Pentax K-3 body with free Battery Grip for $800 (add 50/1.8 for +$80)

The Pentax K-3 body only with the BG-5 battery grip included by the retailers in the box for FREE is going for $800 at B&H Photo and Adorama (where if you click on “Buy Together & Save”, you can add the 50mm f1.8 lens for just +$80).

Some Pentax K-50 options with free AF-200FG flash start at $367

The Pentax K-50 is available in three colors and three kits, making price-checking and deciding a bit of a project. But it may be worth the time because Adorama has many offers and some of them come with the AF-200FG for free (automatically included by Adorama – when you see this mentioned right below the price on the right side of the page). Be sure to pay attention to each individual listing as there are many and each has a slightly different offer.

The action starts at $367 with the K-50 body only kits. The black is out of stock (but you can still order it) while the Storm Trooperish White is in-stock. However, in terms of pure value, for $400 you can get the K50 body only kits with a $50 Adorama gift certificate and a 4GB EyeFi memory card in black and white and red.

The K-50 with 18-55 kits start at $450 in the exotic colors (no free flash) but at $457 for the standard colors (white, black, red) you get the free flash and 4GB EyeFi card.

The K-50 with 18-55 and 50-200 two lens kits go for $550 and they too come with the free flash and 4GB EyeFi card in the usual white, black and red colors.

(ENDED) Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS with Extras for $1390 after $200 MIR

This limited time offer ended… If you don’t hate mail-in rebates, Adorama has a bundle centered around the Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L USM AF Image Stabilized Lens. Manually click “Add to Bundle” (blue button) on the New Leaf One Year Spills and Drops warranty. You also get a 77mm Tiffen filter kit and other lens accessories as part of the bundle on the lens. You pay $1590 at checkout. After you receive it, you submit the usual $200 Canon mail-in rebate, bringing you a happy ending of $1390 after mail-in rebate.

(ENDED) Thur Lightning Deals: Tamron 70-300/4-5.6, Roki 85/1.5, Fuji S8200, etc

At this point in time, the lightning deals are pretty much happening on a round the clock basis at the Amazon Camera & Photo Lightning Deals… Expired highlights for Thursday after the jump…

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Refurbished Nikon D7100 body with two 64GB 600x SDHC and case for $800

To the eBay Deals we check upon, where find the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7100 body only, along with two 64GB 600x SDHC memory cards and a case offered for $800 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon warranty by Adorama’s eBay store. Limit 5 per buyer.

Canon DSLR, Lens, Lighting and P&S Black Friday at Adorama

Adorama has also launched their Black Friday specials on select Canon DSLRs and DSLR Lenses and Speedlites (flashes) and Fixed Lens Cameras. Free accessories and/or promotional rewards and/or mail-in rebates, and free shipping are included. Due to time constraints I cannot price check every item listed there, that is a DIY adventure for any item(s) you may be interested in.

Nikon DSLR, Mirrorless, P&S Black Friday at Adorama

Adorama has launched a wave of Nikon offers. A number of cameras includes extra accessories and/or promotional rewards and free shipping. They have separate pages for their DSLR offerings and Mirrorless offerings and P&S offerings. Due to time constraints I can’t price check every single item listed in all those pages, so that is a DIY adventure.

(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon D3200 with 18-55 and Lightroom 5 for $300

This limited time offer expired… Back to the eBay Deals, another combo offer from Beach Camera’s eBay store, you can get the manuacturer-refurbished Nikon D3200 with 18-55mm PLUS Lightroom 5 for $300 with free shipping, with a limit of five per eBay shopper. As with all eBay Deals, this is a limited time offer of unpredictable expiration time.

Canon DSLRs (5D3, 6D, 70D) with Pixma Pro 100 with Mail-In Rebates (AMEX GCs)

If you are looking to get some of the more advanced Canon DSLRs and also the Pixma Pro 100 printer, and you don’t object to submitting mail-in rebates (MIR) and receiving the rebate back as a prepaid American Express Gift Card, Adorama has a number of offers:

+ Canon 5D Mark III body only bundle for $2750 after $650 MIR; includes 5D Mark III body only, Canon Pixma Pro-100 printer, Canon semi-gloss paper, Adorama slinger bag, 32GB Lexar SDHC card, spare Canon LP-E6 Battery pack

+ Canon 5D Mark III with EF 24-105L IS Bundle for $3350 after $650 MIR; includes 5D Mark III with EF 24-105L IS lens, Pixma Pro-100 printer, Canon semi-gloss paper, Adorama slinger bag, 32GB Lexar SDHC card, spare Canon LP-E6 Battery pack

+ Canon 5D Mark III with EF 24-70mm f4L IS Bundle for $3500 after $650 MIR; includes 5D Mark III with 24-70mm lens, Pixma Pro-100 printer, Canon semi-gloss paper, Adorama slinger bag, 32GB Lexar SDHC card, spare Canon LP-E6 Battery pack

+ Canon 6D Body Bundle for $1520 after $650 MIR; includes 6D body, Pixma Pro-100 printer, Canon semi-gloss paper, 32GB Lexar SDHC card, spare Canon LP-E6 Battery pack, Adorama slinger bag.

+ Canon 6D with EF 24-105mm f4L IS USM Bundle for $2200 after $650 MIR; includes 6D with EF 24-105mm lens, Pixma Pro-100 printer, Canon semi-gloss paper, 32GB Lexar SDHC card, spare Canon LP-E6 Battery pack, Adorama slinger bag

+ Canon 70D Body Bundle for $800 after $350 MIR; includes 70D body, Pixma Pro-100 printer, Canon semi-gloss paper, 32GB Lexar SDHC card, Adorama Slinger Bag

+ Canon 70D with EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS STM Bundle for $1150 after $350 MIR; includes 70D with EF-S 18-55mm lens, EF-S 55-250mm lens, Pixma Pro-100 printer, Canon semi-gloss paper, ProOptic 58mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit, FXHOME Ltd Photokey 6 Lite software

(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon 55-200mm DX non-VR for $80

This offer ended but sometimes Groupon offers return after a few weeks…

The Nikon 55-200mm DX non-VR SLR lens is offered in manufacturer refurbished condition for $80 with free shipping, free returns and a 90 day Nikon warranty at Groupon Goods as part of their Camera & Photo Deals… Groupon also has a running page of pre-Black-Friday doorbusters.

Pentax K-5 IIs body for $500 [update: no more free flash]

As of a 11/25/14 recheck, the free flash promotion expired but the Pentax K-5 IIs body only price remains $500 at Adorama…

K-curious? Anti-anti-alias-filter curious? Adorama is currently offering the new condition Pentax K-5 IIs body only for $500 with free AF-200 Flash (included automatically by Adorama) and free 2-day shipping and 4% rewards. The Free Flash is mentioned right below the price on the right side of the page. This is a very limited time offer!

In-stock nao: Canon 7D Mark II for $1800 w/free Next Day

B&H Photo fans, the Canon 7D Mark II body only kit is now in-stock and shipping for $1800 with free next day delivery.

PS: other things equal, I will start posting another burst of offers in a couple of hours from now…

(ENDED) Ends 2:50pm ET: refurbished Nikon D3300 w/18-55 & 55-200

This limited time offer expired with 100% claimed… The headliner of the Lightning Deals camera-wise for Monday is the certified refurbished Nikon D3300 with 18-55 DX VR and 55-200 DX lenses offered for $500 with free shipping, sold by Beach Camera on Amazon, with the order fulfilled by Amazon (eligible for free 2-day Prime shipping). Offer ends by 2:50pm ET or earlier if sold out.

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(ENDED) Buy $100 Amazon Camera eGift Card, get $25 Promo Credit for future DSLR/Mirrorless purchase

This limited time offer ended but a new one is going live on 11/27/14 (new post for that one)…

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(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals (Mon): refurb Nikon D3300 two lens kit, Roki 35/1.5, etc

These limited time offers expired… Check back daily for more new holiday shopping season offers from the Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump…

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Pentax K-3 w/Battery Grip for $800 with coupon

Adorama is offering the Pentax K-3 body only with D-BG5 battery grip and 32GB card and 4% promotional rewards for $800 with free expedited shipping when you enter coupon code EARLYPEEK at checkout. Offer ends on 11/26/14 or earlier if sold out.

Rokinon 8mm f3.5 fisheye (six mounts) for $200

The Rokinon 8mm f3.5 fisheye lens is on sale for $200 with free shipping in six different mounts, five SLR (C/N/A/P and Four Thirds) and Sony E-mount at B&H Photo.

Imported/Grey Market Nikon D610 body for $1200 (seller warranty)

Also one of the featured eBay Deals is the new condition imported/grey-marked Nikon D610 body offered for $1200 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer. The seller is bigvalueinc (99.4%). Over 120 cameras got sold through this eBay listing so far.

NOTE: this does not come with a manufacturer warranty. It comes with a one year warranty from the seller. This was part of the D610 with lens kit, but the lens removed. Selling the lens and body separately is more profitable since the bundle has a built-in discount. Some sellers use the term “broken kit” to describe this but it’s an unfortunate term because when a shopper reads “broken”, they run away scared 🙂

The standard Nikon D610 body only kit from authorized Nikon USA dealers goes for $1600 (eg Amazon, B&H Photo), so you have trade-offs, such as $400 vs manufacturer-warranty, authorized Nikon dealers vs eBay sellers and such. It’s up to you to triangulate your risk matrix on deals like this – there’s no one size fits all answer.

Nikon 35mm f1.8 DX for $155 (no manufacturer warranty)

If you are comfortable buying prime lenses that don’t come with a manufacturer warranties, one of the featured eBay Deals is the new condition Nikon 35mm f1.8G DX lens offered for $155 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer. The seller is photovideo4less (99.8% [corrected; not 98.8%]). Nearly 500 lenses got sold through this eBay listing so far. Again, keep in mind this does not come with a manufacturer warranty. For some the risk may be acceptable, a low price simple prime lens is a much smaller risk than a $4000 tilt-shift lens 🙂 For others, it may not. We blog, you decide! This is not a “nanny state” blog – we don’t decide for you 😉

B&H Photo offers: Bower 16mm T2.2, refurb Nikon D610, Vanguard Legs, Oly E-M5, NIRs

B&H Photo has a new round of specials. We round them up in one post to keep things moving fast! All come with free shipping:

+ Vanguard Auctus 323AT Aluminum Tripod (Legs Only) for $150

+ Bower 16mm T2.2 Cine Lens for $300 in the Canon EF and EF-M, Nikon F, Sony Alpha A-mount and E-mount, Fuji X, M43rds, and Samsung NX flavors

+ Olympus E-M5 body only for $600, other kits price-adjusted accordingly; also promotional rewards and freebies
++ NOTE: the E-M5 body is going to be an Amazon Lightning Deal at 3am ET on Tuesday.

+ refurbished Nikon D610 body only for $1440

+ new condition Nikon D610 body only with various freebies (16GB, shoulder bag, Watson battery, shutter release, 2% rewards) for $1600

+ Nikon DSLR Instant Savings, the more you buy, the more you save (and obviously the more you pay total!)

Refurbished Nikon D5300 w/18-55 for $630 (limit 2)

UPDATE (11/18/14): as of this update, this is marked as an “Item Under Review”. It will be unavailable for purchase for a few hours/days until it gets sorted out. It is not uncommon for this thing to show up on various Amazon.com listings.

Amazon is now selling refurbished products “natively” (on the main product page), not just the Warehouse Deals. One of the guinea pigs of this new development is the refurbished Nikon D5300 w/18-55 going for $630 with free shipping, with a limit of two per shopping cart. This is sold by Amazon herself, not marketplace sellers… An annotated screenshot crop of the product page showing all these is after the jump (it is a tall picture, so it’s not on the front page to prevent taking over the whole page).

NOTE: you may not see this format when you visit that page – the Amazon web servers often test different versions on different browsers, operating systems, screen sizes, and Viewports (the visible part in the actual browser window, which on a desktop may be significantly different from the screen size/resolution; that was a long way of saying, browser windows can be of many different sizes on a desktop, from full screen to tiny little boxes).

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Updated Nikon DSLR Instant Savings – add as many lenses as you like

Just in time for the holidays, the Nikon DSLR Instant Savings have been updated at B&H Photo, you can add as many lenses as you like and the savings will keep adding up. This is a one-DSLR and multiple-lenses purchased together in the same shopping cart promotion. Here is an example, a direct link to the Nikon D750 page over there. All those lenses scrolling down are eligible for this promotion.

Canon 50mm f1.8 II SLR lens for $83 (limit 5; maybe Imported/Grey)

To Los eBay Deals we geaux, where we find the Canon 50mm f1.8 II SLR lens offered for $83 with free shipping, in new condition, by Red Tag Camera, with a limit of five per buyer. There is no mention of a warranty, so to be on the safe side, assume it is a gray market (imported model). Still for many this may be a reasonable risk, a double figured simple prime lens is a much smaller risk than a complicated four figures lens. But it’s up to you – we blog, you decide!… Separately there is a promotion that saves you $5 for every 3 eligible items you buy, all offered by Red Tag Camera – you will see this offer right above the product picture over there…

Preorder: new Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II for $2200

November is often too late for most new product announcements, but there’s always new stuff that sneaks out, even during Photokina years. Case in point, just announced is the Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens available for pre-order for $2200 at B&H Photo (and lens hood) and Adorama.

Refurbished Nikon D3300 w/18-55mm for $400

Back to the eBay Featured Deals we go where Beach Camera’s eBay store is offering manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3300 w/18-55 DX VR II kits for $400 with free shipping and handling and with a 90 day Nikon warranty. Limit five per buyer. As always, this is a limited time offer.

Preorder new Rokinon 12mm T3.1 ED AS IF NCS UMC Cine DS Fisheye for $550

Lens names keep getting longer and longer! Of interest if you have a cinematography interest, B&H Photo is accepting preorders for the Rokinon 12mm T3.1 ED AS IF NCS UMC Cine DS Fisheye for $550, available in the Canon, Nikon, Sony and Pentax SLR mounts, along with the Sony E-mount. The release estimate is December 1st.

Speaking of preorders, B&H Photo is also accepting pre-orders for the Blackmagic Design Production Camera 4K with PL Mount for $3000.

Rokinon HD8M-C 8mm f3.5 HD Fisheye (Canon) for $233

The Canon DSLR version of the Rokinon HD8M-C 8mm f3.5 HD Fisheye lens with Removeable Hood is currently on sale for $233 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon herself (limit 2) and by Adorama on eBay.

Olympus Zuiko 7-14mm f4.0 (Four Thirds DSLR) for $1260 (limit 2)

Four Thirds time! The Olympus Zuiko 7-14mm f4.0 is currently on sale for $1260 with free shipping with a limit of two per shopping cart at Amazon by Amazon herself… Please note this is a DSLR lens, not a mirrorless M43 system lens… This is part of the 130+ lenses that are part of the Amazon Camera Outlet store.

Vivitar 13mm f2.8 (Pentax) for $200

The Vivitar 13mm f2.8 prime lens for the Pentax K-Mount only, model VIV-13MM-P, is on sale for $200 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit 2) and at B&H Photo… The other mounts go for more…

In-stock nao: Canon 7D II w/18-135 for $2150

The Canon 7D Mark II with the 18-135mm EF-S IS STM lens kit is now in-stock and ready to ship to you for $2150 with free shipping from Amazon herself (and marketplace sellers) along with B&H Photo and Adorama (with extra battery and bonus FXhome software).