Archives for February 2017

(ENDED) YMMV 10% eBay Bucks until Fri 3am ET

This particular offer expired, but eBay runs offers like this on a regular basis…

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(ENDED) Wednesday Daily Deals: Fotodiox, Kodak Action Cam, Accessories, Etc

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

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Refurbished Nikon D3400 w/18-55 DX VR and 70-300 f4.5-6.3 DX non-VR for $400

To the Trending eBay deals we go, where the Buydig eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3400 two lens kit with the 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR and the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED DX (not VR) lenses, along with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty for $400 with free shipping. Limit up to five bundles per customer.

(ENDED) Lightning Deals: Olympus ECG-3 Grip for $44; B+W 77mm ND for $59; Dolica Tripod $130

This trio of Tuesday lightning deals expired…

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(ENDED) Altura 8mm f3 Fisheye for $144 (C/N)

These offers expired too…

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(ENDED) Tuesday Daily Deals: Vello EF to E Accelerator, refurb Surface 3 PROs, $40 Brother AiO printer, 128GB USB 2.0 for $20, etc

These Tuesday daily deals expired…

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(SOLD OUT) Fuji Instax Mini 8 Instant Camera and Twin Pack Instant Film for $45

As of 2/22/17 recheck, this sold out… It’s an …instant party! The black color scheme of the Fuji Instax Mini 8 instant camera is bundled with 20 sheets of Instant Film, TOGETHER going for $45.43 with free shipping, sold and shipped by Amazon itself. Limit up to ten bundles per customer. The free shipping minimum for non-Prime members is now $35, so you can get free S&H on this without buying anything else.

(ENDED) 20% off Rentals at BL with coupon

This 2-day coupon expired…

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(ENDED) Tuesday Daily Deals: Altura 8mm f3.5 fisheye (C), Olympus ECG-3 Grip, B+W, Pelican, Fotodiox, CowboyStudio, Action Cams, Etc

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

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Sony a6500 Sales Live: w/55-210 for $1550 [add 16-50 for $150 more]

As promised in the heads up post, two more Sony a6500 kit discounts are now live at B&H Photo. The previously mentioned a6X00 discounts continue[find them in the E-mount posts]. So to summarize the a6500 situation, here’s where the various a6500 kits stand:

+ body only not on sale, remains at $1400
+ with 16-50mm for $1546
+ with 55-210mm for $1546
+ with 16-50mm and 55-210mm for $1696
+ see them all at B&H Photo

Duracell Batteries Rewards are back at Office Depot (Sun to Sat)

The Duracell Batteries Penny (+ Sales Tax) After Rewards promotion is back at Office Depot and Office Max stores. You can find the offer online at their Rewards page and in-store in their Weekly circular ad. The terms are as before, you can buy one or two 16-packs of Duracell single-use AA or AAA batteries, and get back the purchase price (minus one penny) in Rewards a few weeks later. The Sales Tax amount is NOT included in the Rewards amount. Rewards do not roll over, so don’t pay with rewards if you expect to get rewards on the offer. These Rewards will arrive separately from their monthly rewards (a good thing because monthly rewards are only issued in $10 increments). Offer runs Sunday 2/19 until the close of business on Saturday 2/25/17.

(ENDED) Monday: 22000mAh 3-Port Power Bank for $28, refurb 17.3″ HP Omen for $800

These day-long daily-deals expired…

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(ENDED) Monday: 25% off Monoprice orders of $300+ with coupon

This coupon expired… For Monday in the pacific time zone, coupon code PRESIDENT gets you 25% off orders of $300+ in eligible items at the Monoprice website. The usual exclusions and limitations apply.

(ENDED) 256GB Lexar Professional 633X SDXC UHS-I/U3 for $95

These Monday lightning deals expired…

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(ENDED) Monday: LensCoat Raincoat for $30; LG V20 for $500; Etc

These offers expired… For more action, check their Featured Sales

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(ENDED) Monday Daily Deals: 256GB Lexar SDXC, Neewer, Fotodiox, Tiffen, Drobo, 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) Sunday: 15% off Monoprice coupon

The Sunday coupon is over… For Sunday only, coupon code FUNDAY gets you 15% off at the Monoprice website. The usual exclusions apply.

Not eligible for the coupon, but still going on at Monoprice are two Canon DSLR sales for $400 each, the T5i w/18-55 IS OR the T6 with 18-55 and 75-300, as part of their Camera Clearance sale.

Bag The Bags with Free Shipping starting with a $13 Tamrac

Bookmarking the Tripod round-up, how about a Camera Bags round-up? The ones mentioned below are all at Adorama and all come with free shipping:

+ Tamrac 3535 Express 5 Camera Bag, Ultra-Compact Messenger Bag, Black for $13

+ Brenthaven Collins Sleeve, 13″, Indigo for $13 (for laptops/tablets; not cameras)

+ Lowepro Toploader 45 AW Bag for $15

+ Tenba Lightweight Messenger Camera Bag for $50 in Olive or Black (but not Orange)

+ Case Logic SLRC-206 SLR Camera/Laptop Backpack Case for $65

+ Think Tank 484 Airport Helipak Backpack for DJI Phantom Quadcopter for $120

+ Tamrac Corona 26 Backpack, Black for $140

Panasonic GX7 with 14-42mm and $50 Gift Card and $24 Rewards for $597

To the land of the Micro Four Thirds we return, where Adorama is offering the Panasonic GX7 with the 14-42mm and a $50 Adorama gift certificate and $24 in promotional rewards (to be used in future Adorama purchases) for $597 with free shipping in the black color scheme and the silver color scheme.

For more action, check the latest Adorama featured sales.

Tripods round-up: Manfrotto XPRO for $70; 3Pod Anodized + LED Light for $100; Etc

In this post, we round-up some Tripod offerings (with free shipping):

+ Manfrotto XPRO Land Aluminum Monopod, 5 Sections for $70 at Adorama
+ 3Pod Video Tripod System Anodized Aluminum with 2-way Fluid Head & Quick-Release Plate Kit plus FREE Flashpoint 160 LED – On Camera Light, together for $100
+ Vanguard Alta Pro 263AB 100 Aluminum Tripod Kit for $135

10% off refurbished at Nikon store (80+ options)

The weekend festivities bring back the 10% off in-cart discount at the official Nikon USA refurbished store. Over 80 products are available including DSLR, Lenses, fixed lens cameras and accessories. The discount happens automatically AFTER you add an item to your shopping cart. There’s no coupon to enter. When the promotion is over you will no longer see the 10% off discount mentioned in their product listings…

New In the Sidebar: Permanent Link to Latest Lightning Deals round-up

I’m not sure why I hadn’t thought of that before, but epiphany sometimes takes centuries 🙂 I added a link in the Sidebar of the blog pointing to the latest Lightning Deals round-up post (this is the live link if you are reading in RSS or on mobile and want to bookmark it). This is using a WordPress Tag, so it automatically shows the latest active update. The previous posts are after-the-jump.

In-Stock Now: Fuji X-T2 body only for $1600

I just updated the Stock Status Tracker and the Fuji X-T2 body only is currently in-stock at its normal price of $1600 as follows:

+ OneCall thru Amazon (one left)
+ OneCall directly
+ OneCall on eBay (one left)
+ Amazon itself (PRIME ONLY)

Refurbished Samsung S29E790C Ultra Wide Curved WFHD LED backlit Monitor for $310

If you are a bit of an adventurous shopper, and your world view is wide and slightly curved, there is currently the certified refurbished 29-inch Ultra Wide Curved Samsung S29E790C WFHD LED-backlit Monitor is offered for $310 with free shipping by Woot with the order fulfilled by Amazon. It only has three customer reviews, one is happy, one is happy but the first one was a dead-on-arrival, and the third got the wrong power cord. So there is some risk here. If you are risk averse and start fuming at the thought of having to return/exchange something, you may want to skip it.

The monitor has 2560 x 1080 resolution (21:9), Picture in Picture, HDMI, DisplayPort, VESA, etc. Gallery picture #6 shows the connections on the back but it’s a small picture. Zooming in, it looks like there are three, maybe the two are the HDMI (I’m only guessing).

64GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC for $16 [plus a few lightning deals in progress]

On the storage front, the 64GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Card with Adapter (Grey/Red, Standard Packaging, model SDSQUNC-064G-GN6MA) is currently on sale for $16 at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of three units per customer. If you are not a Prime member, free shipping is now with $35+ orders instead of $49+ (most likely they “feature-matched” the Walmart/Jet shipping fees). This is not a lightning deal.

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(ENDED) Sunday Daily Deals: NAS, Tripods, Bags, Lens Mug, Etc

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

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(SOLD OUT) Nikon 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S VR for $379

As of a 2/22/17 recheck, this is sold out… Zoom-zoom for Nikon DSLR users. The Nikon 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S VR lens is currently on sale for $379~ with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of up to ten units per customer. This is not a lightning deal, it’s either a sale or a price-match (manual or computer-generated). This is a new condition with USA warranty.

(ENDED) Sunday: Benro Monopod w/ballhead for $20, 8TB WD for $190, Etc

These daily deals expired… For more action, check their Featured Sales

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Amazon reduces Free Shipping minimum from $49 to $35 for non-Prime members

As the Amazon World Turns! At the moment when you surf around Amazon product pages without being logged on to a Prime Amazon account, you will notice that the free shipping minimum has changed again. Instead of $49+, you only need $35+ in products sold and shipped by Amazon, and/or sold by 3rd-party sellers but fulfilled by Amazon’s facilities. The $25+ book option also remains in place. I am not sure yet whether this is a temporarily experiment or permanent. It is possible that Amazon is price-matching the Walmart-Jet $35 minimum.

For example, here’s a random $40 item that shows free shipping for non-Prime members.

UPDATE: the Prime benefits comprehensive guide has been updated with this, along with a screenshot of the rare Prime shipping from 3rd-party sellers option [see a6300 post].

Nikon A900 superzoom (35X) for $366

The Nikon A900 (20mp 1/2.3″, 35X optical zoom) is down to $366~ with free shipping in either black or silver at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself. Be sure to read reviews if you are not familiar with this as it has its fair share of trade-offs and issues. It is powered by lions (okay, Li-Ion) not AA.