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Archives for November 2016
(ENDED) Sunday Daily Deals: Lomography, Studio/Lighting Kits, 3rd-party Flashes, Pentax K1000 Coffee Cup, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
40-Page Custom Photo Books for $5 to $20 + S&H
Among the latest Groupon $5 Sales is a promotion on Custom Photo Books from Photobook America. There are five options of 40-page custom photo books. Shipping is additional. The prices and sizes are summarized a lot better than words can do in this annotated screenshot:
If you are not familiar with these type of offers, be sure to read the terms and conditions and restrictions. You can buy up to three for you, and two more as gifts for others. But when you redeem these (to get the actual printed books) you can only place one order at a time (using these vouchers, in other words one voucher per order).
The IN (Pana G85, Sony RX100 V) and OUT (Fuji X-T2, Oly E-M1 II) Report
We just updated the Stocks Status Tracker and the situation is split. The Panasonic G85 and Sony RX100 V are steadily in-stock at their normal prices at multiple authorized dealers, while the Fuji X-T2 is out of stock (well-known dealers have the body only for $1900 to $2000 though; its regular price is $1600). The Olympus E-M1 II is scheduled for a December 2nd release.
New Price Charts installment: Serious Fixed Lens Cameras
A new installment in the Price Charts series has gone live, it is the Serious Fixed Lens Cameras. The November 2016 series:
+ 35mm FULL FRAME DIGITAL CAMERAS
+ APS-C DSLRs
+ MIRRORLESS CAMERAS
+ SERIOUS FIXED LENS CAMERAS
You can see the two previous years (mid-November 2015, and December 2014) by going further down in the Price Charts Archives.
(ENDED) Saturday Daily Deals: Samyang 24mm T1.5, Rokinon 35mm f1.4, Ricoh WG-M2, 3rd-Party Flashes, Studio/Lighting kits, Eye-Fi, Fluke, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
Panasonic LX100 for $629
The Serious Fixed Lens price-checking is not yielding surprise deals like the Mirrorless Price Check did last night (the best three sold out), but the black Panasonic LX100 is currently selling for $700 at Willoughby’s on Amazon [updated 11/4/16 AM; Amazon’s own price went up; Willoughby’s carries the discount], $800 at B&H and Adorama, but a further price check shows the new condition black LX100 going for $629 with free shipping at Overstock.com. Limit two per customer. You can get it for even less if you are willing to buy imported/grey-market models.
15% off at Barnes & Noble website with coupon
New coupon action at the Barnes & Noble website, coupon AUTUMN15 gets you 15% off one item until 11/6/16. Strategically this is a good idea for items that have the same price everywhere or rarely get discounted. Free shipping with orders of $25 or store pickup where available. If you are a B&N member, you get free shipping regardless ($25/year membership). Of on-topic interest, think photography books, camera guides, how-to books, post-processing/lighting/workflow books, etc.
YMMV 20-page 8×8 inch Shutterfly Custom Photo Book – You only pay S&H [Discover]
If you have a Discover credit card check your emails and messages for a new promotion. You can get a 20-page 8×8-inch custom photo book for $0 plus shipping and handling. The book itself is free but you still have to pay S&H fees. Their email has a unique coupon code for each recipient, a screenshot of that with the unique code cut-off below:
Adorama Fall Clearance (2700+ items)
Adorama updated their Fall Clearance page currently having 2700+ items. You can use the various options in the left sidebar over there to drill down by product categories or manufacturers, and use the options in the main column to adjust viewing options, eg if you are on a big vertical screen and a fast computer/connection, you can load 60 at a time instead of 15. I can’t digest all 2700+ of them right away, so it is a YMMV adventure if you feel like deal fishing.
New Price Charts Episode: Mirrorless Cameras
A new installment in the Price Charts series has gone live, Mirrorless cameras, by far the longest of the lot so far! Here are all three of them, with Fixed Lens Cameras coming tomorrow:
+ 35mm FULL FRAME DIGITAL CAMERAS
+ APS-C DSLRs
+ MIRRORLESS CAMERAS
+ NEXT: Fixed Lens Cameras
(ENDED) Thursday: ASUS Zenfone Zoom (3X Optical) + ZenWatch 2 Android Wear Watch for $300
The day is over and so is this bundle… If you are a fan of real optical zoom lenses on smartphones, the ASUS Zenfone Zoom (3X optical zoom lens; 5.5″, 4GB RAM, unlocked, USA warranty, 64GB storage, microSD, Android 5.0) is bundled with the ASUS ZenWatch 2 Android Wear Smartwatch at NewEgg for $300 with free shipping as one of their Thursday daily deals…
The Zoom ZenFone on its own goes for $250 at Amazon which itself appears to be a sale of sorts since Amazon has a limit of three per customer.
(ENDED) Friday Daily Deals: Panasonic LX100 Fitted Case, Neewer, DigiFrames, Tamrac, 3rd-Party Flashes, Wasabi, Blue Crane, Movo, Nissin, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
Leica T Mirrorless Body for $1095
We haven’t mentioned the Leica T Mirrorless camera in a while, but while price-checking for the new Price Charts series, I noticed that the price of the Leica T Mirrorless body only is $1095 with free shipping at B&H Photo. This is an APS-C non-rangefinder mirrorless system Leica introduced earlier on. It uses its own T-mount lenses, but of course can use the classic Leica M-mount lenses via adapters.
Panasonic G85 in-stock at even more places now
The floodgates have opened for the Panasonic G85, the camera is now in-stock at multiple retailers at its normal prices of $900 (body only) or $1000 (with the 12-60mm lens). You can find many at the just-updated Stock Status Tracker. The latest in-stock additions include Amazon itself and Adorama and B&H Photo.
Pre-order alert: Olympus E-M1 II for $2000 [updated]
The brand new Olympus E-M1 II micro-four-thirds price-flagship is now available for pre-order as a body only kit with a starting price of $2000 at B&H Photo. Shipping estimate is early December… This camera too is included in the Stock Status Tracker…
UPDATE: more retailers have it available for pre-order for $2000 including Amazon itself (December 8 estimate) and Adorama and the official Olympus USA store GetOlympus.
New Price Charts Episode II: the APS-C DSLRs
Episode II of the November-2016 Price-Charts series is now up, it is the APS-C DSLRs Price Chart. You can check previous installments and previous years using the Price Charts archives. It will be interesting to see how Holiday Shopping season prices will differ from this snapshot of the prices.
(SOLD OUT) Panasonic G5 Body Only for $300
As of a 11/3/16 recheck, this sold out and is no longer available for purchase… There are so many mirrorless cameras to price-check for the Price Charts and they are revealing more discounts. The black Panasonic G5 body only is currently available for $300 with free shipping at Adorama. If you have Amazon gift cards to spend, you can also get it likewise from Adorama on Amazon (not Prime eligible)… There are dozens of M43rds cameras now (even more if you consider used/refurbished), so deciding what do is a project in itself…
(ENDED) Three Photography Books by Viviane Sassen and Henry Carroll and of Bjork [updated]
These 4-hour book lightning deals expired…
(ENDED) Over 400 (!!!) Books in Thursday’s Lightning Deals
This offer expired…
(ENDED) Photography Book: “The Way We Were: The Photography of Julian Wasser” for $43.47 w/free S&H
This 4-hour lightning deal expired…
(SOLD OUT) Fuji X-M1 Body Only with $8 rewards for $200
As of a 11/3/16 recheck, this sold out and is no longer available for purchase… The Price Charts series price-check has a new “gift” for Fuji X System photographers, the black Fuji X-M1 body only is currently on sale for $200 with free shipping along with 4% promotional rewards (around $8 to spend in future purchases) at Adorama… If you have Amazon Gift cards to spend, you can also get it for the same price by Adorama on Amazon. Free shipping but not Prime eligible.
(SOLD OUT) Used Fuji X-T10 body for $459 + S&H
As of 11/3/16, this sold out and is no longer available… Fuji is another camera company with many interchangeable models in the market, but if it is the Fuji X-T10 body only the one you want, in Used condition with an “E- ratings” (E- = Excellent Minus; not the school grade), you can get it for $459 plus shipping (around $10 for West coast) at Adorama.
(ENDED) 16GB Sony MicroVault Dual USB 2.0 Drive for $6
As of 11/4/16 AM recheck, the price increased to $7.50, still with free S&H, as is everything at A4C… If you are looking for a USB flash drive to use both full size USB 2.0 ports along with microUSB ports (as long as your phone/tablet supports OTG), among the A4C daily deals is the new condition 16GB Sony MicroVault Dual USB 2.0 Drive offered for $6 with free shipping, with a limit of one unit per customer.
(ENDED) Thursday Daily Deals: Drobo 5D with 6TB included, Tiffen, Aluratek, Studio/Lighting Kits, 3rd-party Flashes, Etc
These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…
New Series: Rantnoyances – pointing out consumer-related issues in shopping
A brand new series has gone live at the main blog, The Rantnoyances (rant + annoyance), pointing out consumer-related issues in camera (and general) shopping. We already had a couple of posts here earlier on (Jet and Triggered) but all the future posts will go to the main blog where it is a better place for longer and more reference-type material. Things fly off the page quickly here, so people don’t always see them, or can’t find them easily as time goes by (even I couldn’t find them quickly!). Rantnoyance #1 is an updated version of the Jet post, now with more details added!
YMMV 4% to 8% eBay Bucks depending on item price
If you are an eBay Bucks rewards member, check your emails/messages for a potential new bonus bucks offer. This may be targeted, so I have no way of knowing how many people get it. You must manually activate the offer via the email/message before you earn the bonus. The bonus depends on the item’s purchase price. Items over $50, get 8%. Items between $25 and $50, get 6%. And items under $25, get 4%. The percentage depends on an item’s price, not the order total. The usual rewards percentage is 2%. The usual terms and exclusions apply. Offer ends Tuesday 11/2/16 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.
Stock Update: more Panasonic G85, Fuji X-T2 at higher prices, Sony RX100 V steady
We just updated the Stock Status Tracker and have these latest developments:
+ more Panasonic G85 inventory, the G85 w/12-60mm is in-stock for $1000 by B&H Photo and 3rd-parties thru Amazon
+ both Fuji X-T2 kits are in-stock HOWEVER the offering retailers ask for $300 more on the body-only and $100 more the w/18-55 kit
+ the Sony RX100 V is steadily in-stock everywhere and has been moved to the bottom of the Stock Status Tracker
Canon 2-Lens STM Bundle: 50mm f1.8 EF and 10-18 f4-5.6 IS EF-S for $350
Nikon launched its own 2-lens bundle last year (currently available for purchase but not discounted, it goes for $800+), so obviously Canon had to come up with their own 2-lens bundle, it is the EF 50mm f1.8 STM prime lens bundled together with the EF-S 10-18mm f4.5-5.6 IS STM together going for $350 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself and B&H Photo.
PlayStation 4 Camera for $40 (limit 3)
It’s a camera of different kind, but still a camera, the Sony PlayStation 4 Camera is currently on sale for $40 with a limit of three units per customer at Amazon by Amazon itself. Free shipping for Prime members or with a $49+ order (or $25+ in books).
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