(ENDED) Tuesday Lightning Deals: Rokinon 14/2.8, Sony SDXC

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(ENDED) Nikon D3200 w/18-55 for $380

This daily deal ended… The Electronics Woot Deal du Jour good until 1am ET on Monday or earlier if sold out is the new condition black Nikon D3200 with 18-55 DX VR offered for $375 with a limit of three per customer, plus $5 flat shipping.

(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon D3300 w/18-55 for $400

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Nikon D750 drops to $2000 (with 24-120 for $2700)

Hot off the discounting presses, the Nikon D750 DSLR is now down to $2000 in body only at authorized Nikon dealers such as B&H Photo which also includes 2% rewards (= $40), Free Next Day Delivery, and free bag, 16GB SD and extra Watson battery.

Adorama has three options with freebies for $2000 for the D750 body only:
+ with Shure VP83 Lenshopper
+ various accessories (32GB Lexar, camera bag, plus three trinkety accessories)
+ other accessories (extra EN-EL15 battery, 32GB Lexar, camera bag)
+ all three get 2% promotional rewards as well (= $40)

Similarly discounted and freebie-accessorized is the D750 with 24-120mm kit for $2700 at B&H Photo and Adorama.

The various D750 kits are also optionally eligible for the continuing Nikon Instant Savings.

Instant Savings on 18 Canon Cinema Lens options

Also part of the NAB 2015 action, a total of 18 Canon Cinema lens options are currently discounted. Some are EF mount, some are PL mount, some are bundles. Not 18 unique lenses. You can see them all at B&H Photo.

Canon 1D X body with extras and 2% rewards for $5300

Also part of the NAB 2015 festivities, B&H Photo is offering the Canon 1D X body only for $5300 with 2% promotional rewards (= $106), 32GB Sandisk Extreeeeme Pro card, shoulder bag and wireless remote.

In-stock nao: Canon EF 11-24mm f4L USM

If you have been waiting for the new Canon EF 11-24mm f4L USM lens to be in-stock, it is as of the time of writing, in-stock and ready to go for its L-price of $3000 at B&H Photo.

Refurbished Nikon D7100 w/18-140 & WU-1a for $900

If you are interested in the Nikon D7100 but you are not interested in the previously mentioned imported camera, there’s an alternative, manufacturer refurbished. Adorama currently has the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7100 w/18-140mm DX VR and WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter offered for $900 with free shipping and a 90 day manufacturer warranty.

Imported Nikon D7100 body for $700

If you are comfortable with imported (= grey market = no manufacturer warranty) cameras, the latest eBay Deals include the new condition no-manufacturer-warranty Nikon D7100 body only for $700 with free shipping with a limit of five per buyer. The seller is “photovideo4less” (99.7%). This camera goes for $1000 at authorized Nikon dealers (eg Amazon). It is up to you to decide the trade-offs in such matters.

Speaking of eBay, another one of the above-the-fold offers is the new condition 15.6″ Lenovo Thinkpad E540 laptop offered by Adorama’s eBay store for $400 (Intel i3-4000M, 4GB RAM, 500GB/7200rpm, 1366 x 768, HD 4600, Windows 7 Pro, limit 5).

New Canon SLR/DSLR Lens Price Drops

Sunday means among many other things new rounds of manufacturer-initiated instant savings. Case in point, Canon has a new round of savings/prices on select SLR/DSLR lenses. You can find all participating lenses nicely organized at B&H Photo.

PreOrder: new Canon C300 Mark II (EF or PL) and XC10 (10x)

More action on the video front from Canon. Their new Cinema C300 Mark II is now available for pre-orders in the body only configuration for $16,000 in either the EF mount or the PL mount at B&H Photo. Availability is estimated to be September 2015. It is also available for pre-order at Adorama.

In parallel, Canon revealed the new XC10, a 1″ sensor fixed-lens camcorder with a 10x optical zoom lens, going for $2500 with a June 2015 release estimate at B&H Photo.

Nikon D750 body + refurb 50mm f1.8G lens + Lightroom 5 for $2300

BuyDig has created their own Nikon D750 body only bundle. The D750 body only kit is new condition with USA warranty. The bundle includes the factory refurbished Nikon 50mm f1.8G lens (with 90 day Nikon warranty), the Adobe Lightroom 5 software (PC or Mac), and 64GB generic SD card, for $2300 with free shipping. This offer ends 4/6/15 or earlier if sold out.

If you are not familiar with the BuyDig, this may be hard to spot, so here is an annotated screenshot of what to look for:

nikon_d750_bundle_at_buydig

Click the “view more details” link over there, or locate the “Rebates” tab in the gray bar below. Note that this is not a rebate offer, the free items will be included automatically by BuyDig, they are under the “Promotions & Special Offers” section under Rebates. That area has live links to each of the included freebies so you can examine them more closely.

(ENDED) Rokinon 16mm f2 for $300 (seven mount options)

This limited time offer expired (the price went up to $400)… It’s Rokinon time at the eBay Deals, eBay seller “BestPriceOptics” (99.8%) is offering the new condition Rokinon 16mm f2 lens for $300 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer. It is available in the Canon, Sony and Pentax dSLR mounts and the Sony, Fuji, Samsung NX, and M43rds mirrornyet mounts. The Nikon dSLR version is sold out.

Refurbished Nikon WU-1a for $30 w/free S&H

Adorama is offering the refurbished Nikon WU-1a wireless adapter for $30 with free shipping. This is refurbished by Nikon USA.

Pre-order new Canon 5DS and 5DS R DSLRs (with more bonuses)

The new 50mp full framer Canon 5DS* DSLRs are now available for pre-order for $3700 (5DS) and $3900 (5DS R) respectively. Pre-orders are accepted at:

+ 5DS body only ($3700): B&H Photo (2% reward, extra battery, 32GB SD, shoulder bag) and Adorama (with free Shure VP83F mic) and Amazon (no freebies)

+ 5DS R body only ($3900): B&H Photo (2% reward, extra battery, 32GB SD, shoulder bag) and Adorama (with free Shure VP83F mic) and Amazon (no freebies)

+ UPDATE 9pm ET: Amazon accepts pre-orders now… Meanwhile B&H Photo has added three more freebies to the pre-orders (shoulder bag, extra battery and 32GB SD)…

(ENDED) Canon 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS STM for $205

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Refurbished Nikon D5300 w/18-55 & 55-200 (both VR) for $580

The refurbished Nikon DSLR party continues at eBay Deals, this time the BuyDig eBay store (authorized Nikon dealers) are offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D5300 two-lens kit (with 18-55 and 55-200, both DX VR) for $580 with free shipping and a 90 day warranty, with a limit of five per customer.

Canon 60D body only for $480

On the Canon APS-C dSLR front, the new condition Canon 60D body only is currently on sale for $480 with free shipping at B&H Photo. That’s four-hundred and eighty ($480). No coupons needed. Limit five per customer during this promotion.

(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon 55-300mm DX VR for $180

This limited time offer ended… It’s not just DSLRs kits, there are also lenses in the refurbished Nikon eBay party. BuyDig’s eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon 55-300mm DX VR lens for $180 with free shipping and a 90 day warranty, with a limit of five per customer.

Refurbished Nikon D3100 w/18-55 & 55-200 (not stabilized) for $320

The refurbished Nikon DSLR party continues at the eBay Deals where Adorama’s eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3100 w/18-55 & 55-200 DX kit (these are not stabilized (VR) lenses) for $320 with free shipping and a limit of 50 per customer. They are refurbished by Nikon USA with a 90 day warranty.

Refurbished Nikon D3300 w/18-55 & 55-200 (both VR) for $450

To the eBay Deals we check upon again where we find the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3300 with 18-55 and 55-200 (both DX VR) kit offered for $450 with free shipping by Beach Camera’s eBay store. Limit five per customer.

Speaking of eBay, NewEgg’s eBay store is offering the new condition 4TB SAMSUNG D3 Station 3.5″ Desktop External Hard Drive, model STSHX-D401TDB, USB 3.0, for $100 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.

(ENDED) Monday Lightning Deals: Nikon D7000 w/Sigma 18-200 OS, Sony SD*, etc

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Refurbished Nikon D800 body only for $1700

Also part of the eBay Deals, under the Cameras sub-section, the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D800 body only is offered for $1700 by Roberts Camera on eBay, an authorized Nikon dealer. This was refurbished by Nikon USA and comes with a six month Roberts Camera warranty – per the listing.

Canon 7D body for $750 or w/28-135 for $850 or w/18-135 for $1100

B&H Photo has a sale on the Canon 7D DSLR kits! This is a while supplies last type of a promotion! These are new condition with the usual Canon USA warranty:

+ 7D body only for $750
+ 7D w/28-135 for $850
+ 7D w/18-135 for $1100
+ these are eligible for the Pixma printer prepaid AMEX Gift Card mail-in rebate (look for these in the Combination Offers page of the PDF of the mail-in rebate; chow mein not included!)
+ BLOG-POST CORRECTION: this is the 7D, not the 70D!

Rokinon 14mm f2.8 (Canon) for $270 {limit 2}

To the eBay Deals we go where we find the new condition Rokinon 14mm f2.8 IF ED MC lens for Canon offered for $270 with free shipping by Adorama’s ebay store with a limit of two per buyer.

Speaking of eBay Deals, NewEgg’s ebay store is offering the new condition 6TB Seagate Backup Plus USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive, model STDT6000100, for $220 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer.

UPDATE: Adorama has another featured eBay Deal, it is the new condition GoPro HERO4 Black Action Camera #CHDHX-401 for $400 with free S&H (limit 5).

8GB Toshiba microSD w/SD & USB for $6 shipped (also refurb D3200 $300, 18-55 non-VR $70)

On the single figure shipped front, among the featured eBay Deals, we find the new condition 8GB Toshiba microSD card with both USB and full-SD adapters included for $6 with free shipping. Limit five sets per customer. This is offered by eBay seller QualityCellz (99%). If nothing else, you can turn them into an Etsy art project 😉

Speaking of eBay deals, first generation 32GB Wifi-only Nexus 7 is offered manufacturer refurbished for $100 with free S&H by DrivenGPS (98.9%) with a limit of five per customer.

Speaking of eBay, they have a Refurbished Tech Sale that includes Camera Gear including the refurb Nikon 18-55 DX non-VR for $70 and refurb D3200 body only for $300 – both of these . sold by BuyDig’s eBay store (authorized dealer).

Nikon D5100 w/18-55 DX VR for $400 [Imported / Grey Market]

More eBay Deals action, if you are comfortable with Imported (Grey Market; no manufacturer warranty) cameras, the new condition Nikon D5100 w/18-55 DX VR (Imported/GrayMarket) is offered for $400 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer, by eBay seller “bigvalueinc” (98.9%). The seller offers a one year warranty. Not the manufacturer.

There are three newer cameras (D5200, D5300, D5500) in the Nikon D5xxx line-up, so it’s trade-offs and features and price!

Caution when buying on eBay: “1yr US warranty” does not necessarily mean Authorized Dealer

eBay is the wild west of the civilized shopping internet, and as such, one must needs pay more attention to the fineprint of listings, because pretty much everyone can sell on eBay, and the level of professionalism among eBay sellers runs the whole gamut. Even among the featured eBay Deals.

One semi-disturbing trend is that some un-authorized sellers are using tricky language (accidentally or intentionally) when describing the warranty situation. For example, when one reads “1yr US warranty”, they may equate it with a manufacturer’s warranty. But that’s not necessarily so. In some cases, what a seller may be saying is that the seller is physically in the US and they are providing an equivalent warranty to the manufacturer warranty, and the people providing the warranty are residing in the US. But the camera is an import model. Sometimes this is explained further down in the listings, sometimes it is not.

For example, here is an annotated screenshot of a listing of this nature, explaining it:

warranties_and_eBay

Needless to say, the whole authorized dealer status situation is a complicated topic. This post is only intended to help consumers protect themselves from confusing verbiage, it is not intended to be an exhaustive analysis of the situation.

eBay could help the situation if they insist that sellers describe this clearly in the listing title and not bury it in fineprint. For example, if a camera is an import model, write “Imported” or “Grey Market” or something self-explanatory in the product title of the listing.

If you are not sure about the authorized dealer status of a seller, look it up on the manufacturers website, or call the manufacturer’s customer support, or search photography forums or use search engines. The higher the price of an item, the bigger the potential risk.

ADDED: as S. W. Anderson points out in the comments below, paying attention to the reputation and history of the grey market seller/importer is another thing to consider in your risk matrix.

Refurbished Nikon D7100 body for $700

If the price of the brand new Nikon D7200 body only ($1200) is too high, but the good old D7000 ($500~) is deemed too old in DSLR years, one possible way to triangulate between the two is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7100, currently on sale as such for $700 with free shipping by Adorama. This is “blessed” by Nikon USA with a 90 day warranty.

Adorama has a number of other refurbished Nikon DSLRs on sale. Peruse the listings looking for prices printed in red ink instead of the usual black ink (on the right side of the page in the aforelinked search listings).

Canon 6D body + Pixma Pro 100 + Paper + Extras for $1330 after $250 MIR

BuyDig.com has Canon 6D bundles, which require mail-in rebates (prepaid American Express gift card). You have to add to the shopping cart to see the sale prices (you don’t need to login). You get the Canon 6D (body or with 24-105), the Pixma Pro 100 printer, 50pk of Canon 13×19 photo paper, 32GB card and camera case.

For the Canon 6D body only bundle the price displayed on the page is $1798 before rebate (and $1548 after rebate). After you add it to the shopping cart, the price before rebate is $1579. When you submit/receive the $250 MIR, it will become $1329 after MIR.

A similar offer is available for the 6D with 24-105 bundle with the after add-to-cart and after MIR price of $1830.

These in-cart discounts expire 3/8/15. The mail-in rebate promotions continue per Canon’s schedule.