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Sony Trade-IN Promotion (ends 12/31/22)

If you want to join the Sony world or you want to add more Sony cameras or lenses to your arsenal, Sony and B&H Photo are running a trade-in offer until 12/31/22.

In addition to the trade-in value of your old camera year (eg for argument’s sake let’s say my old Nikon D40 is worth $40), you also receive a trade-in bonus from Sony that varies depending on which Sony product(s) you are buying. Some gear may also have instant savings/rebate promotions that are currently in progress.

The value of what Sony offers depends on the price of the camera/lens and also on what Sony has strategically decided to encourage the purchase of.

You can trade-in your old digital or film interchangeable lens camera or lens. Check the aforelinked website for more details, as it is easier to see it in pictures than me trying to describe it with words 🙂

November 25, 2022 Filed Under: sony Tagged With:

Sony Black Friday offers (68 options)

Sony time now, B&H Photo is running 68 Sony offers at their Black Friday featuring mirrorless cameras, lenses, memory cards, and system accessories too (flash, grip, battery, etc). There’s also one fixed lens camera, the ZV-1 going for $650…

November 25, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony

Sony a6000 with 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS w/FREE Matterport smartphone mount for $529

We interrupt the Black Friday stream (of deal consciousness?) with a new round of the Adorama daily deals, this one running until Saturday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

And surprise-surprise, Adorama has saved an actual camera deal for their Black Friday daily deal! Yes, a real APS-C mirrorless camera kit!

+ Sony a6000 with 16-50mm with FREE Matterport Axis Motorized Smartphone Mount for $529
+ lens is Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

+ SmallRig Lightweight Fluid Video Head for $64 after in-cart coupon

+ Flashpoint XPLOR 600PRO TTL Battery-Powered Monolight with Built-in R2 2.4GHz Radio Remote System (Bowens Mount) – Godox AD600 Pro for $599

+ Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro TTL Pocket Flash Kit – Godox AD200 Pro for $269

For more Adorama action, check their Black Friday offerings…

November 25, 2022 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Sony ZV-E10 Body for $700, Creator Bundle for $1400

If of all the cameras out there, it is the Sony ZV-E10 content creator camera the one you want, it is on sale for $698 at authorized Sony dealers, and Adorama has bundles with freebies, either Corel software and card and bag, or better card and bag.

For +$100, you can get the above with the 16-50mm kit lens.

On the other hand, if you are ready to jump in with a loaded “Content Creator Vlogging kit”, B&H Photo has a bundle like that for $1395 that includes:

+ Sony ZV-E10 ($700 on its own)
+ Sony 10-18mm f4 OSS lens ($700 on its own)
+ Sennheiser MKE 200 Ultracompact Camera-Mount Directional Microphone ($100 on its own)
+ Think Tank Photo Retrospective 7M Shoulder Bag (Pinestone)
+ Sony Vlogger Accessory Kit
+ Pawa NP-FW50 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.4V, 1030mAh)

Just like the body only, for +$100, you can get the above with the 16-50mm kit lens added.

November 24, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Thursday: GVM, SpyderX Capture PRO, 14″ Hyundai laptop (!!!), Pelican, Sandisk microSD, Edelkrone, IDX, Sony HDR-CX240, Etc

Thirsty Thursday is here and we have a fresh set of B&H Photo dailies running until 9/22/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out, or earlier if …mushroom cloud 😉

+ DataColor SpyderX Capture Pro for $199

+ GVM SD300S Daylight LED Video Light Kit with Lantern Softbox for $449

+ Trigyn Ring Light Kit with Smartphone Holder and Desktop Tripod Stand (8″) for $30
+ yes, you can buy 15 ring lights for the price of the GVM kit above 😉

+ Hyundai 14.1″ HyBook Notebook for $150
+ 1.1 GHz Intel Celeron N4020 Dual-Core, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD, 14.1″ 1366 x 768 IPS, Intel UHD Graphics 600, Windows
+ who knew Hyundai made laptops???

+ Edelkrone StandONE All-Terrain Foldable Camera Stand for $99

+ 5-Pack 64GB Sandisk Ultra UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card and 1-pack 4-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader for $35

+ IDX ZENITH ZEN-C98G Three-Stud Lithium-Ion Battery and Charger Kit for $240

+ flash deal: Pelican 1730 Transport Case with Foam (Desert Tan) for $400 after coupon

UPDATE: the Electronics deal of the day at the Woot website is the new condition Sony HDR-CX240 Full HD Handycam Camcorder with 2.7-Inch LCD going for $185 and it comes with a 90-day Woot warranty, which mayhaps may be a sign it is an international/grey-market model.

September 22, 2022 Filed Under: daily deals, sony Tagged With:

Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f5.6 for $999 [E]

If you are a member of the Sony E system or you need an “unusual lens excuse” to jump in, for a limited time, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 for $999 with free US shipping in the Sony E system. This is a 35mm full frame lens, so 10 is 10 on 35mmFF E cameras 🙂

August 25, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony Create Week at Adorama ends 6/19/22

Adorama and Sony have partnered to offer the Imagine and Create Week of Sony gear sales at Adorama, running up until 6/19/22.

Plenty of offers (too many to list here individually), along with special trade-in and financing promotions.

June 17, 2022 Filed Under: sony

Sony a7R IVA mirrorless options start at $3000 [$500 instant savings]

If you are looking for a camera in the Sony FE system, and more specifically you are looking at the “a7R IVA”, thanks to a $500 instant savings [aka a manufacturer-initiated discount, not a mail-in rebate], you can get it starting at $3000 at B&H Photo.

They also have bundles with various zoom lenses for more. Note that the $3000 body only is, for a limited time, bundled with a FREE Think Tank Photo Retrospective 7M shoulder bag at B&H Photo.

Offers end 12/19/21 or earlier if sold out…

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony FE 24-105mm f4 G OSS for $998 After $100 MIR

The year is almost 2022, but the pestilence that is mail-in rebates is still feasting on the thrifty shoppers 😉

If you are still patient and consistent and persistent enough and have what sportscasters call sticktoitivness, and you are in the Sony FE system, then B&H Photo and Sony are offering a $100 mail-in rebate (MIR) on the new condition Sony FE 24-105mm f4 G OSS for $998 after the $100 MIR.

Moi personally, I’m done with mail-in rebates and VCR Programming 😉

December 14, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Zeiss 40mm f2 Batis [E] for $999

Oh my, more lens days! It’s a lens day at the Adorama daily deals running until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Zeiss 40mm f/2.0 Batis Series Lens for Sony Full Frame E-mount for $999

+ SmallRig Pix M160 RGBWW LED Light for $39

+ also a teleprompter thing and a security camera thing

MeanwhiLe, running until Monday at 11:59pm pacific time, there’s a Nixplay digital picture frame at the Amazon USA Gold box going from $126 to $152…

December 13, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony, zeiss Tagged With: , ,

Sony Educational discounts for those eligible

For those eligible for educational discounts, B&H Photo and Sony are running Holiday Specials for students… I am not eligible for this, so I cannot test/check it out…

November 29, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Sony a7R III body (V2) with Serious FREEbies (Flashpoint flash or Vanguard Tripod or others) for $1998

And now we go to Sony full frame mirrorless, and credit to Sony for doing this before CaNiKoN thought it was cool. Yes, Sony is a mirrorless hipster 😉

The Sony a7R III (V2) body only is on sale for $1998 at various authorized Sony USA dealers, but Adorama, as it often the case, takes it to the next level with various FREE accessory bundles.

I am posting a link to one of the Sony a7R III body (v2) listings and you can find the rest of them through the “tab” options over there:

+ External Flash kit with Flashpoint Zoom Li-ion R2 TTL On-Camera Flash Speedlight for Sony

+ Tripod Kit with the Vanguard VEO 2 235AB 5 Section Aluminum Tripod with VEO 2 BH-50 Ball Head, slinger bag, 64GB Extreme PRO SDXC

+ Accessorapalooza kit with 128GB Lexar UHS-II SDXC, shoulder bag, Green Extreme battery, Peak Design strap, etc

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Instant Savings on various Sony Lenses

If you are a fan of the Sony E-system or you have joined the party with the latest Black FRiday camera offers, well, you are in luck, because Sony is also having an Instant Savings sale on many of their E-system lenses, which you can find nicely listed at the Adorama website…

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony Lenses Instant Savings (34 options)

If you are a fan of the Sony E-system, for a limited time there’s another variation of the Sony Instant savings sale (the manufacturer initiated type) of the lens kind, 34 options of them, which you can find nicely organized at Amazon’s website…

November 23, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Prime Day: Sony a6000 Body for $345

Also part of the Prime Day 2021 sales, more specifically at the Outdoorsy and Photography sale you can get the new condition Sony a6000 body only for $345 with free US shipping.

This is the silver color scheme, sold and shipped by Amazon herself.

June 21, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Thursday: GVM, 64GB Sony CFast 2.0, Etc

Thursday is here, aka Thirst-DAY, which is a good time for our new PSA to properly hydrate! Water, water, water and coconut water [that is not heavily pasteurized because then you lose some of the nutritional benefits]. Beware of flavored water, apart from the mysterious and all-inclusive “nature flavors” [which are rarely so], there’s other strange things [eg artificial sweeteners, and such].

And now, to the B&H Photo daily deals good until 11:59pm ET on 6/10/21 or earlier if sold out:

+ Ruggard Sterilization cases, five options, $20 to $35
+ I hope these refer to COVID sterilization 😉

+ GVM 672S-B Bi-Color LED Studio Video Panel 3-Light Kit for $480 with FREE GVM Softbox automagically included by B&H while the promotion is running
+ daily reminder: you can’t have photography without light!

+ 2-pack of 64GB Sony CFast 2.0 with one USB card reader, all together now for $200

+ Apexel Gorillas Tripod for Smartphones and DSLR Camera for $18
+ could potentially become a pet toy or at least part of such a DIY contraption

+ Polsen SCL-1080 Shotgun Microphone for $40

+ IndiPRO Tools Compact 95Wh V-Mount Li-ion Battery for $145 with FREE IndiPRO Tools D-Tap Pro Battery Charger (16.8V, 1A) automagically included by B&H while this promotion is running

MEANWHILE at the Woot daily deals they have $10 t-shirts, a sale on Amazon Kindle and Fire devices ($20 to $140; ereaders start at $30; if you like reading text-only ebooks, especially with long reading/immersion sessions, they are a must have; so far I’ve bought six e-readers) and such.

EUROPEAN ONION shoppers may be interested in a big AmazonBasics sale at Amazon Chermany that includes cables, batteries, bags, and other tech/electronics offered under Amazon’s OG house brand [now they have a gazillion sub-brands]…

June 9, 2021 Filed Under: daily deals, sony

Monday: refurbished Sony H300 superzoom for $85 w/FS

It’s a refurbished superzoom camera day at the Monday 3/15/21 NewEgg daily deals good until 11:59pm pacific time or earlier if sold out…

More specifically, it is the refurbished Sony Cybershot H300 superzoom going for $85 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by marketplace seller “VIP Outlet” (not by NewEgg itself)…

If you are having a bit of a deja vu moment, this is one of those recurring NewEgg daily deals…

Elsewhere among the daily action for Monday, at the Amazon USA Gold Box the headliner is an APC UPS and surge protector sale ($11 to $75). There’s also a Tacklife Tools sale ($10 to $68), educational toys, Moen shower fixtures, and such… Meanwhile the previously mentioned AmazonBasics Lighting sales (not a daily deal, part of the “Savings & Sales”) continues… Also on sale is a Fire Stick and an Echo Dot…

March 15, 2021 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

Now shipping: Sony Xperia PRO 5G smartphone with HDMI Input

Smartphones have beautiful screens these days but very few companies have thought of using the smartphones as external monitors for actual digital cameras. One of those very few just came out, from a company that makes both cameras and smartphones, SONY! It is the brand new Sony Xperia PRO 5G smartphone. It comes with an actual HDMI input, opening its 4K OLED display to your cameras and anything else that outputs on HDMI. And that’s its defining characteristic! And it has optional wireless streaming kits for select cameras (not just select Sony Alphas but also the Nikon Z6 III and Canon R5).

And given the benefit and costs of alternative solutions, Sony has priced it very “pro”, $2500 for the smartphone kit, and about $150 to $175 more for the camera-specific wireless streaming kits. Needless to say, this is a purpose-built smartphone for photographers and videographers and YouTubers/streamers and such…

AS of the time of writing it is in-stock and ready to ship at B&H Photo at its starting price of $2500 (not a typo!)… It has a mid-Februry in-stock estimate at Amazon itself and it is in pre-order status at Adorama.

Note that this is built up on the Xperia 1 Mark II. If you only want a smartphone and not its defining HDMI input feature, you are better off with the Xperia 1 Mark II or any other modern smartphone OR you can wait for the upcoming Snapdragon 888 smartphones that include the upcoming Sony Xperia 1 Mark III…

For a brief overview of the Xperia PRO 5G used as an external camera monitor, here’s Mr Mobile’s take on it after about 1.5 weeks of use:

January 29, 2021 Filed Under: sony Tagged With: , ,

Thursday: refurb Sony Cybershot H300 superzoom for $85

Zoom-zoom at the NewEgg daily deals, good until Thursday 1/21/21 at 11:59pm pacifc time, or earlier if sold out, marketplace seller VIP Outlet is offering the refurbished Sony Cybershot H300 superzoom for $85 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by the marketplace seller, not by NewEgg itself…

January 21, 2021 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

Pre-order new Sony 35mm f1.4 Master Series prime

Master prime time! Sony has revealed a new 35mm f1.4 lens, this one is under their Masters (GM) series, not to be confused with the existing ZA. The new lens is now available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo for $1398. B&H Photo also has sample pictures and a brief hands-on experience at their Explora blog…

Speaking of which, you can check the Explora CES coverage for some of the biggest announcement at Diet CES 2021. They include a new NVidia GeForce RTX 3060 (no pre-orders yet, good luck fighting the “miners” and their “canaries” for those), another iteration of the Moto G bargain phones ($200 to $300), new MSI gaming laptops, scary-looking ASUS gaming router, two more OnePlus Nord smartphones, Sony joining the drone market with their new AirPeak brand (just as the Chinese brand are facing scrutiny and bans), TV galore of course, Wifi 6E routers, HP Firefly laptop [no, they are not picking up the tab for Firefly TV action] and more…

January 14, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Friday: refurbished Sony H300 superzoom for $89 w/FS

A Christmas Day miracle at the NewEgg dailies, they have an actual digital camera of name-brand recognition in their daily deals, good until 11:59pm pacific time (or earlier if sold out). It is the refurbished Sony Cybershot H300 superzoom (35x optical) going for $89 with free US shipping. This is sold and shipped by marketplace seller “VIP Outlet”…

December 25, 2020 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

Monday: refurbished Sony HDR-CX405/B camcorder for $89

Surprise! Some kind of a name-brand camera makes its way to the NewEgg deals du jour, it is the refurbished Sony HDR-CX405/B full HD flash-based camcorder going for $89, sold and shipped by 3rd-party seller “VIP Outlet”… This is a 30X optical zoom…

Meanwhile the headliner of the Amazon Gold Box for Monday is an unlocked USA-warranty Samsung Galaxy S10+ going for $550 in the 128GB variant. Check the listing for the other options…

December 7, 2020 Filed Under: sony Tagged With: ,

Cyber Monday 1-Day Sale for Canon, Nikon, Fuji and Sony [226 options]

Cyber Monday sale-a-brations at B&H Photo. This set of promotions is good for Cyber Monday 2020 only. They expire on Monday at 11:59pm eastern:

+ Sony Lenses, 30 options, including primes, zooms, FE, PZ and of course some Zeiss-blessed lenses

+ Fuji Camera and Lens sales, 39 options including X-System cameras and lenses, an XP-series Finepix, and a medium format too

+ Canon Cameras, Lenses, Etc, 107 options, including EF, EF-S, RF, EF-M cameras and lenses, Powershots and various accessories

+ Nikon DSLR and Mirrorless, 50 options, cameras and lenses and a battery grip too

+ for more action, check all their Cyber Monday Deals for 2020

November 30, 2020 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals, fuji, mirrorless deals, nikon, sony Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN [Sony E] for $339

Hooray hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the latest incarnation of the Adorama daily deals, this lot good until Sunday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out)…

+ Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN for Sony E only for $339

+ Dolica 62″ Proline Aluminum Alloy Tripod and Ball Head for $35

+ Flashpoint eVOLV 200 TTL Pocket Flash Exclusive HexaPop Kit (Godox AD200 TTL Pocket Flash) for $319

+ AKG K-701 headphones for $159

November 28, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony Black Friday Instant Savings (86 options)

We already mentioned some of them individually, but there’s plenty more in the Sony Black Friday offers. There are both full frame and APS-C mirrorless cameras, E and FE prime and zoom lenses, the ZV1 creature for $698, a couple of camcorders, flashes and other accessories, and of course some of the RX-series fixed lens cameras… Too many to list here individually…

Keep in mind a number of these qualify for our previously mentioned Sony “buy more save more” mail-in rebate promotion which gets you money (in a prepaid VISA gift card) for each qualifying lens you buy during the promotional period. You must have one of the participating Sony full frame mirrorless cameras. The details through the aforelinked link which has links to other links with other info 🙂

November 27, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony complicated mail-in promotion with conditions: Buy 2 or More participating Sony Lenses, Own a qualifying Sony Full-Framer, and Get Mail-In Rebate Per Lens

Sony is running a little bit of a convoluted “buy more save more” type of a promotion until December 6 in 2020. The start of the promotional period was September 1st in 2020. Items need not to be purchased from the same retailer or the same date.

The offer requires:

  • Buy 2 or more Sony Lenses from this eligible list of options; new condition authorized dealer only, no open-box, no used, no refurbished – look for them at B&H Photo
  • You Must Own a Sony Full Frame camera from this list A7S III, A7R III, A7R IV, A9, A9 II; purchase time does not matter for this, you could also buy the camera together with the lenses
  • you must enter the information (serial numbers, etc) at the promotional Sony page
  • you will receive $100 to $200 per eligible lens; the amounts per lens are predetermined (typically the more expensive the lens, the higher the rebate)
  • you will receive the amount in about 2 months as a prepaid VISA gift card
  • check all the terms conditions and restrictions before jumping in

Separately, Sony is running a promotion that if you own an eligible Sony camera and purchase a Sony Xperia 1 II or 5 II, you get a rebate of $150 or $120. Eligible Also a 12/6/20 expiration date… Details via the PDF file at the Xperia 1 II product page at B&H, which as of the time of writing it gets a $100 B&H gift card as well…

November 26, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony a7R II body with either 1-year Creative Cloud (Pho) or Flashpoint Flash for $1198

The Sony a7r II body only goes for $1198 with free accessories (cards, bags, trinkets, etc) at some photography dealers but apart from those offers, there are a couple with more substantive freebies:

+ at B&H Photo and for the same price you get a 12-month Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan included
+ if you go through the other options at B&H, for $1396 you can get it with the Sony 28-70 f3.5-5.6 OSS lens and either the Grip Extension kit or the aforementioned 12-month Creative Cloud

+ at Adorama you get their house brand Flashpoint Zoom TTL R2 Flash with Integrated R2 Radio Transceiver for the same price

November 24, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony Educational discounts up and running at B&H

If you are eligible and registered for the Sony Educational program, a handful of limited time Sony Educational offers is up and running at B&H Photo. You can only see the offers if you are registered for the Sony EDU program and you are logged on to that account at B&H Photo…

Some of the educational offers include:

+ Sony a7 II body for $758
+ Sony a7R II body for $1018
+ Sony a6600 body for $1158
+ Sony RX100 VII for $1068
+ a6000 with 16-50 for $433
+ FE 50mm f1.8 $161

You must be registered as an EDU/student at B&H to see the above offers…

November 24, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,

10% Back on select Sony Cameras and Lenses when paying with the B&H PayBoo card

The B&H PayBoo card is B&H’s online store credit card that has a special benefit. If you online-shop from a state that charges sales tax on online purchases, and you pay for the B&H purchase with the PayBoo store card, you get an instant discount/credit on the PayBoo card that is equal of the sales tax you would have paid. In other words, B&H pays the sales tax for you. You can check whether your state is eligible by clicking on the “Check Savings” links over there. It opens up, asks for your zipcode and tells you the percentage. Obviously if you live in a state without a sales tax, you won’t get anything discounted. The card is from Symphony Bank. It is only a store card that can be used at B&H, not a general-use VISA/Mastercard/etc…

And now to the actual deal running until August 25 in 2020. In addition to the aforementioned sales-tax credit, you will get an additional 10% back on your card with the purchase of select Sony Cameras and Lenses that you see listed over there. They include A-series full-frames, a-series APS-C cameras, f2.8 PRO zooms, bright primes and various other lenses and bundles…

Example
To keep the example simple, I am using round numbers and a fictional state. Let’s say you live in the great state of Denial, famous for its beautiful reflective lakes and its wholesome gentle and thrifty people, so they charge a 1% sales tax. You want to buy a Sony a6400 kit that costs $998. And you pay for your purchase in whole with the B&H PayBoo card.

You will be charged $998 [the camera price] plus 1% sales tax [$9.98] but the PayBoo card will automatically credit your account for $9.98, making your out of pocket $998. And because you are buying a camera participating in this Sony promotion, you will get a separate 10% credit [10% of $998 = $99.8] on your PayBoo B&H card…

I hope this example is actually not making things more confusing 🙂

August 19, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Sony Flash and Battery Grip Sale (five options)

Sony is having a Flash and Grip sale with three of their on-camera flashes being on sale ($278 to $548) and two of their battery grips ($298 to $348)…

Speaking of grippy things, the new condition BlackRapid Sport Breathe Camera Strap is on sale for $59~ with free US shipping for a limited time…

May 25, 2020 Filed Under: camera accessories, sony Tagged With: ,