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FREE to WATCH (Wedn 12pm ET): Business of Professional Photo Retouching (and Choosing Right Lens)

A couple of headliners are leading the away among the Wednesday CREATIVE LIVE On-AIR free-to-stream classes. The The Business of Professional Photo Retouching class will stream today and on Thursday, while today is the last day for the Choosing the Right Lens class with John Greengo. The classes repeat throughout the night, cable-TV style, so you don’t have to catch them during the daytime.

COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS
+ MAR 01: The Business of Professional Photo Retouching class
+ MAR-01: Fundamentals of Photography 2018
+ MAR-02: Photoshop CC Creation
+ MAR-03: Create an online portfolio
+ MAR-05: Getting started in lifestyle family photography (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-07: Art of Flower Photography
+ MAR-12: Adobe Photoshop CC Bootcamp (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-15: LEICA M10 Fast Start (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-15: LEICA M Typ 240 Fast Start (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-29: Flash for Dramatic Images (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-29: Flash for Beauty Images (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-30: Flash for Children/Family Images (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ APR-05: The Wedding Story (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ the above is just a sampling, see them all at the CREATIVE LIVE On-AIR Schedule

February 28, 2018 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

Pre-orders begin for new Sony a7 III at 11am ET

Get your e-wallets ready if interested in this one! Pre-orders for the new Sony a7 III body only full frame Sony E-system camera will begin at 11am eastern today (Wednesday 2/28/18) at authorized Sony dealers for $2000 body only or $2200 with the 28-70 lens at B&H Photo and Adorama et al.

You can see how it stacks up price-wise to the rest of the cameras using the:
+ 35mm full frame price charts
+ Mirrorless Price Charts
+ these were created before the a7 III was announced (that’s why it’s not in there; but it will be in the next iteration of these)

February 28, 2018 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Now shipping: Hasselblad H6D-400c MS Medium Format DSLR Camera

And now to our weekly Medium Format post. The brand new Hasselblad H6D-400c MS Medium Format DSLR Camera is now in-stock and ready to ship to your studio for the capital investment price of $47,995 with free expedited shipping from B&H Photo. It comes with a limited two year warranty. The “MS” in the name is “Multi-Shot” which can get you 400 megapixel captures. It has a 100 megapixel sensor, so it certainly out-bar-charts the megapixel wars 🙂

February 28, 2018 Filed Under: MF LF and Digital Backs Tagged With: ,

No Preorders Yet: new Tokina Opera 50mm f1.4 FF (C/N)

If you have a Canon or Nikon DSLR, Tokina would like to sign to you. But the price of the ticket has not been revealed yet 🙂

Tokina has revealed their brand new Opera 50mm f1.4 Full Frame lens available in the Canon and Nikon systems. The price has not been revealed yet, so obviously pre-orders cannot be accepted.

This too has been added to the New Lenses of 2018 tracking page…

February 28, 2018 Filed Under: dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: , , ,

Dell Refurbished: Latitude E6430 laptops start at $219

This is not a coupon but an old fashioned sale running until 3/20/18 (or earlier if sold out). Dell Latitude E6430 Laptops are on sale starting at $219 with free ground shipping. All of them are under $299. Coupons cannot be used on this sale.

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

(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon D500 Body for $1300

This sale ended…

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

Pre-order new Spider Camera Holster SpiderPRO V2

A new generation of holster accessories is born as well, it is the Spider Camera Holster SpiderPRO V2 line available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo. There is a single and dual camera option in the V2 line, with pre-order prices being $150 and $265 respectively…

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Pre-order new Wacom Cintiq PRO 24″ Pen Displays

Back to the Pre-ordering train that is getting loaded by WPPI, MWC and CP+ 🙂 Wacom is back with two new PRO Cintiqs available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo as follows:

+ Wacom Cintiq Pro 24″ Pen Display for $2000

+ Wacom Cintiq Pro 24″ Touch Pen Display for $2500
+ a touchscreen means +$500 🙂

+ availability estimate is mid to late March 2018

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: , ,

27″ Monoprice WQHD 144 Hz monitor for $280 w/free S&H

This monitor is on a big 30% off sale on its own and it is not eligible for the 20% off coupon FEB27 – I tested it, it doesn’t work. Monoprice is offering their own new condition 27in WQHD 2560x1440p TN-LED 144Hz Ultra Slim Aluminum Monitor with FreeSync Technology for $280 with free standard US shipping. It has Dual-Link DVI-D, DisplayPort 1.2a with AMD’s FreeSync, and two HDMI inputs. It comes with a pixel perfect guarantee. The user manual is available in PDF format further down the aforelinked product page.

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: ,

20% off A4C with coupon

The end of month means the return of the 20% off coupon at All 4 Cellular aka A4C. Coupon FEB20 gets you 20% off on most things on their website. Typically the daily deals and Apple products are not eligible for the coupon. A4C is another one of the clearance and refurbishing specialist retailers.

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With:

No Pre-Orders Yet: new Sigma ART 105/1.4 and 70/2.8 MACRO

Sigma revealed two new ART series Prime lenses but they are not available for pre-ordering yet. However, B&H Photo has created a introductory pages for them with all their currently available details. They are:

+ Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art for Canon, Nikon, Sony A and E systems, and Sigma SA

+ Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art for Canon, Nikon, Sony E (not A) and Sigma

These too have been added to the New Lenses of 2018 page. We definitely had a lot more lenses than cameras so far in 2018 🙂

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: ,

Petcube Bites Wifi Pet Camera for $100 (Treasure Truck)

Amazon has a million different ways of shopping these days. If you want to chase around town Amazon’s Treasure Truck, its current offer is the Petcube Bites Wifi Pet Camera for $100. You can only get to this from the official Amazon app, not their website. Then reserve it and claim it from the treasure truck. Eventually the treasure truck offers will also move to Whole Foods stores, much easier to find and they rarely move 🙂

Treasure Trucks are only available in select cities, the app will tell you. This goes for $200+ at the Amazon website (if you want to read reviews, description, answered questions, etc).

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With:

Pre-order Canon Speedlite 470EX-AI flash for $399

AI is not just in smartphones anymore! Canon has revealed their brand new Canon Speedlite 470EX-AI flash with pre-order price of $399 and a May 1st release estimate, and pre-orders for this smarty-pants flash are accepted at B&H Photo and Amazon itself and Adorama…

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: canon, lighting deals Tagged With: ,

Tokina Firin 20mm f2 Manual Focus (Sony E) for $699

Among the latest new Lenses announced is an autofocus version of the Tokina Firin 20mm f2 FE (Sony E system) lens, with the “AF” designator added to the model name. No price/availability details yet but B&H Photo has created a product page for it.

If autofocusing is not a high priority or you need a lens now, the first generation manual focus version of the lens is on sale for $699 with free shipping at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon…

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, tokina Tagged With: ,

PSA: new eBay user agreement taking effect 3/30/18

On the shopping news front, Amazon is buying doorbell company Ring for over a billion. Another day, another acquisition for the “bookseller” 🙂

Meanwhile eBay is informing users via email that a new User Agreement will go in effect on March 30 (2018) and effectively immediately for new users. I have not read/compared the before/after agreements but the eBay email describes the changes as:

“The key updates to the eBay User Agreement reflects the company’s continuing transition towards a product-based shopping and selling experience.”

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: shopping news Tagged With: ,

FREE 24pk AA/AAA single-use batteries with HF coupons

YMMV on this butt this week’s Red Plum weekly circular ads include a page of promotions and coupons from Harbor Freight. One of the coupons gets you a free 24-pack of their AA or AAA single use batteries, the “Thunderbolt” brand. The coupon is good until early May 2018. Limit one free item per customer per day. You don’t even have to buy anything else.

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: , , ,

Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 24″ Professional Photographic Large-Format Inkjet Printer for $800 after coupon and $300 MIR

Another professional Canon printer that is part of the WPPI specials. B&H is offering the new condition Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 17″ Professional Photographic Inkjet Printer with free photo paper for $800 with free shipping after entering coupon code BHWPPI18 in the shopping cart and filing the $300 mail-in rebate (AMEX gift card). The price you see on the website before coupon and before rebate is $1300.

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: canon, printers and photo paper Tagged With: ,

Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 24″ Larger Format Printer for $1595 after coupon and $300 MIR

More WPPI B&H action, if you are not afraid of mail-in rebates, B&H offers the new condition Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 24″ Professional Photographic Large-Format Inkjet Printer with your choice of free photo paper for $1595 with free shipping after entering coupon code BHWPPI18 in the shopping cart and filing the $300 mail-in rebate (AMEX gift card). The price you see on the website before coupon and before rebate is $2496.

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: canon, printers and photo paper Tagged With: , ,

35% off Photo Books with Blurb coupon

It’s coupon time! Coupon code YUMMY35 gets you 35% off Photo Books at Blurb until March 5 in 2018. This is good for your own photo books, uploaded from your account. You can use the coupon up to five times during this promotional period. There is no minimum or maximum order required for the coupon. You can order one or a gazillion 🙂 Restrictions apply (cannot be combined with other offers, volume discounts, etc).

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: photo prints Tagged With: ,

No Pre-Orders yet: new Canon D-Rebel T7 and 4000D

DSLRs have just scored two goals thanks to Canon! Canon revealed two entry-level Digital Rebels this week, the D-Rebel T7 (2000D), a follow-up to the good old T6, and an even more entry-level model, the 4000D which so far has only been announced in Europe. The D-Rebel T7 with come out with the 18-55 kit lens and a starting price of $550. Pre-orders are not accepted (not that anyone should pre-order them at this price).

Nevertheless, DSLRs will take any and all new models at the moment as they are trailing mirrorless cameras 7-3 among the New Cameras of 2018.

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

DJI SPARK (Fly More Combo) for $499

Crutchfield too upon occasion sells on Amazon, and right now they are leading the charge on the new condition DJI SPARK (Fly More Combos) offering them for $499 with free shipping in various different color schemes. This is not a lightning deal so expiration time is unknown to me. The “Fly More” combo includes …more than just the remote controller.

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

Dell Essential Backpack for $13 w/free S&H

It’s backpack doorbuster week apparently! Dell Home is offering the new condition Dell Essential Backpack 15 in the red accent black color scheme for $13 with free shipping and handling. Limit up to ten per customer. This is not a camera bag, but a general use laptop backpack.

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: ,

20% off Groupon Local (custom photo prints offers are there)

The variety of custom photo print offers (photo books, metal prints, canvas prints, wood, photo-gifts, etc) reside under Local Deals at the Groupon website and coupon code SALE3 running until Wednesday night gets you 20% off on up to three different local deals. For each deal, you get a discount on one unit purchased, with a maximum discount of $50 per deal. Restrictions and exclusions apply.

This coupon also gets you 10% off Groupon Goods which are the physical products. That’s where camera accessories and other tangible/consumable goods can be found.

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: photo prints Tagged With: ,

FREE to WATCH (Tue 12pm ET): Choosing the Right Lens

The timing of this class is perfect as you can watch it before you dig into the KEH Camera coupon deal (20% off 600+ featured items, 10% off everything else until Wednesday at 11:59pm ET).

“This class” is Choosing the Right Lens with John Greengo and it will begin steaming for FREE today (Tuesday 2/27/18) at 12pm eastern and will continue to stream on Tuesday as well, so if you miss it today, you can catch it tomorrow. The classes repeat throughout the night, cable-TV style, so you don’t have to catch them during the daytime.

COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS
+ FEB-28: Choosing the Right Lens with John Greengo
+ FEB-28 and MAR 01: The Business of Professional Photo Retouching class
+ MAR-01: Fundamentals of Photography 2018
+ MAR-02: Photoshop CC Creation
+ MAR-03: Create an online portfolio
+ MAR-05: Getting started in lifestyle family photography (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-07: Art of Flower Photography
+ MAR-12: Adobe Photoshop CC Bootcamp (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-15: LEICA M10 Fast Start (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-15: LEICA M Typ 240 Fast Start (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-29: Flash for Dramatic Images (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-29: Flash for Beauty Images (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ MAR-30: Flash for Children/Family Images (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ APR-05: The Wedding Story (WORLD PREMIERE)
+ the above is just a sampling, see them all at the CREATIVE LIVE On-AIR Schedule

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

KEH Coupon: 20% off 600+ Featured Products, 10% off Almost Everything Else (ends Wedn PM)

The end of February has gone wild! KEH Camera is back with another coupon promotion! Coupon code SALE02A gets you 20% off the 600+ featured products you see on the aforelinked webpage and 10% off on almost everything else at their website. Exclusions and restrictions may apply as usual. The coupon expires on Wednesday at 11:59pm eastern so you have plenty of time to search and read reviews and forums and resolution charts and such.

This is a pretty good coupon, when you consider that KEH Camera includes a 180-day warranty (except for “AS IS” type of conditions) and they specialize in used products.

February 27, 2018 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Wedn Gold Box: Rokinon 14mm f2.8 AF FE, K&F, RAV, Dell Latitude, Etc

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

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February 27, 2018 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Wedn: IKAN MS-PRO 3-Axis Gimbal Stab for $280, Brinno, Etc

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

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February 27, 2018 Filed Under: camera accessories

(ENDED) KEH Coupon: 20% off 600+ Featured Products, 10% off Almost Everything Else (ends Wedn PM)

This 2-day coupon expired…

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February 27, 2018 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Rokinon 14mm F2.8 Full Frame Auto Focus (Sony E) for $535

This lightning deal expired…

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February 27, 2018 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Pre-orders for new Sony a7 III start Wedn 11am ET

Sony has plenty of 35mm full frame cameras [see 35mm full frame price charts] but that’s not stopping them from revealing a brand new model! The Sony a7 III body only is now an official product and pre-orders of it will begin on Wednesday 2/28/18 at 11am eastern at authorized Sony dealers.

The starting price is $2000 for the body only, and $2200 for the kit with the 28-70mm lens. A listing for the camera is available at B&H Photo and Adorama with the pre-ordering option activating on Wednesday at 11am eastern.

This has been added to the New Cameras of 2018 tracking page and has given mirrorless cameras a 7-1 lead over DSLRs in 2018.

February 26, 2018 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,