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Black Friday is less than 12 days away, so, as usual, we have just launched our Black Friday 2017 Situation Room. It will serve as an executive summary for the latest deals.
The latest deals as they happen will continue to be posted here as usual. You can also follow the action using our free full-text RSS feed.
The Panasonic GX8 body only was going for $1200 last week when I posted the Mirrorless Price charts, but this week it is down to $998 at authorized dealers such as Adorama (with freebies) and B&H Photo (4% rewards) and by Amazon itself (5% with Prime VISA).
A handful of Panasonic cameras got discounted today, you can find them at the aforelinked Panasonic category of posts.
The Panasonic LX100 rawsumer was going for $800 last week [see Fixed Lens Cameras Price charts] but this week it is down to $998 with free shipping at authorized dealers. Better yet, at Adorama you get a $100 Adorama gift certificate with it, while still paying $998.
At B&H Photo you get a free 32GB Extreme SD and camera bag, while Amazon itself gets you 5% in statement credit if paid with Prime VISA.
Meanwhile the Panasonic FZ1000 superzoom is also getting discounted, going from $800 to $700 with free accessories at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon (no freebies).
The Panasonic LX100 rawsumer was going for $800 last week [see Fixed Lens Cameras Price charts] but this week it is down to $648 with free shipping at Adorama (with free accessories or 4% promotional rewards) and at B&H Photo (likewise with free accessories or 4% promotional rewards) and at Amazon itself (no freebies but 5% rewards with Prime VISA purchases).
Last week the Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm was going for $800 [see Mirrorless Price Chart]. This week it is joining some of the other Panasonic cameras in going down in price! It currently goes for $498 with free shipping and with some free accessories:
+ At Adorama you get the Corel software, 46mm filter, 32GB SD card, card reader, memory card wallet, and Lowepro 140 Format bag
+ At B&H Photo you get a 32GB Sandisk Extreme SD card and a Ruggard Hunter 15 camera bag
+ At Amazon there are no freebies but you get 5% cashback if you pay with a Prime VISA credit card (or 3% non-Prime)
Panasonic Gone Wild! When I posted the Mirrorless Price Chart last week, the Panasonic GH4 was jumped up to $1500. This week though, it’s coming back down to reality, but that’s not all! It is getting some free extras as well.
At B&H Photo
+ with Rode VideoMic with Rycote Lyre Suspension System
+ with Polsen VM-180M DSLR/Video Microphone
+ with V-Log L Activation Code Kit
At Adorama
+ with Various Freebies: Corel software, 32GB Lexar SD, 24/7 TC medium holster, card wallet, screen protector, cleaning kit
+ with $36 promotional rewards as the freebie
It also goes for $898 at Amazon by Amazon itself but no free extras at the moment.
The Panasonic G85 mirrorless camera is on its way out. The body only kit is already gone, that’s why we didn’t include it in our latest Mirrorless Price Chart, but that doesn’t stop the deals from happening!
The standard Panasonic G85 with 12-60mm which goes for $1000 now (and went for $1000 last week) is now bundled with the Panasonic 45-200mm f4-5.6 II PowerOIS lens for FREE at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit 3 per customer; 5% if you pay with Prime Chase VISA; 3% with non-Prime Chase VISA) and B&H Photo and Adorama.
Adorama includes a handful of free extras as well: Corel software suite, 24/7 TC holster, 58mm filter kit, 32GB Lexar SD, card reader, memory card wallet, and cleaning kit. The lens is included in the bundle, when you scroll to the bottom of the “Bundle Includes”, you will see the lens there. Screenshot below:
Optionally you can triple the warranty by filing with Panasonic. Details in PDF files at both retailers above.
There are many and more Micro Four Thirds options these days, so the decision on which one(s) to get may require a few spreadsheets and Tylenols 😉
PS: the difference between a Prime and a non-Prime Chase VISA is your Prime status. If you are a Prime member, it becomes a Prime VISA and you get 5% back on your statements. If you are not a Prime member, you get 3% back.
Good until Monday night, we have another round of coupons at Dell Refurbished, with free US shipping. Coupons cannot be combined with other offers, and do not work on clearance items.
+ 40% off any Dell item in stock (excludes E5440 models) with coupon DELL40DEAL
+ 50% off Dell OptiPlex 9020 Desktops with Coupon Code: DELL9020DEAL
+ 50% off Dell Latitude E7240 Laptops with Coupon code: DELL7240DEAL
Might as well put all the Dell Refurbished coupons in one page. The coupons below are Servers and run until Wednesday 11/15/17 at 11:59pm central as follows:
+ 50% off Dell PowerEdge R620 Servers with Coupon code: DELL50R620
+ 40% off Dell PowerEdge R630 Servers with Coupon code: DELL40R630
+ 35% off Dell PowerEdge R720 with Coupon code: DELL35R720
+ 30% off any Dell Server with Coupon code: DELL30SERVER
+ clearance excluded; free US shipping
There are many and more superzoom options out there these days. If it is the Panasonic ZS50 travel-zoom (30X optical) the one you want, it is currently on sale in new condition for $279 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit 3 per customer) and at B&H Photo.
With Android camera and photography apps picking up in features and usability, a “ChromeDroid” (Chrome OS laptop with Google Play Android app support) may be an option for some photographers in some situations. Which brings us to a sale, the new condition ASUS Chromebook Flip C302 is down to $430 with free shipping, sold and shipped by Amazon itself with up to three units per customer.
This is competing with the Samsung Chromebook PRO which also uses the Intel m3-6Y30 processor, but the Samsung goes for $500 and comes with and supports an S-Pen stylus. The ASUS does not come with or support a specialty stylus (you can use a general purpose touchscreen stylus but those are nowhere near as accurate or useful as digitizer technology like the S-Pen, or Surface Pen or Apple Pencil or Wacoms).
Speaking of which, as of the time of writing, all four options of the ChromeOS flagship, the Google Pixelbook are now in-stock and shipping by Amazon itself. The 128GB option goes for $1000, while the 256GB goes for $1200. The Stylus costs $99 more, available as a bundle on that page or can be purchased separately.
One thing leads to another and we have a bit of a YI theme today. Unrelated to their action cameras, the YI 42.5mm f1.8 lens is on sale for $169 in the black color scheme or the silver color scheme, sold by the YI Amazon store with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so it is Prime eligible.
This is of interest if you only want the lens and have zero interest in the YI M1 camera or 12-40 YI lens.
If you have some interest in the YI M1 camera, note that it is sold as a YI M1 two lens kit (the M1 camera, this 42.5/1.8 lens and the 12-40/3.5-5.6 lens) for $379 in the silver color scheme. The black color scheme is currently sold out.
The YI Gimbal 3-Axis Handheld Stabilizer currently goes for $162~, sold by the YI Amazon store with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime eligible.
When you page down under its “Special offers and product promotions”, this is eligible for a 50% off coupon (for the Gimbal price) when you purchase it together with one of YI’s 4K action cameras. Coupon code OZ2GMSFR works for camera-only, and coupon code 4GUGI89I works for camera with waterproof case. The 50% off coupon makes this YI Gimbal cost $81~ more when purchased together with an eligible action camera.
Better yet, this coupon promotion is stackable with the four freebies promotion, so for $336 you get the YI action camera, the gimbal and four accessories.
TO GET THE DISCOUNT
Add all the items below to your shopping cart:
+ YI 4K+ Sports and Action Camera
+ YI Gimbal 3-Axis Handheld Stabilizer
+ YI Head Strap Mount for Yi Action Camera Compatible with GoPro Hero
+ YI Helmet Mount for the YI Action Camera Compatible with GoPro Hero
+ YI Bike Handlebar Mount for Action Camera Compatible with GoPro Hero
+ YI Wrist Strap Mount Action Camera Universal Compatible
Proceed to the checkout page and enter coupon code OZ2GMSFR if buying camera-only, or coupon code 4GUGI89I if buying the camera-with-waterproof case bundle. The price of the YI Gimbal will be cut in half using this coupon. The screenshot example below is with the camera-only option with coupon OZ2GMSFR
The new condition YI 4K+ Sports and Action Camera is on sale for $255 with free shipping, sold by the YI Amazon store with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so they are Prime eligible. But that’s not all, when you page down over there to the “Special offers and product promotions” section, or mouse over the “Applicable discounts” below the price, you will see some offers that get you various freebies with purchase.
You can get all four freebies mentioned if you manually add them to the shopping cart along with the camera. All must be sold by the YI Amazon store, not any other sellers, because that’s their coupons. The links below point to the YI store options for each eligible item:
+ YI 4K+ Sports and Action Camera
+ YI Head Strap Mount for Yi Action Camera Compatible with GoPro Hero
+ YI Helmet Mount for the YI Action Camera Compatible with GoPro Hero
+ YI Bike Handlebar Mount for Action Camera Compatible with GoPro Hero
+ YI Wrist Strap Mount Action Camera Universal Compatible
+ as you can see from the product descriptions, these accessories can be used with other action cameras as well
Add them all to the shopping cart. Then when you proceed to the Amazon Checkout page, the price of each item will be automatically discounted. No coupon is needed! If you don’t see the discounts, it means the promotion expired or there’s something wrong. If you don’t see the discounts, you won’t get the discounts!
Speaking of storage, there is some Sandisk SSD action at Amazon. The 240GB SSD PLUS (SDSSDA-240G-G26) [Newest Version] is on sale for $75 with free shipping with up to three per customer, while the 120GB goes for $55, the 480GB for $138, and the 960GB for $270. Limit three of each size per customer. This is not a lightning deal.
This weekly sale expired…
Back to eBayLandia we go where the Best Buy eBay store is offering the new condition 64GB Sandisk Cruzer Glide USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $15 with free shipping. Up to ten per customer at the sale price. Of interest if you don’t need USB 3.0 levels of speed.
These expired but for more action, check the B&H Featured Sales
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