Adorama is back from the holidays and they have a flash sale special on the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D750 body only going for $1399 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. Offer ends by the end of October 2016 or earlier if sold out.
Refurbished Nikon 55-300mm DX VR for $200
The manufacturer refurbished Nikon 55-300mm DX VR lens is offered for $209 with free shipping by BuyDig on eBay among the latest eBay Deals, but you can get it for even less than that, $200 with free shipping is currently what Adorama charges. Optionally you can add Elements 15 for +$70 (expand the yellow “Special Offer” area. As usual, manufacturer refurbished Nikon camera gear come with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty.
Refurbished Sale at Adorama (100+ options, Nikon, Epson)
Adorama has another sale on refurbished camera gear with over 100 items participating. Nikon has about half of them, and Epson about a quarter of them. I will “digest” them later in the day, but I’m posting this alert so you don’t have to wait for me if you feel like deal-fishing.
PS: as of 3:48pm ET, a number of big websites and services (eg Twitter) are currently down because of major DDoS attacks. Of shopping interest, Stacksocial is down.
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Art with $36 rewards for $900 (C/N/A)
Another Sigma lens on sale with a coupon, coupon code PPEBH16 gets you the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Art lens in the Canon, Nikon and Sony A DSLR mounts at B&H Photo for $900 along with 4% promotional rewards ($36 to be used in future purchases)… This is part of their Photo Plus specials which expire 10/22/16… NOTE: orders placed today will ship 10/26+…
Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 EX DG and $26 rewards for $650 (C/N/A)
You don’t have to pay four figures for f2.8 PRO zooms. Sigma to the rescue! Their Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 IF EX DG lens is on sale for $650 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards ($26~ to be used in future purchases) at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon and Sony A SLR mounts. No coupon code needed… This is part of their Photo Plus specials which expire 10/22/16… NOTE: orders placed today will ship 10/26+…
Lensbaby Velvet 56mm F1.6 for $450 w/coupon [C/N/A/P/E/m43/X/NX]
Can lenses have babies? I’ll leave that question to the optics experts. In the meantime, the Lensbaby Velvet 56mm F1.6 lens is going for $450 with free shipping at B&H Photo when you enter coupon code PPEBH16 over there… It is available for both DSLRs (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax) and Mirrorless (Fuji, M43, Sony E, Samsung NX) systems… This is part of their Photo Plus specials… NOTE: orders placed today will ship 10/26+…
B&H Photo Photo Plus Specials (some need promo code)
The B&H Photo website is accepting orders again, and they have unleashed their first wave of Photo Plus Specials. Some of them require the use of promo code PPEBH16 – those that do, they mention it on the pages over there. More on these later tonight. NOTE that these orders will ship October 26+, not right away.
In other updates, the Fuji X-T2 remains out of stock as you can see at the just updated Stock Status Tracker. Those of you who were able to buy it from B&H during the holidays, you will have your orders shipped October 26+.
Buy One Get Second one for 10% off: refurbished Camera Gear (49 options, mostly Nikon and Olympus)
The official BuyDig eBay store is running a new promotion, Buy One Item, Get The Second One for 10% off. A total of 49 certified refurbished cameras and lenses are participating including Nikon DSLR lenses, the Olympus E-M5 and E-M10 Mark IIs, the E-PL5, various Nikon APS-C dSLRs up to the D7200, and a few Coolpixes too up to the P900 uber-zoom.
NOTE: you must purchase two items for this promotion. The discount will be applied to the LOWEST PRICE ITEM, so strategically this promotion maximizes your savings if the two items are as close in price as possible.
Imported Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM Art for $779 (Nikon)
The Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM Art prime lens currently goes for $900 with free accessories at authorized dealers (eg Adorama) but if you are comfortable with imported grey-market lenses…
… to the eBay Deals we return where the “Deals All Year” eBay store (99.8%, New Jersey) is offering the new condition imported grey-market Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM Art lens for $779 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty from the seller (not Sigma). Limit nine per customer.
Refurbished Nikon D7200 w/18-55 & 55-200 (both VR) for $850
The Nikon D7200 body only goes for $1000 with free accessories at authorized dealers (eg Adorama) or if you get the body only manufacturer refurbished it goes for $790 (eg B&H Photo). However, if you are interested in a bang for the buck kit…
… to the eBay deals we go again where the Beach Camera eBay Store (New Jersey) is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7200 Two-Lens Kit for $850 with free shipping. It includes the 18-55 and 55-200 lenses, both DX VR. All included items are manufacturer refurbished with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty.
You don’t necessarily have to use the 18-55 and 55-200 lenses with the D7200. You can use them with other cameras, give them to friends or family, trade/sell them in locally or online, use them to perform camera experiments, keep them as an emergency lens in the trunk of the camera, and so forth.
Imported Nikon 50mm f1.8G with 1-Year Seller Warranty for $172
The Nikon 50mm f1.8G full frame lens goes for $217 at authorized dealers that also include free accessories OR promotional rewards with it (eg various options at Adorama).
But if you are comfortable with imported grey-market lenses, and you don’t need the extra accessories/rewards, then off to the Trending eBay Deals we go, where eBay seller “Deals All Year” (99.8%, New Jersey) is offering the new condition imported grey-market Nikon 50mm f1.8G for $172 with free shipping and a 1-year seller warranty (not a Nikon USA warranty). Limit 9 per customer. Over 560 units got sold so far from this listing per the stats there.
Refurbished Nikon D3300 w/18-55 & 55-200 (both VR) and Wu-1a for $379
To the eBay Trending Deals we return where the Beach Camera eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3300 2-Lens Kit for $379 with free shipping in the black color. The red color is sold out. Limit 2 per buyer. Over 2500 units sold so far.
This includes the Nikon D3300, the 18-55 and 55-200 (both DX VR lenses), and the WU-1a Wireless Adapter. All are manufacturer refurbished with a 90 day Nikon USA warranty.
Imported Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 for $650 OR Certified Refurbished w/full warranty for $720 (Canon)
The Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC DSLR lens goes for $800 in new condition at authorized Shiguma dealers which are allowed to offer promotional rewards or bundle it with various free accessories (eg Adorama).
Alternately you can get it in certified refurbished condition with full warranty for $720 with free shipping by Beach Camera thru Amazon (not Prime eligible).
Or if you are willing to take on even more risk, among the latest Trending eBay Deals, Hong-Kong seller “e-Infinity Shop” (99.7%, ships from Hong Kong) is offering the Canon version of the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC for $650 with free shipping with a 1-year warranty from the seller (not Sigma). This ships from Hong Kong.
(ENDED) Rokinon 14mm f2.8 for $250 (Canon EF), $270 (Sony E), $290 (Nikon Chipped)
This daily deal expired, but Rokinons return to the Gold Box every few days to weeks…
Imported grey-market Canon 5D Mark IV Body w/1yr seller warranty for $3344
Back to the eBay Deals we go where we may have the first sighting of an imported grey-market Canon 5D Mark IV body only, with a 1-year warranty from the seller Electronics Valley on eBay (99.7%, New Jersey) going for $3344 with free shipping instead of the authorized-dealer price of $3500. It is in-stock at authorized dealers for $3500, check the Stock Tracking page for that.
Coming later today (OTE): Tamron 150-600 f5-6.3 Di VCD G2 for $1400 (C/N)
If you are waiting for the brand new Tamron 150-600 f5-6.3 Di VCD G2 lens to become available, it is estimated to be in-stock other things equal (OTE) at the B&H Photo website for $1400 with free expedited shipping in the Canon and Nikon mount. I will recheck later today as well.
Current Sony Instant Savings expire 10/1/16
The current iteration of the Sony Instant Savings featuring Mirrorless and SLR lenses along with system accessories (flashes, grips, etc) is set to expire on October 1st, 2016. You can see the current choices nicely organized at B&H Photo.
Refurbished Nikon D3300 with 18-55 & 55-200 (both VR) for $389
Adorama is back with another flash sale, this time it is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3300 with the 18-55 and 55-200 DX VR lenses (both VR) going for $389 with free shipping at Adorama. It is currently backordered but you can place an order if you want to lock up the price. They come with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty.
Speaking of Adorama, they are offering the Lenovo IdeaPad 700 15.6″ Full HD IPS Notebook (i7-6700HQ, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX950M 4GB RAM, Win 10) for $800 with free shipping until 10/06/16 or earlier if sold out.
In-Stock: Canon 5D Mark IV body for $3500
We just updated the Stock Status Tracker, and we have good news for Canon 5D Mark IV fans, the camera is now in-stock and ready to ship from two of the biggest photographic specialty retailers, Adorama and B&H Photo.
PS: pretty soon, the Stock Tracker will be updated with some of the Photokina 2016 announced cameras. If you want us to track specific cameras or lenses please leave a comment or use the online contact form or the twitter…
Refurbished Nikon D7200 with 18-55 & 55-200 (both DX VR) for $850
The Nikon D7200 body goes for $1050 in new condition at authorized dealers which are bundling it with free accessories (eg Adorama). But if you are comfortable with manufacturer-refurbished and can find use for the two DX VR kit lenses (eg use them or bundle them with older DSLRs as gifts for friends and family – the Holidays are just around the corner after all), then…
… among the latest eBay Deals, the Beach Camera eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7200 Two-Lens Kit with the 18-55 and 55-200 (both DX VR lenses) for $850 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. All items are refurbished. Limit five per customer and over 420 units have been sold so far from this listing per the page over there.
(ENDED) Monday: Canon D-Rebel T6 w/18-55 IS II for $399
This daily deal expired… The Meh deal of the day for Monday is the new condition Canon D-Rebel T6 with the 18-55 3.5-5.6 IS II and a 1-year Canon warranty going for $394 plus $5 shipping.
Imported grey-market Nikon D5300 body for $360
The Nikon D5300 body only currently goes for $600 at authorized dealers which are allowed to add some free accessories (eg Adorama) or you can get it for $490 manufacturer-refurbished at Adorama.
However, if you are willing to take on more risk, among the latest eBay Trending Deals, eBay seller “PhotoVideo4Less” (100%, Brooklyn) is offering the new condition imported grey-market Nikon D5300 body only for $360 with free shipping. There is no warranty on this, so it is a higher risk. Limit 50 per customer. Over 300 units got sold so far from this listing.
Refurbished specials at Adorama (25 Nikons, 29 Epsons, and more)
Adorama is having a refurbished gear sale featuring 85 items, 25 of which are Nikon-branded items, 29 are Epson items, along with a few more from other camera manufacturers. More on those later in the weekend when I find time to go through them all.
Pre-order Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS II USM for $550
For many Canon fans, the 75-300mm lens being non-IS non-USM in the digital era sticks out like a sore thumb, but at that price, Canon will probably not offer an IS lens. But they have a new IS lens in this ballpark range, the new EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS II USM lens, available for pre-order for $550 at Amazon itself and Adorama and B&H Photo. The early shipping estimate is around Thanksgiving 2016 :)… This too has been added to the Interesting New Lenses of 2016 Tracking page…
In-Stock Now: Canon 5D Mark IV Body for $3500 [updated]
As of 2:50pm ET, Murphy’s Camera too sold out, the closest at Amazon is a September 18 shipping estimate from Amazon itself…
These fly fast. As of 2:45pm ET, the listing from Amazon itself is now out of stock with a September 18, 2016 shipping estimate, but 3rd-party seller Murphy’s Camera (authorized dealer) has it in-stock for $3500 with a September 22-29 if you choose the standard shipping option (this is not Prime eligible, it ships directly from Murphy’s).
IF you had been waiting to get the Canon 5D Mark IV Body Only from Amazon itself, it has arrived. As of the time of writing it in-stock and ready to ship for $3500 with a limit of three per customer during these early release days.
For the latest updates, check the Stock Status Tracking page.
(ENDED) Tuesday: Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 Optic for $220 (C/N/E)
This daily deal ended… The B&H Photo Daily Deal good until 11:59pm ET on Tuesday (or earlier if sold out) is the new condition Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 Optic for $220 with free shipping in the Canon and Nikon SLR mounts, and the Sony E mounts. The Pentax K and Fuji X are NOT on sale.
For more action, check the B&H Featured Deals page…
Open Box Canon Camera Gear at Adorama (36 options)
Adorama has a sale on a variety of open-box Canon camera gear featuring 32 DSLR and mirrorless camera kits, and three EF-M lenses, and one EF 1.4x III extender.
In-Stock Now: Canon 5D Mark IV Body Only for $3500
We just updated the Stock Status Tracking page and we have some good news if you are interested in the Canon 5D Mark IV Body Only kit. As of the time of writing (Thursday 11pm ET), it is in-stock and ready to ship for $3500 according to the product pages of the following sellers:
+ PMI Digital on eBay (10 available)
+ Kenmore Camera on eBay (4 available)
+ The Imaging World on eBay (2 available)
+ Abt Electronics
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