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Archives for October 2016
(ENDED) Saturday Daily Deals: Studio/Lighting Kits, Rigs, Movo, Neewer, Zomei, Esddi, Nanuk, ASUS Zenfone Zoom, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
(SOLD OUT) In-Stock Now: Fuji X-T2 Body with VPB-XT2 Vertical Grip for $1928
As of a 10/8/16 PM re-check, the Fuji X-T2 is sold out again… For the big picture, check the Stock Status Tracker…
As of the time of writing, the PopFlash eBay store is offering the new condition Fuji X-T2 body only and VPB-XT2 Vertical Grip for $1928 with free shipping. This is the same price as buying them separately ($1600 + $330)… PopFlash lists them one at a time, so if that listing is sold/closed, also check their store search results…
Panasonic LX100 with $200 Gift Card for $700
Adorama is bundling the silver Panasonic LX100 with a $200 Adorama Gift Card (to be used in future purchases), together for $700 with free shipping… Meanwhile the black LX100M is bundled with a $150 Gift Card instead, but also going for $700… For more Adorama action, check their Warehouse Clearance Sale…
Adorama Warehouse Clearance Event
Adorama launched a new Warehouse Clearance Sale featuring cameras, lenses, bags, tripods, video-related items, and more. More on these tomorrow when my brain reboots 🙂
20% off one item at B&N Website with coupon
Amazon is not everything to everyone (not for lack of trying), if you prefer to buy books from other retailers, the Barnes and Noble website has a new 20% off coupon for one item, coupon code BNFRIEND until 10/10/16. This is good for everything except e-books, Nook devices and the usual exclusions (gift cards, brands that do not allow couponizing of their products, law prohibits couponization of product, etc). Strategically of interest for photography and camera-n-photo books that rarely get discounted OR have the same prices at all retailers. Free shipping with orders of $25+ or if you are a paying member ~ B&N had a Prime-like annual membership before it was cool 🙂
50% off Walgreens Photo with Coupon
And now back to the photo prints, Walgreens Photo issued their mid-week photo-prints coupon, it is coupon code FAVORITE50 that gets you 50% off “Everything Photo”, which is includes everything photo-related (prints, custom books, wood, mugs, gifts, cards, canvas, etc). The usual terms apply, up to five uses per customer, free store pickup (otherwise you pay S&H fees for delivery to your address of choice), good until 11:59pm Central time on October 8 in 2016.
(ENDED) Surprise WOOT-OFF IN PROGRESS (all except Sellout & Shirt)
This surprise Woot-OFF ended after 24 hours…
(ENDED) Thursday: 3DR Solo Drone with Gimbal and Battery and Propellers for $380
This daily deal expired…
(ENDED) Friday Daily Deals: Hoodman, Sevenoak, Movo, ESDDI, Fotga, ePhoto, Galaxy S6 Edge, Blue Crane (EOS 6D), Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
(ENDED) Thursday: Dracast LED500 Silver Series Bi-Color LED Light with Dual NP-F Battery Plate for $200
This daily deal expired… It’s almost dragons at the B&H Photo Daily Deal, it is the Dracast LED500 Silver Series Bi-Color LED Light with Dual NP-F Battery Plate offered for $200 with free shipping. Offer ends Thursday at 11:59pm ET.
Pre-order new Pixel Phones [updated with more options]
Google generated some waves in multiple dimensions with today’s Google-centric Made-by-Google announcement (raw video stream which I was live-tweeting at high speed). One of those waves was a new flagship “made by HTC for Google” Pixel phone duo. Already this phone got reviewed by DxoMark which gave it the highest camera score ever for a smartphone camera.
The said phones are now available for pre-orders. If you prefer to go through a carrier, it is available through Verizon Wireless only which is running a trade-in credit promotion.
If you prefer an unlocked no-contracts no-obligations phone or to prefer the other carriers, you can purchase it from the Google Store (not to be confused with the Google Play Store) or through Project Fi. Yes, it is Project Fi compatible! They offer financing as well (through Symphony Bank) and for a limited time, you can get a free Daydream View VR headset for FREE ($79 value).
Prices are flagship prices here, the 5-inch model goes for $650 (32GB storage) while the 5.5-inch model goes for $770 (32GB). If you prefer the 128GB model is an extra $100 for each model. If you are used to Nexus pricing, it’s a bit of a sticker shock 🙂
UPDATE: Best Buy is offering pre-orders for the Verizon Wireless versions with a free $100 Best Buy Gift Card and a free Chromecast.
UPDATE #2: if you purchase the Unlocked Pixels, you can activate them with Republic Wireless using their budget-friendly BYOD plans (if you don’t need a lot of cellular data).
Refurbished GoPro HERO4 Silver Edition Camera w/1yr warranty for $274
More action at the Trending eBay Deals, the official GoPro eBay store (ships from Colorad[o/a]) is offering the manufacturer-refurbished in factory-sealed packaging with a 1-year warranty GoPro HERO4 Silver Edition Camera for $274 with free shipping. Over 6600 units have been sold from this eBay listing so far.
Imported Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 for $650 OR Certified Refurbished w/full warranty for $720 (Canon)
The Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC DSLR lens goes for $800 in new condition at authorized Shiguma dealers which are allowed to offer promotional rewards or bundle it with various free accessories (eg Adorama).
Alternately you can get it in certified refurbished condition with full warranty for $720 with free shipping by Beach Camera thru Amazon (not Prime eligible).
Or if you are willing to take on even more risk, among the latest Trending eBay Deals, Hong-Kong seller “e-Infinity Shop” (99.7%, ships from Hong Kong) is offering the Canon version of the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC for $650 with free shipping with a 1-year warranty from the seller (not Sigma). This ships from Hong Kong.
New Prime Benefit: borrow latest Shutterbug, Consumer Reports Magazine Issues and more, plus borrow 1000+ ebooks for FREE
A few days after adding free Audible content to Prime memberships, Amazon is back with a new feature for Prime members, Prime Reading. This feature has two components:
- you can read over 1000 e-books for FREE. You do not own the books, but you can read them for free and take as long as you like to finish them
- monthly selection of Magazine Issues you can borrow and read for FREE, the current selection includes the latest issues from Shutterbug and Consumer Reports, N-Geo Traveler, Pop Mechanics, among others
This is essentially a “Kindle Unlimited Lite” membership, it contains a subset of the ebooks available through that for-pay membership.
You can read as many of them as you like but there is a checkout limit of ten at a time. This of this as your local library, you can only have ten items out at any time, but you can return them and borrow new ones as many times as you like. The magazines count towards the ten item limit.
The magazine selections will change monthly, so there’s no guarantee the same magazine will be available next month. Magazines can only be read using the iOS and Android Kindle apps. You cannot read them with the Cloud Reader, nor the Windows Kindle app, nor using e-readers. eBooks can be read with all options including Cloud Reader and e-readers.
Of the 1000+ books, only one is photography-related (as far as my searches can tell), “How to Archive Family Photos: A Step-by-Step Guide to Organize and Share Your Photos Digitally” by Denise May Levenick.
As usual with the Netflix-style membership, you don’t get to keep any of them, but you can keep reading them as long as you are a paying member.
UPDATE: indeed this is single issues, which you can download to your Kindle app for later reading (eg if without internet connection). Here’s a screenshot of the app with Shutterbug, the October 2016 issue:
Co-Promotion: KINDLE E-BOOK READERS Get DISCOUNTED
To celebrate (okay, sale-a-brate) this new Prime benefit, Amazon is also discounting some of their Kindle e-book readers for Prime members (so they can read all these 1000+ e-books) as follows:
+ Kindle Voyage e-reader for $150
+ Kindle Paperwhite e-reader for $90
+ Entry-Level Kindle e-reader for $50
+ for all the Kindles, you see the discount after you add it to the shopping cart and proceed to the Checkout page
Imported Grey-Market Sony Zeiss Sonnar T 55 mm F/1.8 ZA FE for $700
The Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA E-mount lens goes for $1000 at authorized dealers which are bundling it with various freebies, including a $50 gift card at Adorama, but if you are comfortable with imported grey-market items that come with a 1-year warranty from the seller (not from Sony USA), to the eBay Deals we go where eBay seller “Electronics Valley” (99.7%, New Jersey) is offering new condition grey-market imported Sony Zeiss Sonnar T 55 mm F/1.8 ZA FE Lenses for $700 with free shipping with a limit of five units per customer. The usual grey-market trade-offs apply.
(ENDED) Thursday Daily Deals: Studio/Lighting Kits, Case Logic Sling, DJI 4 Case, Movo, McoPlus, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
Wednesday: Pelican 1610 Case w/Foam for $170, 1650 w/Foam for $200
The B&H Photo Daily Deal good until 11:59pm ET on Wednesday (or earlier if sold out) is a sale on two Pelican cases, the 1610 Case with Foam Set (Black) goes for $170, while the 1650 Case with Foam Set (Black) goes for $200. Free expedited shipping.
20% off Zacuto Rentals and 2-Day Weeks
Zacuto is running some rental promotions outlined in their Twitter account, you get 20% off rentals (no gear exceptions) OR you can take advantage of “2-day week rentals”. This phrase is a bit puzzling until you unpack it, you pay for 2 days and you get a 1-week rental. Twitter has a limit of 140 characters after all 🙂
4pk Philips LED A19 60W-Replacement Light Bulbs for $8 (Soft White) or $9 (Daylight)
And now something lighting-related that is on the other end of the price spectrum. Single figures! 4-packs of Philips LED light bulbs (A19, 60W equivalent/replacement) are on sale at The Home Depot for $8 in “Soft White” and $9 in “Daylight”. Limit 35 4-packs of each per customer. You can pick them up at a local store (they show available inventory) or get free shipping with orders of $45+. Both average 4.6 out of 5 with 150+ customer reviews for each.
Speaking of Home Depot, they are offering 24pks of Rayovac AA single use batteries for $4. Availability varies by store and zipcode, it looks like smaller cities and places with lower population densities may still have some available. I obviously can’t check every state/zipcode combination so this is a big YMMV.
Pay $85, Get $100 iTunes Gift Card via E-Mail (limit 3)
It’s eBay Deals revisited (but without Jeremy Irons) where PayPal’s Digital Gifts e-store is offering $100 iTunes E-Gift Cards (delivered by email) for $85 each. Limit 3 per customer. A 15% off discount is not the lowest ever, but if you happen to need iTunes store credit right now, it’s better than full price.
(ENDED) Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9 for $30 (PC; Download or Shipment)
This daily deal expired but Corel software are recurring offers every few weeks… One of the deals of the day at the Gold Box for Wednesday that went live at 3am ET (and was not then part of the Lightning Deals schedule is the Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9 for PC/Windows for $30 as either a Digital Download or Delivered by Mail. Offer ends Wednesday 3am ET or earlier if sold out.
(ENDED) Wednesday Daily Deals: Even More Studio/Lighting Kits, Pelican, Movo, 240GB SSD, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
128GB SanDisk Ultra Dual USB 3.0 and micro-USB Flash Drive for $27.78
On the storage front, especially if you frequently transfer files between full-size USB and micro-USB devices, the 128GB SanDisk Ultra 128GB Dual USB Drive 3.0 (model SDDD2-128G-G46) is on sale for $27.78 at Amazon by Amazon itself. Limit 30 units per customer with the usual free shipping terms. One side is full size USB 3.0, the other is micro USB. Of interest if you have phones/tablets/2-in-1s/etc that support OTG on the micro-USB input. If you don’t need the dual input, you can get better prices with standard flash drives. Note that only one side is active, you can’t use it as a “bridge” between two devices (as far as I can tell).
In-Stock Now: DxO ONE Miniaturized Pro Quality Camera for $499
Another new item is now in-stock and ready to ship, it is the DxO ONE Miniaturized Pro Quality Camera going for $499 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself.
In-stock: Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 Action Camera for $400
Action cameras survived their “hype cycle” and they keep going on, more so, Garmin has a brand new model now in-stock and ready to ship for $400 at Amazon by Amazon itself.
The IN (Canon 5D Mark IV, G7X II) and OUT (Fuji X-T2) Report
We just updated the Stock Status Tracker and the situation is this for the tracked cameras:
- Fuji X-T2: out of stock everywhere I checked
- Canon G7 X II: in-stock both as standard kit for $700 or bundled with the 1TB CS100 for $769 (Adorama)
- Canon 5D Mark IV Body Only: in-stock steadily now at multiple retailers, it just came in-stock at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of three per customer
(ENDED) Tuesday Daily Deals: Studio/Lighting Kits, Neewer Flash (Canon), Time Lapse Tripod Head, Zeikos Nikon D6xx Grip, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
(ENDED) 8-slot EBL Battery Charger for $7.50 (ends 1:30pm ET)
This lighting deal ended… For more, check the scheduled lightning deals of the Amazon Gold Box for Monday…
(ENDED) Canon G7 X II drops to $599
As of a 10/4/16 recheck, the price returned to $700… We just updated the Stock Tracking page and we have an interesting development for the Canon G7 X II, it is down $100, going for $599 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. The starting price of this is $700. The shipping estimate however is a very non-specific “1-2 months” so if you need it by a specific date/event, keep that in mind. The limit is the same 30 per customer, so I don’t know if this is a sale or their price-computers accidentally price-matched one of the 3rd-party sellers.
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