Archives for 2015

Sony RX100 IV + $125 Gift Card for $950

And now from the oldest to the youngest/latest, the Sony RX100 IV is bundled with a $125 Adorama Gift Certificate and a screen protector for its standard price of $950 at Adorama… If you don’t want gift cards, you can get it for the same price but with a Sony Soft Case and Attachment Grip included as a bonus at B&H Photo

Sony RX100 + $50 Gift Card for $450

Time sure does fly, we now have four different generations in the Sony RX100 line. The original model is now bundled with a $50 Adorama gift certificate and a screen protector and $9 in promotional rewards for its standard price of $450 at Adorama.

Sony RX10 + $100 Gift Card + Extra Battery for $900

Perhaps in some ways the spiritual successor to the good old Olympus E-10 line, the first generation of the Sony RX10 is currently bundled with a $100 Adorama gift certificate and an extra Sony battery and $18 promotional rewards for its standard price of $900 at Adorama.

Buy Lowepro Flipside 400 AW Pro DSLR Camera Backpack for $82, receive $50 promotional credit 1-month after it ships

Hot deal alert if you are a regular Amazon shopper! They currently have a promotion where if you buy one of these 30 Camera Accessories, you will receive a $50 promotional Amazon account credit, 30 days after your order ships. Items must be sold and shipped by Amazon itself, not 3rd-party sellers. The $50 credit will be good for 1 year after your purchase.

What makes this hot is that one of the options is the Lowepro Flipside 400 AW Pro DSLR Camera Backpack which currently goes for $82. So you buy this, and 30 days after your Lowepro ships, you will get a $50 Amazon account credit to use towards future (interchangeable lens?) camera and lens purchases.

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Pioneer 200 Pocket Fabric Frame Cover Photo Album for $11.14 (limit 30)

This is a stock-up type of a deal, not a glamorous big discount, but if you are a fan of the Pioneer 200 Pocket Fabric Frame Cover Photo Albums, in the deep black color scheme, they are on sale for $11.14 (instead of their regular $14 price) at Amazon by Amazon itself. Limit 30 per customer.

Refurbished Nikon D7100 body + refurb Nikon WU-1a + $9.50~ rewards for $480

We have yet another price drop on the refurbished Nikon D7100 body only, with the 90 day Nikon USA warranty. This latest offer at Adorama includes the refurbished Nikon WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter and $9.50~ promotional rewards for $480 with free shipping… Optionally, under the yellow “Special Offer” tab, you can buy this with other camera/photo accessories and get combined purchase discounts…

Since we are at Adorama, they also have these offers running:
+ Dell Inspiron I3646-2600 Desktop Computer (J2900, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD) for $200 after $50 mail-in rebate (exp 12/6/15)

+ 27-inch Dell S2716DG QHD Gaming LED Monitor (2560×1440) for $530 after $40 mail-in rebate (exp 12/4/15)

+ manufacturer refurbished HP Envy m7-k211dx 17.3″ FHD Touchscreen Laptop for $600 (i7-5500U 2.4GHz, 12GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 840M, 1TB HDD)

Refurbished Nikon Coolpix S3700 for $50 w/free s&h

The action continues at the eBay Deals with a manufacturer refurbished Coolpix camera. BuyDig’s eBay store is offering the refurbished Nikon Coolpix S3700 for $50 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon USA warranty. Limit five per customer.

Since we are on eBay, here’s a couple of other potentially interesting offers:
+ Pay $40, Get $50 Michaels Gift Card (limit 3; delivered by mail, plastic gift card, by GiftCard Mall)
+ manufacturer refurbished 11.6″ Acer Chromebook for $95 (by NewEgg’s eBay store, limit 5, 2GB RAM, 16GB SSD, Celeron N840)
+ 9.7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 Android tablet for $360 (by Adorama’s eBay store, limit 5)

Olympus 40-150mm f4-5.6 R (m43) with 3yr Spills-n-Drops for $100

Micro Four Thirds fans, you can also get a $100 lens from the Olympus camp. The Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f4-5.6 R is currently on sale for $100 at Adorama, but that’s not all. Each lens gets a three year New Leaf Spills and Drops warranty, and $4 in promotional rewards. Optionally you can check the “Special Offers” section where you can add Elements 14 for +$30. This is available in either the black 40-150 or the silver 40-150. All apologies Raiders fans, a silver-and-black edition is not available (but you can always custom-paint it!).

Speaking of $100 Micro Four Thirds lenses, the Panasonic 25mm f1.7 still remains orderable for $100 at Adorama (temporarily on backorder). The price also remains $100 at B&H Photo and Amazon by Amazon itself but you cannot order it at this point in time from them.

Sony a7S body + $200 Gift Card + Sony Battery Grip + Charger + Battery + 64GB Extreme SDXC + Corel Software for $2300

Another bundle temptation for full frame E-mount fans. Adorama has a Sony a7S bundle that includes the a7S body only kit, a $200 Adorama Gift Certificate, the Sony VG-C1EM Vertical Grip, an extra Sony-branded Charger and Sony-branded battery, a 64GB Sandisk ExTrEmE SDXC card, a screen protector, and the Corel Creative Software kit that includes Paintshop Pro X8 and AfterShot Pro X2. All these can be yours for $2300… The standard a7S body only goes for $2100 on its own, so essentially the $200 gift card evens the prices, with the various accessories being the bonus…

Canon 24-70mm f4L IS USM & $36 rewards for $800

For Canon photographers, Adorama is offering the Canon EF 24-70mm f4L IS USM along with $36 promotional rewards (to be used in a future purchase at Adorama) for $800 with free shipping… Optionally you can add to this bundle Photoshop Elements 14 for +$30 or other items. Look at the yellow “Special Offer” section for more details…

50% off Books, DVDs and Maps at National Geographic

The National Geographic online store is having a new limited time promotion, get 50% off on Books, DVDs, and Maps. This offer expires 12/4/15 at 11:59 pm Pacific time. The price of the items drops after you click “Add to Cart”. No coupon code needed, but you must add the item to the shopping cart to see the sale price.

For example, here’s a $50 book (that’s the price shown at their website) that drops to $25 after you add it to cart (annotated screenshot crop below)

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Exclusions: “Offer excludes globes, personalized map gifts, personalized puzzle gifts, digital products, framed maps, mounted maps, Genographic kits and Around the World in 125 Years 3-volume Collector’s Edition book from TASCHEN. Offer cannot be applied toward digital products, donations, gift boxes, taxes, shipping and handling or CafePress, Holiday Card Center, PURE SCULPTURE or NG Art Store merchandise, or Weekend Photo Workshops”.

50% off list price is sometimes a great price, sometimes it is not, depending on the book and such. So if you are not familiar with a particular book’s price range, you may also want to price-check it at Barnes and Noble and Amazon and such.

YMMV Bonus eBay Bucks (up to 8%)

Bonus eBay Bucks promotions are YMMV, because from what I can tell, they send them to different groups of eBay shoppers (members of their rewards program) at different times. So running right now, and good until 11:59pm pacific tonight (12/2/15), if you are invited by email or eBay message, and if you manually opt-in by clicking on the button over there, you can earn the following rewards:

+ 4% for individual items priced $50+
+ 6% for individual items priced $100+
+ 8% for individual items priced $150+
+ maximum reward is $100 per transaction, and $500 total during this promotional period
+ 1X eBay Bucks = 2% of the purchase price, so 4X = 8%

A couple of places to get started looking for deals are the eBay Daily Deals and the eBay Trending Deals.

Because of the way the program is structured (you only receive eBay Bucks if your earn $5 or more during a reward period), these eBay Bucks promotions are great in helping you reach the threshold. Combine these with the recurring 5% eBay Gift Card promotions and the savings add up little by little.

Flashpoint StreakLight 360 Ws Flash with Blast Power Pack for $320

Pun intended? There’s a flash sale on a Flashpoint flashgun at Adorama for a limited time. It is the Flashpoint StreakLight 360 Ws Flash with Blast Power Pack going for $320 with free expedited shipping.

(ENDED) Thursday B&H Daily Deals: Manfrotto, Westcott Ice, Bolt Battery Pack

This round expired… For future offers, check B&H Photo’s Daily Deals

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(ENDED) Thursday Lightning Deals: ePhoto, Movo, Huion, Cyberlink, RetiCam, 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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Latest Deals Summary Updated and Pruned (aka The Situation Room)

The Latest Deals summary, aka the Holiday Shopping Season Situation Room at the main blog has now been updated, with the expired Cyber Monday deals removed (I hope I caught them all), and today’s new offers added. The summary is intended to be an executive summary, not include every single offer mentioned here. I am trying hard to keep that summary post simple and readable. In previous years, by December 31st, it would be almost as long as War and Peace 😉

Nikon D3300 w/18-55 & 55-200 (both VR) & Extras for $500

This got lost in the shuffle a bit, so here it is in detail to make sure no one interested in it misses it. The Black Friday Nikon D3300 two-lens kit with the 18-55 and 55-200 DX VR lenses (both VR) is on sale for $500 with various different free accessories as follows:

+ Adorama with wireless adapter, remote controller, 16GB card and $10~ promotional rewards

+ B&H Photo with Nikon WU-1a wireless adapter and ON1 Effects 10 software download and $10~ promotional rewards

+ Amazon itself with free WU-1a wireless adapter and 32GB Lexar 633X SDHC

+ Groupon Goods (select it from “Select Options”) – free returns

Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 14 for $80 (Mac)

Mac users who like software purchases in digital download form can get Adobe’s Elements 14 Photoshop and Premiere bundle for $80 at Amazon, while PC users and those who prefer disc-by-mail get it for $80. This offer is open to all, not just Prime members.

PS: the earlier offer Photoshop Elements 14 for $40 for Prime members expired (I just tried it and the price won’t drop after you add it to the shopping cart).

Nikon D610 w/24-85 VR and MB-D14 Battery Grip and WU-1b for $1900

The Cyber Monday Nikon full frame DSLR bundles with Adobe software expired, but another Nikon D610 has arisen for …power users (pun intended). The Nikon D610 with 24-85mm VR kit is bundled with the Nikon MB-D14 Battery Grip and the refurbished Nikon WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter, plus $38 promotional rewards, all together $1900 with free shipping at Adorama. Only the WU-1b is refurbished, everything else is new condition from Nikon USA.

Hasselblad Stellar Special Edition for $800

If you like the Sony RX100 cameras dressed in Hasselblad designer clothing, the Hasselblad Stellar Special edition is on sale for $800 with free shipping in seven different color schemes at B&H Photo.

Lowepro Nova Sport 17L AW Shoulder Bag (pepper red) for $10 w/free shipping

And we are back after a sanity break from the Black Cyber madness. We start with a “$10 gadget” item, the pepper-red Lowepro Nova Sport 17L AW Shoulder Bag for DSLR with Attached Lens is on sale for $10 with free shipping at Adorama. It averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 16 customer reviews over there.

(ENDED) Wednesday B&H Daily Deals: X-Rite, Westcott, Manfrotto

The Wednesday offers expired, but there are new ones every day at the B&H Daily Deals

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(ENDED) Wednesday Lightning Deals: ePhoto, Nixplay, Forta, MCS, CamKix, 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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(ENDED) Wednesday Fry’s Promo Codes: refurb Cybershot for $50 (unspecified model)

These daily offers expired…

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256GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC for $75 {limit 4}

A PNY memory card sale currently in progress at Amazon (not part of the daily Lightning Deals) includes the 256GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC Class 10 UHS-I, U3 up to 95 MB/Sec, model P-SDX256U395-GE, for $75 with free shipping, with a limit of four per customer. This currently “defeats” all the other cards in its sub-lineup (32GB to 512GB) in terms of GB/$.

Imported Nikon D810 body only for $2000 (limit 1)

The Nikon D810 body only currently goes for $2800 in new condition at authorized Nikon USA dealers, but if you want to optimize for a lower price, and you are comfortable with imported grey-market camera gear, you can get it for $2000 with a free 1-year warranty from the seller GetItDigital on eBay (99.7%). Limit ONE per buyer. TL/DR: This does NOT have a Nikon USA warranty… UPDATED to remove reference to the expired Adobe Nikon bundles…

3TB WD HDD for $100 [expired: 128GB microSD for $36]

To the eBay Deals we check upon where we find:

+ 3TB WD My Passport Ultra External Hard Drive for $100 w/free S&H by Adorama on eBay (limit 5)
+ expired: + 128GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC (C10, UHS-I, SD adapter) for $36 w/free S&H by BuyDig on eBay (limit 5)

UPDATE: there’s also 12 PNY SD and microSD cards on sale at Amazon (including 256GB Elite Performance for $75 [limit 4]), along with five USB flash drives.

GoPro HERO+ LCD for $237

One more GoPro discount, the GoPro HERO+ LCD is now on sale for $237 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. Limit one per customer. In-stock estimate is December 5 at the moment.

Summary of latest deals is at the Situation Room

Posts are flying fast and furious here during the holidays. If you want to quickly check a summary of the currently available offers, check the Holiday Deals Situation Room. It will keep going until the end of the year.

Alternately you can quickly check all recent posts here by using the Page links under the HOME button in the leftmost spot in the menu page. It has direct links to Pages #1 through #5. Open in new tab/window if you like, and peruse at your leisure.

There’s also the free full-text RSS feed, which also serves as a backup in case the website goes down (it is hosted by Feedburner, so it stays up even if this website is down).

One more note, a number of the offers are either for Cyber Monday specifically or were planned to expire at the end of day on Cyber Monday.

Free 3TB G-Technology G-DRIVE with purchase of select Canon 6D, 7D Mark II or 5D Mark III kits

If you don’t want or need any of the Canon Pixma Mail-In Rebate bundles or you don’t want to deal with mail-in rebates and gift cards, and you have enough tripods and camera bags to open up your own pop-up store, there is a new kind of bundle now at B&H Photo for select Canon DSLRs. You get a free 3TB G-Technology G-DRIVE G1 USB 3.0 Hard Drive ($120 on its own) and a 32GB Sandisk Ultra UHS-I SDHC card, while paying the standard MAP prices at authorized dealers. The items are included automatically by B&H while this Cyber Monday promotion is running. This offer is available on multiple kits of each of the following Canon DSLRs:

+ Canon 6D kits (three options, $1400 body, $1800 w/24-105 f3.5-5.6 STM, $2000 w/24-105 f4L IS)

+ Canon 7D Mark II kits (two options, $1300 body only, $1650 w/18-135)

+ Canon 5D Mark III kits (three options, $2500 body, $3100 w/24-105 f4L IS, $3250 w/24-70 f4L IS)