15% off Refurbished Canon Lenses and Flashes

There is a big burst of Holiday Specials at the official Canon USA store. This includes a 15% sale on refurbished Lenses with a 1-year warranty (68 options but many sold out already), and Flashes (5 options, all in-stock). The sale is shown in red ink, no coupon is needed.

I am highlighting some of the offers that are in-stock as of the time of writing in some of the posts below, but I can’t post about every single item – the Canon line-up is huge.

In parallel, you may also notice the offer below running over there. If you make a qualifying purchase of $500+ at the official Canon Outlet store, you will receive $50 in Canon eCash to use in future purchase. These are promotional rewards, not a gift card, so it has limitations and expiration. Details over there. Here’s the annotated banner from over there promoting it:

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Refurb. Canon 55-250 IS STM w/1yr warranty for $130

The official Canon USA store has a featured refurbished SLR Lens Sale that includes the Canon 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS STM with a one year warranty for $130 with free shipping… Also there, the refurbished 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS goes for $350…

Refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 IS STM and 1-Yr Warranty for $400

One of the rules of thumb of camera gear is that if you are going to go for an older model, might as well try to get it in refurbished condition, so you can save even more. Especially when it comes with a one year manufacturer warranty. Which brings us to the refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 IS STM going for $400 with free shipping and a 1-yr warranty from the official Canon store… This is part of their refurbished DSLR sale

Weekly Fry’s Promo Codes: Unspecified Canon DSLR kit for $350, Unspecific Cybershot for $68, Manfrotto, Case Logic, Wolverine, Corel, etc

The Fry’s Promo Code offers for their email newsletter subscribers (free to sign up for that) are revealed for the week of December 20-26 in 2015. They include:

+ unspecified Canon DSLR with 18-55 lens for $350 (limit 1; in-store only; 18mp)
+ unspecified Sony Cybershot P&S (20mp, 2.7″ LCD, 8x optical) for $68 (limit 1; in-store only)
+ they don’t specify the brand names because of MAP restrictions placed on retailers by manufacturers

+ the block below is limit 1 per item per customer, good in-store or online
+ VIVITAR HD Action Camcorder (DVR781HD-SIL) for $25
+ MANFROTTO Compact Advanced Black Tripod – Extends Up to 65″ (MKCOMPACTADV-B) for $60
+ CASE LOGIC KDB-101BK Water-Resist Backpack for $60
+ WOLVERINE F2D MIGHTY – 7 in 1 Film to Digital Converter for $90
+ Paintshop Pro X8 for $34 or Ultimate for $44
+ various tech items as usual

As usual, these offers are available only if you use the unique promo code found in each person’s Fry’s email newsletters. It is free to sign up for it.

Rokinon 14/2.8 (EF) for $240 [E- for $250; rest for $280]

The Rokinon 14mm f2.8 EF ED UMC lens is currently on sale for $240 with free shipping at B&H Photo. The E-mount goes for $250, and the rest (Alpha-Minolta, Pentax K, Nikon chipped) for $280. The sale ends 12/19/15 at 11:59pm ET.

Used Canon 24-105 f3.5-5.6 IS STM for $450

If you are comfortable with used SLR lenses, the Canon EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens is a featured used lens sale item for $450 with free shipping at B&H Photo with a “Condition 10” used rating. It comes in a white box, and the listing there says it is preowned but appears as new.

New to US market: Sony a68 SLT coming in early 2016

The Sony a68 SLT was announced by Sony Europe a few weeks ago. Now it has also been officially announced by Sony USA. It will be here by April 2016. It will be available as either a Body Only or with the 18-55 lens ($700). The body only price has not been revealed yet… Pre-orders are not available as of the time of writing. Sony has been favoring two-phase announcements lately, Apple-style :)… This has been updated in the New Cameras of 2015 Reference page

Nikon D610 body with MB-D14 Battery Grip for $1500

The Nikon D610 body only is bundled with the Nikon MB-D14 Multi Battery Power Pack for $1500 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout… If you are not fond of battery grips, it is bundled with various other accessories, for example at B&H it is bundled with a 12-month Adobe Creative Cloud Photography subscription for $1500, while Adorama is offering four different free accessory bundles for $1500 as well… $1500 is the standard price of the body only kit at authorized Nikon dealers…

Nikon 24-70mm f2.8E VR with B+W 82mm Filter for $2200 (limit 3)

Workhorse zoom action now, the Nikon 24-70mm f2.8E VR lens is bundled with a B+W 82mm filter, together for $2200 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. You have two options of free B+W filter, either with the Clear UV Haze with MRC or with the HTC Kaesemann Circular Polarizer with MRC (multi-resistant coating). The filters on their own go for $69 and $160 respectively. Limit three of each option per customer.

Amazon’s Mystery Camera Returns, Adds Accessories, Goes for $420

Amazon’s mystery camera offer is back, now bundled with an AmazonBasics camera case and 16GB Sandisk SD card, with a price of $420. Which may perhaps explain how this idea was conceived in the first place 🙂 Brownies not included! Per the comments over there, it looks like it is the Canon SL1 with 18-55.

Sigma 50mm f1.4 ART for $850 (plus 150-600 offers)

Adorama is having a select on a few Sigma SLR Lenses, with the 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART going for $850, the 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM “Contemporary” going for $990, and the 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport for $1800. Each lens gets 4% promotional rewards along with a variety of accessories depending on the lens and mount. The lenses are available in Canon, Nikon and Sigma SLR mounts, while the 50mm f1.4 is also available in the Sony Alpha Minolta Dyxxum Maxxum.

Free NEXT DAY shipping on select Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Olympus, Fuji, Zeiss, Hasselblad products

Breaking shipping news alert! B&H Photo has just launched their FREE NEXT DAY SHIPPING promotion for the holidays. Over 2000 products are eligible for this promotion. You can filter them over there by product category (first set of buttons) or by manufacturer (second set of numerous buttons). Included in the promotion are 160+ Canon items, 150+ Nikon items, 80+ Sony items, 40+ Panasonic items, 20+ Zeiss items. The other camera manufacturers are not participating.

UPDATE: Fuji and Olympus and Hasselblad are also participating but they don’t have brand-name box. You can click “Photography” on the first set of boxes, and filter on the left hand by manufacturer by selecting “Fujifilm” or “Olympus” or “Hasselblad”.

Other photo-related brands part of the FREE NEXT DAY SHIPPING promotion include Tamrac, Spider, Lowepro, Impossible, Westcott, Drobo, Fotodiox, DJI, Flir, iKan, DXO, Wolverine, Impact, Vello, Oben, Ruggard, etc.

Canon EOS 5DS R Body with $360 Rewards for $3600

For a limited time, B&H Photo is offering 10% promotional rewards with the purchase of the Canon EOS 5DS R Body Only at its regular authorized dealer price of $3600. That’s $360 in promotional rewards to be used in future purchases… If you prefer tangible goods instead of promotional rewards, Adorama bundles it with the Audio-Technica AT8024 Stereo/Mono Camera-Mount Microphone ($250 on its own) and the Corel Software Bundle (includes AfterShot Pro 2 and PSP X7)…

10% Rewards on Tamron Lenses (24-70, 70-200, 150-600, 16-300) [C/N/A]

Tamron temptations! At B&H Photo, you earn 10% promotional rewards on the purchase of these Tamron Lenses available in the Canon, Nikon and Sony SLR mounts. The lenses are the 24-70mm and 70-200mm f2.8s, along with the 150-600mm creature, and the 16-300mm zoom-zoom. The rewards are separate and stackable with the mail-in rebates. There are two mail-in rebates on some of the lenses, one the regular Tamron mail-in rebate, the other is a special holiday season mail-in rebate.

eBay Featured Sale: DSLR Beginning Kits (YMMV)

eBay is having another one of their featured semi-curated sales, this one is a DSLR Beginners Kit Sale featuring 500+ items. Due to time-constraints I can’t price-check all these items, so this is a DIY YMMV adventure if you feel like deal fishing. You can filter them down by using the Menus or the options on the left-hand-side over there (you may get different views depending on their responsive page template).

Canon 24-70mm f4L IS for $800

The Canon 24-70mm f4L IS is on sale for a limited time for $800 at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself. At the first two, you also get 4% promotional rewards ($32~). Alternately, if you prefer accessories instead of promotional rewards, Adorama has a bundle with various lens-y accessories along with the Corel Creativity software bundle (including AfterShot Pro 2 and Paintshop Pro X7).

In addition to that, Adorama has another listing with the same price but 10% promotional rewards (=$80~). There is an “RB” in the product code and “RW” in the item description, so I’m not sure what this means. I am not sure if RB is short for refurbished? I don’t know what “RW” is.

(ENDED) Amazon Brings Back the Mystery DSLR Camera for $400

This rather unusual mystery camera lightning deal expired…

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Hassleblad (Sony E-, A-, RX-) and Zeiss Touit (E) Sale

The latest B&H Photo Deal of Days promotion is a Hasselblad and Zeiss Touit sale featuring many of Hasselblads re-incarnations of Sony cameras. This includes E-mount cameras and lenses, along with an A-mount SLR, and RX-series cameras. Also joining in the sale party are three Zeiss Touit E-mount lenses, the 12/2.8 for $700, the 32/1.8 for $500, and the 50/2.8M for $1000. Also participating is the Hasselblad 16mm f2.8 (E-mount) for $150.

10% Rewards on select Canon and Nikon DSLRs and Lenses (46 options)

B&H Photo is offering for a limited time 10% promotional rewards (= 10% of the purchase price) on select Canon and Nikon DSLRs and Lenses. A total of 46 options are available. The items are intermixed, so check both pages or filter them by Canon or Nikon using the “Narrow Results” section on the left-hand-side of their website over there.

Canon D-Rebel T5 with 18-55 & 75-300 & Pixma Pro 100 & Extras for $350 after $350 MIR

Another Canon Pixma MIR promotion. This time we fly to B&H Photo where the Canon D-Rebel T5 with the 18-55 IS II and 75-300 f4-5.6 III non-USM lenses along with the Pixma Pro 100 printer and 50pk SG-201 13×19″ photo paper and 16GB Sandisk Ultra SDHC and Canon camera case are bundled together for $350 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express gift card).

Tokina 16-28mm f2.8 and $20 rewards for $500 (C/N)

Tokina has a little bit of a charm offensive to tempt Canon and Nikon DSLR shooters. Their latest sale is the 16-28mm f2.8 PRO FX on sale for $500 with free shipping and $20~ promotional rewards in the Canon and Nikon mounts at B&H Photo.
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Bower 35mm f1.4 for $250 (FourThirds) or $280 (Nikon)

The Bower 35mm f1.4 manual lens is on sale for a limited time at B&H Photo for $250 in the Four Thirds SLR mount and $280 in the Nikon F mount.

10% refurbished at Nikon Outlet store (eg A for $270)

The official Nikon Outlet store is running a refurbished sale good until the end of day on 12/14/15. The sale is 10% off refurbished items and it is factored in automatically in the shopping cart (no coupon needed). This yield sales such as the refurbished Nikon A BSP (big sensor prime) for $270, the Nikon FM10 film camera with the 35-70mm f/3.5-4.8 lens for $360, and various DSLRs, Lenses, and Coolpixies… Thanks to one of our readers for the email alert…

Canon 70D Body & Pixma Pro 100 & Extras for $680 after $350 MIR

We have a series of Canon-Pixma-MIR promotions at Adorama, starting with a Canon 70D Body Only Bundle along with the Pixma Pro 100 Printer and the 50pk Canon SG-201 13×19″ photo paper and 32GB Lexar SDHC and Lowepro Nova shoulder bag for $680 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express Gift Card).

Canon 6D Body & Pixma Pro 100 & Extras for $1100 after $350 MIR

Adorama is also offering a Canon 6D Body Only Bundle for $1100 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX Gift Card). This includes the Canon 6D Body Only and the Pixma Pro 100 Printer and 50pk Canon SG-201 13×19-inch photo printer and 32GB Lexar SDHC and Lowepro Nova camera bag.

Canon D-Rebel T5i w/18-135 & Pixma Pro 100 & Paper for $500 after $350 MIR

We have another Canon DSLR-Pixma mail-in rebate promotion at Adorama. You can get the Canon D-Rebel T5i w/18-135 IS STM bundle that includes the Pixma Pro 100 printer and a 50pk of SG-201 13×19-inch photo paper for $500 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express gift card).

If you instead prefer the T5i w/18-55 IS STM instead of the 18-135, the T5i w/18-55 bundle is $400 after $350 MIR. This bundle also gets a free 32GB SDHC card and camera case.

Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 Pro DX II for $360 (C/N)

For Canon and Nikon APS-C DSLR shooters, Adorama is offering, for a limited time only, the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 PRO DX II ATX lens for $359 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards (around $14)… Optionally you can buy together with Elements 14 or ExpoDisc for a combined purchase discount when you expand the yellow “Special Offer” area…

Nikon D810 body with 3TB G-Drive for $2800

If you happen to need both a Nikon D810 DSLR kit and a 3TB G-Technology G-DRIVE G1 USB 3.0 Hard Drive, you can get them bundled together at B&H Photo at the regular prices. The D810 body only bundle goes for $2800, while the D810 with 24-120mm bundle goes for $3300… In addition, B&H includes 2% promotional rewards and 32GB Sandisk Ultra SDHC card… Offer ends 12/12/15 at 11:59pm ET…

Nikon D750 body with 3TB G-Drive for $1900

If you happen to need both a Nikon D750 DSLR kit and a 3TB G-Technology G-DRIVE G1 USB 3.0 Hard Drive, you can get them bundled together at B&H Photo at the regular prices. The D750 body only bundle goes for $1900, while the D750 with 24-120mm bundle goes for $2400… In addition, B&H includes 2% promotional rewards and 32GB Sandisk Ultra SDHC card… Offer ends 12/12/15 at 11:59pm ET…

Pentax DA* 50-135mm f2.8 ED (IF) SDM for $750 [and two more]

For a limited time (good until 12/12/15 at 11:59pm ET) B&H Photo has a sale on the following three Pentax lenses:

+ Pentax DA* 50-135mm f2.8 ED (IF) SDM for $750
+ DA 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 ED DC WR for $450
+ Pentax 1.4x HD PENTAX-DA AF Rear Converter AW for K-Mount Lenses for $450