Archives for February 23, 2018

Price Charts Series now COMPLETED with Fixed Lens Cameras

And we are back with the final installment in the mid-February 2018 price charts series, it is the RAWsumers, the serious fixed lens cameras with RAW out of the box, here’s the post: Fixed Lens Cameras Price Chart!

MID-FEBRUARY 2018 SERIES

+ 35mm Full Frame Price Chart
+ APS-C DSLRs Price Chart
+ Mirrorless Price Chart
+ Fixed Lens Cameras Price Chart

Canon G5X + Pixma PRO 100 + Paper for $649 after $350 MIR

The Canon G5 X goes for $730 in new condition at authorized Canon USA dealers, but thanks to the magic of mail-in rebates, if you don’t object to the paperwork and if you also want/need a printer, then off to B&H Photo we go where they are bundling the Canon G5X with the Pixma PRO 100 printer and its trusty sidekick (50pk SG-201 photo paper) for $649 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card). Free standard shipping.

Panasonic ZS100 + $50 Gift Card + Panasonic Travel Charger Bundle + 32GB Extreme SD for $548

Good until Saturday night (but note that B&H Photo is not accepting orders between select hours Friday PM and Saturday PM) you can get the new condition Panasonic ZS100 superzoom with a $50 B&H Photo gift card, a 32GB Sandisk Extreme SD card, and the official Panasonic DMW-BLG10 Li-Ion Battery & Charger Travel Bundle for $548 with free expedited shipping in your choice of black ZS100 or silver ZS100

Earlier in the month Adorama offered this with a $100 gift card and $22 promotional rewards VERSUS B&H offering now a $50 Gift Card and the 32GB Extreme SD and the official Panasonic travel charger/battery kit.

PS: a few days ago Panasonic revealed the new ZS200 which is available for pre-order for $800 without any freebies.

Fuji X70 on its way out but still available for $700

Fuji has cut back on the number of fixed lens X-series cameras it is making and as of the time of writing (price-check for the upcoming Fixed Lens Cameras Price Chart) the Fuji X70 is gone and cannot be ordered at Adorama and B&H Photo. It is still orderable at Amazon by Amazon itself at its typical price of $700. It is in the all-encompassing “temporarily out of stock” status, so shipping estimate is unknown.

Pre-order new Tiffen NATural Filters (76 options)

If you are a fan of lens filters, Tiffen has unleashed a new lien of NATural Neutral Density Filters and they are available for pre-ordering at Adorama with 76 different options. You can use the left sidebar over there to filter (no pun intended) the options by size or stops or price range. Prices range from $109 to $699.

Incase DSLR Pro Pack Nylon Camera Backpack for $80 w/FS

Incase makes DSLR bags too and their new condition Incase DSLR Pro Pack Nylon Camera Backpack is on sale for a limited time for $80 with free shipping at Adorama.

On the budget side of camera bags, they have these with free shipping:

+ Lowepro Scout SH 120 Shoulder Bag for Mirrorless Camera with Lens, Extra Lens and Smartphone, Slate Blue for $10

+ Manfrotto Amica 20 Shoulder Bag for Mirrorless and Compact DSLR Cameras for $10

+ not at Adorama, but the Case Logic TBC-403 medium bag is on sale for under $10 at various retailers (shipping varies depending on situation)

+ at Amazon, the Evecase shoulder holster in blue/black is $16~ after 10% off clip-on coupon (free Prime shipping or with a $25+ order)

FREE to Watch: “How to Launch A Photography Business”

Today’s free-to-watch classes streaming at CreativeLIVE ON-AIR include the Lin and Jirsa (LA wedding photographers) “How to launch a Photography Business”.

On the sales front, they have a 19 classes for $19 each sale includes classes on commercial photography, baby photography (photographing babies, not teaching babies how to become photographers), high volume photography, branding, business, and mo(i)re.

Pre-order on Monday: Sony HVL-F60RM Wireless Flash and Battery Pack

A Trade Show Binge trilogy begins [see Trade Show Calendar], first with the WPPI in Vegas, then the Mobile World Congress in beautiful Barcelllllooooona, and finally the good old CP Plus in Tokyo where a new anime movie will premiere, Smartphone Titans eat point and shoot cameras 😉

Which brings us to another new product on the Sony front, available for pre-ordering on Monday February 26 at 11am eastern at B&H Photo as follows:

+ Sony HVL-F60RM Wireless Radio Flash for $600

+ Sony FA-EB1 External Battery Pack for $250

Dell Refurbished: $475 off $1000+ items, $325 off $700+, Etc

Friday is here and with it another group of Dell Refurbished coupons running until Monday 2/26/17 at 11:59pm central time. Coupons cannot be used on clearance items. Free US shipping. The offers are:

+ $475 off any item priced $1,000 & up with Coupon code: WINTER$475DEAL

+ $325 off any item priced $700 – $999 with coupon Coupon code: WINTER$325DEAL

+ $200 off any item priced $450 – $699 with Coupon code: WINTER$200DEAL

+ $125 off any item priced $300 – $449 with Coupon code: WINTER$125DEAL

+ Dell Refurbished is a specialty Dell website that specializes in re-selling off-lease computers. The promotions only work there, not at any of the other mainstream Dell websites

(ENDED) Sat Gold Box: GVM, NIX, Marsace, TerraMaster, Etc

These offers ended BUT for more Gold Box posts here, follow the Yellow Brick Road of Gold-Box tagged posts……

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(ENDED) Sunday Gold Box: Dolica, Glide Bear, Feiyu, Incase, RAV, Mohoo, Lens Cup, Etc

These lightning deals expired…

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(ENDED) Gold Box Now: GVM Panel for $72, NIX $158

These lighting deals expired…

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(SOLD OUT) Used Leica Q Typ 116 for $2999 + S&H

As of a 2/25/18 recheck, this is sold out… Used quantities are typically very limited…

The new condition Leica Q Typ 116 ranges from $4250 (black) to $4495 (silver) depending on color. If you are willing to go used, Adorama has it USED in “Very Good” condition for $2999 plus shipping (starts at $22). This is a 35mm full frame fixed lens camera, the only non-Sony RX-series at the moment.

PS: if/when it sells out, the used listing will be automatically yanked by their server, so if you don’t see a camera, it means it sold out.