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If you like to mix and matches lenses and systems, a total of 65 Vello Lens Adapters are on a 20% off sale during the WPPI promotion. The price you see is the price you pay, it is factored in at their website. No coupon needed. You can filter by camera or lens further down the B&H page on the left hand side of their website…
For more lens related sales, check their WPPI 2018 Lens Specials page, along with the 100+ Sigma lenses (some require coupon code BHWPPI18 for the discount).
Prime time of the f1.4 kind! The new condition Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG HSM ART prime lens is now getting a free USB Sigma Dock at Adorama while still selling for $999 with free expedited shipping in the Canon, Nikon and Sigma DSLR systems.
Sigma revealed their all new Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART zoom lens in early February for the Canon, Nikon and Sigma SLR systems but they did not reveal a price. Now the lens is available for pre-ordering and for that you have to reveal a price, and the price was not a sticker shock (compared to Canon and Nikon f2.8 pro zooms), $1300 and available for pre-ordering at Adorama and B&H Photo. There is no specific release date yet.
A total of 111 Lenses are participating in the WPPI sales! You can use the various options in the left sidebar of the aforelinked page to filter by systems and types of interest. Among them is the new condition Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX-II going for $379 with free expedited shipping in the Canon, Nikon and Sony A systems. The Sony A gets 4% promotional rewards.
A total of 21 Canon lenses are participating in the B&H WPPI specials, including the new condition Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS II going for $1949 with free expedited shipping and 4% promotional rewards ($78~ to spend in the future at B&H) along with a Zeiss cleaning kit and a Flex lens shade.
On the other hand, if you prefer a bird in the hand instead of promotional rewards in the future, Adorama is bundling it with the new condition “Vanguard 264AB-100 4-Section Aluminum Alloy Alta Pro 264-AT Tripod Legs with SBH-100 QR Ballhead” for the same price but no 4% rewards and no free accessories.
Over 100 Sigma lenses are participating among the latest B&H WPPI promotions, including a couple of f1.4 primes as follows:
+ Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG Art for $799 with $32 promotional rewards in Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax and Sigma DSLR systems
+ Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG Art for $999 in Canon, Nikon and Sigma DSLR systems
+ sale ends Wednesday 2/28/18 at 11:59pm ET
Select Canon 35mm full frame DSLRs get a free 4TB WD external hard disk and a 64GB Sandisk Extreme card included automatically by B&H Photo as part of their WPPI festivities.
More Pentax action, we have a better deal on the Pentax KP since last week when we posted our APS-C DSLR price chart. Now the Pentax KP body only is getting the 50mm f1.8 DA Pentax lens for FREE while remaining at $897 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Adorama (which includes a free camera bag, 16GB SD, Corel software, lens filter, etc) for the same price.
Not one but TWO Hoya lens filters you get for FREE when you purchase the new condition Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD for $799 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. You also get 4% promotional rewards (around $36 to be spent in the future at B&H). The lens is available in either Canon or Nikon. The two free Hoya lens filters included automatically by B&H during this promotion are:
+ Hoya 67mm UV Haze NXT HMC Filter
+ Hoya 82mm UV Haze NXT HMC Filter
More B&H WPPI action coupon code BHWPPI18 gets you additional savings on over 100 Sigma lenses. There are too many to list here individually, but the aforelinked page has them nicely organized.
We have not one but two medium format deals this week 🙂 Also part of the B&H WPPI festivities, you can get the new condition Pentax 645Z medium format DSLR body only offered for $4997 with free expedited shipping and 4% promotional rewards, which, in this case, is a pretty solid amount, 4% of $5000 = $200 to spend in the future at B&H Photo!
But that’s not all. On the same listing, B&H has three “take pictures with” kits. With the 55mm f2.8 you pay $6000, or with the 75mm f2.8 you pay $5694, or with the 28-45mm f4.5 you pay $9246. No 4% promotional rewards with the “with lens” kits.
As of a 7:22pm ET recheck, the eBay listing has ended/closed… For the big picture, check the Stock Status Tracker…
To the Land of eBay we go with what looks like a higher risk purchase than a retail purchase, so if you are risk-averse you may want to skip this. eBay seller “Smart Pawn Shopper” (99.8%, Southern California) is offering a used Nikon D850 body only for $2800 with free shipping. The listing has pictures of the actual camera and a list of what’s included. They also have “Make Offer” enabled. Check the listing and the seller in detail before buying if interested. Again, this is a higher risk purchase, so if the chance of problems keeps you up at night, just avoid it 🙂
Putting to shame larger camera manufacturers, Pentax announced that existing Pentax K-1 photographers (this is a two year old camera, announced February 2016 [see New Cameras of 2016]) won’t be left behind! They are offering an optional $550 hardware upgrade to the K-1 that will give it the K-1 II internals. The service will be provided by the trusty Precision Camera of Austin::Texas between May 21 and September 30 in 2018. The service won’t be available before or after this date range. Details at the press release which describes the changes as follows (with more details as we get closer to upgrade time):
“The PENTAX K-1’s main circuit board will be replaced to add new functions featured in the new PENTAX K-1 MKII. Additionally the current SR logo on the PENTAX K-1 MKII will be replaced with the new PENTAX K-1 MKII logo.”
Speaking of the upcoming K-1 II, Amazon itself is now accepting pre-orders for $2000 but unlike Adorama and B&H Photo, Amazon does not currently include the Pentax D-BG6 for FREE with pre-orders. Eventually the Amazon AI Bots may wake up and add it but for now, it’s not included.
It will be interesting to see what this upgrade option will do to the used prices of the Pentax K-1, since the Upgrade optional increases the value potential of the camera. However, the four month upgrade window further complicates things since there is a cut-off point. The lowest used price as of the time of writing is $1600 in “Used – Condition 10” at B&H Photo and “Like New Minus” at KEH Camera. Amazon’s own Warehouse Deals (not 3rd-party sellers there) offers it for $1428 but no warranty (KEH offers 180 days, B&H 90 days). Warehouse Deals offers a 30-day satisfaction guarantee only. Mayhaps some Options Trading technology may be needed to figure this one out 🙂
To the eBay Deals we go where the BuyDIG eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7500 body only for $900 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. Limit up to three per buyer.
The new condition price at authorized Nikon USA dealers is $1250 as you can see at this week’s APS-C dSLR price charts. A number of other Nikon dSLRs are on sale in refurbished condition, you can find them in our previous Nikon DSLR Gear posts…
In other eBay action, eBay seller “Card Cash” (98.5%, New Jersey) is offering a $50 preowned Jamba Juice Gift Card for $35.49 with free shipping. This is a physical gift card. It comes with 45 day guarantee. Limit up to five per customer. Higher risk, higher rewards as they say.
In a longer running Woot Plus Camera sale running until the end of February, Woot is offering the following Canon products:
+ new condition EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III for $80
+ new condition EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Lens for $160
+ new condition Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM for $1540
+ the D-Rebel T6 is a daily deal
These are new condition, with a 1-year Canon warranty per the listing. Limit up to three per customer on the low cost lenses and limit up to ten on the f2.8 PRO zoom.
Shipping is free for Prime members (must login with Amazon Prime account to connect the free shipping to your Woot account), or $5 flat for non-Prime members.
If you are a fan of The Way of the Egg, NewEGG has launched another 72 hour sale. As usual, some of the offers may require a promo code (it will tell you on the page), and most of the time you’ll have to give them an email address in order to use the promo code. Which is kinda goofy since you need an email address to create an account and buy things, but what do I know? 🙂
They feature the usual assortment of computer accessories, hardware, software and so forth AND one lens, the new condition imported grey-market Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM FLD in the Canon EF option for $280 with free shipping, sold by RedTag Camera through NewEgg (ships directly from RedTag Camera). This particular sale ends on Saturday night. Of interest especially if you have NewEgg promotional gift cards waiting to get spent (they only last one year from the time they are issued; not to be confused with regular gift cards which don’t expire).
In new condition at authorized Shiguma dealers, this lens goes for $369, eg Adorama with free lens-y accessories.
F4 constant aperture zooms are often trade-offs many photographers are willing to make over f2.8 constant aperture zooms. And Tamron is back with a new one, the Tamron 70-210mm f4 Di VC USD is available in the Canon and Nikon systems with a starting price of $800, available for pre-ordering as such at B&H Photo and Adorama…
This has been added to the New Lenses of 2018 tracking page…
Rokinon strikes again with a manual prime lens under their “SP” tag, it is the SP 50mm f1.2 lens available only in the Canon EF with a starting price of $999 and available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo…
This should not be confused with the non-SP existing Rokinon 50mm f1.2 mirrorless system lens which is available in M43, Fuji X, Canon EF-M and Sony E starting at $380. Mayhaps it went on sale to celebrate the arrival of the SP? 🙂
This has been added to the New Lenses of 2018 tracking page…
It’s coupon time again at KEH Camera with a 4-Day Coupon Promotion running until Sunday 2/25/18 at 11:59pm eastern. The offer is this: use coupon code HOTNC02A to get 10% off select Canon and Nikon camera gear shown at the aforelinked page. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what’s eligible.
UPDATE: the offer is now LIVE! Sixteen cameras and lenses are eligible for this 10% off coupon as follows:
+ Canon 5D Mark III, 5D Mark II
+ Canon 6D
+ Canon 7D II, 70D, 60D
+ Nikon D810, D800E, D800
+ Nikon D700, D610
+ Nikon D7100, D5300, D300S
+ Nikon 14-24/2.8 ED IF AF-S
+ Nikon 24-70/2.8 ED IF AF-S
+ see them all at 4-Day Coupon Promotion
+ use coupon code HOTNC02A
In other KEH Camera coupon action
+ ends February 28: free roll of film with $49+ film camera purchase
+ ends March 6: Get 5% Bonus if you Sell Your Own Gear to KEH IF they are in their “Most Wanted List” (almost 400 options)
If you wish of a 35mm full frame Pentax DSLR but don’t want to pay $2000, the chances of discounts in the next few weeks increased as Pentax has revealed their second generation K1 II! This means that eventually the first generation K1 will do the discounting song and dance.
The new K1 II flagship is available as body only for $2000 and with HD Pentax-D FA L 28-105mm F3.5/5.6 ED for $2400! Pre-orders are accepted as follows:
+ K1 II Body with FREE Pentax D-BG6 Battery Grip for $2000 at Adorama and B&H Photo
+ K1 II with 28-105mm with FREE Pentax D-BG6 Battery Grip for $2400 at Adorama and B&H Photo
+ UPDATE: now B&H too offers a free battery grip with pre-order
Finally after almost two months, the DSLRs have “scored a goal”, the K1 II is the first DSLR announced in 2018, and the first 35mm full frame camera of 2018.
While the Pentax K70 body only remains at $600 [versus our November 2017 snapshot], the official K70 with 18-55 “take pictures with” has dropped $50, currently going for $647 with free shipping at Adorama (with free Lowepro 140 bag, 16GB SD, etc) and B&H Photo (no freebies).
The Pentax K3 II APS-C DSLR is still alive and kicking. It currently goes for $830 in new condition as the body only. For the same price, Adorama is offering it with a FREE Pentax D-BG5 Battery Grip. The free battery grip is included by Adorama automatically while this promotion is running. You see it mentioned on the product page. With free expedited shipping.
If you have B&H gift cards or promotional rewards, they are close, they are offering the K3 II + Battery Grip combo for $836.50 with free expedited shipping.
Yesterday we completed the 35mm Full Frame Price Charts write-up. Now the process has began for the APS-C DSLRs version with the price-checking round!
The Pentax KP is down $100 since the November 2017 APS-C price charts and it is getting a handful of free accessories for its new $900 price at Adorama.
But if you don’t want/need the extra accessories or want a “take pictures with” kit, then $947 will get you the black Pentax KP with 50mm f1.8 DA with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. The lens goes for $110+ on its own, so you are essentially getting it for half price.
The silver KP is not eligible for this promotion, but you can purchase it together with four different Pentax lenses for a combined purchase discount. You can see them all at the main Pentax KP listing at B&H Photo.
I just updated the new line-up of the Stock Status Tracker (with the Fuji X-H1 added, the X100F and GH5 removed) and we have a greed price war on the imported Nikon D850 body only front. “Deals All Year” went greedy and skyrocketed their prices from $3240 to $3800, but they just got undercut by another imported, 6ave on eBay is offering the new condition imported grey market with a 1-year seller (not Nikon USA) warranty for $3200 with free shipping, with a maximum of three per customer. The new condition price at authorized Nikon USA dealers is $3300.
PS: if you need a full frame Nikon DSLR now, want the D850 but the waiting is driving you mad, there are some good deals on other refurbished Nikon DSLRs that can keep you going until/unless the D850 becomes available. You won’t lose as much money selling/trading a refurbished DSLR (or you can keep it as a backup).
We already mentioned a couple of days ago that the Canon 6D is down to $999 and with your choice of a useful freebie but that’s not the only camera with useful freebies…
A couple of 3rd-party sellers at Amazon, the most recognizable of which being Cameta Camera are offering the Canon 6D II body only bundled with the BG-E21 Battery Grip for $1900, that’s the body only price without the battery grip at most authorized Canon USA dealers.
The Canon 1D X Mark II body only is down $200 since our November 2017 price charts, but that’s not all. It is also getting a handful of useful freebies at Adorama including their house brand Flashpoint Zoom Li-on R2 TTL On-Camera Flash Speedlight (which goes for $179 on its own), along with the following freebies:
+ Takama Flip-Zip Multi-Functional Photo Tripod Monopod Kit
+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO Compact Flash
+ new Corel software bundle (four titles including After Shot and PSP)
+ 24/7 Messenger Bag
+ intervalometer and release cable
+ card wallet and cleaning kit
+ one vial with Tears of Nikon [okay, this is NOT included]
As you can tell by today’s posts so far, the first round of price-checking for the Price Charts is the 35mm Full Frame Cameras (iLC or Fixed Lens). The Nikon D610 body only goes for $1500 at authorized Nikon USA dealers, but if you are willing to the manufacturer refurbished, you can pay just over 2/3rds of that, going for $1040 with free shipping at Adorama with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty.
If you are going to get the Nikon D810, since it is no longer the latest model [that’s the elusive Nikon D850 – see Stock Status Tracker], you might as well go the way of the refurbished and save a significant amount of money.
The new condition Nikon D810 body only goes for $2800 at authorized dealers, but if you go the manufacturer refurbished route, you can get it for $1900 with free shipping at Adorama with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. That’s $900 less!
PS: “90D” is short for 90 days, “W” is short for Warranty. I am trying to keep blog-post titles one line with the desktop/laptop view. If they go for more than one line, they’d better fill up the second line, otherwise they are eating up space.
Another disappearing act! The Nikon D810A is no longer available for purchase from B&H Photo and Adorama, but if you still want to get it in new condition from an authorized dealer Amazon itself has it for its normal price of $3800 with a maximum of three per customer. It is in the all-encompassing “temporarily out of stock” shipping estimate though.
The time is right in the year for a brand new Price Charts series to begin! I have began doing the spreadsheet work and price-checking! This will continue for this week (other things equal) and you may see an increase in deals/posts featuring the cameras that are tracked in the Price Charts as the price-checks surface different kinds of deals directly or indirectly.
If you want to re-familiarize yourself with the Price Charts series, this link shows all previous editions (going back to December 2014).
The first thing that surfaced is the Nikon D5 Anniversary edition is starting to run out. The camera is marked Discontinued and unorderable at B&H Photo but it remains in-stock at Adorama for the five of you that may interested in it 🙂 Amazon itself still has it as “not yet released” but it’s still available for $8000 by Adorama and Unique Photo thru Amazon. Paying for this with an Amazon Prime VISA or Prime Store Card gets you a 5% statement credit, which in this case it’s a pretty nice $400 amount!
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