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Details on the small $1.99 AmazonBasics camera bag

This is the update that was promised, the previously mentioned small AmazonBasics camera bag, currently going for $1.99 (limit 90, part of the Add-On program) has arrived. It is indeed a small bag, for small thin P&S cameras. Most older P&S cameras are probably too thick or too big to fit. It is perhaps best suited if you want to store memory cards, flash drives, small camera remote controls and other small accessories and things you don’t want to lose – in their own padded zippered bag.

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August 27, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

20% off Amazon Coins – only for apps/in-app purchases

Amazon has another app-related promotion for those deep into the Amazon app ecosystem. They have a 20% off sale on the purchase of Amazon Coins. The sale price is already factored in, so, for example, $80 gets you 10,000 Amazon coins ($100 equivalent). The Coins can only be used to purchase apps, games, and in-app/in-game items. They cannot be used for other purchases at Amazon but you can give them to friends… There are over 1000 for-pay/premium photography apps over there.

This promotion should not be confused with the recently launched Amazon Underground.

Personally I am not a fan of made-up digital currency, but thankfully for the rest of the universe, I am not the Czar of the Universe 🙂

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: apps and software

Imported Canon 5DS for $2700 or 5DS R for $3350

After our little “coffee lens break”, we are back at the eBay Deals with one more imported grey-market promotion, also from eBay seller “Get It Digital” (99.7%). They are offering both of the new new-condition imported grey-market Canon 5D S body only cameras on the same listing. The 5DS goes for $2700, while the 5DS R goes for $3350. You have to select under “Model”, below the listing title. Limit five per buyer. They do not come with a Canon USA warranty, but the eBay seller “Get It Digital” provides their own one year warranty to parallel the benefits.

The 5DS body only, at authorized Canon USA dealers, currently goes for $3700 with various freebies depending on each retailer, such Amazon (free Audio-Technica AT8024 camera-mount mic) or Adorama (2% rewards = $74~) or B&H Photo (2% rewards = $74~).

The 5DS R body only, at authorized Canon USA dealers, currently goes for $3900 with various freebies depending on each retailer, such Amazon (free Audio-Technica AT8024 camera-mount mic) or Adorama (2% rewards = $78~) or B&H Photo (2% rewards = $78~).

The products from the authorized dealers are eligible for the various Canon USA mail-in rebate promotions, while the imported items are not.

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Two Coffee Lens Mugs (Canon 24-105 f4) for $11 total

The burst mode of posts continues! You have to try really hard to convince Dxomark to measure these “lenses”… Among the latest Staples website deals, you can get two Coffee Lens Mugs in the homage-image of the Canon 24-105mm f4 lens, for $11 total. Free shipping to a local store, or free shipping if you are a Staples rewards member. The page says they hold up to 12oz of liquid per lens. Judging by the picture, it looks like they have screw-on lids. These are online only, so there’s no store pickup option. Offer ends by 9/1/15.

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Imported Sony Zeiss 55m f1.8 FE Sonnar T* for $740

The grey market (imported cameras without manufacturer’s USA warranty) party continues at the eBay Deals, this time it is Get It Digital (99.7%) offering the new condition imported grey-market Sony Zeiss 55m f1.8 FE Sonnar T* lens for the E-mount offered for $740 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. It comes with a three year warranty from Get It Digital, not Sony USA. Over 500 units sold so far from this eBay listing.

The warranty is described in the eBay listing as:

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At authorized USA dealers, in new condition, this lens goes for $900, at well-respected retailers such as Adorama (lots of free lens accessories) and B&H Photo and Amazonia.

PS: if you are having a bit of a deja vu, it’s because last week we also mentioned a different grey-market imported Sony-Zeiss lens, the Sony T* E 16-70 F4 ZA OSS lens (aka SEL1670Z) which went (and still goes) for $700, also from Get It Digital.

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony, zeiss Tagged With: , , , ,

Imported Nikon 50mm f1.8G for $184

Back to the eBay Deals with another grey-market imported prime. This time it is the Nikon 50mm f1.8G SLR lens offered for $184 with free shipping by eBay seller “Peach Photo” (99.9%). Limit five per customer.

At authorized dealers, this lens goes for $220 with free lens accessories at places such as Beach Camera upon Amazon and Adorama and B&H Photo. The last two also offer 2% promotional rewards (= $4.xx)

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Yongnuo 50mm f1.8 (Canon EF) for $53 w/free s&h

Back in our time, when prime lenses were $50, we had to climb the hill backwards four times a day, in five feet of snow, with bone chilling howling winds, while the sun scorched at 130 degrees above.

Time to put back on those climbing-the-hill backwards boots, because you can now get a new condition 50mm prime for around $50. It is the new condition Yongnuo 50mm f1.8 lens (for Canon EF) offered for $53 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. It comes with a one year warranty even!

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Imported Canon 50mm f1.8 II SLR lens for $90

To the eBay Deals we go with a rare occurrence, a prime lens under $100. It is new condition, but it is imported (grey market). However, a basic 50mm f1.8 prime lens is a much lower risk than $5000 tilt-shift walking-on-eggshells lens, so it’s up to you to enter your risk matrix and reach a decision.

Mumbling aside, this is a new condition imported grey-market Canon 50mm f1.8 II SLR lens offered for $90 with free shipping with a limit of five per buyer by eBay seller “Red Tag Camera” (99.9%). Over 2400 units have been sold so far from this listing.

At authorized dealers, this lens goes for $125, such as Amazon and B&H Photo where the imported goes for $110.

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Olympus M43 Lens Instant Savings ends 9/5/15

The Olympus M43 Lens Instant SaAvings promotion ends by 9/5/15. You can find participating items with priced in red ink at the official Olympus USA store.

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, olympus Tagged With: , , ,

Walgreens Photo coupon: 60% off Wood Panels, 40% off Everything Else

Knock, on wood! Good until the end of day on Saturday 8/29/15, the Walgreens Photo website is offering 60% off on Wood Panels with coupon code code WALLDECOR60 entered at checkout. The 40% off everything else coupon STOCKUP40 continues until Saturday night as well. Limit five uses per customer per coupon during this promotional period. Many items are eligible for free store pickup (some same day). Items that have to be mailed follow their website’s shipping terms (I don’t recall them off the top of my head).

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: photo prints Tagged With: ,

GoPro Hero+ LCD drops to $280

The new GoPro Hero+ LCD action camera is already having its first wave of discounting, you can now get it for $280 with free shipping at BuyDig.com (with free microfiber cloth) and at Adorama (free expedited shipping)… No discount at Amazon, but they offer a Starter Bundle for $300 (32GB Lexar 633x microSD, AmazonBasics Head Strap Camera Mount) and it is eligible for One Year of Unlimited Amazon Cloud…

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras Tagged With: ,

Free One Year of Unlimited Amazon Cloud storage with Camera Gear purchase of $50+ (33,403 options available)

Amazon is very big on cloud (side-effects of living in Seattle?), and now they have yet another unlimited cloud storage promotion. This one is not limited to Prime members or Fire Phone users. During this promotion, you get One Year Unlimited Amazon Cloud storage if you purchase camera gear individually priced $50 or more. This is The List of Eligible Items, a total of 33,403 items are eligible.

They must be sold and shipped by Amazon itself (not by marketplace sellers). The offer is one per customer, so you cannot stack cloud-years. You can find the Terms And Conditions below the giant thumbnails over there. The expiration date is not mentioned.

After the one year ends (12 months), the subscription fee for this is $60/year. You can cancel it later if you don’t want to continue with it once the free year expires.

How to Check If Your Item Of Interest is Eligible?
If you don’t feel like traversing a list of 33,403 items to find whether you are interested in is eligible, there is an easier way. Go to the product page of the items of interest, and page down to the Special Offers section. If an item is eligible, you will see this offer mentioned there. Remember, Amazon herself must be the seller, not 3rd-party sellers! Squeezed annotated screenshot crop below…

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August 27, 2015 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

YMMV 2x eBay Bucks on $50+ items (must opt-in, ends Sat 3am ET)

eBay has yet another bonus eBay Bucks promotion, check your emails or eBay inboxes to see if you are eligible. As usual you have to manually opt-in. The standard eBay Bucks are 2%, so 2X = 4%. This promotion gives you 2X (= 4%) promotional rewards on every individual item that is priced at $50 or higher. This works on as many eligible items as you purchase during this promotion period, with a maximum of $100 rewards per transaction and $500 rewards per customer during this promotional period. Offer ends at 3am ET on Saturday 8/29/15… A good place to start looking for deals (after you manually opt-in for the offer) are the eBay Daily Deals…

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

Canon Pixma printers with free shipping: MG2520 for $20 or MG2922 for $30

Adorama is offering a couple of Canon Pixma printers with free shipping (this is the slower super-saver shipping, unless your combined order total is $49+ in which case you upgrade to expedited shipping) as follows:

+ Canon PIXMA MG2520 Inkjet Photo All-in-One Printer for $20
+ Canon PIXMA MG2922 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer for $30
+ no coupons, no rebates, just add to cart
+ offers end by 8/29/15 or earlier if sold out

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: canon, prints and printers Tagged With:

32GB Lexar SDHC (200x) + Polaroid card wallet for $10 {limit 30}

If you are okay with the slower 200x (up to 30MB/s) Lexar SD cards, and could use (or repurpose) memory card wallets, Ritz Camera upon Amazon (with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so it is eligible for free 2-day Prime shipping or with a $35+ order for non-members), is offering the 32GB Lexar SDHC (200x) + Polaroid card wallet for $10 total. You can buy up to 30 of these combos. This bundle averages 4.8/5 based on 9 customer reviews. The listing says bulk packaging.

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , ,

Thursday Fry’s promo codes: Tenergy charger, AC Delco AAs, etc

The promo code deals (unique coupon codes for each Fry’s email subscriber) for Thursday 8/27/15 include:

+ Tenergy clamshell charger (up to 4 batteries, various sizes) for $10 (limit 2; B&M only, product page for reference, averages 3.6/5 with 240 reviews at amazon)
+ Bower table top tripod for $5 (limit 1)
+ Duracell 3-in-1 charger for $5 (limit 5)
+ Polaroid waterproof very basic P&S for $40 (B&M only, limit 1)
+ 24pk AC Delco AA or AAA alkalines for $4 (B&M only, limit 2)
+ for Thursday 8/27/15 only, using personal coupons from Fry’s individual emails
+ PS: the Fry’s website is having temporary loading issues (they should get resolved eventually)

August 27, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,