For the early season shoppers, Best Buy is planning to have a brick and mortar sale-a-bration on Saturday November 7 (2015) between 1-5pm local time at their stores. Some of the offers are teased on their website and include a $30 Best Buy Gift Card with the purchase of a Sony a5100 or a5000 kit, and a $40 Best Buy Gift card with the purchase of a GoPro Hero4 Session or Hero+ LCD action camera. The first 100 customers per store will receive an unspecified “free tech gift”. You can find out which ones of your local stores are participating by using the blue location box over there.
Archives for November 2015
Panasonic 25mm f1.7 + Extras + AfterShot Pro2 + PSP X7 for $200 + S&H
If you happen to want the Panasonic 25mm f1.7 micro four thirds prime lens and you are also curious to try Corel’s AfterShot Pro 2 and Paintshop Pro X7, Adorama has a nice Panasonic 25mm f1.7 bundle for $200 plus shipping (the lowest shipping price is under $10, YMMV by zipcode). For that you get the standard 25mm f1.7 lens kit, along with the Corel Creativity Software kit (Aftershot Pro 2, Paintshop Pro X7, FileCenter, Omnipage), along with the Pro Optic 46mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit, a lens cap tether, a lens wrap, and the obligatory cleaning kit.
Aries BlackBird X10 Quadcopter w/built-in 16MP Still/Cine Camera for $300
Adorama is having an impromptu flash sale on the Aries BlackBird X10 Quadcopter with built in 16MP Still/Cine Camera for $300 with free expedited shipping. This is model AIR-BBX10.
Kinda-Free 8×8″ Shutterfly Photo Book with qualifying Amazon purchase
That pestery free Shutterfly offer you often see at Best Buy is now propagating across the internets to Amazon. They have launched their own Shutterfly promotion. The 8×8-inch Photo Book is free, but shipping is extra. Details on how this works at the aforelinked page. To cut a long story short, if you purchase a qualifying item, you will receive an email from Amazon with details (and your own Shutterfly redemption code).
Eligible, as of the time of writing, are 1500+ Digital Cameras and 1500+ Lenses and 160+ Action Cameras and 1100+ Memory Cards and nearly 900 External Hard Drives and 500+ NAS devices and a partridge in a pear tree.
Sanyo Eneloop 2-slot charger with two AA Eneloops for $10 w/free shipping
Do you go loopy over Eneloops? (sorry, that’s the best I could come up with in 20 seconds). Adorama is offering the Sanyo Eneloop 2-slot Travel Charger with two AA Eneloop rechargeable batteries (pre-charged, 1900-2000mah) for $10 with free shipping. As you can tell from the Sanyo brand name, this is an older model, but has a very sold 4.8 out of 5 based on 120 customer reviews at Adorama. It charges two AAs in about 4 hours. More details in the description and the reviews.
This could be a nice introductory gift to rechargeable batteries for people who use single-use batteries – as long as you explain to them that you can’t recharge single-use batteries with them. Perhaps point them to the exploding battery YouTube videos to make sure they “get it” – because a few will probably be tempted to “try it just in case it works”. You know how people are 🙂
Cullmann CONCEPT ONE 622T Aluminum Travel Tripod with Ballhead for $120
Back to the Planet of the Tripods, Adorama is offering the Cullmann CONCEPT ONE 622T Aluminum Travel Tripod with Ballhead for $120 with free expedited shipping… The previous time we posted about this in August it was going for $150…
Refurbished GoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition Camera w/1yr warranty for $180
Back to the land of the 1000 Deal Lakes of eBay, where the official GoPro store is offering manufacturer-refurbished with one-year warranty GoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition Camera for $180 with free shipping, and a limit of five per customer. Over 4100 units got sold so far from this eBay listing per the eBay stats over there.
UPDATE: for post economy purposes, I am appending it here: here’s another GoPro-related offer: Adorama’s own website is offering the new condition Feiyu FY-WG 3-Axis Wearable Gimbal for GoPro for $240 with free expedited shipping.
(ENDED) Wednesday Lightning Deals: Lowepro, Brinno, lots of Movo, DJI, WD, etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box (new, giant images version) or Amazon Gold Box (old, widget with arrows version) and Camera & Photo page…
(ENDED) Bower 8mm f3.5 fisheye for $160 (C/N/A) [Wedn]
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Various Sales Round-up: 8-slot Ansmann Powerline Battery Charger for $26 [also: Manfrotto, Case Logic, Acer 23.8″ for $135]
On the battery charging front, the 8-slot ANSMANN Powerline Battery Charger is currently on sale for $26~ at Amazon by Amazon itself. You can charge 1 to 8 AA or AAA batteries. It averages 4.8 out of 5 based on 12 reviews. It also has a USB charging socket (powering the charger via USB). Free shipping for Prime members, or with a $35+ order for non-Prime.
While we are at Amazon, the Case Logic SLRC-201 SLR Zoom Holster is on sale for $25~, with the same free shipping terms as usual (see above).
Also while digging into their various sales there, the new condition Manfrotto MK290DUA3-BHUS 290 Dual Ball Head Kit (Black) is on sale for $200 with free shipping.
More digging, this brand new 23.8-inch Acer R240HY computer monitor goes for $135 with free shipping. It is an IPS 1920 x 1080 with three inputs (HDMI, DVI-D, VGA – see picture #4). It is currently the best seller among new Monitor releases over there.
On the utilitarian front, the Canon RF-3 Body Cap for EOS cameras goes for $5.89 with a limit of 30 per customer. This is part of the Add-On program, so you must needs place an order of $25+ (otherwise their shopping cart won’t let you purchase it).
Another single-figure item, the NEEWER Netural Grey Gradual ND-Grads 67mm Filter goes for $6.64 with a limit of 30. Shhh, don’t tell Amazon – this is not part of the dreaded Add-On program 🙂
NOTE: these are random sales, they are not part of the Tuesday Lightning Deals.
Canon Refurbished DSLR Sale w/1-Year Warranty
The official Canon Outlet sale is having another refurbished DSLR sale going on. As usual, their refurbished items sold over there include a one year Canon warranty. There are 21 options, three of which are Lenses and on page #2. Among others:
+ refurbished Canon 7D Mark II body for $1000
+ refurbished Canon 6D body for $1000
+ refurbished Canon 5D Mark III body for $2000
+ and more at the refurbished DSLR sale
Refurbished Canon SL1 w/18-55 IS STM for $300 [add 40/2.8 for $380]
I won’t post separate posts for each camera participating in the Canon Outlet store refurbished sale but I will highlight a couple of the offers. In a galaxy near and not-so-far, the white refurbished Canon SL1 with 18-55 IS STM for $300 with free shipping and a one year warranty.
On the other hand, if you prefer more lenses, the refurbished black SL1 two lens kit with the 18-55 IS STM and the 40mm f2.8 pancake go for $380 with free shipping and a one year warranty.
Refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5i w/18-55 for $400 [refurb T5 w/18-55 for $230]
There are some bang for the buck D-Rebel offers at the refurbished Canon Outlet store. For just $230, you can get the refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5 with 18-55 II IS, with a one year warranty.
Above the entry-level, the good old refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 IS STM is offered for $400 with a one year warranty. Or you can get a two lens kit with the 40mm f2.8 pancake added for $480.
Imported Nikon D810 body only for $2100
If you are comfortable with imported (grey market, non-NikonUSA warranty) camera gear, eBay Deals have a temptation for you. Seller “GetItDigital” (99.7%) is offering the new condition Nikon D810 Body Only for $2100 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. Over 610 units got sold so far from this listing. You get a 1-year warranty from the seller GetItDigital, not from Nikon USA!
In comparison, at authorized Nikon dealers, the D810 body only goes for $2800 with a boatload of accessories at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon (no free accessories at the moment).
Corel Sale: AfterShot 2 Pro for $50 or non-Pro for $25
The Corel Store has a new round of sales of their software. The sale includes the Aftershot Pro 2 for $50 full version or $39 as a qualifying upgrade. Meanwhile the AfterShot 2 (not Pro) goes for $25 in the full version. You can make adjustments in the shopping cart for different options (disc backup, cloud backup, etc).
The aforelinked Corel Store offers free 30-day trials of their software and apparently Amazon has also expanded into software free trials, eg AfterShot Pro 2. I haven’t done one of the Amazon Free Trials yet, so I can’t tell you what the free-trial-flow is.
Kenko DG Auto Extension Tube Set for $100 (C)
The Kenko DG Auto Extension Tube Set for the Canon amount is currently on sale for $100 with free expedited shipping at Adorama.
Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 APO DG Macro for $120 (C/S)
The Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 APO DG Macro lens is currently on sale for $120 with free shipping at Adorama in the Canon mount and the Sigma mount. The Canon mount gets 4% promotional rewards (under $5).
128GB Patriot microSDXC element-proof for $45
If you have some of the smaller/newer P&S cameras or action cameras or cameraphones or Android cameras-phones that take microSD cards, the 128GB Patriot MicroSDXC card, with up to 70MB/sec Read and up to 20MB/sec Write is currently on sale for $45 with free shipping, by a 3rd-party seller, with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so it is eligible for Prime shipping, and customer support is handled by Amazon’s CSRs. The card is described as “Magnet Proof, Shock Proof, Temperature Proof, and Waterproof”. It is model PSF128GMCSDHXC10 and a full-size SD adapter is included.
It is part of a complete lineup of 4GB to 128GB cards occupying the same product listing, with over 400 customer reviews. This particular 128GB model has 36 customer reviews, including this gem of a review 🙂
Refurbished Nikon D3300 w/18-55 DX VR for $314
Another refurbished Nikon offer, this time Adorama is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3300 with 18-55 DX VR II, in the black color scheme, for $314 with free expedited shipping and 2% promotional rewards (= $6~).
Lowepro Nova Sport 35L AW Shoulder Bag for $15 w/free s&h (pepper red)
Who said camera bags should be boring? How about a fiery pepper-red camera bag? The Lowepro Nova Sport 35L AW Shoulder Bag is on sale for $15 with free shipping at Adorama. You can buy as many as you like. If the order total is $49+, it gets upgraded to free expedited (faster) shipping.
Nikon Lens Instant Savings at B&H
The new round of Nikon SLR Lens Instant savings are now nicely organized at B&H Photo for quick perusal. A total of 16 lenses and 1 converter are participating in this round. Many of the lenses are eligible for 2% promotional rewards.
Refurbished Nikon D7100 body for $500 [continues]
The refurbished Nikon D7100 body only is offered for $500 by Cameta at NewEgg. Limit three per customer… Per the warranty tab, this comes with a 90-day warranty. It is not clear whether the warranty is from Nikon or Cameta… Items sold directly on Cameta’s own website come with a 1 year Cameta warranty…
This was a deal of the day for $500, but the $500 price continues as of 11/3/15 recheck… , as one of the NewEgg Shell-Shocker deals of the day good until 3am ET on Tuesday or earlier if sold out…
(ENDED) Tuesday Lightning Deals: Accessories and Accessories
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box (new, giant images version) or Amazon Gold Box (old, widget with arrows version) and Camera & Photo page…
(ENDED) Manfrotto Stile Collection: Bella V Shoulder Bag for $20 w/free shipping (limit 3; Tue only)
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What to expect on your first PrimeNow order (long post)
This is the post that was promised last weekend. PrimeNow is rapidly expanding to more cities, with Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Sacramento added most recently. If you haven’t ordered anything from them yet, coupon GETITNOW gets you $20 off an order of $50+. Details at the Prime Now promo page. PrimeNow is only available to Prime members.
PrimeNow is different from most of the other Amazon variations-on-a-theme (AmazonFresh, Prime Pantry, Prime One Day, etc). You can only place PrimeNow orders using Amazon’s PrimeNow apps downloaded from Google Play, iTunes or Amazon’s own appstore. You cannot place PriceNow orders from their website through a browser. If you already have Amazon apps installed on your device, it will pick up the credentials from there, so you won’t have to enter your username/password again. Your payment methods are also linked, so you don’t have to re-enter them.
This is a looooong post, more after the break…
Sony a7S II + Sony PMW-F5 CineAlta 4K + Extras for $17,000
From the $1 photo paper in the previous post, we now go to a $17,000 video bundle 🙂 Adorama is offering a big Sony Video Bundle for $17,000 with free shipping. It is temporarily on backorder but you can order it now if you like the price. For that, you get the Sony PMW-F5 CineAlta 4K PMW Series HD Camcorder, along with the Sony a7S II body only digital camera, the Sony DVFEL100 OLED Viewfinder for PMW-F5 & PMW-F55, the Sony PMW-F5 Software Upgrade for XAVC 4K and XAVC QFHD Recording and Playback, the Sony VCTFSA5 Shoulder Mount for PMW-F5, PMW-F55 Cameras, the BlackMagic Design Davinci Resolve, Correction Software V 10.1, and a Sony USB 3.0 SxS Memory Card Reader/Writer… For comparison, the F5 on its own goes for $16,500 at authorized Sony dealers…
Adobe Photoshop Elements 14 for $40 [Prime only] {updated}
UPDATE (11/1/15): The price of the PC/Mac Disc option has increased to $100, however the Prime-only promotion continues, so when you add it to the shopping cart, as a logged-in Prime member, the discount is -$60, bringing it back down to $40.
The Digital Download options remain at $70 and they also drop to $40 after you add them to the shopping cart as a logged-in Prime member…
Previous updates after the break…
New Nikon DSLR and Lens Price Drops
It’s Sunday, with an extra hour to boot, yes, it is a 25 hour Sunday! The microwave timer is probably wrong now? You can use part of that extra hour to take a look at the latest round of Nikon Instant Savings on DSLRs and mostly DSLR-Lenses. Some discount-highlights from Adorama:
+ Nikon 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G ED AF-S VR for $500
+ Nikon 14-24mm f2.8G ED-IF AF-S for $1900
+ Nikon 24mm f1.4G AF-S ED for $2000
+ some items also earn Adorama promotional rewards
+ actual prices are *6.95, but I round them for expediency
On a semi-related note, other things equal, a new round of Price Charts will be completed by the end of this week. I have to start on Monday-Tuesday, because there are manufacturer-initiated price-changes on Sundays, and they sometimes propagate at different times at different retailers. PS: please feel free to e-yell at me until it gets published 🙂
(ENDED) Monday Lightning Deals: Samsung DV180, Corel, Neewer, Celestron, Vixen, GeekPro, etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box (new, giant images version) or Amazon Gold Box (old, widget with arrows version) and Camera & Photo page…
(ENDED) Sunpak QSX Ultra Pro Aluminum Tripod for $50
This daily deal expired… For more action, check their Featured Deals page…
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