Prime Day 2020 is October 13 and 14 [early deals already in progress]

If you are a Prime member or don’t object to starting a strategic 30-day trial, Amazon has announced that their 2020 Prime Day is happening October 13 and 14 in 2020, a 2-day affair. You have to be a Prime member (paid or on a free trial) to participate in the sale-a-bration…

But you don’t have to wait, as of the time of writing, at the aforelinked page, Amazon is already running some “Early Prime Day Deals” as follows:

+ sign up for a new 100GB Prime Photos plan, and get an additional 100GB for the duration of your annual or month-to-month agreement

+ Spend $10+ on Small Business and get $10 to spend on Prime Day; details over there

+ two Echo Dots (3rd generation) for $40 total

+ 43″ Toshiba Fire TV HD for $180

+ share a photo, win a $1000 gift card

Additionally, at Amazon Germany Prime Day Early Deals they offer:

+ 30% off on Amazon.de Business orders of up to 300 euro

20% off Certified Used BorrowLenses Purchases

BorrowLenses, the website, is having a sale on certified used camera gear. Use coupon code USED2020 to get a 20% off discount. The sale ends on 9/25/20 at 11:59pm pacific. More details on the heavily annotated screenshot crop below…

This particular coupon can only be used on purchases of used gear, not towards the rental of camera gear…

Borrow Lenses Rental coupons: $25 off any rental [or $50 off a $250+]

If you want to test out some new gear, or want to use some gear that you wouldn’t want to buy, Borrow Lenses is having some coupon-y encouragement for you. Coupon code GEARUP2020 gets you $25 off any rental. Or if your rental-order is over $250, you get $50 off instead. The coupon is good for rentals only, not for purchases of used camera gear. Your order must be scheduled to be received by 9/11/20. One per customer…

Separately, they offer free 2-day shipping on rental orders over $149. This is on their website, no coupon is needed…

20% off one item with REI Outlet Labor Day coupon

REI Outlet fans, your time has come! Coupon code LABORDAY20 gets you 20% off a single item at the REI Outlet [formerly “REI Garage”]. Coupon expires Monday at 11:59pm… Restrictions and limitations and such apply [read them here]…

First Wave of B&H Photo Labor Day Deals is LIVE (98 options)

This year Labor Day is taking place as late as calendarily [new word; if it doesn’t exist already] possible, bringing it closer to Black Friday, although with the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, all is in flux… Regardless, doom and gloom is all around but how about some shopping fun?

B&H Photo has release their first round of Labor Day 2020 Deals with a total of 98 offerings, including Canon, Nikon, Sony and Fuji cameras, various laptops, electronics and gadgets and mo(i)re…

Save the Date: Week starting July 12 has Woot Birthday Specials

If you are a fan of the way of the Woot, they are planning a variety of sale-a-brations for their 16th birthday on Sunday July 12 in 2020, and continuing during the rest of the week. They are teasing a number of the offerings, along with whatever else goes live on the actual dates.

Of note, Friday July 17 will have a Birthday Woot-OFF running from 7am to 10pm central time… During the week of sale-a-brations they’ll also have Prime exclusive deals and more… Check the aforelinked forum link for all the details…

REI Outlet: $20 off a $100+ purchase [ends 6/18]

Good until 6/18/20, an automatic in-cart discount gets you $20 off a purchase of $100+ at the REI Outlet/Garage. Outlet (eligible) item prices rhyme with .73 in their price. This is good for all, not just members…

Friday only: 10% off Overstock items with KEH coupon

KEH Camera is back with another Overstock sale: you get 10% Off the pre-selected Overstock items using coupon code OVER6A during the checkout process over there. The sale ends at 11:59pm ET on Friday 6/12/20. It is a 1-day promotion…

As usual, their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon. No need to signup/login to test whether the coupon works on your selected item(s)…

OPTIC 2020 Sales at B&H Photo

It’s OPTIC time at B&H Photo with two days worth of online content and of course they have assorted deals to go with the online show…

As with many other shows [see Trade Show Calendar], OPTIC has moved to the interwebs, which is the most reasonable thing to do while COVID uncertainty remains…

Get 5% bonus when you Sell Your Own Gear to KEH Camera [ends 6/14/20 PM]

IF you have camera gear you want to sell, and don’t want to deal with classified ads and eBay and such, one option is to sell your camera gear to KEH Camera. And good until 6/14/20 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code KEHBONUS gets you a 5% bonus on the KEH quote.

For example, if you want to sell them your Lensaholic 5mm f0.005 lens in “Very Good” condition, the KEH quote, let’s say, is fictionally $1000. When you use the 5% coupon code KEHBONUS, you will get an extra $50, making it $1050.

Note that KEH has COVIDified their process when selling your gear, the evaluation could also happen over video chat. Getting a quote is not a commitment to sell to KEH. If you like their offer, and you want to sell your gear to them, you have to ship it to them (they also offer pickup it up from your home via the delivery service).

Adorama Memorial Day Sale (4700+ options)

The Memorial Day sale thing is also happening at Adorama with nearly 4800 options currently available as part of the time. I’m not sure anyone of you will be going through one by one, but you can filter them many different ways, by product category, price range, new-ness, discount percentage, manufacturer name, and more…

15% off and 2 Free Memorial Days with new LR coupon

Lens Rentals is back with a new promotion. It’s a 15% off coupon code AND also TWO FREE DAYS if your order spans the Memorial Day weekend. All the offer details in the annotated screenshot crop below [it’s faster than typing it all in ~ and making a mistake/typo along the way!]

B&H Virtual NAB 2020 Streams and Deals

If you want to participate in some NAB 2020 Virtual Action, B&H Photo is having various NAB-related videos on their website…

To go with the content they have an NAB Promotions Hub that has two type of items: 1) pre-orders of newly revealed products, and 2) deals and offers on existing products…

Happy Viewing and Shopping 🙂

PS: if you don’t want to go through the listings, these are the 37 Camera and Lens offerings… Of course a number of these products are not video-only. For example Canon’s f2.8 pro zooms, their 100mm IS macro, Panasonica’s 12-35 II f2.8, and so forth…

LAST CALL (ends Wedn PM): Get 5% bonus when you Sell Your Own Gear to KEH Camera

LAST CALL ALERT!

If you have camera gear you want to sell, and don’t want to deal with classified ads and eBay and such, one option is to sell your camera gear to KEH Camera. And good until 5/13/20 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code BONUS gets you a 5% bonus on the KEH quote.

For example, if you want to sell them your Lensaholic 5mm f0.005 lens in “Very Good” condition, the KEH quote, let’s say, is fictionally $1000. When you use the 5% coupon code BONUS, you will get an extra $50, making it $1050.

Note that KEH has COVIDified their process when selling your gear, the evaluation could also happen over video chat. Getting a quote is not a commitment to sell to KEH. If you like their offer, and you want to sell your gear to them, you have to ship it to them (they also offer pickup it up from your home via the delivery service).

15% off BorrowLenses Rental with coupon

If you want to try out some new cameras or lenses or other gear, or if you need a particular lens or camera for a specific project, BorrowLenses is back with another limited time coupon promotion that gets you 15% off on your rental. All the details on this promotion can be found at the annotated screenshot below, much faster to communicate it than text 🙂

Borrow Lenses Rental Coupon ($25 to $100 off)

If you want to try out some new camera gear during your Q-down-time, you are in luck because BorrowLenses is having a new coupon promotion that gets you a discount of $25 to $100 off, depending on your order total. It’s a lot faster to explain the promotion with an annotated screenshot of the offer ~ instead of me writing long and winding paragraphs with the potential of introducing errors and typos 🙂

YMMV eBay Bucks: 5% (no minimum amount) [ends Wedn PM]

IF you are participating in the eBay rewards program {it’s free to join anytime}, AND you have been invited by eBay via email or their eBay messages to participate, and you have clicked to activate the promotion for your account {you must click to activate before you earn the bonus}, you have until Wednesday 5/6/20 at 11:59pm to earn 5% on eligible purchases. This particular offer does not have a minimum purchase amount (hooray!)…

As usual, maximum rewards you can earn are $100 per transaction and $500 for the duration of this promotion. Terms, conditions and restrictions and exclusions apply as always…

For ideas on what to buy, check the latest eBay Deals and the latest Trending Deals

(What Would Have Been) NAB Show Specials running at B&H

For now, trade shows are cancelled/rescheduled [see our updated Trade Show Calendar], but that doesn’t mean the trade-show-related sales are cancelled too!

Since this is NAB time, B&H Photo is running their NAB Show Special Offers using coupon code BHPRO20 for the offers that require a coupon code…

YMMV eBay Bucks: 5% (no minimum amount) [ends Thur PM]

IF you are participating in the eBay rewards program {it’s free to join anytime}, AND you have been invited by eBay via email or their eBay messages to participate, and you have clicked to activate the promotion for your account {you must click to activate before you earn the bonus}, you have until Thursday 4/23/20 at 11:59pm to earn 5% on eligible purchases. This particular offer does not have a minimum purchase amount (hooray!)…

As usual, maximum rewards you can earn are $100 per transaction and $500 for the duration of this promotion. Terms, conditions and restrictions and exclusions apply as always…

For ideas on what to buy, check the latest eBay Deals and the latest Trending Deals

BL Rentals: 15% off most things (or 20% off select HOT NEW cameras)

BorrowLenses is having a promotion running until 4/27/20, that’s the deadline to place your order. Your order must have a designated arrival date by 5/15/20 [that’s the planned date, not the actual date]. And if your order is over $149, you get free standard UPS shipping.

The promotion is two-fold. Coupon code APRIL15 gets you 15% off camera rentals on most gear on their website…

BUT if you want to try one of the latest hot new cameras, coupon code APRILFAVES gets you 20% off their rental. The hot new cameras are:

  • Fuji X-T3
  • Sony a7 III
  • Nikon Z6
  • Canon EOS R
  • Canon 5D Mark IV
  • Nikon D850

10% off on many many things w/KEH coupon [ends Tue PM]

Good until Tuesday 4/14/20 at 11:59pm eastern, coupon code SALE4A gets you 10% off on many many things at the KEH Camera website. As usual you can test the coupon in their shopping cart without login/signup, as their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon…

Speaking of qualifies, the usual exclusions apply, no “NEW” condition, no “USED – Like New”, no Leica-branded, no FujiX branded, no SonyE branded products are eligible. Non-X and non-E Fuji and Sony products are eligible for the coupon. As I said above, in case of confusion and such, their shopping cart will decide whether you get the discount…

Since there are exclusions, the blog-post title is “many many many things” instead of a blanket 10% off sale 🙂

25% off UGLY and AS-IS camera gear with KEH coupon [ends Sun PM]

Ugly is IN! Good until Sunday 4/12/20 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code UG4A gets you 25% off on select UGLY and AS-IS camera gear at KEH Camera, excluding Leica-branded products…

NOTE that “UGLY” products are in working order and include the KEH 180-day warranty…

NOTE also that “AS IS” products are NOT in working order (parts only, etc) and DO NOT include [obviously] a 180-day KEH warranty…

PS: if you want a trip down memory lane, for less than the price of a [tall] cup of plain coffee, you can get the Nikon Coolpix P2 for the price of $1.66 🙂

NewEgg launches 72 hour sale

If you are a fan of the way of the Newegg, you are in luck because they have launched a new 72 hour sale that features the usual assortment of computer-y and technogy-y items. Items that require a promo code mention so next to the offered items…

20% off Overstock Gear with KEH coupon [ends Sun PM]

KEH camera fans of the world, unite and get a discount on Overstock Camera Gear until Sunday 4/5/20 at 11:59pm ET, using coupon code OVER4A entered in the shopping cart which is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupons…

Exclusions apply. In this particular case, only items that are tagged in the Overstock category are eligible…

20% off Used Gear with BorrowLenses coupon [ends 4/8/20]

In addition to photographers renting gear from BorrowLenses, you can also purchase some of their used gear. And until 4/8/20, coupon code BUYUSED2020 gets you 20% off USED items over there. More on this offer at the BL offers page

BorrowLenses Offer: Rent 7+ Days, Get 7 Days FREE

If you have the extra time and budget to try new gear before you buy it, or you need a macro setup while you are quarantines at home, or for whatever reasons, Borrow Lenses is having a limited time promotion: rent for seven or more days, and get seven days free! You must place your order by 4/13/20 with an order delivery date by 4/17/20. Details, restrictions, etc at the promotional page

REI members: 20% off Outlet Item, 20% Regular Item (ends 4/6/20)

If you are an REI member (you sign up and pay the membership fee once, not an annual membership), good until 4/6/20 at the end of day, coupon code MEMPERKS20 gets you 20% off one item at the REI Garage-Outlet and 20% off one full priced item at REI.com. Exclusions and restrictions apply as usual…

NewEgg 48-hour blitz sale

If you are a fan of NewEgg, they are running a 48-Hour Blitz Sale with the usual assortment of technology items including accepting pre-orders of the latest processors.

Some of the offers require the use of a promo code, which is shown next to the offers that require it. You have to give them your email address to use the promo code, but then again, you have to give them your email address to create an account and place an order 🙂

12% off EX and EX+ gear at KEH Camera with coupon [ends Fri 11:59pm]

Good until Friday 4/3/20 at 11:59pm ET, coupon code EX4A gets you 12% off gear in USED “Excellent” and “Excellent Plus” condition at KEH Camera. As usual, their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon code.

Excluded are Fuji X, Sony E and Leica branded products, and also excluded are the “Digital Starter Kits”…

PS: does that mean that Fuji X and Sony E gear have reached the level of Leica? 🙂

10% off Cameras and 12% off Lenses with KEH Coupon (ends Mon PM)

The other KEH coupon continues until Tuesday night, but we have yet another KEH coupon! This coupon code SAVE3A gets you a 10% off discount on Cameras and 12% off on Lenses.

This coupon expires on Monday 3/30/20 at 11:59pm ET, it is a 12 hour flash sale…

Excluded are NEW and “USED – Like New”, Fuji X and Sony E and Leica branded gear, and digital starter kits.

You can test the coupon in their shopping cart without login/signup…