Archives for 2017

(ENDED) Into the Gold Box We Go – C&P Accessories

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Refurbished Canon M10 w/15-45mm + 1-YR W for $279 [also: refurb M3 w/18-55 for $349]

This went for $329 last week, but as of this recheck, you can get the manufacturer refurbished Canon M10 with 15-45mm for $279 with free shipping and a 1-year Canon USA warranty from the official Canon USA Outlet store. Of interest if interested in a “take pictures with” kit for the Canon mirrorless system. Both the black and the white color schemes are in-stock as of the time of writing.

UPDATE: another model has dropped since last week, the refurbished Canon M3 with 18-55 has dropped from $399 to $349. Both the black and the white color schemes are in-stock as of the time of writing.

Dell Home and Microsoft Store Green Monday offers

Dell is in with a Green Monday coupon at their Dell Deals website. Coupon code SAVEFIFTEEN gets you 15% off select Laptops, Desktops, Gaming PCs, XPS models, etc. They also have volume discounts (!) on computer monitors, including UltraSharp models, and doorbusters starting at 11am ET.

Speaking of computer-related offers, the official Microsoft Store is continuing their 12 Days of Deals along with their Green Monday specials.

Website Update: Trade Show Calendar for 2018 is Ready!

We have a website update! I just updated the Trade Show Calendar, adding the 2018 calendar year dates, with a lot of movements on the schedule, some a few days and some jumping around by months. And starting with 2019, Photokina will be happening in the month of May. But we are also getting the last September Photokina in September 2018.

2TB Zoolz Lifetime Cloud Storage for $30 (one time fee)

The previously mentioned Stacksocial coupons can get you the 2TB Zoolz Lifetime Cloud Storage Service for $30. The price on the page is $50, dropping to $30 with 40% off coupon GREEN40. This is a one-time fee, not an annual fee.

This service gets you 1TB of vault storage and 1TB of cold storage, with two users. On the same listing, there’s a 100GB option for the same price. The 100GB option is for “hot storage”, for example you can use it to stream movies you uploaded to the Zoolz cloud, it is more of a smartphone or tablet companion, and you only have one user. Check the Specs and License terms for their differences.

You can test the coupon without logging on or creating an account. Add the items of interest to the shopping cart, and look for the “Promo Code” little link on the right side of the page, below the “Order Summary”.

60% off Course Bundles at SkillWise with coupon

Skillwise is a parallel website to Stacksocial (same login) and as part of the Green Monday festivities, they are offering 60% off course bundles using coupon code GREEN60 over there. You can use the search box over there to look for topics of interest (eg photography, adobe, photoshop, etc).

On the other hand, if you prefer physical hardware products (not software or classes) coupon code GREEN20 gets you 20% off at their sister site Stacksocial. Stacksocial has coupon code GREEN40 for courses, apps, and software.

Refurbished Olympus E-M1 II body for $1500

The new condition Olympus E-M1 II body only goes for $1800 at authorized dealers such as Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself.

But if you want to save some, off to the Olympus USA Outlet store we go, where coupon code GREENMONDAY gets you the refurbished Olympus E-M1 II body for $1500 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty. The coupon drops the price from $1700 to $1500.

PS: the addition of the E-M1 II and the coupon seems to suggest that more things will be loaded to the Olympus USA store, but this is only my speculation…

Amazon’s own hardware sales return for Green Monday

Amazon’s own hardware devices are back on sale for Green Monday:

+ ECHO DOT (2nd Generation) for $30
+ ECHO DOT (2nd Gen) + Smart Plug for $35
+ ECHO (2nd Generation) for $80 (four colors) or $100 (three colors)
+ Amazon Tap for $80
+ ECHO PLUS with built-in Hub and Philips Hue for $120
+ ECHO SHOW for $150 (lower than Black Friday)

+ Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD with Alexa Remote for $55 or $70 with OTA antenna (lower than Black Friday)
+ Fire TV Stick with Alexa Remote for $35 (higher than Black Friday)

+ Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa for $30+
+ Fire HD 8 Tablet with Alexa for $50+
+ Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablet for $80+ (higher than Black Friday)
+ Fire HD 8 Kids Edition Tablet for $100+ (higher than Black Friday)
+ Fire HD 10 Tablet with Alexa for $120+ (higher than Black Friday)

+ USED Kindle Paperwhite for $45+
+ Certified Refurbished Kindle Oasis E-reader for $200+

+ Peets Coffee Dash Button for $0.99 (you still get a $5 credit after you place your first order with each individual button)

+ limits per item vary by product
+ prices mentioned as “$70+” means there are multiple options for the product, the lowest price is $70, but if you select more storage or without ads or with extra accessoreis, the price increases

+ arggghhh, this turned out a lot longer than I thought. The Sprawl is winning 🙂

Panasonic GX85 with 12-32 and 45-150 back to $598

The Panasonic GX85 with 12-32 and 45-150 goes for $598 at B&H Photo and Adorama.

As of 12/11/17 PM recheck, the price increased from $548 to $598 at at Amazon by Amazon itself with up to three cameras per color per customer. This WAS not a lightning deal, so expiration time WAS unknown.

Refurbished Olympus 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO (m43) for $1050

Also in-stock as of the time of writing at the Olympus USA store is the manufacturer refurbished Olympus ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO micro four thirds lens for $1050 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty.

This goes for $1300 in new condition at authorized dealers such as Adorama.

Refurbished Olympus 25mm f1.2 ED PRO (m43) for $900

Don’t stop believing Olympus M43rds fans! The manufacturer refurbished Olympus 25mm f1.2 ED PRO micro four thirds lens is now in-stock and shipping at the Olympus USA store for $900 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty. It had been out of stock earlier in the week.

This goes for $1200 in new condition at authorized dealers such as Adorama.

This is one of two lenses currently listed at the Olympus USA store. Mayhaps they are/were saving them for “Green Monday”? [total speculation]

DJI Mavic PRO for $800, Fly More Combo for $995 [updated]

The Adorama sale ended, but fear not, B&H Photo is now offering the new condition DJI Mavic PRO for $800 with free shipping, while the “Fly More” combo goes for $995.

GoPRO is not the only one having all the discounting fun with “Nu Photography”. The new condition DJI Mavic Pro with Remote Controller is on special as well, going for $801 with free expedited shipping at Adorama.

DJI Spark Mini Drone for $299

Doorbuster time at Abt Electronics! They are offering various colors of the new condition DJI Spark Mini drone for $299 with free shipping and the “Fly More” combos for $499. No coupon, no rebate, this is an old fashioned sale! Expiration date unknown.

That’s one of the benefit of smaller retailers, they can offer doorbusters and they can last for more than a few milliseconds compared to Amazon where there are too many millions of shoppers for “doorbusters” to survive for more than a few nanoseconds 🙂

Glow HexaPop 24″ Portable Softbox + Ring Adapter for $100

The Adorama Big Lighting Sale continues with over 100 of related products participating, including this Glow HexaPop 24″ Portable Softbox for $100 with free expedited shipping and your choice of a FREE ring adapter.

This may be hard to spot on their website if you are not familiar with their format, so here’s a screenshot crop of the relevant part. Click on the blue “Select Ring Adapter” and you will see options for your FREE ring. This is above the customary yellow “Special Offer”:

50% off select products at Nat Geo Store

The National Geographic Store is having a new promotion, 50% off select Books, DVDs and select Maps. Offer does not apply to Personalized Kids Books (2004403, 2004402, 2004404, 2004405). The discount is applied automatically at checkout. Offer expires 12/11/17 at 11:59pm pacific. Free shipping with orders of $75+.

128GB Samsung 100MB/s (U3) MicroSDXC EVO Select for $37

There are back on sale again, these are the green soda (not the orange cream soda), it is the 128GB Samsung 100MB/s (U3) MicroSDXC EVO Select goes for $37. On the same listing, the 64GB version goes for $20, and the 32GB goes for $10. They come with a full size SD adapter. Limit up to ten per customer. These are sold and shipped by Amazon, with free shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order.

Speaking of Samsung and storage, their 500GB Samsung T5 Portable External SSD, model MU-PA500B/AM, is on sale for $150 with free shipping with up to three units per customer.

(ENDED) Into Gold Box We Go: Camera & Photo Accessories

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Buy Canon M6 Kits, Get the EVF-DC1 for $100 more

The official Canon USA store, in NEW condition this time, is offering a Canon M6 combined purchase discount, if you buy one of the Canon M6 kits (four options, body, with 15-45, Video Kit, two lens kit) AND the Canon EVF-DC1 electronic viewfinder, together in the same shopping cart, you pay only $100 more for the EVF-DC1. These are new condition!

You can find this offer at some authorized dealers, for example, at Adorama, expand the yellow “Special Offer” section and you’ll see the option.

PSA: Monday is hyped as a “Green Monday”

There is some buzz generated by retailers about “Green Monday”, that’s tomorrow, Monday 12/11/17. It obviously won’t be like Cyber Monday, but there might be some good deals. YMMV, we will find out for sure tomorrow whether it’s buzz or actual actionable deals 🙂

Refurbished Canon 77D body w/1-YR W for $599

The Canon 77D body only goes for $749 in new condition at authorized such as B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself (no freebies).

But if you want to shave $150 off the price and still get a 1-year Canon USA warranty, you can get it for $599 with free shipping in manufacturer refurbished condition at the Canon USA outlet store. It is in-stock as of the time of writing.

(ENDED) Tuesday: Fuji X-T1, Datacolor Spyder5STUDIO Color Calibration Bundle for $299, Etc

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

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(OLDER POST) Canon G9X Lightning Deal on Tuesday

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While digging into the Amazon Gold Box, lost in a sea of recurring camera and photo accessories was this surprise “Upcoming” deal, the new condition Canon G9X rawsumer will be a lighting deal on Tuesday December 12.

The listing does not specify a time, so I don’t know if it will begin at 3am ET on Tuesday or later in the day. Here’s all the info the Gold Box provides:

PS: there is a small chance this may get cancelled or rescheduled. The vast majority of previously scheduled lightning deals go live as expected, but a small number of them get cancelled or rescheduled. I have no way of knowing this ahead of time.

[DEAD] Terramaster Diskless NAS for $152 to $400

This lightning deal expired…

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(ENDED) Monday: NixPlay digital picture frames (8″ to 15″)

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(ENDED) Monday eBook: “Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture” for $3.19

This daily deal expired…

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(ENDED) Green Gold Box: Zoom H1 for $70, HTC Vive VR w/$100 GC, Etc

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(SOLD OUT) Canon SX530 HS Superzoom for $210

As of a 12/12/17 AM recheck, Amazon’s own listing is gone, and the only ones offering it through Amazon are 3rd-party sellers for its usual price of $250. There is a slimmer of hope it may return since Amazon itself did not raise the price, but rather yanked their listing…

Amazon gone wild! The new condition Canon SX530 HS superzoom is on sale for $210 with free shipping with a limit of up to three per customer. This is sold and shipped by Amazon itself. This is not a lightning deal, so expiration date is unknown. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 380+ customer reviews and has almost as many answered questions. This is a 50x optical zoom camera with a lithium-ion battery.

(ENDED) Still Good: Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 for $449

Party’s over for this offer, the sale ended and it’s back up to $599…

This offer is continuing as of a Tuesday 12:15am ET, the new condition Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 continuing for $449 with free shipping at B&H Photo. It is marked as a limited supply offer, no expiration mentioned this time.

(ENDED) Monday: Parrot Bebop 2 FPV Fly More Pack for $550

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Panasonic GX8 Silver with 25mm f1.7 Lens for $898

Panasonic action once again, a “Take Pictures with a Prime Lens Kit”, the new condition Panasonic GX8 silver color scheme is bundled with the Panasonic 25mm f1.7 lens, together going for $898 with free shipping at B&H Photo… You can optionally triple the original warranty by filing with Panasonic…

If you are interested in the GX85 with 12-32mm, there are a couple of freebie promotions running:
+ B&H Photo you get a $50 B&H Gift Card
+ Adorama you get the Panasonic 45-150mm f/4.0-5.6 ASPH Lens instead of a $50 GC

PS: a number of the previously mentioned Panasonic gift card deals continue.