Archives for February 25, 2016

Tenba Camera Bags with Free Shipping: Four options: $40 to $100

Adorama has four Tenba bags on sale, with free shipping and including. Offer ends on 3/5/16 or earlier if they sell out. They are:

+ Tenba Messenger Mini Photo / Laptop Bag, Holds Camera & 13″ Notebook – Blue for $40

+ Tenba ProDigital 2.0 Small Messenger Satchel, Fits 15″ Laptops & Small Camera System, Black for $40

+ Tenba Messenger Small Camera Bag for SLR Camera Body with 2-3 Lens Kit, Black for $50

+ Tenba DNA 13 Messenger Bag for Mirrorless Camera with 4-5 Lenses or DSLR with 2-3 Lenses (Up to 70-200mm 2.8), Flash and Accessories, Cobalt for $100

Pre-order Discount: Canon 1D X Mark II with CFast Card Reader and 64GB Card for $6000

We have something that is a bit of rarity, a pre-order discount! The new Canon 1D X Mark II [see New Cameras of 2016 Tracking page] is coming out of the gate with two official kits. A body only for $6000, and a kit bundled with the Sandisk CFast card reader and a 64GB CFast card for $6300.

The discount now is on the CFast bundle, dropping from $6300 to $6000, the same price as the body only. So it’s like getting the CFast bundle for free. This pre-order offer is available at B&H Photo and Amazon itself and Adorama. Shipping estimates hover around tax season.

Canon 5D Mark III with 24-105 f4L IS and Pixma Pro 100 and Paper and Extras for $2750 after $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX GC)

We have two back to back Canon-Pixma-AMEX MIR bundle offers from B&H Photo. We start with the Canon 5D Mark III bundle. You pay $3100 at checkout, receive your items, make sure all is well, submit the mail-in rebates while paying attention to instructions and deadlines, and a few weeks later you receive a $350 prepaid American Express Gift Card, making it a $2750 after MIR. For that, you get the Canon 5D Mark III with the Canon 24-105mm f4L IS, the Pixma PRO 100 printer, a 50pk of 13×19 Canon photo paper (to put the new printer to work), a 32GB SanDisk ExTrEeEmE SDHC card, a Ruggard shoulder bag, and an extra third-party battery. This expires 2/26/16 at 5:30pm ET.

Canon D-Rebel T5i w/18-135 STM & Pixma PRO 100 & Paper for $700 after $350 MIR (AMEX GC)

It’s another triangle offer, the Canon – Pixma – AMEX triangle bundle. But you do not need to understand the intricate details of the Triangle Offense to take advantage of this deal 🙂 This one is centered around the Canon D-Rebel T5i. You pay $1049 at checkout, receive the items, make sure they are all well, submit the mail-in rebates per the instructions and deadlines, and a few weeks later you receive a $350 prepaid American Express Gift Card by mail, making it a $700 after MIR. For that, you get the Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-135mm STM IS, the Pixma PRO 100 printer, a 50pk of 13×19 Canon photo paper (to put the new printer to work!), and a 16GB appetizer Sandisk Ultra SDHC card. This at B&H Photo with a 2/26/16 at 5:30pm ET offer expiration date.

Sony a6000 with 16-50 and 55-210 and Lightroom 6 for $846 [OR other free extras]

Bundle up time for the E-mount! Adorama is offering a Sony a6000 bundle with the 16-50 and 55-210 lenses and the Adobe Lightroom 6 software (stand-alone, not cloud), all together for $846 with free shipping.

If you don’t want/need Lightroom 6, for the same price and same two lenses, you can get free accessories in the black kit (extra Sony batter, extra Sony charger, Sony screen protector, 64GB Lexar SDXC) and in the silver kit (same free accessories).

On the other hand, if you are fond of certified refurbished, and don’t need any of the aforementioned bonus items, you can get the Sony a6000 two-lens kit for $680 with free shipping by Secondipity thru Amazon. The page there says this will ship by Ground Transportation, so it will not arrive as fast as Prime items typically arrive.

Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT with Extras (various options) for $469

The Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT is currently going for $469 but also includes 4% promotional rewards (~$19 to use in future purchases) at B&H Photo. This offer optimizes for purchasing power…

… on the other hand, if you could use some flash-related accessories, there is a trio of bundles at Adorama that also go for $469 but with 2% promotional rewards ($9.38~) and these extras:

+ Bundle #1: with Flashpoint SpeedLight Partner and Power2000 NB-2LH Replacement NiMH Rechargeable Battery and Flashpoint Mini Soft Box Diffuser

+ Bundle #2: with Flashpoint Mini Soft Box Diffuser and Power2000 Charger with 4 AA 2900mah rechargeables and cleaning kit

+ Bundle #3: with Flashpoint Mini Soft Box Diffuser and Power2000 Charger with 4 AA 2900mah rechargeables and TTL-Off Camera Coiled Flash Cord for Canon [not certain on the exact list of accessories with this bundle as different things are mentioned on different parts of the page]

Panasonic AG-AF100A Starter Kit with 14-140mm Lens for $2495

Micro Four Thirds video-priority action now, with the Panasonic AG-AF100A Starter Kit with the Panasonic 14-140mm f3.5-5.6 POWER OIS Lens along with an extra 3rd-party battery and two 32GB Transcend SDHC cards and a Pearstone camera bag, all together for $2495 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.

GoPro HERO4 Silver AND GoPro Remote 1.0 and Wrist Housing Bundle for $330

And we are back with another wave, this time we take some action on the action camera front, with an Add-To-Cart offer at B&H Photo. For $330 with free expedited shipping, you get the GoPro HERO4 Silver with the GoPro Remote 1.0 and Wrist Housing Bundle ($110 on its own) included for FREE automatically by B&H during this promotion. You don’t have to login to a B&H account, simply press any of the “Add to Cart” buttons to see the price.

Surprise coupon discount (10% or 20% or 30% off) at Stacksocial (ends tonight)

Good until midnight tonight (it doesn’t say pacific or eastern) [and midnight is a temporally inaccurate term but that’s what it says] coupon code SURPRISE gets you either 10% off or 20% off or 30% off at Stacksocial. The discount is revealed after you enter the coupon. Due to time-constraints I can’t check their current inventory before midnight, so this is a DIY YMMV adventure. You can use the search box over there to look for keywords of interest (eg camera, wordpress, adobe, photography, etc).

Lowepro Pro Runner x450 Rolling AW for $150

The big announcement burst of MWC and CP+ [see Trade Show Calendar for future and past event dates] derailed my plans for a mega “Bag the Bags” round-up, but I’ll try to do one next week (I have to wait for a handful of offers to burst out in a short amount of time). In the meantime, the Lowepro Pro Runner x450 Rolling AW is on sale for a limited time for $150 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.

64GB Samsung EVO element-proof microSDXC w/adapter for $18 (limit 3)

If you have some of the newer smaller cameras that take microSD cards or use other non-camera cameras (smartphones, action cams, etc), and like the idea of element-proofness in memory cards (Water proof, Temperature Proof, X-Ray proof, Magnetic proof), the 64GB Samsung EVO Class 10 Micro SDXC Card with full size SD Adapter (up to 48/MB/s, model MB-MP64DA/AM) is on sale again for $18~ with a limit of three per customer at Amazon by Amazon itself. A marketplace seller (fulfilled by Amazon) has it for $0.55 less for the more adventurous shoppers. This currently “defeats” all the other options in its own line-up (16GB to 128GB). Note that the prices of this change very often, probably a combination of market-driven price-changes, price-matches, and things like that.

Free shipping if you are a Prime member, or with a order of $49+. Or if your order contains $25+ in books. More details on Amazon’s new free super saver shipping terms.

UPDATE: while we are talking microSDXC cards, the 128GB PNY microSDXC Class 10 UHS-1, model P-SDUX128U160G-GE, is on sale for $35 at B&H Photo (no limits) and Amazon itself (limit 3). Neither has unconditional free shipping. B&H has free shipping with a $49+ order, Amazon with a $49+ order (or if you have $25+ in Books OR if you are a Prime member). Maybe I need to create a free shipping flowchart graphic 🙂 [actually this sounds like a good idea!]

Genaray SpectroLED-14 Light (100-240VAC/12VDC) for $300

I ran out of light-related jokes, so until I get enlightened with new ones, it’s plain-speak here, the Genaray SpectroLED-14 Light (100-240VAC/12VDC) is on sale for $300 (it’s exactly $300.00, I don’t even need to round it, maybe retailers are finally seeing the light of rounded prices) with free expedited shipping at one of New York’s shiniest examples of a local star business, B&H Photo.

Induro ALLOY 8M Video Tripod Kit (100mm Bowl) for $189

Tripod sale now, the Induro ALLOY 8M Video Tripod Kit (100mm Bowl) is on sale for a limited time for $189 with free shipping at B&H Photo. This averages 4.8 out of 5 based on 17 customer reviews.

32GB Sony Class 10 SDHC for $7.19 (limit 1)

This fell off the front page, so in case you missed it, the 32GB Sony Class 10 UHS-1 SDHC up to 70MB/s Memory Card (SF32UY2) is currently on sale for $7.19 at Amazon by Amazon herself. Limit of one per customer. It beats the other storage options in its own sub-line (8GB to 256GB) in terms of $/GB. If you are a Prime member, you get free shipping even if you just buy this one and nothing else.

It is currently “temporarily out of stock” but you can still order it. Per the Amazon affiliate statistics, some of last week’s purchases have shipped, so there is a light at the end of the SD tunnel.

If you are not a Prime member, a $49+ total order of physical goods (shipped/fulfilled by Amazon) or an order that has $25+ in books, gets you the new free super-saver shipping. This is not a lightning deal.

PS: I don’t know how long it takes before the “limit 1” per customer restriction resets for future purchases. I haven’t purchased it yet, so I can’t test it yet. I have to check my SD card inventory first.