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In-Stock Now: Olympus 45mm f1.2 PRO [m43]

I am posting as fast I can type, although how fast I can think is the limiting factor here 🙂 Prime your E-system cameras! The new condition Olympus 45mm f1.2 ED PRO lens is in-stock and shipping at B&H Photo at its starting price of $1199 with free expedited shipping.

The lens is not on the list of the Olympus Black Friday lenses but since these start on Thursday, you may want to add it to your shopping cart and wait until the Black Friday Olympus deals go live in case it gets discounted. It is unusual for a “just released” professional tier product to get discounted, but Thursday is just 11 hours away in the Eastern Time Zone 🙂

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, olympus Tagged With: , , ,

(ENDED) Used Panasonic FZ80 superzoom (60X) for $250

As of a 11/26/17 AM recheck, the used options have sold out….

The Panasonic FZ80 superzoom (60x optical) is on sale for $348 with free shipping at authorized dealers such as B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself [corrected link]. You can optionally triple the original 1-year warranty by filing paperwork with Panasonica.

But if you are comfortable with used cameras without warranty (only a 30-day return policy), then thanks to the 20% off in-cart promotion at Amazon Warehouse Deals, you can get this camera in USED – Like New condition for $250 with free shipping after the in-cart discount. There are many listings of this, and pictures of the available cameras, so it is possible that price pressure will build on them and price will drop over time ~ other things equal, because the real world is not an Economics 101 textbook example 🙂

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, panasonic Tagged With: , , ,

Used Fujifilm H Mount Adapter G for GFX 50S for $230

This is a “deep cut” both in terms of price and in terms of being a niche within a nice product. The new condition Fujifilm H Mount Adapter G for GFX 50S goes for $660 in new condition at authorized dealers sucha s Adorama. It is used to mount Super EBC Fujinon HC lenses to the Fuji GFX 50S camera.

But thanks to the 20% off in-cart promotion at Amazon Warehouse Deals (AWD), you can get this in USED – Like New Condition (original packaging) for $230 after the 20% off in-cart discount, sold and shipped by AWD itself.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: fuji, MF LF and Digital Backs Tagged With: , , , ,

30 Classes under $29 at Creative LIVE

Learning something new or learning more on a favorite subject is one way to drown out the Black Friday madness. Running now at CreativeLIVE is a sale of 30 classes under $30, with prices ranging from $15 to $29. At the $29 price tier, they have a “Food Photography” class (lessons #5 is free to stream), “Anatomy of a Photoshoot” (Mark Wallce), “Photography 101” (Erin Manning), “Nature and Landscape Photography” (John Greengo, the gear guy who does most of the “Fast Start” camera classes), “Speedlight Photography Basics”, etc. At the $19 tier, there’s a wine tasting class (wine NOT included).

You can also watch as many and as much of the “free to stream” classes as shown at their ON-AIR schedule page. This was an innovative way for Creative LIVE to set up their business, a freemium model that works for all parties involved.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With:

40% off SmugMug (new subscriptions)

For new subscriptions only, Smugmug is offering 40% off SmugMug subscriptions. I almost turned the sentence into a palindrome. Close but no cigar 😉

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: photo services Tagged With:

Tell Your Friends // Shop and Support!

This blog is like a tourist spot, the holiday season helps fund the rest of the year! If you find this useful, please seriously consider making your online holiday through our various affiliate links in the individual blog-posts, or the sidebar or the Shop and Support page which lists all the annoying advertising methods we avoid here. We have so few ads even the spambot comments are saying I need to add more ads 🙂

Anything you buy using those links helps, big or small. You don’t have to buy the item shown or linked to. You can buy something from a competing manufacturer, or something totally different. Even ladybugs 🙂

You can also help support this adventure without shopping:
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November 22, 2017 Filed Under: website news

Starts Wedn 12pm ET (FREE Class): Camera Buying Guide

If you missed it yesterday, fear not! According to the Creative LIVE ON-AIR schedule, starting at 12pm ET today (Wedn 12/22/17), there will be rebroadcast of the Camera Buyer’s Guide by John Greego that premiered/recorded yesterday. Rebroadcasts typically rerun over and over until around 12pm ET of the next day, so you have multiple chances in the next 24 hours to catch it.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

BF preparations: many items gone from Olympus Outlet store

I’m assuming that this is preparation for the Black Friday sales, in addition to posting a preview of their sales, Olympus has also pulled 2/3rds of the refurbished products available at their Outlet store. I’m assuming some of these will resurface during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday madness ~ unless a millionaire went a shopping spree last night and bought them all 🙂

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: olympus

Olympus posts Black Friday Preview (Sales Begin Thursday)

SPOILER ALERT! If you don’t want to be spoiled about the Olympus Black Friday deals that begin Thursday 11/23/17, do not check the Olympus Black Friday preview. The sale prices go live tomorrow (Thursday). These are the new condition cameras and lenses sold at various authorized Olympus dealers.

+ new low on their E-M1 II flagship, it will drop from $1800 to $1700
+ E-M10 III kits drop $100, body for $550, with lens for $650

Here are screenshots of the lens teasers, it’s much faster (and more accurate) than me transcribing pictures 🙂

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, olympus Tagged With: , , ,

Wedn coupon: 20% off $50+ order at B&N

Don’t you forget about us sings Barnes and Noble, we were selling books before iBooks and Kindles 😉 Coupon code DAYMAKER gets you 20% off a purchase of $50 at the Barnes and Noble website. The usual coupon exclusions apply.

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.

But wait, there’s more! Barnes and Noble has over 100 leather bound Collectible Editions of various classics old and new, from Jane Austen to Star Wars and Dune and Alice in Wonderland and Lovecraft and more

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With: ,

20% off select Electronics at Amazon Warehouse Deals

If you feel like doing the digital equivalent of sifting through a giant bargain bin, Amazon Warehouse Deals has an additional 20% off discount on a number of electronics (including camera gear) offered on their website. Only a subset of the items are eligible.

No coupon is needed. The price will drop in the shopping cart. Eligible items have a 20% off next to their price/listing on the individual price pages. Only items sold and shipped by Amazon Warehouse Deals itself are eligible. Screenshot below:

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

Imported Canon 5D Mark IV body with 1-YR Seller W for $2550

For $2849, you can get a loaded Canon 5D Mark IV bundle after mail-in rebate, but if you don’t want to deal with mail-in rebates, and don’t need/want the printer and the battery grip, AND you are comfortable with imported cameras…

… to the eBay Deals we go, where eBay seller “6ave” (98.9%) is offering it in new condition imported-grey market with a 1-year seller warranty (not Canon USA warranty) for $2550 with free shipping.

So it’s a game of trade offs:
+ mail-in rebate and prepaid gift card
+ USA warranty VS seller warranty
+ extra Printer and Battery Grip
+ A-list seller vs eBay seller
+ higher price vs lower price
+ sell/trade extras or no wish to do that

PS: we have a relatively new tag, Full Frame Deals that marks all the cameras that have a 35mm full frame sensor, whether they are DSLRs, mirrorless, fixed lens, or floating lens cube.

PS2: “W” is short for Warranty. With this blog template, I am trying to keep blog-post-titles one line long. If it goes for more than one line, it better make use of most of the second line, otherwise it’s wasted space. Although some could argue this whole blog is wasted space 😉

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Canon 5D Mark IV Body with BG-E20 Battery Grip, Pixma PRO 100, Extras for $2849 after $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX)

Full frame party! This Canon 5D Mark IV body only bundle at B&H Photo gets you the following items for $2849 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card):

+ Canon 5D Mark IV body only kit
+ Canon BG-E20 Battery Grip
+ Canon Pixma PRO 100 printer
+ its trusty sidekick the 50pk of 13×19″ photo paper
+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO
+ extra Watson battery

This is a pretty good deal on its own, without even factoring in the mail-in rebate. The 5D IV body only went for $3300 on its own (without the printer and battery grip) a couple of weeks ago when I posted the Full Frame Price Charts.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Fujifilm INSTAX Mini 90 Neo Classic Instant Camera for $100

The new condition Fujifilm INSTAX Mini 90 Neo Classic Instant Camera is now on sale for $100 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo which includes a free 10-exposure film. That’s the main listing. When you look at the other sub-tabs, there are more film combos for just a few dollars more.

This also goes for $100 with free S&H at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit up to three per camera color) but there’s no free film there.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, fuji Tagged With: ,

Monoprice Black Friday: Computer Monitors, Graphic Tablets, Etc

Monoprice has launched their Black Friday sales featuring a variety of tech-related products. The above link is the “doorbuster summary” but there’s much and more. Of camera and photo interest is the Computers and Gaming tab where you will find many and more computer monitors and graphic tablets throughout that page. A surprising number of items gets free standard US shipping, something rare for Monoprice.

Or if you want something practical that ships in single figures, their 20 oz Pure Outdoor Emperor Tumbler is on sale for $6.79 with free standard US shipping. This can also offset the shipping cost of other small things (eg cables) that don’t come with free shipping. This is food-grade 18/8 stainless steel, but their product description needs a better proofreader: “The Emperor Tumbler is the ideal drinking glass”. A glass is usually made of glass, not stainless steel 🙂

You can make the most of these offers by combining them with the $15 off $75+ PayPal payment coupon which expires tonight 11/22/17.

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

(ENDED) Sandisk Storage Sale: 32GB Extreme SD for $15, 64GB for $25, 200GB microSDXC for $50, Etc

These daily deals expired, but Sandisk offers are recurring every few days/weeks…

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

(ENDED) Sandisk Sale: SSD, Ultra Fit Flash Drives, Etc

These daily deals expired, but Sandisk offers are recurring every few days/weeks…

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

(ENDED) RAVpower 2-Slot Charger with Two Batteries for $21 (replacements for Sony NP-FW50)

This lightning deal expired…

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

(ENDED) Rokinon 100mm F2.8 ED UMC FF Macro for $389 [Sony Alpha]

This lightning deal expired…

Good until 2:20am ET on Friday, the new condition Rokinon 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Full Frame Telephoto Macro is a lightning deal for $389~ with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself, only in the Sony Alpha mount. The Gold Box link pointed to the Sony E. The Gold Box sometimes has issues identifying the correct model when there are multiple variations/options on the same listing.

November 22, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Rokinon 85mm f1.2 (Canon); 8:20pm ET: Rokinon 100mm f2.8

These lighting deals expired…

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November 22, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Google Pixelbook (256GB) drops to $1130

As of late 11/24/17 PM recheck, the sale ended, it is back up to $1199…

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

(ENDED) Thursday: 22 Gold Box Deals of the Day: Bushnell, Petcube HD Cam, Magazines, Etc

This lightning deal expired…

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

(ENDED) Thursday: 27-Inch Dell U LED-lit Monitor (U2718Q) for $410

This lightning deal expired…

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

(ENDED) Rokinon SP 85mm f1.2 w/built-in AE for $779 [EF only]

This lightning deal expired…

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November 22, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

(ENDED) B&H 2-Day Sale: Vanguard DSLR Backpack $40, LG G5 $200, 3DR Solo $129, Lenovo, MacBook, Etc

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

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November 22, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories

New Development? No Upcoming Lightning Deals at Amazon

I don’t know if this is a temporarily technical issue or a planned system/software upgrade, or Amazon is planning to change the way they do Lightning Deals for the holiday shopping season?

If it’s the last one, it would be a major change, with no one having a heads up of what’s coming. Things would just go live when they did. More of a lightning deals Wild West like many years ago before they instituted the “Upcoming” schedule.

For a couple of hours before posting this, there were no Upcoming Lightning deals in the Amazon Gold Box. The mystery will likely be resolved in the next few hours, one way or another…

And this is where our good old Gold Box table below comes in handy, you can use this if you want to quickly check whether any Upcoming deals are loaded. You can also use it to check the currently running deals (In-Progress Now).

IN-PROGRESS NOW UPCOMING
CAMERAS (LIGHTNING) CAMERAS (LIGHTNING)
ELECTRONICS (LIGHTNING) ELECTRONICS (LIGHTNING)
ALL LIGHTNING DEALS ALL LIGHTNING DEALS
CAMERAS (SAVINGS & SALES) CAMERAS (SAVINGS & SALES)
ELECTRONICS (SAVINGS & SALES) ELECTRONICS (SAVINGS & SALES)
ALL SAVINGS & SALES ALL SAVINGS & SALES
ALL of the GOLD BOX ALL of the GOLD BOX
November 21, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Refurbished Canon D-Rebel T6 w/18-55 & 75-300 & 1-YR Warranty for $310

If you don’t live anywhere near, or if you don’t want to fight the crowds and lady luck for the $300 Fry’s Canon DSLR doorbuster (most likely Canon D-Rebel T6 with 18-55 and 75-300), fear not, there is an alternative without any hassle…

… the official Canon store comes to the rescue because they are offering the manufacturer refurbished Canon D-Rebel T6 with 18-55 and 75-300 for $310 with free shipping and a 1-year Canon USA warranty.

Take that painful doorbuster 😉

November 21, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Flashpoint XPLOR 600 HSS TTL Battery-Powered Monolight with Built-in R2 2.4GHz Radio Remote System for $549

Lighting doorbuster at Adorama, they are offering, for a limited time, the new condition Flashpoint XPLOR 600 HSS TTL Battery-Powered Monolight with Built-in R2 2.4GHz Radio Remote System – Bowens Mount (AD600 TTL) – for $549 with free expedited shipping.

Optionally, when you expand the yellow “Special Offers” area, you have any of options for combined purchase discounts. There are options for light stands, extension heads, soft boxes, beauty dishes, bags, and power among others.

In addition to the above, four of its main accessories are on sale, with prices ranging from $60 to $200.

November 21, 2017 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Refurbished Canon 70D with 18-135mm IS STM EF-S with 1-Year Warranty for $779

The DSLR action continues at the Canon Outlet store with the manufacturer refurbished Canon 70D with 18-135mmm IS STM EF-S going for $780 with free shipping and a 1-year Canon warranty.

In comparison, the refurbished 80D with 18-135 goes for $1079, while the new condition 80D with 18-135mm goes for $1299 (eg B&H Photo with various extras).

November 21, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Refurbished Canon Speedlite 270EX II w/1-YR W for $90

More action in the Canon Outlet store sales, you can get the manufacturer refurbished Canon Speedlite 270EX II for $79 with free shipping and a 1-year Canon USA warranty.

November 21, 2017 Filed Under: canon, lighting deals Tagged With: ,