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Archives for November 21, 2016
Imported Nikon D810 body w/seller warranty for $1999
The Nikon D810 body only is bundled with the official battery grip and other accessories at authorized dealers for $2500. However, if you don’t want/need the grip and the free accessories, and you want to optimize for a lower price, and you are comfortable with imported grey-market camera gear…
… among the latest eBay Deals, you can get the new condition imported grey-market with a 1-year seller warranty (not Nikon USA) Nikon D810 body only for $1999 with free shipping by eBay seller “Department_Store_NYC” (99.3%, New York) with a limit of five units per buyer.
Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports with $180 Rewards, USB Lens Dock, 105mm Filter for $1799 [C/N]
It can not only be used as a lens, but also for weight lifting and other exercises, it is the Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports lens currently on sale for $1799 with free shipping at B&H Photo for the Canon and Nikon dSLR systems with THREE freebies:
+ 10% promotional rewards = $180~ in future purchases at B&H Photo
+ the Sigma USB Lens Dock
+ the Sigma 105mm Protector filter (this is not a baby lens, so it’s not a baby-priced filter either)
PS: if you are trying to decode the lettered brackets at the end of 3rd-party lens post headlines, C = Canon, N = Nikon, A = Sony Alpha Minolta A-mount, P = Pentax K, S = Sigma SA, E = Sony E-mount, X = Fuji X, m43 = Micro Four Thirds, etc.
PS2: for more action, check the latest featured specials at B&H.
DJI Intelligent Battery for Phantom 3 for $102
At the moment this is a Prime members exclusive offer, Amazon itself is offering the DJI DJI-P3-Battery Intelligent Battery for Phantom 3 for $102 with free shipping. If you are not a Prime member, various 3rd-party sellers have it for this price and are Prime eligible (fulfilled by Amazon) but be sure to thoroughly vet them before buying if you are not familiar with them.
On the other hand, if you need both the DJI Phantom 3 AND an extra battery (which as you can see goes for $100 on its own), you can get them bundled up together for $450 at Adorama.
On the other other-hand, if you don’t need the extra battery, the Black Friday Ads have this as low as $370, which means by actual Friday, the internets are likely going to price-match it (barring some kind of an exclusive deal of sorts).
Vanguard 263AB-100 3-Section Alluminum Alloy Alta Pro 263-AT Tripod Legs with SBH-100 QR Ballhead for $115
The Vanguard 263AB-100 3-Section Alluminum Alloy Alta Pro 263-AT Tripod Legs with SBH-100 QR Ballhead is currently on sale as well, going for $115 with free shipping at Adorama, part of the …vanguard (pun intended) of their latest offers. It’s not very often you can work the word vanguard into a deals post 🙂
VU Sion Slim Circular Polarizing 77mm Filter for $35 w/free S&H
Black Friday week is when I wish I was a hyper-threaded octa-core, the only way to keep up 🙂 So here’s another offer at Adorama, it is the VU Sion Slim Circular Polarizing 77mm Filter for $35 with free shipping, another one of their limited time offers under their Early Black Friday sales…
PS: this is also the time of the year when I keep switching mice and keyboards because they can’t keep up 🙂
Refurbished Nikon B500 superzoom (40X, 4AA) for $190
The whole world begins to zoom! At 40X optical if you get this camera, it is the AA-powered (four of them) Nikon Coolpix B500, in manufacturer-refurbished condition, going for $190 with free shipping at Adorama, with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty in either the black color scheme or the black-red color scheme… This is among the latest Adorama Early Black Friday specials…
NewEgg offers 1 Year of FREE Premier for Military
NewEgg has another promotion for Military members, one year of their Prime-like shipping service “NewEgg Premier”. After the first year (12 consecutive months), the regular annual service fees apply unless cancelled. Verification of eligibility is required to get the benefit. They also offer 50% off on APO shipping fees in addition to standard Premier free shipping to the 48. Details at the promotional page.
NewEgg offers new delivery option: your local FedEx Kinko’s
Just in time for the holidays, NewEgg is offering a new delivery option for your order, regardless of the shipping delivery speed you select. You can pick up your order at a local participating FedEx Kinko’s facility. In the “Review” stage of the Checkout process, you can select a FedEx location to receive your order. Look for something like this in that page, below your “Shipping Info” column:
There is no additional fee for this delivery option. Your shipping fee is whatever your default delivery fee is, which a lot of times it is free or close to free.
Another benefit of this is that if you live or work or travel to multiple locations on a regular basis, you can send your orders at where you are, instead of having them all go to your home address (assuming the delivery estimates work and such).
B&H starts Flash Deals (in addition to Daily Deals)
B&H expanded their daily deal to a six-pack a few days ago, now they have added another twist as we get closer to Black Friday, they have launched Flash Deals at the top of the Daily Deals Stack. The flash deals only last for a few hours each. The daily deals last for 24 hours each. Unless they sell out before their allotted time.
Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens with Extras for $329
The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens comes with 4% promotional rewards (around $13 to be used in a future purchase) at B&H Photo… On the other hand, if you prefer bird in the hand freebies, Adorama is bundling it with the Corel software bundle (including Aftershot PRO 2 and PSP X8), along with a ProOptic Filter Kit, Cleaning Kit and lens cap tether…
In-Stock Alert: Samsung’s Dalek ArtPC Pulse Desktop computers
It’s the attack of the Samsung Daleks! Their brand new cylindrical PCs that are also omni-directional speakers are now in-stock and ready to ship at Amazon by Amazon itself. There are two preset configurations, the i5 model (8GB, 256GB SSD, Radeon RX460) goes for $1200, while the i7 model (16GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Radeon RX460) goes for $1600. From a distance, the various input ports on the side look like a built-in remote control 🙂 Some may point out that Apple had a cylindrical PC, so Samsung was compelled to do so as well 🙂
Stock Update: Olympus E-M1 II estimate moves to December 12
I just updated the Stock Status Tracker and it looks like the Olympus E-M1 II estimate is shifting deeper into December, it went from December 2 to 12 at two of the three retailers tracked. Amazon remains December 2nd but it’s possible that they haven’t updated their website with the new info yet, but Amazon is often slightly behind the specialty retailers in time-sensitive updates of this nature.
YMMV 8% eBay Bucks on $50+ items [must activate first]
eBay is back with another Bonus Bucks promotion, you earn 8% eBay Bucks on individual items priced at $50 or higher (that’s the item price, before taxes or shipping). As usual, you have to manually opt-in to the offer before you get the bonus. Also note that this may be offered to a subset of eBay users, either on a rotating basis or a “big data” basis, so that’s why I say YMMV since I have no way of knowing what percentage of eBay users is being offered this which expires Tuesday November 22 at 11:59pm pacific time.
A good place to look for ideas are the eBay Deals along with the Trending Deals (shows only 100 trending deals, less overwhelming to look at than their main deals page). There’s also a dedicated search box there that searches only the Deals, not everything else on eBay.
(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon 55-300mm f4.5-5.6G DX VR w/90-day Nikon warranty for $180
This daily deal expired… The manufacturer refurbished Nikon 55-300mm f4.5-5.6G DX VR with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty is on sale for $180 with free shipping at Adorama. The offer is good until 12pm ET on Tuesday, or earlier if sold out, or later if it gets extended.
Adorama’s approach to daily deals is more versatile than other retailers (from a consumer perspective who may have missed that particular day), some (but not all) of them last longer than 24 hours, for example Tiffen 52mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit continues for $20 with free shipping, and the Case Logic CPL-108 DSLR Camera and iPad/Netbook Backpack continues for $22 with free shipping.
(ENDED) Tuesday B&H Dailies: Interfit S1 Monolight for $600, DJI Ronin-M, UndFIND, Etc
These daily deals expired. For future offers, check the B&H Photo Daily Deals…
(ENDED) Tuesday Daily Deals: Expensive Studio/Lighting Kits, Cyberlink Director, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
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