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Fuji X System Instant Savings at Adorama and B&H

The latest round of Fuji X-System savings is now nicely organized at Adorama. Participating are the X-T1 for $1000, X-T10 for $700, X100T for $1100, the X-Pro1 bundle we mentioned a couple of days ago, along with the X-A2 w/16-50 for $500 [correction: this is the X-A2, not the X-E2, thanks to one of our readers for the email alert; all apologies for the confusion!], and 16 lenses getting their fair share of instant savings discounts. This particular round of instant savings expires 12/26/15.

UPDATE: the new instant savings promotion is also up and running at B&H Photo, where you have the Camera Kits and the X Lenses.

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Sandisk Extreme Sale (various options; CF, SD mostly)

Adorama has a new Sandisk Extreme sale featuring mostly CompactFlash and SD* memory cards of the Extreme, Extreme Pro and Extreme Plus designation. There is also a lone Ultra. Capacities range from 16GB to 256GB with a total of 24 cards participating. Sale ends 11/25/15.

UPDATE: there is also a Sandisk Extreme Pro sale of 14 SD and Compactflash cards at B&H Photo with capacities ranging from 16GB to 512GB.

UPDATE #2: speaking of memory cards, B&H has a sale on Delkin storage (15 options).

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , ,

Social Media: Create & Share B&H Wishlist for Chance to win $1000 Gift Card

Good until December 25 in 2015, B&H Photo has a social media giveaway: create a wishlist at the B&H Photo website, share that Wishlist page on Twitter with the hashtag #BHwishlist, and have a chance to win a $1000 B&H Gift Card. Given some of the replies on Twitter, some people don’t understand how it works, so your chances of winning – if you actually read the instructions (I know, so demanding!) – are higher… These are the terms and conditions…

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: gifts and gadgets

Olympus M43rds Lens Instant Savings (13 options)

Olympus has another round of instant savings for their M.Zuiko Micro.Four.Thirds lenses, with 13 of them participating. You can find them nicely organized at B&H Photo, including the 12-40/2.8 for $900, the 40-150/2.8 for $1400, with the rest of them being primes from 12mm up to 75mm. Pancakes are included for $250 per serving.

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, olympus Tagged With: , ,

New BorrowLenses Gear Rental coupons

BorrowLenses has two new coupons in the run-up to Black Friday. Coupon BLBF20 gets you 20% off your rental or coupon code BF7FREE gets you seven more days on a rental lasting seven or more days. The rental period must start by Friday, December 4th. The coupons are good for renting gear, not purchasing gear.

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

Pre-order new Pentax 35mm f3.5 645 Lens for $1100

November spawned a monster …new 645 lens, the PENTAX-D 35mm f3.5 AL [IF] HD FA645 Lens for the 645 system is now available for pre-order for $1100 at B&H Photo. You are certainly getting your money’s worth in terms of acronyms :)… This has been added to the list of New Lenses of 2015…

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: MF LF and Digital Backs, pentax Tagged With: , , ,

Panasonic ZS45 compact-zoom (20x) for $120

Zoom-zoom! The 20x optical zoom Panasonic ZS45 is on sale for $120 with free expedited shipping at Adorama in your choice of black ZS45 or white ZS45.

UPDATE: it is also offered for $120 with free shipping by Adorama on eBay if you have eBay Gift cards or are participating in any eBay Bucks promotions.

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, panasonic Tagged With: ,

Lensbaby Edge 80 for $200 or Composer Pro with Edge 80 for $300

Some may call Lensbabies the Jon Snows of lenses, but that’s another story for another day 😉 A couple of Lensbaby items are currently on sale at Adorama: the Lensbaby Edge 80 Optic is on sale for $200 with free shipping, while the Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80 Optic is on sale for $300 with free shipping in the Canon or Nikon options… All three earn 4% promotional rewards, which, if my math is correct (I used a scientific calculator for this), they are $8 and $12 respectively…

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Canon G1X with Pixma Pro 100 and Paper for $550 after $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX GC)

Adorama is back with another Canon + Printer + MIR bundle. This time you get the Canon G1x + Pixma Pro 100 printer + 13×19″ Photo Paper for $550 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express gift card). Rebate details in this PDF file.

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: canon, fixed lens cameras Tagged With: , , , ,

Featured eBay Camera Sale (586 options)

eBay has another semi-curated featured Camera sale with a total of 586 items participating, from $18 generic Canon D-Rebel battery grips to DSLR bundles with boatloads of accessories. This is an ever-scrolling page, so the further you scroll down, the more items appear. You can filter them by product category and/or brand using the options on the left-hand side of their website over there.

Unfortunately I cannot multi-thread (verb) myself like a computer-server and go through the 586 items just like that, so for now it is a YMMV adventure if you are curious.

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With:

AMEX Offers (YMMV): Spend $60+ on Amazon, Get $15 Statement credit

This is a targeted offer, so there is a YMMV aspect to it. If you have an American Express credit card, check the AMEX Offers section. One of the offers making the rounds is a $15 statement credit if you make a purchase of $60+ at Amazon and pay for it with said credit card. You have to manually add the offer to your account, by pressing the “Add to Card” button.

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IMPORTANT: while the offer is good until 12/31/15 after you add it to your AMEX card, the window to add it to your AMEX card is typically much smaller. AMEX Offers are available for a limited time and in limited quantities. To cut a long story short, if you see an AMEX offer you are interested or might be interested in the future, add it to your card as soon as you see it.

November 17, 2015 Filed Under: storewide deals

(ENDED) Wedn Lightning Deals: Lowepro, Lightdow, Marrex, Movo, Nixplay, 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…

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November 17, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Wedn: Miops Nero Trigger for $100

This daily deal expired… For more action, check their Featured Deals page…

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November 17, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Panasonic CM1 1-inch Android Camera for $500

The Panasonic CM1 Android digital camera with its 1-inch sensor is now down to $500 with free shipping at Adorama directly and by Adorama thru Amazon. This is a proper carrier unlocked GSM phone as well.

November 16, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, panasonic Tagged With: ,

$50 Store Credit with Camera Accessory purchase from choice of 30 [prices start at $100 for Lowepro Camera Bags]

If you are a regular Amazon shopper and you happen to want one of the accessories participating in this promotion, you can get a pretty good deal. The promotion is this: if you purchase one of these Camera Accessories (30 options from Manfrotto, Nanuk, Lowepro, Tiffen), sold and shipped by Amazon itself, then you will receive this bonus: a $50 promotional credit added to your Amazon account 30 days after your order ships. The $50 promotional credit is good for one year after your purchase.

The lowest priced items (as of the time of writing) are the Lowepro Photo Sport 200 All Weather Camera Pack (price $100~) and the Lowepro Flipside 400 AW Pro DSLR Camera Backpack ($103). The highest price is $300. Most are under $200.

If you happen to need one of those accessories, this is a pretty good deal. This is a limited time offer, but an expiration date is not mentioned. Make sure this promotion is mentioned under the Special Offers section of an item before making a purchase (annotated screenshot crop of an example below):

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November 16, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Price Research: the 35mm Full Frame Price Charts

Silver lining of me procrastinating to do a new edition of the Camera Price Charts is that we have captured a fascinating pattern for 2015: most of the new 35mm full frame digital cameras released in 2015 filled the price-gap between $3000 and $5000 of 2014. What was a jump from the Nikon D810 to the Leica M-E is now filled with 2015 cameras. See the charts and discussion on the main blog’s new Camera Price Charts Episode 1: 35mm Full Frame… The rest of the charts are coming this week (DSLRs, Mirrorless, RAWsumers), hopefully one per day 🙂

November 16, 2015 Filed Under: website news

Refurbished Nikon Df with 50mm f1.8 SE for $2100

Good news, the first part of the dramatically-procrastinated new edition of the “Price Charts” will be posted before midnight tonight on the main blog.

In the meantime, while price-checking, here’s a deal of potential interest, the Nikon Df with the 50mm f1.8G Special Edition lens is available in the silver color scheme in manufacturer refurbished condition with a 90 day Nikon USA warranty for $2100 by Adorama. The new condition price at authorized dealers is $3000 (or $2750 for the body only).

November 16, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Refurbished GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition w/1yr warranty for $240

This limited time offer ended…

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November 16, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras Tagged With: , , ,

Canon G3X rawsumer and Canon EVF-DC1 Electronic Viewfinder for $920

Love the idea of a compact with RAW camera but sometimes you just have to have a viewfinder as well? Adorama may be solving this dilemma by offering the Canon G3X + Canon EVF-DC1 Electronic Viewfinder together for $918 with free shipping. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed. The EVF on its own goes for $220, while the G3X on its own goes for $900. So for just +$20 you are getting a detachable EVF.

Alternately, if you also need more accessories (or you are in the process of building camera-gift-bundles for friends and family), for $938 with free expedited shipping you can get the above two plus many accessories: 32GB Lexar SD, Lowepro Sport 7L shoulder bag, extra 3rd-party battery, screen protector, cleaning kit, and the Corel Creativity software bundle that includes Aftershot Pro 2 and PSP (= PaintShop Pro) X8 among others.

November 16, 2015 Filed Under: canon, fixed lens cameras Tagged With: ,

Refurbished Canon SL1 with 18-55 IS STM & 75-300 f4-5.6 III non-USM w/1yr Warranty for $300

The refurbished black Canon SL1 with 18-55 IS STM and 75-300 f4-5.6 III two lens kit is on sale for $300 with free shipping at the official Canon Outlet store with a one year Canon warranty. This is part of yet another “Cyber Monday sale”… The kit without the 75-300 goes for $280. The 75-300 is not stabilized and it is not the USM version, but for a +$20 it may be worth its weight in materials 😉

November 16, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Three Free Months of NewEgg Premier if you download their mobile app

NewEgg is offering three free months of their NewEgg Premier membership if you download one of their mobile apps available on iOS, Android and Windows, with each having a phone and tablet edition… Premier is sort of their free shipping equivalent of Prime but with different terms…

November 16, 2015 Filed Under: storewide deals

Groupon Coupon: 20% off Local (eg Photo Prints related), 5% off Goods (eg Camera related)

Groupon has a new coupon code for their website, code TASTY3 gets you 20% off Local Deals or 5% Goods. “Local Deals” is where a lot of the photo-print related items are (custom photo books, canvas prints, metal prints, custom-print gifts, etc), while “Goods” is where their Camera Gear lives… You can also use the search bar over there to look for items of interest, eg “photo books” or “metal prints”… You can also use the category filters on their menu bar or left sidebar…

The coupon is good for one unit per transaction (eg one custom-photo-book), and you can use it on up to three different local offers and up to three Goods offers. Maximum discount is $50. Free shipping with orders of $34.99 or higher (they must ship from Groupon facilities, so not all purchases qualify towards free shipping – similar to what Amazon does).

Coupon expires at the end of day on Tuesday 11/17/15.

November 16, 2015 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

Panasonic GM5 w/12-32 for $500 [corrected]

Adorama is offering the Panasonic GM5 with the 12-32mm Lens for $500 with free expedited expedited shipping in your choice of black GM5 or red GM5… Optionally, you can add the Panasonic DMW-GTC1 Conversion Lens with with Adaptor Ring for +$20 (under the yellow “Special Offer” button)…

PS: blog-post title corrected, it is a 12-32, not 12-35 lens. Thanks to one of our anon readers for the alert!

November 16, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, panasonic Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Tuesday Lightning Deals: Corel PSP Pro X8 and lots of 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…

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November 16, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) PNY Storage Sale: 128GB SDXC for $40, 64GB for $20, 32GB for 12 [also microSD*, USB Flash Drives]

These daily PNY deals expired…

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November 16, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , , ,

(ENDED) Ivation 20MP Underwater Shockproof Digital Camera & Video Camera w/Dual Full-Color LCD Displays for $50

This daily deal expired…

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November 16, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras Tagged With: ,

Refurbished Nikon D7100 body drops to $490

We have a new price drip-drop on the refurbished Nikon D7100 body only, you can get it for $490 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon USA warranty by Adorama directly (with $10 rewards) and by Adorama’s eBay store.

At Cameta’s own website it goes for $530 but it includes a one year warranty provided by Cameta. This is still a refurbished by Nikon USA, so the first 90 days are from Nikon, and the rest of the days by Cameta (check their warranty page for more details).

November 15, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Buy $50 Best Buy Gift Card, Get $10 in Plenti Points

Good until Saturday 11/21/15, at Rite Aid stores, if you are participating in the Plenti rewards program, you can get 1000 Plenti points (= $10 equivalent) if you purchase a $50 Best Buy Gift Card. Limit two per customer during this week. You can redeem the Plenti points at Rite Aid or other places. The Plenti program is managed by American Express… In parallel, you get 500 points (= $5 equivalent) if you buy a $25 Google Play Gift Card (good for all digital content including camera and photo apps [cannot be used on subscriptions or physical goods]). Google Play gift cards are rarely discounted, unlike iTunes…

November 15, 2015 Filed Under: gifts and gadgets Tagged With:

24/7 Traffic Collection Camera Bags ($23 to $57)

If you like to try out different camera bags, Adorama has a sale on the 24/7 Traffic Collection, with six options, with prices ranging from $23 to $57, with free shipping. They have different types and as usual, check insides and dimensions.

November 15, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

24-inch Dell UltraSharp U2412M (1920 x 1200) for $233

If you need that extra space on the vertical, in other words a 1920 x 1200 instead of a 1920 x 1080 (a lot more prevalent these days), the 24-inch Dell UltraSharp U2412M is on sale for $233 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon herself. Features include IPS, VESA, physical adjustability (tilt, swivel, etc), DisplayPort, DVI-D, VGA, (no HDMI), USB 2.0 ports, etc. It averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 1200+ customer reviews and has nearly 400 questions answered by viewers like you.

November 15, 2015 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: