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1-Year of Amazon Cloud Drive Unlimited Storage for $5

This promotion is good for everyone, both Prime members and non-Prime member. If you need more than photo storage, they also have a limited time promotion, 1yr of Amazon Cloud Drive Unlimited Storage (not just Photo) for $5 for the first year. The regular price is $59 per year.

Prime members get free unlimited photo storage, but not unlimited everything storage. So if you are a Prime member and mostly need photo storage space, you don’t need this service. On the other hand, if you also need lots of storage space (more than 5GB) for documents, videos, music files (not purchased from Amazon), and other non-photo files, then this might be of interest.

PS: mp3 music files purchased directly from Amazon, or added to your Amazon account because of an AutoRip eligible purchase (CD or Vinyl) do not count towards your storage limits.

December 6, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With:

1-Year of Amazon Cloud Drive Unlimited Photo Storage for $1 [non-Prime]

If you are not an Amazon Prime member, this promotion is for you. For a limited time you can sign up for 1-Year of Amazon Cloud Drive Unlimited Photo Storage for $1. The $1 price is for the first year. The regular price is $12/year. You also get 5GB to use for other non-photo files.

If you are a Prime member, you already get FREE unlimited cloud photo storage. If you are a Prime member and visit the above website logged to your Prime account, you will not see the offer because you already get this service for free.

For the speed-readers, this offer is for the Unlimited Cloud Photo Storage service. This is different from the Unlimited Cloud Storage (not just unlimited photos).

December 6, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With:

Manfrotto Off road Aluminum Tripod with Ball Head for $100 with coupon

If you like the idea of more colorful tripods, the Manfrotto Off road Aluminum Tripod with Ball Head are available in red or blue or green space-age color-schemes for $100 with free shipping at B&H Photo when you enter coupon code SEASON15300 over there. The price before the coupon is $150.

Speaking of tripods, these two Induros are on sale (no coupon needed):
+ Induro Adventure AKB Tripod with Ball Head for $89
+ Induro Adventure AKB2 Tripod with Ball Head for $109
+ free expedited shipping

December 6, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: , , ,

Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC) with free Impact Lightstand for $127

The Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC), with a free Impact Air-cushioned Light Stand (Black, 8′) automatically included by B&H is on sale for $127 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.

While there, they also have the Impact Quikbox Micro On-Camera Softbox (9 x 9″) on sale for $50 with free expedited shipping.

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Coupon discount on easyCover Silicone Protection Cover for DSLRs & Mirrorless Cameras

B&H Photo has a discount promotion on the easyCover Silicone Protection Cover for DSLRs & Mirrorless Cameras with a total of 67 options available. When you click on an individual product page, the items include freebies, click on the “INCLUDES FREE” to select the free item of interest. You must use coupon code SEASON15300 to get a discount.

December 6, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Sunpak 523PX2 3-section Carbon Fiber Tripod with Pistol Grip QR Ballhead with FREE Backpack for $100

The Sunpak 523PX2 3-section Carbon Fiber Tripod with Pistol Grip QR Ballhead Bundle is currently on sale for $100 with free shipping at Adorama but that’s not all. For a limited time, they also include Sunpak Airbak Zoom Pack Small Backpack automatically for FREE. While this promotion is running, you will see the free backpack mentioned on the product page.

While at Adorama, they are offering the 1TB WD My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive (USB 3.0, Bus Powered, Black) for $50 with free shipping. And if you are a fan of the Surface, the Surface Pro 4 (m3, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD) is on sale for $900 with free expedited shipping with the Corel software bundle (includes Aftershot Pro 2, Paintshop Pro X7), and the Microsoft Scuplt Bluetooth mouse… Optionally you can add various accessories with a combined purchase discount by expanding the yellow “Special Offer” tab.

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Six different Fotodiox Lens Coffee Cups for $15 each

Six different Fotodiox lens coffee cups are on sale for $15 each at B&H Photo. Each one is an homage of popular Nikon and Canon SLR lenses. As such, they have different shapes and accessories (one of them includes a pour stopper). Shipping is free with total orders of $49 or higher.

PS: this could be a fun comparison review to do!

December 6, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f1.6 for $450 (C/N/A/P/E/X/m43/NX)

Babies eventually grow up. Even lens babies 😉 The Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f1.6 lens is currently on sale for $450 with $18 promotional rewards at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon, Alpha and Pentax SLR mounts, and the E/NEX, M43rds, Fuji X and Galaxy (ha!) NX mounts. That’s the “(C/N/A/P/E/X/m43/NX)” in the post title 🙂

Speaking of Lensbabies, the Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 50 Optic is on sale for $200 with $8 promotional rewards and free shipping at B&H in the above eight mounts, plus Four Thirds.

December 6, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Panasonic FZ300 drops to $550

The Panasonic FZ300 superzoom (a RAWzoomer with a 1/2.3″ sensor and 40x optical zoom) is now down to $550 with free shipping at authorized Panasonic dealers such as B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself.

December 6, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, panasonic Tagged With: , ,

Think Tank Retrospective 30 Shoulder Bag for $70

If you are a fan of blue slate shoulder camera bags, the blue-slate color scheme of the Think Tank Retrospective 30 Shoulder Bag is on sale for $70 with free shipping for a limited time by Adorama on Amazon and Adorama directly. The Amazon listing says this ships in “easy to open packaging”, so a plus if you don’t want to deal with convoluted packaging materials.

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Canon 7D Mark II Body with Pixma Pro 100 & Extras for $1050 after $350 MIR

Ooops, I forgot to post this with last night’s big burst, so now it is the opening act of tonight’s big burst. If you are fond of mail-in rebates and AMEX gift cards and Pixma printers, B&H Photo has a Canon 7D Mark II Body Only Bundle for $1050 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express Gift Card).

You pay $1400 at checkout, receive the order, make sure all is well, submit the mail-in rebate following instructions and deadlines, and a few weeks later you receive a $350 prepaid AMEX gift card by mail. For that, you get the Canon 7D Mark II body only, the Pixma Pro 100 printer, a 50pk of Canon 13×19-inch photo paper, a 32GB Sandisk Ultra, and a Ruggard DSLR shoulder bag. A vial with Nikon tears is NOT included 😉

December 6, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

(ENDED) Monday Fry’s Promo Codes: 20pk 5×7-inch Colorway photo paper for $0.49 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired…

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December 6, 2015 Filed Under: printers and photo paper Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) SmallHD 501 HDMI On-Camera Monitor with 3D LUT Support for $600

This daily deal expired… For more action, check the B&H Featured deals…

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(ENDED) Monday Lightning Deals: Samsung DV180F, Tiffen Nixplay, 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…

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Tamron Holiday Bundles (13 options incl 24-70, 70-200)

Adorama has thirteen different Tamron Holiday Bundles featuring a variety of free accessories (some get free gift cards or camera bags), along with the on-going mail-in rebate promotions and promotional rewards. Participating lenses include the 24-70 and 70-200 f2.8s, 16-300, 18-270, and 150-600.

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, tamron Tagged With:

Sony a7 body and $100 Gift Card & Extras for $1000

The Sony a7 body only is now bundled with a $100 B&H Photo Gift Card along with an extra Sony battery and 4% promotional rewards (around $40) at B&H Photo… The same promotion ($100 Gift Card, 4% rewards) is available on the a7 with FE 28-70mm f3.5-5.6 OSS for $1300… You also get a Free Download Of ON1 Effects 10…

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Panasonic G7 with 14-42 & 45-150 & Rode Mic for $750

Juxtaposed with the just mentioned G7 w/14-42 and Extras for $600, there is another promotion on the G7 at B&H Photo. For $750 you get the Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lenses and Rode VideoMic GO Lightweight On-Camera Microphone and a 32GB Sandisk ExTreMe memory card.

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm with either free $100 Gift Card or AT Mic or Rode Mic for $600

The Panasonic G7 with the 14-42mm goes for $600 at authorized dealers. Some of them are bundling it with free notable accessories. At B&H Photo you get a free Rode Mic GO on-camera microphone and On1 Effects 10 software… At Adorama, you get either a free $100 Adorama Gift Card or a free Audio-Technica AT8024 Stereo/Mono Camera-Mount Microphone… Optionally you can triple the original warranty via mail-in rebate…

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, panasonic Tagged With: , ,

Panasonic FZ200 + $50 Gift Card for $300

Zoom-zoom, old school with 1/2.x” RAW, the new condition Panasonic FZ200 is offered with a $50 B&H Photo Gift Card and 4% rewards (around $12) for $300 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, panasonic Tagged With: ,

Latest Deals Summary Updated/Pruned

The latest deals summary aka the Holiday Shopping Season Situation Room has been updated with new offers and at the same time, expired offers have been removed (I think I got them all, but the bigger it gets, the higher the chances of missing something). Expired offers are deleted from the post in order to keep readable and editable.

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: website news

Sony RX100 with various freebies for $400

The Sony RX100 (first generation), in new condition, at authorized Sony dealers dropped $50 this week, going from $450 to $400, and it is bundled with some free accessories. Last week it went for $450 with a $50 Adorama gift card, but now the price is $400 straight up at B&H Photo (free 32GB Sandisk Ultra SDHC, generic camera case, $8 rewards) and Adorama (32GB Lexar SDHC, Lowepro case, screen protector, cleaning kit) and OneCall via Amazon (no freebies)

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: ,

10% Rewards on many Canon DSLRs, Powershots and Sony iLCs

In parallel to the 10% Lens Rewards, Adorama also has a 10% rewards promotion on many Canon DSLRs, Powershots and Sony iLCs. Keep on scrolling to see all eligible cameras. The Canons are first, followed by the Sonys. The exact reward amount is mentioned on the individual product page of each eligible product. Click on the reward amount link to see terms and conditions of the rewards program (example in the previous post).

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , , ,

10% Rewards on most Canon and Sony Lenses

If you are interested in getting any Canon SLR lenses or Sony SLR or E-mount lenses, a whole lot of them are eligible for 10% promotional rewards at Adorama. The lens are grouped by manufacturer and mount and type, starting with Canon SLR lenses and followed by Sony SLR lenses and E-mount lenses. Keep paging down to see all available options. This is a very long page, you may need to use a desktop/laptop to scroll through them effectively. Even some of the Canon tilt-shift lenses are eligible!

If you are not familiar, promotional rewards are to be used in future purchases. They are not a discount on the current purchase price, and they are not cashback you can deposit in your bank account. Click on the reward link on any product page to see all the details and terms and conditions.

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December 5, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , , , ,

Refurbished Nikon Coolpix S9900 for $180

Compact travel-zooms found their niche in-between affordable iLCs and smartphones. One such camera is the black manufacturer refurbished Nikon Coolpix S9900 on sale for $180 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon USA warranty at Adorama.

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Refurbished Nikon D5100 w/18-55 DX VR for $300

Yet another refurbished option among Nikon DSLRs at Adorama. It’s an even older camera, the manufacturer-refurbished D5100 with 18-55 DX VR goes for $300 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon USA warranty… Optionally you can add various accessories to this order for a combined purchase discount. Expand the yellow “Special Offer” over there for more details…

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Weekly Fry’s Promo Code Offers: $89 Mystery Elph (20mp, 12x optical), Vanguard, Lowepro, Wolverine, etc

Don’t look now, but Black Friday 2016 is less than 51 weeks away already. Just around the corner 🙂 And with that, we have a new shopping week, which brings us a new round of weekly promo code offers for Fry’s email newsletter subscribers (free to join their email list). Some of the offers are online-only, others are in-store-only, others are both. This is marked next to each offer in their weekly ad that covers the Dec 6-12 (2015) period. In these posts, the default for an item is to be offered in-store and online. If not, I mention it next to each item’s name, eg the mystery Canon Elph right below.

+ mystery Canon Elph (20mp, 12x optical) for $89 (in-store only; due to MAP restrictions they don’t mention the model name or have link to its product page)

+ Lowepro PROTACTIC 350AW SLR backpack for $100 (limit 1)
+ Vanguard VEO 204AB 53″ 4 Section Tripod for $70 (limit 1)
+ WOLVERINE SUPER F2D 4 IN 1 FILM TO DIGITAL for $80 (limit 1)

+ 25% additional discount on ink and toner purchases
+ various tech and storage options as usual
+ $4 Velleman digital multimeter
+ $85 Windows 10 full OEM version – or put that towards a Linux PC. I am kinda starting to lose faith in the Windows 10 promise and premise, but that’s for another day

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories, canon Tagged With: , , , ,

128GB PNY Elite Perf. SDXC for $40 [updated]

The 128GB version has dropped to $40 (was $38), sold and shipped by Amazon itself with a limit of four per customer. It is in the all-encompassing “Temporarily out of stock” status, so keep that in mind if you need it by a specific date… As you can see, both at the SD and microSD levels, we are seeing a wave of price slides of higher capacity cards (as it is often the case – other things equal)…

UPDATE: the 256GB sale for $75 is over as of 12/6/15 re-check… Last week, the 256GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC was “defeating” the other storage options in its own line-up (32GB to 512GB; UHS-I, U3 up to 95 MB/Sec), going for $75 each. Now there is pushback,

This went up too: Meanwhile the 64GB version remains at $20, with a limit of four per customer…

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

Refurbished Nikon D7000 body only for $380

To the eBay Deals we check-upon where we find Robert’s Digital (midwestern photo retailer chain) offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7000 body only for $380 with free shipping… There are many Nikon DSLR options, especially when you throw new-condition and refurbished into the mix, along with body-only vs with-lens kits. It’s good to have choices, and headache pills to go with them 🙂

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Refurbished Nikon D5200 w/18-55 DX VR for $400

If of the various refurbished Nikon DSLRs it is the black Nikon D5200 with the 18-55 DX VR lens the one you want, you can get it for $400 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon USA warranty and $8 promotional rewards at Adorama… Note that they also offer the refurb D5300 w/18-55 DX VR for $450… Optionally, you can check the various sub-tabs under the yellow “Special Offer” section for additional combined purchase discounts if purchasing the DSLR with any of the eligible accessories shown there…

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Sunday Lightning Deals: ePhoto, Movo, Picture Frames, Corel, 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…

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