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To keep marketing and legal departments busy, companies often decide to change names. Such is the case for “Massdrop” which is now just “Drop” 🙂
Which brings us to one of their latest offerings, the new condition IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT I-1 INSTANT CAMERA BUNDLE offered for $60 with free US shipping.
This is currently only shipping to US addresses, so if you are outside the US, try forwarding services or long lost cousins 🙂
Zoom-zoom! For a limited time, Amazon itself is offering the new condition Panasonic ZS60 travel zoom in the black color scheme for $250 with free shipping with up to three cameras per customer at the sale price. This is a limited time offer but not a lightning deal, so there’s no ticking clock on the offer.
With many and more superzoom cameras out there, there are plenty of choices out there, making it a pleasant headache in deciding which one(s) to get 🙂
Speaking of Amazon, one of their Wednesday daily deals is a sale on renewed Microsoft Surface Studios of the first generation kind with prices ranging from $1359 (i5, 8GB, 1TB) to $1885 (i7, 32GB, 2TB)…
We have a play in three acts for the Ricoh Theta V 360 4K spherical camera. First up, you can get it for $329 with free US shipping at Massdrop with a 1-year Ricoh warranty. It will ship in mid-April by the “vendor” [it does not specify who/what]…
Next up, you can get it for $377 but you also get a $50 B&H Photo gift card at B&H Photo, making it a virtual $327 assuming you have good use for the gift card…
Last but not least, you can get it for $427 but with a $100 Adorama gift certificate at Adorama, making it a virtual $327 assuming you have good use for the gift card…
Woot is having a long-running Camera products sale featuring 15 options at the moment. They last for a few weeks unless they sell out (four sold out already). As of the time of writing, the following are in-stock, headlined by refurbished Fuji cameras that come with a 90-day Fuji warranty:
+ Fuji XQ1 fixed lens camera for $150
+ Fuji X-T10 with 16-50 OIS II for $390 in
+ Fuji X-T10 with 18-55/2.8-4 R LM OIS for $580
+ Fuji X-E2S with 18-55 for $710
+ Fuji X-T2 with 18-55 for $925
+ the X-system cameras above are available in either silver or black
+ find them all at the long-running Woot camera sale
Also part of the sale are:
+ Fuji instax options $42 to $54
+ action camera bundle for $38, Canon NB-6LH battery for $27, and a DJI filter pack
NOTE: all the Fuji cameras that are part of this sale are REFURBISHED with a 90-day Woot FUJI warranty…
It’s neo-retro time at Massdrop, this time they are offering for a limited time the new condition Impossible Project I-1 Camera Bundle for $40 with free shipping to USA addresses. This particular offering cannot be shipped outside the US per their shopping cart.
$40 gets you the I-1 camera, a carrying case, and neck and hand straps. Optionally, in the shopping cart, you can add various films for about $13 per film option. There’s also a $7 Polaroid photo box option. “Film” as in 600-type and I-type.
These will ship in mid-April 2019 from the vendor. There’s no reference of a warranty in the product description.
We have another in-stock alert, this time on the other side of the pond. The new Ricoh GR-D III big sensor prime is now in-stock for 899 euro at Amazon Germany, sold and shipped by themselves…
UPDATE 3/24/19 at 1:17am ET: in the US, Amazon itself is taking orders for its starting price of $899 in the all-encompassing “temporarily out of stock” status, while Adorama and B&H Photo are marked as “Coming Soon”…
UPDATED 3/22/19 at 1am ET: In the US, the camera is now in-stock and ready to ship for its starting price of $900 at Adorama with free expedited shipping … Amazon itself went from a March 22nd estimate to “currently unavailable”… B&H Photo has a March 25 release estimate… As it is often the case with higher-demand lower-availability cameras, there’s often a bit of chaos during the initial release, so dates and estimates may change early and often. A silver lining that it mayhaps is a great choice since others are jumping in early as well 🙂 ..
Adorama does not have conventional daily deals but on occasion they have “snapshot deals” which are limited time offers… One such offer running right now is the new condition Kodak AZ652 superzoom going for $300 with free US shipping… This has a 65x optical zoom with OIS (24-1560mm EQ, f2.9-6.7), 5fps, RAW but on a 1/2.3″ backlit CMOS, flip-out LCD, 1cm macro, EVF, Wifi, 400 CIPA, 21oz body-only, etc.
PS: for our younger viewers, Kodak is not a company created by the famous rapper to sell merchandise. It is an older company, based in upper New York state. The name though for camera marketing purposes is owned by one of the brand-remilking companies, not by the OG Kodak, and still not by the rapper Kodak 😉
Among the friday daily deals at Woot is the new condition Ricoh Theta S digital camera with its 360-degree thing, and 1/2.3″ sensor and f2 prime lens(e) and its one year Ricoh warranty. Limit up to ten per customer. Sale ends on Saturday at 1am ET or earlier if sold out…
It’s Sony time on Thursday at the Amazon Germany Gold Box with a total of eight Sony camera-related products as follows:
+ a7 II with 28-70 for 1142 euro
+ a6300 with 16-50 for 689
+ 50mm f1.8 FE for 169
+ a77 II body only DSLR for 799
+ RX100 Mark IV for 579 euro
+ HX90 superzoom (30X optical) for 276
+ two camcorders for 175 to 1019
Also part of the Thursday action are Lenovo tablets and a few laptops of various manufacturers, along with some TP-Link products
In addition to the $40 Instax Mini 26 bundle, the Amazon USA Gold Box has a Polaroid + Kodak Instant Camera sale with ten options, with the Kodak Dock/Printer going for $100, and the rest of the offers being Polaroid instant cameras ranging from $180 to $200
In addition to the previously mentioned Fuji X-T2 deal, the Amazon USA Gold Box has a number of other photo-related offerings of a more general interest including the new condition Fujifilm Instax Mini 26 + Rainbow Film Bundle going for $40 with free shipping. The promotion is available on four different color schemes of the camera, with up to three per color per customer. I’m not sure if it’s an overall limit of three, or three per color. I have not attempted to buy them all 🙂 The rainbow pack is 10 exposures. Sale ends Saturday at 11:59pm pacific time or earlier if sold out.
Shortly after marketing departments tire of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday verbiage, it’s time for the “X Days of” type of marketing. Which brings us to Best Buy, morphing their daily deals into their 20 Days of Doorbusters. Among the current offerings there, you can get the new condition Polaroid Originals OneStep 2 VF Analog Instant Film Camera [it could use a better name] going for $90 with free shipping or free store pickup.
Element-proof cameras have survived the smartphone onslaught despite an increase in IP-something proof-something in smartphones. During this Black-Cyber 5-day weekend, the Olympus TG-5 elementproof is going for $380 with freebies at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself (no freebies, but 5% Prime credit card cashback).
Speaking of this genre of courses, the more entry-level Fuji XP120 is currently going for #$109 with freebies at B&H Photo and Adorama…
An instant camera doorbuster at B&H Photo, for a limited time only, for $40 with free shipping you can get the new condition Fuji INSTAX Mini 70 Instant Film Camera in the gold color scheme. It also includes a 10-pack of exposures (NYC first edition).
With the continuing popularity of instant cameras, Fuji mayhaps should consider launching an interchangeable lens instant camera system? #Sarcasm or #Opportunity? 🙂
For those in the European Union, Amazon Germany is offering the new condition Panasonic FZ82 superzoom for 279 euro with free shipping within Germany. No VAT/customs within the EU. Shipping is extra outside Germany. This is a 60X superzoom camera but with a 1/2.3″ sensor, so you have the trade-offs of zoom range versus small sensor. Probably not ideal if you are planning building-size prints, but for the price that’s a lot of camera 🙂
PS: this is currently on sale for $300 at authorized USA dealers such as Amazon and Adorama and such…
With so many DSLR and mirrorless camera bodies and kits and lenses under the price, some may hesitate to buy a fixed lens camera at the Sony RX10 price range. But but but but if you can’t resist the temptation of an all-in-one camera that ticks soooooooooooooo many boxes and offers speed-demon autofocus for its kind…
… the new condition RX 10 Mark IV is now down to $1598 at authorized Sony dealers such as Adorama (with 1% rewards, 32GB Extreme PRO, Corel software, 72mm MC UV, etc) and Amazon and B&H Photo (with free bag and 64GB Extreme SDXC)….
PS: if the speed-demon autofocus of the Mark IV does not tempt you, and you can buy electronics favorably to your wallet in the EU, good for Wednesday NOV-14-2018, you can get the new condition Sony RX 10 Mark III for 999 euro as part of the Amazon Germany daily deals…
Wednesday is upon us in the Central time zone, so let’s check some of those offers… At the Best Buy daily deals you can get the new condition Polaroid Snap Touch digital camera and instant printer hybrid for $135 with free shipping or free store pickup where available/possible… There too they offer a $300 discount on the Galaxy Note 8 with qualified Sprint or AT&T activation…
At Woot, one of their daily deals is the refurbished Kindle Voyage e-reader for $100 with free shipping for Prime members. These come with a 90-day Woot warranty. The Voyage has physical page turn options in both sides of the bezel, a reason to buy it over the Paperwhite… But note that the all-new just-released Paperwhite is waterproof [but does not have physical in-bezel page turn options]…
RAWsumer time! The brand new Panasonic LX100 II with its Four Thirds sized sensor and its 24-75mm equivalent f1.7-f2.8 Leica blessed lens, and modern era “smartphone” features (wifi, bluetooth, touchscreen) and such is now in-stock and shipping at its starting price of $1000 at Adorama (with various freebies, including Corel software, 32GB Extreme card, camera bag, etc) and at Amazon (freebies bundles by 3rd-party sellers) and B&H Photo…
In addition to B&H Photo, the Nikon D850 body only is now in-stock and ready to ship for its starting price of $3300 at Adorama and also by Amazon itself where some of D850 Guides & e-books are also on sale to tempt new owners of the full framer…
Grab your e-wallets, call your CFO/CEO Spouse to approve the purchase! The new condition Nikon D850 body only is FINALLY in-stock and shipping at B&H Photo for its starting price of $3300…
It is not available for pre-ordering just yet, but it will become available at some point in time! Yes, Zeiss is in the digital camera game too with their brand new ZX1, a 35mm full frame fixed lens camera with a [of course] prime lens of the 35mm f2 kind. Early details and specs of the camera can be found at B&H Photo…
Speaking of B&H and Zeiss, they are offering the new condition ZEISS Distagon T* 18mm f/3.5 for $895 and 4% promotional rewards [around $36 to be used in future purchases] in your choice of Canon or Nikon system…
The Panasonic FZ80 superzoom is on sale for $300 at authorized dealers, but if you happen to be a Prime member with a Prime credit card, you can take advantage of the 15% statement credit promotion, giving you $45 back as a statement credit on the $300 of the new condition Panasonic Fz80 superz00mer…
At Adorama you can get a handful of free accessories included by Adorama automatically during this promotion, including the Corel software bundle, Lowepro bag, 16GB Lexar SD, etc.
At B&H Photo you get a 32GB Sandisk Extreme SDHC card and a camera bag.
Price aside, the Sony RX10 Mark IV mayhaps is the closest to a “do it all Paul” type of a camera with a 1″ sensor, a solid superzoom range with OIS, fast autofocus, 4K video, etc, etc, etc. But the price is quite high for this model. If you are tempted but you are fond of buying used, as of the time of writing, the German Amazon Warehouse Deals has it in USED condition for 1448 euro. Note however that this is repackaged and the battery is missing [uses typical Sony batteries] and has small scratches…
It looks like Sony may have potentially produced an interesting new compact travel-zoom [pending the usual reviews, samples, comparisons and such]. It is the new Cybershot HX99 with a 30x optical zoom (24-720mm eq) Vario-Sonnar T* lens, 4K video, 18mp Exmor R CMOS 1/2.3″ sensor, 10fps, Bionz X, and RAW [B&H has a detailed spec sheet under the “Specs” tab – see link below]! It is a small sensor but RAW is better than not having RAW for those who like to squeeze more out of their camera.
It is available for pre-ordering for $448 at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself with a early November 8 release estimate.
The Sony RX10 Mark IV is the leader of the RX10 series but with a price that is not that far from 2000 (Euro or Dollars), one who loves the idea of the RX10* models but has a fiscally strict spouse-CFO may be interested in the original model, the first generation RX10, it is currently on sale in new condition for 650 euro by Amazon Germany itself with a maximum of two units per Amazon account at the sale price.
One could buy almost three of these for the price of one Mark IV with its 4K and bigger lens and speed-demon auto-focus and such…
EU residents pay no additional VAT/customers. Outside the EU, it depends on your location and situation…
This limited time promotion expired…
UPDATE: the lightning deal price is $500. It is 15% claimed as of 2:09pm ET…
Start reading reviews and checking comparisons and review samples! According to the Gold Box schedule, starting at 12:44pm eastern today, there is going to be a Prime Day lightning deal on the new condition Panasonic FZ-1000 superzoom (price before sale $800). I obviously do not know ahead of time what the sale price it will be, but since it is Prime Day, we can hope for a tempting deal!
UPDATE: this has been updated with the correct used links. I’ve gotten Amazon-rusty ^_^
As part of the 20% off in-shopping-cart (no coupon needed) Amazon Warehouse Deals sale, you can get the USED Sony RX100 Mark V for $628~ with free shipping. The price drops automatically after you add it to the shopping part from $786~. This is in “Used – Very Good” condition. Only the options sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals itself are eligible.
PS1: the link above shows only the used options sold by Amazon Warehouse itself which are eligible for the limited time 20% off in-cart discount. This link shows all the options…
PS2: a bit of a behind the scenes – in the excitement of it all, I accidentally ordered it while multi-tasking in dozens of open windows. Thankfully I noticed it before it was too late 🙂
PS3: You can find all our posts on Prime Day using the Prime Benefits category…
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