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Amazon Prime Day is Tuesday July 12 in 2016

It’s like Black Friday in July for Amazon Prime members. Amazon officially announced Tuesday 7/12/16 as this year’s Prime Day. They even have Prime Day Teaser page. The offers will work more or less like their regular deals but will be (hopefully) next-level good.

If you are not currently a Prime member, you can join the party by signing up for a FREE 30 Day Prime Trial, which will easily cover July 12. You can easily cancel the free trial from the Amazon account pages. You don’t have to contact customer service, you just go to the page and click click click and it is cancelled.

Other things equal, I am planning to do wall to wall coverage on that day. If nothing else, it’s practice for Black Friday which is less than five months away 🙂

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With:

Westcott Green Screen Photo Software Bundle (Lite) for $50 w/free S&H

The Westcott Green Screen Photo Software Bundle (Lite) is on sale for a limited time for $50~ with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. This is part of their Latest 4th of July Offers…

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Free Extras with Bowens specials

Lighting action now at Adorama, they have some Bowens Specials. The free items depend on the purchase, some get a “Free Quick Ring and S Mount” and some get a free “Pulsar TX Trigger with Receiver Card”… These too are part of their 4th of July Specials.

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Case Logic CPL-108 DSLR Camera and iPad/Netbook Backpack for $25 w/free S&H

Bag the bags! Adorama is offering the Case Logic CPL-108 DSLR Camera and iPad/Netbook Backpack for $25 with free shipping until 7/7/16 or earlier if sold out.

Speaking of Adorama, they are offering the Asus R556LA 15.6″ Notebook PC for $380 with free shipping until 7/7/16. Main specs: i5-5200U 2.2GHz, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 1366×768, HD 5500, DVD burner, SD reader, Win10.

These are part of the Adorama 4th of July Specials.

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Fuji X-T1 with 18-135mm and VG-XT1 Battery Grip and Extras and $60+ Rewards for $1599

If you want to make a serious jump in the Fuji X system, B&H Photo is offering a Fuji X-T1 bundle for $1599 with free shipping. This includes the standard Fuji X-T1 with 18-135mm kit, along with the Fuji VG-XT1 Battery Grip, 4% promotional rewards (over $60 to be used in future B&H purchases), and a 32GB Sandisk Extreme SDHC card, and an extra Watson-brand battery and a Ruggard holster bag. With free expediting shipping for the lot. Offer ends 7/2/16.

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

Fuji 14mm f2.8R with Filters, Corel Software, Accessories for $499

If you are not in a hurry to receive it (it is “Temporarily On Backorder”), Adorama is offering the Fuji 14mm f2.8R lens along with a handful of free items for $499 with free shipping. The free items are a 58mm ProOptic filter kit, the Corel software bundle, a lens soft case, a cap tether, a lens shade, and the obligatory cleaning kit.

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Thursday only: Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM and 4% rewards for $420 (C/N/A/P/Si)

Good until 11:59pm eastern tonight (Thursday 6/30/16) the Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM APS-C lens in the Canon, Nikon, Sony Alpha, Pentax K-, and Sigma SLR mounts is on sale for $420 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

NOTE :the Sony and Pentax are not OS. All except for the Sigma mount get 4% promotional rewards as well. The Sigma mount is a special order, the rest are in-stock.

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Dracast LED500 Pro Bi-Color LED Light with V-Mount Battery Plate with Barndoors and Stand for $495

Lights, camera, action! The Dracast LED500 Pro Bi-Color LED Light with V-Mount Battery Plate is bundled with two free items, the Dracast Barndoors for LED500 and the Dracast DLS-805 Air-Cushioned Light Stand (7.2′), all together for $495 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo, one of their Latest 4th of July Offers…

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

COSYSPEED Camslinger 160 Mirrorless Camera Holder for $45 w/free S&H

If we have mirrorless camera systems, we have to have mirrorless …bags too 🙂 The COSYSPEED Camslinger 160 Mirrorless Camera Holder is on sale for $45 with free shipping at B&H Photo as a limited time offer, part of their Latest 4th of July Offers…

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Lowepro StreamLine 150 Shoulder Bag for $18 w/free S&H

A bit of a doorbuster now, B&H Photo is offering the Lowepro StreamLine 150 Shoulder Bag for $18 with free shipping… For more action, check their Latest 4th of July Offers…

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Fuji X-E2 with 18-55 and Half Case and Extra Battery and Bag and $28 Rewards for $689

The Fuji X-E2 is doing its farewell tour, with all but one kit now sold out and un-orderable at Adorama. The one kit that is orderable is “temporarily out of stock” but you can still order if you like the price and you don’t want to receive it immediately.

The bundle is this, the Fuji X-E2 with 18-55mm kit, the official Fuji half case, an additional Fuji battery, a 24/7 small holster bag, and $28~ in promotional rewards, for $689 with free shipping in the silver X-E2 kit.

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

10% off at Stacksocial with coupon

More 4th of July coupon specials, coupon code PATRIOTIC10 gets you 10% off at most items available at Stacksocial. Some exclusions apply. Coupon expiration date is not mentioned in the promotion, so YMMV.

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

Thursday: 1-Year Pop Photo for $5 with coupon

The Thursday deal of the day at DiscountMags is the Popular Photography magazine going for $5 per year when you enter coupon code 99790 over there. The usual terms apply (up to three years, renewals or existing subscriptions, shipped to USA addresses, no autorenewal).

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With: ,

Thursday Only: 20% off Monoprice products with coupon

For Thursday 6/30/16 only, coupon code CRAZY gets you 20% off for Monoprice-priced Branded Products. This applies to items already on sale. Coupon restrictions can be found the usual way, add coupon to shopping cart and look at the Coupon Details for the restrictions.

This is a quick alert. Time permitting later on I will go through the website looking for some good deals, but I didn’t want to delay posting this since the clock is ticking on this coupon. Monoprice has a lot of accessories and bang-for-the-buck house-brand products.

June 30, 2016 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Friday Lightning Deals: Fujifilm Instax Share Sp-1, Generic Nikon EL-EN15, Drones, 2TB HDD, Etc

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

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June 30, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Free ShopRunner membership with select AMEX credit cards

If you have an American Express credit card, you may be eligible for a free ongoing membership to the Shoprunner service. Shoprunner gets you free 2-day shipping on select retailers on select products. It was created as an alternative to Amazon Prime. You can activate this either from the Shoprunner website or the American Express website.

PS: I don’t know which AMEX credit cards qualify for this offer, or if this is for all cardmembers or some.

June 29, 2016 Filed Under: shopping news Tagged With:

64GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC for $23 {limit 10} [updated]

UPDATE 6:41pm ET: there is a newer U3 “up to 95MB/sec” model that goes for $23 with a limit of 10 as well at Amazon by Amazon itself. Thanks to Scott for pointing it out in the Comments!

More PoNY action, this time it is an SDXC card. The 64GB PNY Elite Performance SDXC UHS-I U1 with up to 90MB/s (I mentioned this because it’s part of the model name and card face, so you can tell it apart from other models; I am not doing Memory Card Performance Measurements and Tests), model P-SDX64U1H-GE, is on sale for $23 with a limit of ten units per customer at Amazon by Amazon itself. The usual free shipping terms apply (Prime or $49+ total/$25+ books).

June 29, 2016 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

AmazonBasics Holster Camera Case for $17 {limit 3}

Part of the ever-increasing line of house-branded AmazonBasics products (currently over 800 items), the AmazonBasics Holster Camera Case is on sale for $17 with a limit of three per customer at Amazon. This ships in frustration free packaging and has the usual free shipping terms (Prime or $49+/$25+).

June 29, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

256GB PNY Turbo Elite USB 3.0 Flash Drive for $55

Backups on the whole lifecycle of photography are more important than they are given credit for, because it’s not one of the sexier parts of the photography process. But it’s good to have backups and multiple options. Which brings us to USB Flash drives. The 256GB PNY Turbo Elite USB 3.0 Flash Drive, model P-FD256TBO-GE, is on sale for $55 with free shipping, with a limit of ten per customer at Amazon by Amazon itself. It currently “defeats” the other storage sizes in its own line (32GB, 64GB, 128GB).

June 29, 2016 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

Meta News: UPS offering “Follow My Delivery” for UPS Next Day Air and Worldwide Express

If you need items to arrive in a time sensitive matter or you have placed an expensive order and you don’t want to let it linger around in slow shipping hell, UPS My Choice members (free to sign up for; not the Premium tier) will be able to track their packages as they travel to your door. This is a new feature called “Follow My Delivery”. An infographic explaining the process is available from UPS in PDF format.

This feature is available only for Premium shipping services with a time commitment, such as Next Day Air or Worldwide Express.

Unlike the Amazon PrimeNow deliveries that can be tracked in the PrimeNow mobile app, tracking for this is done on the web. UPS will send you an email with a link to a “Follow My Delivery” url. So you can use it on any device that is capable of accessing the internet [this is based on what their email says, I haven’t used this service yet].

June 29, 2016 Filed Under: shopping news Tagged With:

In-Stock Party: Pentax K-1 Body Only for $1800, Nikon D500 Body Only for $2000

We just updated the Stock Status Tracker and we have good news for people who like good in-stock news. The Pentax K-1 body only is now in-stock in full force, three different retailers have it ready to ship at its starting price of $1800: Amazon itself and B&H Photo and Adorama.

Good news for Nikon D500 Body Only hunters, it is in-stock and ready to ship for $2000 by Amazon itself. Limit three per customer.

June 29, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , , ,

(ENDED) Thur Lightning Deals: Tripod, Phone Add-On Lenses, Etc

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

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June 29, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Thur: Bolt CBP-C1 Compact Battery Pack for Select Canon & Bolt VX Series Flashes for $45 (C/N)

This daily deal expired… For more action, check their Latest Offers…

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June 29, 2016 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED?) Free 100 4×6″ photo prints with coupon [not sure about S&H]

UPDATE (6/30/16): this offer may have ended. There was an email from AdoramaPix to email list customers informing of technical issues with the coupon below. The emails include what appears to be unique coupon codes, so the general purpose coupon promotion may be over…

ORIGINAL: Coupon time! Coupon code FREEPRINTS gets you 100 4×6 inch photo prints for FREE at AdoramaPIX. The email does not mention free shipping, so I am guessing shipping is additional but I haven’t gone through with the complete ordering process. Coupon expires 7/5/16.

June 29, 2016 Filed Under: photo prints Tagged With:

Oben CT-3581 Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod with BE-126T Ball Head for $250

In the Land Of The Tripods, the Oben CT-3581 Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod with BE-126T Ball Head is on sale for $250 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo until 7/4/16.

Speaking of similarly-shaped items, B&H has a sale on Bescor Lighting Products good until 6/30/16.

June 28, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories, lighting deals Tagged With: , ,

Groupon Coupon: 10% off Goods, 20% off Local (photo prints there)

Coupon code SALE3 entered at the Groupon website gets you 10% off Groupon Goods and 20% off Local Offers. Local offers is where many of the photo print (and photo book and metal and canvas such) offers reside. The coupon expires tonight 6/28/16, and has the usual exclusions and limitations (one unit per transactions, max 3 users per customer, max $50 discount per offer, some items excluded, etc).

June 28, 2016 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

Nikon Lens Instant Savings with 2% Rewards and Free Accessories

The current iteration of Nikon SLR Lenses Instant Savings initiated by Nikon USA is set to expire on 7/2/16 at 11:59pm ET. A number of the participating lenses earn 2% promotional rewards and get free a filter and/or other free accessories. You can see the participating lenses with these promotions at Adorama (a total of 12 options are available).

June 28, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Rokinon 8mm f3.5 Fisheye for $190 (C) or $200 (A/P)

Rokinon time again, their 8mm f3.5 Fisheye SLR lens goes for $190 with free shipping and 2% promotional rewards in the Canon mount, and $200 with 2% in the Sony and Pentax SLR mounts. The chipped Nikon version goes for $240 without 2% promotional rewards. All these at B&H Photo.

June 28, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

GigaPan EPIC Pro Robotic Camera Mount with Backpack, Battery, and Tripod Kit for $995

The GigaPan EPIC Pro Robotic Camera Mount with Backpack, Battery, and Tripod Kit is on sale until 7/4/16 for $995 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo as one of their Latest Offers.

June 28, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

In-stock again: Nikon D500 w/16-80mm for $3070

We just updated the Stock Status Tracker. This was the first update this week. The Pentax K-1 body only and the Nikon D500 body are currently out of stock, but the D500 with 16-80mm is back in-stock for $3070 at Amazon by Amazon itself and B&H Photo.

June 28, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,