Archives for August 2017

Pentax K-70 with 18-55 for $697

The Pentax K-70 body only goes for $600 at various places (eg Amazon), but if you prefer a “Take Pictures With” kit, you can get the K-70 with the 18-55 f3.5-5.6 AL WR DA-L for $697 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Adorama (with free Lowepro, 16GB SD and accesso-trinkets).

AdoramaPIX: $10 off $50+ Photo Prints order

Another coupon has gone live at AdoramaPIX – use coupon PX50PRNT to get $10 off a a photo prints print order of $50+. Cannot be combined with other offers. Free shipping with order of $49+. Offer ends 9/4/17 at 11:59pm PT.

Leica TL Mirrorless Body Only for $1295

If you are a fan of the Leica made-for-mirrorless mirrorless system, the new condition TL body only is on sale for $1295 with free shipping for a limited time at B&H Photo in the black and white color schemes. The black body earns 2% promotional rewards, which is around $26 to be spent in the future at B&H Photo.

For more B&H options, check their Featured Sales.

Orderable again: Fuji X-T1 with free 35mm f2 in Both colors

If you like to get the Fuji X-T1 body only with the FREE 35mm f2R lens in the black and silver combination, instead of the black and black combination, now the black X-T1 with silver 35mm f2 is orderable again from Amazon itself. The shipping estimate is “2 to 4 weeks”. Also orderable is the black X-T1 with black 35mm f2 with a similar estimate.

If you are a Prime member, and you pay with either the Prime Store credit or the Amazon Chase VISA credit card, you earn 5% as a statement credit on that particular credit card.

For the other X-T1 kits and other retailers, check the Stock Status Tracker.

LIVE NOW: Nikon D850 Live Stream at B&H

If you are curious about the Nikon D850, starting at 1pm ET today (Monday 8/28/17), B&H Photo will have a Nikon D850 Live Stream with a panel discussing the camera live on video. A second separate live stream is planned for Tuesday at 6pm ET with a panel of six, including Joe McNally. The video-streaming is using Livestream.

NOTE: the video stream may require Adobe Flash. The D850 is available for pre-ordering ~ check Stock Tracker for options.

Photoflex StarFire Digital Flash for $60 w/free S&H

Move over Eclipse, here comes StarFire 🙂 The new condition Photoflex StarFire Digital Flash is on sale for a limited time for $60 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.

For more action, check their Featured Sales page.

Refurbished DJI Mavic PRO for $799 [limit 2]

The official DJI Store at NewEgg is offering manufacturer refurbished DJI Mavic Pro Mini Drones Portable Hobby RC Quadcopters for $799 with free shipping, with a limit of two units per customer during the sale. No coupon/rebate. It ships directly from DJI.

KEH Weekly USED Coupon Deals: Minolta X-700 Film Camera for $82+, Pentax 645 RC-A 2X TC for $49+

A new week has arrived which means another round of featured USED Weekly Sales at KEH has been added. These are eligible for 25% off with permanent coupon KEHDEALS and continue until Friday night of the same week (eg Friday 9/1/17 in this case).

This week includes:

+ USED Minolta X-700 Black 35mm Camera Body starts at $82~ after coupon

+ USED Pentax 645 Rear Converter-A 2X Teleconverter (35-600mm) starts at $49~ after coupon

+ four photo-accessories are also part of the weekly offers

Monday Lightning Deals: Usual Camera/Photo accessories

There are over 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 accessories are running throughout the day.

Now shipping: Fuji X-A10 with 16-50mm for $499

Fuji may be more well known among photographers for their upper tier X-System mirrorless cameras and their X-series rawsumers, but they also make entry-level and enthusiast mirrorless cameras. One such camera is as of this check in-stock and shipping at various authorized dealers.

It is the new condition Fuji X-A10 silver with the 16-50mm lens going for $499 with free shipping at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself (limit 3 per customer).

PS: speaking of Fuji, the promotion that gets you a free 35mm f2R WR lens with the purchase of select Fuji X-T1 kits continues. As of the time of writing, the X-T1 body only with the 35mm f2R for $800 is in-stock and ready to ship at B&H Photo. This is the hardest to find kit. The X-T1 with 18-55 and the X-T1 Graphite are readily available. See all the options in the Stock Status Tracker or the X-T1 with Free Lens posts here.

(ENDED) Woot-OFF In Progress!

This Woot-OFF lasted 24 hours only…

It’s not a bird, it’s a WOOT-OFF. Currently in progress is a WOOT-OFf at the main Woot, along with Shirts and Wines. Offers change throughout the day. The pace is determined by how fast the previous item sells out. Shipping is $5 flat for anything you buy during the day as usual. These typically last in 24 hour increments, 1-3 days, so they end at 1am Eastern.

(ENDED) Monday: 20% off Monoprice coupon [no minimum order amount!]

This rare coupon expired…

It is a rare coupon at the Monoprice website, coupon code SAVE20 gets you 20% OFF Your Entire Order without a minimum order amount! Typically their 20% off coupons have a $200 or $300 minimum amount, but this coupon is on any amount! Coupon expires Monday night!

As usual restrictions apply. You can test the coupon by entering it in the shopping cart without logging in or creating an account. You can also get a S&H estimate just by entering a zipcode.

(ENDED) Monday: Dracast LED500 for $179, Apple MBP for $1149

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(ENDED) Tuesday: Core 250W On-Camera Light for $189, Revo Slider $90, Vanguard Bino $110

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

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(SOLD OUT) Refurbished Olympus E-M10 II body for $300

As of 7:52pm ET recheck on Monday, this sold out again… Check the Olympus Outlet store in the future if interested…

Also back in-stock at the Olympus Outlet store is the manufacturer refurbished Olympus E-M10 II body only in the black color scheme going for $300 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty.

(SOLD OUT) Refurbished Olympus E-M10 w/14-42 for $200

As of 7:52pm ET recheck on Monday, this sold out again… Check the Olympus Outlet store in the future if interested…

They are back! The Olympus Outlet store has been reloaded during the weekend, and as of the time of writing, the manufacturer refurbished Olympus E-M10 with 14-42mm in the black color scheme is in-stock and shipping for $200 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty.

These only last a few hours (typically) and go out of stock and return a few days later, so don’t sleep on them if interested!

Sunday 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.

PayPal Users get FREE 2-Year ShopRunner subscription

If you have an American Express, you may already be getting (or eligible to get) a FREE 1-Year subscription to Shoprunner. But now PayPal is coming in with an offer of their own, PayPal members can get a FREE 2-Year Subscription.

Shoprunner is a Prime-like service in terms of free shipping that includes a variety of online retailers (not Amazon), NewEgg, Staples, and many fashion brands.

Order Appetizers (aka $5 Gadget): AmazonBasics Cleaning Kit for $1.94

It’s the modest return of another “$5 Gadget” post…

This is turning into the small AmazonBasics camera bag of a few months ago that kept getting discounting. The new condition AmazonBasics Cleaning Kit for DSLR Cameras and Sensitive Electronics is now down to $1.94 with a limit of three sets per customer.

Six items are included in this kit, check our detailed post on this 🙂

You must needs place a $25+ in order to buy it, because this is designated as an ADD-ON item. Check other AmazonBasics posts for ideas, along with some “fresh” ideas below:

+ AmazonBasics Over-Ear Headphone for $6.77 [limit 3; not Add-ON]

+ AmazonBasics 15.4-Inch Felt Laptop Sleeve for $5.26 [ADD-ON; no limits]

+ Battlestar Galactica 35 Year Anniversary Water Bottle for $3.49 [750ml around 25 fl oz; limit 3; Add-On; By Your Command!]

+ 11oz New England Coffee Chocolate Cappuccino Ground Coffee for $3.78 [limit 10; Add-On]

+ AmazonBasics Hypoallergenic Vinyl-Free Waterproof Mattress Protector, King for $7~ [limit 3; ADD-ON]

+ 6pk Balance Bar 1.75oZ Caramel Nut Blast bars for $3 after $2 Clip-ON coupon [Add-ON]

+ 6pk Two Moms 2oz Sprouted Almond Butter Truffles for $3.69 [limit 4; ADD-ON]

Refurbished Nikon D500 Body for $1500

The new condition Nikon D500 body only (APS-C flagship) goes for $1900 at authorized dealers that bundle it with some free accessories such as Amazon and Adorama.

But if you are comfortable with manufacturer refurbished DSLRs, the Nikon D500 body only is available in manufacturer refurbished condition at Adorama for $1500 with free expedited shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty.

Speaking of Adorama and refurbished Nikons, here’s the rest of their inventory:
+ most recently added refurbished options
+ all refurbished Nikon items

Saturday Lightning Deals: 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.

UPDATE: ending at 3am ET on Saturday [not Sunday], the new condition Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] is on sale for $80 with free shipping. Limit three per customer.

Refurbished Nikon D5600 w/18-55 DX VR for $680

The new condition Nikon D5600 with 18-55 DX VR goes for $800 at authorized dealers (eg Amazon and Adorama), but if you want to save some, you can get it in manufacturer refurbished condition for $680 with free shipping at Adorama with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty.

Speaking of Adorama and refurbished Nikons, here’s the rest of their inventory:

+ most recently added refurbished options

+ all refurbished Nikon items

B + W 40.5mm Infrared Filter for $40 w/free S&H

The new condition B + W 40.5mm Infrared Filter # 093 (87C/RG830) is on sale for $40 with free shipping until 8/31/17 at Adorama.

Speaking of Adorama, they are offering the new condition Dell Inspiron 13 5368 13.3″ Full HD Touchscreen 2-in-1 Notebook (Intel i7-6500U 2.5GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, W10 Home) for $600 with free shipping until 8/31/17 or earlier if sold out.

Outdoor Photographer for $5 per year

Of photography interest in this week’s Discount Mags weekend sale they have a 1-year subscription to the print edition of “Outdoor Photographer” for $5 per year, and $7 per year for the print edition of “Digital Photo Pro”. This is good for new or renewal or gift subscriptions. You can sign up from 1-3 years per magazine. Offer ends Monday night.

15% off Site Wide at AdoramaPIX with coupon

We have a third coupon promotion live until Sunday night (8/27/17) at the AdoramaPIX website. It is a 3-day flash sale coupon that went live earlier today, coupon PXFLASH15 gets you 15% off SiteWide for your printing orders at AdoramaPIX! Print away 🙂 The coupon cannot be combined with other orders.

Also running until Sunday night are a few other coupons (see details in the Photo Prints posts):

+ coupon PXWALLMT20 gets you 20% off Metal Prints
+ coupon PXWALLWD20 gets you 20% off Wood prints
+ coupon PXCHELSEABK15 gets you 15% off Chelsea Fine Art Books

Free shipping with (post-coupon I believe) order totals of $49+. Coupons cannot be stacked or discounts combined. All coupons mentioned here expire 8/27/17 at 11:59pm pacific.

Save the Dates: Nikon D850 Learnings: B&H planning two LIVE Streaming panels on Mon and Tue

The Nikon D850 is now a real product, available for pre-order for $3300, and it has already been added to the Stock Status Tracker.

If you want to learn more about it, and ask specific questions that you want answered from people in the know, B&H is planning not one but TWO LIVE PANEL Discussions on this very camera!

On Monday 8/28/17 at 1pm Eastern (10am Pacific), a panel of four, including two Nikon Ambassadors will be talking about the camera.

On Tuesday 8/29/17 at 6pm Eastern (3pm pacific), a panel of six, including the one and only Joe McNally, will be having a hands-on with the D850 live, with both stills and video experts in the panel.

If you have any questions you want the panel to answer or want to follow the online discussion about it, check the #BHPhotoLive Twitter hashtag. Tweeting a question also enters you into a drawing to win a Nikon D850!

Streaming will happen using LiveStream technology (not YouTube), so if you have a mobile device that can’t handle Livestream, make sure you are near a device that can handle it.

(ENDED) 3-Day Monoprice coupon: 20% off $200+ orders

This coupon expired…

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(ENDED) Sunday: 32GB Sandisk Pixtor C10 SDHC for $5 w/free S&H; Etc

These daily deals expired…

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(ENDED) Dell Refurbished: 50% off Dell Latitude or Optiplex priced $500+, 40% off $400+, 30% off $300+

This weekend 3-day coupon expired. If you missed it, fear not ~ Dell Refurbished has recurring coupons…

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(ENDED) Saturday: Anker power sale (USB AC Wall Chargers, Lightning Cables, 10K Ultra Slim Power Bank

Saturday is over and so are these Anker offers, however, Anker is a recurring “guest” at the Amazon Gold, so if you missed this round, fear not ~ they will likely return at some point (unknown to me) in the future…

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