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Pre-order the Nikon D850 FilmMaker’s Kit for $5500

Nikon has a hard time making enough Nikon D850s to satisfy demand but that didn’t stop them from creating the “FilmMaker’s Kit”, it is the D850 body only bundled with a trio of f1.8G FX lenses (20, 35, 85), the ME-1 Stereo Microphone and ME-W1 wireless microphone, a 7 inch Atomos Ninja Flame and a spare EN-EL15a battery.

The price of this bundle is $5500 and it is available for pre-ordering at Amazon by Amazon itself and by Adorama and by B&H Photo… This has been added to our Stock Status Tracker…

WHEN DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO BUY THE FILMMAKER KIT?

The three f1.8G lenses on their own go for $800, $527, $477 respectively, totaling (with the help of a calculator) $1804. The Atomos goes for $795 on its own, increasing the bundle value to $2600. The battery goes for $60 on its own, while the two microphones go for $134 and $199 respectively. So that’s a total under $3000 for the Filmmaker kit, plus $3300 for the camera = $6300, with an asking price of $5500 for the bundle.

So with a difference of $2200 between the D850 body only ($3300) and the Filmmaker kit ($5500), you’d need to want at least $2200 worth of the kit items to make this a good deal. In other words, if you want all three lenses AND the Atomos, then it’s worth doing it, otherwise it becomes a too close to call type of a situation.

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , , ,

Canon 5D Mark IV Body with Pixma PRO 100 Printer and Paper and Meural Canvas Leonara (27″ IPS Canvas-Frame) for $3300 after $350 MIR

There is a new twist in the Canon PIXMA mail-in rebate offers at Adorama. In addition to the usual bundle they are also including a FREE Meural Canvas (priced $595 on its own) for the same price. But let’s start from the beginning.

Adorama is bundling the Canon 5D Mark IV body only with the PIXMA PRO 100 printer, its trusty sidekick the SG-201 (50pk 13×19″ photo paper) and the Meural Canvas Leonora Black model. You pay $3649 at checkout with free shipping. After you receive it all and make sure all is well, following the instructions and deadlines you submit the usual PIXMA mail-in rebate. A few weeks later, if all is well, you receive a $350 prepaid American Express gift card. Thus making this offer $3300 after the $350 MIR.

This is the same price for the Canon 5D Mark IV body only without the Pixma and Meural and without any mail-in rebates at B&H Photo and Amazon itself.

The Meural Canvas Leonara is a modern stylish take on the digital picture frame. It is a 27″ IPS display with computer-y internals that can display a variety of pictures. You get a 1-year subscription to their Art Library but you can also display your own pictures – of interest to photographers obviously. Here is a link to the product page for reference. Don’t add it to the shopping cart from this link. You have to order the Canon 5D Mark IV bundle to get it for free (included automatically).

A parallel offer is also available in the other two official Canon 5D Mark IV kits:

+ Canon 5D Mark IV with EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM for $4049 after $350 MIR

+ Canon 5D Mark IV with 24-105mm f4L IS II for $4199 after $350 MIR

NOTE: the order cut-off point before Adorama closes for Passover 2018 is Friday at 12pm ET (but don’t wait until the last minute to order!)

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

10% off coupon at Stacksocial

For a limited time, coupon code MADMARCH10 gets you 10% off various items at Stacksocial. Not everything is eligible for the coupon. Among the eligible items is the popular Zoolz Lifetime Cloud Storage service dropping from $50 to $45 after coupon. This gets you 1TB instant vault and 1TB cold storage. You only pay once (this time) and have lifetime access to the service. This is for new customer only and offers cannot be stacked per account for more storage. You can make backups from two devices (you can change them as time goes by). You can restore the backups from other devices in addition to the designated two.

You can use the search box over there to look for topics of interest, eg photography, Adobe, Photoshop, etc.

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

Now shipping: ProGrade SDXC and CFast 2.0 memory cards

If you are looking for top tier memory cards, B&H Photo is now having in-stock and shipping a number of the new Prograde SDXC and CFast 2.0 memory cards. Twelve options are available, with the SDXC UHS-II V60 U3 Class 10 cards ranging from 64GB to 256GB while the CFast 2.0 cards ranging from 128GB to 512GB. Prices range from $55 to $700. Some of the options are 2-packs with a built-in “volume discount” in the 2-pack.

PS: ProGrade is a new company from former Lexar executives, created after Lexar was digested by Micron.

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , , ,

Another eBay coupon: 15% off orders of $25+ from 100 eBay sellers [max disco $50; use 2X]

Having an eBay coupon withdrawal? Fear not! eBay has launched yet another coupon promotion with 100 eBay sellers participating including Beach Camera, Big Value Inc, Anker Direct, ANT Online, Deal fisher, Hooever, Northwest Outdoor, and more. The offer runs until Sunday 4/1/18 at 11am eastern.

The offer is this: coupon code PSPRINGBF gets you 15% off purchases from the aforelinked “The 100” retailers [not related to The CW TV show] with a minimum purchase amount of $25 and a maximum coupon discount of $50. Better yet, you can use the coupon TWICE during this promotional period, so you have more flexibility.

There are over 1000 listings under Camera and Photo. As with all things eBay, this is an assortment of product conditions (new, new-other, open-box, refurbished, used, etc), and varying authorized dealer status (USA warranty, imported with or without seller warranty, refurbished with manufacturer or seller warranty, no warranty, and so on).

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

Fuji X-E2S Body Only drops to $350 w/free S&H

If you are looking for an X-system mid-range camera body, the new condition Fuji X-E2S body only in the silver color scheme is on sale for $350 with free expedited shipping at Adorama. If you want this to ship this week, order before Friday 12pm ET (Adorama closes for Passover, orders places after that time will be shipped April 8+)…

PS: this expired but the Rakuten coupons are recurring every few days/weeks… of related interest is this offer expiring Wednesday at 11:59pm pacific, imported Fuji 18-55 f2.8-4 OIS for $330 after coupon [the coupon expires].

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

Motorola Moto G5 Plus for $210 [Prime only]

As flagship smartphone prices keep climbing, so is the average consumer’s interest in alternative bang for the buck smartphones. One such line is the Motorola G series, especially the “all carrier” phones, the ones that work out of the box with all four major US carriers. Among them is the G5 Plus with the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage option. And if you are a Prime member, you can buy ONE unit on sale for $210 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. This is fully unlocked with USA warranty. Amazon no longer has lockscreen ads, they just pre-install their apps and widgets on the phones.

NOTE that this phone does not have NFC (no contactless mobile payments with it) and it is microUSB power (no USB-C). At this price range, even if it had USB-C, it would likely be USB 2.0, not USB 3.*. It has a fingerprint reader and a headphone jack though which can be a plus for security and convenience.

If you are interested in bang for the buck phones discussion, save this date, on Thursday 3/29/18 at 9pm eastern, the PhoneCast YouTube channel is going to have a live-stream with another YouTube who specializes in bang-for-the-buck phones.

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: , ,

Free Shipping at Bass PRO Shops (no minimum) [ends Thur PM]

If your photography adventures take you to the great outdoors or if you are a fan of the store, good until Friday at 3am eastern, you get free shipping with no minimum order purchase required at the Bass PRO Shops website. Or you can select 2-day delivery for a flat $3 fee. Or you can select ship-to-store. No coupon code needed and no Bass PRO credit card needed during this promotional period.

PS: the coupon code and Bass PRO credit card mentioned there is a different promotion. They blended the graphics together creating some confusion 🙂

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

FREE Apple Care+ with select Apple MacBook PROs

Remember, the clock is ticking on the various B&H offers if you want them to ship before they close for Passover 2018. The deadline is Thursday 7pm eastern. Among the latest offers running is FREE AppleCare+ Protection on select Apple MacBook PRO laptops. A total of six 15.4″ options are available with prices ranging from $2100 to $3300.

The free Apple Care+ is included automatically by B&H Photo while this promotion is running. It goes for $379 if purchased separately! Highlight screenshot example below:

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: ,

Angler Whitebox Softbox (60″) for $100 w/free S&H

The brand name is “Angler” but this is not typically something you take to your local angling club meeting 🙂 The new condition Angler Whitebox Softbox (60″) is on sale for a limited time for $100 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo…

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With: ,

Leica Sofrita Instant Film Camera for $250

Chipotle (!) kinda ruined the name of this camera. Now whenever I see the camera, all I think is “Leica Sofrita” 🙂 Okay, silliness aside, the new condition Leica Sofort instant film camera in the mint color scheme is on sale for a limited time for $250 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo…

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, leica Tagged With: ,

Pre-order new 9.7″ “Educational” iPad, Get $25 e-Gift Card

Apple’s Education Event yesterday revealed a new iPad targeting education, but also generating a lot of interest among the general consumer looking for a $300-ish iPad with support for the Apple Pencil (aka digital stylus). For consumers, this new 9.7″ inch iPad is available for pre-ordering for $330 with a $25 Best Buy e-gift-card at the Best Buy website. The $330 price is for the base Wifi-only model with 32GB storage.

The prices increase as usual with more storage, the 128GB goes for $430 (the usual +$100 storage tier bump). Meanwhile the 32GB Cellular model goes for $460 and the 128GB Cellular goes for $560 (the usual +$130 bump).

OF photography interest is support for the Apple Pencil. The Apple pencil is NOT included. It is also compatible with the upcoming Logitech Crayon.

The iPads are still not available for purchase by Amazon itself (various 3rd-party sellers offer them but not Amazon itself), so the iPad tablet market is still doing okay. If they were close to the panic button, they’d be sold by Amazon itself as well 🙂

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: , ,

240GB Kingston Internal SSD for $65 after coupon

If you want to strategically give your computer a boost in OS and/or image post-processing operations, a $5 clip-on coupon drops the price of the new condition 240GB Kingston A400 Internal SSD (SATA 3, 2.5”, model SA400S37/240G) from $70 to $65 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. The coupon typically works on only one unit but if you want more, you can get additional units for $70 each.

Speaking of storage, promo code EMCPSRX27 gets you the new condition 8TB Seagate Expansion external USB 3.0 HDD for $140 with free shipping, sold and shipped by NewEGG itself…

Speaking of NewEGG, they are running a 24 Hour PC Sale with 109 participating options. Some are straight up sales, some have promo codes, some have mail-in rebate cards, some have both…

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

Fotasy AMCB 16MM Cine Movie Lens to Micro Four Thirds for $5

The new condition Fotasy AMCB 16MM Cine Movie Lens to Micro Four Thirds is currently on sale for the very specific price of $5.02 at Amazon by Amazon itself with a maximum of three per customer at the sale price. Despite the $5 price, this is not marked as an Add-On item (shhhhh! don’t tell the Amazon Bots!). So Prime members get free 2-day shipping on this, or you can select slow shipping and get a $1 digital credit. Non-members have the usual $25+ threshold to clear for free shipping.

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: , , ,

Canon M50 Kits In-Stock with FREE Overnight Shipping!

We already mentioned the first wave of the Canon M50 getting in-stock but now there’s more options. B&H Photo has the various available colors in-stock at their regular prices, while Adorama offers FREE Overnight Shipping on the four standard kits.

Note that both B&H and Adorama will be closing before the end of the week for Passover, so make sure you order before their order deadlines…

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: canon, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Adorama ordering deadline is March 30 at 12pm ET

If you need something from the Adorama website soon, plan ahead! Their ordering deadline for the Passover holiday is March 30 at 12pm eastern. Orders placed after that will be processed after they reopen on Monday April 9 in 2018. But don’t wait until the last millisecond as Murphy’s law can delay things…

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: shopping news

In-Stock: Panasonic G9 body for $1700

If you are looking for the new condition Panasonic G9 at authorized dealers for $1700~, the Camera Stock Status Tracker has good news for you, it is in-stock as follows:

+ Various sellers via Amazon including Unique, Beach, PhotoCrafto, Willo

+ BuyDIG directly (15 units left as of the time of writing)

+ various on eBay: BuyDIG (eBay) and Willoughys (eBay) and Kenmore (eBay)

+ NOTE: a number of these sellers will be closing for Passover, so if you want this to ship this week, don’t wait!

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, panasonic Tagged With: , , ,

Used Fuji X-H1 body for $1799

An update of the Stock Status tRacker has a couple of Fuji X-F1 related updates… If you are willing to go used, K&M Camera through Amazon has a “Used – Like New” dealer demo for $1799 with free shipping…

On the other hand, if you prefer new condition and want it NOW, Adorama is offering FREE OVERNIGHT shipping along with a FREE Fuji-Domke F-803 camera bag. The Adorama ordering deadline before the Passover holiday is March 30 at 12pm ET but don’t wait until the last minute if interested!

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

2-Year NordVPN subscription for $69

If your travels and adventures make the use of a VPN sound like a good idea, Stacksocial is now offering a 2-Year Subscription of NordVPN for $69 total, averaging to $34.50 per year. You can connect up to six devices to the VPN simultaneously. They support Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS, Android and routers (with DD-WRT capabilities). You can purchase multiple licenses, but you cannot stack the 2-year subscriptions.

On the cloud storage front, they are offering a 1-Year Subscription of pCloud Premium Plus Cloud Storage, a Switzerland based company for $30. This includes 2TB of cloud storage, unlimited uploads, and 2TB of downloads. They have a 30-day trash history as well in case of accidental deletions. It supports Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and Windows 10 Mobile. The offer is good for new or free pCloud users. One user account can access the cloud from multiple devices.

March 28, 2018 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Thursday (B&H): $10 Joby GripTright, Sony Voice, Alto Surge

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

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March 28, 2018 Filed Under: camera accessories

(ENDED) Thursday Gold Box: Moza, Nix, Tripods, Huion, Etc

These expired but for more Gold Box posts here, follow the Yellow Brick Road of Gold-Box tagged posts…

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March 28, 2018 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(SOLD OUT) Eneloops Sale (three options: 16pk AA, two cases)

As of a 8:37pm ET recheck, these SOLD OUT before they expired…

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March 28, 2018 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) 10% off Canon Gear at KEH

This coupon expired…

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