Camera Deals

In-stock: Fuji 14mm f2.8 X for $900

New ships from Japan arrived at Adorama bringing with them the new Fuji 14mm f2.8 XF lens in-stock for its starting price of $900 with free shipping.

(SOLD OUT) In-stock: Panasonic GH3 body only for $1300

As of a 2/5/13 recheck, this sold out... For future updates, check the Stock Status page... The Panasonic GH3 body only is now in-stock at its opening price of $1300 at Adorama.

(SOLD OUT) In-stock again: Samsung Chromebook for $250 (the hard to find one)

As of a 2/1/13 recheck, this is not in-stock and it is back in "temporarily out of stock". It has been going in and out of stock regularly, so stay tuned to Amazon by Amazon if interested...

The hard-to-found affordable digital-assistant/data-mule 11.6-inch Samsung Chromebook Wifi is back in-stock at Amazon by Amazon. Of interest especially if you live in the Google ecosystem (Gmail, G+, Drive, Picasa, Chrome, Docs, GReader, etc). It includes one USB 3.0 port and SD card reader. Note: no optical drive, no wired ethernet.

(SOLD OUT) Panasonic GH3 body only in-stock for $1300 (limited quantity)

As of a 2/1/13 recheck, this is sold out for purchases but in-stock for rentals. For future updates, check the Stock Status page.

Authorized Panasonic dealer Samy's Camera of Southern California has the Panasonic GH3 body only [corrected link] in-stock for $1300 as of a 11:18pm ET recheck...

In-stock again: Sigma 19/2.8 and 30/2.8 DN for $200 together (NEX) [updated]

The Sigma 19mm f2.8 and 30mm f2.8 DN lenses bundled together for $200 are back in-store at B&H Photo, but before you place an order, keep in mind that today Sigma announced new metal-casing versions of those two lenses that are part of their new ART line-up. Details on the new ones via the Sigma announcement round-up. Prices for the new ones were not revealed.

So back to the old ones (first generation), they are in-stock for $200 with free shipping, bundled together (19mm f2.8 DN and 30mm f2.8 DN) in your choice of Sony NEX e-mount...

As of a 2/1/13 recheck, the Micro Four Thirds duo is temporarily out of stock but can still be ordered if you want to lock the $200 price.

(SOLD OUT) In-stock again: Samsung Chromebook for $250 (the hard to find one)

As of a 1/27/13 recheck, it has sold out but if interested, keep checking at Amazon as it keeps going in and out of stock...

It is back in-stock! The 11.6-inch Samsung Chromebook (Wifi only) is back in-stock at Amazon by Amazon for its starting price of $250. This is of interest as a digital assistant, especially if you are part of the Google ecosystem (GMail, Google Plus, Google Docs, Google Reader, etc). Use Google for reviews or our previous post.

Speaking of Stock Status updates, some of the earlier pre-orders for the Panasonic GH3 have began shipping from various retailers and it was in-stock briefly yesterday at Adorama. For the latest situation, check the Stock Status page.

In-stock: Nikon D5200 body only for $800

If you have been waiting for the Nikon D5200 body only to come in-stock at its starting price of $800, it is indeed so (as of the time of writing) at Adorama and by 3rd-parties at Amazon.

(BACK-ORDERED) Sigma 19mm and 30mm f2.8 DN lenses for $200 (NEX)

As of a 10:23pm ET recheck, the the NEX e-mount versions of the Sigma 19mm f2.8 and 30mm f2.8 DN lenses are back-ordered at B&H Photo for $200 with free shipping. That's right, two lenses for $200 total! You can still order them if you want to lock up the price but they won't ship immediately.

The Micro Four Thirds mount remains back-ordered but you can still place an order if you want to lock the $200 price.

In-stock: GoPro HD Hero3 Black edition for $400

Speaking of stick-cameras, the GoPro HD Hero3 Black edition is now in-stock at Amazon by Amazon at its starting price of $400.

(SOLD OUT) In-stock: Samsung Chromebook (Wifi, 11.6") for $250 (yes, the hard to find one!)

AS of a 1/27/13 recheck, it sold out but keep checking at Amazon as it keeps going in and out of stock...

This was one of the hardest to find in-stock gadgets of 2012, the 11.6-inch Samsung Chromebook (Wifi-only) is finally in-stock at Amazon by Amazon at its starting price of $250. This runs Google Chrome OS and has solid state memory only. No hard disks to deal with or worry about if you are out and about. Of photographer interest, this can be a digital assistant (emails, browsing, etc) and data mule and such. It has dual-band Wifi (b/g/n), one USB 3.0 port, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 16GB on-board storage, Bluetooth 3.0, SD card reader, HDMI, 6.5 hours of estimated battery life, 100GB of Google cloud storage for two years, etc. No optical media! No wired Ethernet! Obviously it does not have the firepower for image processing and such.

Of all the Chromebooks, this got the best reviews based on price and value. There is a $200 Acer model, but with a hard disk and too many corners cut. Google will find plenty of reviews, including Engadget and Ars Technica and Mobile Tech Review and Tech Time and ZD Net and The Verge et al. [I can't repost the whole Google search results here :)]

This has been consistently selling for $300+ by third-party sellers because it was hard to find. However, Amazon itself keeps its own price to $250.

In-stock: black Nikon D5200 w/18-55 for $900

If you are an early adopter of new DSLR gear, the black Nikon D5200 with the 18-55mm kit lens is now in-stock and shipping for $900 at B&H Photo. The other kits and colors remain in pre-order state as of the time of writing... The Nikon D5200 is slowly starting to receive some reviews - see completed reviews (two as of the time of writing) and recent D5200 hands-on and samples round-up.

UPDATE: The black Nikon D5200 w/18-55 is now in-stock for $900 at Adorama.

In-stock: 32GB Transcend Wireless Class 10 SDHC for $63

We have a new wave of in-stock alerts from B&H Photo, starting with the 32GB Transcend Wireless Class 10 SDHC memory card offered for $63 with free shipping. Note this is a wireless card, that's why it has a price premium compared to normal 32GB Class 10 SDHC cards.

In-stock: Canon 1D C for $12,000

The Canon 1D C body only is now in-stock and shipping at its starting price of $12,000 at B&H Photo. Note the message at the B&H Photo product page - this camera is not returnable!

In-stock: White Canon EOS-m w/22mm pancake for $800

If must have a white Canon EOS-M mirrorless camera with the 22mm STM pancake lens, the white kit is now in-stock (apparently exclusively) at the Canon Online Store for $800... For a refresher on the camera, check the list of completed Canon EOS-m reviews.

In-stock: Lexar Professional 800x Compactflash cards (8 to 128GB)

If you are interesting in the Lexar Professional 800x UDMA 7 memory cards, they are in-stock in various sizes (8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB) at B&H Photo. Some are sold as singles, some are sold as 2-packs.

In-stock: 256GB Lexar Professional SDXC UHS-I Class 10 for $400

Once upon a time there were 256MB (megabyte) Smartmedia memory cards. Now we have 256GB (gigabyte) memory cards! And if you are a boldly-going high-storage shooter, the 256GB (gigabyte) Lexar Professional SDXC UHS-I Class 10 memory card is now in-stock with free shipping for $400 at B&H Photo.

Speaking of Lexar SDs, B&H Photo has some discounts on select Platinum II Class 10 UHS-I cards (16GB, 32GB, 64GB).

Pre-Order: Nikon D5200 DSLR (not a typo, D5200) [updated]

Nikon announced the D5200 late in 2012 but not in the US market. Now the D5200 has not only been announced for the US market, the camera is available for pre-order in-stock and shipping! You can get the D5200 body only for $800 at Adorama and the D5200 w/18-55 for $900 at Adorama... Update (1/8/13): the original listing made it look like it is in-stock but it has now been updated to show pre-order status.

In-stock: Canon 24-70mm f4L IS for $1500

The Canon 24-70mm f4L IS lens is, as of the time of writing, instock and shipping at B&H Photo and Adorama for its starting price of $1500.

Now shipping: SLR Magic 35mm T f1.4 (m43rds) for $280

The SLR Magic 35mm T f1.4 lens for the micro four thirds system is now in-stock at Adorama for $280 with free shipping.

In-stock: Sony RX1 for $2800 [updated]

If you must have the Sony RX1 nao, it is now. Check the Stock Status site... The Free 1-Day and Free 2-Day shipping promotion expired...