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1TB Toshiba Canvio Connect II USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for $50

eBay is celebrating their 20 Years of eBaying with a 20 Years Celebration sale featuring products from different “eBay All Star Sellers”. Among the offers, Best Buy’s eBay store is offering the new condition 1TB Toshiba Canvio Connect II USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for $50 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. This is available in black.

If you like this model or you are fond of color-coding storage or you need more redundancy in your backup schemes, there’s even more options (and quantity) at $50. Amazon by Amazon itself is offering it for $50 in black, blue or red, with a limit of 30 per color per customer. Over there, it averages 4.5/5 based on 200+ customer reviews.

September 21, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , ,

Pre-order new Rokinon 50/1.2 & 21/1.4 {m43, X, E, EF-M}

Rokinon has two new lenses for mirrorless camera systems available for pre-order with an early October 2015 release estimate. It is the 21mm f1.4 with a $500 starting price, and the 50mm f1.2 with a $550 starting price. They are available for the Fuji X, Micro Four Thirds, Sony E-mount and Canon EF-M mirrorless systems. Some mounts get two colors per lens. More details via B&H Photo where they are available for pre-ordering (12 options).

These two new lenses were added to the New Lenses of 2015 tracker.

September 21, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Mon: Fujifilm Instax WIDE 300 Instant Film Camera for $100

One of the Best Buy Daily Deals for Monday 9/21/15 is the Fujifilm Instax WIDE 300 Instant Film Camera offered for $100 with free shipping or free store pickup (where available).

September 21, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, fuji Tagged With:

Mon Fry’s Promo Codes: 20pk 5×7 inch photo paper for 99c [limit 5]

Monday is here with a new round of promo code offers for Fry’s Electronics email subscribers for 9/21/15 as follows:

+ 20pk 5×7 inch ProHT photo paper for 99c (limit 5)
+ Pay $20, Get $25 iTunes Gift Card (limit 1; in-store only; 20% discount)

September 21, 2015 Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With:

(ENDED) Tuesday Lightning Deals: B+W, Joby, Fotodiox, Corel, iOptron, Meade, etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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September 21, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) X-Rite i1Display Pro and ColorChecker Passport Bundle for $200 after $50 MIR

This limited time offer expired… For more action, check the B&H Featured Deals page…

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September 21, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Refurbished Canon 50mm f1.8 II w/1yr warranty for $80

Among the latest refurbished Canon Lenses at the official Canon USA store with a one year warranty you can go old school Prime-al with the manufacturer refurbished Canon 50mm f1.8 II EF for $80 with a one year warranty. Check the other lenses with red ink as well to see if there’s anything of interest.

Meanwhile the $20 off combined purchase promotion continues for the refurbished 55-250 II IS ($90) and 75-300 non-USM ($70) if purchased together (one lens, one DSLR) in the same shopping cart with one of the refurbished D-Rebels (only the D-Rebels are eligible for $20 off combined purchase discount).

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Refurbished Canon 1D X with 1yr warranty for $4239

Of speed-demon interest, among the latest refurbished Canon DSLR specials at the official Canon USA store, with a one year Canon USA warranty, you can get the manufacturer refurbished Canon 1D X DSLR for $4239~.

Optionally they have a finance offer that gets you 0% interest for 12 months if you make 12 equal payments. The offer is subject to credit approval. See details over there.

Strategically, this squeezes right in the middle of imported ($3900) and new condition at authorized dealers ($4600 with free accessories). For those options, check our earlier post.

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Bag The Bags: Lowepro 220AW for $60, Phantom 2 Wheeled Hard Case for $180

The stars are not currently aligned for a bigger “Bag the Bags” round-up, but if we have a couple of specials currently in progress:

+ Lowepro Classified Sling 220 AW Bag for $60 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo
+ HPRC 2700WPHA2 Hard Case for DJI Phantom 2 Vision / Vision+ with Wheels for $180 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo
+ this blog’s version of faux-rick-rolling, the tiny AmazonBasics camera case is now down to $1.08 (limit 90; still Add-On; semi-long post on it)

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: , ,

Genaray SpectroLED-14 Light for $389

B&H Photo is offering the Genaray SpectroLED-14 Light (100-240VAC/12VDC) for $389 with free expedited shipping.

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Impact Two Monolight Kit without Bag (120VAC) for $265

We don’t want lighting fans to feel left out, here is another B&H Photo special with free expedited shipping (which is nice since these products take up space or are heavier than a camera box). It is the Impact Two Monolight Kit without Bag (120VAC) offered for $265. It averages 4.3/5 based on 23 customer reviews. This includes two Monolight kits and two stands. Check the “In the box” tab over there for a detailed description of what’s included.

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

(YMMV Amex Offer) Ends 9/30/15: Spend $20+ at Sam’s Club website, get $20 back as statement credit

This promotion ends 9/30/15, this is a reminder…

If you have an American Express credit card, you may be eligible for an AMEX Offer that gets you a $20 statement credit if you spend $20 or more at the Sam’s Club website (not their stores) and pay for it with the AMEX credit card that is offering this promotion. This is YMMV because they don’t offer every offer to every card member. You have to opt-in first by clicking the “Add to Card” button while logged on to your AMEX account. If you have multiple AMEX accounts, make sure you activate the offer with the credit card you are going to use to pay for your purchase.

A couple of minutes after you make an eligible purchase (they are that fast!), you get an email from AMEX telling you that pending validation, you have used the offer.

Sam’s Club is a membership club. If you are not a member, depending on your local state laws, you can either make a purchase with a 10% surcharge or get a free 1-day trial by creating an account there.

Strategery: This is their camera and photo page, but be sure to price-check any items you may not be familiar with. And factor in the $20 AMEX statement credit. Of particular interest are items that have the same prices at all authorized dealers. The statement credit is a virtual $20 off discount.

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

8TB Seagate Backup Plus USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive for $200

All your megapixels are belong to you, and to help keep it so, a sound backup strategy with layers of redundancy keeps your sea of data safe behind the gate (what a horrible split pun *1)… Trending among the trending eBay Deals is an offer from the NewEgg eBay store, you can get the new condition 8TB Seagate Backup Plus USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive, model STDT8000100 Black, for $200 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. This goes for $250 at Amazonia.

*1 spoiler: sea + gate

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , ,

Refurbished Canon SX50 HS w/1yr warranty for $150

Another sale round of refurbished Canon Powershot camera sales is running at the official Canon USA store. The refurbished gear they offer there come with a one year Canon warranty. There are three pages of offers, with Elphs starting at $60 (second page).

It also marks the return of the refurbished Canon SX50 HS superzoom for $150, one of the few cameras where knowing its name also means you know its optical zoom ratio, it is a 50x optical zoom. This offer ends September 26, 2015 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out…

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: canon, fixed lens cameras Tagged With: , ,

Refurbished Canon EF 40mm f2.8 w/1yr warranty for $100

It is back! The refurbished Canon 40mm f2.8 STM EF pancake lens is on sale again for $100 with a one year warranty at the official Canon USA store, as part of their latest specials. This offer ends September 26, 2015 11:59pm ETor earlier if sold out…

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Weekly Fry’s promo codes: refurb Pana ZS35 zoom for $100 (B&M only), Case Logic, Manfrotto, etc

A new week is here and Fry’s has a new round of promo code offers for email subscribers (free to join their email list) for the week of Sept 20-26 (2015). Some offers are good in-store, some online, some at both places. The default in our post is both places unless otherwise indicated. Of potential chimera and photon interest:

+ refurbished Panasonic ZS35 with card and case for $100 (in-store only; limit 1)
+ Case Logic Luminosity DSLR + tablet backpack (DSB-101-BLACK) for $50 (limit 1)
+ Manfrotto Compact Advanced Tripod (MKCOMPACTADV-B) for $60 (limit 1)
+ eMatic 720p Action Camera for $30 (in-store only; limit 1)
+ 28-inch UpStar 4K monitor for $250 (in-store only; limit 1)
+ 50pk Optimum DVD-R or DVD+R blank discs for $5.88 (limit 5)
+ USB to microUSB OTG cable for 99c (limit 3)
+ 20% off inks (excludes Samsung) (limit 5)
+ various tech and storage options as usual

September 20, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories, fixed lens cameras, panasonic Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

(ENDED) Monday Lightning Deals: Rokinon 12mm f2 (m43), etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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September 20, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Monday: Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM (Canon only) for $250

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September 20, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

3TB My Passport Ultra 3 TB Portable External Hard Drive for $125

Go out and take pictures, all day and all night, the gurus and the teachers tell you. What they don’t tell you is that you are going to need a warehouse full of storage gear to save them all. If that describes your current situation, trending among the latest eBay Trending Deals (not to be confused with the “regular” eBay Deals) is the new condition 3TB Western Digital My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive offered for $125 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. It is available in three different color schemes if you are fond of the color-coding scheme. The seller is Buydig’s eBay store.

September 19, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , ,

Refurbished Nikon D3300 w/18-55 & 55-200 drops to $380

Among the trending eBay Deals, Beach Camera’s eBay store is offering two manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3330 bundles. The D3300 with 18-55 remains at $330 as when we previously posted about it, but the D3300 with 18-55 and 55-200mm dropped from $400 to $380. To see this, select it under “Lens bundle” below the “Time Left”, which is below the Item Condition, in the middle of the page, up top.

Based on the product pictures (especially #4 in the main gallery), both lenses are DX VR. They come with the usual 90 day Nikon USA warranty for refurbished products.

September 19, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Refurbished Nikon Coolpix P530 (42x) for $160

Zoom-zoom at the eBay Deals where the BuyDig eBay store strikes again, offering the factory refurbished Nikon Coolpix P530 superzoom (42x optical) for $160 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon USA warranty, with a limit of five per customer.

UPDATE: added the price in the blog-post title 🙂

September 19, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Canon D-Rebel T5i w/18-55 IS STM & Pixma Pro 100 & 50pk 13×19 paper & extras for $400 after $350 MIR

We now check upon the latest eBay Deals where the BuyDig eBay store is offering a Canon D-Rebel T5i with Printer and AMEX MIR bundle for $400 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express Gift Card). You pay $750 at the eBay Checkout. The bundle includes:

  • Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 IS STM lens
  • Pixma Pro 100 printer
  • 50pk Canon SG201 13″ x 19″ semi-gloss photo paper
  • 32GB SD card
  • generic camera case

The eBay listing says “Please use receipt provided in box for Mail in Rebate”. eBay allows you to buy up to five bundles, however, for rebate purposes, check the limits and terms/conditions of the rebate if you want to buy more than one bundle.

September 19, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Canon 5D Mark III and 7D Mark II Pro Wedding Bundles

Adorama has created two of their own Pro Wedding Bundles centered around the Canon 5D Mark III with the 24-70/2.8L and the 7D Mark II with 16-28mm f2.8L II.

The Canon 5D Mark III bundle includes the 5DMk3 body, the Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L lens, the Canon 600EX-RT Flash, Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT, extra Canon battery and extra Adorama charger, two 32GB Delkin SDHC cards, 82mm filter kit, camera bag, flash bracket and diffuser, Ansmann AA charger and rechargeable batteries (not the ones shown in the picture), and one year New Leaf Plus Spills and Drops Extra Protection warranty,and eligible for One Year of Adobe Creative Cloud and Kelby Online Training (offer ends 10/3/15), and 2% promotional rewards (= $104~). The price bundle is $5210. No coupons/rebates needed.

The Canon 7D Mark II bundle includes the 7DMk2 body, the Canon 16-35mm f2.8L II lens, and almost the same accessories as above except: no NewLeaf, and one 82mm UV filter instead of a filter kit. The 2% promotional rewards in this case are $78~. The price of the bundle is $3910. No coupons/rebates needed.

The free physical items are included automatically by Adorama with your order while these promotions are running. When you add to cart, you will see all the free accessories in the shopping cart. For the Adobe/Kelby promotion, you have to visit the page for the promotion and follow the instructions.

September 19, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Flashpoint StreakLight 180 Ws Creative Collection for $600

For lightning/studio fans, we have another Flashpoint bundle from Adorama. This time they are offering the Flashpoint StreakLight 180 Ws Creative Collection for $600 with free expedited shipping (which is nice since this has all kinds of things). This bundle includes:

  • Flashpoint StreakLight 180, Flash Tube, Reflector, Diffusor for Reflector, Coiled Connection Cable, Hot Shoe Foot (with 1/4″-20 Thread), Flashpoint 1 Year USA Warranty
  • Blast Power Pack BP-960,(Li-polymer, 4500mAh)
  • Replacement Battery for Blast Power Pack BP-960 (Li-polymer, 4500mAh)
  • R1 Flashpoint Commander Transmitter and Receiver Set for Streaklight
  • Streaklight Umbrella Reflector Kit, Bracket Assembly and Umbrella Reflector
  • 16.4 Ft Extension Power Cable for StreakLight Flash (V.2)
  • Dome Diffuser for StreakLight Flash
  • StreakLight Beauty Dish 12″ with 12″ Grid Attachment
  • StreakLight Honey Comb / Color Filter Set, Honey Comb Grid Spot, Yellow Gel, Red Gel, Green Gel, Blue Gel
  • Grip for StreakLight Flash
  • Snoot with Grid for StreakLight Flash
  • StreakLight Twin Power Adapter.
September 19, 2015 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Falling Knife Price: tiny AmazonBasics Case for $1.14

This has now become a textbook “falling knife price”, it has been steadily dripping downwards. The semi-ironic meme of 2015 of this blog, the tiny AmazonBasics Compact Camera Case is now down to $1.14 at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of 90 per customer. Still part of the Add-On program (must place $25+ order to purchase it regardless of Prime status)… More details on this small case on our earlier semi-long post…

September 19, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Sat Fry Promo codes: $99 refurb Pana ZS35, $50 Manfrotto Tripod, $2 20pk 8.5×11 photo paper, etc

These daily offers expired…
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September 19, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories, fixed lens cameras, panasonic Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Sat: refurbished WD Personal Cloud Storage (1TB or 2TB or 3TB)

This deal of the day expired…

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September 19, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Sat: $5/year auto-renewal magazines include Popular Photography All Access

This daily offer expired…
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September 19, 2015 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

(ENDED) Sunday at 1pm ET Lightning Deals: Kattee Canvas DSLR shoulder bag, 12-inch NIX digiframe

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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September 19, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

2TB WD Elements USB 3.0 Portable HDD for $80.59 [limit 15]

The 2TB Western Digital Elements USB 3.0 Portable hard disk drive, model WDBU6Y0020BBK-NESN, is currently on sale for $80.59 with free shipping, with a limit of fifteen per customer, at Amazon by Amazon herself. It is only available in one color, so you have to do the color-coding on your own if you follow that organizational philosophy.

September 18, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,