Archives for December 20, 2017

39 Canon DSLR + PIXMA PRO 100 Mail-In Rebate bundles available

The current iteration of the Canon PIXMA mail-in rebates expire 12/31/17. If you want to jump into this iteration before the end of the year, B&H Photo currently has 39 Canon DSLR PIXMA PRO 100 Mail-In Rebate bundles available featuring almost every Canon DSLR available.

NOTE that they get free standard shipping, not free next day delivery ~ if you were looking to buy these as gifts.

Speaking of next day delivery, the clock is ticking, the FREE Next Day shipping cut off point a B&H Photo and Adorama is around Thursday 4pm eastern. Amazon’s schedule varies depending on camera/product but also the physical location of the product in question, and the physical location of the buyer (or the delivery address if sending to others as gifts).

Best Photoshop Week 2017 Classes for $89 (six CreativeLIVE class bundle)

CreativeLIVE has created a bundle of six of their best 2017 Photoshop Week classes, offering them all together for $89. The classes are priced between $20 and $27 if purchased individually at the moment. The included classes include portraiture (three of them), Masks, Color Grading, and Special Effects. The teachers are Lindsay Adler, Chris Knight (two classes), Lisa Carney (two classes), and Corey Barker.

On the zero cost front, you can always check the latest CreativeLIVE On-AIR schedule of potentially interesting and educational classes.

25% off new SmugMug subscriptions

Running until 12/30/17, Smugmug is offering 25% off new SmugMug subscriptions at their website. No coupon code is needed, the offer is factored in at their site automatically.

FREE Nikon DSLR Battery Grip Promotions continue for Nikon D500, D750, and D810 DSLR kits

The FREE Nikon DSLR Battery Grip promotions that were ushered out during the Black Friday era way back in 2017 (ha! it feels like that was a couple of months ago) continue for the following DSLRs:

Nikon D750 body with FREE Nikon MB-D16 Battery Grip for $1500 with FREEBIES
+ at Amazon: AmazonBasics Hiker Camera and Laptop Backpack (this is an expensive one, not the basic AB DSLR backpack), 128GB Samsung microSD
+ at B&H Photo: 2% rewards, 64GB Sandisk Extreme SD, extra battery, shoulder bag
+ at B&H Photo: 1-Year Photographer Creative Cloud Plan
+ Adorama Option #1: Corel software, 32GB Sandisk Extreme SD, and more
+ Adorama Option #2: Corel software, 32GB Sandisk Extreme SD, and more (slightly different set of freebies)

+ similar offers are available for the D750 with 24-120mm kit

Nikon D500 body with FREE Nikon MB-D17 Battery Grip for $1800 with FREEBIES
+ at Amazon: 128GB Samsung microSD card and AmazonBasics Gadget Bag
+ at B&H Photo: 2% rewards, extra Nikon EN-EL15 battery, and Ruggard shoulder bag
+ at Adorama: Corel software, Slinger bag, 16GB SD, 2% rewards, and more

+ similar offers are available for the D500 with 16-80mm kit

Nikon D810 body with FREE Nikon MB-D12 Battery Grip for $2500 with FREEBIES
+ at Amazon with AmazonBasics Trekker Camera Backpack and 128GB Samsung microSD card
+ at Adorama with Corel software, 32GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SD, and more
+ at Adorama with Lightroom 6
+ at B&H Photo: 1-Year Photographer Creative Cloud Plan
+ at B&H Photo: 2% rewards, 64GB Sandisk Extreme SD, extra Watson battery, shoulder bag

+ similar offers available for the D810 with 24-120
+ one addition is that Adorama offering the D810 with 24-120 kit bundled with both the MB-D12 battery grip and the Shure VP83F LensHopper Camera-Mount Shotgun Microphone

YMMV eBay Bucks 6% to 8% ($25+ minimum)

IF you are participating in the eBay Rewards program, you may have also been invited to participate in another Bonus Bucks promotion, you get 8% eBay Bucks if you use the official eBay app, or 6% if you use the website. Eligible items must be $25+. Promotion runs until Thursday 12/21/17 at 11:59pm pacific time.

First you have to manually activate the offer from the eBay email or your eBay messages (if invited/selected to participate). Some exclusions apply as usual and the maximum rewards you can earn is $100 per transaction, and $500 during the promotional period.

A good place to look for ideas are the eBay Deals along with the Trending Deals (shows only 100 trending deals, less overwhelming to look at than their main deals page). There’s also a dedicated search box there that searches only the Deals, not everything else on eBay.

Another way to look for ideas is our eBay Category posts here…

All CreativeLIVE Classes under $100

CreativeLIVE’s latest sale is running until 12/21/17 PM, and the theme of this sale is that all classes are under $100. No coupon code needed, the price you see is the price you pay. This may be a good idea for classes that don’t typically get discounted.

On the zero cost front, you can always check the latest CreativeLIVE On-AIR schedule of potentially interesting and educational classes. There’s only so many times you can watch this YouTube video before it becomes unproductive 🙂

This whole week at ON-AIR has a Lightroom CC theme with a different class everyday:
+ WEDN: Adobe Lightroom CC for Beginners
+ THUR: Lightroom CC: Organizing Your Digital Photo Life
+ FRI: Lightroom Classic CC for the Professional Photographer

Samsung Chromebook PRO + $50 Gift Card + 6mo Netflix + $20 GPLAY GC + 100GB GDrive for $500

They are back in-stock as of the time of writing! The new condition Intel-powered Samsung Chromebook PRO (model XE510C24-K01US) is in-stock again for $500, sold and shipped by Amazon itself, and it gets a FREE $50 Amazon Gift Card (physical gift card). Add both to the shopping cart and proceed to checkout. The price of the gift card will be automatically deducted while this offer is running.

The PLUS model remains out of stock.

Apart from that, you also get a nice set of freebies from Google for this model. Six months of Netflix, $20 Google Play store credit, and two years of an extra 100GB on your Google Driver. Details in our earlier post. You must claim these freebies using this new device by 12/31/17.

Speaking of Chromebooks, the previously mentioned Pixelbook offers continue…

Dell Home Doorbusters go live at 11am ET

Today is the last day of Dell’s 12 Days of Deals, and their doorbusters for this day, as before, go live at 11am eastern at the Dell Home Deals site. Quantities are limited. Their email does not provide any “spoilers” on what these might be.

PS: the horizontal strip of deals has offered that are not always shown further down the page, so check those as well if you see anything of interest.

45% off Dell Refurbished Laptops/Desktops

Running until Thursday 12/21/17 at 11:59pm central time, Dell Refurbished has a couple of coupons. As usual, free shipping, and coupons do not work on clearance items…

+ 45% off any Dell Laptop or Desktop (excludes E6430 models) with coupon SNOW45DELL

+ 35% off any Dell Monitor or Docking Station with coupon SNOW35DELL

Still Good: 20% back on Pentax K-1, KP, K70, Lenses IF you pay with Prime Credit Card

This promotion continues! If you are a Prime member and pay for the purchase with a Prime credit card (only Prime members can have a Prime credit card), the Prime 20% Cashback Offer continues offering a variety of Pentax DSLRs and lenses, which is nice since Pentax gear doesn’t get as many deals as offers.

This offer includes:

+ Pentax K-1 body (pay $1900, get $380 statement credit)

+ Pentax KP body (pay $880, get $176 statement credit)

+ KP with 18-135 (pay $850, get $170 statement credit)

+ various Pentax DSLR lenses

(SOLD OUT) In-stock now: Sony a7r III body for $3200 with FREE NEXT DAY delivery (orders by 4pm ET today)

As of a 6:37pm ET recheck this is back-ordered again… For the big picture, check the just-updated Stock Status Tracker

Rejoice Sony a7r III body fans! As of the time of writing, the camera is in-stock and ready to ship at B&H Photo with free next day delivery for orders placed before 4pm eastern ~ while the camera remains in-stock ~ they can’t ship overnight something when it’s out of stock…

PS: your purchases through our various affiliate links is our primary source of funding. IF you find our stock status tracking useful, then please consider making your purchases through our links!

PS2: speaking of the Stock Status Tracker, the used Fuji X100F prices went up across the board. Mayhaps a side-effect of holiday season and end of year Section 179 buying?

(ENDED) Thursday: VidPro Video Stabilizer for $15, Sony Xperia, Etc

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(ENDED) X-Rite ColorMunki Smile Color Calibration Solution for $70, Etc

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