.
Quickly Get To Items of Potential Interest
The name of the blog “Camera Deals” in the Left Sidebar is also a quick shortcut to the Home page. Simply press/touch that and you’ll go there.
With the Menu + Sidebar merged, I did some pruning on the options since there was some overlap. You can filter many of the deals using the first block in the Left Sidebar. Expand the various options to see more options. For example, Manufacturers breaks into Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Olympus, Pentax, etc, etc, etc. Camera Mounts breaks down to Canon DSLR Gear, Nikon DSLR Gear, M43rds Gear, etc, etc, etc. Camera Types breaks down into DSLRs, Mirrorless, Fixed Lens, Superzooms, Accessories, etc, etc, etc. All these will be fine-tuned over time. See screenshot right below…
Below that, you will find the Latest Posts, followed by a list of Daily Deals Links (I can’t always post new daily deals as they change throughout the night, so you can use those links to check at your convenience). Below that you will find a Calendar of posts and the Tag Cloud.
All kinds of adjustments and refinements will be made over time. If this default WP theme does not prove flexible enough, I am also investigating alternative premium WordPress themes. If you have any to recommend, please leave a comment or use the online contact form or Le Twitter.
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You can use your browser’s zoom features, (eg CTRL+ or CTRL- depending on browser/OS) to make it bigger or smaller. This can tame (scale down) the mega-text on desktops for example. [NEW!]
Problems? Questions? Issues? Suggestions?
If you have any problems or questions or issues or suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment or use the online contact form or Twitter. Please try to be as descriptive as possible. For example, “does not work on my device” cannot help me troubleshoot it. On the other hand if you say, “it’s a mess on a Lumia Windows Phone with a 800 x 480 display” it narrows it down to the point where I could troubleshoot.
Blog Update: Responsive Theme Coming Soon!
The Responsive Theme has now arrived! Check this detailed post for explanations and what you need to know. The original alert is after the jump for reference…
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(ENDED) Tuesday Lightning Deals: Rokinon 14/2.8, Sony SDXC
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
(ENDED) Kata Lite-443 DL Shoulder Bag for $10 w/free S&H [updated]
This daily deal expired…
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(ENDED) Monday Lightning Deals: Sigma 17-50/2.8 FLD, various storage, etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
62-inch AB Aluminum Ball Head Tripod for $40 w/free S&H
The previously mentioned tiny $1 AmazonBasics (AB) camera bag sale ended, but another AB product is on sale, the 62-inch AB Aluminum Ball Head Tripod for $40 with free shipping, with a limit of three per customer. This is not part of the lightning deals. It averages 4.2/5 out of 110 customer reviews.
(ENDED) 32GB Fuji SDHC card for $13 w/free S&H [limit 50]
This daily deal expired… The B&H Photo Featured Deal is the 32GB Fuji SDHC card, High Performance, up to 45MB/sec, Class 10 / UHS-I, UPC 0-74101-02515-6. Limit 50 per shopping cart. Offer ends by Sunday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out.
(ENDED) Nikon D3200 w/18-55 for $380
This daily deal ended… The Electronics Woot Deal du Jour good until 1am ET on Monday or earlier if sold out is the new condition black Nikon D3200 with 18-55 DX VR offered for $375 with a limit of three per customer, plus $5 flat shipping.
4TB Seagate Expansion Hard Drive for $90 after $40 MIR
If you find the previously mentioned 500GB HDD offer too small for today’s camera and data files, fear not! Adorama has another option for you. They are offering the 4TB Seagate Expansion Desktop External Hard Drive (USB 3.0, 3.5″, model STEB4000100) for $90 after a $40 mail-in rebate (MIR). The rebate offer ends 4/30/15. The PDF of the rebate form is available over there. This form is only good for purchases at Adorama. The rebate form says limit two per customer (one rebate application per envelope).
UPDATE: speaking of Adorama and external hard drive, among the latest eBay Deals you can get the new condition 2TB Western Digital MyPassport USB 3.0 external hard drive for $100 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. Over 1570 units sold so far from this listing.
500GB Toshiba USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $25 after $20 MIR
If you are comfortable with mail-in rebates, Adorama has a closeout promotion on the 500GB Toshiba USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, model HDTB205XK3AA. It goes for $45 and it is eligible for a $20 mail-in rebate (you receive a prepaid gift card, not a check). The PDF of the rebate is available over there, it says limit one per customer and ends by 4/30/15. Note that that rebate form is specifically for Adorama, you cannot use it for other retailers.
Refurbished Nikon Coolpix S3500 for $45
Adorama is offering the manufacturer refurbished silver Nikon Coolpix S3500 P&S digital camera (7x optical zoom) for $45 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon warranty and 2% promotional rewards (= a King’s ransom of $0.90).
Refurbished Nikon P600 superzoom for $200
Adorama is offering the manufacture refurbished Nikon Coolpix P600 superzoom (60x optical) for $200 with free shipping and 2% promotional rewards and a 90 day Nikon warranty.
Neewer Battery Grip for Canon D-Rebels for $18.40 w/free S&H
Among the trending deals of the eBay Deals du Jour you can get this new condition Neewer Battery Grip for Canon D-Rebels for $18.40 with free shipping, with a limit of 50 per customer (guess what they are all getting this Christmas!) by eBay seller “emilyandlilly” (99.2%).
This has 540+ customer reviews at Amazon and if you are curious about it, it has 46 questions answered by internet viewers like you.
Pre-order Olympus E-PL6 w/14-42mm for $300
Olympus has a new marketshare-grabber mirrorless camera out available for pre-order, with the 14-42mm kit lens, going for $300 at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon by Amazon itself. This is an Olympus USA model with Olympus USA warranty.
If you are fond of Japanese models, the white E-PL6 two lens kit (14-42, 40-150) is shipping from Japan for $375+ by various third-party sellers through Amazon. Keep in mind, this is the model for the Japanese market!
PS: we are keeping track of the interesting cameras of 2015 at this reference page at the main blog. Keep in mind, the main blog is no longer a “breaking news alert” website, so new gear is not necessarily added there immediately upon announcement.
(ENDED) Friday: Fuji S9250 superzoom with card and case for $130
This daily deal expired but it is recurring every few days/weeks…
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(ENDED) 2yr Photo Magazine subscription offers ($9.50 to $10 total)
This offer ended, but there’s always something special happening at DiscountMags in the future…
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(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon D3300 w/18-55 for $400
This limited time offer ended…
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(ENDED) 64GB Toshiba Exceria 1000x Compactflash for $80
This sale ended. As of 4/20/15, the price is $90+…
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