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Shopping News: Google Express ending Membership program (refunds coming!)

“Google Express”, Google’s local shopping and delivery service, decided to end their Membership program. A membership will no longer be required to shop there. Current paying members will receive a pro-rated REFUND of their membership fees. This may be a nice amount if you had a prepaid annual membership 🙂

The Help pages at the Google Express page describe the change as follows:

In a related move, Google has a new partnership with Walmart to enable Voice Shopping using the Google Assistant using the Google Home device. Furthermore, Walmart will be joining the growing list of merchants participating in Google Express.

More details via Techmeme.

August 23, 2017 Filed Under: shopping news Tagged With:

Refurbished Nikon D3400 w/18-55 DX VR and 70-300 DX non-VR for $400

The newly launched 6% to 8% eBay Bucks promotion puts in new light this offer at the eBay Deals. The Beach Camera eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3400 Two-Lens DX Kit for $400 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty.

Only the black color scheme is available. It includes the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR lens and the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED DX non-VR. With 8% eBay Bucks, you’d be getting $32 in eBay Bucks (if you are eligible and you manually activate the promotion).

PS: non-VR is not an official Nikon designation but it serves as a practical disambiguation, since the lack of mentioning VR in a lens name may be a typo/error. Saying non-VR clarifies to the reader that this is not a VR lens. Or maybe I’m overthinking things 🙂

August 23, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

YMMV: 6% to 8% back in eBay Bucks

This is YMMV ~ I do not know if eBay offers this to everyone or a subset of their registered users. Good until Friday 3am eastern (8/25/17), you earn 8% eBay Bucks on your purchases over $50 or 6% on purchases under $50. So even a $1 item will get you bonus bucks.

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. The email title announcing this promotion is not as clear as previous ones, but it has “eBay Bucks” in it, so look for that if you are skimming or filtering eBay emails.

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.

UPDATE: speaking of eBay, PayPal Digital Gifts is offering $25 Peets emailable gift cards for $20 with a limit of five per customer. This is a 20% off discount. If you max out, you pay $100 and get $125 worth of Peets e-gift cards. Peets has launched a rewards program now with iOS and Android apps as well.

August 23, 2017 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Live-Tweeting Samsung Galaxy Note 8 event

The live-tweeting and the Note 8 introduction have both ended…

If you need some entertainment, I am live-tweeting/live-trolling the Note 8 launch of the Samsung Live Stream. For your convenience, you can find both widget-embedded below:

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August 23, 2017 Filed Under: Uncategorized

15% off Chelsea Fine Art Books w/AdoramaPIX coupon

The 20% off Wood or Metal prints coupon is good until 8/27/17 PM at Adorama PIX but they have also launched a brand new coupon: code PXCHELSEABK15 gets you 15% off Chelsea Fine Art Books until 8/27/17 PM. This coupon can only be used on the Chelsea Fine Art Books and nothing else. Free shipping with $49+ orders. The usual terms/conditions/restrictions apply.

August 23, 2017 Filed Under: photo prints Tagged With: ,

64GB Lexar Professional 2000x SDXC for $81 [limit 3]

On the other hand if you prefer faster SDXC cards, the 64GB Lexar Professional 2000X SDXC UHS-II U3 is on sale in new condition for the very specific price of $80.65 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of up to three per customer at the sale price.

Of the same line, the 128GB model goes for $188.30 (limit 3), while the 32GB model goes for $50 (ships 1-3 weeks; no limits).

These are sale prices, not lightning deals.

PS: starting at 11am ET, Samsung will be revealing live online their explosive new block-buster Note 8 smartphone! I will be live-tweeting / live-trolling this on Twitter 🙂

August 23, 2017 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

(GONE) Listed but cannot be ordered at Get Oly: refurbs E-M10 w/14-42 for $200, E-M10 II for $300

UPDATE 10:52am ET: as of this recheck of the Get Olympus USA store, the pages of those two aforementioned cameras are 404 (the page has been pulled down), which means we caught them on the way out, not the way in…

I am trying to check for these on a regular basis since the prices are definitely right, but obviously I’m not a Google bot 🙂

Original post after the break for historical reference only…

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August 23, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, olympus Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Thursday: B+W CP MRC Filters for $30 to $50; Etc

These daily deals expired but for more action, check their Featured Sales…

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August 23, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Sunpak Slave Flash for $25; Elvid 7″ LCD $140; Rain Shields $13+

These offers expired but for more action, check their Featured Sales…

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August 23, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories

Wednesday Lightning Deals: Feiyu, Usual Camera/Photo accessories

Wednesday 11am ET is when Samsung will reveal their Galaxy Note 8 flagship with a big live stream online! I will be live-tweeting / live-trolling the event on the Twitter.

There are over 50 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.

There is one recognizable brand in the schedule:

+ starts 3:35pm ET: Feiyu G5 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Action Camera Stabilizer (price before sale $279)

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

2pk 32GB Lexar 633x Professional SDHC for $30; Etc

If you don’t need to receive these immediately, the new condition 2-pack of Lexar Professional 633x SHDC cards is on sale for $30 at Amazon by Amazon itself. The shipping estimate is 1-3 weeks. Or you can get a single single 32GB card fro $16 with a 1-4 weeks shipping estimate.

On the same listing, you can get a single single 64GB version for $26 with a 1-3 weeks shipping estimate as well.

If you are close to $25+/$35+ to get free shipping, check the AmazonBasics posts.

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

Refurbished DJI Phantom 3 Standard with 2.7K Video w/1-YR Warranty for $349

eBay Deals revisited with the official DJI eBay store cycling in again the sale of the manufacturer refurbished DJI Phantom 3 Standard with 2.7K Video for $349 with free shipping and a 1-Year DJI warranty. Limit up to five units per customer during the sale.

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: , ,

6pk AmazonBasics 100W-EQ A21 LED Light Bulbs for $19

On the budget side of lighting, the new condition 6-pack AmazonBasics 100W Equivalent A21 LED Light Bulbs is on sale for $19.24 and shipping in 1-2 days. This is the Soft White (2700 Kelvin). Meanwhile the Daylight (5000 Kelvin) 6-pack goes for $20 but the shipping estimate is “2-5 weeks”. You can buy as many as you want.

PS: if you are close to free shipping, check the previous AmazonBasics posts for ideas.

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With: ,

Samsung PRO 850 Series 2.5″ Internal SATA III SSD sale: 256GB for $120, 512GB for $212, Etc

SSD time once again because the data must flow, and flow, and faster and faster it must flow 😉 The new condition Samsung 850 PRO series of Internal SATA III 2.5-inch SSDs is on sale in the various storage denominations at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of up to three units per storage option per customer. The 256GB goes for $120, the 512GB for $212, the 1TB for $421, and the 2TB for $898. Each one also has an option to come bundled with a Mount Bundle for +$7.

UPDATE: corrected link!

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: memory cards and storage, samsung Tagged With:

BorrowLenses Rent More to Save More (up to 25% off)

Borrow Lenses is back with another camera gear RENTAL coupon, it’s a Spend More, to Save More type of a promotion, The more you spend, the bigger the discount percentage, with discounts ranging from 10% to 25% as outlined in the annotated screenshot of their promotion below (much easier to explain like this than me writing a five paragraph post about it):

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

AmazonBasics Cleaning Kit for DSLR Cameras for $2.23

The craziness of Amazon pricing! The AmazonBasics Cleaning Kit for DSLR Cameras is now down to $2.23 per set. However, the limit is now three sets per customer. It was up to ten sets per customer when the price was hovering around $3.

This is still an ADD-ON item (you must needs place a $25+ order, elsewise the shopping cart won’t let you buy it – look for ideas to get to $25+ in the AmazonBasics posts.

You get six different cleaning accessories in each set, outlined here [the numbers in the picture below are indexed in the aforelinked post].

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

10% off site-wide sale at Dell with coupon

Dell Home is currently having a 10% off site-wide sale. Click on the large thumbnails at the top stripe of the page to look at the various product categories participating (laptops, desktops, etc). In addition to those, when you page down the page, you will see a variety of other offers. Use coupon code TENOFF for the the 10% off discount. Items that already discounted by more than 10% may not be eligible for the coupon. This is a limited time offer!

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: , ,

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III with Freebies for $1999

The new condition Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III is currently on sale for $1999 with free shipping at authorized Canon USA dealers. At B&H Photo you get 2% promotional rewards, which becomes $40~ to spend in future purchases at B&H Photo.

If you prefer free accessories instead of 2% promotional rewards, at Adorama you can get the Platypod Max Plate Camera Support for FREE, or if you prefer more general use accessories, they have their Freebies bundle that includes a Filter Kit, Corel software bundle, a lens cap tether, and a couple of cleaning kits.

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: Uncategorized

Dell Refurbished coupons: 50% off PowerEdge R620 Server, 40% R720, 20% Network Switches

We have a new week-long promotion running at Dell Refurbished (Dell’s specialty website that focuses on reselling off-lease gear, most of which get 100-day warranties) running until Monday, August 28, 2017 at 11:59 PM CST. You get free ground US shipping. Cannot be combined with other coupons. They coupons are:

+ 50% off any Dell PowerEdge R620 Server starting at $699 after coupon, while supplies last with Coupon Code: DELL50R620

+ 40% off any Dell PowerEdge R720 Server starting at $1,050 after coupon, while supplies last with Coupon Code: DELL40R720

+ 20% off any Dell Networking Switch starting at $79 after coupon, while supplies last, with Coupon Code: NETWORK20
+ the refurbished Network Switches are a recently-added arrival at Dell Refurbished
+ (I am trying to avoid using the word “new arrival” because it’s a refurbished items, and speed-readers may confuse that with new condition)

PS: the main Dell Home website is currently running a 10% off site-wide sale over there.

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: , , ,

Sony HVL-F60M External Flash with Various Freebies for $448

The new condition Sony HVL-F60M External Flash is currently on sale for $448 with free shipping at authorized dealers (eg B&H Photo), but if you also like to get some free accessories, the following retailers bundle it with freebies for the same price of $448:

+ Beach Camera thru Amazon includes a 72-inch Vivitar tripod, a 64GB SDXC C10 memory card, a 4-slot AA charger with four 2950 mAh (non-LSD) batteries, a Sakar diffuser and a lens cleaning pen.
+ yes, I am aware you cannot put an SD card inside the flash or put the flash on a 72-inch tripod, but you can use these accessories with your other devices 🙂

+ Adorama includes a Glow S-Type Speedlite Bracket With Bowens Mount AND Flashpoint Reflector for Speedlights AND Flashpoint Mini Soft Box Diffuser for Shoe Mount Flashes AND Power2000 4-slot charger with four AA NiMH 2900mAh non-LSD Batteries

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: lighting deals, sony

Canon XC10 4K Professional Camcorder for $1999

The new condition Canon XC10 4K Professional Camcorder is currently on sale in new condition at authorized dealers for $1999 including B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself. Included in the kit is a 64GB Sandisk CFast 2.0 memory card and a CFast card reader. This can record 4K on CFast cards only, and below that on either CFast or SD.

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: canon, other cameras Tagged With: ,

Tuesday Daily Deals: Epson XP960 for $150, Bushnell Legend for $131; Etc

This is a round-up of day-long daily-deals running at various retailers for Tuesday 8/22/17…

At the Amazon Gold Box, one of the daily deals running until 3am ET on Wednesday is the new condition Bushnell Legend L-Series 10x42mm Binoculars going for $131 with free shipping (sold and shipped by Amazon herself) and available in either black or camo (“Realtree Xtra”) color schemes Limit three per color per customer.

At Best Buy, one of their daily deals is the new condition Epson Expression Photo XP-960 C11CE82201 Wireless Small-in-One Printer – Black going for $150 with free shipping or free store pickup (where available/possible). Offer expires after midnight somewhere between the Eastern and Pacific time zones.

If getting disavowed by Consumer Reports for reliability bubbles reasons does not scare you away from Surfaces, another Best Buy daily deal has the Surface PRO 4 with Type Cover and i5 and 128GB on-board storage going for $799.

Meanwhile the Kindle Daily Deals have a sports and exercise theme with 20+ ebook options on sale, half of which go for $1.99.

August 22, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories

(ENDED) Wednesday: Bolt VB-22 Bare-Bulb Flash for $259, Feiyu G5 for $179, Etc

These daily deals are over but for more action, check their Featured Sales…

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August 22, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories

Tuesday Lightning Deals: Usual Camera/Photo accessories

There are over 60 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.

August 21, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Refurbished Nikon D7200 Body Only for $680

More eBay Deals action, the BuyDig eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7200 body only for $680 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty with a limit of up to five units per customer.

The new condition D7200 body only goes for $1000 at authorized dealers, which are allowed to include free accessories, such as Amazon and Adorama.

Since the D7500 is the latest model, currently going for $1250 in new condition in body only [see Stock Status Tracker], it’s probably a good idea to go refurbished if you are buying the previous generation (almost half the price of D7500), instead of getting a new D7200 that’s only $250 away from the D7500. But of course it’s your decision 🙂

August 21, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

16GB Sandisk Pixtor SDHC C10 for $6 w/free S&H

Back to the eBay Deals where the official Best Buy ebay store is offering the new condition 16GB Sandisk Pixtor Class 10 SDHC for $6 with free shipping with a limit of up to five units per customer.

Speaking of 16GB storage options, the 16GB SanDisk USB 2.0 Flash Cruzer Glide USB Drive, model SDCZ60-016G-B35, is going for $5, in new condition, standard packaging. You can buy as many as you like. It is not an Add-ON items, so Prime members can get it with free 2-day shipping.

August 21, 2017 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , , ,

Still Good: SLR Magic 8mm f4 for $200 [m43]

This sale continues! The new condition SLR Magic 8mm f4 Micro Four Thirds lens is on sale for a limited time for $200 with free shipping at Adorama and B&H Photo.

Speaking of alternative M43rds manufacturers, the YI with 12-40mm continues for $299, and even better the YI M1 with 12-40mm and 42.5mm f1.8 goes for $379 with free shipping in either black or silver.

August 21, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Earn $15 Reward for every $100 spent at B&N

If you like to buy books at the Barnes and Noble website, they have a new promotion running until 8/28/17 at 3am ET, that gets you a $15 reward for every $100 spent at their website.

The rewards will be sent to you later on by email (10/15/17) and must be used between between 10/15 to 11/1 in 2017. These are the Terms and Conditions.

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.

August 21, 2017 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With: ,

Refurbished Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ for $150 [m43]

There is some modest lens action at the official Olympus outlet store, the manufacturer refurbished silver Olympus M.Zuiko ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ is on sale for $150 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty. This is a Micro Four Thirds lens.

The new condition price is $200 at authorized dealers.

August 21, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, olympus Tagged With: , , , ,

(SOLD OUT) Used Olympus E-420 with 14-42 for $75 [Four Thirds DSLR]

As of 8/31/17 this sold out at the low used prices…

Another wave of sales/discounts is happening at Amazon Warehouse Deals, including a Four Thirds DSLR “Take Pictures With” kit. This is for Four Thirds fans and hardcore cameraholics, it should go without saying. There is one (was two) USED Good condition listings of the Olympus E-420 with 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 Zuiko for the very specific price of $75~ [WAS $85.51]. This is sold by Amazon (Warehouse Deals) itself, not 3rd-party sellers.

August 21, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, olympus Tagged With: , ,