Archives for May 2, 2016

Imported Nikon 50mm f1.8G for $168

More imported camera gear action at the eBay Deals, with a Nikon prime. eBay seller “PhotoVideo4Less” (99.9%, Brooklyn::NewYork) is offering the new condition imported Nikon 50mm f1.8G lens for $168 with free shipping. There is no warranty mentioned in the eBay listing, so assume it gets no warranty.

This lens goes for $218 with free accessories at authorized Nikon USA dealers such as B&H Photo and Adorama (including the Corel software bundle). So it’s up to you to trade off the manufacturer warranty and the free accessories versus paying $50 less.

Fuji X70 with Official Leather Case or Boatload of Freebies for $700

Fuji started a successful run with APS-C Big Sensor Primes with the X100 and now their line-up has expanded and prices decreased too. The brand new Fuji X70 sells at its starting price of $700 but you have a choice of freebies. At B&H Photo you get a free Fujifilm BLC-X70 Leather Case (Black) automatically included by B&H. This is mentioned right above the Product Highlights (see annotated screenshot crop below):

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If you don’t need the official case, or you prefer a boatload of free accessories, Adorama is bundling it with Corel software bundle (includes AfterShot PRO 2 and Paintshop PRO X8) along with a ProOptics 49mm Essentials Filter kit, a Lowepro pouch, a 16GB Toshiba SD card, and the obligatory cleaning kit.

Rokinon 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC for $280 with coupon (C/A/P/E)

Sometimes the initials of camera mounts make up a real word. A cape. You can wear a cape and be a prime superhero with the Rokinon 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC on sale for $280 with free shipping and 2% promotional rewards at B&H Photo with coupon code MOMDAY16 in the Canon EF, Sony Alpha SLR A-mount, Pentax K-mount and Sony E-mount. These are manual focus lenses.

Panasonic ZS50 travel-zoom for $300

Zoom-zoom, the black color option of the Panasonic ZS50 travel-zoom (30x optical) is offered for $298 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards (around $12) at B&H Photo and for $300 without rewards at Groupon Goods.

Fujifilm Instax Mini 70 Instant Film Camera for $99

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 70 Instant Film Camera in the yellow color option is on sale for $99 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. Limit five per customer. If yellow is not your color, the sale also includes the blue and white camera bodies that go for $100 each with a limit of five as well. A 3rd-party seller has them for the same price, so you can get more from them if you need more.

TIP: this looks like it may be an automated Amazon price-match of the 3rd-party seller price, so it’s completely unpredictable how long this will last.

200pcs Fuji Instax Mini Instant Film + 100 photo frame stickers for $138

If you need plenty of Fuji Instax Mini Instant Film there is a bundle that contains 10 Twin Packs (20 instant films per Twin Pack) along with 100 photo frame stickers (see gallery picture #4 over there) and a microfiber cleaning cloth for $138 with free shipping with the order fulfilled by Amazon so you get free Prime shipping. Limit three bundles per customer.

GoPro HERO4 Silver & Remote 1.0 & Wrist for $330

From the Drones to the Action cameras, B&H Photo is having an “Add to Cart” promotion on the GoPro HERO4 Silver, model CHDHY-401, bundled with a free GoPro Remote 1.0 and Wrist Housing Bundle, all together for $330 with free shipping. The free items are listed prominently over there while this promotion is running. If you don’t see them mentioned, it means the promotion expired. You don’t have to login to see the price, but you have to click the “Add to Cart” button.

DJI Phantom 3 Standard with 2.7K Camera and 3-Axis Gimbal for $400

Another “hit single” droning on in the eBay Deals Top 100 is the new condition DJI Phantom 3 Standard with 2.7K Camera and 3-Axis Gimbal CP.PT.000168 on sale for $400 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer by eBay seller “Cookie Electronics” (98.1%, ships from New York). Over 620 units got sold so far from this listing.

Panasonic GH4 body and $150 Gift Card for $1300 [OR Imported GH4 body only for $900]

The Panasonic GH4 body only goes for $1300 at authorized Panasonic USA dealers, but they are allowed to bundle it with various free accessories. Adorama has a bundle with a $150 Adorama Gift Card and a 32GB card going for the same price of $1300… They also have other bundles that include different combinations of accessories (video-priority accessories)… Of audio-video interest, they have a bundle of the GH4 + DMW-YAGH Interface Unit + Rode Microphones VideoMic for $1700, the same price as without the free accessories…

On the other hand, if are comfortable with imported items with a 1-year seller warranty, making its way into the eBay Deals Hot 100, eBay seller “Electronics Valley” (99.6%, New Jersey) is offering the new condition imported grey-market with a 1-year seller warranty (not Panasonic USA) Panasonic GH4 body only for $900 with free shipping.

Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 Di VC USB (Nikon only) for $769 with Canada Warranty only

To the Trending eBay Deals we go now where we find Canadian retailer QuickNDone (99.8%, Ontario::Canada) offering the new condition Tamron SP 24-70mm F2.8 Di VC USD in the Nikon mount only for $769 with free shipping. This ships to Canada and the USA. People buying in Canada get a 6-year Tamron Canada warranty. Limit 18 per customer (or that’s how many they are left in this offer).

(ENDED) Energizer Single-Use Battery Sales (Alkaline or Lithium; 13 bundles)

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(ENDED) Tuesday Lightning Deals: GeekPRO Action Cam, Nixplay DigiFrame, Olympia Rerun, Etc

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

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(SOLD OUT) Book: “Road to Seeing” by Dan Winters for $41.18 [Update: JOIN WAITLIST]

The nature of the lightning deals, the one time I didn’t post them ahead of time, they featured an item that sold out quickly… The book offers previously mentioned in this post ended…

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(ENDED) Monday Lightning Deals: GeekPRO Action Camera, Gigastone, Posing and GoPro Books, Etc

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

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