Archives for November 2017

Refurbished Canon 6D body for $899

More offers are coming in at the official Canon USA store, this time on the 35mm full frame front, it is the manufacturer-refurbished Canon 6D body only offered for $900 with free shipping and a 1-year Canon USA warranty and a free 5DS-shaped mini USB flash drive. This is a limited time sale thanks to a trio of instant savings promotions.

This an alternative option to two new condition Canon 6D offers that are currently running:

+ with your choice of Useful Freebies for $1199 (no rebates, no coupons)

+ with Pixma PRO 100 printer for $1199 after $350 MIR

Select Apple Sales continue at B&H

Some of the Apple sales expired with the calendar end of Cyber Monday, but not all of them! A number of Apple Sales continue at B&H Photo. Some of them have a Saturday night expiration, while others are in-progress without a built-in expiration time. AS usual, it’s a mix of MacBooks, iPads, iMacs, and Beats.

Refurbished Canon Speedlite 270EX II for $79

The new condition Canon Speedlite 270EX II goes for $169 in new condition at authorized dealers such as Adorama, but if you want to cut the price in half, you can get it for $79 with free shipping and the same 1-year warranty at the official Canon Outlet store.

Tokina 100mm f2.8 AT-X Macro for $350 [C/N]

Macro time! The new condition Tokina 100mm f2.8 AT-X M100 AF Pro D lens is on sale for $350 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards at B&H Photo and Adorama for a limited time in the Canon and Nikon systems.

Ends Thur PM: Pentax Lens Instant Savings (24 options)

Last call! The current Pentax Lens Instant Savings promotion is expiring at 11:59pm ET on Thursday at B&H Photo, featuring 24 lens options, with a mix of zooms and primes, and prices ranging from $92 (50mm f1.8DA) to $4000 (560mm f5.6).

Walgreens Photo coupon: 75% off Custom Photo Books

Coupon time at Walgreens Photo. Coupon code WINTER75 gets you 75% off custom Photo Books until Saturday 11:59pm. Free store pickup. Shipping is extra unless they have free shipping promotions. Coupon valid for up to 5 separate uses. The discount covers the first twenty pages of each custom photo books. Additional pages are at full price.

Canon Pixma MG3620 AiO Printer for $10 after $30 Rewards at Office Depot-Max

Not a penny, but also part of the Office Depot Rewards offers running until Saturday 12/2/17 close of business is the new condition Canon PIXMA MG3620 Wireless Color Inkjet All-In-One printer offered for $10 after $30 in Office Depot rewards. You pay $40, and a few weeks later you receive $30 rewards in your Office Depot rewards account. Limit up to two per customer during this promotional week. It is free and simple to join their rewards program.

Duracell 1c After Rewards Battery Offers is back

This week’s Office Depot Rewards offers running until Saturday 12/2/17 close of business include the return of the Duracell 1c After Rewards offers. As before, you can buy one or two 16-packs of Duracell Alkaline single-use AA or AAA batteries.

You pay full price ($15.99 per 16-pack), making sure your rewards account is in your online profile (if buying online) or you show your rewards card (or enter your phone number) if buying at the store. A few weeks later you will receive Office Depot-Max rewards of $15.98 in your online account per 16-pack. Sales-tax is not included in the rewards amount, that’s out of your pocket.

On the same Office Depot Rewards offers page you will also notice a similar 1c after rewards offer for Bose X-9 copy paper, and other rewards-y offers for other brand copy papers as well.

Please note that the combined Office Depot-Max rewards cannot be rolled like the old Office Max Rewards. You have to spend “fresh money” on these batteries if you want to get rewards back.

Sony a7r III not out yet

If you missed it earlier today, you can rewatch it at any time, the previously mentioned 1-hour 5-person panel by B&H Photo on the Sony a7r III camera.

There was a November 30 in-stock estimated date mentioned a couple of weeks ago, before the Black-Cyber Friday-Monday madness began.

The camera itself, as of the time of writing, is not in-stock. At Amazon by Amazon itself it is in the ubiquitous “temporarily out of stock” status. At Adorama it is in pre-order status and so is at B&H Photo. It is currently ranked the #1 new release in Mirrorless Cameras, but before you schedule a victory parade, keep in mind that Amazon’s rankings are only as good as their product categorization and classification :

Barnes & Noble: 20% off one item with coupon

Good until 12/3/17 PM, coupon code PRESENTS gets you 20% off one eligible item at the Barnes and Noble website. The usual coupon exclusions apply.

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.

But wait, there’s more! Barnes and Noble has over 100 leather bound Collectible Editions of various classics old and new, from Jane Austen to Star Wars and Dune and Alice in Wonderland and Lovecraft and more

(ENDED) FeiyuTech G5 3-Axis Stabilized Handheld Gimbal for $159

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Last Call (ends Thur 4:15pm ET): Zeiss Milvus Sale [C/N]

The current Zeiss Milvus lens sale for Canon and Nikon SLR systems expires at the very specific time of Thursday 12/1/17 at 4:15pm eastern time at B&H Photo, so this is a Last Call alert if you are interested. The lenses are:

+ Milvus 15mm f2.8 for $2294
+ Milvus 18mm f/2.8 for $1955
+ Milvus 21mm f2.8 for $1568
+ Milvus 35mm f/1.4 for $1700
+ Milvus 50mm f2M for $1093
+ Milvus 50mm f1.4 for $1020
+ Milvus85mm f1.4 for $1530
+ Milvus 100mm f2 for $1568
+ Milvus 135mm f2 for $1870

+ a number of them earn 4% promotional rewards as well, which yield a nice amount considering the prices

Lensbaby 5.8mm f3.5 Circular Fisheye for $199 [8 systems]

How do lenses have babies? The mystery remains, and also remaining until 12/2/17 PM is a Lensbaby 5.8mm f/3.5 Circular Fisheye instant savings sale for $199 with free shipping and $8~ promotional rewards at B&H Photo in select DSLR (Canon, Nikon, Pentax K, Sony A) and mirrornyet systems (M43rds, Fuji X, Sony E, Samsung NX).

Tokina 12-28mm f4 ATX PRO for $239 [Canon]

For Canon only, the new condition Tokina 12-28mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro APS-C is on sale for $239 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo until Saturday 12/2/17 at 11:59pm ET (note however that B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM, so plan accordingly). No coupon, no rebate, just add to the shopping cart and proceed to checkout… For more sales, check their Featured Deals page

Nikon D850 re-listed at Amazon, still TOOS

The Nikon D850 listings (option to pre-order from Amazon itself) disappeared last night at the Amazon website but as of the time of writing, they are pre-orderable again, in the all-encompassing and all-mysterious “temporarily out of stock” status.

The D850 remains in Pre-Order status at B&H Photo and in “Coming Soon” at Adorama.

Watch (FREE): Sony a7r III B&H Photo Discussion

Ooops, I didn’t post this early enough when it went live, but you can watch it at any time! It is the B&H Photo Sony a7r III Video Stream. The five person panel discussion starts around the 10 minute mark. You can also find it YouTube-embedded below:

Canon 6D Body with Pixma PRO 100 and Paper for $1199 after $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX GC)

Our earlier Canon 6D Freebies round-up was a mail-in rebate safe space. But if you don’t object to the mail-in rebates, and instead of a choice of various freebie options there (4TB HDD, LR6, 1-YR Pho Cloud, etc), you instead want the Pixma PRO 100 printer and don’t object to the mail-in rebate (MIR) and gift card song and dance…

… then for the same price of $1199 after $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX gift card), at Adorama, you can get the Canon 6D Body with Pixma PRO 100 + 50pk SG-201. No other freebies are included with this, so you are trading off the Pixma PRO 100 and rebate inconvenience VS a choice of LR6/Cloud/4TB/etc freebie…

If you like the Pixma rebate idea but want the 6D II or 5D Mk IV instead, check our earlier Mail-In Rebate Offers posts for those offers…

Canon 6D Body With Your Choice of Useful Freebies for $1199

The last couple of days we posted some of the biggest Canon DSLR + PIXMA bundles. But what if you hate mail-in rebates but still want a Canon 35mm full frame DSLR, and you’ve done the trade-offs and you prefer the 6D over the 6D II?

At B&H Photo, you have these options for $1199
+ with FREE 1-Year Creative Cloud Photographer Plan

+ with FREE Storage Bundle: 4TB WD My Passport HDD and 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC card, both solid options for your photos!

+ with “Default” Freebies on the root listing: 4% promotional rewards ($48~ in future purchases) and 32GB Sandisk Extreme SD, Ruggard bag, and extra Powa 3rd-party battery

At Adorama, you have these options for $1199
+ with FREE LIGHTROOM 6 – this is the old fashioned software, not the high profit margin cloud subscription

+ with “Default” Freebies on the root listing: 4% promotional rewards ($48~ in future purchases) and extra Canon LP-E6 N battery (not 3rd-party)

+ with Corel and Accessorapalooza: free Corel software bundle (five titles), 32GB Sandisk Extreme PRO, Canon shoulder bag, Flashpoint remote, release cable, card case and cleaning kit
+ remember, you can use these accessories if you are creating camera gifts for friends and family ~ if you don’t need/want them for yourself

The same offers are also available for the other official Canon kit, with the 24-105 f4L which goes for $1799 (a +$600 on the body only).

Oben CT-2491 Carbon Fiber Tripod for $300

And now a stabilizer-y thing, in this case, something human photographers call a tripod. The new condition Oben CT-2491 Carbon Fiber Tripod is on sale for a limited time for $300 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo which has a very loaded Thursday Daily Deals

Canon Lens Discounts with Coupon [updated]

Entering coupon code CAMDDX388 in the shopping cart (requires email address) drops further the prices of select Canon Lenses at Adorama for a limited time…

+ Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM with extras for $675

+ Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens with extras for $1169

+ Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM with extras for $1799

+ Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM with extras for $1529

+ Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM with extras for $1709

Pre-order new M-mount lenses: Voigt 40/1.2, Leica 75/1.2

Two new Leica M-mount lenses are coming up in the next few weeks and they are available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo. They have been added to the New Lenses of 2017 page as well…

+ Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical for $899

+ Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH for $12,795

Refurb DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter 4K w/1-YR W for $639

Back to eBay Landia where the official DJI eBAY store is offering the DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter 4K Video Camera Drone for $639 with free shipping and a 1-year DJI warranty. Limit up to five per customer at the sale price. They ship from Florida.

Canon 6D II Body with BG-E21 Battery Grip and Pixma PRO 100 printer and Extras for $1349 after $350 MIR

Yesterday we broke down the Canon 7D II APS-C Pixma PRO 100 bundle, today it’s full frame day 🙂 We already mentioned the 5D Mark IV bundles, now it is time for the Canon 6D II bundles…

This is another “deal survivor”: offers that went live during Black Friday and Cyber Monday and still continue! The expiration date for this incarnation is Saturday 12/2/17 at 11:59pm ET, but keep in mind, B&H Photo does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM, so plan accordingly!

It is in-stock and ready to ship as of the time of writing! If you are not afraid of mail-in rebates, B&H Photo has a 6D Mark II Body Bundle for $1349 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX GC). You get the 6D Mark II body only, the Canon BG-E21 battery grip, the Pixma PRO 100 printer and its 50pk SG-201 paper sidekick, a 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC and an extra Canon LP-E6N battery.

The same offer is also available on two other official 6D Mark II kits, in the same bundle of Printer and freebies and rebates as above:

+ 6D II with EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 for $1749 after MIR
+ this is $400 more than the body only

+ 6D II with EF 24-105mm f/4L II for $2249 after MIR
+ this is $900 more than the body only

+ NOTE: the above two bundles come with different 24-105 lenses, so if you are switching between the various listings, make sure you are looking at the correct 24-105 lens bundle when you are ready to order.

These three bundles have the same price deltas in-between them as do the the three standard kits of $1699 (body) and $2099 (+$400) w/24-70 f3.5-5.6 and $2599 (+$900) with 24-105 f4L.

Canon 5D Mark IV Body with BG-E20 Battery Grip and Pixma PRO 100 printer and Extras for $2849 after $350 MIR

This is another “deal survivor”: offers that went live during Black Friday and Cyber Monday and still continue! The expiration date for this incarnation is Saturday 12/2/17 at 11:59pm ET, but keep in mind, B&H Photo does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM, so plan accordingly!

It is in-stock and ready to ship as of the time of writing! If you are not afraid of mail-in rebates and prepaid gift cards, B&H Photo has a Canon 5D Mark IV body only bundle for $2849 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX GC). For that you get the Canon 5D Mark IV body only, the Canon BG-E20 battery grip, the Pixma PRO 100 printer and its 50pk SG-201 paper sidekick, a 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC and an extra Canon LP-E6N battery.

The same offer is also available on two other official 5D Mark IV kits, in the same bundle of Printer and freebies and rebates as above:

+ 5D IV with EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Lens for $3599 after MIR
+ this is $750 more than the body only

+ 5D IV with EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM Lens for $3749 after MIR
+ this is $900 more than the body

These three bundles have the same price deltas in-between them as do the the three standard kits of $3199 (body) and $3949 (+$750) w/24-70 and $4099 (+$900) with 24-105.

Thrifty Tip: Estimate/Plan End Of Tax Year Business Purchases Now!

If you have a photography business or are self-employed, or have hobby income, depending on your tax situation, some or all of your camera-gear related purchases can help with your taxes, from Section 179 to standard depreciation, and all that. Don’t wait until the last week of December to do this! Start now! Do simulations on how your taxes will be impacted by business-related purchases this year and in the future, and plan accordingly. Likewise, look at your camera gear arsenal, what you need to get and replace in the short term, medium term and long term and see how it would fit into your financial planning.

The Tax Software for 2017 are not only out already, but they have began going on sale. Amazon has a H&R Block Deal of the Day with prices starting at $14 for the Deluxe version. This is one of a modest eight deals of the day. Compare to 40+ on Cyber Monday 🙂

UPDATE: if you buy the digital versions of the software, any “No Rush Credits” you may have in your Amazon account are automatically applied in the shopping cart (the slow shipping $1 credits Prime members receive if they select slow shipping instead of 2-day shipping on select orders).

50% off refurb Dell Latitude E5440 laptop after coupon

Dell Refurbished is back with a weeklong coupon promotion running until 12/5/17 at 11:59pm central time. Using coupon code E5440DEAL50 you can get the 50% off Dell Latitude E5440 Laptop with free ground shipping. Prices start at $179.50 after coupon. The usual coupon restrictions apply, while supplies last, and so forth.

Refurbished Nikon Coolpix A900 (35x optical) for $190

We zoom back on the eBAY DEALS where the BuyDIG eBAY store strikes again, offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Coolpix A900 (35x optical zoom) for $190 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. Limit up to five cameras per eBAY user during sale. Over 300 of them have been sold through this listing per the eBay page over there.

In new condition at authorized Nikon dealers, this goes for $379 such as Amazon itself and Adorama and B&H Photo.

20ct Polaroid 2 x 3″ Premium ZINK Photo Paper for $7.64

While we are on the topic of instant cameras, the 20-sheet (Twin Pack) of Polaroid 2 x 3″ Premium ZINK Photo Paper is on sale for the very specific price of $7.64 at B&H Photo and Amazon itself (limit 3). At B&H, you can buy as many as you like, but you need to place a $49+ order to get free shipping. At Amazon, you get free shipping as a Prime member or with a $25+ order (shhh! don’t tell the Amazon Price Bots, it’s not an Add-On item).

At Amazon, you can also set up a “Subscribe & Save” for $7.26 per twin-pack. This price is only guaranteed for the first shipment. Future “Subscribe & Save” shipments will ship at the future current prices when the future orders are computer-placed. You can adjust and cancel “Subscribe & Saves” at any time.

The sale is so good on the 10-pack that it actually “defeats” the 50-pack which goes for $23.49 (47c per exposure). While the twin-packs are 38c per exposure. It has already climbed to the #2 spot of the Photographic Film best sellers at Amazon. The usual caveat with the best seller listings at Amazon – they are only as good as the product categorization created by their employees, 3rd-party sellers and AI Bots 🙂

NOTE: this film can only be used in ZINK cameras and printers. The previously mentioned Polaroid PIC 300 does not take ZINK paper – it needs Polaroid 300 instant film.

Polaroid PIC-300 Instant Camera for $50 w/FS

Fuji is not the only one making instant cameras in their surprise renaissance, the Polaroid naming rights owners are too and still-surviving the retail apocalypse JC Penney is offering the black color scheme of the Polaroid PIC-300 Instant Camera for $50 with free store pickup (where available/possible) or with free shipping (on all orders over $49).

They managed to outprice everyone, B&H Photo has it for $60, Amazon for $70.

But JC Penney doesn’t have the instant film for it on sale (the razor/blade thing?). They charge $15 for 10 exposures or $22 for 20 exposures. You can get 20 exposures (two 10-packs) for $18 by Amazon itself (limit two) and at B&H Photo, but free shipping is conditional. At Amazon, you have to be a Prime member or place a $25+ order. At B&H, you need a $49+ order. Adorama offers it for $20 with free shipping without a minimum purchase requirement.

(ENDED) Friday Gold Box: Feiyu, HolyStone, Lightdow, Etc

These offers expired but for all the Gold Box posts here, follow the Yellow Brick Road of Gold-Box tagged posts

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