Archives for November 2015

Internets Price-Match Black Friday Ads: Canon D-Rebel T5i 2-Lens Kit for $700

We have now come full circle, all the major cameras advertised in the Black Friday Ads have now been price-matched by the internets. The latest one being the Canon D-Rebel T5i two lens kit (18-55, 55-250, both IS II) going for $700 at Amazon by Amazon itself.

Internets Price-Match Black Friday Ads: Sony a6000 2-Lens Kit for $700

Another one of the Black Friday Ads is now price-matched by the internets. The Sony a6000 2-lens kit with the 18-55 and 55-210 lenses is going for $700 at Black Friday and it is now going for $700 at Amazon by Amazon itself (with free camera bag and 16GB Sony SD)… On the other hand, if you don’t need these particular lenses, the a6000 body only (with a number of free accessories) goes for $400 at Adorama and B&H Photo

2TB My Passport Ultra Portable Hard Drive for $65 (limit 2)

The 2TB My Passport Ultra Portable Hard Drive (USB 3.0) is currently on sale for $65 with free shipping, with a limit of two per customer as the B&H Photo Deal of the Day… Optionally you can bundle it with a case for $72~… For many more new specials, check their latest Black Friday specials

New post: Grading the Black Friday Camera Offers

We have new analysis + summary post at the main blog, Grading the Black Friday Offers and summarizing them if you don’t feel like getting knee-deep in the previously-mentioned long and sprawling store by store listing of the ads. You can also find these posts linked to in the Sidebar for quick cross-reference.

Book $75+ Amazon Service, Get $30 Amazon Gift Card

Amazon is expanding in all directions. One of their areas of expansion are Home Services that include everything from technology (printer setup, smartphone related, backups, virus removals, etc) to home improvement to car services to electrical work to home theater to equipment assembly and more. During the holidays, good until December 4, if you book a $75+ service, you will receive a $30 Amazon Gift Card via email in about 3 weeks after the paid service is completed. More details over there.

$30 shipped: Canon MG3522 Wireless Inkjet AiO Printer

On the budget front, the Canon PIXMA MG3522 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-in-One Printer is on sale for $30 with free shipping at Adorama as one of their 6000+ Black Friday specials… On the other hand, if you have Amazon gift card burning in your e-pocket, you can get it for the same price by Adorama thru Amazon

Update: Increased Number of Posts on Website and RSS

A quick note, I increased the number of posts shown on the front page of the blog to keep up with the increased volume of Black Friday postings and also increased the number of items to be shown in the RSS feed as we have been doing 20+ per day the last few days (and it’s only gonna get crazier). If any of these cause any issues technical or otherwise, please let me know in the comments or using the online contact form.

Canon 7D Mark II body & Pixma Pro 100 & Extras for $1130 after $350 MIR

And now the last of the Canon Pixma AMEX bundles, the Canon 7D Mark II body only is bundled with the Pixma Pro 100 and 50pk 13×19″ photo paper and gadget bag and 32GB Lexar SD for $1130 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express Gift Card) at Adorama… Rebate details in the PDF file

Canon 6D body & Pixma Pro 100 & Extras for $1150 after $350 MIR

There are also two Canon 6D bundles with the Pixma AMEX mail-in rebates. The first bundle is centered on the 6D Body Only and Pixma Pro 100 and 50pk 13×19″ photo paper and gadget bag and 32GB Lexar SD for $1150 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express Gift Card).

Meanwhile the 6D with 24-105 f3.5-5.6 IS STM bundle with the same extras as above goes for $1550 after $350 MIR. In other words, you are adding the lens for +$400… Rebate details in the PDF file

Canon D-Rebel T6i w/18-55 & Pixma Pro 100 & Extras for $600 after $350 MIR

I got sidetracked before finishing all the Canon Pixma rebates last night, here’s more at Adorama, these ones centered around the Canon D-Rebel T6i. There are two bundles: the D-Rebel T6i w/18-55 IS STM and Pixma Pro 100 and 50pk 13×19″ photo paper and gadget bag and 32GB Lexar SD go for $600 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express Gift Card).

Meanwhile the D-Rebel T6i w/18-135 IS STM with the same bundle as above goes for $750 after a $350 MIR. So you are swapping the 18-55 for the 18-135 for an extra $150. Decisions, decisions… Rebate details in the PDF file

Internets Price-Match Black Friday Ads: Nikon D7100 2-Lens Kit for $1000

Another one of the DSLR offers of the Black Friday Ads is now price-matched by the internet. The Nikon D7100 2-Lens kit with the 18-55 DX VR and 55-300 DX VR lenses and extras (Wifi adapter, case, card) is price-matched to $1000 at B&H Photo (with 2% rewards) and Adorama and Amazon by Amazon.

On the other hand, if you only need the camera, and don’t care for the 18-55/55-300 lenses, you can get the body only manufacturer-refurbished with a 90 day Nikon USA warranty for $490 at Adorama

Panasonic CM1 for $500 [was $380] {updated}

The $380 limited time offer on the Panasonic CM1 Android Camera-SmartPhone expired on Thursday at 11:59pm ET, but as of Friday at 12:02am ET, the price did not skyrocket, it is currently going for $500 with free shipping at B&H Photo… For many more new specials, check their latest Black Friday specials

Sigma Lens Instant Savings (68 options)

A new round of Sigma Lens Instant Savings is running at B&H Photo with a total of 68 options available, lens of different mounts. Some of them earn 4% promotional rewards but not all of them… For many more new specials, check their latest Black Friday specials

Free USB Dock with Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Lenses: $1090 for Contemporary, $2000 for Sports [C/N]

There is a double promotion for the Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM lenses at B&H Photo: you get a free USB Sigma Lens Dock automatically along with 4% promotional rewards. The lens is available in two versions, the Contemporary (no, you are not reading a furniture and style blog!) goes for $1100 (= ~$44 rewards), while the Sports version goes for $2000 (= ~$80). It is available in the Canon and Nikon SLR mounts. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed as usual… For many more new specials, check their latest Black Friday specials

PS: those letters in brackets at the end of post titles for lenses are shortcut codes for their lens mounts: C for Canon, N for Nikon, A for Sony Alpha Minolta Maxxum Dyxum Pixxum, P for Pentax, S for Sigma, NX for Samsung NX, E for Sony E-mount, X for Fuji X, M43 for Micro Four Thirds, FT for Four Thirds, etc.

Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 DX-II for $400 (C/N/A)

Tokina time now, their 11-16mm f2.8 DX-II lens is on sale for $400 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards (= $16~) at B&H Photo… For many more new specials, check their latest Black Friday specials

Fuji X30 rawsumer drops to $400

The Fuji X30 compact with RAW was going for $500 last week when we posted the RAWsumer price chart but you can now get it for $400 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards in either color scheme at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon (no rewards but you get a semi-free Shutterfly 8×8 photo book [the book is free but you have to pay shipping]).

PS: our customary “Black Friday / Holiday Season Camera Deals Situation Room” at the Main Blog should go live in the next few hours. I am waiting for the early Friday wave to start, it would make that a good starting point.

Panasonic LX7 black for $278

If you are looking for an old school RAWsumer with a 1/1.7″ sensor, the black Panasonic LX7 is back on sale again, you can get it for $278 with free shipping, and 4% promotional rewards at B&H Photo… This is part of their latest Black Friday specials

Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG HSM ART for $850 with extras (C/N/A/S)

Prime time now, the Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG HSM ART is going for $850 with some extras in the Canon, Nikon, Sony and Sigma SLR mounts. At B&H Photo you get 4% promotional rewards (= $34~), while at Adorama you get a handful of free accessories and a 3-year NewLeaf spills-n-drops warranty. No freebies at the moment at Amazon.

KVADPhoto+ PRO photo app for $0.10 [Windows Store]

Windows users have their very own deals too. The official Windows Store is offering a number of different digital items for $0.10 each (apps, movies, music, etc), including the KVADPhoto+ PRO app [link opens the Windows App store if it’s installed on your PC] by the KVADGroup. You can get to it with a web browser or by opening the Windows App Store on a Windows 10 device. The app supports the following processors: “x86, arm, x64” on PCs.

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PS: if you want to see all the 10c apps and entertainment deals, here is a link that opens the Windows Store app directly to the page with all the sales. Other 10c apps include a couple of dictionaries, a couple of zip file utilities, an RSS reader, and more.

Internets Price-Match Black Friday Ads: Canon D-Rebel T5 with 18-55 & 75-300 for $400

The main Canon DSLR deal featured in Black Friday Ads is the Canon D-Rebel T5 with the 18-55 and 75-300 non-USM lenses for $400. Fast forward to now, and already the internets have price-matched that offer, you can get it for $400 at Amazon and Adorama (with lots of free extras) and B&H Photo (with different set of free extras).

Black Friday specials at B&H and Adorama

Another wave of specials is out, this is a big block at B&H Photo [corrected link; this is an ever-scrolling page, keep clicking the orange “Load More” button over there to see more offers] featuring different brands and here’s a block of specials at Adorama (6400+ items) including a featured Canon sale and a Rokinon sale… I will go through them and digest them (no pun intended) as soon as I can find an uninterrupted block of time…

(ENDED) Friday Lighting Deals: Lowepro, Pelican, Tiffen, Ape, Case Logic, Joby, Corel, Nixplay, Evecase, Dell, Lightdow, Etc, Etc, Etc [updated]

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

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(SOLD OUT) Unlocked 32GB Nexus 6 for $200 (64GB for $260)

Pure Android at a big discount won’t last long. As of a 4pm ET recheck, all four options are sold out and cannot be ordered…

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(ENDED) 24-inch Acer 1080p monitor (HDMI, VGA, DVI) for $100

This daily deal expired…

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(ENDED) Corel PaintShop Pro X8 Ultimate for $28

This lightning deal expired…

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(ENDED) Woot Electronics Woot-OFF (started Fri 1am ET)

This round expired…

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(ENDED) Lytro Illum light field camera for $400

The $400 sale price expired, it is now going for $450 which appears to be its new “regular” price?

One of the current Amazon Gold Box [corrected link] is the new condition Lytro Illum light field camera offered for $400 with free shipping by Woot through Amazon, with the order fulfilled by Amazon (so Prime shipping). Offer ends by 2pm eastern on Friday or earlier if sold out.

PS: lots more coming up, I have to reboot because the browsers are leaking memory by the gigabyte after non-stop use for many hours 🙂

(ENDED) Polaroid ZIP Mobile Printer (ZINK Zero Ink tech) for $97.50

This daily deal expired…

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Internets Price Match Black Friday: Nikon D3300 2-Lens VR kit (18-55, 55-200) for $500

The Nikon DSLR deal that appears in many of the Black Friday Ads is the Nikon D3300 two-lens VR kit (18-55, 55-200, both VR) for $500. The internets have now matched that deal, you can get the kit, with a wireless adapter, remote controller, 16GB card and $10~ promotional rewards for $500 at Adorama… Optionally you can add additional Nikon SLR lenses for a combined purchase discount (see the yellow “Special Offer” section)… Contrasting that, the D3200 2-lens VR kit goes for $400…

UPDATE: this offer also landed at Amazon for $500.

Canon G9X with Pixma Pro 100 & Extras for $400 after $350 MIR

Adorama has another rebate bundle centered around the Canon G9 X rawsumer. It also includes the Pixma Pro 100 printer, 50pk 13×19 inch photo paper, gadget bag, and 32GB Lexar SD. It goes for $400 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card). Offer ends 11/29/15.