If of the many and more Sony a-series 35mm full frame cameras it is the a7r II the one you want, more specifically the one bundled with the Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens, B&H Photo has discounted it to $3696 with free expedited shipping AND they are also including a FREE WD 4TB My Passport USB 3.0 Secure Portable Hard Drive (Black) as well.
Panasonic GH4 Body with RODE VideoMic for $998
If of all the M43rds cameras out there it is the Panasonic GH4 body only the one you want, it is currently bundled with a FREE Rode VideoMic with Rycote Lyre Suspension System for the same authorized Panasonic USA dealer price of $998 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo until Saturday at 11:59pm ET. Note however that B&H does not accept orders Friday PM until Saturday PM, so if you are planning a purchase make sure you factor that in your planning!
You can optionally triple the original warranty of the GH4 by filing with Panasonic. Another benefit of buying from an authorized dealer.
Speaking of the GH-series, as we mentioned earlier today, B&H is planning a live free-streaming panel on the Panasonic GH5S on Wednesday 1/31/18 at 1pm ET!
10% off Sony a7r III Body with educational discount
If you qualify for an educational discount, for a limited time, B&H Photo is offering 10% off on the new condition Sony a7r III body only, so you pay $2878~ with free expedited shipping instead of the regular price of $3200.
Save the Date: Wedn January 31: Panasonic GH5S LIVE Panel Discussion
If you are curious about the upcoming Panasonic GH5S, or you just love panel discussion of new camera gear, Save the Date! On Wednesday January 31st in 2018, at 1pm eastern time, B&H Photo will be hosting a Panasonic GH5S LIVE Streaming Panel Discussion featuring a photographer, a cinematographer, a post production person, along with a Panasonic representative and a panel host. A party of five. I mean, a panel of five! As usual, it will be free to watch. You can ask questions using the Twitter hashtag #BHPhotoLive.
(ENDED) Amazon too offers the E-M1 II with Grip for $1850 – Offer is STACKABLE with Many Other Olympus Lenses As Well
Argggh! The $1850 sale ended while I was in the middle of writing this… I’m getting too old for this 🙂
(SOLD OUT) Used Panasonic G9 Body for $1499 + S&H
As of a 1/287/18 at 1pm ET recheck, this sold out… Used condition items are available in limited quantities, sometimes only one…
The big news of today’s update of the Stock Status Tracker is on the Panasonic G9 front! Adorama has limited quantities in “Used – Demo” condition for $1499 plus shipping! When the used options sell out, you will not see the Panasonic G9 at the aforelinked page.
In-Stock: Panasonic 200mm f2.8 PowerOIS [m43]
Grab your wallet and your weight lifting set! The new condition Panasonic Leica DG Elmarit 200mm f/2.8 POWER OIS Micro Four Thirds lens is now in-stock and ready to ship for its starting price of $2998 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. You can optionally triple the original 1-year warranty by filing with Panasonic…
Used Sony a7r III Body (Condition 10) for $2880
We just updated the Stock Status Tracker and we have a new low price on the USED Sony a7r III body only. You can get it for $2880 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo (USED) in “USED – Condition 10”. Used supplies are limited. When used items sell out, the B&H used links automatically redirect to the new condition products, so if you don’t see a used option, it means it sold out.
Olympus E-M1 II with FREE HLD-9 Battery Grip: Body for $1849, w/12-40 for $2548, w/12-100 for $2948, w/12-40/40-150 for $3748
B&H Photo is running a limited time promotion on a trio of Olympus E-M1 II bundles as follows:
+ E-M1 II body only and FREE Olympus HLD-9 Power Battery Grip and $74 promotional rewards for $1849
+ E-M1 II with 12-40mm f/2.8 and FREE Olympus HLD-9 Power Battery Grip and $102 promotional rewards for $2548
+ E-M1 II with 12-100mm f4 IS PRO and FREE Olympus HLD-9 Power Battery Grip for $2948
+ E-M1 II with 12-40mm f2.8 and 40-150mm f2.8 and FREE Olympus HLD-9 Power Battery Grip for $3748
Samyang 12mm f2.0 NCS CS for $299 [m43]
It’s Samyang time of the Micro Four Thirds kind at B&H Photo, where either the silver or the black color scheme of the new condition Samyang 12mm f2.0 NCS CS lens is on sale for $299 with free expedited shipping.
On the same listing, you will find the black Sony E going for $289, while the lowest Fuji X price is $309 for the silver.
Note that the prices of Samyang lenses are not always the same for all mounts, so keep that in mind when price-checking comparatively.
Voigtlander 12mm f5.6 Ultra Wide (Sony E) for $799 with FREE Overnight shipping
Back to the Adorama Accessories Sale, they are offering the new condition Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar Aspherical III for the Sony E-mount for $799 with free Overnight shipping for a limited time. This lens cannot be shipped outside the USA per the listing there.
Speaking of E-mount lenses, Adorama is also offering the new condition Venus Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D lens for $859 with free shipping and handling.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f2 (Sony E FF) with FREE 67mm Zeiss Filter and $47 Rewards for $1169
Let’s just pretend I made a “bat an eye” joke for the “Batis” name and move on 🙂
The new condition Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Lens for the Sony E full frame system is now on sale for $1169 with free shipping at B&H Photo which also includes a FREE Zeiss 67mm T* UV lens filter, and also at Adorama (no free filter). Both offer 4% promotional rewards which comes out to around $47 to be spend in future purchases at that particular retailer.
(OLDER POST) Olympus E-M1 II with HLD-9 Battery Grip Bundles: with 12-40 for $2700 OR with 12-100 for $3100 OR with 12-40/40-150 for $4000
This is an older post, superseded by a better limited time sale…
Rokinon 50mm f1.4 AF (Sony E) for $485 w/free S&H
According to the Amazon shopping cart, there is one unit left of the new condition Rokinon AF 50mm F1.4 Auto Focus Lens (IO50AF-E) bundled with some free accessories for $485 with free shipping, sold and shipped by Focus Camera. This is not eligible for Prime shipping – it will ship directly from Focus.
(ENDED) Panasonic 12-60mm f3.5-5.6 + $300 Gift Card for $500
As of a 1/22/18 AM re-check, this promotion expired… Original post after the jump for historical reference…
Fuji X-T1 Graphite Body Only for $649
If of all the Fuji cameras out there is the new condition Fuji X-T1 Graphite body only the one you want, it is currently on sale again for $649 with free shipping at B&H Photo for a limited time…
Z CAM E1 Mini 4K Body Only for $249
This went as low as $199 during the late 2017 holiday shopping season deals, but if you don’t want to wait for it, at the moment, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Z CAM E1 Mini 4K Interchangeable Lens Camera for $249 with free shipping. This is a limited time offer but not a daily deal.
Pre-order new Leica 75mm f2 and 90mm f2 lenses [SL]
Leica has revealed two new lenses for their SL 35mm full frame mirrorless system, both are f2, the 75mm and 90mm. They are available for pre-ordering as follows:
+ 75mm f2 for $4750 at B&H Photo and Adorama
+ 90mm f2 for $5150 at Adorama and B&H Photo
These have been added to our brand new tracking post, The New Lenses of 2018.
Panasonic G9 Floodgates Begin to Open (aka In-Stock for $1700)
Good news for Panasonic G9 hunters! The floodgates have began to open! As of the latest update of the Stock Status Tracker, the camera is in-stock at its starting price of $1700 at following authorized Panasonic USA dealers:
+ Amazon itself (limit up to three per customer)
+ Cameta (eBay) (different listing since yesterday)
+ various at 3rd-party sellers at Amazon including Beach, Ritz, Samy’s
(SOLD OUT) Used Sony a7r III body for $2860+
As of 1/21/18 AM recheck, these sold out… For future updates, check the Stock Status Update…
Imported Sony a7r II Body w/1-YR Seller Warranty for $1900
The all new Sony a7r iii body only is now in-stock at multiple authorized dealers, but if you prefer the previous generation model, the Sony a7r ii body only, and you are comfortable with imported grey-market cameras…
… then to the eBay Deals we go, where eBay seller “Department Store NYC” (99%, Queens Village) is offering the new condition imported grey-market a7r II body only for $1900 with free shipping and a 1-year seller warranty (not Sony USA warranty). Limit three per customer. Over 420 of these have been sold so far per the eBay listing…
In-Stock: Panasonic G9 for $1700 [limited quantities]
The latest update of the Stock Status Tracker finds the Panasonic G9 in-stock at authorized dealers in limited quantities at its official starting price of $1700 as follows:
+ Cameta Camera (eBay) (two available as of the time of writing)
Panasonic 45-150mm f4-5.6 for $148 with freebies
On the budget side of Micro Four Thirds, the new condition Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f4.0-5.6 ASPH lens is currently on sale for $148 with free shipping at authorized dealers with the following freebies:
+ at Adorama you get a 52mm ProOptics filter kit (three filters with case), cap keeper and cleaning kit
+ 4% promotional rewards ($6~) at Adorama and B&H Photo
+ 5% statement credit for Prime members pay with a Prime credit card at Amazon
(OLDER POST) Used Sony a7r III body for $3019 + S&H
This is an older post… For the latest updates, check the Stock Status Tracker…
Fuji X100F with $100 Gift Card for $1300 [updated]
If you are a fan of Focus Camera, they continue to sell it for $1300 however they are adding the following freebies: $100 Focus Camera Gift Card, 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC card, SwissGear messenger bag and Corel software bundle (Paintshop, VideoShot, AfterShot, Painter Essentials) in both the black X100F color and the silver X100F color.
This sale ended: The silver color scheme of the camera is on sale (as of the time of writing) for $1214~ with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. This is not a lightning deal, so expiration time is unknown.
For future updates, check the Stock Status Tracker….
Panasonic G9 gets a January 15 estimate (YMMV)
I just added the upcoming Panasonic G9 to the Stock Status Tracker, and surprise-surprise, both the Amazon itself listing and the B&H Photo listing have a January 15 estimate! The original Panasonic estimate was for late February. So if two major retailers have the same estimate, that’s a good sign!
Obligatory screenshots to make sure I did not post this while sleep-walking/sleep-blogging, first B&H and then Amazonia 🙂
Refurb Sony 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS w/1-YR warranty for $189
Zoom-zoom E-system fans! BuyDIG is offering for a limited time the factory reconditioned Sony 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS lens (model SEL55210) in the black color scheme for $189 with free shipping and a 1-year extended warranty.
(ENDED) 7artisans 25mm F1.8 Manual Focus Lens for $52 [Sony E]
This lightning deal expired…
Running in the Gold Box until 11:30am ET on Thursday is the new condition 7artisans 25mm F1.8 Manual Focus Prime for Sony E-system for $56 with free shipping (sold by 3rd-party seller and fulfilled by Amazon). But there’s also a $4 green clip-on coupon on the listing, dropping it to $52. The price before the sale was $70 last night when I posted the lightning deals schedule.
Refurbished Olympus PEN-F for $700 (black) or $750 (silver)
If you are a fan of the Pen-F digital cameras, they are refilled too on the Olympus Outlet store and they are both in-stock as of the time of writing, but expedited shipping is not available for them (only slow free shipping). They come with a 90-day Olympus USA warranty as follows:
+ factory reconditioned Olympus PEN-F Black Body Only for $700
+ factory reconditioned Olympus PEN-F Silver Body Only for $750
Refurbished Olympus 45mm f1.8 for $174 [no coupon]
We start digging into the reload of the Olympus Outlet store. We start with the factory recondition Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f1.8 (Silver) going for $174 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty. No coupon is needed (thankfully!). It is shown as in-stock as of the time of writing, and with 1-2 business days for processing, with expedited shipping not available.
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