Archives for December 2017

FREE 27″ Samsung CF398 Curved Monitor with select Samsung Notebook 9 PRO laptop purchases ($850 to $1200)

A trio of Notebook 9 PRO laptops are eligible for FREE 27″ Samsung CF398 Curved Monitor at the Samsung website. Use your browser’s search function to search for “CF398” on that page, or slowly skim and scan the info dump to find them 🙂 The three eligible laptops range from $850 to $1200. The monitor is added automatically to your shopping cart for FREE while this promotion is running. There’s no coupon, no rebate!

If you want to research the monitor, this is its product page. Do not add the monitor to the shopping cart from this page. I’m only including it for reference. If you page further down on that page, you’ll also find the PDF user manual of the monitor.

As far as I can tell, only these three models are eligible for the free monitor.

HTC VIVE Virtual Reality System for $499

The Microsoft Store action continues with $199 Xbox One S 500GB Console with a free game as the deal of the day, while at the same time, they are offering the new condition HTC VIVE Virtual Reality System for $499 with free shipping and free returns. Free returns are handy when boldly going with new technology 🙂

Speaking of tech, the offers continue at the Dell Home Deals page with new doorbusters going live at 8am eastern over there.

Ricoh Theta M15 360 Degree Spherical Camera for $98

This camera is not eligible for the 20% Prime Credit Card Statement credit promotion but it looks like a 3rd-party seller has “tricked” Amazon’s own price bots to price-match them, dropping the blue color scheme of the Ricoh Theta M15 360 Degree Spherical Panorama Camera to the very specific price of $98.24 with up to three units per customer at this price.

The other three colors range from $100 to $110 but they are sold by 3rd party seller “Kanga Supply” with the orders fulfilled by Amazon. Kanga also offers the blue for $98, which is what likely triggered Amazon’s own price to drop for that particular color.

SLR Magic CINE 50mm F1.1 + SLR Magic 52mm variable ND filter II for $339 [Sony E]

The SLR Magic CINE 50mm F1.1 for the Sony E system is bundled with the SLR Magic 52mm variable ND filter II, together going for $339 with free expedited shipping along with $6.78 in promotional rewards at Adorama.

If you don’t want/need the variable ND filter, the lens on its own goes for $279 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.

Free Gift Card offers continue for Panasonic Lenses, M43 Cameras and Fixed Lens Cameras

I just rechecked, the Panasonic offers bundled with gift cards of the last couple of weeks are continuing, featuring gift cards for various M43 lenses, along with some M43rds camera bundles, and almost all of their non-entry-level fixed lens cameras get some kind of a gift card. There are over 15 posts of them, so I don’t what to repeat them here. You can find them at the Panasonic posts here.

Leica Sofort Instant Camera for $250

No, it’s not a Chipotle Sofrita, it’s a Sofort! You know the instant camera craze is for real when Leica jumps in, and their Leica Sofort Instant Camera is now on sale for $250 with free expedited shipping in all four color schemes at B&H Photo.

Or if you prefer instant film bundled with it, Adorama is bundling it with the Leica Sofort Color Film Double Pack for $279 with free shipping.

GoPro HERO5 Session for $199 with freebies

The GoPro HERO5 Session is available for $199 with free shipping with some freebies depending on the options:

+ at B&H Photo you get the bundle with a 16GB SD card and Head strap and Clip

+ at Adorama you have a choice of a 64GB Sandisk Extreme or 32GB card and mini tripod

Sony a6500 with $50 B&H Gift Card and Free Accessories and Free Next Day Delivery

A number of Sony cameras and other products are eligible for Free Next Day Delivery at B&H Photo, including these Sony a6000 kits:

+ Sony Alpha a6500 Body with $50 B&H Photo Gift Card and Sony Leather Body Case and 64GB Sandisk Extreme SD and extra battery and shoulder bag for $1198 with FREE Next DAY delivery

+ Sony Alpha a6500 with 16-50mm with $50 B&H Photo Gift Card and Sony Leather Body Case and 64GB Sandisk Extreme SD and extra battery and shoulder bag for $1298 with FREE Next DAY delivery

+ Sony Alpha a6500 with 16-50 and 55-210 with $50 B&H Photo Gift Card and Sony Leather Body Case and 64GB Sandisk Extreme SD and extra battery and shoulder bag for $1446 with FREE Next DAY delivery

Sony a6300 with $50 Gift Card and Extra Accessories and Free Next Day Delivery

A number of Sony cameras and other products are eligible for Free Next Day Delivery at B&H Photo, including these Sony a6000 kits:

+ Sony a6300 with 16-50mm and $50 B&H Photo Gift Card and 64GB Sandisk Extreme SD card and Extra Battery and Bag for $848 with FREE Next DAY delivery

+ Sony a6300 with 16-50 and 55-210 and $50 B&H Photo Gift Card and 64GB Sandisk Extreme SD card and Extra Battery and Bag for $996 with FREE Next DAY delivery

+ Sony a6300 body only with $50 B&H Photo Gift card and 4% promotional rewards for $748 with FREE Next DAY delivery
+ no free accessories with this option but you get 4% promotional rewards ($30~ to be used in future B&H purchases)

Sony a6000 with 16-50 and $50 Gift Card and Extras for $498 with Free Next Day Delivery

A number of Sony cameras and other products are eligible for Free Next Day Delivery at B&H Photo, including these Sony a6000 kits:

+ Sony a6000 with 16-50mm with $50 B&H Photo Gift Card and Extra Battery and Bag (B&H house brand battery and bag) for $498 with FREE NEXT DAY DELIVERY!
+ all four color schemes are eligible, but the black color scheme gets a bonus 32GB SD card as well
+ this is only $50 more than the body only, so you can always sell, gift, trade or experiment upon the lens

+ Sony a6000 body only (black color scheme ONLY) with $50 B&H Photo Gift Card and Extra Battery and Bag (B&H house brand battery and bag) for $448 with FREE NEXT DAY DELIVERY!

Used Fuji X100F Black for $986

The new condition Fuji X100F big sensor prime continues to go for $1300 in new condition at authorized Fuji USA dealers. Even the freebies that are included, when they are included, are very basic. That strong is the new condition price. But while updating the Stock Status Tracker we noticed a breakthrough for the used prices of the black color scheme, they are under $1000 at two reputable photo dealers:

+ USED “Very Good” condition by MPEX via Amazon for $986
+ MPEX is Midwest Photo Exchange, ships directly from Ohio, not Prime eligible

+ USED Condition 8+ at B&H Photo for $1000

YI Action Camera for $70 w/free S&H [or $76 w/3 freebies]

The new condition YI Action Camera, model 88001, is the currently featured deal at Adorama going for $70 with free shipping. One way to spend your promotional rewards or gift cards.

Or if you also want a selfie stick and a bluetooth remote with it, you can get it for $76 with free shipping by YI fulfilled by Amazon. But that’s not all, under the “Special offers and product promotions” there is a combined purchase discount, add this to the shopping cart together with the YI Battery and get the battery for free. Both must be sold by YI with the order fulfilled by Amazon for this to become a freebie at the top right corner of the Amazon checkout page.

Monoprice Sale on 22 Desktop Monitors (and 15% off Sunday coupon)

Monoprice is having a sale on 22 Desktop Computer Monitors, with prices ranging from $150 to $250, ranging from 24″ to 32″ in size, with the majority of them at 27″ and 28″. These are all Monoprice house brand computer monitors.

Running for Sunday only, coupon code STRING gets you 15% off eligible products at the Monoprice website. No minimum purchase required to use the coupon. I haven’t checked the 22 computer monitors above with the coupon. Typically (but not always) sale items are not eligible for coupon discounts, but it happens enough times if you are interested in buying a particular item, it doesn’t hurt to try the coupon.

1-Day Adorama Lighting Sale (22 options)

Adorama is now running a 1-Day Lighting Sale featuring 22 products of lighting interest, featuring their house brand, including Flashpoint, along with some Glow softboxes and reflectors and Orlit monolights (and a on-camera flash too).

Sunday: refurb GoPRO Hero 4 Session for $105

The Woot Deal of the Day running until Sunday at 1am ET (or earlier if sold out) is the refurbished GoPRO Hero 4 Session for $100 with a 90-day Woot warranty. Limit up to three per customer. Shipping is the usual $5 flat for the whole calendar day in the Central time zone.

The Electronics daily deal is various Motorola unlocked phones, while the Computers daily deal is a Dell 2-in-1.

Google Pixelbook + $50 Gift Card + 6 months of Netflix for $899

The early bird catches the Pixelbook! The new condition Google Pixelbook (i5, 8GB, 128GB) is on sale for $899 (instead of starting price of $999) at Amazon by Amazon itself with up to three per customer at the sale price. But that’s not all, you also get a FREE $50 Amazon Gift Card. Simply add both the Pixelbook and the $50 gift card to the shopping cart and proceed to checkout. While this offer is running, the price of the gift card will be automatically deducted by the shopping cart.

This only applies to the Pixelbooks sold and shipped by Amazon itself – as it is often the case with these type of promotions. You can find the offer mentioned under the “Special offers and product promotions” part of the product page.

The bundle with the Pixelbook Pen is also discounted by $100 but does not get the $50 Amazon gift card. But fear not, you can buy the Pixelbook Pen on its own for $99, which is the difference between the two bundles anyway.

256GB PIXELBOOK
UPDATE: this dropped to $1100…

The 256GB Pixelbook is discounted too, from $1200 to $1100 [WAS $1120] and it is also eligible for the FREE $50 Amazon Gift Card. The bundle with the Pixelbook Pen goes for $99 more and does not get the free gift card, so if interested you can buy the Pixelbook Pen on its own for $99…

PRIME STUDENTS
IF you are a PRIME STUDENT, they have a promotion that gets you 10% off. I don’t have a Prime Student account, so I can’t test it.

AFTER YOU RECEIVE THE LAPTOP

The above are what Amazon gives you. After you receive the laptop and activate it, and BEFORE 12/31/17, you can get the FREE Chromebook Offers. The Pixelbook is eligible for:

+ 6 months of Netflix (a $66~ store credit)
+ two years of additional 100GB Google Drive
+ $60 game currency for the Asphalt 8 game

ALTERNATIVES

This is currently sold-out: For about half the price of the Pixelbook, you can get the Samsung Chromebook PRO which we mentioned a couple of days ago and it continues to be in-stock. The PLUS continues to be out of stock.

IF you prefer Chromebooks from other than these companies, there are a few more that participate in the $50 Gift Card promotion as well…

(ENDED) Monday: Dracast Camlux Pro Bi-Color On-Camera Light for $49, Etc

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

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[DEAD] Datacolor Spyder5CAPTURE PRO for $249

This flash sale expired… Good until 2pm ET, the new condition Datacolor Spyder5CAPTURE PRO is a flash sale at B&H Photo for $249 with free standard shipping. (price before sale $369)

(ENDED) Corel PaintShop Pro X9 Ultimate for $27 w/FS

This flash sale ended… Good until 7pm ET, you can get the DVD version by mail of the Corel PaintShop Pro X9 Ultimate for $27 with free shipping. The price before the sale was $45. The digital download is not on sale.… This was a flash sale that is part of the B&H Photo Daily Deals

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

As of a late 12/18/17 recheck, this sold out again… [Read more…]

(ENDED) Tuesday: Fuji, 49″ Samsung Curved, Pixma, Etc

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

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(ENDED) 32GB Samsung microSD (Orange/Cream) for $8

As of a late 12/19/17 recheck, this sale ended…

If you need 32GB microSD memory cards, you are in luck! The orange-cream 32GB Samsung 95MB/s (U1) MicroSD EVO Memory Card with full size SD Adapter, model MB-MP32GA/AM, is on sale for $8 at Amazon by Amazon itself with up to five per customer at the sale price. They are not “Add-On” items, so you don’t need a $25+ minimum order to buy them! Prime members get free 2-day shipping even with one card.

They are not a lightning deal, so expiration time is unknown. The other two storage options are not on sale.

(ENDED) Tuesday’s Gold Box: 10″ Nixplay, YI Action Cam, Etc

These offers expired BUT for all the Gold Box posts here, follow the Yellow Brick Road of Gold-Box tagged posts

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Adorama Over-Stock sale (8000+ options)

Adorama just launched an Over-Stock Sale featuring over 8000 products. You can use the various options in the left sidebar over there to filter by product category, manufacturer, price range, and such! Unfortunately I am not IBM’s Watson, so I cannot digest 8000+ products in milliseconds, so this is a DIY adventure if interested 🙂

Prime Members Only: Get 20% back when you pay for select products with a Prime VISA or Store Credit Card

This is a HOT deal IF:

  1. you are a Prime member
  2. you have either the Prime Chase VISA credit card or the Prime Store Credit card
  3. you want to pay for your whole eligible purchase with either one of these credit cards
  4. you want to buy one of the items eligible for this promotion

If YES to all of the above, then keep on reading! You can find the terms of the promotion, along with links to the eligible products at the Prime 20% Cashback Offer. You only get 20% back on the amount paid with the credit card, so if you have gift cards and such, you may want to uncheck them in the shopping cart because you won’t get 20% back on the portion of the purchase paid with a gift card or any other payment method.

There is no coupon code to enter. The offer happens automatically in the back end while this promotion is running.

EXAMPLE

Click on the various product categories over there to see eligible products. Or while you are perusing Amazon product pages, eligible products will mention this with tiny font on their page. Here’s a screenshot:

Using the above as an example, you pay $376.99 at checkout. When your credit card statement closes, you will get a 20% statement credit (instead of the usual 5% statement credit). In this case, you will have a $75~ statement credit in your credit card account.

This is a LIMITED TIME OFFER. Amazon does not specify the expiration time, so if you don’t see it on a product page, it means it expired!

This is a limited time offer! You can find details and all the eligible products through the Prime 20% Statement Credit offer page.

Prime Credit Cards Only: 20% Back on Ricoh Theta V or SC 360

In addition to the many Pentax offers, the 20% off Prime Credit Cards statement credit offer also includes some of the Ricoh Theta digital cameras:

+ Pay $377 for the Ricoh Theta V 360 Spherical Camera, Get $75~ statement credit
+ only this option is eligible; not the other three bundles on the same listing

+ Pay $169 for the Ricoh Theta SC 360° video and still camera, Get $34~ statement credit
+ four color schemes are available

For more details on this offer, check our introductory post.

Rokinon T-Mount Adaptor for Pentax K T2-PK for $4

The new condition Rokinon T-Mount Adaptor for Pentax K T2-PK is on sale for $4 (yes, four dollars) by Amazon itself, with up to three of them per customer. They are however an ADD-ON item, so you must needs place a $25+ order, otherwise their shopping cart won’t let you buy it.

This too is eligible for the 20% statement credit offer, getting you a giant $0.80 statement credit 🙂

Speaking of small accessories, the Rokinon M67 67 Inch Lightweight Photo/Video Monopod with Carrying Case goes for $18.56 and this too eligible for the 20% Prime Credit Card statement credit (that’s a $3.71~ statement credit or so).

Prime Credit Cards Only: 20% Statement Credit on select Adobe 1-Year Subscriptions including CC Photography Plan

It’s not just physical goods that are participating in the Prime Credit Cards 20% Statement Credit promotion. There is also a Software tab at the aforelinked page, and among the 40+ options, they have these camera and photo related software:

+ Pay $120 for 1-Year Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan, Get $24~ Statement Credit

+ Pay $240 for Adobe Creative Cloud Student and Teacher Edition Prepaid Membership 12 Month – Validation Required, Get $48~ Statement Credit
+ good for either Download or DISC option

+ Pay $100 for Corel Paint Shop Pro 2018 Ultimate – Amazon Exclusive – Includes Multi Cam Video Software, Get $20~ Statement Credit
+ offer available on the DISC option

For more details on this offer, check our Introductory post.

For other camera and photo related things participating in this promotion, check this Yellow Brick Road of posts (under Prime Benefits since only Prime members can do this, paying with a Prime credit card).

B&H offers Free Next Day Delivery on Thousands of products

B&H Photo has just re-opened after their customary weekly Sabbath closing (Friday PM to Saturday PM) and they are offering Free Overnight Shipping on thousands of products from a variety of manufacturers including many well-known companies such as Canon, DJI, Fuji, LG, Manfrotto, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Sigma, Sony, Zeiss and more.

The list of eligible brands can be found over there, or even better, search over there for your items of interest, and their individual listing will mention what kind of free shipping they are eligible for. There is no coupon code to enter, simply make sure the free overnight shipping option is selected in the shopping cart.

Prime Credit Cards Only: 20% Statement Credit on 301 Photography Lenses (lots of Rokinon and Samyang)

Also participating in the Prime 20% Statement Credit offer are a total of 301 photography lenses. We already mentioned some of them, but I obviously can’t create individual posts for 301 lenses. The majority of them are Rokinon and Samyang models for various camera systems. You can find them all in the Digital Camera Lenses listing which you can filter by mount and manufacturer and other factors available in the left hand side over there.

Remember, these lenses must be sold and shipped by Amazon itself and you must pay for the items with either one of the Amazon Prime credit cards and you must be a Prime member. Check our Introductory post for an explanation of the offer.

This is a limited time offer. Expiration date is unknown.