Archives for November 2017

Used Nikon TC-E3ED 28mm 3x Telephoto Converter Lens for $40

On the Coolpix front, if you happen to be searching the universe for the Nikon TC-E3ED 28mm 3x Telephoto Converter Lens, it is available in “USED Condition 9+” for $40 at B&H Photo. Shipping is free IF your order total is $49+.

Or if you prefer a better condition, it is available manufacturer refurbished for $80 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty at Adorama.

Check product descriptions and interwebs for compatibility info.

Get $10 promo reward for every $75 gift cards at B&N

It’s that time of the year for Gift Card offers as well. Barnes and Noble is back with their Holiday Gift Card promotion. For every $75 you buy in plastic gift cards, you receive a $10 promotional reward. The $75 gift cards are normal gift cards with no expiration.

The $10 promotional gift card can only be used between December 26 (2017) and February 28 (2018). In other words, they want to encourage consumers to shop there after Christmas, so the promo card won’t cannibalize holiday purchases 🙂

Tamron 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 Di-II VC for $199 [C/N; A {non-VC}]

Zoom-zoom on a budget! The new condition Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DI-II VC is now on sale for $199 with free shipping and $8~ promotional rewards at Adorama and B&H Photo. No rewards at Amazon but if you are a Prime member paying with a Prime VISA or Store Card, you get $10~ back as a statement credit.

The “VC” version is available in Canon and Nikon, while the Sony Alpha is a non-VC.

Refurbished Sigma 28mm f1.8 EX DG Macro (PENTAX) for $170

Pentaxian time now, the manufacturer refurbished Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG Macro for Pentax is available for $170 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty at Adorama directly and also by Adorama on eBay (if you have eBay Bucks, Gift Cards and such to spend). The eBay listing says there are three units available.

This is among the latest freshly refurbished items at Adorama.

Flashpoint Photo/Video 19″ AC Powered 600W 5500K Fluorescent Ring Light With Bag for $70

It’s doorbusterama time, aka a doorbuster at Adorama, it is the new condition Flashpoint Photo/Video 19″ AC Powered 600W 5500K Fluorescent Ring Light With Bag offered for $70 with free expedited shipping for a limited time.

For more Adorama specials, check these promotional index pages:

+ latest manufacturer refurbished products (70+ options)

+ Overstock Sale (over 7000 items)

+ the 100 Year Nikon Anniversary items

+ CLEARANCE sale on USED items (16000+ items)

Refurbished Olympus M43 Primes return: 25mm f1.8 for $230, 45mm f1.8 for $240, 60mm f2.8 MACRO for $320

Among the six refills since yesterday at the Olympus USA Outlet, they returned three Micro Four Thirds Prime lenses, with a 90-day Olympus USA warranty, and free shipping as follows:

+ refurbished 25mm f1.8 (silver) for $230

+ refurbished 45mm f1.8 (black) for $240

+ refurbished 60mm f2.8 MACRO for $320

Refurbished Olympus 40-150/f4-5.6 R [m43] for $60

More refills at the Olympus USA Outlet, you can get the manufacturer refurbished M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R for $60, in the silver color scheme, with a 90-day Olympus USA warranty. I believe free shipping with $100+ orders otherwise it’s $5 flat.

Friday: YI, Usual Camera/Photo accessories

There are over 30 items listed in the Camera & Photo lightning deals of the Amazon Gold Box.

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YMMV: Amazon offering product discounts when you select No Rush Shipping

This is YMMV! While surfing around on Amazon I noticed a new promotion on some product pages. Amazon offers you a discount on products IF you select “No Rush Shipping” instead of a faster shipping option. I tested this with a Prime account, a non-Prime account, and without being logged in, and all three show the same promotion. However, Amazon runs all kinds of experiments on offers, so I have no way of knowing how well spread out these are.

Here is an example. You get offered a $10 off discount on the current price of the 2TB Western Digital External Hard Drive. What’s interesting the discount varies. For example, the 4TB is $7 off instead of $10 off.

Here’s a screenshot to make sure I’m not making it up 🙂

With Black Friday 2017 just three weeks away, perhaps these promotions are designed to help optimize their shipping and delivery?

Monoprice Doorbusters: 27″ Ultra HD Monitor for $300, 3D Printer, etc

It’s doorbuster time at Monoprice, with the following offers::

+ Monoprice 27 inch 4K ActiveHDR Desktop Monitor for $300 (ends 11/6/17)
++ 3840 x 2160p @60Hz, VESA, remote control, two HDMI, two DisplayPort with AMD FreeSync
++ 16 page user manual in PDF file

+ Maker Ultimate 3D Printer (MK11 DirectDrive Extruder / 24V Power System) for $550 with Free Shipping using coupon code ULTIPRINT (ends 11/7)

+ 3D Printing Pen with Low Temp Safe Mode for $15 with Free Shipping (ends 11/6)

+ Monoprice Premium 5.1-Ch. Home Theater System with Subwoofer for $140 with Free Shipping! (exp 11/6)

+ Free Standard US Shipping on Select HDMI Cables (exp 11/30)
+ CORRECTED LINK!

+ All Holiday Lights Free Shipping on Orders $50+ (ends 12/31)

+ recertified AOC Monitor 24″ IPS Panel Full HD for $88 with free shipping
+ model I2476VWMm, 1920×1080 5ms HDMI/VGA/MHL/Audio out/Vesa 100
+ this is a daily deal, won’t last as long as the offers above

Refurbished Canon SX 710 HS Superzoom (30x) with Case and 1-YR warranty for $150

Doorbuster time at the official Canon USA store. They are offering the manufactured refurbished Canon SX710 HS superzoom (30x optical zoom) in the RED color scheme for $150 with free shipping and a 1-year Canon USA warranty and a FREE Deluxe Soft Case PSC-3300.

15% off Drones at TechRabbit (25% off other items)

It’s coupon time at TechRabbit.com. They have two coupons, the discount percentage depends on the product category. Of camera and photo interest they offer a variety of drones. The coupon only works on items that are NOT already on sale.

+ coupon code THANKYOU15 is 15% off on non-sale Drones, Phones, Tablets, and Notebooks

+ coupon code THANKYOU25 is 25% off everything else (that is not on sale already)

Note that TechRabbit carries products in various product conditions. Check each individual product page for the various options. They carry the whole gamut, from used (pre-owned, open-box) to refurbished (manufacturer or seller refurbished) to new (new, new-other), and everything in-between.

Free shipping for everything you buy. No minimum amount required to get free shipping.

Pay What You Want Adobe CC Training Bundle: $10 gets you nine courses

Among the currently running Pay What You Want offers at Stacksocial they have one running that is Adobe CC themed. It is the Pay What You Want: The Adobe CC Lifetime Mastery Bundle. If you pay $1 or more, you get two free classes.

But if you meet or beat the current average of $9.82, you get all nine bundles. The nine-course bundle includes two classes on Photoshop CC. This bundle covers a variety of Adobe CC software. They offer lifetime access. Details on each class in the slide further down the page over there.

Thursday FREE to Watch: Nikon D7500 Fast Start Class, Photo Week 2017 reruns continue

Per the On-AIR Schedule at Creative LIVE, FREE to watch, re-running today, until 12pm ET on Friday will be the Nikon D7500 Fast Start Class with John Greego. Since this is a re-run, it will repeat throughout the night until its expiration Friday AM.

Continuing until November 6 is a free to watch repeat of the Photo Week 2017 which has two parallel channels of online classes. These repeat throughout the night.

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(ENDED) Refurbished Parrot PAR-BEBOP1 Bebop Quadcopter Drone w/Fisheye Lens for $120

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(ENDED) Ruggard DSLR Parka Cold and Rain Protector for $40, Etc

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Thursday: DigiFrames, Usual Camera/Photo accessories

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YI 4K+ Sports Action Camera for $255

This is not a lightning deal, but an old fashioned sale. The new condition YI 4K+ Sports Action Camera, which supports RAW capture, is on sale for $255 with free shipping by YI’s own Amazon store, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get free two-day shipping as usual.

UPDATE: optionally, under the “Special Offers” section over there, there are a couple of combined purchase discounts if you buy this together with some of its accessories. The coupon codes for each offer are shown over there.

Slik Lite CF-522 Carbon Fiber Tripod for $100 after $100 MIR (prepaid GC)

The Slik Lite CF-522 Carbon Fiber Tripod was on sale last week for $150 at Adorama. The bad news is that the price has now increased to $200. The good news is that this tripod has a $100 mail-in rebate on it, making it $100 after the $100 mail-in rebate.

The PDF link of the rebate form can be found at the product page. Per the PDF file, it runs for the whole month of November 2017, and it is maximum two per household for this promotional period. The $100 will be a prepaid VISA or Mastercard gift card.

The link to the PDF file is really small, here’s a screenshot highlighting it:

This is a five leg carbon fiber tripod. Per the PDF, the rebate only works for this specific model, and this rebate form is specific to Adorama, not other retailers.

FREE Canon PIXMA PRO 100 printer and photo paper with purchase of select Canon DSLRs, G-series, M6 mirrorless [after mail-in rebate]

If you are not afraid of mail-in rebates and prepaid American Express gift cards, Adorama has a new promotion for you! Select Canon camera bundles include the Canon Pixma PRO 100 printer and 50pk photo paper. After you receive them and file the mail-in rebate per directions, a few weeks later you will receive a $350 prepaid AMEX gift card by mail. This will counter the price of the printer/paper, thus making them free after mail-in rebate.

Eligible cameras for this promotion are the M6 mirrorless, a couple of G-series RAWsumers, various D-Rebel kits (T6, T6i, T6, T5i), various APS-C DSLR kits (80D, 7D II), and various 35mm full frame DSLR kits (5DS, 6D II, 6D, 5D IV).

For more Adorama action, check their Pre-Holiday Sales which include clearance items among the 3600+ options listed there. Obviously I can’t quickly “digest” these as I have yet to be absorbed by IBM’s Watson 🙂

5% off on select Zeiss Batis and Loxia lenses [Sony E]

5% off may be a small percentage, but when it comes to actual Zeiss lenses, 5% is not pocket change 🙂 Adorama has select Zeiss Batis and Loxia lenses on sale for 5% off.

Batis lenses participating are the 18/2.8 for $1424, the 25/2 for $1234 [that’s a flowing number], the 85/1.8 for $1139 and the 135/2.8 with an “add to cart” discount.

Loxia lenses (lox not included) are the 21/2.8 for $1424, the 35/2.8 for $1234, the 50/2 for $899, and the 85/2.4 for $1329.

All these are Sony E-mount lenses. See them all at the Adorama Zeiss Savings page.

Breakthrough Photography Dark CPL (pre-orders) and X4 GND (now shipping) Filters

Adorama has an exclusive on a number of Breakthrough Photography Filters. The X4 ND square filters and the X4 GND Filters (the first two horizontal slide show stripes on the page) are already in-stock and shipping. Meanwhile the Dark CPL (circular polarizer) models are available for pre-order. There are ten of each of the X4 filters, and 22 of the Dark CPL, along with three accessories. That’s a total of 45 options, too many to list individually here.

Adobe Classes up to 40% off at Creative LIVE

Separately from the previously mentioned Free to Watch online classes, CreativeLIVE has a sale with a discount of up to 40% off (percentage varies by class) on their various Adobe-related classes covering Lightroom, Photoshop, CC, Premiere, along with related Tools and Techniques (retouching, layers, blend modes, etc).

FREE to Watch: Photo Week 2017 re-airing at Creative LIVE

The Photo Week 2017 collection of 40 classes, five keynotes and five critique sessions is now re-airing FREE to watch at Creative LIVE until November 6 in 2017. Since this is a rebroadcast, it will loop through throughout the day. A new day should begin at 12pm ET every day.

If you like what you see, they have a promotional bundle for $200 that gets you all 40 classes, five critiques and five keynotes.

For all the classes currently airing for FREE, and planned to air for FREE in the next few days, check their ON-AIR Schedule.

AMEX Offers: Get $25 back on $250+ Best Buy purchases [must activate first]

If you think you are going to spend at least $250 until the end of the year at Best Buy (online and/or brick and mortar store) and you have an American Express account, when you login to your AMEX account online, check under the “AMEX Offers” section for this promotion. You get a one-time $25 statement credit you make a minimum of $250 in combined purchases at Best Buy’s website and/or brick and mortar store.

This doesn’t have to be a single transaction, small purchases can add up to that. Make sure you activate the offer first in your AMEX account before you start buying. Activation is simple, you just press the “Add to Card” button. The offer expires 12/31/17.

As usual with these offers, I don’t know if everyone is offered these, or the AMEX computers offer it so a subset of their customers based on what their AI and Humans Bots decide 🙂

Strategically, add this to your card if there is a possibility you might do this. The option to sign up usually leaves your account before the offer expires, so don’t wait until Christmas Eve to try to add it to your account 🙂

(ENDED) Thursday: Impact Softbox for $50, Etc

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(ENDED) RAVPower 26800 Battery Pack with 3 Ports for $37.49 w/free S&H

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(ENDED) KEH Weekly USED Coupon Deals: Used Canon 50D for $186+, Olympus 14-45 f3.5-5.6 (Four Thirds DSLR) for $34+, Etc

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(ENDED) Wednesday: refurb 28″ 4K Samsung LED Monitor for $230, Etc

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