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Adorama has created a nice visual page with their Best Canon, Nikon and Sony offers from the latest round of instant savings. This is very handy because I can’t find time to create summaries or even go through all the Instant Savings promotions of every manufacturer. For next Black Friday, I am definitely merging with IBM’s Watson 🙂
Impromptu Lightning Deals Updates
These expired…
A new Star Wars movie is less than a month away, and if you are feeling unofficial Stormtrooper pride, the white color scheme of the Canon SL2 with the 18-55mm IS STM lens is now down to $599 with free shipping as well (this was released a few weeks ago, long after the original black SL2 came out) at Amazon by Amazon itself and at B&H Photo with free 16GB Sandisk Extreme SDHC and Corel Paintshop PRO 2018 (in case you want to correct the Stormtrooper’s shooting in post).
The two Rokinon lightning deals go live at 7:05pm ET and 8:20pm ET tonight, but there’s more Rokinon action, not a lightning deal but a Black Friday bundle, the Rokinon 24, 35, 50, 85mm T1.5 Cine DS Lens Bundle is discounted to $1649 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo in the Nikon, Canon, Sony E and M43rds. That’s $412.50 per lens 🙂
Earlier today we mentioned the 35mm f0.95 II sale but that’s not all! There’s more Mitakon Zhongyi action, their 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens is onsale for $149 with free shipping at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon, Sony and Pentax SLR systems, but that’s not all, it is also available in four mirrorless systems, M43rds, Fuji X, Sony E and Canon EF-M.
Are you a Rebel with an Audio Cause and an affinity for mail-in rebates? Adorama is offering the Canon EOS Rebel T6i with 18-55 RODE PIXMA kit for $499 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card). This includes the Canon D-Rebel T6i with 18-55mm IS STM in the Creator/Video/Audio kit with the RODE mic and SD card, along with the PIXMA PRO 100 printer, and its trusty sidekick (50pk SG-201). That’s a nice haul for $500 if you don’t hate mail-in rebates. Or if you like to sell/trade things, that gives you even more flexibility.
The Canon 80D body went for $1100 when I posted the APS-C DSLR price charts but the Black Friday madness has brought a discount to this Canon camera too!
The 80D body only goes for $1000, with 18-55 for $1050, with 18-135mm for $1300, and the 18-135 Video Creator kit for $1400. All these options are available by Amazon itself and Adorama and B&H Photo. Depending on the kit, you may get free accessories or promotional rewards.
The above are the standard kits. B&H Photo also has a couple of additional two lens kits where they add the 55-250 lens to the “with 18-55” kit for $1200, or to the “with 18-135” kit for $1450. That’s a +$150 for the 55-250 lens compared to the price without it.
A total of 46 Sigma ART DSLR lenses are participating in their Black Friday instant savings, you can find them all organized at B&H Photo as part of their many and more Featured Sales. I will try to break down the lenses later today, but there’s so much to post and not enough time!
UPDATE: you can also find the Sigma ART DSLR Lens Sale at Adorama, broken down by mount, in Canon, Nikon, Sony A, Sigma, Pentax K, and mount converters (Sigma lenses to Sony E cameras).
The Black Friday Ads have the Nikon D3400 with 18-55 for $400 and the two lens kit (with 70-300 DX) for $500, but you don’t have to wait for the actual Black Friday, the internets have already price-matched those offers as follows:
+ D3400 with 18-55 for $400 at Adorama (with extras) and BuyDIG
+ D3400 with 18-55 and 70-300 DX for $500 at Adorama (with extras) and B&H Photo (with extras) and BuyDIG (with extras)
+ D3400 RED with 18-55 and 70-300 DX and 35/1.8 DX for $700 at Adorama (with extras)
Before Canon took mirrorless more seriously, they tried to tempt mirrorless-tempted photographers with their new SL-series. Fast forward to now, the Canon SL2 body only is down to $499 with free shipping at BuyDIG and Adorama and various at Amazon… This went for $550 a couple of weeks ago when I posted the APS-C dSLR price charts…
If you have decided on the 6D over the 6D II, or don’t want to deal with printer mail-in rebates and such, B&H Photo is also offering a Canon 6D body only (first generation) for $1199 with free expedited shipping, a drop of $100 since yesterday. You also get the following freebies: 4TB Western Digital MyPassport USB 3.0 External HDD and a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO memory card. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed to checkout 🙂
The Canon 6D body went for $1400 when I posted the 35mm Full Frame Price charts a couple of weeks ago, while the Canon 5D Mark III went for $2300.
A drop of $200 since yesterday on the Canon 5D Mark III body only at B&H Photo, bundled with a 4TB Western Digital MyPassport USB 3.0 External HDD and a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO and a Lowepro Hatchback backpack, all together for $2099 with free expedited shipping. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed to checkout 🙂
The internets are also price-matching some of the Canon D-Rebels that were mentioned in the Black Friday Ads as follows:
+ Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 IS STM for $550 at Adorama
+ Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-135 IS STM for $700 at Adorama
+ Canon D-Rebel T6i with 18-55 IS STM for $650 at B&H Photo
+ Canon D-Rebel T7i with 18-55 IS STM for $800 at BuyDIG
+ Canon D-Rebel T6 with 18-55 and 75-300 for $450 at Adorama (with MX922 printer) or B&H Photo
+ NOTE that this (without the MX922) is going to be an old fashion $300 Fry’s actual Black Friday B&M doorbuster
+ NOTE also that the official Canon USA store has it manufacturer refurbished with a 1-year warranty for $310 (no MX992 printer)
If you are not afraid of mail-in rebates and prepaid gift cards, B&H Photo has a Canon 5D Mark IV body only bundle for $2849 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX GC). For that you get the Canon 5D Mark IV body only, the Canon BG-E20 battery grip, the Pixma PRO 100 printer and its 50pk SG-201 paper sidekick, a 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC and an extra Canon LP-E6N battery.
If you are not afraid of mail-in rebates, B&H Photo has a 6D Mark II Body Bundle for $1349 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX GC). You get the 6D Mark II body only, the Canon BG-E21 battery grip, the Pixma PRO 100 printer and its 50pk SG-201 paper sidekick, a 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC and an extra Canon LP-E6 battery.
The Nikon D7200 is another one of the Black Friday Ads DSLRs and sure enough the internets have already price-matched it as follows:
+ D7200 body for $800 at Adorama (with extras) and B&H Photo (with extras)
+ D7200 with 18=55 and 70-300 DX for $1000 at Adorama (with extras)
+ D7200 with 18-140 DX VR for $1100 at B&H Photo (with extras)
On the DSLR side of Zeiss, the new condition Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 lens is on sale for $1530 at B&H Photo. The price of this lens was $1799 on Wednesday… For more action, check all the B&H Photo Black Friday sales…
A new offer went live at Adorama, the new condition Canon EF 75-300mm F/4-5.6 III USM is on sale for $99 with free expedited shipping and $4 in promotional rewards (to be used in the future at Adorama). This is the USM version of the lens. The one found in most Canon DSLR two-lens kit bundles is the non-USM version.
The popularity of superzoom digital cameras also fueled a parallel superzoom lens “zoom ratio war”. If instead you prefer a more modest, old-school superzoom ratio, the Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DI-II VC goes for $199 in new condition, or you can get it for $179 manufacturer refurbished at Adorama.
If you are a Canon shooter and if you are looking to save a sizeable chunk of that, thanks to the 20% off in-cart promotion at Amazon Warehouse Deals, you can get this camera in USED – Very Good condition for $124~ with free shipping after the in-cart discount. There are multiple listings of this, so price may drop over time. Remember, AWD offers a 30-day return policy, but makes no warranty promises.
If you are looking for something in-between those two options, the Nikon version is available in USED EX+ condition (Excellent plus) at KEH Camera for $149 plus shipping. And if you buy it before 12/31/17, you get a 365-day warranty instead of the usual 180-day.
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 😉
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.
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.
These lighting deals expired…
This lightning deal expired…
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 😉
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).
The Nikon D500 APS-C flagship currently goes for $1800 with a free MB-D17 battery grip in new condition at authorized dealers. But if you want a serious Nikon APS-C DSLR while almost 1/3rd of that price…
… then to the eBay Deals we go, where the BuyDIG eBAY store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7200 body only for $650 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. Limit up to three per customer.
eBay has revealed their eight page Black Friday ad and it has about half a dozen digital cameras in it. The eBay ad however does not specify the seller of the camera, the warranty situation, or the condition of the product, so that’s a mystery until the deal goes live. Judging by the prices, it looks like most of them are probably going to be imported/grey-market. About half of them are 35mm full frame cameras.
We integrated eBay’s offers in the Black Friday 2017 Ads Digest. You can find all the eBay additions by using your browser’s search function looking for “eBay” (not case sensitive).
I will price-check and dig around on eBay to see if these are already live.
There are a handful of lenses participating in the current Nikon Instant Savings, one of which is the classic prime, the 50mm f1.8G AF-S FX going for $177 with free shipping at authorized dealers.
At Adorama you get a FREE ProOptic 58mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit, while at B&H Photo you get 4% promotional rewards ($7~ to spend in future purchases). At Amazon, some 3rd-party sellers offer freebies and if you pay with the Prime VISA (or activated the Discover Q4 Bonus Cashback) you get 5% back as a statement credit.
PS: there are many and more things to post, I really wish I was IBM’s Watson 🙂
That didn’t last long! As of a Wednesday 9:06pm ET recheck, this is sold out and the listing is closed! That was less than 25 minutes after it went live. The percentages were in single figures the last time I checked. Regardless, it is over 🙁
This lightning deal ended within 30 minutes of going live…
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