Archives for August 2017

Friday 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 accessories are running throughout the day.

New eBay Coupon: 20% off items priced $25+ (max discount $50)

eBay is back with another coupon promotion. Promo code P20LABORDAY gets you 20% off items individually priced $25+, with a maximum discount of $50 (in other words it flattens to $50 off after $250).

Participating retailers include Beach Camera, Anker, Overstock, and some of the regulars of the eBay Deals.

There are nearly 3000 listings under the Camera and Photo category.

As usual with these, keep in mind that a variety of sellers are participating, with products in various conditions (new, open box, refurbished, new-other, etc), along with a mix of authorized and un-authorized dealers, so do check each individual listing for details ~ do not make assumptions 🙂

Coupon expires on September 5, 2017 at 11am ET.

Labor Day Sale at Canon USA store (refurbished)

The official Canon USA store has launched a 40+ item refurbished camera gear sale of the refurbished sale. More details as I find time to go through them and price-check them… Some of them are out of stock…

Some potentially interesting items (sorted by price):

+ refurbished Canon 50mm f1.8 EF STM for $80

+ refurbished Canon 24mm f2.8 EF-S STM for $100

+ refurbished Canon 10-18mm f4.5-5.6 IS STM EF-S for $190

+ refurbished Canon 85mm f1.8 USM EF for $260

+ refurbished EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM for $300

+ refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5i body for $379
+ or with 18-55mm IS STM for $399

+ refurbished Canon 17-40mm f4L for $540

+ refurbished Canon 80D with 18-55 IS STM for $800

+ refurbished Canon 6D body for $1100

+ refurbished Canon 7D II body for $1199
+ refurbished Canon 5D S body for $2699

+ refurbished Canon 1D X II body for $4799

+ you get a 1-year warranty with the Canon refurbished products

Pre-order new DJI Mavic PRO Platinum for $1099+

DJI has joined the IFA 2017 party, with a new group of Mavic Pro Platinum quadcopters! There are a few different options, with prices starting at $1099 at B&H Photo and the official DJI store.

For more of the recent releases, check the pre-orders posts and the New Cameras of 2017.

Pre-order new Insta360 ONE Action Camera

The IFA 2017 rivers are flowing, here’s another new product, it’s the Insta360 ONE Action Camera available for pre-ordering for $299 with free shipping at Adorama and B&H Photo.

For more of the recent releases, check the pre-orders posts and the New Cameras of 2017.

MeFOTO 77mm Wild Blue Yonder Circular Polarizer Filter for $40 w/free S&H

A filter deal at Adorama. The new condition MeFOTO 77mm Wild Blue Yonder Circular Polarizer Filter with a black filter ring is on sale for $40 with free shipping for a limited time.

In other Adorama action:

+ new pre-orders and arrivals for August 2017

+ Sony a-series TRADE-IN promotion

+ Dell S2715H 27″ Full HD LED Monitor with Integrated Speakers for $213 with free shipping
+ model S2715H

Panasonic M43rds Lens Instant Savings end Sat PM

The current iteration of the Panasonic M43rds Lenses Instant Savings promotion is ending on Saturday 9/2/17 night. Keep in mind B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM, so make sure you factor that in if you are planning a last minute purchase.

Eligible lenses include the 25/1.7 for $148, the 45-150/4-5.6 for $198, the 30/2.8 OIS Macro for $298, and the 42.5/1.2 OIS for $1398 among others. A total of 11 lenses are participating in this manufacturer-initiated instant-savings promotion.

Used Fuji X-T20 w/16-50mm for $874 [was $839]

The new condition Fuji X-T20 with the 16-50mm lens goes for $1000 at authorized Fuji dealers such as Adorama and B&H Photo.

But if you are comfortable with used cameras, you can get the silver color scheme in “Used – Very Good” condition for $874 [WAS $839~] with free shipping at Amazon Warehouse Deals by Amazon itself.

Pre-order new Ricoh THETA V 360 4K Spherical VR Camera

Even though they bought Pentax, Ricoh still has some cameras under its own name, such as their Theta series. A new model is born today in that series, the new THETA V 360 4K Spherical VR Camera, now available for pre-ordering for $430 at B&H Photo.

Ricoh thinks of this as a mini system, as it also offers optional accessories for pre-ordering:

+ Ricoh TW-1 Underwater Housing for Theta V, S, or SC for $200

+ Ricoh TA-1 3D Microphone for THETA V 360 Camera for $270

New Tracking Post: Labor Day 2017 Deals round-up

This is Phase #1 of our attempt to bring back a permanent “Latest Deals Summary” post. With 20+ posts per day on many weekdays, things are flying fast off the front page, making it harder for y’all to keep up if you are not checking on a regular basis. So the “Summary” posts will serve a summary of the best (subjective of course) available deals.

Phase #1 of this experiment is the Labor Day 2017 Camera Deals round-up post. It will be updated throughout the Labor Day holiday weekend. If you have any feedback on it, this is a good time to leave it as it can help shape the future “Summary” posts. You can leave a comment on any of the post or use the online contact form.

The Summaries are intended to be a compliment/complement to this blog. The latest deals will always be posted here as they happen. The Summaries are best suited for keeping track of the surviving deals that have fallen off the top of the blog.

Pre-order new 400GB (yes, four hundred) Sandisk Ultra microSDXC

If you have devices that can support 400GB microSDXC cards, and you like the idea of having that much of your data in a single card, then you may be interested to learn that the new condition 400GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I, model SDSQUAR-400G-GN6MA, is available for pre-ordering for $250 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

PS: back in our time, we were lucky if we could get a 64MB Smartmedia card at a reasonable price 🙂 Now you can fit over 6000 of those Smartmedia cards in this tiny little microSD card 🙂

Now shipping: 256GB and 64GB Sandisk iXpand Base

Two new Sandisk iXpand Base products are now in-stock and shipping at B&H Photo. The 256GB model goes for $216, while the 64GB model goes for $108 which is too close to the 128GB model which goes for $140. Free expedited shipping for all options.

Pre-order new Sony RX0 elementproof 1-inch RAWsumer Action Cam on 9/5/17

It’s IFA time in Berlin, which means more new tech products from all directions. Especially, in the world of photography, since this is an odd year, so there’s no Photokina [see Trade Show Calendar].

Sony had a pretty successful RX-series of RAWsumers, case in point, as you can see at the Fixed Lens Cameras Price Chart all models continue to be available in new condition at authorized dealers!

So it should not be a surprise that Sony would decide to further expand the RX-series.

Which brings us to the new brand new RX0, an ultra-compact elementproof camera but with a 1-inch 21mp sensor, and a 24mm f4 Zeiss-blessed lens, RAW of course (it wouldn’t be an RX-series without RAW!), and various tempting video features. And an RX-series starting price of $700.

In new-typical Sony fashion, pre-orders are not accepted right away. It will be available for pre-ordering on September 5, 2017.

But there are detailed pages for it at B&H Photo and Adorama.

This has been added to the New Cameras of 2017 tracking page, making it the fifth RAWsumer to be introduced in 2017. Try to guess the other four before looking. But we don’t have fabulous prizes if you guess right 🙂

FREE (iOS): 8mm Vintage Camera app by Nexvio

Free camera app for iOS users! The 8mm Vintage Camera app by Nexvio is currently FREE to get on iTunes. Previously it went for $2. Some features however are only available via in-app purchase (99c themes). This requires iOS 8.0 and later.

If you have an older device or don’t have an iOS device now, but you may be getting one in the future, you can still grab the app for future use. You obviously can’t get it from a non-existent iOS device, but you can grab it using iTunes for Windows ~ if you are willing to run that Beast 🙂

Pre-order new Olympus E-M10 Mark III M43rds Mirrorless Camera

In a matter of three days, the Mirrorless Cameras managed to not only score an equalizer, but take the lead 9-8 over DSLR cameras among the New Cameras of 2017. The one who gave the mirrorless cameras the lead is the brand new Olympus E-M10 Mark III, or Third of Its Name, now available for pre-ordering in two configurations, body only or with lens and bag.

Each combo is available in either silver or black, but so far, there’s no Raiders edition yet. With the Raiders moving in Vegas, the opportunities for Raiders merchandising are at an all time high [speculation].

+ E-M10 III Body Only pre-orders for $650 in silver or black at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself

+ E-M10 III with 14-42mm EZ lens and Olympus Case and 16GB SD card for $800 in silver or black at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself

+ also available is Olympus CS-51B Body Jacket for $50 in Black or Brown color schemes

20% off One Item at B&N Website with coupon

If you like to buy books at the Barnes and Noble website, they have a new promotion running until 9/4/17, coupon code LABORDAY17 gets you 20% off ONE ITEM at their website. The usual coupon exclusions apply.

Strategically this is good for books and such that have the same price everywhere!

The Clearance section is another place to look for deals. You can drill down the sub-categories or go directly to the Photography Clearance section. There’s also this 30% – 75% off Clearance page.

(ENDED) Live-Tweeting the LG V30 LIVE Stream from IFA 2017

The live-stream and live-tweeting expired. You can relive the live-stream on LG YouTube channel and you can relive the live-tweeting using the live-tweet thread. Twitter’s recent threading feature is handy for events like this because you can read all of them together in the future without going through everything else in a Twitter timeline…

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Thursday Lightning Deals: Fuji Instax, Nixplay, Usual Camera/Photo accessories

There are over 35 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 accessories are running throughout the day.

Canon G9 X Mark II with Pixma PRO 100 and Paper for $479 after $350 MIR [exp 9/2/17]

If you are a fan of the Canon Pixma AMEX mail-in rebate promotions, good until 9/2/17 8/31/17, you can get the new condition Canon G9 X Mark II bundled with the PIXMA PRO 100 printer and its trusty sidekick the SG-201 photo paper (50pk 13×19″) for $479 with free shipping after a $350 prepaid AMEX gift card via mail-in rebate at B&H Photo in the silver color scheme or the black color scheme.

Canon G7 X Mark II with Pixma PRO 100 and Paper for $709 after $350 MIR [exp 9/2/17]

If you are a fan of the Canon Pixma AMEX mail-in rebate promotions, good until 9/2/17 8/31/17, you can get the new condition Canon G7 X Mark II bundled with the PIXMA PRO 100 printer and its trusty sidekick the SG-201 photo paper (50pk 13×19″) for $709 with free shipping after a $350 prepaid AMEX gift card via mail-in rebate at B&H Photo.

Stabilizer-y Things: Sunpak Pro 724m CF 4S Monopod for $30; Prima Travel Tripod for $90

The early Labor Day Deals at Adorama have some stabilizer-y things among them. We group them in one post to make it easier to both read and write these 🙂

+ Sunpak Pro 724m Carbon Fiber 4 Section Monopod (supports 11 lbs) for $30 w/free S&H

+ PrimaPhoto Big Travel Kit Tripod in red color scheme for $90 w/free expedited shipping

+ for more “stabilizer-y things”, check our earlier B&H round-up of products of this kind

+ “stabilizer-y things” as defined for the purpose of this blog are tripods, monopods, handheld stabilizing systems, and anything else that helps keep a camera reasonably stable, other things equal

Sony HVL-F43M External Flash with Extras for $398

In addition to the previously mentioned B&H flash (actual external hot-shoe camera flash) sales, there’s another flash bundle, this one at Adorama…

… it is the Sony HVL-F43M External Flash bundled with a handful of free accessories for $398 with free expedited shipping. The freebies are: a shoe-mount triple-bracket, a sto-fen omni-bounce, a mini soft box diffuser, and a Power 2000 4-slot charger with 4 rechargeable AA batteries. Shocker, I know, no Corel software and no cleaning kits 🙂

This is part of the early Labor Day Deals at Adorama…

FREE to Watch: Adobe CC Intro Class by Dave Cross

Running until Thursday night 8/31/17, FREE to Watch online, is the Adobe Photoshop CC for Beginners online streaming classes by Dave Cross at CreativeLIVE. During this promotional period, you can watch it for FREE as it streams.

After the promotional streaming period ends, you have to buy it in order to watch it, or wait for a possible rerun in the future.

For more current and future free-streaming classes at Creative Live, check their On-Air Schedule. You can use the Subject/Topic based sub-listings. The default on the page is “All Classes”. The “Photo & Video” filter is right next to it.

VU Sion UV Filters on Sale with Free S&H: 46mm for $16, 52mm for $20, 82mm for $32, Etc

Adorama too has a doorbuster, you can get the new condition VU Sion UV 52mm Filter for $20 with free shipping. Some of the other sizes, but not all of them are on sale as well:

+ VU Sion UV 39mm Filter for $15
+ VU Sion UV 46mm Filter for $16
+ VU Sion UV 72mm Filter for $27
+ VU Sion UV 82mm Filter for $32

Flash Deals: Sony HVL-F60M for $448, Canon 600EX II-RT for $479

Grouping things is today’s theme, so here we have a couple of flashes on sale at B&H Photo, among their latest Featured Sales:

+ Sony HVL-F60M External Flash for $448

+ Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT for $479 with 4% promotional rewards as well (around $19 in future B&H purchases)
+ ends 9/2/17 at 11:59pm ET

+ free expedited shipping

E-Image EK60AAM Fluid Drag Video Head and Tripod for $249, Oben CT-2491 for $300 [and other stabilizer-y things]

And now a round-up of stabilizer-y things at B&H Photo, such as tripods and stabilizers, with free shipping:

+ E-Image EK60AAM Fluid Drag Video Head and Tripod for $249

+ Oben CT-2491 Carbon Fiber Tripod for $300

+ Axler Robin Pro 40 Stabilizer L for $240 (ends 8/31/17)

+ Axler Handheld Gimbal for Mirrorless Cameras for $449 with free wall charger (ends 8/31/17)

Tenba Discovery Top Load bag for $20 w/free S&H

Doorbuster time at B&H Photo, they are offering the new condition Tenba Discovery Top Load bag in either the Sage/Khaki or the Black/Gray color schemes for $20 with free shipping. Limit two per color per customer. If your order total happens to be $49+, then you get upgraded to the faster free expedited shipping.

For more action, check the B&H Featured sales

YI M1 with 12-40 and 42.5/1.8 for $379 [m43]

The black color scheme of the new condition YI M1 micro four thirds camera is bundled with the 12-40mm f3.5-5.6 and 42.5mm f1.8 lenses, all together going for $379 with free shipping, sold by YI with the order fufilled by Amazon, so you get free 2-day shipping if a Prime member. The two lens kit in the silver color scheme is sold out as of the time of writing.

Panasonic LX100 with Freebies (three options) for $648

To the RAWsumer we go, where the Panasonic LX100 in silver or black is bundling with a trio of free accessories at B&H Photo for $648 with free shipping. The three freebies are a 32GB Sandisk Extreme SDHC card, a Hoya 43mm UV Haze filter, and a Ruggard (not to be confused with Rhaegar) Lyra 60 camera pouch.

If you prefer promotional rewards instead of free accessories, you can get the same for the same price and 4% promotional rewards (around $26 to be spent in the future) at Adorama.

Meanwhile at Amazon you can get a different set of freebies for the same price, sold and shipped by Beach Camera: extra generic battery, 32GB SD card, filter kit, camera bag, and various accessoro-trinkets…

… You still get 5% back as a statement credit if you are a Prime member and pay with either the Amazon Chase VISA or Store card, but you don’t get the free snack because it’s not sold and shipped by Amazon herself.

Pentax K-P body only for $950

The Pentax KP body only, in black or silver, is on a Pentax-initiated instant savings promotion going for $950 with free shipping for a limited time at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself.

Speaking of Amazon itself, for a limited time, purchases of $25+ sold and shipped by Amazon itself can get you a FREE snack from available Amazon food house brands (Happy Belly or Wickedly Prime) using coupon code PRIMESNACK and adding one of the eligible items to your shopping cart along with the qualifying $25+ items.