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YMMV: Amazon Chase VISA holders: 20% off select items with coupon ~ 20 Camera and Photo Items available

NOTE!!!: you have to be eligible for this promotion to be able to see it! If you are not eligible or not logged on to your eligible Amazon account, you will see an almost empty page, something like the annotated screenshot below:

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On the other hand, IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE, you will see the actual promotion…

If you have the Amazon Rewards Chase VISA credit card, there is a hot new promotion for you at Amazon. You have to pay with the Amazon Chase VISA credit card and enter coupon code ARC20SPRING at checkout. The offer is a limited time while supplies last type of promotion, it expires by 6/30/16. Limit one per customer, so use it wisely.

Click on the category thumbnails over there to find the category of your choice. I am highlighting the “hot zone” in the “professionally” annotated screenshot below:

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There is a total of 20 items eligible in the Camera and Photo category. I will go through them and post separately for any that scream.

As usual with these type of offers, it only works on items sold and shipped by Amazon herself. Items sold by 3rd-party sellers are not eligible ~ even if they are fulfilled by Amazon. Amazon itself has to be the seller of record and the shipper.

UPDATE: the offer works if you have multiple ELIGIBLE cameras in your shopping cart. I put two different D-Rebels and it showed a 20% off discount on the total amount, eg both got discounted.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: shopping news Tagged With: ,

YMMV Amazon Chase VISA cardholders: Canon 80D with 18-135 for $1279 with coupon

NOTE!!!: this is a YMMV promotion. I have no way of knowing how many people are eligible.

If you have an Amazon Chase VISA credit card and you are eligible for this promotion (detailed post explains the promotion ~ I don’t want to repeat the whole post) and logged on to your eligible Amazon account, there is a super hot deal [you will only see the offer if you are eligible] for the Canon 80D with 18-135mm kit [this is the camera’s page, everyone will see this].

The standard Amazon price is $1600. You add the Canon 80D with 18-135mm kit to the shopping cart, make sure your payment method is the Amazon Chase VISA credit card, and enter coupon code ARC20SPRING there. The price will drop by 20% in the right sidebar of the Amazon Checkout page, making it $1279~ with free shipping. This has to be sold and shipped by Amazon itself, not 3rd-party sellers.

If it doesn’t, it means the promotion is not working, either because you are not eligible or you are using a different payment method or Amazon is not the actual seller or for other reason(s) that I am not aware of.

If all is well, it should look like this:

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Again, please note this is a YMMV type of an offer, I have no way of testing this at a grand scale. I tested with an account with the Chase VISA card, one without it, and not being logged on to Amazon.

IF you tried this and it worked or didn’t please let us know in the comments!

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

YMMV Amazon Chase VISA cardholders: Sony 70-200mm f2.8 (SAL70200G2) for $2400 with coupon

NOTE!!!: this is a YMMV promotion. I have no way of knowing how many people are eligible.

If you have an Amazon Chase VISA credit card and you are eligible for this promotion (detailed post explains the promotion ~ I don’t want to repeat the whole post) and logged on to your eligible Amazon account, there is a super hot deal [you will only see the offer if you are eligible] for the Sony 70-200mm f2.8 (SAL70200G2) [this is the lens page, everyone will see this].

The standard price for this lens is $3000. You add the Sony 70-200mm f2.8 (SAL70200G2) to your shopping cart, make sure your payment method is the Amazon Chase VISA credit card, and enter coupon code ARC20SPRING there. The price will drop by 20% in the right sidebar of the Amazon Checkout page, making it $2400 (rounded) with free shipping. This has to be sold and shipped by Amazon itself, not 3rd-party sellers.

If it doesn’t, it means the promotion is not working, either because you are not eligible or you are using a different payment method or Amazon is not the actual seller or for other reason(s) that I am not aware of.

If all is well, it should look like this:

sony70200_chase_amzn

Again, please note this is a YMMV type of an offer, I have no way of testing this at a grand scale. I tested with an account with the Chase VISA card, one without it, and not being logged on to Amazon.

IF you tried this and it worked or didn’t please let us know in the comments!

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, sony Tagged With: , , , ,

YMMV Amazon Chase VISA cardholders: Canon D-Rebel T6 w/18-55 for $400 OR T5 w/18-55 for $320 [or both for $720]

NOTE!!!: this is a YMMV promotion!

If you have an Amazon Chase VISA credit card and you are eligible for this promotion (detailed post explains the promotion), there is a super hot deal [you will only see the offer if you are eligible] that will get you the:

+ Canon D-Rebel T5 w/18-55 IS II for $320
+ Canon D-Rebel T6 w/18-55 IS II for $400
+ or get both for $720

To get that:
+ must be eligible for the promotion
+ you have to pay with the Amazon Chase VISA credit card
+ then enter coupon code ARC20SPRING in the shopping cart (20% off the current price)
+ camera must be sold and shipped by Amazon itself (not 3rd-party sellers)

If all is well, you will see this at the top right corner of the Amazon Checkout page. In this example below, both D-Rebel T5 and T6 kits are in the shopping cart. You can buy either one or both or any other combination of eligible items apparently:

drebels_chase_amzn

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

YMMV Amazon Chase VISA cardholders: Fuji XP90 waterproof for $143

NOTE!!!: this is a YMMV promotion!

If you have an Amazon Chase VISA credit card and you are eligible for this promotion (detailed post explains the promotion), there is a super hot deal [you will only see the offer if you are eligible] for the Fuji XP90 waterproof digital camera for $143~ with free shipping. You have to pay with the Amazon Chase VISA and enter coupon code ARC20SPRING in the shopping cart. The coupon is 20% off the current price dropping it from $179~ to $143~. If the price changes, so will the discount. Camera must be sold and shipped by Amazon itself (not 3rd-party sellers).

The promotion is good for the yellow Fuji XP90 or the blue Fuji XP90.

If all is well, you will see this at the top right corner of the Amazon Checkout page:

fujixp90_chase_amzn

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, fuji Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Grey Market Canon 80D Body for $900

To the Chaos and Disorder that is the eBay Deals we return, where eBay seller “Electronics Valley” (99.6%, ships from New Jersey) is offering new condition imported grey-market Canon 80D body only with a 1-year warranty from the seller (not Canon USA) for $900 with free shipping with a limit of five units per customer.

So you are trading off $300 for the Canon USA warranty. It’s a numbers and risk tolerance type of a decision. Also a sleep better at night type of a decision 🙂 The new condition from authorized dealers goes for $1200 with free accessories.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Canon 80D body with Bag, 16GB Lexar, Extra Charger and Two Extra Batteries for $1200

If you are looking to buy the Canon 80D body only from an authorized dealer while still paying the Canon-blessed price of $1200, you can get five free accessories at Amazon by Amazon itself: a 16GB Lexar 633x SDHC card, an AmazonBasics Large DSLR Gadget Bag, a Wasabi charger and two Wasabi batteries (in addition to the standard Canon charger/battery that comes in the box). The Wasabi items are NOT edible… The same bundles are available for the other two 80D kits ~ simply click on their tabs to “move” to that listing…

A different set of free accessories is available at B&H Photo: a 16GB Sandisk ExTrEmE SDHC card, a Ruggard Shoulder Bag and a Watson battery.

PS: if you prefer imported, the next post (above this one if looking at the blog or in an RSS feed) has an imported grey market offer.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: ,

In-stock with small discount: Nikon B500 40x superzoom for $291

The new Nikon B500 superzoom (40x optical), a rebooting of the old L-series naming scheme, is now in-stock and ready to ship and at the same time it has its first itty bitty discount, you can get it for $292~ by Amazon itself and $291~ by Kellards through the Amazon website (look on the sidebar under “Other Sellers”).

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Nikon Coolpix S3700 (8x) with Lowepro Pouch and 16GB SD and Cleaning Kit for $107

It’s free accessories with the purchase of the Nikon Coolpix S3700 (8x optical zoom) digital camera. It gets these freebies: Lowepro pouch, 16GB Toshiba SD, and cleaning kit, while it still sells for $107 with free shipping which is the standard Nikon-blessed price at the moment. These bundles are available at Adorama in either the red S3700 color or the pink S3700 color. With lower priced cameras, the free accessories are a much higher value percentage versus buying a $2000 dSLR and getting a bag and card and cleaning kit. Mayhaps a starting kit for kids of all ages?

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, nikon Tagged With:

Accessory Bundles (charger, battery, card) for Various Canon, Nikon, Sony Cameras

Adorama is having an Accessories Bundle Sale for various popular digital cameras from Canon, Nikon and Sony. The bundles typically include charger, battery/ies and/or memory cards and/or cleaning kits and/or Etc. They vary by camera. Note that cameras are NOT included with these bundles. The accessories are for a mix of new (D5, M3, etc) and older cameras (Df, D3300, SL1, A99, RX-series, etc). A total of 40 bundles are available there, use the arrow widgets to see them all.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: , , , , ,

Pre-order Canon SX620 HS 25x Superzoom for $279

We now have a trio of Canon pre-order posts, starting with a new Canon compact-zoom digital cameras, the SX620 HS with a 25x optical zoom lens, available in three different colors (black, red, white) with a pre-order price of $279 at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: canon, fixed lens cameras Tagged With: , ,

Pre-order Canon 28mm f3.5 Macro IS STM EF-M for $299

Canon is rolling out a brand new lens for their Mirrorless System (yes, they have one), the Canon 28mm f3.5 Macro IS STM EF-M is available for pre-order for $299 with free shipping with a late June 2016 release estimate at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself.

This too has been added to the New Cameras and Lenses of 2016 tracking page.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: canon, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Pre-Order new Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT for $579

Oops, I forgot about this, there is a new Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT available for pre-order for $579 with free shipping and handling at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself which has a late June 2016 release estimate.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: canon, lighting deals Tagged With: ,

Fuji Instax Mini 8 for $50 (limit 3; pink) + $5 flat S&H

Also among the longer-running Woot offers, good until 5/23/16 at 1am ET is a sale on Fuji Instax Mini 8 instant cameras. You have to pay attention to the listings of the three colors. The pink is in new condition with a 1-year warranty and goes for $50. The white is refurbished with a 90 day Woot warranty and goes for $50. The blue is refurbished with a 90 day Woot warranty and goes for $60. So Pretty in Pink is the best deal. Limit three units per color per customer. Shipping is $5 flat for everything you buy from Woot during a single calendar day in the central time zone.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, fuji Tagged With: , ,

GoPro Accessory Sale (18 options; $4 to $20 price range + S&H)

Woot has daily deals but they also have longer-running deals, which I often forget to check, but thanks to an alert by one of our power-user readers, I just did. Running there until 5/20/16 at 1am Eastern, there is a GoPro Accessories Sale featuring 18 different products, with prices ranging from $4 (wrist strap or tripod mount) to $6 (Filter Kit or Battery or bicycle clamp) to $20 (multi way adjustable bracket). Fifteen of the eighteen items are under $10. Limit three units per item. Shipping is the usual $5 flat for all Woot purchases during a single calendar day (in the central time zone).

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

10% off official Olympus Fan Merchandise with Coupon

The official Olympus USA store is having a coupon sale on its official Fan Merchandise (hats, shirts, coffee cups, and of course the obligatory Swiss Army Knife). You get 10% off with coupon code GETGEAR until 5/22/16. They call it “Gear Shop” but that is rather be confusing since camera gear is more gear than t-shirts and hats 🙂

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: gifts and gadgets, olympus Tagged With:

Carbon Fiber Monoprice Monopods: 59 inches for $25, 70 inches for $40 (plus shipping)

Good until 5/22/16, Monoprice has a sale on their house brand Carbon Fiber Monopods. The 59 inch model goes for $25, while the 70 inch model goes for $40. Shipping is additional. Some regions may qualify for a flat next-day delivery fee (I think they have to be near their shipping centers and serviced by regional carriers that offer this service).

PS: if you are a low-carb diet, fear not, carbon fiber monopods do not account against your carb allowance 😉

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

32GB Transcend Class 10 SDHC 200x for $8 (limit 30)

Once upon a time a 32MB Smartmedia card was a top of the line storage option. Now you can get 1000 times as much storage on a single card and pay about the price of a visit to the all you can eat salad buffet. Which brings us to the 32GB Transcend Class 10 SDHC UHS-I Flash Memory Card, model TS32GSDHC10E, 200x, up to 30MB/sec, on sale for $8 per card, with a limit of 30 per customer at Amazon by Amazon itself. It comes in frustration-free packaging so you don’t have to fight/deal-with the usual retail packaging annoyances.

Keep in mind this is slower compared to newer cards, so keep that in mind depending on how you plan to use it.

Speaking of storage, the 32GB PNY USB 3.0 Flash Drive, model P-FD32GTBOP-GE, is on sale for $9 with a limit of 30 per customer.

The “New Usual” free shipping terms apply to this, like most Amazon purchases, free 2-day for Prime members, or with a $49+ order for non-members (or if the order includes $25+ in physical books). These for items shipped by Amazon or fulfilled by Amazon.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , , ,

Panasonic VW-VBN130 Battery Pack for $29 w/free S&H

The Panasonic VW-VBN130 Battery Pack (for camcorders) is on sale for $29 with free shipping and handling at B&H Photo. Limit 10 per customer. If your order total is $49+, you get free expedited shipping instead of the slower free shipping.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories, panasonic Tagged With: ,

32GB Sony SDHC Class 10 for $8 [128GB for $35] {shipping depends}

B&H Photo is having a Sony SD* memory card sale that includes the 32GB Class 10 UHS-1 SDHC card (the up to 70MB/sec model) for $8. Limit 50 per customer. Shipping depends. If your order total (of these and any other items) is $49+, you get free expedited shipping. Otherwise you have to pay for shipping.

With the same shipping terms as above, the 128GB version (the up to 70MB/sec model) goes for $35.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: memory cards and storage, sony Tagged With:

In-stock now: Nikon D500 with 16-80mm f2.8-4E DX VR for $3067

We just updated the Stock Status Tracking page and we have another new in-stock alert! If you are looking to get the new Nikon D500 APS-C flagship bundled with the 16-80mm f2.8-4E ED VR AF-S DX Lens, that kit is in-stock and ready to ship at its starting price of $3067 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Borrow Lenses: Extra Rental Day for Memorial Day

Borrow Lenses is offering an extra rental day if your rental order ends on Memorial Day. They will be closed, so they are giving everyone an extra day as well. No coupon needed but the rental must end on Memorial Day (5/31/16). Details in their email, a screenshot of the relevant part is right below:

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May 17, 2016 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

Costco Members: Sony a6000 with 16-50mm and 55-210mm and Extras and $50 Costco Cash Card by Mail for $730

The Adorama Sony a6000 two-lens kit bundle expired but if you missed it or didn’t need Lightroom 6, or can’t wait for future deals, and you are a Costco member, they are offering the Sony a6000 two lens kit bundle (with 16-50mm and 55-210mm and bag and 32GB card and DVD learnings) along with a $50 Costco Cash Card by mail (four weeks after camera delivery) for $730 with free shipping. Lightroom 6 is NOT included with the Costco offer. The price is for members. If you are not a member, you have to pay a 5% surcharge. Limit three bundles per customer. Promotion ends 5/29/16.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Wednesday Lightning Deals: Energizer AA single-use, Cyberlink, SP, Sample Boxes, Etc

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

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May 17, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Wedn: HDRSoft Photomatix Pro 5.0 (Download) for $49

This offer expired… For more action, check the B&H Photo Featured Deals page…

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May 17, 2016 Filed Under: apps and software Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Tuesday: 500GB Samsung Portable SSD T1 USB 3.0 Drive for $140

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

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May 17, 2016 Filed Under: memory cards and storage, samsung Tagged With: