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Pre-orders now accepted for Sony a6300, 85/1.4 GM, 24-70 f2.8 GM

It is Wednesday, which means, among many other things, that last week’s Sony new FE lenses and a6300 APS-C camera (see Cameras and Lenses of 2016 page) are now available for pre-order. The a6300 body goes for $1000, with the 16-50 lens for $1150. The 24-70mm f2.8 GM (G Master, not General Motors) goes for $2200, while the prime time 85mm f1.4 GM goes for $1800. You can find them all nicely organized at Adorama.

PS: No price (or pre-orders) yet for the 70-200mm f2.8 OSS GM.

UPDATE: they are also available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo.

February 10, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , , ,

Sony VG-C2EM Vertical Battery Grip with 64GB SD, Battery, Charger, Other Extras for $300

A parallel offer to the Sony VG-C1EM, the Sony VG-C2EM battery grip is bundled with a 64GB Transcend SDXC card, battery, charger, and other free accessories for its authorized dealer price of $300 by Cameta on Amazon and Cameta directly.

February 3, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories, sony Tagged With: ,

Sony VG-C1EM Vertical Battery Grip with 64GB SD, Battery, Charger, Other Extras for $200

The Sony VG-C1EM Vertical Battery Grip goes for $200 at authorized dealers, but if you also need some extra camera related accessories, for the same price you can get it with a 64GB Transcend SDXC Class 10, a battery, a charger, and various trinkety accessories (cleaning kit, memory card case, screen protectors, amoeba hats) for $200 by Cameta on Amazon or Cameta directly.

The Cameta Description section of their product pages clearly indicates what kind of a warranty an item has, for example, in this case, it has a 1-year Sony USA warranty. Annotated screenshot crop of that part of the page right below:

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February 3, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories, sony Tagged With: ,

New Sony a6300 and three new serious FE lenses – Pre-orders next Wedn AM

Sony continues with their two-parter announcement/pre-order, instead of the conventional same-day approach. They have revealed a new 24mp APS-C E-mount camera (a6300) along with three FE lenses (24-70 and 70-200 f2.8s and 85/1.4 prime). Pre-orders will be accepted on Wednesday 2/10/16 in the AM. The a6300 body will start at $1000, the 24-70 at $2200, the 85/1.4 at $1800. The 70-200 price is not available yet… These too have been added to the Cameras and Lenses of 2016 tracking page…

UPDATE: for more details on the new camera and lenses, you can also check the B&H Photo product pages.

February 3, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,

New Sony Instant Savings Promotion: Cameras, Lenses, Flashes, Cybershots

Sony launched a new 2-week promotion good until Valentine’s Day (2/14/16) offering instant savings on some of their Lenses, and Flashes and interchangeable Lens Cameras, and Cybershots. You can find all participating items nicely organized at B&H Photo.

January 30, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony LCS-EBB Body Case for a5000/a5100 for $8 with free shipping

The black Sony LCS-EBB Body Case for the Sony a5000/a5100 is currently going for $8 with free shipping in Adorama. I don’t know if it fits any other models… The brown goes for $9 with free shipping and fits the a5000… Check forums and reviews to see if any other models can fit…

January 30, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories, sony Tagged With:

Sony a7 II Body + $170 Rewards + Sony Case for $1700

If you are interested in the Sony a7 II body only kit, there is a special offer at B&H Photo, you pay the standard authorized dealer price of $1700 and in addition to the camera kit, you also receive the official Sony soft carrying case kit (LCSELCB) and 10% promotional rewards ($170~) to be used in future purchases.

January 28, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Sony a7R II Body + $200 Gift Card for $3200

If you were about to pull the trigger on the Sony a7R II body only from an authorized dealer, B&H Photo is sweetening the pie a little bit by including a FREE $200 B&H Photo Gift Card with your order. Look for the tab with the “Free $200 Gift Card” sign on it at the B&H Photo Product Page.

January 28, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Ends 3pm ET: 64GB Sony SDXC for $15 (128GB for $33)

These lightning deals expired… For future action, check the Amazon Gold Box…

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January 26, 2016 Filed Under: memory cards and storage, sony Tagged With:

Refurbished Sony 55-210mm (SEL55210) for $150

To the eBay Deals we check upon where we find BuyDig’s eBay store offering the manufacturer refurbished Sony 55-210mm f4.5-6.3 (SEL55210) offered for $150 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. As of the time of writing, 300 of these had been sold per the eBay page over there. The listing says “1 Year Parts & Labor” under Warranty.

January 23, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , , ,

Sony a77 II with 16-50mm f2.8 and $160 Rewards and Battery Grip and 72mm Hoya and 32GB Extreme SDHC for $1600

If you feel like jumping in the middle of full frame E-mount with a ready to take-pictures-with kit, B&H Photo has a great bundle for you. You pay $1600 and for that you get this Sony a77 II bundle:

+ Sony a77 II with 16-50mm f2.8 E-mount lens
+ Sony VG-C77AM Battery Grip
+ Hoya 72mm alpha MC UV Filter
+ 32GB SanDisk Extreme UHS-I U3 SDHC Memory Card (Class 10)
+ $160 in promotional rewards (10% of purchase price) to be used towards future purchases

This is a limited time promotion. While it is running, all the free items are shown under the “INCLUDES FREE” section, and the 10% promotional rewards are shown below the “You Pay” price on the right hand side. You don’t need any coupons or rebates, just add to cart, and B&H Photo will automatically include all the free items with your order.

January 14, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Tue Fry’s Promo codes: Monster Villain Action Cam for $100, etc

These daily deals expired…

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January 12, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , , , , ,

(ENDED) Thursday Fry’s Promo Codes: Unspecified Refurbished Sony Cybershot for $50 (B&M only!), etc

This daily offer expired…

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January 6, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Sony FE 24-240mm f3.5-6.3 OSS Lens with $90 rewards for $900

If you are a Sony FE superzoom fan, there’s a sale for you too! The Sony FE 24-240mm f3.5-6.3 OSS Lens gets 10% promotional rewards ($90~) and free Next Day Delivery (cutoff Wedn 4pm ET) at B&H Photo… If you don’t want promotional rewards and next-day delivery, you can get it for the same price but with the Corel software bundle and extra lens-related accessories at Adorama…

December 29, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony E PZ 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 OSS Lens with 4% rewards and Free Next Day Delivery for $1048

You can zoom your way into the new year with the Sony E PZ 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 OSS Lens going for $1048 with free Next Day Delivery (cutoff is Wedn 4pm ET) and 4% promotional rewards at B&H Photo… If you don’t need Next Day Delivery and prefer actual accessories instead of promotional rewards, you can get it for the same price with expedited (not next day) shipping along with the Corel software bundle (Aftershot Pro 2, Paintshop Pro X7, etc) and a 67mm ProOptic Filter Essentials Kit, and a soft lens case and lens cap tether and two cleaning kits at Adorama…

December 29, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Ends Wedn 2:40am ET: Sony a6000 w/16-50 & $75 Gift Card for $550

This late night lightning deal expired…

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December 29, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony a6000 with 16-50 & 55-210 & LR6 for $700

The Sony a6000 two-lens kit (16-50, 55-210) was one of the major Black Friday iLC brick and mortar offers at $700. But now there’s more! Not only you get that, but also the Adobe Lightroom 6 software is included at Adorama. To recap, you get the Sony a6000 with 16-50 and 55-210 lenses and the Lightroom 6 software (the Win/Mac DVD, not a digital download).

If you already have LR6 or are not interested in it, the two lens kit is also available for $700 with a differet set of extras instead of LR6: an additional Sony battery, an additional Sony charger, a screen protector, and a 64GB Lexar microSDXC C10 card.

December 21, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Tue B&M Frys Promo Codes: 4pk Tenergy AA for $0.06 (limit 10) and two Unspecified P&S cameras

These 1-day offers expired…

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December 21, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories, fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Weekly Fry’s Promo Codes: Unspecified Canon DSLR kit for $350, Unspecific Cybershot for $68, Manfrotto, Case Logic, Wolverine, Corel, etc

The Fry’s Promo Code offers for their email newsletter subscribers (free to sign up for that) are revealed for the week of December 20-26 in 2015. They include:

+ unspecified Canon DSLR with 18-55 lens for $350 (limit 1; in-store only; 18mp)
+ unspecified Sony Cybershot P&S (20mp, 2.7″ LCD, 8x optical) for $68 (limit 1; in-store only)
+ they don’t specify the brand names because of MAP restrictions placed on retailers by manufacturers

+ the block below is limit 1 per item per customer, good in-store or online
+ VIVITAR HD Action Camcorder (DVR781HD-SIL) for $25
+ MANFROTTO Compact Advanced Black Tripod – Extends Up to 65″ (MKCOMPACTADV-B) for $60
+ CASE LOGIC KDB-101BK Water-Resist Backpack for $60
+ WOLVERINE F2D MIGHTY – 7 in 1 Film to Digital Converter for $90
+ Paintshop Pro X8 for $34 or Ultimate for $44
+ various tech items as usual

As usual, these offers are available only if you use the unique promo code found in each person’s Fry’s email newsletters. It is free to sign up for it.

December 19, 2015 Filed Under: camera accessories, canon, dslr deals, sony Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,

New to US market: Sony a68 SLT coming in early 2016

The Sony a68 SLT was announced by Sony Europe a few weeks ago. Now it has also been officially announced by Sony USA. It will be here by April 2016. It will be available as either a Body Only or with the 18-55 lens ($700). The body only price has not been revealed yet… Pre-orders are not available as of the time of writing. Sony has been favoring two-phase announcements lately, Apple-style :)… This has been updated in the New Cameras of 2015 Reference page…

December 17, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Friday Frys Promo Codes: mystery Sony Cybershot (20mp, 8x optical) for $68 (B&M only)

The Promo Codes for subscribers to the Fry’s Electronics email newsletters for Friday 12/18/15 include the following:

+ mystery Sony Cybershot P&S camera for $68 (limit 1; in-store only; 20mp, 8x optical; they don’t publish the model name due to MAP restrictions)
+ SUNPAK 58″ Aluminum Tripod with Photo Video Pan Head (5858D) for $15 (limit 1)
+ Sunpak 1000AVG Action Video Grip for HD Cameras for $10 (limit 1)

December 17, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Free NEXT DAY shipping on select Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Olympus, Fuji, Zeiss, Hasselblad products

Breaking shipping news alert! B&H Photo has just launched their FREE NEXT DAY SHIPPING promotion for the holidays. Over 2000 products are eligible for this promotion. You can filter them over there by product category (first set of buttons) or by manufacturer (second set of numerous buttons). Included in the promotion are 160+ Canon items, 150+ Nikon items, 80+ Sony items, 40+ Panasonic items, 20+ Zeiss items. The other camera manufacturers are not participating.

UPDATE: Fuji and Olympus and Hasselblad are also participating but they don’t have brand-name box. You can click “Photography” on the first set of boxes, and filter on the left hand by manufacturer by selecting “Fujifilm” or “Olympus” or “Hasselblad”.

Other photo-related brands part of the FREE NEXT DAY SHIPPING promotion include Tamrac, Spider, Lowepro, Impossible, Westcott, Drobo, Fotodiox, DJI, Flir, iKan, DXO, Wolverine, Impact, Vello, Oben, Ruggard, etc.

December 16, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals, fuji, nikon, olympus, panasonic, sony, zeiss Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

Hassleblad (Sony E-, A-, RX-) and Zeiss Touit (E) Sale

The latest B&H Photo Deal of Days promotion is a Hasselblad and Zeiss Touit sale featuring many of Hasselblads re-incarnations of Sony cameras. This includes E-mount cameras and lenses, along with an A-mount SLR, and RX-series cameras. Also joining in the sale party are three Zeiss Touit E-mount lenses, the 12/2.8 for $700, the 32/1.8 for $500, and the 50/2.8M for $1000. Also participating is the Hasselblad 16mm f2.8 (E-mount) for $150.

December 13, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sony, zeiss Tagged With: , , , , ,

B&H Android Sale: Panasonic CM1 for $450, Nexus 5x with $20 GC for $330, and more

Meanwhile, the theme of the latest B&H Days of Deals group sale is a Smartphone Sale featuring various phones and accessories, including the Panasonic CM1 Android-Camera with 1″ sensor for $450, the Nexus 5X bundled with a $20 B&H Gift Card Card for $330 (16GB) or $380 (32GB), along with models from Samsung (eg 32GB Galaxy S6 for $480), ASUS, LG, Sony, Blu, ZTE, Alcatel and Huawei. The sale also includes accessories such as olloClip add-on lens bundles and cameraphone-holders.

December 12, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, panasonic, samsung, sony Tagged With: , , ,

10% rewards on select Sony a7 II and a6000 kits [stackable with other bonus items]

B&H Photo has a new limited promotional rewards promotion, you can 10% promotional rewards (to be used on future purchases) when you buy one of these Sony E-mount cameras:

+ Sony a7 II body only with $100 B&H Photo Gift Card (not to be confused with the 10% promotional rewards) and extra battery for $1700
+ 10% promotional rewards = $170

+ Sony a7 II with 24-70 FE with $100 B&H Photo Gift Card (not to be confused with the 10% promotional rewards) and extra battery for $2000
+ 10% promotional rewards = $200

+ Sony a6000 with 16-50 for $548
+ 10% promotional rewards = $54.80

Eligible cameras for the 10% promotional rewards show this offer in their price box (annotated screenshot crop below):

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December 10, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony Cybershot W800 silver for $70

The silver color scheme of the Sony Cybershot W800 drops to $70 with free shipping at B&H Photo if you are logged on to your B&H account and add it to your shopping cart. This is a limited time offer.

December 10, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony

Sony SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card sale (12 options)

B&H Photo has a limited time Sony SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card sale featuring 12 different memory card options, ranging from 16GB to 256GB, with prices ranging from $11 to $133. It features three different speeds, the “up to 74”, “up to 94” and “up to 95”. This sale ends 12/9/15 at 11:59 PM eastern.

December 7, 2015 Filed Under: memory cards and storage, sony Tagged With:

Sony a7 body and $100 Gift Card & Extras for $1000

The Sony a7 body only is now bundled with a $100 B&H Photo Gift Card along with an extra Sony battery and 4% promotional rewards (around $40) at B&H Photo… The same promotion ($100 Gift Card, 4% rewards) is available on the a7 with FE 28-70mm f3.5-5.6 OSS for $1300… You also get a Free Download Of ON1 Effects 10…

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Sony RX100 with various freebies for $400

The Sony RX100 (first generation), in new condition, at authorized Sony dealers dropped $50 this week, going from $450 to $400, and it is bundled with some free accessories. Last week it went for $450 with a $50 Adorama gift card, but now the price is $400 straight up at B&H Photo (free 32GB Sandisk Ultra SDHC, generic camera case, $8 rewards) and Adorama (32GB Lexar SDHC, Lowepro case, screen protector, cleaning kit) and OneCall via Amazon (no freebies)

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: ,

10% Rewards on many Canon DSLRs, Powershots and Sony iLCs

In parallel to the 10% Lens Rewards, Adorama also has a 10% rewards promotion on many Canon DSLRs, Powershots and Sony iLCs. Keep on scrolling to see all eligible cameras. The Canons are first, followed by the Sonys. The exact reward amount is mentioned on the individual product page of each eligible product. Click on the reward amount link to see terms and conditions of the rewards program (example in the previous post).

December 5, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals, mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , , ,