Archives for 2015

Opinion Poll: Show or Not Show Expired Offers on the Front Page of the blog?

We have another opinion poll for you to opine and feedbackize (verb). Currently all deals remain on the front page of the blog. I move expired offers at the start of each day, so expired offers can cluster together, making it easier to quickly skim and scan. But with WordPress there is more flexibility. So the question is, do you like to see the expired offers on the front page, or only live offers? If you have a more complicated answer, please leave a comment or use the online contract form.

The way to show live offers only is to create a WordPress category or tag, and include/exclude that category/tag from being shown on the front page.

Note that expired offers do not mark themselves expired automatically. I have to manually edit the posts regardless, so even if this is implemented, I would still need to mark them manually to make them disappear from the front page (and edit the category/tag to indicate something is live/dead). So I don’t know if having this feature would create additional confusion than be helpful, since expired offers would be shown under “live offers” until I get around to editing them out. I can’t do the 24×7 non-stop blogging of the old days, so they could stay like that for hours.

A third option would be to show all offers on the frontpage, but have an option in the menus that when you click on, you only see the non-expired offers. Something like a “LIVE DEALS ONLY” button. This would be done the same way as above, with a WordPress category/tag. Since this would be extra work on both me and WordPress, I don’t know if it makes sense logistically to do that if a small/smaller percentage of visitors will utilize it.

So why I am asking this? Some like to see expired offers, to see what was offered and what they missed. Others only want to see live offers. Others want to switch between the two. So I am trying to figure out whether I need to make adjustments or not.


(ENDED) Imported Canon 5D Mark III body for $2000 [grey market]

As of a 2/19/15 recheck, this limited time eBay offer expired (the price increased to $2250)…
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(ENDED) Wedn: Switronix XP-L90S V-Mount 98Wh 14.8 VDC Li-Ion Battery for $200

This daily deal expired… It’s a new day in the Eastern time zone, and that means a new B&H Photo Deal of the Day. This time it is the Switronix XP-L90S V-Mount 98Wh 14.8 VDC Li-Ion Battery offered for $200 with free shipping. This works with Sony V-Mounts. Offer ends Wednesday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out.

(ENDED) Wedn Lightning Deals: Aputure Trigmaster (C), Fotodiox Wireless (N)

This daily deal expired…
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Refurbished Canon Speedlite 270EX II for $95

Adorama is offering the refurbished Canon Speedlite 270EX II for $95 with free expedited shipping.

Meanwhile the refurbished Canon Speedlite 320EX is offered for $150 with free expedited shipping.

Lensbaby 5.8mm f3.5 Circular Fisheye for $230 (4% rewards)

Babies poop all the time, but Lens Babies do not. In case you were wondering 😉 The Lensbaby 5.8mm f3.5 Circular Fisheye is currently on sale for $230 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards (= $9.2) at Adorama. Offer ends by 2/28/15. It is available in the four major SLR mounts and three of the four major mirrorless mounts (M43, NEX, NX).

Two 128GB Lexar Pro 1066x CompactFlash for $420

Adorama has a Lexar Storage sale featuring nine items, including this 2pk of 128GB Lexar Professional 1066x Compact Flash cards offered for $420 with free shipping. If you buy two 2-packs, the price drops to $415 each, and if you buy 3+ 2-packs, the price drops to $410 each. A single 256GB memory card goes for $500, so if you don’t need 256GB, you can save big with two of them. A single 128GB goes for $230.

New Rokinon Lenses now shipping: 50/1.4 and 135/2

Two new Rokinon lenses are now in-stock and ready to ship at B&H Photo is some of their many mounts. The 50mm f1.4 AS IF UMC goes for $400 and it is in-stock in the Canon, Nikon, Pentax K and Sony A SLR mounts (the E-mount remains in pre-order at the moment).

Meanwhile the 135mm f2.0 ED UMC Lens goes for $550 and it is in-stock in the Canon EF, Nikon F chipped, Fuji X and M43rds mounts. The others (Pentax K, Sony A, Sony E, Samsung NX) remain in pre-order status.

Refurbished Canon T3 w/18-55 for $252 or T3i w/18-55 for $336

Canon’s official online store is having a sale on refurbished Canon DSLRs including the T3 w/18-55 for $252 and the T3i w/18-55 for $336. Sort by lowest price to see the T3 and T3i offers. Sort by highest price to see the full frame DSLRs. Thanks to one of our readers for the alert!

GoPro HERO4 Black Action Camera for $430

Back to the eBay Deals, where Adorama’s eBay store is offering the new condition GoPro HERO4 Black Action Camera, model #CHDHX-401, for $430 with free shipping with a limit of three per buyer. As usual, these featured eBay deals are limited time offers of unknown exact expiration time.

(ENDED) 20% off at the Olympus Outlet store with coupons

This coupon offer for President’s Weekend expired…
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(ENDED) 52-inch Ape Norazza TD140 Monopod for $10 w/free S&H

This limited time offer ended… If you like free shipping, for a limited time, the Ape Norazza TD140 52-inch lightweight Monopod with case is on sale for $10 with free shipping at Adorama.

(ENDED) Tue Lightning Deals: Rain Sleeve and Small Soft Box Kit

Tuesday’s two utilitarian offers expired… For future offers, check the Amazon Gold Box
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(ENDED) Mon: PNY Storage sale, 128GB for $49, 64GB for $24, 32GB for $14.50

This daily deal expired…
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Woot Plus: GoPro accessories, Goggle action cams, Duracell batteries

Woot Plus are Woot’s lesser-known longer-term running offers that last more than the usual 24 hours. As of the time of writing, the following offers are in progress:

+ GoPro Accessories from Polar Pro – eight items are in-stock, $18 to $70
+ ends 2/17/15 at 12am CT

+ Liquid Action Goggle Camcorders – five items, $70 to $150
+ for the speed readers, it is Goggle, not Google 🙂
+ ends 2/21/15 at 12am CT

+ Duracell batteries including single-use AA and AAA mega-packs and bundle of two chargers with 4 AA and 4 AAA rechargeables for $20
+ ends 2/18/15 at 12am CT

+ Hard Disk sale with nine models in-stock, most of them factory reconditioned ($30 to $70)
+ ends 2/23/15 at 9am CT
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Doctor Who segment: Woot shows the expiration date as “12am” which is confusing (and inaccurate strictly speaking). It is best to say either 11:59pm or 12:01am. There is a Wikipedia entry talking about this midnight confusion.

Trade-In promotion for Sony RX100 and RX10

Amazon is running a Trade-In Promotion for the Sony RX10 and RX100* digital cameras. You trade-in a qualifying camera or camcorder or smartphone. Three business days later, you will receive an email with a promotional code for either $50 off the RX100* cameras or $100 off the RX10 camera. One trade-in promo code per order. Only new condition RX10/RX100* cameras sold by Amazon herself are eligible (not 3rd-party sellers, not used/refurbs). This promotion ends 3/28/15. More details over there.

UPDATE #1: Adorama has a Sony RX Trade-In promotion as well.

UPDATE #2: B&H Photo has a Sony RX trade-in promotion as well.

Refurbished Nikon D5200 w/18-55 & 55-200 (both VR) for $500

Back to the eBay Deals we geaux, where BuyDig’s eBay store (BuyDig is an authorized Nikon dealer) is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D5200 two lens kit (18-55, 55-200, both VR) for $500 with free shipping, with a limit of three per buyer.

Fuji X System Lens Instant Savings

A new round of Fuji X System Lens Instant Savings is up and running at B&H Photo. A total of 13 Fuji lenses are participating, a mix of zooms and primes.

New round of Nikon DSLR and Lens Instant Savings

A new round of Nikon DSLR Instant Savings went live today, featuring DSLRs and Lenses and combined purchase discounts. See them all at Adorama and B&H Photo (DSLRs and Lenses).

(ENDED) Pop Photo subscription for $5 per year

This weekend promotion expired… DiscountMags has a weekend magazine sale that includes Popular Photography for $5 per year, with up to three years at this annual rate. Pop Photo is towards the bottom of the page. Good for new subscribers, or renewals or gift subscriptions. No coupon code needed. Printed magazine delivered by mail, not a digital subscription. US addresses only. Offer ends at 11:59pm ET on Sunday 2/15/15.

(SOLD OUT) Mon: Lowepro Rover Pro 35L AW Backpack for $80

This offer sold out before it expired… The B&H Photo Deal of the Day is the Lowepro Rover Pro 35L AW Backpack (Galaxy Blue with Light Gray Trim) for $80 with free shipping. Offer ends by 11:59pm ET on Monday.

(SOLD OUT) Hoya 77mm Pro 1D 16x (4-stop) Neutral Density Filter for $45

This daily deal sold out before it expired… The B&H Photo Deal of the Day is the Hoya 77mm Pro 1D 16x (4-stop) Neutral Density Filter offered for $45 with free shipping. Offer ends at 11:59pm ET on Sunday or earlier if sold out.

(ENDED) 1TB Seagate Wireless Plus Portable Hard Drive with Built-in WiFi for $120

This daily deal expired…
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(ENDED) 2TB WD My Passport External Hard Drive (USB 3.0) for $80

As of a 2/14/15 recheck, this offer ended (via a significant price increase on the listing). For future offers, check the eBay Deals

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Canon 60D w/18-135 with extras for $900 (updated)

The daily deal expired, as of 2/15/15, the Canon 60D with 18-135mm goes for $900 at Amazon by Amazon herself

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Panasonic M43rds lenses with New Leaf warranty and 4% rewards

Nineteen Panasonic M43rds lenses are part of the current round of Panasonic Instant Savings at Adorama that expires 2/21/15. Most of them get 4% promotional rewards. Some of them also get a free 3 year New Leaf Spills and Drops warranty as well. Some lenses that are more heavily discounted such as the 7-14mm f4 for $900 or 8mm f3.5 fisheye for $550 do not get any of the freebies.

Pay $200, Get One Year of Prime and Fire Phone (unlocked, no contract)

The Amazon Fire Phone is discounted again, currently going for $200 in new condition (unlocked GSM, no contract, 32GB). It includes one full year of Prime (365 days). Existing Prime members will get an additional 12 months added to their membership. New members get 12 months of Prime. This sale is limit five phones per customer.

(ENDED) Free app: Simple Camera by Obvisity (Android)

This limited time offer expired…
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(ENDED) Sony a3000 w/18-55 for $270

These coupon offers expired…
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(ENDED) Vello Three-Axis Hot-Shoe Bubble Level for $10 w/free S&H

This daily deal expired… The B&H Photo Deal of the Day ending by 11:59pm ET on Saturday 2/14/15 is the Vello Three-Axis Hot-Shoe Bubble Level offered for $10 with free shipping. The Friday deal of the day lasts 48 hours because B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM.