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Leica TL Mirrorless iLC Body for $1199 (black) OR $1295 (silver)

Leica has not been shy about launching different cameras and systems and partnering with various companies, including their smartphone romance with Huawei. Their first generation mirrorless camera, the TL APS-C body only is currently on sale for a limited time at B&H Photo! The black TL body only goes for $1199 with free expedited shipping and you also get 2% promotional rewards ($24~ to spend in the future at B&H).

The silver TL body only is also on sale, going for $1295 with free expedited shipping. No promotional rewards for this one.

Their second generation model, the TL2 body only is going for $1950, and the white color scheme is in-stock for this price at Adorama and by various at Amazon.

PS: Leicas are still included in the Price Charts. I only removed them from the 35mm Full Frame chart because they skew the charts and break the flow and make it too long to manage (nine 35mm FF models, $4K to $8K).

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: leica, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

Used Fuji X-T10 body for $369

Price-checking has began again as I’m working on the Mirrorless segment of the Price Charts series.

Fuji has many X-cameras now. If your research and price points are pointing towards a used Fuji X-T10, there are a lot of options under $400 at the moment for the body only. Adorama and Green Mountain Camera are fighting for the $369 price point at Amazon Warehouse Deals in “Used – Like New” condition.

Meanwhile KEH Camera, which offers a 180-day warranty [factor that into the price since warranties cost money to offer] offers it for $379 plus shipping in “Used EX+” (Excellent Plus) condition. Or for $20 more for an “LN-” condition (LN = Like New).

Used prices of the X-T20 are almost twice as much at the moment.

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Adorama’s Apple 2-Day Sale with iMac Retina 5K, MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, iPad PROs

Adorama has launched a limited time Apple 2-Day Sales Event featuring a trio of iMacs (Retina 5K), a trio of Apple MacBookPROs with Touch Bar, a quartet of iPad PROs (two of each screen size), along with the Apple Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Apple TV 4K 🙂 A total of fourteen products are participating in this limited time sale!

PS: with Thanksgiving / Black Friday happening early this year [the second earliest calendar wise], things are happening faster than I can breathe. Already a bunch of Black Friday ads dropped today which I will digest as well. If only I was IBM’s Watson and I could spawn 1,000 background threads to do everything at once 🙂

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: ,

Pre-order new Panasonic 128GB SDZA Professional SDXC card for … [OMG!]

Panasonic is getting serious about the professional memory card game too. Announced together with their new Panasonic G9 photographic flagship is a “professionally priced” SDXC memory card too. The new Panasonic RP-SDZA128AK, part of their SDZA series, is a 128GB UHS II SDXC, V90 90MB/sec., 280MB/Sec. Read, 250 MB/Sec. Write, Class 3 (U3) & Class 10 memory card with a pre-order price of $500.

Pre-orders of this are accepted at Amazon by Amazon itself (February 2018 release estimate) and at B&H Photo whose release estimate is mid-November 2017 (may be a typo, I don’t know?).

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: memory cards and storage, panasonic Tagged With: ,

Pre-order new Panasonic 200mm f2.8 OIS lens [m43]

Telebrights are coming to Micro Four Thirds Landia! Coming along with the G9 flagship camera is a brand new bright telephoto prime, the new H-ES200 lens. Or as most people like to call it, a Panasonic 200mm f2.8 OIS with an includes 1.4X teleconverter (DMW-TC14) for the pre-order price of $3000.

Pre-orders for this lovely are accepted at Amazon by Amazon itself and B&H Photo and Adorama.

If the included 1.4X teleconverter is not enough, Panasonic will also be releasing at about the same time the brand new Panasonic LUMIX 2.0X Teleconverter Lens, Black (DMW-TC20) for this lens, available for pre-ordering for $600 at Amazon by Amazon itself and Adorama and B&H Photo.

This too has been added to the New Lenses of 2017 tracking page.

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, panasonic Tagged With: , , , ,

Pre-order new Panasonic G9 camera with Dual IS, 80mp high-res mode for $1700

Patience is a virtue for this new camera as the estimates point to mid January to mid February 2018. It is the brand new Panasonic G9 non-video flagship, with a dual IS system [about time this became popular], dual SD slots, and an “80 megapixel high-res mode” among other things. The pre-order price is $1700 with pre-orders accepted by Amazon itself and Adorama and B&H Photo.

It will be added to the Stock Status Tracker as we get closer to release date (it’s 2-3 months away).

Also coming along for the ride is the Panasonic DMW-BGG9 Battery Grip available for pre-ordering for $350 at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself.

The timing of this camera is perfect because our Mirrorless segment of the Camera Price Charts is coming out tomorrow, so it will be included 🙂

This too has been added to the New Cameras of 2017 tracking page. This furthers the Mirrorless cameras lead over DSLRs to 12-8. It is not unreasonable to assume that DSLRs probably don’t have a chance to catch up to them in 2017 but you never know, we’ve had November and December surprised in previous years after all!

Does this sound like a dream M43rds camera or hype? Details at 11!

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, panasonic Tagged With: , , ,

Now Posted: the November 2017 APS-C DSLR Price Charts

We have completed Episode II of the 2017 Camera Price Charts series with the APS-C DSLRs! Two down, and two to go. The plan is to have one per day, so Mirrorless should be out on Thursday and Fixed Lens Cameras on Friday.

NOVEMBER 2017 SERIES

+ 35mm Full Frame Cameras
+ APS-C DSLRs
+ Mirrorless Cameras (COMING UP)
+ Fixed Lens Cameras (COMING UP)

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: website news

Sony a6300 with 16-50 and 55-210 and Extras for $998

A loaded entry-point bundle in the Sony E-system, the Sony a6300 camera with the 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses and some free accessories is currently going for $998 with free shipping at a couple of authorized Sony dealers as follows:

At Adorama you get the Corel software bundle (five titles), a Lowepro Format 140 shoulder bag, a 16GB SD card, a memory card wallet, a cleaning kit, a Tiffen 40.5mm UV filter and a Pro-Optic 49mm UV filter (two lenses are included in the bundle, so that’s why you get two different filters). You also earn $40~ in promotional rewards to be spent in future Adorama purchases.

Optionally, when you expand the yellow “Special Offers” section, there is an option to add to this bundle the 1-year Adobe Photographer Creative Cloud subscription for $100 instead of its regular price of $120.

At B&H Photo this offer has a 11/11/17 at 11:59pm ET expiration date. The freebies included are a 64GB Sandisk ExTrEmE SDXC memory card and an extra 3rd-party (Pawa) battery and a Ruggard Onyx 25 shoulder bag.

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Wednesday 12pm ET FREE to Watch: “Authentic Children Portraits” (World Premiere) and “Adobe Photoshop 101” online classes

Wednesday is here and according to the CreativeLIVE On-AIR Schedule, today we have the world premiere (recording LIVE today) of another brand new photography class by Tamara Lackey, Capturing Authentic Children Portraits. This records in front of a live studio audience in Seattle.

As usual, the class starts at 12pm ET today (Wednesday 11/8/17) and it is free to watch during this promotional FREE-to-Watch window. If you like it well enough to want to watch again, they have a pre-order sale for $55.

Also starting at 12pm ET today, it is a FREE to watch rerun of Ben Willmore’s Adobe Photoshop 101. This consists of 48 lessons. If you can’t wait for the free-to-watch stream to begin, locate the “Class Materials” sub-tab, and page down. Lesson #6 (Contrast and Color) is FREE to download in SD or HD (no login or sign-up needed to download it).

And if you are on the Nikon D850 Hype Train, SAVE THE DATE! December 6 is when CreativeLIVE will have the live recording (world premiere) of their Nikon D850 Fast Start class with John Greego. Fear not, I will post more reminders as we get close to that. The pre-order price for the class is $39.

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

Case Logic Reflexion Removable Pod Shoulder Bag for $20 w/free S&H

Purple doorbuster time! The new condition Case Logic Reflexion Removable Pod with Adjustable Storage Panel Shoulder Bag for DSLR Camera, 2x Additional Lenses and Flash, Indigo is a doorbuster limited time sale for $20 with free shipping at Adorama.

For all the other camera bag offers in progress, check the Camera Bag archives.

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Epson Expression Photo XP-960 Wireless Color Photo Printer for $150

The new condition Epson Expression Photo XP-960 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner and Copier is currently on sale for $150 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. It averages 3.6 out of 5 based on 170+ customer reviews, and it has 100+ answered questions over there.

November 8, 2017 Filed Under: printers and photo paper Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) 16GB Sandisk SDHC Class 4 card for $5 w/free S&H [limit 5]

This promotion expired, but it is recurring every few weeks or so…

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November 8, 2017 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Thursday: Luxli On-Camera Light $180, iKan EC1 $479, 24″ NEC $85

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

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November 8, 2017 Filed Under: lighting deals

(ENDED) Thursday: 15% off Used Film Cameras (440+ options)

This promotion expired, but it is recurring every few weeks or so…

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November 8, 2017 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, storewide deals Tagged With: , ,

Wednesday: Usual Camera/Photo accessories, Etc

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November 7, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Vanguard VEO AM-234 Aluminum Monopod for $30 w/free S&H

We mentioned a lot of tripods recently, but what about some monopods? The new condition Vanguard VEO AM-234 Aluminum Monopod is on sale for $30 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit one by Amazon itself but 3rd-party sellers also offer it there for $30), along with Focus Camera on eBay and B&H Photo.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Open-box Fuji X-E3 with 18-55 for $1149

The new condition Fuji X-E3 with 18-55mm kit goes for $1299 at authorized dealers but if you want to save some, authorized dealer OneCall is offering in open-box condition for $1149 with free shipping and they come with the full manufacturer warranty.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

DJI Phantom 4 Advanced Video Drone with 4K Camera with $100 promo e-gift card for $1199

NewEgg launched their Black November sale and among the featured items, the official DJI store on NewwEgg is offering their new condition DJI Phantom 4 Advanced Video Drone with 4K Camera for $1199 with free shipping and what sets it apart, a $100 promotional NewEgg e-gift card. Limit up to three per customer during this promotion.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

Pentax K-3 II Body with BG-5 Battery Grip for $853

I typically round prices for simplicity but in this case, the exact price is Jermaine Jackson (okay, germane) to the deal…

The new condition Pentax K-3 II body only goes for $846 in new condition at authorized dealers such as Adorama and Amazon itself.

But if you forgo a supersized Starbucks frappuccino, for $853 with free shipping you can get the K-3 II body only with the official Pentax BG-5 battery grip for $853 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. $7 more for the battery grip is pretty, pretty, pretty good!

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, pentax Tagged With: ,

Pentax KP with 18-55 and Extras for $1000

Somehow I strayed from the alphabetical price-checking and finished the S-cameras before the P-cameras. To the P-cameras we go! The Pentax KP body only goes for $1000 in new condition at authorized dealers. At the moment, there is a promotion that for the same price you also get the Pentax SMCP-DA 18mm-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL Weather Resistant AF Lens for FREE, such as B&H Photo in either the silver or the black color scheme.

But wait, there’s more! At Adorama, for the same price, you also get a handful of free accessories, which if you don’t need, you can put them in various camera-related gifts during the upcoming holiday season 🙂 The additional freebies at Adorama are 24/7 Traffic Collection holster, 16GB Sandisk SD card, USB card reader, cleaning kit and the Corel software bundle (five titles as usual, AfterShot, PaintShop, VideoShop, etc).

This offer at Adorama with the freebies is available in both the silver KP DSLR kit and the black KP DSLR kit. The free lens is included, you have to expand the “Bundle Includes” section, it is the last one in the list. Here’s a screenshot:

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, pentax Tagged With: ,

Refurbished Nikon D7200 body with 90-day warranty for $710

Now the Price-Charts price-checking moves to the letter N! Adorama is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7200 body only with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty for $710 with free shipping. Their page there marks it as a “Low Stock” item. The new condition price at authorized dealers is $1000.

This is one of many refurbished Nikon cameras and lenses at Adorama.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 and Pixma PRO 100 and SG-201 paper for $600 after $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX GC)

The Canon D-Rebel T5i remains one of a very few cameras with a cray-cray price-scheme. The body only goes for $650, while the kit with the 18-55mm lens goes for $600, in new condition, at authorized, reputable, MAP-blessed dealers. It’s not just now, it was also the case in the July APS-C Price Charts. So you are paying Canon a premium NOT to take their 18-55 lens? 🙂

Joking aside, the Canon D-Rebel T5 with 18-55 goes for $600 and if you are not afraid of mail-in rebates and prepaid AMEX gift cards, that’s the after rebate price you will pay if you buy the Adorama Printer Bundle of the D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 and Pixma PRO 100 and 50pk SG-201 13×19″ photo paper. You pay $950 at checkout, receive items, submit mail-in rebate, and a few weeks later you receive a $350 prepaid AMEX gift card, making it a $600 after MIR offer.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Now shipping: white Canon SL2 w/18-55 for $699

In a galaxy not-so-far-away, the white Canon SL2 with the 18-55 f4-5.6 IS STM EF-S lens is now in-stock and ready to ship at its authorized dealer price of $699 at Adorama and B&H Photo. Meanwhile at Amazon it is in the all-encompassing “Temporarily out of stock” status.

PS: there is a reason these posts (that are triggered by the price-charts price-checking) are in reverse alphabetical order. I’m following the order of the cameras in the spreadsheet 🙂

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Canon 7D II with 18-135 and Pixma PRO 100 and SG-201 paper for $1850 after $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX GC)

The Canon 7D II with the 18-135mm kit goes for $1850 at authorized dealers. If you are not afraid of mail-in rebates and prepaid AMEX gift cards, Adorama is offering the 7D II with 18-135mm and Pixma PRO 100 and Paper bundle for $1850 after a $350 mail-in rebate
(MIR; prepaid AMEX gift card). So the MIR makes the printer and the photo paper (the usual sidekick, 50pk SG-201 13×19 inch semi-gloss) FREE after rebate.

This too surfaced while price-checking for our in-progress November 2017 Price Chart Series.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Canon 77D body only for $799

The price-checking continues for our new Price Chart Series and it has uncovered an old fashion DSLR sale! The new condition Canon 77D body only APS-C DSLR is going for $799 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of up to three units per customer. It looks like this may have been a price-bot price-match.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: ,

SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC/SDXC UHS-II Card Reader/Writer for $20 w/free S&H

If you are a fan of the Sandisk Extreme way of things, B&H Photo is offering the new condition SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC/SDXC UHS-II Card Reader/Writer for $20 with free shipping. If your order total is $49+, you get upgraded to free expedited shipping. You can buy as many as you like. This is model SDDR-329-A46.

This is among their latest Featured sales.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

BorrowLenses Rental Coupon up to $200 off

BorrowLenses has launched a new camera gear RENTAL coupon that gets you discounts depending on your rental-order total as outlined in the screenshot crop below:

The important dates for this promotion are these:

+ must place an order by 11/13/17
+ your order delivery date deadline is by 11/14/17

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

Olympus and Nikon Instant Savings organized at Adorama

If you want to quickly take a look at what M43rds cameras and kit options are participating in the Olympus Instant Savings and what DSLR lenses are participating in the Nikon Lens Instant Savings, Adorama has organized both visually in the aforelinked pages.

A mix of zooms and primes participate in the Nikon lens savings, while a variety of E-M (M1 II, M5 II) and E-P (Pen-F, E-PL8) cameras participate in the Olympus camera savings.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: nikon, olympus

New Price Charts series: the 35mm Full Frame Cameras

As promised, the first installment in the November 2017 Price Charts series is complete, the 35mm Full Frame Digital Cameras. Our previous edition was in July 2017. I won’t spoil the findings here, but we have a new feature, visual cues on price changes since the previous version. Red for price going down, green-ish for going up ~ partial screenshot of that right below:

You can find all previous editions going back to 2014 at the Price Charts archives.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: website news Tagged With:

Out Now: Microsoft Xbox One X Gaming Console for $500

Microsoft fired another one in the War of the Ecosystems with their brand new $500 Microsoft Xbox One X Gaming Console which is now available for purchase from various retailers as follows:

+ Amazon itself (November 12)
+ limit 1 per customer

+ GameStop website
+ also available $573 Launch Bundle (3-mo Xbox Live GOLD, Xbox Wireless Controller, Surge Protector)

+ Microsoft Store (online) (limit 1 per customer)
+ by 11/30/17 says the page
+ store pickup not available but may be available at some of their B&M stores

+ B&H Photo (November 27)

NOTE: check the shopping cart of each retailer for the most accurate estimate, as things can go crazy with highly anticipated new releases.

November 7, 2017 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: