Archives for 2015

Panasonic CM1P with two Cotta Extras for $1000

Adorama is bundling two free extras (Cotta Hard Jacket and Cotta Lens Cover) with the Panasonic CM1P camera phone for $1000 with free shipping. The phone part is carrier unlocked. It has a Leica-branded lens, Snapdragon 801, RAW capture, 1-inch sensor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, microSD (up to 128GB), Android 4.4, etc.

PS: if the bands work, T-Mobile has a limited time offer that gets you 4 lines with 10GB of full speed data per line, (with data rollover for 12 months), for $120 total per month (plus taxes and other fees of course). You could use the CM1 as of the four lines and not worry about it eating up your cellular data. Also, if you don’t need more than two lines, you can turn one of the phones into a virtual mobile hotspot (you pay the same price whether you get 3 or 4 lines).

Lensbaby Special Edition Spark 50mm f2 for $60 (C/N)

The Lensbaby Special Edition Spark 50mm f2 Selective Focus Lens is currently on sale for $60 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards at Adorama, available in the Canon and Nikon SLR mounts. Offer ends 8/31/15.

Free shipping at Target (no minimum purchase)

Good until 8/15/15, the Target website is offering free shipping to the 48 contiguous states and APO/FPO. No coupon needed. Some oversized items may not be eligible. While they don’t have the inventory of a dedicated camera shop, you may find useful things, eg accessories that you can’t get with free shipping elsewhere. (As usual, you get 5% back if you pay with their own REDcards).

A couple of places to fish for deals: their Camera & Photo page and their Clearance page.

Speaking of Target, this eBay offer is Pay $185, Get $200 Target Gift Card with free shipping (physical gift card), from Gift Card Mall’s eBay store. (since it’s a physical card it probably won’t get to you in time for the aformentioned Target free shipping promotion).

Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 DX-II with 4% rewards for $400 (N)

The lens party continues at B&H, this time for Nikon DSLR photographers, the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 DX II ATX lens is on sale for $400 with free expedited shipping and 4% promotional rewards ( = $16~). The Canon and Sony Minolta Dyxum A-mount also go for $400 but don’t get the 4% promotional rewards.

Sigma Lens and Flash Specials (62 options; additional discount with coupon)

B&H Photo has a big sale on 62 Sigma Lens options. Additionally, coupon code PSWBH15 entered at checkout can further discount the lenses by up to $50 off more (I can’t test the coupon on 62 lenses and live to tell, so that’s DIY on any lenses you might be interested in). This is part of their PhotoshopWorld sale festivities. Coupons expire 8/16/15.

Participating are lenses for DSLRs and mirrorless systems, along with a few flash units. Lens prices range from $209 to $1509 before the coupon is entered. A number of participating items also earn 4% promotional rewards (but not everything listed there).

Zeiss 50mm f1.4 T* with 4% rewards for $525 (C/N)

For Canon and Nikon manual focus lens fans, B&H Photo is offering the Zeiss 50mm f1.4 Planar T* for $525 with free expedited shipping and 4% promotional rewards (= $20~).

Zeiss 85mm f1.4 T* with 4% rewards for $983 (C/N)

Rumors of Zeiss hiring Vanilla Ice for a new “Zeiss Zeiss Baby” TV commercial are completely unfounded, but founded in your wallet is a new sale on the Zeiss 85mm f1.4 Planar T* manual focus lens for Canon and Nikon DSLRs for $983 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards (= almost $40) at B&H Photo.

Pentax DSLR Lens Specials (36 options)

B&H Photo currently has a sale on 36 DSLR Lenses. This is a straight up sale, no mail-in rebates. Free expedited shipping.

PS: B&H just launched a barrage of Photoshop World specials. I will start “digesting” them after lunch and post various individual posts throughout the day. If you can’t wait, some of them have been added to their Featured Deals page

Glow ParaPop 38″ Portable Softbox for $220

Adorama is offering the Glow ParaPop 38″ Portable Softbox for $220 with free expedited shipping. A handful of pictures over there show its operation.

Speaking of Adorama, they are now accepting orders for the new $800 DJI Phantom 3 Quadcopter.

(ENDED) Wednesday Lightning Deals: Polaroid XS100, GoPro case, SunLabz 9V

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page

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(ENDED) Wedn: HTC RE Action Camera for $100 {or open-box for $71}

This daily deal expired…

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Some may remain: $5 Groupon Offers: $5 online fashion photography class, $5 20-page 8×8 photo books PLUS Shipping [updated]

UPDATE: some of the offers remain at $5, others expired. Some of them were created specifically for this promotion while others were $5 anyway and they got tagged along…

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(ENDED) Wedn: ExpoImaging 67mm ExpoCap Digital White Balance Filter for $20 w/free s&h

This daily deal expired… For more B&H action, check their Featured Deals pages

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Refurbished Nikon 30-110mm VR (CX) for $110

The white color scheme of the factory refurbished Nikon 30-110mm VR (CX 1-System) lens is currently going for $110 with free shipping by BuyDig.com with a 90 day Nikon refurbished warranty.

1TB WD MyP Ultra External USB 3 HDD for $50

On the storage front, the Best Buy website is offering the new condition 1TB WD My Passport Ultra External USB 3.0 Hard Drive in the black color scheme for $50 with free shipping or store pickup. This is model WDBZFP0010BBK-NESN with 4.7/5 based on 3500+ customer reviews over there.

Speaking of storage, NewEgg’s eBay store is offering the new condition 500GB Samsung 850 EVO Internal SSD (2.5″, MZ-75E500B/AM) for $150 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. Over 8000 units sold so far from this offer.

GoPro Hero 4 Black (CHDHX-401) for $400

To the eBay Deals we return where Adorama’s eBay store returns with another offer, it is the new condition GoPro Hero 4 Black Action Camera, model CHDHX-401, offered for $400 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer.

Fuji X-Pro1 with 27mm f2.8 for $800 [add 35mm f1.4 for + $150]

The good old Fuji X-Pro1 has a special promotion at B&H Photo. You can get the X-Pro1 with 27mm f2.8 for $800 or you can add the 35mm f1.4 (the two lens kit) for $950. Just click on the appropriate bundle and color of there for the right combination (screenshot crop below)…

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25% off at REI Outlet store (one item only)

If you are an outdoors photographer and/or need/use outdoors gear often, the REI Outlet store is offering 25% off the purchase price of one outlet item. The shopping cart will automatically select the highest priced item in your shopping cart and discount it. No coupon needed. Offer ends 8/14/15. Details and exclusions listed at the bottom of the aforelinked page.

PS: prices of REI Outlet items rhyme with “.73” (eg $9.73, $126.73, $569.73, etc).

23-inch Dell monitor with $100 Promo Gift Card for $171

The Dell Home store has a special promotion good until 8/14/2015 at 7am Central. You pay $171 and you get the 23-inch Dell S2340L computer monitor (VGA, HDMI, 1920 x 1080, IPS) along with a $100 promotional Dell Home electronic gift code. The $100 promotional gift code will be sent to you in 10-20 days after purchase and will expire in 90 days.
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If you are not a frequent Dell shopper, you may want to plan both this purchase and the $100 promo purchase, so you don’t end up buying random things you may not need just because you have a burning promo gift card in your e-pocket. (you can see the details of the promo gift card after you add to cart and click on the “View Details” link below it in the shopping cart).

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You get additional benefits if you are part of their Dell Advantage program (free 2nd day shipping, extended warranty, etc).

128GB Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II SDXC for $65

The 128GB Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II SDXC memory card is currently on sale for $65 with free shipping at B&H Photo (limit 5) and Amazon by Amazon itself (limit 30) and BuyDig.

PNY Elite Performance SDXC sale: 32GB to 512GB (256GB for $79)

The main Amazon Gold Box deal of the day for Monday 8/10/15 is a PNY Storage Sale featuring 19 items, including their full line of Elite Performance 95MB/sec SDHC memory cards, starting at $13 (32GB), to $22 (64GB) to $44.50 (128GB) [corrected link], to $79 (256GB) and finally to $320 (512GB). Limit three of each per customer. On sheer GB/$, the 256GB SDXC wins. The sale also includes microSD and USB flash drives. Sale ends at 3am ET on Tuesday or earlier for any items that sell out (which will disappear from the aforelinked page as they are gone-gone).

(ENDED) Tue: Ikan Micro Spot On-Camera Light (Daylight) for $39

This daily deal expired… For more B&H action, check their Featured Deals pages

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Pre-order new Rokinon Xeen T1.5 Primes (24, 50, 85mm) in C/N/E/m43/PL

Rokinon has revealed a trio of new T1.5 prime lenses under the Xeen name, the 24mm, 50mm and 85mm, available in five mounts: Canon and Nikon (SLR), PL-mount, Sony E-Mount, and Micro Four Thirds. All of the lenses go for $2500 each and are available for pre-order at B&H Photo as follows: 24mm T1.5 and 50mm T1.5 and 85mm T1.5.

UPDATE: they are also available for pre-order at Adorama in four of the five mounts (Nikon not listed at the moment).

PS: you can find these added to the New Cameras and Lenses of 2015 tracking page.

Lexar Sale (SD, CF, SSD, USB; 25 options)

Adorama has a Lexar Storage Sale that includes SD and CF cards, SSDs, USB Flash drives and more. A total of 25 items are participating in the sale (two pages of options over there).

Frys B&M w/Promo Code: refurb Panasonic ZS35 with case and 16GB card for $100

The Fry’s personalized promo codes included in their weekly e-mail e-newsletter for the week of August 9-15 (2015) include the Panasonic ZS35 compact-zoom (20x optical) with camera case and 16GB SD card for $100. Thi s is their product page but remember you need the promo code from your personal e-mail to get the discount. Limit one per customer during this offer. The offer is good in-store only. You can find it somewhere in the middle of their weekly ad.

(ENDED) Sunday: Sandisk SDHC and microSD sale (six options)

This daily offer expired… Towards the middle of the Best Buy Daily Deals for Sunday 8/9/15 is a sale on Sandisk memory cards featuring six options of SDHC and microSD, including one Extreme and some Ultra Plus.

(ENDED) Olympus E-PL6 w/14-42mm for $270 (limit 5)

This limited time offer expired…

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(ENDED) Sunday Lightning Deals: Don’t Call Us Monopods Edition

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page

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Refurbished Nikon D610 body for $1050

Back to the eBay Deals where BuyDig is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D610 body only for $1050 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.

It currently goes for $1500 in new condition, along with a variety of free accessories and rewards at B&H Photo and Adorama.

(ENDED) $5/year magazines: Pop or Outdoor or Digital Photo

This weekend sale ended…

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