Archives for 2017

(ENDED) Monday: Feiyu, Helder Conversion Lenses, Etc

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Samy’s B&M stores: Rent for Labor Day Weekend, Pay For One Day

If you are near a participating Samy’s Camera brick and mortar store, they have a new Labor Day weekend promotion. You can pick up a rental during the weekend, return by Tuesday 9/5/17 at 11am local time and pay for ONLY ONE DAY. Details and more questions on their Twitter:

DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter with 4K Camera for $890

The previously mentioned Star Wars Drones, on sale mayhaps for Force Fridays, will not take 4K video, but this drone will!

It is the new condition DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter with 4K Camera on sale for $890 with free shipping and free returns at Groupon Goods. Note that the items you see under “Optional Bundle Contents” are for the bundle that goes for $1077, not the standard kit. Groupon has both of them on the same listing which may cause some confusion if you are not familiar with how Groupon does things. Limit five per customer.

It is also on sale for $899 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Adorama.

Custom Photo Gifts: $25/$100+ or $10/$50+ at Staples

Staples is having a duo of coupons for Custom Photo Gifts ordered through their website. One coupon is $25 off a $100+ order, while the other coupon is $10 off a $50+ as shown in the screenshot below:

The expiration date for the coupons is not mentioned.

Labor Day Adorama sale (30+ options)

Over 30 items are participating in this new featured Adorama Labor Day Sale. I will digest them later on today, but I’m posting them so you don’t have to way for me!

Speaking of Adorama, if you are an audiophile, Adorama has a temptation for you, the new condition FOCAL ELEAR headphones are on sale for $699 with free S&h instead of their $999 regular price for a limited time.

Also speaking of Adorama, this is very nicely organized page of New Releases (In-Stock and Shipping Now), followed by a second block with products that are coming soon

Canon Advanced Two Lens Kit with Extras for $899

Canon is offering an official “Advanced Two Lens Kit” that consists of the 17-40mm f4L USM and the 50mm f1.4L USM lenses, currently going for $899 at authorized dealers. But for the same price, Adorama is offering a handful of freebies with it:

+ ProOptic 77mm digital essentials filter kit with case (three filters)
+ Bower FUC58 58mm UV filter
+ two 50pks of lens cleaning tissue paper

This is available from Adorama directly or by Adorama thru Amazon if you have Amazon gift cards and promotional credits to spend.

128GB Sandisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive for $27 [limit 3]

Data and even more data. Everything produces data that needs to get stored and backed up! USB flash drives can be handy in a variety of situations, especially if you have phones/tablets with OTG support and the appropriate cables or adapters.

With that totally unnecessary introduction out of the way, the new condition 128GB Sandisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive, model SDCZ48-128G-A46, is on sale for $27 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself, with a limit of up to three units per customer. It averages 4.7 out of 5 based on 64 customer reviews.

While we are at Amazon, they are offering the new condition no-contract factory-unlocked Huawei Honor 6X Dual Camera 32GB smartphone for $180 with free shipping in three different color schemes. Now that Samsung embraced dual cameras, it’s gonna be raining dual camera smartphones 🙂

Tech/Geek Deal: Propel Star Wars Battle Drones for $160 (two options)

And now something fun of teck/geek interest, all three of the Propel Star Wars Battle Drones are on sale for $160 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo with two of the three in-stock and shipping: the T-65 X-Wing Star Fighter and the 74-Z Speeder Bike. Available for pre-order is the TIE Advanced X1. It’s Star Wars Friday after all 🙂

Dell Refurbished coupons: 45% off $399+ or 35% off under $399

Dell Refurbished is back with a labor day promotion with two coupons running until Tuesday 9/5/17 at 11:59pm central time. Free US ground shipping. Coupon cannot be combined with other offers. Coupon does not work on Clearance items.

+ 45% any Dell item priced $399 & up with Coupon Code LABORDAY

+ 35% off Dell item priced $398 & below with Coupon Code LABORDAY

Other Dell Refurbished Promotions

+ Dell Latitude E6430 Laptops starting at $199 with free US ground shipping while supplies last. All priced below $250. Coupons not valid on offer
+ expires 9/21/2017, 11:59 PM CST

+ 30% off any Dell Latitude E5440 or E7240 Laptop with Coupon Code: SEPTDEAL1
+ 25% off any Dell OptiPlex 3010 or 9010 Desktop with Coupon Code: SEPTDEAL2
+ 30% off any Dell PowerEdge R620 or R720 Server with Coupon Code: SEPTDEAL3
+ clearance items excluded
+ free US ground shipping
+ trio of coupons expire 9/30/17

4-Day Monoprice Coupon: 15% off, no minimum

Finally Monoprice is doing more user-friendly coupons, this one lasts for the whole Labor Day weekend, good until Monday night 9/4/17, coupon code LABORDAY gets you 15% off site-wide at the Monoprice website without a minimum purchase requirement. No minimum purchase amount required!

As usual, you can test the coupon by adding items of interest in the cart and the coupon. You don’t need to login or signup for a Monoprice account to test the coupon. Likewise, you can enter a zipcode and get a shipping estimate.

PS: for a rolling summary of some of the latest deals, check our Labor day deals round-up.

Canon PIXMA Mail-In Rebates Continue until 9/30/17

The Canon mail-in rebates (prepaid AMEX gift cards) has a new period picking up from the one that expired on 8/31/17. The new promotional period is September 1-30 in 2017. Eligible items have this updated on their product pages.

For example, these are the Canon G7X II combo purchase listings at B&H Photo. As you can see, the mail-in rebate expiration is 9/30/17. However, combo price discount on them expires 9/2/17: Examples of G7 X II: silver color scheme or the black color scheme.

(ENDED) Saturday: Adobe Photoshop Elements 15 & Premiere Elements 15 for $67.49

This daily deal expired but if you missed it, fear not ~ it returns every few weeks…

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(ENDED) Vello Bluetooth ShutterBoss Advanced Intervalometer for $40 [C/N]

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(ENDED) Olympus E-M5 II with 12-50mm EZ with $40 rewards for $999

This limited time promotion EXPIRED…

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Friday Lightning Deals: Usual Camera/Photo accessories

There are over 40 items listed in the Camera & Photo lightning deals (old format) or Full Page format (faster to navigate on Desktop) of the Amazon Gold Box. Due to time constraints I cannot create a detailed listing of them all. The usual assortment of accessories are running throughout the day.

New eBay Coupon: 20% off items priced $25+ (max discount $50)

eBay is back with another coupon promotion. Promo code P20LABORDAY gets you 20% off items individually priced $25+, with a maximum discount of $50 (in other words it flattens to $50 off after $250).

Participating retailers include Beach Camera, Anker, Overstock, and some of the regulars of the eBay Deals.

There are nearly 3000 listings under the Camera and Photo category.

As usual with these, keep in mind that a variety of sellers are participating, with products in various conditions (new, open box, refurbished, new-other, etc), along with a mix of authorized and un-authorized dealers, so do check each individual listing for details ~ do not make assumptions 🙂

Coupon expires on September 5, 2017 at 11am ET.

Labor Day Sale at Canon USA store (refurbished)

The official Canon USA store has launched a 40+ item refurbished camera gear sale of the refurbished sale. More details as I find time to go through them and price-check them… Some of them are out of stock…

Some potentially interesting items (sorted by price):

+ refurbished Canon 50mm f1.8 EF STM for $80

+ refurbished Canon 24mm f2.8 EF-S STM for $100

+ refurbished Canon 10-18mm f4.5-5.6 IS STM EF-S for $190

+ refurbished Canon 85mm f1.8 USM EF for $260

+ refurbished EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM for $300

+ refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5i body for $379
+ or with 18-55mm IS STM for $399

+ refurbished Canon 17-40mm f4L for $540

+ refurbished Canon 80D with 18-55 IS STM for $800

+ refurbished Canon 6D body for $1100

+ refurbished Canon 7D II body for $1199
+ refurbished Canon 5D S body for $2699

+ refurbished Canon 1D X II body for $4799

+ you get a 1-year warranty with the Canon refurbished products

Pre-order new DJI Mavic PRO Platinum for $1099+

DJI has joined the IFA 2017 party, with a new group of Mavic Pro Platinum quadcopters! There are a few different options, with prices starting at $1099 at B&H Photo and the official DJI store.

For more of the recent releases, check the pre-orders posts and the New Cameras of 2017.

Pre-order new Insta360 ONE Action Camera

The IFA 2017 rivers are flowing, here’s another new product, it’s the Insta360 ONE Action Camera available for pre-ordering for $299 with free shipping at Adorama and B&H Photo.

For more of the recent releases, check the pre-orders posts and the New Cameras of 2017.

MeFOTO 77mm Wild Blue Yonder Circular Polarizer Filter for $40 w/free S&H

A filter deal at Adorama. The new condition MeFOTO 77mm Wild Blue Yonder Circular Polarizer Filter with a black filter ring is on sale for $40 with free shipping for a limited time.

In other Adorama action:

+ new pre-orders and arrivals for August 2017

+ Sony a-series TRADE-IN promotion

+ Dell S2715H 27″ Full HD LED Monitor with Integrated Speakers for $213 with free shipping
+ model S2715H

Panasonic M43rds Lens Instant Savings end Sat PM

The current iteration of the Panasonic M43rds Lenses Instant Savings promotion is ending on Saturday 9/2/17 night. Keep in mind B&H does not accept orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM, so make sure you factor that in if you are planning a last minute purchase.

Eligible lenses include the 25/1.7 for $148, the 45-150/4-5.6 for $198, the 30/2.8 OIS Macro for $298, and the 42.5/1.2 OIS for $1398 among others. A total of 11 lenses are participating in this manufacturer-initiated instant-savings promotion.

Used Fuji X-T20 w/16-50mm for $874 [was $839]

The new condition Fuji X-T20 with the 16-50mm lens goes for $1000 at authorized Fuji dealers such as Adorama and B&H Photo.

But if you are comfortable with used cameras, you can get the silver color scheme in “Used – Very Good” condition for $874 [WAS $839~] with free shipping at Amazon Warehouse Deals by Amazon itself.

Pre-order new Ricoh THETA V 360 4K Spherical VR Camera

Even though they bought Pentax, Ricoh still has some cameras under its own name, such as their Theta series. A new model is born today in that series, the new THETA V 360 4K Spherical VR Camera, now available for pre-ordering for $430 at B&H Photo.

Ricoh thinks of this as a mini system, as it also offers optional accessories for pre-ordering:

+ Ricoh TW-1 Underwater Housing for Theta V, S, or SC for $200

+ Ricoh TA-1 3D Microphone for THETA V 360 Camera for $270

New Tracking Post: Labor Day 2017 Deals round-up

This is Phase #1 of our attempt to bring back a permanent “Latest Deals Summary” post. With 20+ posts per day on many weekdays, things are flying fast off the front page, making it harder for y’all to keep up if you are not checking on a regular basis. So the “Summary” posts will serve a summary of the best (subjective of course) available deals.

Phase #1 of this experiment is the Labor Day 2017 Camera Deals round-up post. It will be updated throughout the Labor Day holiday weekend. If you have any feedback on it, this is a good time to leave it as it can help shape the future “Summary” posts. You can leave a comment on any of the post or use the online contact form.

The Summaries are intended to be a compliment/complement to this blog. The latest deals will always be posted here as they happen. The Summaries are best suited for keeping track of the surviving deals that have fallen off the top of the blog.

Pre-order new 400GB (yes, four hundred) Sandisk Ultra microSDXC

If you have devices that can support 400GB microSDXC cards, and you like the idea of having that much of your data in a single card, then you may be interested to learn that the new condition 400GB Sandisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I, model SDSQUAR-400G-GN6MA, is available for pre-ordering for $250 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

PS: back in our time, we were lucky if we could get a 64MB Smartmedia card at a reasonable price 🙂 Now you can fit over 6000 of those Smartmedia cards in this tiny little microSD card 🙂

Now shipping: 256GB and 64GB Sandisk iXpand Base

Two new Sandisk iXpand Base products are now in-stock and shipping at B&H Photo. The 256GB model goes for $216, while the 64GB model goes for $108 which is too close to the 128GB model which goes for $140. Free expedited shipping for all options.

Pre-order new Sony RX0 elementproof 1-inch RAWsumer Action Cam on 9/5/17

It’s IFA time in Berlin, which means more new tech products from all directions. Especially, in the world of photography, since this is an odd year, so there’s no Photokina [see Trade Show Calendar].

Sony had a pretty successful RX-series of RAWsumers, case in point, as you can see at the Fixed Lens Cameras Price Chart all models continue to be available in new condition at authorized dealers!

So it should not be a surprise that Sony would decide to further expand the RX-series.

Which brings us to the new brand new RX0, an ultra-compact elementproof camera but with a 1-inch 21mp sensor, and a 24mm f4 Zeiss-blessed lens, RAW of course (it wouldn’t be an RX-series without RAW!), and various tempting video features. And an RX-series starting price of $700.

In new-typical Sony fashion, pre-orders are not accepted right away. It will be available for pre-ordering on September 5, 2017.

But there are detailed pages for it at B&H Photo and Adorama.

This has been added to the New Cameras of 2017 tracking page, making it the fifth RAWsumer to be introduced in 2017. Try to guess the other four before looking. But we don’t have fabulous prizes if you guess right 🙂

FREE (iOS): 8mm Vintage Camera app by Nexvio

Free camera app for iOS users! The 8mm Vintage Camera app by Nexvio is currently FREE to get on iTunes. Previously it went for $2. Some features however are only available via in-app purchase (99c themes). This requires iOS 8.0 and later.

If you have an older device or don’t have an iOS device now, but you may be getting one in the future, you can still grab the app for future use. You obviously can’t get it from a non-existent iOS device, but you can grab it using iTunes for Windows ~ if you are willing to run that Beast 🙂

Pre-order new Olympus E-M10 Mark III M43rds Mirrorless Camera

In a matter of three days, the Mirrorless Cameras managed to not only score an equalizer, but take the lead 9-8 over DSLR cameras among the New Cameras of 2017. The one who gave the mirrorless cameras the lead is the brand new Olympus E-M10 Mark III, or Third of Its Name, now available for pre-ordering in two configurations, body only or with lens and bag.

Each combo is available in either silver or black, but so far, there’s no Raiders edition yet. With the Raiders moving in Vegas, the opportunities for Raiders merchandising are at an all time high [speculation].

+ E-M10 III Body Only pre-orders for $650 in silver or black at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself

+ E-M10 III with 14-42mm EZ lens and Olympus Case and 16GB SD card for $800 in silver or black at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself

+ also available is Olympus CS-51B Body Jacket for $50 in Black or Brown color schemes

20% off One Item at B&N Website with coupon

If you like to buy books at the Barnes and Noble website, they have a new promotion running until 9/4/17, coupon code LABORDAY17 gets you 20% off ONE ITEM at their website. The usual coupon exclusions apply.

Strategically this is good for books and such that have the same price everywhere!

The Clearance section is another place to look for deals. You can drill down the sub-categories or go directly to the Photography Clearance section. There’s also this 30% – 75% off Clearance page.