Archives for December 2016

Weekly Duracell Batteries 1c After Rewards until 12/31/16

This is turning into a battery blog 🙂 Good until the end of the year (12/31/16), Office Depot and Office max brick and mortar stores and their website are offering the 1c Duracell Batteries after Office Depot Rewards. The limit is two per customer per week across all purchasing platforms (online, in-store, by phone or fax or telegram or raven). The week is defined as Sunday AM until Saturday PM. If you are buying online avoid the overlap between late Saturday PM to early Sunday AM to prevent time-change and website maintenance issues.

You can find these online as well, shown at the Office Depot Rewards page. Page towards the bottom to see the terms and conditions (or use your browser’s in-page search feature to search for “Duracell”). Per the terms these will be issued separately from the monthly rewards, which is a very good thing (the monthly rewards are only issued in $10 increments so you typically don’t get all your rewards [sneaky way to avoid paying the full amount of rewards earned).

This is a screenshot, View Larger, since the rewards page is not a very responsive design.

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The terms are the same as before, you buy a 16-pack of single-use Duracell AA or AAA battery. You pay full price ($13.99) plus sales-tax (if collected in your store/state) and you make sure your Office Depot rewards number is on the receipt (or if buying online in your account profile) because that’s how their computer will know to send you your rewards. You don’t need to mail anything or use a coupon. About three weeks later (give or take), you will find $13.98 of Office Depot rewards in your Office Depot rewards account. You may not get an email alert, so don’t forget to check there. This is limit two for the week.

This also may appear in the weekly ads, this is the December 4-10 (2016) ad:

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NOTE that the new-era Office Depot/Max rewards do NOT roll over. If you pay for a rewards-earning item with rewards, you will NOT earn new rewards. You can’t roll them over. The rewards have expiration dates, so if you want to max out, make sure you also plan how to spend all those rewards in the future before they expire. Office Depot-Max carries all kinds of things, so it shouldn’t be hard – as long as you need it that is. Or you can always buy supplies on clearance/sale, and donate them to local schools and charities and non-profits 🙂

72pk Sony Stamina Plus single-use AA or AAA for $19

The longer-running Woot Electronics deals feature a Sony Stamina Plus single-use battery sale featuring 72pks of AA or AAA for $19 each, with a limit of up to three per option. The sale also includes C, D, and V packs (of different sizes and prices). The AA + AAA is sold out but the rest are in-stock. Shipping is the usual $5 flat for everything you buy at Woot during a calendar day in the Central time zone. The sale ends 12/31/16, so one could wait until they find something else to buy from Woot (eg daily deals or future Woot-Off), so they can pay shipping only once.

32GB Toshiba USB 3.0 Flash Drive for $11 w/free S&H

And now a flash drive doorbuster at the eBay Deals, eBay seller “Refurb for Less” (98.8%, California) is offering the new condition [PRO TIP: choose your eBay names carefully!] 32GB Toshiba USB 3.0 Flash Drive (model PFU032U-1BRG) for $11 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.

This is a retractable flash drive, not a detachable. The one picture there is confusing, you may think it’s a tiny thing like the Sandisk Ultra Fit, but it’s not. Look at the pictures further down the description at Amazon to get a better feel of its size and shape and usage.

Imported Nikon D750 body w/30-day seller warranty for $1299

The Nikon D750 body only goes for $1800 at authorized dealers who include various free accessories (eg Adorama) but if you are comfortable with higher-risk imported items…

… among the Trending eBay Deals, eBay seller Red Tag Camera (99.9%, Brooklyn) is offering the new condition imported grey-market Nikon D750 body only for $1299 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. Nearly 1700 units got sold from this eBay listing so far. This only comes with a 30-day seller warranty, no warranty from Nikon USA, so this is for the higher-risk-taking shoppers.

50% off CVS Photo orders with coupon

They are not matching the Walgreens Photo 75% off custom Photo books coupon, but CVS has a more general-use coupon, coupon code JOY50 gets you 50% off Photo orders made with the CVS app or the CVS website. This includes various photo-related print options they carry. The “Ultimate Card Deal” is excluded. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Offer ends 12/3/16 at 11:59 PM ET.

Friday: $20/$100+ or $5/25+ coupons at Monoprice

Friday is here and so is the Monoprice coupon duo at the Monoprice website, coupon BLUE gets you $20 off an order of $100+, while coupon GREEN gets you $5 off an order of $25+. The usual restrictions apply. Strategically, since the coupons are recurring, it is a good away to plan ahead an order, to save up on shipping, since Monoprice does not have predictable free shipping like most other retailers.

In-Stock now: Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG Art (Nikon)

Nikon photographers, the time may be right to open the wallet with an f/1.4 aperture, because the new Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG HSM Art lens is the Nikon F mount is now in-stock and ready to ship for $1199 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

(ENDED) Saturday Daily Deals: Studio/Lightning Kit, 4TB HDD, Nikon Wu-1a, Ape, RX100 Underwater, QNAP, Etc

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

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Tokina 100mm f2.8 (Nikon) with $15 rewards for $350 after $20 MIR [CORRECTED]

Not a big discount but a discount it is, the Nikon version of the Tokina 100mm f2.8 AT-X PRO D lens is available for $350 after a $20 mail-in rebate (MIR) at Adorama. You also receive $15~ in promotional rewards to be used in future purchases at Adorama. The mail-in rebates expire 12/31/16.

One of the benefits of Canon/Nikon SLR systems is the abundance of 3rd-party lens options, from the perspective of photographers of other systems lamenting the lack of choices. On the other hand, it makes picking lenses easier 🙂

UPDATE: this is a Tokina lens, not a Tamron. It is now corrected! Thanks to Mike for pointing it out in the comments of another post. My Tamron/Tokina confusion is eternal 🙂

Very YMMV: 15% back on select Sony products with Amazon Prime Store Credit Card

This is a very YMMV promotion. I saw this banner for a Sony co-promotion with the Amazon Prime store credit card when surfing around Amazon, and when I clicked on it, I was apparently not eligible for the promotion because when I clicked on the banner I saw the standard Amazon Prime store card application page. I don’t have a Prime store credit card, so I don’t know if you see something else if you have that card. YMMV.

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There is no magical link to this, just pay attention to the Amazon horizontal banners in the main column of the page. Since the page won’t show me any details, I don’t know how it works, so a double YMMV.

Here’s a bird’s eye view of where to look for it on the Amazon product pages:

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PS: the Amazon (Prime) Store Card is a store credit card, not to be confused with the Amazon Chase VISA credit card by Chase. You can only use the Amazon Store credit card at Amazon. It becomes a Prime Store Credit card if you are a Prime member and as a Prime benefit, you get 5% back on purchases made with it as a Prime member.

4-slot AmazonBasics Battery Charger (AA/AAA) with USB charging port for $14.02

The 4-slot AmazonBasics Charger for AA or AAA batteries, with a side USB charging port (for smartphones and such) is down to $14.02 at Amazon (they are the only seller). It charges 2 or 4 batteries at the same time, it is not an indvidual charger. The estimate is 4 hours, so it is not a high-speed charger. It averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 300 customer reviews, with 49 answered questions.

Benro FTA19CV0 Travel Angel Series 1 Carbon Fiber Tripod with V0E Ball Head for $300 with coupon

Benro FTA19CV0 Travel Angel Series 1 Carbon Fiber Tripod with V0E Ball Head drops to $300 with free shipping when you enter coupon code SHOPBH16120 at B&H Photo.

Nikon Lens Instant Rebates expire 12/3/16

The current iteration of the Nikon Lens Instant Rebates expire on 12/3/16. You can find eight of these lenses nicely organized at B&H Photo featuring a mix of zooms and primes, and a mix of FX and DX.

Pre-order Fuji X-A10 w/16-50 for $500 [updated]

And now some action on the pre-ordering front, the brand new Fuji X-A10 with the 16-50mm kit lens is available for pre-order for $500 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo and Amazon itself and Adorama. There is only one color combination/kit available.

LG G5 + LG Cam Plus (camera module) + Cradle + Extra Battery for $450 (unlocked; no contract)

If you want to be a rebel and avoid the “blockbuster” phones of Apple, Samsung, and Nexus-killing Google, LG is one of the alternatives, especially if you are curious about modular design and LG’s Cam Plus camera module. Because the “LG Cam Plus” (the camera module) is included for FREE for a limited time, along with a charging cradle and an extra battery along with the 32GB LG G5 smartphone (model RS988, GSM + CDMA / 4G LTE Capable, North America variant, no contract, with microSD slot, with USA warranty) for $450 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

NOTE: there are multiple options on the same listing, if you are traversing the other options, make sure you are looking at the “North American Variant” with the four freebies, not the “AT&T Variant” (which goes for $370, but you don’t get any of the four freebies, and you get an AT&T logo on the back; also the AT&T variant does not have CDMA).

Regardless of option, check to make sure it is compatible with your carrier(s) of choice.

(ENDED) Book: Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision (2nd Edition; paperback) for $23.12

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(SOLD OUT) Panasonic KJ17MCC82A Eneloop Power Pack (4-slot charger, 8AA, 2AAA, 2 C Spacers, 2 D Spacers) for $25

As of a 10:40pm ET recheck, this surprisingly sold out (it wasn’t on pace to sell out when I was checking earlier, but maybe it got mentioned in high volume websites or social media?)…

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(ENDED) Book: Taming your Photo Library with Adobe Lightroom for $14.56 (ends 3:50pm ET)

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(ENDED) 75% off Custom Photo Books at Walgreens Photo with coupon (ends Sat PM)

This coupon expired…

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(ENDED) Apple MacBook Pro 13″, Intel i5 2.0GHz, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, W/3 Yr Applecare for $1500

This daily deal expired… The current Adorama daily deal, good until 12pm ET on Friday (or earlier if sold out) is the new condition Apple MacBook Pro 13″, Intel i5 2.0GHz, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, with 3-Year Applecare (Intel Iris, 2560 x 1600, etc) for $1500 with free shipping…

For more action check the Adorama Cyber Week Specials and Clearance and Sales pages…

(ENDED) Friday Daily Deals: Bower AF Zoom Flash (C), Studio/Lighting Kits, Etc

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

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(ENDED) Polaroid Cube HD 1080p Lifestyle Action Video Camera for $59 (ends 10pm ET)

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(ENDED) Tenba Messenger Large Photo/Laptop Bag for $40 (FS)

This daily deal expired… For future deals, check the future B&H Photo Daily Deals

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(ENDED) Raya SDR-400 Alpha Monolight for $170 (ends 7pm ET)

This flash sale expired… The current flash sale at the B&H Photo Daily Deals is the Raya SDR-400 Alpha Monolight going for $170 with free shipping. The price before the sale was $300. This sale ends 7pm ET (or earlier if sold out).