Imported Nikon D750 body only for $1299

The Nikon D750 body only currently goes for $1900 at authorized Nikon USA dealers, some of which bundle it with a variety of free accessories (eg Adorama).

But if you are comfortable with imported grey-market items, off to the eBay deals we go, where the PhotoVideo4Less store (100%, New York) is offering the new condition imported grey-market Nikon D750 body only for $1299 with free shipping. There is no mention of any warranty coverage on the listing. Optionally they have a “Save when you bundle related items” promotion on the page over there.

(ENDED) Nikon 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G AF-S ED DX VR II for $499

As of a late 2/1/17 recheck, this is sold out and cannot be ordered at this price… Zoom-zoom! A rare lens discount! The new condition Nikon 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G AF-S ED DX VR II is on sale for $499 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. The shipping estimate is February 8 (2017) with a limit of up to ten units per customer. This is not a lightning deal.

Imported Canon EF 50mm f1.8 STM w/1yr seller warranty for $92

Also bubbling under in the Trending ebay deals, eBay seller is back again with another offer, they have the new condition imported grey-market Canon 50mm f1.8 STM EF lens for $92 with free shipping, with a limit of up to five per customer. This comes with a 1-year warranty from the seller, not Canon USA. Given the price and the simplicity of 50mm lenses, this is a lower risk grey-marekt purchase.

Used Nikon 500mm f4G ED VR for $5500

The new condition Nikon 500mm f4G ED VR goes for $8000 at authorized dealers, but if you are comfortable with used lenses, you can get it in “Used – 8+ condition” for $5500 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.

Refurb Nikon 40mm f2.8 macro for $230

The Nikon 40mm f2.8G Micro goes for $277 in new condition at authorized dealers (eg bundled with free lens-y accessories at Adorama) but if you are comfortable buying refurbished, you can get the manufacturer refurbished version of this lens for $230 at B&H Photo with a 90-day warranty covered by B&H.

Pre-order new Pentax KP APS-C DSLR

Pentax is back with a new DSLR, making it the second new DSLR of 2017, it is the new 24mp APS-C Pentax KP, available in silver or black color schemes, with a pre-order price of $1100. Also coming along is a $230 battery grip. Pre-orders are accepted as follows:

+ silver KP at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself

+ black KP at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself

+ KP release estimate is late February 2017

+ battery grip D-BG7 at Adorama and B&H Photo

+ additional accessories including grip kit and camera straps coming soon (not available for pre-order yet)

Imported Canon 24-70mm f2.8L II w/1yr seller warranty for $1399

The new condition from authorized dealers Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L II USM goes for $1750 bundled with free accessories (eg Adorama) or free 4% promotional rewards to be used in future purchases (eg B&H Photo). But if you are more of a risk taker…

… among the latest Trending eBay Deals, you can get this lens in new condition as an imported grey-market model for $1399 with a 1-year warranty from the seller 6ave on ebay. Limit five units per buyer.

Pentax K-3 II Body and D-BG5 Battery Grip and AF-200FG Flash for $899

While the Pentax D FA 24-70mm F2.8ED SDM WR Lens for $1032 lightning deal oscilates between 100% Claimed and not, this K-mount bundle is available on a conventional basis, Adorama has a Pentax K-3 II Body Only Bundle with the D-BG5 Battery Grip and the AF-200FG shoe-mount flash, all together for $899 with free expedited shipping.

Samyang 12mm f2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for $389 (Nikon AE chip)

Fisheye time, the Samyang 12mm f2.8 ED AS NCS in the Nikon AE chip edition is currently on sale for a limited time for $389 with free shipping at B&H Photo, one of their latest featured sales. I do not know when the Samyang sale ends.

(ENDED) Pentax 24-70mm f2.8 for $1032 (ends Tue 1am ET)

This lightning deal expired but it was a step in the right direction, finally a pro-caliber lens appearing!…

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Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT Flash with Extras for $249

We are breaking the stream of pre-orders with a bundle! The Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT Flash is bundled with three free extras at Adorama for $249 with free expedited shipping. The three free extras are:

1) Flashpoint Mini Soft Box Diffuser for Shoe Mount Flashes
2) Power2000 4-slot charger with four 2000mah recharbable AA batteries
3) Flashpoint TTL-Off Camera Flash Cord

Tamron SP 150-600mm f5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 + TAP-IN Console for $1099 (C/N)

More action at the eBay Deals, the Buydig eBay store is offering the new cnodition Tamron SP 150-600mm f5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 Zoom Lens plus the Tamrno TAP-In Console, together for $1099 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer in the Canon EF mount and Nikon F mount. You have to do the “See price on checkout” to see the price.

PS: this is blog-certified to be Tamron, not Tokina 🙂

Pre-order new Rokinon XP 85mm f1.2 (Canon EF) for $999

It’s XP time! No, not Windows XP, but Rokinon XP 🙂 The new Rokinon XP 85mm f/1.2 Lens for Canon EF is now available for pre-ordering for $999 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

Also available for pre-order for the same price and the same Canon EF mount at the same price is the Rokinon XP 14mm f/2.4 with a late March 2017 release estimate.

UPDATE: but wait, there’s more! B&H Photo is also taking pre-orders for the nwe Rokinon Xeen 16mm T2.6 Lens for $2495 in Canon EF, Nikon F, PL mount, M434ds, and Sony E-mount. This is a video-priority lens.

Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM and $82 Rewards and Extras for $2049

Zoom-zoom! The Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens is bundled with a 77mm PRO filter kit from Luminesque and 4% promotional rewards ($82~) to be used in future purchases at B&H Photo as a limited time offer… For more action, check their latest Featured Sales

Rokinon Cine CV14M-N 14mm T3.1 (declicked Nikon) for $287

Good until Tuesday 2:34am ET, the Rokinon Cine CV14M-N 14mm T3.1 Cine Wide Angle Lens for Nikon with De-Clicked Aperture and Follow Focus is on sale for $287 (price before sale $319).

Meanwhile ending on Tuesday at 12:09am ET, the Rokinon RK8MS-E 8mm F2.8 Series 2 Fisheye Lens for Sony E Cameras, Silver goes for $224 (price before sale $249).

Nikon 55-200mm f4-5.6G DX VR II with Extras for $147

The Nikon 55-200mm f4-5.6G DX VR II is bundled with the following extras (ProOptic 52mm digital essentials filter kits, lens-cap tether, and Corel Creative Bundle including AfterShotPRO 2 and Paintshop PRO X9 and VideoStudio 9) for $147 with free shipping at Adorama.

Nikon D5600 In-Stock, Two-Lens Kit (18-55, 70-300) drops to $900

The brand new Nikon D5600 DSLR is not only in-stock as a body only for $700 at B&H Photo and Amazon itself, but the official two lens kit with the 18-55mm and 70-300mm f4.5-6.3G ED DX lenses is in-stock and on sale for $900 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Amazon itself!

Pentax K-1 body + Various Extras for $1847

The Pentax K-1 was a long-time coming type of a unicorn-camera, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that even with its release, it defied conventions. Its price went up +$150 after its initial release at $1800, but it’s starting to come down again, you can get it for $1847 with free shipping and a handful of free accessories (Corel Software Bundle, 32GB card, tripod, case, card wallet, cleaning kit) at Adorama.

Pentax K-3 II Body with D-BG5 Battery Grip and AF-200FG Flash for $899

The Pentax K-3 II body only goes for $850 on its own at the moment at authorized dealers, but if you want a power-user bundle, you can get the official Pentax D-BG5 battery grip and the Pentax AF-200FG flash for an extra $50. So $899 gets you all three of these at Adorama… This is part of a new 48 hour sale

Refurbished Nikon D750 for $1400, New for $1900 with 4TB HDD

If you are a B&H Photo fan and looking to buy the Nikon D750 body only 35mmFF DSLR, they currently have two promotions:

+ refurbished condition for $1400 with 90-day warranty from B&H
+ same price with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty from Adorama

+ New Condition bundled with a 4TB WD MyBook Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive and a 64GB Sandisk ExTrEmE SDXC for $1900

Imported Nikon D7200 body w/1yr seller warranty for $700

The new condition Nikon D7200 body only goes for $1000 at authorized dealers which include some free accessories (eg Adorama)…

… but if you are comfortable with imported grey-market DSLRs with a 1-year warranty from the seller (instead of Nikon USA), to the Trending EBay Deals we go where you can get the new condition imported grey-market Nikon D7200 body only for $700 with free shipping from eBay seller “Electronics Valley” (99.7%, New Jersey) with a limit of five per buyer.

Pentax 50mm f1.8 DA for $99

Prime time for Pentax fans. The new condition 50mm f1.8 DA lens is on sale for $99 with free shipping ta Amazon by Amazon itself. You can buy as many as you want (technically the limit is 30, but I doubt any non-reseller would need more than 30).

(ENDED) Canon Battery Grip BG-E20 for the Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR for $279

This lightning offer expired… Good until 11:59pm ET tonight, the Canon Battery Grip BG-E20 for the Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR is on sale for $279 with free shipping (price before sale $349). This is official Canon brand item, not third-party seller

Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 XR Di-II LD with Freebies for $299 (A/K)

$300 is all it takes for an APS-C f2.8 zoom lens these days. The Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 XR Di-II LD is currently on sale for $299 with free shipping at Adorama in the Sony Alpha Mount (Tiffen filter, Corel software, etc) or the Pentax K-mount with $12 promotional rewards but no other extras. This is not a stabilized model, which partially explains the price difference between it and the “VC” (stabilized; Vibration Correction) model.

Tamron 16-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di II PZD MACRO with Freebies for $499

Zoom-zoom! Adorama is offering the Tamron 16-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di II PZD MACRO Zoom Lens for $499 with free shipping and either 4% promotional rewards or free accessories (filters, NewLeaf warranty, cap leash, etc) in the Canon, Nikon and Sony Alpha DSLR systems. The Sony option has two different free accessory bundles… For more action, check their New Years Sales

PS: this is blog-certified to be Tamron, not Tokina 🙂

(ENDED) Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine DS AS IF UMC FF (DS35M-C ) for $419 [Canon]

This daily deal expired…

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Pre-order new Nikon D5600 DSLR kits starting at $700

No longer just the books, the camera too is now available for purchase, there are four official Nikon D5600 DSLR kits available for pre-order at B&H Photo in familiar configurations:

+ body only for $700
+ with 18-55 DX VR for $800
+ with 18-55 DX VR and 70-300 f4.5-6.3G non-VR for $1150
+ with 18-135 f3.5-5.6G DX VR for $1200

The latest new cameras and lenses of 2017 are now tracked in the brand new New Cameras of 2017 tracker.

Used Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 35-100mm f2 (Four Thirds) for $1000

NOTE: this is a Four Thirds DSLR lens; NOT a micro four thirds lens for the M43 mirrorless system.

Of interest to Four Thirds DSLR photographers and adapter-erers, B&H Photo has the Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 35-100mm f2 (Four Thirds) in Used Condition for $1000 in 8+ condition and $1100 in 9 condition and $1150 in 9+ condition. The new condition price is $1950 at B&H.

Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L for $1149 [limit 5]

Surprise! An actual lens on …sale! The Canon 50mm f1.2 L is currently on sale, in new condition, for $1149 with free shipping, at Amazon by Amazon itself. Limit up to five per customer at this point. This is not a lightning deal, so it’s either an actual sale an error or an internal (3rd-party sellers) or external (other websites/retailers) price-match.

Sigma APO Teleconverter 1.4x EX DG for $199 (C/N)

It’s Shiguma time now, the Sigma APO Teleconverter 1.4x EX DG is on sale for $199 with free expedited shipping (it’s a small thing after all) in the Canon and Nikon systems (sorry, the Sigma SA is not on-sale last-remaining-Sigma-SA-photographer) at B&H Photo. This is a limited time offer but an expiration date is not mentioned.