Archives for June 27, 2017

Rokinon Cine T1.5 Prime Bundle (24, 35, 50, 85) for $1749 (Nikon) to $1799 (m43) to $1899 (C, E)

Speaking of video related matters, the Rokinon T1.5 Cine Prime bundle is on sale until 6/30/17 at B&H Photo with sale prices varying by mount. The Nikon F goes for $1749, M43rds go for $1799, the Canon EF and Sony E go for $1899.

The bundle consists of these four T1.5 Cine Rokinon lenses: the 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm.

Pre-order new Angenieux Cinema Lenses starting at $1455

This is turning into a pre-order day, the Angenieux Cinema lenses are now available for B&H Photo. A total of nine options are available, with prices ranging from $1455 up to $28,000+ for some of the lens bundles. These are Super35 and Super35 Full Frame lenses.

$5 off a $25+ order with Amazon Assistant (Browser Add-On)

Some of the Amazon offers can be once per the lifetime of an Amazon account, or once every few years. This is one of them. It is a $5 off a $25+ order when using the Amazon Assistant. You can tell if you are eligible for the promotion if you are logged on to your Amazon account. I had previously used this offer, and it told me “Sorry”, can’t use it, you previously used it.

The Amazon Assistant is a browser add-on available for some of the major desktop web browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and a few lesser known such as 360 and Sogou. You don’t have to keep the browser add-on forever, or if you use a browser that allows multiple profiles per computer (eg Firefox), you can install it on a separate browser profile.

Pre-order new Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f1.8 in eight systems

Lenses can have baby, and once they start doing so, they start multiplying like bunnies. Which brings us to a new Lensbunny, oops, I mean, Lensbaby, it is the Velvet 85mm f1.8 with a pre-order price of $500 and available in eight different systems, Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony A, Sony E, Fuji X, Micro Four Thirds, and …Samsung NX.

They are available for pre-order at Adorama and at B&H Photo.

Pre-order new Sachtler Ace XL Fluid Head with Telescoping Tripod Legs (75mm Bowl)

On the high end of tripods, the brand new Sachtler Ace XL Fluid Head with Telescoping Tripod Legs (75mm Bowl) is available for pre-ordering for $1480 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.

Pre-order new Nikon D3400 Triple Lens DX Kit (Parent’s Kit)

Two lens kits are so last year! Nikon is boldly going with a new three lens kit! They have a new Nikon D3400 Parents Triple Lens DX kit, with these three DX lenses: 18-55 f3.5-5.6G VR, 70-300 f4.5-5.6G ED, 35mm f1.8G, along with a camera bag. This bundle is available for pre-order for $800 at B&H Photo.

Pre-order new Nokia 6 Android phone for $230 (or $180 with Ads)

Once upon a time giants of communications, Motorola and Nokia had their soap-opera paths of mergers and acquisitions. The current incarnation of the HMD era of Nokia brand is launching Android smartphones, and the current leader of their pack is now available for pre-order with USA warranty in the US market!

The Nokia 6 is available for pre-order in three color schemes for $230 each at Amazon by Amazon itself. This is fully compatible with T-Mobile, and partially compatible with AT&T (missing a couple of bands – check phone websites/forums for complete details). This is as close to a pure Android phone as a 3rd-party maker can make with Google PLAY support. Perhaps trying to fill the void of good old Nexus getting shutdown by The Google.

This is not a flagship phone, but you get 3GB RAM, 32GB on-board storage, microSD card (up to 128GB), a 5.5-inch full HD touchscreen, Snapdragon 430 quad-core, Android 7.1 (how many phones offer this now?), etc.

On the other hand, if you want to pay $50 less, and you are comfortable with the way Amazon does their Sponsored Lockscreen Offers and Ads, Amazon is also offering a Lockscreen Ads version for $180 in two of the three colors. This is restricted to Prime members only, and it appears to have a limit of one per color per customer at the moment.

IF you are not a Prime member, but you want to get the Lockscreen Ads version, you can do it by becoming a Prime member. You will pay the full price of $230, but you will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card AFTER you become a paying Prime member (you get a 30-day free trial). The Details also note that if you return the phone or cancel your Prime membership within 3 months of purchase, they make charge you back for the $50 gift card). In other words, they are trying to prevent people from signing up just to buy the phone for $50 less and then cancelling 🙂

NOTE: as usual at Amazon, there are also listings of the international/imported versions of the phone. The Chinese version has 4GB RAM and 64GB on-board. If you are surfing around, make sure you are looking at the right version!

This has been around outside the US for a few months now, so you can find many reviews and opinions on it, such as this 9-pager from GSM Arena. Or jump to their conclusions if you don’t want to go through it all.

This is one of five new phones that joined the Amazon Prime line-up including the latest Motorola Moto E (4th gen), the Alcatel Idol 5S, and a couple more. It looks like “Blu” may be getting “punished” for their China “phone home” issue, as there are no new Blu phones added to the line-up?

YMMV: 8% back in eBay Bucks [no minimum amount]

This is YMMV ~ I do not know if eBay offers this to everyone or a subset of their registered users. Good until Friday 3am eastern (6/30/17), you earn 8% eBay Bucks on your purchases This particular promotion has no minimum purchase price, so even a $1 item will get you bonus bucks.

First you have to manually activate the offer from the eBay email or your eBay messages (if invited/selected to participate). Some exclusions apply as usual and the maximum rewards you can earn is $100 per transaction, and $500 during the promotional period. The email title announcing this promotion is not as clear as previous ones, but it has “eBay Bucks” in it, so look for that if you are skimming or filtering eBay emails.

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.

Another way to look for ideas is our eBay Archive posts.

New AdoramaPIX coupons: 16×20″ paper prints for $10; 8×8″ Hardcover Photo Books for $17, 10×10″ Metal for $30

Coupon time at AdoramaPIX, a trio of new coupons running until 7/2/17 have been launched. As usual, free shipping with $49+ orders. The coupons are:

+ SUMMER10 gets you 10×10-inch Metal Prints for $30

+ SUMMER8 gets you 8×8-inch 10-page Hardcover Photo Books for $17
+ coupon only valid on Hardcover books, not other types

+ SUMMER16 gets you 16×20-inch photo prints for $10 each
+ coupon valid for paper printing, not other print material

Blackmagic Recorder Sale for $395 and $595

A couple of BlackMagic Design recorders with monitors are on sale until 6/30/17 at Adorama as follows:

The Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Video Assist with HDMI and 6G-SDI Recorder with 5-inch Monitor 1920 x 1080 Display, bundled with 32GB Sandisk Extreme Plus Class 10 U3 V30 SDHC memory card goes for $395 with free shipping.

Meanwhile the Blackmagic Design Video Assist 4K 7″ Touchscreen LCD Monitor with Ultra HD Recorder goes for $595 with free shipping. No free memory card included with this one.

Dell Refurbished OptiPlex 3010 desktops starting at $139

The official Dell Refurbished store (specializes in reselling off-lease Dell computer gear) is having a sale on the OptiPlex 3010 desktops starting at $139 with free shipping. The price you see is the price you pay. No coupon is needed and these are not eligible for any coupon discounts. Free ground shipping is included. Offer ends 7/10/17 or earlier if sold out.

(ENDED) Thursday: Atomos, Rode, Etc

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(ENDED) Thursday Lighting Deals: Dolica, Neewer, Apeman, Supon, Action Cams, LED Lights, Studio/Lighting Kits, Flashes, Etc

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

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