Archives for February 10, 2016

25% off Prepaid Kindle Unlimited Subscriptions (includes some Camera and Photo ebooks)

If you like to read a lot of ebooks, for a limited time during the Valentine shopping season, Amazon has a 25% off discount on Prepaid Kindle Unlimited (KU) subscriptions. With this prepaid promotion, you get 6 months for $45, or 12 months for $90, or 24 months for $180. The price will be discounted automatically in the shopping cart when you reach the Checkout page (top right corner will have the 25% off discount factored in). You can delete it from the shopping cart if you just want to check the price. With the discount, it comes out to $7.50 per month with the prepaid options.

There are a handful of Camera and Photo ebooks that are part of KU. This list was created in October 2014 (at the main blog) so you can get a feel for it. Please keep in mind that new books have been added since then, and some may have been removed since that list was posted. Many of the camera and photo books have pictures and diagrams and menus, so bigger screens (PCs, laptops, tablets, big smartphones) are better suited than black and white e-ink readers. In addition to photo-related ebooks, if you like to read a lot of fiction and non-fiction, especially from non-major publishers, this is a good way to go through a lot of books – whether you do the prepaid or month to month subscription.

Kindle Unlimited is typically a $10/mo month-to-month no-contract service (like Netflix but for ebooks). Just like Netflix, only a percentage of all available ebooks are participating, mostly non-major publishers and self-published authors. You can checkout up to ten ebooks at any time. You can borrow each book for as little or as long as you like while a paying subscriber. You do not own any of these ebooks. You can switch books as many times as you like during a month, but you can only have ten ebooks out at any given time (think of it like a brick and mortar library system). Some audiobooks are also included in Kindle Unlimited (through seamless transition to Audible) .

In parallel, Amazon has a sale of their own Fire Tablets and eBook Readers.

1TB WD External USB 3.0 Hard Drive with 256-bit AES as low as $52 (volume discount) or $59 (one unit)

I keep preaching about the importance of backups, yet I can’t even recall the last time I did a full proper backup of everything that needs backing up 🙂 With prices continuing to drop, $50 or less is a reasonable price to set for 1TB external hard drives unless you want more advanced features. One such model with more advanced features, optional 256-bit AES hardware encryption, is the 1TB WD My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Secure Portable Hard Drive which is currently on sale for $59 with free shipping at B&H Photo (expires 2/13/16). But that’s not all. This qualifies for volume discounts. If you buy more than three units, the price drops to $54 per HDD. If you buy 10+ units the price drops to $52 per HDD. The volume discount is only on the black color scheme. The other three colors also go for $59 but they don’t have a volume discount promotion.

This is the first time I recall seeing a Volume Discount at B&H. Here’s an annotated screenshot crop of the above product page to help you locate it if you are not familiar with it:

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If you need more, or want to color-code your backups by type (personal, work, landscape, clients, etc), or have gift cards from the holiday season, they are also on sale for $59 each in five colors, with a limit of five per color per customer at Amazon by Amazon itself. No volume discounts at Amazon because rockets are expensive 🙂

Back to B&H Photo, they have two offers on 128GB microSDXC memory cards (with full SD adapters). The 128GB PNY UHS-I U1 C10 (P-SDUX128U160G-GE) goes for $35, while the 128GB Sony UHS-I U1 C10 (SRG1UY2A/TQ) goes for $40. Free shipping if your order total is $49+. You can buy multiple units of each card. Both are limited time offers.

Olympus 45mm f1.8 with $15 rewards for $300

The Olympus 45mm f1.8 Micro Four Thirds lens is not only on sale for $300 at authorized dealers, but B&H Photo is also including 5% promotional rewards ($15~) to be used on future purchases at B&H. This offer is available in either black or silver.

Canon G16 and Pixma PRO 100 printer and photo paper and 32GB SD for $380 after $350 MIR

The Canon DSLRs are not the only Canon cameras eligible for the Pixma AMEX Mail-In Rebate offers. Some of the more serious Powershots with RAW are also eligible. B&H Photo has one such bundle centered on the Canon G16. You pay $730, submit a mail-in rebate, and receive a $350 American Express Gift Card a few weeks later, making this a $380 after $350 MIR offer.

For that, you receive the Canon G16, the Canon Pixma PRO 100 printer, a 50pk 13×19″ Canon photo paper, and a 32GB Transcend SD card (and the $350 AMEX Gift Card via mail-in rebate).

Gitzo GH1780 Center Magnesium Ballhead for $110

An incidental tripod mount-ish theme has developed in these two posts. The Gitzo GH1780 Center Magnesium Ballhead (Supports 22 lbs aka 10kg), is currently on sale for $110 with free shipping and handling at B&H Photo.

Sony LAEA3 (A-Mount to E-Mount Lens Adapter) for $98

The Sony LAEA3 (A-Mount to E-Mount Lens Adapter) with tripod mount is currently on sale for $98 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Amazon by Amazon itself.

Pre-orders now accepted for Sony a6300, 85/1.4 GM, 24-70 f2.8 GM

It is Wednesday, which means, among many other things, that last week’s Sony new FE lenses and a6300 APS-C camera (see Cameras and Lenses of 2016 page) are now available for pre-order. The a6300 body goes for $1000, with the 16-50 lens for $1150. The 24-70mm f2.8 GM (G Master, not General Motors) goes for $2200, while the prime time 85mm f1.4 GM goes for $1800. You can find them all nicely organized at Adorama.

PS: No price (or pre-orders) yet for the 70-200mm f2.8 OSS GM.

UPDATE: they are also available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo.

15% off Groupon Goods with Coupon (includes Electronics and Camera and Photo)

Groupon time, especially if you have gift certificates or store credit! Good until the end of day today (2/10/16) coupon code EXTRA15 gets you 15% off Groupon Goods products, which are typically physical products (not services/vacations/etc). This includes Electronics (over 17,000 items) which includes Camera and Photo items (770+ items). Of those 300+ are in accessories of all kinds, and 300+ are in security cameras. There are around 45 digital cameras in two categories (DSLR, P&S). You can see all those subcategories on the left hand side of their website.

The coupon restrictions: you can use the coupon on three separate purchases. On each purchase, you can use the discount on one unit of an item (eg one item X, one item X, one item Z). There is no minimum purchase amount. The maximum savings from this promotion is $50 per deal. Typically you can get free shipping with orders of $34.99 or higher (for items sold and shipped by Groupon itself).

(ENDED) Thursday Lightning Deals: GoPro Accessories, Android Projector

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) Ruggard Red Series Ruby 33 Tech Backpack for $50

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

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