If you have a DSLR and you want to get started with hot-shoe flash photography, without spending/risking too much money, both Canon and Nikon offer affordable starter flashes at reasonable prices. For Canon, you can now get the Speedlite 270EX for $129 with free shipping sold and shipped by Amazon herself.
On the Nikon side of the aisle, you can get the SB-400AF Speedlight for $112, by J&R upon Amazon.
One of the specials at Adorama right now is the Cullmann 20 AF-N digital flash for Nikon offered for $35 with free shipping and handling. It takes two AA batteries. There are no customer reviews of this, so be sure to research it if it sounds interesting.
If you are looking for a digital slave flash, third-party sellers at Amazon, including Cameta and Ace Photo Digital of DC are offering the Zeikos ZE-DS12 digital slave flash, delivered, for under $20.
Please note that there are no customer reviews of this, so if you are not familiar with it be sure to look into it. The purpose of this blog is mainly to notify you of camera deals, discounts, and in-stock alerts. This is not a review site. In other words, we blog, you decide!
A trio of 3rd-party sellers at Amazon are offering the Olympus FL-14 flash for around $100. These are Cameta Camera, Electronics Expo and Willoughby's. Price and availability is as always as of the time of writing and it is not updated magically.
This came out of our just-refreshed Olympus E-P1 stock-status matrix. The camera kits themselves remain steady at the $800 and $900 price-points. Olympus has yet to discount them!
For more on the E-P1, be sure to check its list of reviews, and also its mini-blog.
If you have Canon EOS dSLRs and are looking for an affordable hot-shoe flash option, 47th Street on Amazon is offering the Opteka FL50AF for $50 plus $8 shipping and handling. There are very little details on this item on the product page, so be sure to research it first in the forums and such if you are not familiar with it.
For $45 plus $7 shipping, you can get the Targus TG-DL20P from Adorama upon Amazon. There are five units left in-stock right now. If you are not in a hurry, Amazon herself offers it for $50 with free shipping, but it is not currently in-stock.
If you are not familiar with this device, be sure to look into it. There is only one customer review on the Amazon product page.
Today's deal of the day at Calumet Photo is the Bowens QuadX Head with E11 250W 120V Modeling Lamp for $630 plus shipping and handling.
Today's daily deal at Calumet Photo is something that may be tempting for Star Trek fans, it is the Genesis machine, the Calumet Genesis 200, offered for $200 plus shipping. The price is good until the end of day Tuesday, or earlier if it sells out.
You can learn more about it at the product page, here is a list of what's included:
+ Genesis 200 Flash Unit
+ Flash Tube
+ Modeling Lamp
+ Umbrella Reflector
+ Power Cord
+ Sync Cord
+ Protective Cap
+ Two Spare Fuses
If you head on over to J&R World, you will notice that the Olympus FL-14 external and optional flash unit is offered for $100, instead of the starting price of $200. This is the space-age looking flash, that may remind some of the old Star Trek phasers :) This is apparently due to an instant rebate that is good until the end of September 2009.
Also shipping right now at J&R World:
+ Olympus VF1 viewfinder
+ Olympus MF2 (OM) and MMF1 (Four Thirds) adapters
However, neither the cameras nor the lenses are currently shipping!
The deal of the day for Tuesday (central time) at Calumet Photo is the Calumet Travelite Digital 1000 along with the following items for $1000 plus with FREE shipping:
* Two Travelite Digital 500 monolights
* Two 8' light stands
* One 22 x 30" soft box
* One Calumet speed ring
* One Calumet 46" silver/white umbrella
* One umbrella reflector
* Carrying case
Today's Calumet deal of the day is for hard-core photographers, it is the Profoto Acute 2R 1200 Pro Value Pack for $3727 plus shipping and handling. This kit includes the following items according to the product page:
* two Acute heads
* uncoated flash tube
* 250w halogen lamp
* UV-coated removable frosted glass cover
* Standard zoom reflector
* transport cap
* stand adapter
* 16.4' (5m) lamp cable
The price is good for Sunday only during the central timezone.
Wednesday's Calumet Daily deal is the Bowens Advanced Lighting Reflector Kit going for $400 plus shipping and handling. According to the Calumet product page this kit includes:
* 24 x 32" (60 x 80cm) softbox
* 2 - Maxlite reflectors
* 4 - Honeycomb grids
* Four-leaf barn door
* Gel Holder
* 12 colored gels and filters
* 32" (81cm) Gold/Silver reflector disc
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