Archives for July 27, 2017

5pk Lunt Solar Systems Solar / Solar Eclipse Viewing Glasses for $5 w/free S&H

We have another eclipse doorbuster, at B&H Photo, they are offering a 5pks of Lunt Solar Systems Solar / Solar Eclipse Viewing Glasses for $5 with free shipping. You can buy as many as you like. They have a B&H logo on the side. This is a limited time offer.

Canon EF 100mm f2.8L Macro IS with Extras for $799

If you like your macro lenses to be stabilized, the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS is on sale for $799 with free shipping at authorized dealers, with the following freebies: at B&H Photo, you get 4% promotional rewards which is $32~ to be spent in future B&H purchases… At Adorama, you get the Corel software, a 67mm filter kit, a lens wrap, lens cap tether and cleaning kit… At Amazon, Ritz Camera fulfilled by Amazon is offering a ring flash, filter kit, and assorted accessor-trinkets…

Canon Cinema EOS C300 Mark II Dual Pixel CMOS AF (EF) for $9999

A $6000 instant savings promotion at the moment drops down the price of the Canon Cinema EOS C300 Mark II Camcorder Body with Dual Pixel CMOS AF (EF Lens Mount) to $9,999 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. Note that this item is non-returnable… This is one of their latest Featured Sales

Celestron Solar Eclipse Binocular for $30

The Celestron Solar Eclipse Binocular, Black, 10×25 (71237) is currently on sale as a Solar Eclipse doorbuster for $30 with free shipping, with a limit of up to three units per customer at Amazon by Amazon actual. This is not a lightning deal… On the same listing, the Celestron Binocular, Black, 10×42 (71238) goes for $60 but “ships in 1-2 months”…

2pk 64GB Lexar Professional 1000X SDXC for $69 w/FS

Among the latest B&HH Sales, you can get a 2-pack of 64GB Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II SDXC memory cards, model LSD64GCRBNA10002, for $68.70 with free expedited shipping. Limit ten 2-packs per customer during this sale.

Speaking of storage related matters, the SanDisk Extreme PRO SDHC/SDXC UHS-II Card Reader/Writer continues to go for $16 with free shipping at B&H until 7/30/17 at 11:59pm ET. You can buy as many as you want at this price.

In-Stock Now: all three Canon 6D II kits at regular prices [updated]

UPDATE: the Canon 6D Mark II has now been added to the top of the Stock Status Tracker

The Canon 6D Mark II in-stock at various authorized retailers at its regular prices as follows:

+ 6D II body only for $1999 at Amazon itself and Adorama and OneCall

+ 6D II with 24-105 f3.5-5.6 for $2599 at B&H Photo and Amazon itself and Adorama

+ 6D II with 24-105 f4L for $3099 at OneCall and B&H Photo and various at Amazon and Adorama

Profoto B1 500 AirTTL Battery Powered Monolight Flash with FREE Air Remote AND $200 Rewards for $1995

Adorama is offering the Profoto B1 500 AirTTL Battery Powered Monolight Flash for $1995 with free shipping AND a FREE Air TTL Remote (from a choice of five options) AND 10% Adorama Promotional Rewards (that’s $200~ to spend in future purchases at Adorama). Offer ends by 8/5/17.

You also receive a FREE Profoto Air Remote. You have a choice from five options! If you are not familiar with how this works, it’s simple. First locate this section on the Adorama product page:

Then click on the blue link. It will expand giving you five options, four for specific camera systems or a Remote Transceiver. Press “Add to Cart” on your preference:

Then press the green “Add Bundle to Cart” button and proceed to checkout. You will notice a “Bundle Savings” discount of $419, which covers the price of the free Air Remote.

Profoto B1 500 Air TTL Battery-Powered 2-Light Location Kit with FREE Air Remote AND $400 Rewards for $3898

And now now the second Profoto promotion, Adorama is offering the Profoto B1 500 Air TTL Battery-Powered 2-Light Location Kit for $3898 with free shipping AND a FREE Air TTL Remote (from a choice of five options) AND 10% Adorama promotional rewards, which in this case are a nice sum, $400~ to spend in your future purchases at Adorama! Offer ends by 8/5/17.

This kit includes:

  • 2x B1 500 AirTTL Battery Powered Flash
  • Battery Charger
  • Car Charger
  • Backpack
  • FREE Air TTL remote (you must manually select the option ~ see below)

You also receive a FREE Profoto Air Remote. You have a choice from five options! If you are not familiar with how this works, it’s simple. First locate this section on the Adorama product page:

Then click on the blue link. It will expand giving you five options, four for specific camera systems or a Remote Transceiver. Press “Add to Cart” on your preference:

Then press the green “Add Bundle to Cart” button and proceed to checkout. You will notice a “Bundle Savings” discount of $419, which covers the price of the free Air Remote.

Meta: “Latest Deals Summary” Coming Back!

Now that we are posting 20+ deals on most weekdays, things are flying off the front page much faster, so the return of the “Latest Deals Summary”, aka, an on-going “Situation Room” (like those we have during Black Friday, Prime Day and the Holiday shopping season) is in order!

I will also tweak the website to fit more posts per screen since the giant font style is not very effective when there are posts flying left and right 🙂

As usual, please feel free to leave feedback in the comments or using the online contact form.

Now shipping: RED Cameras at B&H

The first wave of RED cameras and accessories are now in-stock and shipping at B&H Photo. Some items are in-stock now. Others have a 2-4 weeks shipping estimate. Note that these are non-returnable and non-cancellable. Visual evidence of their arrival via tweet:

Used Zeiss 135mm f2 for $1100 (C)

If you are comfortable with used lenses, and don’t want to pay $1499 for the new condition, fear not, B&H Photo also has used options for you. The Zeiss 135mm f2 Sonnar T* in the Canon EF mount (ZE) is available in “USED – Condition 8+” for $1100 at B&H Photo, while the prices start at $1200 in “USED – Condition 9” in the Nikon F mount (ZF.2).

Used items carry a 90-day warranty covered by B&H Photo. For all their used options, look under the “In The Box” section (right hand side, further down the page over there) to see what’s included.

As usual, it is up to you to decide where to draw the price vs risk lines on new vs refurbished vs used.

Zeiss 135mm f2 Sonnar T* with $60 rewards for $1499 [C/N]

Prime Zeiss temptations now! The Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO Sonnar T* is on sale for a limited time for $1499 with free expedited shipping and 4% promotional rewards (around $60 to be used in future purchases) at B&H Photo in your choice of Canon EF mount or Nikon F (ZF.2) mount.

Starts 12pm ET: FREE to Watch Nikon D5600 Online Class

If you have a Nikon D5600 or you are curious about it , starting at 12pm Eastern today (Thursday 7/27/17), the CreativeLIVE Nikon D5600 Fast Start online class with John Greengo will be streaming LIVE and for FREE until 11:50am ET on Friday. This means the class will repeat during the day. A total of 22 lessons are part of it, you can see them under the “Class Materials” tab over there.

During this promotional period, you can watch the class for FREE. If you want to watch it later, you have to purchase it or hope for a future rerun. If you like it, they have it on sale while the free-streaming promotion is running. For buyers, the class is also available for download (mp4 files in HD or lower resolution for mobile/cellular).

In addition to this one, according to their ON-AIR SCHEDULE the following other camera classes are scheduled to STREAM for FREE during the following days:

+ July 28: Canon D-Rebel T7i
+ July 29: Canon 77D
+ August 11: Canon M5 and M6
+ August 11: Fuji X-T20

Thursday: refurbished Google Pixel for $405 to $455

If you are a fan of the cameras of the Google Pixel, and don’t want to wait for the late 2017 flagship phones to be revealed (including new iPhones, Pixel 2, Note 8, LG V30, etc), Woot is offering the refurbished Google Pixel phones (first generation) for $400 in the 5-inch model or $450 in the 5.5-inch model, along with $5 flat shipping. Limit three of each per customer. They come with a 90-day Woot warranty. Offer ends 1am ET on Friday or earlier if sold out.

10% off Metal Prints w/AdoramaPIX coupon

Another new coupon is live at AdoramaPIX, coupon code PXADMET10 gets you 10% off metal prints. Cannot be combined with other offers. Free shipping with orders of $49+. Expires 7/30/17.

(ENDED) Wein HS Hot Shoe Slave for $15 w/free S&H; 2TB Wireless HDD for $150; Etc

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

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Thursday Lightning Deals: Usual Camera/Photo accessories

There are over 40 items listed in the Camera & Photo lightning deals (old format) or Full Page format (faster to navigate on Desktop) of the Amazon Gold Box. Due to time constraints I cannot create a detailed listing of them all. The usual assortment of LEDs, Tri/Monopods, Action Cams, Bags, Studio/Lighting Kits, and more are running throughout the day.