Archives for August 2017

Open-Box Fuji GFX-50S for $5799

The Fuji GFX-50S medium format body only goes for $6500 in new condition at authorized dealers, some of which offer a $650 trade-in discount, eg Adorama, IF you are willing to trade-in a top tier DSLR or MF camera.

If you are willing to go the used way, authorized dealer OneCall has it in Open-Box Condition for $5799 with free shipping. They also offer it through Amazon Warehouse Deals.

Used Fuji X100F Silver for $1099 + S&H

The new update of the Stock Status Tracker has a new picture for the Fuji X100F.

USED FUJI X100F

In USED condition, the silver color scheme goes for $1099 + shipping at Adorama in “Used – Excellent” condition. Shipping starts around $13. Used items at Adorama come with a 90-day Adorama warranty and 30-day no-questions-asked return option. Keep in mind, used supplies are typically very limited so it may be sold out by the time you are reading this!

Next up in used prices are around $1200 at Amazon Warehouse Deals which may be too close to the new condition price for many people.

NEW CONDITION FUJI X100F

But if you prefer the new condition model at authorized dealers, fear not! It’s in-stock at multiple places at its normal price of $1300 as follows:

+ SILVER at B&H Photo and Amazon itself and various on eBay

+ BLACK at B&H Photo and OneCall and Adorama and Amazon itself

Now shipping: Platypod Ultra Plate Camera Support for $59

And we are back with an in-stock alert! The new condition Platypod Ultra Plate Camera Support is now in-stock and ready to ship for $59 with free expedited shipping at Adorama. It is so new it has no customer reviews, so mayhaps for the boldly-going early adopters.

Speaking of Adorama, they have set up a page dedicated to a variety of Solar Eclipse products.

Remember, the #1 rule of Solar Eclipse Club is don’t stare straight into the sun!

(ENDED) Elements 15 (Pho and Premiere) for $70; Moza; Sony; Etc

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

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Saturday 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.

Sony HDR-AZ1VR Action Cam Mini with Live View Remote Watch for $179

Sony too has action cameras, and their Sony HDR-AZ1VR Action Cam Mini with the Live View Remote Watch bundled with it is on sale for $179 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.

For more of their offers, check their Back to School sale and their Featured Sale

Lowepro Scout Shoulder Bags for $10 to $15 with Free Shipping

If you like free shipping, and Lowepro Scout shoulder camera bags, then keep on reading. Adorama is offering these two bags with free shipping (with no minimum purchase required for free shipping):

+ Lowepro Scout SH 100 Shoulder Bag for $10 with free S&H

+ Lowepro Scout SH 120 Shoulder Bag for $15 with free S&H

Monoprice coupon: 20% off orders of $200+

Two new coupons have been launched for the Monoprice website. The coupons are running until Saturday night (8/5/17), so it gives you more time to plan a bigger order to take advantage of the coupon discount. The two coupons are:

+ $5 off orders of $25 or more with coupon SUPER
+ 20% off orders of $200 or more with coupon code SWS (that’s the coupon code, easy to type)

Separately, Monoprice has launched a Back to School Sale featuring a variety of products. Coupons usually don’t work on sale items, but sometimes they do.

The most effectively way to figure it all out is to add items of interest to the shopping cart and enter the coupon and see what happens. You don’t have to login or sign-up to test them. Likewise you can get a S&H estimate by entering the zipcode(s) of interest.

Free 24-page Solar Eclipse eBook (PDF)

Freebie time! As part of the Solar Eclipse Festivities, the photographers group National Parks at Night (not affiliated with the actual National Parks) is offering a FREE 24-page Solar Eclipse guide. The ebook is available in PDF format. You enter your email address and after that you can download the PDF file immediately.

3-Year Photo Mag subscriptions for $13 total

Multi-Year subscriptions are the theme of this weekend’s Discount Magazines sale. A 3-year prepaid subscription to either “Outdoor Photographer” or “Digital Photo” goes for $13 per magazine for the total 3-year duration. As usual, the offer ends Monday night.

Heads UP: Starting Sunday new Olympus M43rds Promotions

Starting on Sunday 8/6/17, there will be a new round of Olympus instant savings and promotions. Among them, the Olympus E-M5 II body will be getting a free 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ Lens. Other offers will include discounts on select Pen F and E-M1 II kits, along with discounts on various M43rds lenses, such as the 25mm f1.8 dropping to $300.

The sale prices will go live at B&H Photo on Sunday. Before Sunday, it shows the current prices.

More details and prices later in the weekend.

In-Stock Now: 256GB Lexar Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 for $580

On the CFast 2.0 front, the 256GB Lexar Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 memory card is now in-stock and ready to ship at Adorama for $580 with free expedited shipping. Fast card, fast shipping 🙂 You can buy as many as you like. This is model number LC256CRBNA3500.

Or if you are a fan of Sandisk, their 256GB Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 Memory Card is on sale for $680 with free expedited shipping at Adorama and B&H Photo.

Now shipping: Nikon 100th Anniversary Miniature Nikon F Camera for $140

In addition to the previously mentioned Nikon anniversary t-shirts, another Nikon anniversary product is now shipping. 3rd-party seller “OC Camera” (as in Orange County Camera; formerly Cameraland) is offering the Nikon 100th Anniversary Miniature Nikon F Camera at its regular price of $140 through Amazon. This ships directly from OC Camera and it is not Prime eligible.

At Adorama this marked as “Coming Soon”, while at B&H Photo it is marked as a “Special Order”.

To no one’s surprise, this is available in-stock for more than $140 by various eBay sellers.

Vanguard 263AB-100 3-Section Alluminum Alloy Alta Pro 263-AB Tripod Legs with SBH-100 QR Ballhead for $140

To the Planet of the Tripods we go, the Vanguard 263AB-100 3-Section Alluminum Alloy Alta Pro 263-AB Tripod Legs with SBH-100 QR Ballhead is on sale for $140 with free shipping at Adorama for a limited time.

For more action at Adorama, check:
+ Open Box offers (241 options)
+ Refurbished offers (100 options, many are Nikons)
+ Clearance of USED products (430+ options)
+ Overstock sale (over 7600 options)
+ Rebate Offers (over 350 options)
+ Special Offers (over 3000 options)

Canon SL2 w/18-55 gets boatload of free accessories at same price

The new Canon SL2 DSLR is now shipping, but that’s not all. The SL2 body goes for $550, and the SL2 with 18-55 goes for $700 at authorized dealers. The SL2 with 18-55mm is going for that price at Adorama, but they are also bundling it with free accessories:

  • Corel software bundle (five titles)
  • 16GB Lexar SD card
  • Lowepro Format 140 Shoulder Bag
  • 58mm Pro-Optic Digital Essentials Filters Kit
  • Memory Card wallet
  • cleaning kit

Amazon Doorbuster: 50% off 12pks of Quest Bars

If you need a nutrition boost while on assignment or having a busy day or wondering out and about in nature, Amazon has a very rare 50% off sale on Quest Bar 12-packs. This is a 50% off Clip-On coupon and works on both regular (one time purchase) and “Subscribe and Save”.

Various flavors are participating. The coupon drops the 12-packs for example from $24 to $12, making it $1 per bar, a doorbuster-y price for Quest! Even less, the Cookies and Cream drops from $21.50 to $10.75.

If you are not familiar with Clip-On coupons, this is what to look for:

10% off AdoramaPIX Custom Photo Books w/coupon

AdoramaPIX is back with coupon code PXTRAVEL10 getting you 10% off custom photo books at the AdoramaPIX website until 8/6/17 at 11:59pm pacific time.

Dell Refurbished: 50% off select Latitude and Optiplex

Dell Refurbished, which specializes in re-selling off-lease Dell computers have a couple of new coupons running until Monday, August 7, 2017 at 11:59pm central time. Free ground shipping for the orders. Coupons do not work on Clearance items, and cannot be combined with other offers.

+ 50% off any Dell Latitude E6430 Laptop with Coupon Code: BTSE6430DEAL

+ 50% off any Dell OptiPlex 7010 Desktop with Coupon Code: BTS7010DEAL

(ENDED) Sunday: Tamrac Derechoe for $30 to $50 (models 3 to 8)

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

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Friday Lightning Deals: Usual Camera/Photo accessories

There are under 50 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.

1-Year of Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan with select Wacom Pro Tablets

If you are interested in getting a Wacom Intuos PRO tablet, for a limited time, at B&H Photo, they are bundling a 1-Year of Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan with the purchase of select models of Wacom PRO graphics tablets with prices ranging from $350 to $550.

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM with $12 Rewards for $299

And now a lens deal! The Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM is on sale for a limited time for $299 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo along with 4% promotional rewards (around $12 to be used in future B&H purchases).

Plustek OpticFilm 8100 Film Scanner for $246

And now something from the world of scanning. The new condition Plustek OpticFilm 8100 Film Scanner is on sale for a limited time for $246 with free standard shipping at B&H Photo.

For more of their offers, check their Back to School sale and their Featured Sale

In-Stock Now: Godox AD360II-C WISTRO TTL Portable Flash [C/N]

We have another in-stock alert at B&H Photo, they have the Godox AD360II-C WISTRO TTL Portable Flash in-stock and ready to ship for $399 with free expedited shipping in the Canon and Nikon systems… Or you can get them in the Power Pack kit for $499 which includes the Godox PROPAC PB960 Lithium-Ion Flash Power Pack, also in Canon and Nikon systems…

For more of their offers, check their Back to School sale and their Featured Sale

In-Stock Now: Canon 6D II Body at B&H for first time

The Canon 6D Mark II body only kit has already been in-stock at other retailers [see Stock Tracker], but if you are a fan of B&H Photo, for the first time, they have the 6D II Body Only in-stock and ready to ship for $1999 with free expedited shipping… Optionally it is eligible for the Canon imagePROGRAF mail-in rebates…

In-Stock Now: Leica TL2 Body for $1950

And we are back with the evening edition with another in-stock alert! Leica fans, open up your mirrorless wallets, the silver color scheme of the Leica TL2 mirrorless camera body only is in-stock and ready to ship at its official price of $1950 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. The black color scheme is not in-stock yet.

PS: this is Leica’s APS-C mirrorless system.

PS2: for the big picture of mirrorless prices in the market, check our Mirrorless Price Chart.

Now shipping: Nikon 100-Year Anniversary T-Shirts for $25 w/FS

Nikon has turned traditional camera retailers into fashion retailers 🙂 The 100 Year Anniversary Official Nikon t-shirts have been shipping for $25 with free shipping at Adorama in all Men and Women sizes, and in some sizes at B&H Photo.

This is probably our first “in-stock alert” for a t-shirt 🙂

256GB PNY Elite Performance UHS-1 SDXC (U3, Class 10) for $100 [And More]

The 256GB PNY Elite Performance UHS-1 SDXC Memory Card (U3, Class 10) for $100 is headline a PNY Storage Sale at B&H Photo that includes the 128GB of that line for $60, the 64GB of that line for $30, and the 32GB for $16. There’s also a few microSD cards part of the sale that expires 8/5/17 at 11:59pm ET.

And it looks like the PNY SD* cards (32GB to 256GB) have been price-matched by Amazon, so you have choices.

SLR Magic 49mm MC UV Filter for $10 w/free S&H

A modest doorbuster of utilitarian purpose, the SLR Magic 49mm MC UV Filter is currently on sale for $10 with free shipping at Adorama or if you have Amazon gift cards to spend, by Adorama thru Amazon (not Prime eligible).

Speaking of SLR Magic, their 8mm f4 Micro Four Thirds lens continues to be on sale for $200 with free shipping at Adorama.

Speaking of alternative M43rds brands, the YI M1 w/12-40mm is back to $299, while the YI M1 w/12-40mm and 42.5mm f1.8 is back to $379.

Stabilize-y Round-Up: Vanguard Abeo Plus 323AT Tripod (Legs only) for $130 [And More]

Another limited time offer at B&H Photo, it is the new condition Vanguard Abeo Plus 323AT Tripod (Legs Only) going for $130 with free standard shipping for a limited time.

While on this topic, they have a couple of Joby Gorilla Pods on sale for $15 (OG Flexible) and $30 (Hybrid with ball head).

While we are on the topic of stabilizing things, they also have a couple of Cotton Carrier Camera Vests on sale for $149 and $169 (with side holster).

More stabilize-y things (yes, that’s a professional industry term), the ikan Flyweight Camcorder Shoulder Rig is on sale for a limited time for $349 with free standard shipping.

For more of their offers, check their Back to School sale and their Featured Sale