Archives for March 2017

Refurbished GoPRO HERO Session w/1yr warranty for $110 [updated]

UPDATE 3/31/17 the price dropped from $120 to $110; limit still five per customer.

In addition to the HERO4 Black we mentioned yesterday, also bubbling around in the eBay Deals, the official GoPRO eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished GoPRO HERO Session for $110 [WAS $120] with free shipping and a 1-year warranty from GoPRO. Limit five per buyer. Over 780 units sold from this listing per the eBay statistics over there.

In-Stock Now: Fuji GFX 50S Medium Format for $6500

Oops, I forgot to add this to the Stock Status Tracker but it is already in-stock, the new Fuji GFX 50S medium format mirrorless camera is in-stock and ready to ship for $6500 at Amazon by Amazon itself. Limit three per customer.

It’s hard to take pictures without a lens, the Fujinon GF 63mm F2.8 R WR is also in-stock for $1500 with free shipping with a matching limit of three per customer as well.

Money Maker (buying power): Buy Dash Button for 99c, Get $5 Credit Later after First Dash Button Order [PRIME ONLY!]

This is a Prime members promotion!

This is a money-maker (in terms of buying power) if you want to buy items using the Amazon Dash buttons and make subsequent purchases using the button and then spend the store credit. They have a limited time promotion that gets you a physical Dash button for 99c with coupon code DASHBDAY. Then you wait until you physically receive your physical Dash button. Then you configure it using the Amazon app. Then when you are ready to order, you press the button to make your first order with that particular button. AFTER you place your first order with that particular new Dash button, you will receive a $5 Amazon credit on your account. Limit three discounted Dash buttons per customer during this promotion that expires 4/7/17.

Of camera and photo interest, they have an AmazonBasics Dash button that allows you to buy one of seven options of single-use AmazonBasics batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V). Another easy to redeem option is a Gift Cards Dash button. Another option is a Rayovac Dash Button that offers ten options of single-use batteries. Most of the rest of the Dash buttons are consumables, foods, household items, office supplies, and other things that need to be replenished or refilled.

UPDATE: here’s another one, a True Image Dash button with nine print cartridge options.

Per the terms and conditions, you have until 12/31/17 to place your first Dash button order that will get you your $5 store credit.

NOTE: I haven’t ordered a Dash button yet, so I don’t know what happens next.

15% off Ink Orders with coupon ($50+ gets free S&H)

It’s ink time at the Monoprice website, coupon code INK15 gets you 15% OFF Ink and Toner purchases, and orders of $50+ get FREE Standard US Shipping (something that is not to be taken for granted at Monoprice). The ink coupon runs until April 9 in 2017.

Meanwhile the Friday coupons are back, END20 is $20 off a $100+ order, and MONTH5 is $5 off a $25+ order. The usual exclusions and limitations apply to these coupons. You can test them in the shopping cart without logging in or signing up. You can also get a S&H estimate by entering a zipcode in the cart (without logging in or signing up).

(ENDED) Friday: WD External Hard Drives and NAS

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(ENDED) Manfrotto PIXI Mini Tripod for $16

As of a 4/2/17 re-check, this is sold out from Amazon itself and cannot be ordered even…

On the adorable accessories front, the Manfrotto MTPIXI-B PIXI Mini Tripod is on sale for $16 by Amazon itself, with a limit of up to ten per customer. As of 4/1/17 re-check this is available to Prime members only, so free 2-day shipping… For many more camera and technology and other Amazon sales, check the Elsewhere at Amazon section…

(ENDED) Saturday Lightning Deals: More Accessories, Etc

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Panasonic GH5 In-Stock with Free Accessories for $2000

Another update of the Stock Status Tracker has the first wave of free accessories bundled with the Panasonic GH5 body only at its normal price of $2000 with free shipping. PS: if you find these stock alerts/updates useful, please consider making your new camera gear purchases through our affiliate links – it is the main method of funding this poor old blog!

Cameta Camera offers a Precision Design DSLR350 High Power Auto Flash, 64GB Transced SDXC card, extra battery, flex 12″ tripod, camera bag, 1-year Outdoor Photographer subscription, free York Photo prints, and a few trinkety items.

Ritz Camera offers no flash, but has a 72-inch Polaroid monopod, extra charger, 64GB Transcend SDXC, Ritz camera bag, and a few trinkety items.

Meanwhile, if you have Amazon gift cards or if you are an Amazon fan, the camera is now in-stock over there as well, may ship in “1-2 days” with a limit of up to three per customer. Per the page over there, it is currently the Best Selling Mirrorless Camera. Remember, if you are a Prime member and pay with a Prime Store credit card or the Amazon Chase VISA credit card, you get 5% back as statement credit or cashback, that’s $100~ in the case of this camera, no small change 🙂

Pre-order Sigma 100-400mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary for $799 [C/N/Si]

If you want to be among the first wave to get the new Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens, it is now availble for pre-ordering for $799 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon and Shiguma DSLR systems.

$150 Gift Card and Gear VR Controller with Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ pre-orders

Sam’s Club is offering two freebies when you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8+. You have to follow the steps and the deadlines and requirements of each promotion. Freebie #1 is “Gear VR with Controller” to be sent to you later on by mail. You have to submit your information after purchase at the Samsung promotions website, and then they will mail you the Gear VR. Freebie #2 is a $150 Sam’s Club gift card. To redeem this, you must pick-up and activate your phone at a Sam’s Club store between April 21-30 in 2017. Activations are free April 21-23. Check their website for more details.

Canon 77D Body Only with BoatLoad of Free Accessories (Vivitar Flash, two converter lenses, Filter Kit, Spider Tripod, Canon bag, Etc) for $900

I just added the Canon 77D body only to the Stock Status Tracker and already we have the first promotion from an authorized dealer, BuyDig (on eBay) is offering the body only for the same $900 price as other authorized dealers, but BuyDig includes a handful of small accessories for free:

+ Vivitar SF3000 Bounce Zoom Slave Flash
+ Vivitar 2X Converter lens (58mm threading)
+ Vivitar 0.43X Converter lens (58mm threading)
+ Canon 100ES gadget bag
+ 64GB Gigastone SDXC C10 card
+ Vivitar Filter Kit (UV, CPL, ND8, case; 58mm)
+ Vivitar 12-inch Rubberized Spider Tripod, Large (Red)
+ Vivitar Universal Wireless Shutter Release Remote Control
+ various trinkety accessories (cleaning pen, air blower, microfiber cloth, USB card reader, tears of Nikon users)

PS: if you don’t need all of the extra accessories, you can give them to friends/family who may be beginners and don’t have a lot of accessories, or donate them to a local school or non-profit or church, or if you sell unwanted cameras on eBay you can add them to your listings to make it a bundle of sorts

In-Stock NOW: Panasonic GH5 body for $2000 [updated]

UPDATE 3:45pm ET: the GH5 body only is now also in-stock for $2000 with free expedited shipping at Adorama… Meanwhile, the estimate by Amazon itself is pushed forward to April 1st.

ORIGINAL POST
The Panasonic GH5 body only is now IN-STOCK and ready to ship for $2000 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

The GH5 is also in-stock for $2000 from well-known eBay sellers Samy’s Cameras and Kenmore Camera.

For the big picture, check the just-updated Stock Status Tracker.

Ends Thursday PM: 25% off AdoramaPIX with coupon

UPDATE: this promotion has been extended by a day!

Flash coupon sale strikes again at AdoramaPIX! Coupon code PXFLASHMS5 gets you 25% off sitewide until Thursday 3/30/17 at 11:59pm pacific time (WAS Wednesday 3/29/17 PM). Free shipping on post-coupon order totals of $49+. Cannot be combined with other offers.

In-Stock NOW: Canon 77D body for $900

More in cameras rolling out! In addition to the Panasonic GH5, but for a fraction of the price, the new Canon 77D DSLR is now in-stock and ready to ship at B&H Photo in all three of its standard kits. The body-only goes for $900, with 18-55 goes for $1050, and with 18-135 goes for $1500. Given pricing, most people will go for the body-only and use existing lenses or buy as needed… This camera is a candidate to be added to the Stock Status Tracker after I look into its situation further…

Thursday Daily Deals: Macbooks, $800 Razer Ultrabook, Westcott Softbox, Lens Changer, Etc

The “Daily Deals” round-ups cover the deals that are planned to run for 24 hours in the time-zone of the retailer offering them (some may sell out earlier). The Lightning Deals (typically last 4-6 hours each) are covered separately in the Lightning Deal round-ups.

In a 2-day deal ending Friday 3/31/17, B&H Photo offers a limited time sale on 12 Apple MacBooks with prices ranging from $1300 to $2800. Hiding in the middle of the lot is a Mac Mini for $579.

Amazon GOLD BOX day-long deals

The day-long Gold Box deals of the day are headlined by a Razer PC accessories sale, headlined by the $800 Razer Blade Stealth 12.5″ QHD Ultrabook (7th Generation Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 10) with a limit of three per customer. There’s also mice, mechanical keyboards, gaming headsets, etc.

The daily deals also include the RAVPower 60W 12A 6-Port USB Charger Desktop Charger Charging Station with iSmart Technology for $16.79 in black or white, Prime-eligible, and one per color per customer. These type of chargers are really handy since many and more electronics these days can be charged by USB.

Offer expire at 3am ET on Friday or earlier if sold out.

B&H PHOTO DAILY DEALS

The latest B&H Photo Daily Deals continue until 11:59pm ET on Thursday (or earlier if sold out) as follows:

+ Westcott Round Halo Mono Softbox (45″) for $50
+ VELLO Rapid Lens Changer for $40 in Canon or Nikon (for the speed-readers, this is changer, not charger)
+ Apple 11.6″ MacBook Air Notebook Computer (Early 2015) for $850 (2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 (Broadwell), 8GB of 1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM, 512GB PCIe-Based Flash Storage, HD Graphics 6000)

+ free shipping on the B&H daily deals
+ for more action, check their Featured Sales

(ENDED) Friday Lightning Deals: Bags, Mono/Tripods, Storage, Etc

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(ENDED) Manfrotto Stile Bella IV Shoulder Bag for $13 with free S&H; Lensbaby Spark Duo for $60 [C/N]; Etc

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

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Stock Update: Panasonic GH5 with Extras for $2100; Used Fuji X-T2 Graphite for $1665

Another update of the Stock Status Tracker has two new updates on the Panasonic GH5 and Fuji X-T2 front!

On the Panasonic GH5 front, the body only kit is bundled with a dizzying variety of extra small accessories for $2100 with free shipping by BuyDig on eBay: a Vivitar flash, Vivitar battery and charger, Vivitar bag, Corel Paintshop PRO X8 software, 64GB Lexar SDXC 300x card, spider tripod, and cables and cleaning supplies.

On the Fuji X-T2 front, the Graphite Body Only is available for $1665 in “Used – Like New” condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals itself, Amazon’s own used products persona. They even have two pictures of the actual item.

As usual, supplies of both used and high-demand new products are limited, so it may be sold out by the time you read this.

Refurbished Canon SL1 with 18-55 IS STM and 1-YR warranty for $350

Another “take pictures with” kit among the refurbished Canon DSLRs that might be of interest for a first DSLR, perhaps for kids/teens since it is a bit smaller than the typical DSLRs, is the manufacturer refurbished black Canon SL1 with 18-55 IS STM with a 1-year Canon USA warranty going for $350 with free shipping. You also get a free badget bag and 16GB memory card. The white color scheme is out of stock.

PS: they also have an option with the 70-300mm non-IS non-USM added for $40 more, but how much that makes sense on a smaller DSLR without in-body IS, is up to the buyers to decide 🙂

Refurbished Canon D-Rebel T6i w/18-55 IS STM and BG-E18 Battery Grip and LP-E17 Battery and 1-Year Warranty for $570

Both Canon and Nikon have a large number of APS-C DSLR options in the market, especially if you are also willing to consider open-box and refurbished and used, so deciding which one to get can be more complicated than it appears. One such option adding to the complications is this manufacturer refurbished Canon D-Rebel T6i w/18-55 IS STM bundle at the official Canon USA store for $580 with free shipping that includes two freebies, the Canon BG-E18 Battery Grip and the Battery Pack LP-E17. You can find this offer mentioned in small red print on the product page (screenshot below):

This kit is the only one of the refurbished Canon DSLR kits that have a free battery grip promotion on them that are currently in-stock. The rest are out of stock (and cannot be ordered while they are out of stock). To see them all, use your browser’s in-page search function to search for “battery grip” over there after you increase “Items per page” to 72.

In-Stock Alert: Panasonic GH5 with 12-60 Elmarit and Extras for $3000

Another update of the Stock Status Tracker has breaking news for Panasonic GH5 hunters, the camera is in-stock, bundled with the 12-60mm Elmarit lens (gold writing; H-ES12060 name versus H-FS12060 for the non-Elmarit) along with a few free accessories (batteries, memory card, etc) for $3000 by Focus Camera on eBay. The GH5 goes for $2000 on its own, and the 12-60mm Elmarit lens goes for $1000 on its own (eg Adorama). As of the time of writing, they have TWO bundles available.

Pre-order new Fuji Instax Mini 9 instant camera for $69

Instant cameras continue to survive and advance, partly as a counter-culture to the abundance of digital photography, and Fuji is taking advantage of this by continuing to develop their Instax line of products. Their new Instax Mini 9 instant camera is now available for pre-order for $69 with free shipping, in five pastel-y color-schemes at Amazon by Amazon itself.

64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC for $35

On the memory card front, the 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I, Class 10, V30, model DSDXXG-064G-GN4IN, is on sale for $34.95 at Amazon by Amazon itself. Free shipping for Prime members or with a $35+ order (which is why I didn’t round the price, because those $0.05 block non-Prime members from free shipping). If you are looking for low-cost items to climb over $35+, check the Add-ON section (the very bottom) of the Elsewhere at Amazon segment. There’s half a dozen sub-$3 items there.

Panasonic GH5 added to the Stock Tracker

It’s almost time, the official release estimate for the Panasonic GH5 is March 30 (2017), so I just added to the Stock Status Tracker. It is currently available for pre-order for its starting price of $2000 at Amazon itself (March 30) and Adorama and B&H Photo. You can also dive into the Wild West of eBay.

Adorama offers combined purchase discounts with the Olympus E-M1 II as well

We mentioned in detail the Olympus E-M1 II combined purchase discounts at Amazon, but Amazon is not the only one offering these. You can also get them at Adorama. Start at the E-M1 II product page and expand the yellow “Special Offer” area to see all the options.

Tech Deal: certified refurbished Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ with 4G LTE for $65

Another tech doorbuster, in certified refurbished condition, you can get the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ with 4G AT&T LTE for $65 with free shipping by Woot fulfilled by Amazon. Two-day free shipping for Prime members! 32GB on-board storage and 1920×1200 resolution. This is a second generation model. Can be used as a digital picture frame among other things given the screen size/resolution 🙂

You can find this and other on-going non-lightning Amazon deals in the Elsewhere at Amazon sections of the lightning deal roundups.

(ENDED) Wedn: 20% off $300+ Monoprice order

This coupon expired but it returns every few days/weeks… If you are planning a big Monoprice purchase, today is the day, coupon code MIDWEEK20 gets you 20% off an order of $300+ in eligible products at the Monoprice website. The usual exclusions apply. You can add items and coupon in the shopping cart (without logging in or creating an account) to test the coupon. You can enter a zipcode to get a shipping fee estimate because most items over there don’t get free shipping.

(ENDED) Wednesday Streams: Panasonic GH5 B&H and Samsung Unpacked Galaxy S8

The Samsung Unpacked and B&H Photo Panasonic GH5 streams ended, but you can re-watch them at any time in the future…

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(ENDED) eBay Bucks: 6% to 10% (YMMV)

This promotion ended but eBay runs more and more of-these these-days…

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(ENDED) Thursday Lightning Deals: 3rd-Party Canon flash, Mono/Tripod, Studio Kit, Etc

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

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