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Good until Friday May 10 in 2019 AD, up until 11:59pm ET, coupon code LENS5A gets you 12% off Used Lenses at KEH Camera. The offer excludes ‘NEW’ and ‘Like New’ (LN) products. Leica branded lenses are also excluded.
As usual, the ultimate decider for what qualifies for the coupon is their shopping cart. You can “test” the coupon without having to login or create a KEH account: just add items of interest in the shopping cart and enter the coupon code and see what happens…
The new condition Fuji XC 50-230mm f4.5-6.7 OIS III goes for $399 at authorized Fuji USA dealer such as B&H Photo…
But if you want to pay half the price but not get any warranty, AND you are okay with the second generation (II) of the lens, for the next five days you can get it as international grey-market for $189 with free US shipping at Massdrop… Orders will ship at the end of April by Massdrop… This offer is only available to US addresses…
PS: speaking of Massdrop, they have brought back the Peak Design camera straps sale with the straps dropping to $40 ONCE you select a specific option in their shopping cart. The price you see on their website before these steps is $50… There are optional add-ons for $more$ as well… All available options are listed in the product description… They come with a Peak Design limited lifetime warranty… They will ship in late April 2019 by Massdrop…
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…
Massdrop is back on again with a new lens offering. It is the new condition Olympus M. Zuiko ED 12-40mm f/2.8 lens offered for $560 with free US shipping. International shipping appears to hover around $10 but I can’t check all the countries in the universe 🙂
There is no mention of warranty in the listing, and this is the international version of the lens. In other words, a grey market from the perspective of the US market.
The offer runs for the next seven days (from posting time) and will get shipping in mid-to-late April 2019 by Massdrop
In new condition at authorized Olympus USA dealers this goes for $1000 (eg B&H, Adorama). Used prices start at $559 in condition “V” at Adorama
If you are interested in the Fuji X-T100 mirrorless camera, grab your e-wallets! For a very limited time, Adorama is offering this Fuji X-T100 bundle for $560 with free US shipping. For that, you receive:
This bundle is of potential interest if you want the EF-X20 flash and the Domke bag which go for $194 and $120 respectively on their own. If neither piques your interest, the X-T100 with 15-45 OIS PZ XC kit goes for $600 with free accessories but not these two $314 accessories…
Fuji X fans, unite and open your wallets 🙂 The new X-T30 camera is now in-stock and shipping for its starting price of $900 as body only in the silver and black color schemes at Adorama… If you want a “take pictures with” kit, B&H Photo is offering it with the 35mm f2 lens for $1000 in the silver color scheme… Meanwhile amazon.com has a March 27 release estimate for itself, but there’s also plenty of 3rd-party sellers over there. With many colors and kit options, this is quite an adventure sorting them all over there…
If you are a fan of mirrorless systems and manual focus prime lenses, the Kamlan 28mm F1.4 is currently offered for $150 at the Massdrop website for the next five days and change. This is available in four different mirrorless systems, Fuji X, Sony E-mount, Micro Four Thirds, and Canon EF-M.
Orders will ship in mid-April 2019. The product description has no mention of a warranty, so assume there is none. Shipping is free in the US. International shipping is around $5, with the exact amount depending on individual countries and regions. A prime lens is not that hard to ship after all 🙂
If you are comfortable getting a PRO lens without a manufacturer warranty, Massdrop is offering for the next two days and change [from blog-posting time] the new condition Olympus 40-150mm f2.8 PRO ED M.Zuiko lens for $880 plus shipping which is under $10 for the US zipcodes I tried and varying around $20 depending on country.
There is no mention of warranty in the listing, so assume there is no warranty. This is the international version of the lens. This is how they explain it on their page.
The orders will be shipped in mid-April of 2019 by Massdrop…
Good until March 30 in 2019, Adorama is having a stackable Nikon Z promotion: you get a free Niokn FTZ mount adapter with the purchase of a Nikon Z-system full-frame mirrorless camera, and if you want to trade-in qualifying camera gear, you can get a trade-in bonus of up to $400 [in addition to the gear’s value]…
Optionally, you can get 18-month no-interest financing with select Z purchases when paying with an Adorama credit card – on approved credit and all that. Minimum monthly payments are required. Check the terms/conditions of this promotion over there or contact them if something’s not clear…
Now it’s 80s flashback time. Here I am, Rokinon you like a hurricane 😉 Which brings us to the latest Adorama limited time (aka “Snapshot deal”) which is the new condition Rokinon 24mm f2.8 lens, a rare bird in that this is a Rokinon auto-focus lens(e), a full frame lens at that, and available in the Sony E system for $289 with free US shippings.
IF you are looking for a budget entry but with an advanced camera in the Fuji X System, currently KEH Camera is offering the Fuji X-T1 body only with the EF-X8 flash, together bundled for $379 in “EX” condition and with a 180-day warranty. This is the black color scheme, not the graphite.
IF you prefer a new condition without a warranty, Massdrop is offering the X-T1 body only without the EF-X8 flash, for $500.
Needless to say, Fuji has unleashed a number of X-system cameras, so there are many choices out there, enough to give you a three tylenol headache 😉
PS: if you haven’t visited KEH recently, they have remodeled/modernized their web user interface…
If Canon has something up for pre-order, of course Nikon must needs match it, so Nikon is offering for pre-ordering their brand new Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens for $2300. Pre-orders are available at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon herself… Obviously, a compatible Z camera is needed to best utilize this lens 🙂
It’s full frame mirrorless party! Canon has reveled a brand new full frame camera in their new mirrorless R system, a more “portable” camera, named so with the “RP” name, as in an R-system camera that is P-ortable! Pre-orders start at $1300 for the body only which is bundled with an EF-to-RF adapter (EF lenses on the new R bodies). Also, for a limited time during the pre-order festivities you can get your choice of a free Canon EG-E1 extension grip [this is not a battery grip]. The extension grip is available in your choice of body color.
All the aforementioned are available for pre-order at B&H Photo with a late February 2019 availability estimate.
Note that in the two kit bundles you see over-there there-are [“-” to prevent a double “there there” in a sentence] two different 24-105 lenses. The $1699 kit comes with the EF [yes, EF] 24-105mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM lens, while the $2199 kit comes with the RF 24-105mm f4L IS.
These are also available for pre-ordering at Adorama and also by Amaozn itself [note that the kits at Amazon are a bit confused, so pay attention to which option you are ordering]
In Europe, Amazon Germany has two kit options, both bundled with the EF-to-R adapter since that opens up a lot of lenses for the new R cameras. The body only (with adapter) goes for 1500 euro, while the kit with the adapter and the RF 24-105mm f4L IS lens goes for 2500 euro…
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
Adorama is running a limited time promotion [they call them “snapshot deals”] on the new condition Rokinon 12mm f2 NCS CS MF lens for $249 in the silver color scheme in the Sony E and Micro Four Thirds systems and $269 in the Fuji X and Canon M systems. Meanwhile the black color scheme goes for $269 with free shipping in all four aforementioned systems…
Gong hei fat choi but red lenses are hard to find, so we make do with silver and black…
If you are a fan of the Fuji X-system and you are just getting tired of prime lenses [MEOW!!?!] the Fuji XF 10-24mm f4 OIS lens is currently on sale for $749 at authorized dealers and it is bundled with a variety of lens-a-holic free accessories at Adorama (filter set, trinkets, etc), while B&H Photo goes the Hoya freebie route with two 72mm Hoyas (Haze, CP)… Amazon itself does not offer any freebies [other than the usual 5% statement credit with a Prime credit card] but various 3rd-party sellers offer their own bundles of lens-y joy…
A duo of Sony E-system full frames can be found in the Tuesday JAN-29-2019 Amazon Germany Gold Box, both body-onlies, with the a7s going for 1358 euro, and the a7r II going for 1729 euro… Today’s sales also include the Motorola G6 Plus (4Gb RAM, 64GB onboard) going for 239 euro. You definitely needs a Wiki page to sort out the G6 models, let alone the whole Moto G line…
The choices now in full frame mirrorless have exploded after Photokina 2018, with Canon and Nikon throwing their own hats in the ring, and a new ragtag alliance of three launching Micro Four L 😉
More mirror-nyet action from the Adorama curated daily deals, this time we move to the Land of Panasonic where the new condition Panasonic GH4 with 12mm f12 3D lens is going for $729 with free shipping. That’s just $30 more than the body only, so you are getting the Panasonic 12mm 3D lens for just $30 more. That’s of course assuming you want/need this f12 3D novelty lens…
On the other hand, if you are curious about the Fuji X system, and just want a foothold into it without breaking the bank, Adorama is offering the new condition Fuji X-A3 with 16-50 II OIS for $290 with free shipping. That is amazeballs for a “Take pictures with” kit ~ considering we were paying $2000+ for an APS-C camera at the start of the previous decade ^_^
This too is part of the Adorama curated daily deals…
Adorama has a new round of expanded and curated daily deals and the headliner of this group is something of interest to Fuji X fans, it is this Fuji X-H1 body with Power Booster Kit bundled with a $500 (yes, five hundred) Adorama gift certificate going for $1949…
So assuming you have no problem spending the $500 Adorama gift certificate on things you want/need, that’s beating the X-H1 body only (without the power booster grip) which currently goes for $1649 on its own (eg B&H Photo and Amazon….
Grab your e-wallets! Another one of the Adorama Featured Holiday Deal of the day for Monday DEC-10-2018 is the new condition Panasonic GH4 with 12.5mm f12 lens going for $748 with free shipping. This kit is currently less than the GH4 body only! This is a limited time offer.
Among the Saturday Amazon USA Gold Box deals of the day you can get
the new condition Fuji X-T2 body only for $825 with free shipping but that’s not all. The product page also has a 5% off clip-on coupon [you must be logged on to an Amazon account eligible for this promotion to see it]. Once you clip it, the price drops to $783~. See the annotated screenshot crops below:
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Adorama has launched a Days of Deals promotion with a new daily deal appearing at around midnight eastern every night. Good until Tuesday at 11:59pm eastern is the new condition Fuji X-A3 with 16-50mm XC OIS II going for $349 with free shipping in your choice of silver, brown or pink color scheme. A well-priced “take pictures with” entry-point into the X system.
Good until 11:59pm ET on Cyber Monday, the Olympus Outlet store [CORRECteD LINK] is offering 20% off when you enter coupon code CYBERSAVINGS over there. This is only on reconditioned/refurbished items which is what their Outlet store has. The Olympus store offers a 90-day Olympus USA warranty on the reconditioned products they sell. Free shipping with orders of $50+. They are not famous for fast shipping so if you cutting it too short for a date or deadline, keep that in mind…
Voigtlander fans, unite and take over! B&H Photo is running a Voigtlander Instant Savings promotion featuring 21 options, a mix of systems offered, Leica M, Sony E, Nikon F, but not Canon EF 🙂 Prices range from $349 to $949…
The new condition Sony a7r III body only goes for $2800 at authorized Sony USA dealers such as B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon (with FREE Manfrotto Befree Advanced 4-Section Tripod with Ballhead and a free Joby GorillaPod 5K Stand and a free Lowepro m-Trekker BP 150 Backpack)…
… but if you are comfortable with grey-market/imported camera gear, to the eBay Deals we go where the Department Store NYC eBay store is offering the new condition imported/grey-market Sony a7r III body only for $2250 with free shipping. There is no mention of any warranty included in the listing, so assume there is noen. They offer a 30-day return policy…
This is a last call on this deal, the new condition Rokinon 24mm f2.8 autofocus FE lens (Sony E system) is on sale for a limited time for $299 with free shipping at B&H Photo…
The shopping website that is Massdrop has launched their very own Black Friday sales. OF camera and photo interest, they are offering the new condition Fuji X-T2 body ohly for $880. You can optionally add the 18-55mm f2.8-4 R XF OIS LM lens for $320 more [$1200 total].
NOTE that there is no mention of warranty in the listing, so assume this is an imported/grey-market with no warranty. Orders will be shipped in mid-December 2018 from Massdrop. There’s no option for expedited shipping.
In comparison, in new condition at authorized dealers the X-T2 body only goes for $1100, such as B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon. So that’s a difference of $220.
At the aforementioned places, the X-T2 with 18-55 kit goes for $1500, versus $1200 of Massdrop.
If you are a fan of Sigma lenses, a total of 119 options are participating in the latest Sigma Lenses Instant Savings promotion that is part of the ever-growing B&H Black Friday sale for 2018. A mix of DSLR and mirrorless system lenses are available. Some of the lenses come with freebies (eg lens docks). Some of the lenses earn promotional rewards that can be used in future purchases at B&H…
NOTE that this is 119 options, not 119 different/unique lenses. For example if fictitious lens 5mm f0.005 is available in ten different mounts, it will appear as ten options under the above listings…
PS: and before you say 5mm f0.005 cannot be done, check the camera store at the Reptilian Mothership above the Equator 😉
Budget prime time for Micro Four Thirds shooters now! The new condition SLR Magic 8mm f4 lens is currently on sale for $129 at B&H Photo as part of their SLR Magic sale and also at Adorama… You see, Canon and Nikon don’t have all the lenses 🙂
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