Camera Deals

Samsung TL225 (orange trim) ships for $300

We have an availability alert. The Samsung TL225 dual-screen digital camera is now in-stock and shipping at Amazon for $300. This is the orange-trim and it is sold and shipped by Amazon herself. The purple trim costs $15 more right now.

Minox DCC Leica M3 ships for around $117

Ace Photo Digital of Washington DC is offering the Minox DCC Leica M3 for $109 plus $9 shipping and handling via Amazon. This is a 5mp digital camera released a few years ago and it is an homage to the good old days of faux-spy photography.

Niikon projector camera (S1000pj) for $400 with bonus 4gb SDHC

If you are interested in the Nikon projector Coolpix, the S1000pj, you can get it right now for around $400 with a bonus 4gb SDHC memory card and free shipping from Amazon herself.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 (Win) with keychain camera ships for $50

There is a hot deal right now at Buy.com, sold and shipped by Buy.com! You can get Adobe Photoshop Elements 8, Windows version, with a bonus keychain digital camera for $50 with free shipping and handling. Buy.com, just like Amazon, it has its own marketplace, so when purchasing an item there, be sure to always check who the featured seller is!

(Now $1575) Nikon D300s body-only dives to $1500

UPDATE (Wedn November-18, 10:26pm EST): The $1500 price is gone, now the best price at Amazon is . Amazon's own price has jumped to $1700! The original post follows unchanged right below (after the jump)

Sony Alpha instant rebates (A230, A330, A380 and lenses)

Amazon has a limited time instant-rebate promotion on select Sony Alpha gear. If you buy one of the Alpha DSLR kits, together with one of these three lenses, $130 will be deducted automatically from the total of your order when you reach the Amazon Checkout page. There is nothing to mail!

Please note that all items must be sold and shipped by Amazon.com itself! There is also a promotion that gets $30 off with purchase of a battery or flash (specific models).

The promotion ends on Saturday November 21st. To summarize, here are the items available in this promotion:

DSLR Kits
+ A230 standard kit or two-lens kit ($500, $600)
+ A330 body-only, standard kit or two-lens kit ($600, $600, $700)
+ A380 standard kit or two-lens kit ($800, $900)

Lenses ($130 off)
+ Sony 55-200mm f4-5.6 SAM DT
+ Sony 75-300mm f4.5-5.6
+ Sony 55-200mm f4-5.6 DT

Accessories ($30 off)
+ Sony HLVF20AM TTL flash ($129)
+ Sony NPFH50 battery ($39)

Strategy session
Be sure to make sure that all the items you buy for the purpose of the instant rebate promotion are sold and shipped by Amazon.com itself, not by any of the many third-party sellers that do business at Amazon. This is crucial, because the instant rebates only work if you buy from Amazon itself.

If you don't see the instant rebate in your Amazon Checkout page, it means that either you picked the wrong item/seller or the promotion ended. Do not place the order and hope that the instant rebate magically appears later. You MUST see it in your Amazon Checkout page BEFORE you place an order!

The DSLR prices are round and very inorganic because Sony forces their authorized deals to march in order, and does not allow the invisible hand of the market to adjust prices. This is why you don't see as many Sony Alpha deals on this blog because most retailers have the same prices.

Fuji P&S with free case for $70 after rebate at Rite Aid stores

The Rite Aid brick and mortar stores are offering a Fuji P&S digital camera model for $70 after a $30 rebate. The actual model may vary from store-store and region-to-region, but it will likely be one of the A-series (A805, A850) models. The price is $70, after a $30 rebate. The good thing with Rite Aid rebates is that they can be submitted online by entering numbers from your cash-register receipt. The promotion ends at the end of day on Saturday November 21.

Pentax K-x (w/18-55 and 55-300mm) for $751

If you want the second Pentax K-x two-lens kit, the one with the 18-55mm and 55-300mm lenses, you can pre-order it right now from Amazon for $751, a $99 discount over its opening price of $850. However, please note that this is in pre-order status, it is not shipping.

If you want a K-x kit that is currently shipping, be sure to check the K-x stock status matrix. It pays to price-check since different retailers offer it at different prices, and a couple of them have bonus items (memory card, sling bag).

Dell computer value meal for $1100 (three computers)

If you are looking to buy multiple computers for multiple people or purposes, Dell has created some "computer value meals" for the holidays! For $1100, you can get a laptop, a desktop and a netbook, with free shipping included. The laptop is the Inspiron 15 (T4300 dual-core), the desktop is the Inspiron 546MT, and the netbook is the Insprion Mini 10v. There are some customization options. This is a good deal if you need all three of them as specified and like the Dell brand. If you prefer to bargain-hunt and mix and match different brands, I'm sure you can get lower prices. (three for the price of a MacBook!)

Also from Dell, if you like or need super-thin computers, the new Adamo XPS starts at $1800 and is 10mm thin (!). Is it a laptop or a paper folder? :)

PS: This website, cpubenchmark.net is a good resource to quickly check how different CPUs stack up.

National Geographic launches deal of the day

The National Geographic store has launched a new deal of the day daily-special that will run until the end of this year. Today's deal of the day is 15% off gifts for men, which includes DVDs, tech-gear, travel-gadgets, and clothing. The daily special promotion will change every day. We have added a link to the National Geographic daily deal under the "Daily Deals" section, which you can find in the right sidebar of this blog.

10% off Adobe.com European stores (limited time only)

Adobe has a limited time and limited redemption coupon for the European Adobe.com stores. You can save 10% off your order at Adobe if you use coupon code EMEA100 - only good for European Adobe.com stores!

There are only 100 redemptions available, so don't sleep on it! If you try it and it does not work, please let us know, as we can't keep checking it.

Kodak Skateboarder Digital Camera Case ships for $4

One of today's deals of the day on eBay is the Kodak Skateboarder Digital Camera Case offered by the Best Buy Outlet on eBay for $4 with free shipping and handling.

As usual with eBay deals of the day, they can last from a few hours to a few days. Case in point, the $8.49 DSLR strap we mentioned yesterday is still available.