Archives for September 2017

Stacksocial round-up: Self-Stirring Lens Coffee Mug, Pay What You Want (two Photo bundles for $1+ each), various Photography and Adobe Courses, 2TB cloud, Etc

We haven’t done one of these in a while, so it’s time for a Stacksocial round-up!

Lens-shaped coffee mugs have their own variations on a theme. For example, some of them are self-stirring like this one, going for $13 and powered by two AAA batteries. This looks like a variation of the more common “24-105” type of a cup.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES

+ Pay What You Want: Complete Photography Bundle for $1+ (two classes: DIY Photography and Advanced Creative Skills)
+ or pay $12.84 or more for SEVEN more classes

+ Pay What You Want: Expert Photography Bundle for $1+ you get two classes: Night Photography and Off-Camera Flash
+ or pay $19.50 or more for NINE more classes

+ DSLR Photography Bundle for $24

+ Photography Masterclass: Your Complete Guide to Photography for $20

ADOBE and DESIGN

+ Pay What You Want: Design Asset Super Bundle for $1+ (three items), or pay $17+ to unlock ten more items

+ Professional Photo Editing Bundle for $19 includes five “Edit Like a PRO” classes

+ The Ultimate Photography & Photoshop Bundle for $20

+ Ultimate Adobe Photo Editing Bundle for $30

+ Adobe Photoshop & Editing Mastery Bundle for $41 includes five courses

+ Adobe CC Essentials Training Bundle for $29

+ Adobe Lightroom CC: Photo Editing Masterclass for $41

+ Adobe KnowHow All-Inclusive Photography Bundle for $65

+ Adobe Creative Cloud Bundle for $45

+ Digital Design with Adobe bundle for $31 (three courses included)

EVERYTHING ELSE

+ 2TB of Lifetime access Zoolz Cloud Storage: for $50
+ 1TB is Instant Vault and 1TB is Cold Storage

+ a handful of various WordPress Themes starting at $25 with ThemeJunkie’s lifetime subscription

Refurbished Canon 80D with 18-55 w/1-YR Warranty for $779 [80D w/18-135 for $1079]

Back to the Canon Pumpkin Spice sales we go, where, despite the goofy name for their sale, all these come with a 1-year Canon USA warranty and very competitive prices on some items compared to buying them new condition at authorized dealers.

The Canon 80D with the 18-55mm lens currently goes for $1250 at authorized dealers such as Adorama.

But if you buy manufacturer refurbished with a 1-year warranty from the Canon USA Outlet store, you can get the Canon 80D with 18-55mm kit for $779 with free shipping. That’s 38% off the new condition price and you still get the same warranty!

If you don’t want/need the 18-55 kit lens, you can sell, donate, trade, gift or experiment upon the 18-55 lens!

The discount is not as big, but it’s less if you are instead interested in the 80D with 18-135mm kit. It goes for $1500 at authorized dealers versus $1079 at Canon USA Outlet.

Refurbished Nikon D3200 Body Only with 90-day Nikon USA warranty for $250

If of all the Nikon DSLR options out there it is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3200 body only the one you want, you can get it for $250 with free shipping at Adorama with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty.

For more Adorama-Nikon manufacturer-refurbished action, check:

+ recently added 30+ manufacturer refurbished Nikon options

+ a total of 90+ manufacturer refurbished Nikon items are currently available.

Monday: 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.

+ starts 1:19pm ET: LimoStudio 1600 Watt Photo Studio Lighting Softbox Video Light Kit and Carry Case with 16×24-Inches Softboxes and 8pcs 45W 6500k Bulbs, AGG847 (price before sale $100)

+ various Action Cams from multiple brands throughout the day

(ENDED) $5 off $40+ orders at B&N online (ends Tue PM)

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(ENDED) Tuesday Daily Deals: Bushnell Bino, refurb HP Printers, Etc

These daily deals expired…

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(ENDED) Wednesday: Axler Stabilizer for $40, 12TB G-Tech (Mac) for $700

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

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KEH Weekly USED Coupon Deals: Used Nikon D80 Body for $74+, Pentax 55/1.8 Takumar M43 for $23 to $42

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 9/29/17 in this case).

This week includes:

+ USED Nikon D80 body only starting at $74~ in “BGN” condition and going up in “EX” and “EX+” conditions

+ USED Pentax 55mm F/1.8 SMC Takumar M42 Screw Mount Manual Focus Lens starting at $23 in “BGN” with some damage and going up to $42 in “EX” condition

+ also eligible for the coupon are four photo-accessories – details at the Weekly Sales at KEH

In a separate promotion, not eligible for the coupon above, KEH has an on-going overstock sale with over 400 items participating.

Also, ending by Sunday night, they have a Buy More, Save More coupon promotion ($25/$200+ or $75/$600+ or $150/$1000+)

YMMV Walgreens coupon: 25 4×6 prints for $0.25 total

This is a YMMV promotion as Walgreens Photo is sending coupons with single use coupons for each email subscriber. If you have received the email of this promotion, you can get 25 4×6 inch photo prints for $0.01 each. So $0.25 for 25 prints. Free store pickup at your local Walgreens B&M store. If you prefer to mail it to an address of your choice, shipping is extra unless there are free shipping promotion. The coupons expire Saturday 9/30/17.

(ENDED) Monday: 25% off Photo Prints at AdoramaPIX w/coupon

This 1-day coupon expired…

Adorama PIX is back with another coupon code. Enter EMPRT25 at checkout to get 25% off Photo Prints until Monday 9/25/17 at 11:59pm pacific. This is a 1-day deal! Cannot be combined with other offers. Free shipping with $49+ orders.

(ENDED) Tuesday: Ruggard DSLR/Laptop Backpack $90, RoboSHOOT Trigger Kits, Etc

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

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Sunday: 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.

Other Sales at Amazon
+ 2-Pack Hot Wheels Star Wars Starship TIE Fighter vs. X-Wing Vehicle for $2.70 [limit 3]

+ Motorola Moto E4 Carrier Locked (Verizon) for $40

+ pre-order new Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet for $150+

+ for more Amazon action, check our previous AmazonBasics round-ups with ADD-ON ideas as well (if you are close to a $25 order)

Lexar Compactflash 1066x UDMA 7 sales

Micron is selling Lexar to China’s Longsys, but if you are a fan of the Lexar Compactflash memory cards regardless, their 128GB Professional 1066x CompactFlash Memory Card (UDMA 7) is currently going for $110 on its own, or you can get them as a 2-pack for $200 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Adorama.

If you instead prefer their 64GB Professional 1066x CompactFlash Memory Card (UDMA 7), it is currently going for $60 on its own at B&H Photo or you can get it as a 2-pack for $114 with free shipping at Adorama (it goes for more at B&H).

If you prefer the 32GB version, it goes for $39 on its own, or $75 with free shipping as a 2-pack at B&H Photo and Adorama.

The 256GB has the “higher capacity premium” it is in-stock and shipping sold one by one (no 2-packs available) for $245 with free shipping at Adorama. B&H is out of stock and un-orderable at the moment.

Refurbished Canon Zoom Lenses w/1-YR Warranty: EF-S 10-18 f4.5-5.6 for $190, EF 17-40mm f4L for $540

What about some Pumpkin Spice Sales for breakfast?

Let’s round up the lenses. We already mentioned two primes under $100 and the 85mm f1.8 EF for $260, but there are more value options at the Canon Pumpkin store:

As S.W. Anderson pointed out in the comments earlier, if you are looking for a bang for the buck EF-S zoom, the manufacturer refurbished Canon 10-18mm f4.5-5.6 IS STM EF-S is available for $190 with a full 1-year warranty Canon USA warranty… In new condition this goes for $279 with some freebies at authorized dealers such as Adorama.

Also zooming, the manufacturer refurbished Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM goes for $540 with a 1-year Canon USA warranty. In new condition this lens goes for $749 with freebies at authorized dealers such as Adorama.

New in Prime Reading: Shutterbug, NatGeo, Apple magazine issues

If you are a Prime member, one of the many Prime Benefits is a feature called Prime Reading which allows you to borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and e-magazines and read them for free. Among the latest Magazines added there you can borrow:

+ Shutterbug October 2017 issue
+ National Geographic September 2017 issue
+ Apple magazine, iPhone X (September 15 issue)
+ and various six degrees of separation (from photography) magazines

(ENDED) Monday: Bower 16mm T2.2 Cine (N), Camranger for $200, Etc

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

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(ENDED) Dell Refurbished: 45% off select OptiPlex, 40% Precision Workstations, 35% off most items, $329+ Dell E7240, etc

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(ENDED) Weekend Magazine Sale returns: $5/year Outdoor Pho or Digi Pho

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Saturday: YI 4K+ Action Cam, Usual Camera/Photo accessories

There are over 30 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.

Refurbished Canon Mirrorless w/1-YR Warranty: M10 w/15-45 and two Grips for $399; M3 with 18-55 and EVF-DC1 EVF for $499

Three of the four refurbished Olympus refills of yesterday continue (the E-M10 II and silver Pen-F) to be in-stock as of the time of writing, and so do many of the Canon Pumpkin Spice Sales.

A couple of them are “take pictures with” kits if you want to try out the Canon Mirrorless system without spending too much money on it. Both the M3 and M10 mirrorless cameras are starting to fade out in new condition from authorized dealers (eg a number of kits are gone from B&H and Adorama).

Both of the kits offered by the Canon USA store come with a full 1-year warranty and they also come with free accessories to make them more tempting…

Canon M10

The refurbished Canon M10 with 15-45mm EF-M in the black color scheme goes for $399 and includes two free BG-E3 grips, one brown, one black. They go for $24 each on their own. You can keep the extra grips but they are also simple enough to sell or trade with photo-friends…

In new condition, this kit goes for $450 at Adorama without the two free BG-E3 grips. So mayhaps the grips are the deciding factor?

Canon M3

Meanwhile the refurbished Canon M3 with 18-55 IS STM EF-M goes for $499 and it has a freebie of its own, the EVF-DC1 Electronic Viewfinder included automatically by Canon’s outlet store while this promotion is running…

In new condition, this kit is not available at B&H and Adorama, but you can get the M3 body only with the usual freebies (NOT the EVF-DC1 EVF) for $429 at Adorama. The EVF-DC1 is a more expensive freebie, it goes for around $200 on its own, and it’s more versatile, you can also use it with the G3 X and G1 X II rawsumers, which by the way are also on sale as part of the Pumpkin Sale.

PS: it appears we have an impromptu theme today, long-ass/long-winded posts 🙂

YMMV: 8% back in eBay Bucks on $50+ items

If I ever use the term “Fall into Savings” please feel free to e-yell at me in the comments! Because every other email I open today says “Fall into Savings” 🙂 Might as well fall into a pumpkin spice latte while eating a pumpkin kringle and wearing harvest-orange head-to-toe 😉

Which brings us to another eBay Bonus Bucks promotion 🙂

Jump in the Bay of Fees! This is YMMV ~ I do not know if eBay offers this to everyone or a subset of their registered users. Good until Saturday at 11:59pm pacific time (9/23/17), you earn 8% eBay Bucks on your purchases with a minimum individual price of $50+.

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.

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 Category posts here…

Monoprice 2-Day coupons: 20% off $200+ (or $5 off $25+)

KEH is giving us three days to think about and plan on their Buy More, Save More Coupon. Monoprice on the other hand is giving us two days, which is still better than one day, but not as good as having the whole weekend to plan ahead, and wrap it around your schedule.

So good until Saturday night, coupon code SAVINGS gets you 20% off orders of $200+ (of eligible products), while coupon code FALL gets you $5 off purchases of $25+ (of eligible products) at the Monoprice website.

But that’s not all, Monoprice also has some doorbusters and such:

+ 12oz Pure Outdoor Vacuum Sealed Narrow-Mouth Water Bottle for $6 with free standard US shipping (no minimum purchase required)

+ IP65 Rugged Power Bank 10050mAh Lithium-ion Cell for $20 with free standard US shipping (no minimum purchase)

+ new release (not eligible for the coupons): second generation MP 22″ IPS FHD Graphic Pen Display for $500

+ TIP: you can guesstimate the age of Monoprice products by their PID (product ID). The smaller/larger the number, the older/newer a product typically is

Friday: 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.

+ for more Amazon action, check our previous AmazonBasics round-ups with ADD-ON ideas as well (if you are close to a $25 order)

Refurbished Canon G1 X II rawsumer for $480

Four different Canon G-series rawsumers are part of the Canon Pumpkin Sale. We start with the Canon G1 X II, which goes for $650 with free shipping in new condition at authorized Canon USA dealers such as Adorama.

But you can get it in manufacturer refurbished condition for $480 with a 1-year warranty from the Canon USA Outlet store.

Refurbished Canon G5 X rawsumer for $580

More action from the Pumpkin Canon sale, you can get the manufacturer refurbished Canon G5X rawsumer for $580 with a 1-year Canon USA warranty.

In new condition, at authorized Canon USA dealers, this goes for $730 with free accessories, eg Adorama.

Refurbished Canon G3 X rawsumer for $660

The new condition Canon G3 X goes for $850 with free accessories at some authorized Canon USA dealers, such as Adorama. But if you are prefer a lower price, and you are comfortable with refurbished…

… you can get it in manufacturer refurbished condition for $660 at the official Canon USA Outlet with a 1-year Canon USA warranty.

Refurbished Canon G9 X rawsumer for $300

The Canon G9 X goes for $400 in new condition at authorized dealers, while the G9 X II goes for $450. If you are interested in the first generation, an alternative may be to go the way of the refurbished, especially when you can get it in manufacturer refurbished condition with a 1-year warranty from the official Canon USA Outlet store.

This is part of the Pumpkin Spice Sale. Neither pumpkin, nor spice are included 🙂

Refurbished Canon Speedlite 270EX II flash for $99

The Canon Speedlite 270EX II flash goes for $169 at authorized dealers such as B&H Photo.

But if you want a lower price, you can get it in manufacturer refurbished condition for $99 with a 1-year warranty from the official Canon USA Outlet store.

This too is part of a 38-item Refurbished sale.

Refurbished Canon D-Rebel T6i w/18-55 & 55-250 for $560

If you are looking for a “take pictures with” Canon DSLR kit without breaking the bank, the Canon USA Outlet store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Canon D-Rebel T6i Two Lens Kit with the 18-55 EF-S IS STM and 55-250 IS STM lenses along with a 1-year Canon USA warranty for $560.

This is a limited time offer, part of their Pumpkin Spice Refurbished Sale.

PS: if they chose that name, they should have been giving everyone who buy a camera or lens a promo code for a free PSL 😉

Refurbished Canon Primes Under $100: 50mm f1.8 EF for $80; 24mm f2.8 EF-S for $99.99

Going with the theme of the season, the official Canon USA Outlet store has launched a Pumpkin Spice Refurbished Sale (that’s their own name for it, not my goofy joke), and that includes two primes under $100 but still with a 1-year Canon USA warranty:

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

+ refurbished Canon 24mm f2.8 EF-S for $99.99 (thus my loophole to call it under $100)