Monday (EU): select Sony cameras on sale (a6500, RX-series, 55-210, action cam)

Good for Monday in the Amazon Germany time zone, among their Gold Box daily deals, there is a Sony cameras sale that includes the a6500 body only for 1065 euro, the 55-210mm lens for $199 (either color), the monster RX10 II for 797 euro, the RX100 II for 389 and the A550 action cam for 129 euro. There’s also a TV and 4K Bluray player…

Wedn (EU): Canon and Sony and M43rds and more camera sale

Amazon Germany decided to continue their Gold Box Spring Sale until Thursday instead of its previous ending of Monday. The Wednesday group of daily deals includes a Canon and Sony camera sale among other things:

+ Canon camera sale
+ 80D with 18-135 for 1125 euro
+ M50 body for 495 euro
+ M50 with lens for 585 euro
+ M50 two lens kit for 720
+ XC10 4K professional camcorder for 1420
+ G9 X II for 313 to 323
+ G7 X II for 473
+ also superzooms and camcorders

+ Sony and Friends camera sale
+ Sony a6500 body for 1055
+ Sony HX90 superzoom for 249
+ Sony RX100 III w/selfie grip for 499
+ various Sony and Sigma and Olympus lenses
+ Olympus E-PL9 with kit lens for 539
+ Panasonic G70 with kit lens for 429
+ Panasonic TZ58 superzoom for 149
+ camcorders

Among the other sales, it’s the return of the PC Gaming sale featuring many accessories, from keyboards/mice to headsets to mics and audio. There’s LEGOs and cat food and Fire tablets and coffee machines and various kitchen-y things of all sizes…

Tuesday (EU): Sony Camera Sale, Xperia XZ2, Budget Action Cams

Until April 15, Amazon Germany is having a big “Spring Sale” with a large number of offers rolling out every day. For Tuesday April 9 in 2019 they have, among others:

++ Sony Camera Sale which includes:
+ Cybershot HX90 superzoom for 259 euro
+ HX400v superzoom for 319
+ RX100 Mark III with Vlogger Grip for 499
+ a6500 body only for 1079 euro
+ 18-200 f3.5-6.3 (18200LE) OS APS-C for 579
+ 55-210 f4.5-6.3 OSS for 222
+ 24-240 f3.5-6.3 OSS for 749

There’s also a Sony Xperia smartphone sale there with the XZ2 going for 600 euro and the XZ2 Compact for 400 euro.

On the budget side of things, there’s a Victure action camera sale with prices starting at 30 euro, and they have some wildlife cameras there too.

Thur (EU): Sony sale: a7 II, a6300, a77 II, 50/f1.8 FE, RX100 IV, HX90, etc

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

Ends Fri PM: 15% off Sony gear with KEH coupon

Never fear, KEH is here! Coupon code KEHSONY2A gets you 15% off the current price of select Sony camera gear. There are at least five pages of options over there. The coupon ends on Friday at 11:59pm eastern… AS usual, their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon. You can test the coupon by adding items of interest in the cart and entering le couponeaux. You don’t have to signup/login to test the coupon…

Tuesday (EU): Sony a7s for 1358, a7r II for 1729

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 😉

Thursday (EU): Sony E-system and RX sale, etc

It’s another camera and tech busy day at the Amazon Germany Gold Box. Among the various offerings there, prices below in euro of course since this is sold in the EU:

+ Sony E-system sale including:
++ A7 II body for 1145
++ a6000 with kit lens for 444
++ a77 II DSLR body for 809 [this DSLR sings Pearl Jam’s “I’m still alive”]

++ RX100 IV rawsumer for 769
++ RX10 II rawsumer for 798 [daily reminder: it is the RX10 IV that has the blazingly fast AF]
++ HX60 travelzoom (30x optical, can your smartphone do this?] for 169

++ seven E-system lenses, a mix of primes and zooms from 182 to 715

+ various Sony electronics, lots of whiskey (!!!) {winters are cold and the white walkers are coming!), various home/household/fashion items, and this SECACAM wildlife camera bundle for 159 euro (includes remote, card, batteries, etc)

Imported Sony a7r III body for $2250

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…

Sony a7 II body with FE 28-70/3.5-5.6 OSS for $998

The year is 2018 and now you can get “take pictures with” full frame camera kits for $1000! At the start of the century, at a very influential PMA trade show [I forgot the exact year – 2002?], we were all getting excited because APS-C DSLR body onlies could be had for under $2500 🙂

Good for a limited time only, during the Black Friday festivities, you can get the Sony a7 II full frame mirrorless camera with the 28-70 f3.5-5.6 OSS FE lens for $998 with free shipping at select Sony dealers:

+ at B&H Photo you also get a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO and a camera bag

+ at Adorama you get all kinds of free accessories including a 32GB Extreme SD

+ at Amazon you get no freebies but if you pay with a Prime credit card you get 5% back (that’s $50~ to your credit card statement or cashback balance)

If you don’t want/need the 28-70 lens, the body only goes for $898. The lens currently goes for $400 on its own, so even if you don’t need the lens, you can sell/trade it or gift it.

Tue (EU): Sony a7 II, a6500, 24-240; Canon 10-18, Ixus 185; Fuji Square; Nikon D5300, A900, W300; Panasonic FZ82, G70, GX80

More action at Amazon Germany for Tuesday Nov-20-2018 which includes a Camera and Photo sale including:

+ Canon EF-S 10-18/4.5-5.6 IS STM for 199 euro
+ Canon Ixus 185 for 70 to 74 depending on color

+ Sony a7 II with 28-70 for 1205
+ Sony a6500 body only for 1069
+ Sony 24-240/3.5-6.3 OSS for 759
+ Sony FDR-AX100 4K UltraHD camcorder for 955
+ PS: separately, Amazon-Sony are running a Big Cashback Promotion of the full frame kind

+ Fuji Instax Share Gold for 97
+ Fuji Instax Square SQ 10 hybrid instant camera for 139

+ Kodak Mini Mobile printer for 75

+ Nikon D5300 with 18-55 for 595
+ Nikon Coolpix A900 for 297
+ Nikon Coolpix W300 element-proof camera for 340

+ Panasonic GX80 with 12-32 and Rollei City tripod for 600
+ Panasonic G70 with 14-42 and Rollei C5i tripod for 567
+ Panasonic FZ82 superzoom with Rollei tripod for 310

+ 1 Year of Dropbox PLUS for 59 euro

+ see them all at the Camera and Photo sale

New Sony Instant Savings promotions are LIVE!

Sunday has brought with it, as it is often the case, a new round of Sony Instant Savings promotions featuring a variety of E cameras, lenses and accessories including the lowest prices ever for the a7 R II for $1600 and the a7 R III for $2800, while the a9 body only is down to $3500. Full frame camera, empty frame wallet 🙂 But fear not, a handful of lenses are on sale as well including affordable primes such as the 50/1.8 E OSS for $273 and the 50/1.8 FE for $223…

Sony RX10 Mark IV drops to $1598

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

2-Pack of 128GB Sony SF-M UHS-II U3 C10 SDXC for $120

Adorama has launched another limited time offer [they call them “Snapshot Deals”], this time they are offering the 2-pack of 128GB Sony SF-M Series UHS-II U3 Class 10 SDXC memory cards for $120 with free shipping. It comes out to $60 per memory card. This promise read speeds up to 260MB/sec.

Sony a6000 with 16-50 PZ OSS and 55-210 OSS and Extras for $598

Want to get started in the Sony E system (APS-C) but want a more supple starter kit? Good until NOV-10 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering this Sony a6000 two lens kit with the 16-50mm PZ OSS and 55-210mm OSS lenses for $598 with free US shipping. They are also including a free camera bag, 32GB Sandisk Extreme SD card and extra 3rd-party battery.

And better yet, if you don’t need/want the included lenses, you can always sell them or trade them with photographer friends, thus further reducing the “out of pocket” purchase on the bundle.

LIVE NOW: Sony a7 II with 28-70/3.5-5.6 OSS FE and extras for $998

UPDATE: it is now LIVE!!!

CORRECTION: this offer starts on Sunday at 12:01am eastern time!

Full frame is slowly but steadily getting more affordable. If you want a “take a picture with” kit entry-point into the Sony full frame e-system, at the moment, B&H Photo is offering this Sony a7 II with 28-70/3.5-5.6 OSS FE bundle with extras (32GB Extreme card, extra battery and charger) for $998 with free shipping and handling…

EU: Used Sony RX10 Mark IV for 1448 euro

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…

Pre-order new compact Sony HX99 Travel Zoom (30X optical)

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.

EU: Sony RX10 First Generation for 650 euro

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…

[DEAD] Sony sale at Amazon Germany: a7 II, a6000, RX100, Lenses, Etc

This limited time promotion expired…

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[DEAD] Europe: Sony RX100 IV for 599 euro, RX100 II for 399e

This limited time promotion expired…

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Used Sony RX100 Mark V rawsumer for $628 [updated]

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

In-Stock Now: Sony a7 III with 28-70 for $2198

An update of the Stock Status Tracker has good news for Sony a7 III interested photographers! The new condition Sony a7 III with the 28-70mm is currently in-stock and ready to ship at its official price of $2198 in new condition with Sony USA warranty at the Adorama website. AS of the time of writing, it comes with Free Overnight Shipping, which is one business day, so it may take longer during weekends and holidays!

Thur: 12% off Sony Camera Gear w/KEH coupon (310+ options)

KEH Camera is running a Thursday 6/14/18 coupon promotion, coupon code SONY6A gets you 12% off Sony camera gear at KEH until 11:59pm eastern on Thursday. Over 310 cameras and lenses and accessories and videocameras are eligible for this promotion…

Pre-order the new Sony RX100 VI for $1200

Sony strikes again with another RX-series camera, the sixth of its name in the RX100 series, it is the brand new RX100 Mark VI, available for pre-ordering for $1200 at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself. The release estimate is July 10 in 2018.

It has a 1″ 20mp sensor, 28-200mm eq f2.8-4.5 Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* blessed lens, 315-point phase detection, touchscreen, 4K, etc. Just like the RX10 IV, this new model has also moved the chains forward in terms of pricing…

eBay auction: Sony a7 with 28-70 for $2000 but closes Fri 1pm ET

An update of the Stock Status Tracker finds a Sony a7 III with 28-70mm kit as an 100% eBay User Auction Listing in USED condition. As of the time of writing, this goes for $2000 with 10 bids placed. Shipping is $25 flat from Michigan. However, the listing closes on Friday at 1pm eastern, so there will definitely be more bids. The new condition at authorized Sony dealers goes for $2200.

In other action, Unique Photo is down to one unit of the Nikon D850 film maker kit for its normal price of $5500.

Imported Sony a7R III body w/1-YR Seller W for $2770

The new condition a7R III body only goes for $3200 at authorized Sony USA dealers which offer some freebies, eg $64 promotional rewards at B&H Photo or you can get various free accessories and software at Adorama

But if you are comfortable with imported/grey-market that come with a 1-year warranty from the seller (not Sony USA), then to the eBay Deals we go where eBay seller “Department Store NYC” is offering it in imported grey-market condition for $2700 with free shipping and a 1-year seller warranty from Dept Store NYC (not Sony). Up to three per customer at the sale price.

IF you are eligible for the limited time eBay Bucks bonus promotion, you can get $100 eBay Bucks on the purchase. The promotion has limits, so you don’t get unlimited 8%.

(SOLD OUT) In-Stock: USED Sony a7 III for $1658+, w/28-70 for $1934+

As of a 5/22/18 recheck, these sold out… For future updates, check the Stock Status Tracker

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(ENDED) Tue: 32GB Sony SF-UY2 SDHC UHS-I for $20

This expired… Among the Best Buy daily deals for Tuesday you can get the new condition 32GB Sony SF-UY2 Series SDHC UHS-I Memory Card for $20, or the 64GB for $40 or the 128GB for $80. Free store pickup or free shipping with $35+ orders.

Various Free Items (Roki or Sigma Lenses or 27″ LG TV or Tascam) bundled with select Sony Sale Cameras

In addition to the current round of Sony Instant Savings that went live on Sunday, BuyDIG is bundling a variety of useful free products as part of their Sony sale. Some cameras get a free Rokinon or Sigma lens, others get a free Tascam recorder, while the a7R II gets a 27″ LG display (!!!). You can find them all nicely organized in a grid over there.

New round of Sony Instant Savings promotions

Sunday can mean new instant savings promotions as Sunday is the beginning of a new “retail” week/month/etc. Sony has launched a new round of instant savings promotion on a variety of their gear, which you can find nicely organized at B&H Photo. Among the items on sale are a trio of their full frame cameras: the a9 for $4200, the a7r II for $2000 and the a7s II for $2200.

PS: check on the individual listing of each camera for optional offers that include free accessories with purchase!