Archives for November 2017

Refurbished Olympus 25mm f1.8 for $200 [m43]

The Olympus 25mm f1.8 lens goes for $300 in new condition at authorized dealers such as Adorama and Amazon itself, but if you are comfortable with manufacturer refurbished, the lens is back at the just refilled Olympus USA Outlet Store as follows:

+ Black 25mm f1.8 for $200
+ Silver 25mm f1.8 for $230

Refurbished Olympus PEN-F for $700

Some people use pens to write with ink, others use them to write with light. If you are of the latter persuasion, the manufacturer refurbished Olympus PEN-F (black) is back in-stock for $700 with free shipping and a 90-day USA warranty at the Olympus USA Outlet Store.

At the moment, in new condition at authorized dealers it goes for $1000, such as B&H Photo and Amazon itself.

Refurbished Olympus 17mm f2.8 [m43] for $90

Let them have pancake lenses said Marie Photographette! And the Olympus USA Outlet Store obeyed the order…

… the manufacturer refurbished Olympus M.Zuiko Lens 17mm f2.8 (Silver) is back in-stock for $90. Free shipping or flat $5 if the order total is under $100, I don’t remember. It comes with a 90-day Olympus USA warranty.

This lens is no longer available in new condition. The most reputable dealer carrying right now is used at KEH Camera for $159+

Refurbished Olympus E-M10 II Body Only for $300

The manufacturer refurbished Olympus E-M10 II body only (second generation) is now in-stock and ready to ship for $300 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty as part of the Olympus USA Outlet Store refill. It is in-stock as of the time of writing…

In new condition, this goes for $550 at authorized dealers such as Adorama and B&H Photo and $650 with the 14-42 or $750 with the 12-50. This was the price of the body only two weeks ago as well when I posted the Mirrorless Price Charts.

If you prefer the refurbished E-M10 II with the 14-42mm EZ, it goes for $430 in black or silver at the Olympus Outlet store, which is exactly the price of the refurbished 14-42mm EZ lens on its own. So if you go refurbished, the delta between the body only and the “with 14-42 EZ” is +$150, while in new condition is +$100. In other words, if you don’t feel compelled to have the 14-42 EZ lens, you can also look into getting a different lens, for example, a $90 pancake.

Refurbished Olympus E-M10 Body Only for $200

The manufacturer refurbished Olympus E-M10 body only (first generation) is now in-stock and ready to ship for $200 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty as part of the Olympus USA Outlet Store refill. It is in-stock as fo the time of writing…

The first generation Olympus E-M10 is no longer available in new condition at authorized dealers. Olympus already revealed the third generation (E-M10 III), one among the 12 new mirrorless new cameras of 2017.

Olympus Outlet store refilled: 13 new items

This is a breaking news alert! The Olympus USA Outlet Store has been refilled! Thirteen new items have been added since I checked earlier today!

You can find some of the highlights broken down individually under the Olympus category

PayPal coupon: $15 off $75+ order at Monoprice

PayPal sent by email a new coupon offer to their customers and this time the coupon code looks like it is general use, but I don’t know if anyone can use it or only those who received it. Coupon code PAYPAL2017 gets you $15 off a purchase of $75+ at the Monoprice website IF you pay for your order with PayPal (not other payment options). The coupon expires 11/22/17. Exclusions apply.

Speaking of Monoprice, for Monday 10/20/17, coupon code MARVEL gets you 20% off orders of $300+.

Starts Monday 12pm ET (FREE to Watch Online Class): Fine Art Landscape and Travel Photography

If you want to escape the Black Friday madness productively, we have an educational alternative for you! The Creative LIVE ON-AIR schedule where you will find a variety of photography and creative classes streaming for FREE!

ON-AIR free-streaming classes start at 12pm ET, and among today’s classes is the “Fine Art Landscape and Travel Photography” by Peter Eastway and Tony Hewitt. If you want a sneak peek, go under “Class Materials” and there you will find the Transcripts of all 48 lessons.

Meanwhile on Tuesday 11/21/17 at 12pm ET there will be the world premiere (recording LIVE) of a brand new class, Camera Buyer’s Guide by John Greego!

Other potentially interesting classes
+ November 24: Tabletop photography
+ November 26: One Light Wonder
+ November 27: Another Look with Art Wolf
+ November 28: Intro to Large Format Photography
+ December 6: Nikon D850 Fast Start
+ and many more

Sony a6500 with 16-50mm and Sigma 30/1.4 DC DN for $1469

The Sony a6500 dropped to $1200 body only or $1300 with the 16-50mm as part of this week’s Instant Savings madness.

BUT IF you want to buy the Sony a6500 with 16-50mm kit and a prime lens too, more specifically the Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN (E-mount of course), you get them together as a bundle for $1469 at BuyDIG.com. Just add to cart and proceed to checkout. No coupons, no rebates.

The Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN lens on its own goes for $339 with freebies at Adorama or with 4% rewards at B&H Photo.

So with the BuyDIG bundle, you are adding the 30/1.4 lens for $170 more, half off its on-its-own price.

Sony a7S II body with Rokinon 35mm f2.8 FE for $2500

The Sony a7S II body only is now down to $2400 BUT if you also want to buy a prime lens, more specifically the Rokinon 35mm f2.8 FE (IO35AF-E) autofocus lens, you can get them together as a bundle for $2500 with free shipping at BuyDIG.com. No coupon needed, just add to cart and checkout.

Sony a7S II Body down to $2400 (with freebies)

The Sony a7S II body only went for $2700 a couple of weeks when I posted the Mirrorless Price Charts. This week’s Instant Savings Madness dropped the price down to $2400 at authorized dealers with the option of various freebies:

+ At Adorama (keep paging down to see them all) you get either a free Lightroom 6 OR free Tascam Shotgun Mic OR the usual free accessories

+ At B&H Photo you can get a 4TB WD External HDD or a Rode Video Mic (the other free option on the listing)

+ At Amazon various 3rd-party sellers are offering their own bundles

Canon Pixma MX492 AiO Printer w/free S&H: $22 Open-Box (No Ink) or $34 Brand New

Among the latest Tanga featured deals, you can get the open-box Canon PIXMA MX492 Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer for $22 with free shipping. Note that this does NOT include any ink! So you must needs purchase or have your own ink to print!

Or if you prefer the printer in pristine new condition with ink included, you can get it for $34 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself.

Canon DSLR sale: 80D w/18-55 for $1000 (no Free Battery Grip); 6D II w/24-105 for 2070, Etc

Thanks to one of our readers for the alert! Woot launched a “Woot Plus” (longer running) sale on six new condition Canon cameras running until 12/4/17 or earlier if any of them sells out:

+ Canon 80D with 18-55 for $1000
+ goes for $1050 at Adorama with a handful of free accessories
+ goes for $1050 at B&H Photo with free accessories

+ Canon 6D II with 24-105mm f3.5-5.6 for $2070
+ goes for $2099 at Adorama with a FREE Canon BG-E21 Battery Grip
+ goes for $2099 at B&H Photo with a FREE Canon BG-E21 Battery Grip
+ the Woot offer does NOT get a free battery grip

+ Canon SX530 superzoom for $250
+ goes for $279 with free accessories at Adorama and B&H Photo

+ Canon D-Rebel T6i with 18-55 for $600
+ goes for $750 at Adorama etc
+ goes for $450 in manufacturer refurbished condition with 1-YR warranty from Canon USA

+ Canon D-Rebel T7i with 18-55 for $780
+ goes for $899 at Adorama, etc

+ Canon D-Rebel T6 with 18-55 for $350
+ goes for $450 at Adorama, etc
+ its two lens kit is planned to be a $450 Black Friday Circular Ads offer

+ shipping is the usual $5 flat for the calendar day

(ENDED) Tuesday: Z Camera E1 Mini 4K M43rds Body Only, Manfrotto 190Go! Carbon Fiber Tripod Kit for $290 (Ball OR 3-Way), Etc

These offers expired BUT for more action, check the B&H Featured Sales

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(ENDED) 20% off Used Camera Accessories with KEH Coupon

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The Trending Five: Canon G9X, 18-135 IS STM, Elph 180, Etc

If you are pressed for time and don’t want to go through our ever-growing Black Friday Situation Room, we have a new nightly feature for you during the holiday shopping season, “The Trending Five”, a quick round-up of five trending deals from the last few hours/days.

+ manufacturer refurbished Canon G9X RAWsumer with 1-year warranty for $250 at Canon USA

+ manufacturer refurbished Canon EF-S 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM w/1-YR warranty for $280 at Canon USA

+ YI 42.5mm F1.8 Lens with Macro Mode [m43] by YI fulfilled by Amazon for $100

+ manufacturer refurbished Canon Elph 180 for $50 at Canon USA

+ Samsung Chromebook Plus for $349 at Amazon by Amazon itself and Samsung itself and Office Depot and B&H Photo and Adorama

Monday: Stabilizers, Flashes, Etc (over 170 options)

It’s like a reunion of the Lighting Deal brands. Over 170 (!) items are listed in the Camera & Photo lightning deals of the Amazon Gold Box.

For the latest Black Friday related action, check the Situation Room (on-going summary of deals) and also our “digest”/round-up of the Black Friday Ads.

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GoPro HERO6 Black for $478

The latest model GoPro HERO6 Black is on a drip-drop sale again, going for $478~ with free shipping, in new condition at Amazon by Amazon itself with up to three units per customer at the sale price. Its regular price is $500.

Speaking of GoPRO, their Karma + Hero bundles are as follows:

+ Karma Drone + HERO5 Black for $899
+ Karma Drone + HERO6 Black for $999
+ limit three of each per customer

Photoshop Elements 2018 for $60 (with Premiere for $90)

The Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 is now down to $60 at Amazon by Amazon itself in your choice of a PC or MAC download or PC/Mac media in the mail.

Likewise, Premiere Elements 2018 goes for $60 as download or by mail.

Or if you want both, you can get the Elements Photoshop + Premiere 2018 for $90 as PC/Mac disc or Mac download. For some reason the PC download is not available. NOTE: that both the regular version and the Student and Teacher (STE) version are in the same listing, so if you are checking the different options, make sure you are looking at the correct version!

Planet Earth II 4K for $30 w/free S&H

If you enjoy nature photography and videography, the new condition Planet Earth II 4K BluRay + 4K standard edition is on sale for $30 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with up to two sets per customer.

Refurbished Canon G9X w/1-YR warranty for $250

The problem with the Canon Outlet specials is that sometimes they sell out really fast, but thankfully we managed to catch one of the two colors of the Canon G9X RAWsumer still in-stock, the brown/silver color scheme of the manufacturer refurbished Canon G9X for $250 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty. The black color scheme is sold out. You also get a FREE color matching camera case and camera strap when you add the camera to the shopping cart.

In new condition, this went for $400 when I posted the RAWsumer price chart a couple of weeks ago and still goes for that price at B&H Photo (with extras) and Amazon itself.

Refurbished Canon Elph 180 for $50 w/free S&H

Nom-Nom Elph appetizer! The red color scheme is already sold out, but you can get the silver color scheme of the Canon Elph 180 P&S digital camera in manufacturer refurbished condition with a 1-year Canon USA warranty and free shipping!

This goes for $110 in new condition, eg Amazon by Amazon itself after the $10 off clip-on coupon. Cameras now have clip-on coupons? Who knew 🙂

Refurbished Canon EF-S 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM w/1-YR warranty for $280

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM lens is bundled with a number of Canon APS-C DSLR kits but it is crazy-priced on its own in new condition at authorized dealers. It currently goes for $600, or you can get it for $400 as a white box at B&H Photo.

But fear not, the Canon Pre-Black-Friday Sale has you covered. The lens is in-stock as of the time of writing, you can get this lens in manufacturer refurbished condition for $280 with free shipping and a 1-year Canon USA warranty.

As Larry David would say, this is pretty, pretty, pretty good!

Refurbished Canon D-Rebel T6i w/18-55 IS STM and 1-YR warranty for $449

The official Canon USA store launched a 17-item Pre Black Friday sale, and one of the items offered is the manufacturer refurbished Canon D-Rebel T6i with 18-55 IS STM offered for $449 with free shipping and a 1-year Canon USA warranty and a free Magnifier MG-Ef. It is in-stock as of the time of writing.

In new condition this kit goes for $749 at authorized Canon dealers such as Adorama.

Not a bad price for a “take pictures” with kit with a 1-year warranty.

Canon 6D Body with either FREE BG-E21 Battery Grip or 1-YR Pho Creative Cloud for $1300

Last night we mentioned some of the 6D II offers but there’s more. If you prefer the first generation Canon 6D body only, it dropped from $1400 when we did the 35mm FF Price Chart to $1300 now at authorized dealers, and there are couple of offers with useful freebies for $1300:

+ At B&H Photo you get a FREE 1-Year Adobe Photography Creative Cloud subscription

+ At Canon USA you get a FREE Canon Battery Grip BG-E21. This gets added automatically to our shopping cart while this promotion is running.

Pay $50 more to get either the Canon EVF-DC1 or Mount Adapter Together with Canon M6 Kit Purchaase

The Canon M6 dropped $100 since we posted the Mirrorless Price Charts, currently going for $680 body only and $800 with 15-45 at authorized dealers such as Amazon and Adorama.

But the official Canon USA outlet store has two optional combined purchase discounts on the new condition Canon M6 kits (not the refurbished). Thanks to a combined purchase discount, you can get either the EVF-DC1 for $50 more or the Mount Adapter (EF/S lenses to EF-M bodies) for $50 more. I don’t know if you can get both discounts if you add them all to your shopping cart.

Refurbished Canon SX710 HS superzoom (30x optical) w/1-YR warranty for $150

If you love red superzoom digital cameras, the red manufacturer refurbished Canon SX 710 HS with a 30X optical zoom and a 1-year Canon USA warranty and a free 8GB SD card goes for $150 with free shipping at the Canon USA outlet store. It is in-stock as of the time of writing. This too is one of their Pre-Black-Friday Sale items.

Canon M100 with 15-45mm and EF-EOS M Mount Adapter (EF/EF-S lenses on EF-M bodies) for $550

And now to the Canon mirrorless system we go. The new condition Canon M100 with 15-45mm goes for $500 with some free accessories at authorized dealers such as Adorama.

However, if you also want to buy the Canon Mount Adapter EF-EOS M together with the camera, the official Canon USA store’s Pre-Black Friday sale has a promotion that gets you a $150 off combined purchase discount if you buy together in the same shopping cart:

+ new condition Canon M100 with 15-45mm
+ new condition Canon Mount Adapter EF-EOS M (allows Canon EF or EF-S lenses to be mounted on EF-M mirrorless cameras)

This offer is mentioned on the product pages of both eligible cameras and the Mount Adapter.

The price math is this: $500 + $200 – $150 = $550 total.

Refurbished Canon 24-105mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM with 1-YR warranty for $379

The Canon 24–105mm f/3.5–5.6 IS STM goes for $600 in new condition (eg Adorama) but if you want to save some but still get a 1-year warranty, then…

… to the Canon USA store we go where you can get this lens in manufacturer refurbished condition for $380 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty. It is in-stock as of the time of writing.