Heads Up: New Nikon Lens Instant Savings Go Live on Sunday

This is only a heads up! Starting at some point on Sunday, a new round of Nikon Lenses Instant Rebates will go live. This is a heads-up so you can plan ahead and/or check reviews and such.

Among the lenses that are expected to be discounted are:

+ F2.8 ZOOMS: 14-24/G for $1700, 24-70/2.8G for $1700, 70-200/2.8E VR for $2600

+ PRIMES: 10.5/2.8G fish for $600, 24/1.8G for $700, 28/1.8G for $600, 35/1.8G DX for $167, 50/1.4G for $400, etc

+ this is only a Heads-Up, the sales prices go live on Sunday!

July 7, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

In-Stock Now: Rokinon 35mm f2.8 FE Auto Focus (Sony E)

Maybe they were fans of Rocky, so they named themselves Rokinon (probably not?). Regardless, their new Rokinon AF 35mm f/2.8 FE Lens for the Sony E-system is in-stock and ready to ship for $399 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. Yes, AF means what it means, Rokinon has discovered Auto Focusing technology 🙂

For more action, check their Featured Sales…

July 7, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Friday: 20% off a $300+ Monoprice order coupon

Space is the place! Coupon code SPACE20 gets you 20% off an order of $300+ at the Monoprice website. The usual exclusions apply (some sale items, some brands, some product categories, laws, etc). You can test the coupon and get a S&H estimate (Monoprice has yet to figure out how to offer consistent free shipping) without logging in or signing up. Offer good for Friday only.

July 7, 2017 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) SwissGear Bags with Free Shipping: $3 Small, $9 Larger, $15 Messenger, $28 16″ Laptop

As of a 7/22/17 recheck, this sale is over…

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July 7, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Dell Refurbished Coupons: $225 off $500+ or $125 off $300+ or $75 off $200+

The weekend is here which means a new round of coupons is live for Dell Refurbished, their website that is dedicated to selling off-lease Dell hardware. Free ground shipping. Clearance items are excluded from coupon discounts. Offers expire Monday 7/10/17 at 11:59pm central time.

+ $225 off Dell Laptops or Desktops priced $500 & up with Coupon Code: LAP$225DESK

+ $125 off Dell Laptops or Desktops priced $300 – $499 with Coupon Code: LAP$125DESK

+ $75 off Dell Laptops or Desktops priced $200 – $299 with Coupon Code: LAP$75DESK

July 7, 2017 Filed Under: technology deals Tagged With: , , ,

Starts 12pm ET Friday: Canon D-Rebel T7i Fast Start FREE to Watch LIVE Class

Per the ON-AIR SCHEDULE at Creative LIVE, the following “camera classes” are scheduled for today:

+ starts 12pm ET on Friday: 1-Day Class on the Canon D-Rebel T7i
+ this is the original recording
+ one day class

+ a repeat of yesterday’s 1-Day Class on the Canon 77D
+ this is a rerun, but free to watch for this period
+ this is why you see John Greengo on both video streams at the same time 🙂

July 7, 2017 Filed Under: canon, classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Sunday Lightning Deals: Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine, Kodak Superzoom, GoPRO, Feiyu, Acer PC, Etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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July 7, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Saturday: 99c Amazon Dash buttons include Rayovac and AmazonBasics and Ansmann batteries

This sale ended, but the 99c Dash Button deal is recurring every few weeks. It may return during the Prime Day festivities, I do not know but Amazon has ever-increasing focus on their own hardware devices and services these days…

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July 7, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Parerback: “Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision” (2nd Ed) for $26 with free S&H

This book lightning deal expired…

Ending at 7:25pm ET tonight, among today’s lightning deals of the Amazon Gold Box the paperback book Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision (Voices That Matter) (2nd Edition, Paperback) by David duChemin is a lightning deal for $25.83 with free shipping for all (non-Prime members get free shipping for $25+ orders). The price before the sale was $37 last night. It averages 5 out of 5 on 17 customer reviews. Non-Prime members can purchase it starting at 1:55pm ET.

July 7, 2017 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

Used Fuji X100F Silver for $1139 + S&H, New Condition IN-Stock for $1300

I just updated the Stock Status Tracker and this is the situation with the Fuji X100F Big Sensor Prime:

SILVER FUJI X100F
+ USED Adorama for $1139 + S&H
+ USED Amazon Warehouse Deals itself for $1202~

+ NEW Best Buy (eBay)
+ NEW OC Camera (eBay)
+ new condition price is $1300

BLACK FUJI X100F
+ USED Amazon Warehouse Deals itself for $1169~
+ USED Adorama for $1204 + S&H

+ NEW Adorama (low stock)
+ NEW Amazon itself
+ NEW OneCall
+ new condition price is $1300

July 6, 2017 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, fuji Tagged With: , , ,

Pre-order Flashpoint eVOLV Twin Head (Bowens Mount (AD-B2)) for $59

If you are a fan of the Flashpoint lighting gear, as seen often at Adorama, they have a new item now available for pre-order for $59 with free shipping, it is the Flashpoint eVOLV Twin Head (Bowens Mount (AD-B2)). Shipping date is not available yet.

Speaking of Adorama, if you are a fan of Windows 7 PRO, they have a couple of Acer PC doorbusters on sale, expiring by 7/11/17, with free shipping:

+ Acer Extensa X2 EX2610G-CJ306 Desktop Computer for $189
+ Intel Celeron J3060 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 7 PRO

+ Acer Extensa X EX2610G-PJ371 Desktop Computer for $239
+ Intel Pentium J3710 1.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 7 PRO

Speaking of limited time offers, good until 7/10/17 they are offering the Robo 3D C2 Compact Smart 3D Printer with Wi-Fi for $600 with free shipping.

Sales and Promotional Pages

While we are talking Adorama, if you feel like deal fishing, here are some of their sales and promotions pages:

+ Specials page (over 3000 items)

+ Rebates page (over 340 items)

+ Overstock page (over 7600 items)

+ USED items on Clearance (over 440 items)

+ Refurbished items (over 70 items, many are Nikon DSLRs and Lenses)

Now if I was IBM’s Watson, I could have gone through those 11,000+ items in 5 milliseconds and created a nice report. But sadly I am not, so it is a DIY adventure 🙂

July 6, 2017 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With: ,

DJI Mavic PRO and $200 Promo eGift Card for $999

If you are a fan of Dell shopping, and want to buy the DJI Mavic PRO quadcopter, they have another promo gift card promotion. You buy the DJI Mavic PRO quadcopter for $999. In about 10-20 days after, you will receive a $200 promotional Dell e-gift card via email.

This is promotional, because the $200 e-gift card expires 90 days after it is issued. So if you are not a regular Dell shopper, it’s a good idea to plan ahead on how to spend the $200 promotional e-gift card as well, to make the most of your $$$.

This is a limited time offer. While it is running, the $200 promo offer is mentioned on the product page, and it automatically appears in the shopping cart when you add the DJI there. there’s no coupon to enter. If you don’t see the offer mentioned on the page or you don’t see it in the shopping cart, it means the promotion expired or there is a problem.

July 6, 2017 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

10% bonus if you Sell Your Gear (Most Wanted List items)

Good until July 11 (2017), coupon code 10MW-0607A gets you a 10% bonus if you Sell Your Gear at KEH and they are in their “Most Wanted List” (currently features 106 items; a mix of lenses and cameras of different brands). This is a bonus on the KEH quote on what they’d pay for your gear.

Optionally you can get an additional 5% bonus if you select a KEH gift card instead of cash as the KEH payment for your gear.

July 6, 2017 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

1-Year Dropbox Plus and $25 Promo Credit for $60

If you are a fan of The Dropbox, there is a new promotion for it at Dell Small Business. A 1-Year Dropbox PLUS subscription goes for $60. You also get a $25 Dell promotional electronic gift card. This will be emailed to you 10-20 days after your purchase. The promotion is mentioned on the aforelinked product page, and appears automatically in the shopping cart while this promotion is running. No coupon code needed.

Dropbox Plus is a 1-year 1TB storage subscription for one user. This subscription level has a 30-day Version History and File Recovery. The 2TB+ plans increase this to 120 days, and offer multiple users per account. Once purchased, you will receive an email within 4-8 hours on the Dropbox Plus subscription.

PS: the product description over there does not say, and I do not know, whether this is for new PLUS subscribers only or it can be appended to existing PLUS subscriptions. PLUS is the next step after the free Dropbox tier.

July 6, 2017 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

Starts 12pm ET Thursday: Canon 77D Fast Start FREE to Watch LIVE Class

Per the ON-AIR SCHEDULE at Creative LIVE, the following “camera classes” are scheduled for today:

+ starts 12pm ET on Thursday: 1-Day Class on the Canon 77D
+ this is the original recording
+ one day class

+ + FREE broadcast today, a Canon 80D Fast Start Class
+ this is a rerun, but free to watch for this period
+ this is why you see John Greengo on both streams 🙂
+ HTML mess corrected 🙂

July 6, 2017 Filed Under: canon, classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

Mirrorless Cameras Price Charts installment is UP!

A new installment is out today in our Price Charts series of July 2017, it is the Wild West of the Mirrorless Cameras, with three charts! Next up in the series will be the (serious) Fixed Lens Cameras…

JULY 2017 SERIES

+ 35mm FULL FRAME digital cameras
+ APS-C dSLRs
+ Mirrorless Cameras
+ COMING NEXT: Fixed Lens Cameras

July 6, 2017 Filed Under: website news

(ENDED) Domke F-6 Little Bit Smaller Bag for $78 to $86 (depending on color scheme) [ends 2:40pm ET]

This lightning deal expired…

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July 6, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) JOBY Hand Grip with UltraPlate 208 for DSLRs for $10 with free S&H [also: Litepanels Brick One Bi-Color On-Camera Light Kit for $350]

These daily deals expired but for more action, check their Featured Sales…

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July 6, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories

(ENDED) Friday: 20% off one item at Barnes & Noble with coupon

This coupon expired….

Good until the end of day on Friday 7/7/17 PM, coupon code GOODBUY gets you 20% off one item at the Barnes and Noble website. Excluded are LEGO (in Toys Dept), Nook Devices, Gift Cards, and Nook ebooks. Strategically this is good for items that have the same prices everywhere or rarely go on sale. Free shipping with $25+ orders or if you are a paying member ($25/year). They have a variety of photography books and camera guides and photo imaging (Photoshop, LR, etc).

July 6, 2017 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Saturday Lightning Deals: “Within the Frame” Book, Studio/Lightning Kits, Action Cams, Etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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July 6, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Shop and Support

Do you find this blog useful and want to help support it and keep it alive and kicking? This new post is one of the best ways to do so: simply begin your online shopping adventures with this post, using the various affiliate links below. The various retailers and services below pay a small advertising fee on purchases/transactions and they can go a long way towards funding this poor blog.

Why Should You Do This?

We have been running this website with very minimal advertising. These are forms of advertising you see on most other websites out there, but we don’t use them here:

+ NO ad boxes everywhere you look (we have only one ad box in the Sidebar)
+ NO ads that make you wait 15 seconds before you can see the actual page
+ NO double underline ads in the blog text
+ NO clickbait viral nonsensical “around the web” boxes below individual posts
+ NO ads that expand and takeover the page
+ NO sponsors (specific advertisers that pay a flat amount to be featured)
+ NO advertorials (aka paid blog posts or articles)
+ NO auto-play video boxes
+ NO pop-up or pop-under ads (yes, they still exist)
+ NO annoying “give us your email” boxes within seconds of visiting the page
+ NO 3rd-party commenting systems that are basically data harvesters for the ad networks
+ NO one-line RSS feed (we offer free full-text RSS feeds)

BIG INTERNET MARKETPLACES

+ Amazon.com – also Trade In Your Gear
+ eBay.com – check also eBay Deals

WELL-KNOWN CAMERA AND ELECTRONICS DEALERS

+ Adorama
+ B&H Photo
+ KEH.com – also Sell Your Gear
+ OneCall

MORE RETAILERS (alphabetical order)

+ All 4 Cellular (aka A4C)
+ Buy.com = Rakuten
+ Dell Home
+ Dell Refurbished
+ Game Stop
+ Groupon
+ MacMall
+ Meritline
+ Microsoft Store
+ Monoprice
+ Office Depot / Office Max
+ Sears
+ Tanga
+ YES Asia

BOOKS and LEARNING

+ Barnes and Noble
+ Creative LIVE
+ eBooks.com
+ Kobo
+ National Geographic
+ Zinio

CELL PHONE / WIRELESS COMPANIES

+ Republic Wireless
+ Sprint Wireless
+ Verizon Wireless

MEDIA and ENTERTAINMENT

+ Roku

WEB SERVICES

+ Name Cheap (domain registrar for less)

WHY ARE SOME RETAILERS MISSING?

Unfortunately not all retailers have affiliate programs. Some retailers may have affiliate programs but only invite or accept a small subset of websites (eg famous websites or ones with high traffic). Some retailers have affiliate programs that are restricted by State because of the various Internet sales tax laws. Some retailers have affiliate programs but their advertising fees are very close to zero for cameras/electronics.

MORE WILL BE ADDED

More retailers will be added over time. If you have any suggestions or recommendations, please leave feedback (see section below)…

IDEAS? OPINIONS? SUGGESTIONS?

Please leave a comment below or using the online contact form.

July 5, 2017 Filed Under: website news

Thursday Lightning Deals: Kodak Action Cam, Studio/Lightning Kits, Bags, Tripods, Etc

There are nearly 60 items listed in the Camera & Photo lightning deals (old format) or Full page format of the Amazon Gold Box. Due to time constraints I cannot create a detailed listing of them all. The usual assortment of rigs and stabilizers, action cams, studio/lighting kits, bags, tri/monopods, and more are running throughout the day.

Of note, or perhaps more of a curiosity:

+ starts 6:25pm ET: Kodak PIXPRO SP360 Action Cam with Explorer Accessory Pack (price before sale $165)

Meanwhile, Prime Day is just around the corner. It officially starts Monday at 9pm ET, but like Black Friday, the action has already began in the background. To practice for this, I have already began the Prime Day Situation Room that will be updated throughout Prime Day.

Meanwhile-meanwhile, good until 3am ET on Friday, as one the daily deals is the Etekcity Wireless Remote Control Electrical Outlet Switch for $24. You get two remote controls and five AC power receivers per bundle. You can buy as many bundles as you like. The remote control is via good old RF, not bluetooth. It averages 4.7 with over 6100 customer reviews.

July 5, 2017 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Sony a5000 with 16-50 for $379

The Sony a5000 is on its way out, but if of all the Sony E-system cameras, it is this the one you want, it is currently on sale, with the 16-50mm lens, in the black color scheme, for $379 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

July 5, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Fuji X-T10 Body (Black) for $599

The Amazon Price Bots are at it again. The Fuji X-T10 body only in the black color scheme is on sale for $599 with free shipping by Beach Camera and Photo Craft through Amazon. Prime members can get the Beach Camera shipment with Prime-like speed, but the order ships from Beach Camera.

July 5, 2017 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

Fuji X-PRO 2 Body for $1499

The Cardinal Photo Amazon store (aka the B&M retailer Cardinal Camera) has two units available of the Fuji X-PRO 2 body only for $1499 with free shipping through Amazon. This ships directly from Cardinal and it is not Prime eligible. Cardinal is on the Atlantic side of things.

July 5, 2017 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: ,

10% off Custom Photo Books with AdoramaPIX coupon

A new coupon is born at AdoramaPIX, coupon code PXSBOOK10 gets you 10% off Photo Books until 7/9/17 at 11:59pm pacific time. Cannot be combined with other offers. Hudson Albums are excluded. Free shipping with orders of $49+.

July 5, 2017 Filed Under: photo prints Tagged With: ,

Yuneec Flash Sale (four options, Breeze to Typhoon, $299 to $1199)

Adorama has launched a Yunueec drone sale for a limited time only as follows (with free shipping):

+ Yuneec Breeze 4K Self Flying Quadcopter with Camera for $299

+ Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter with GCO3+ 4K Camera for $799

+ Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter with GCO3+ 4K Camera for $949
+ includes 2 Batteries, Backpack and, ST16 Transmitter

+ Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter with Intel RealSense, and GCO3+ 4K 3D Mapping Camera for $1199
+ Includes Backpack

July 5, 2017 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

Starts 12pm ET: Canon 80D Fast Start FREE to Watch LIVE Class (Thursday: Canon 77D)

Per the ON-AIR SCHEDULE at Creative LIVE, the following “camera classes” are scheduled for today:

+ starts 12pm ET today, a 2-Day Class on the Canon 80D
+ this is a rerun, but free to watch for this 2-day period
+ I’m not sure if this is a 2-day long class or a 1-day class but the free stream will run for 2 days

+ starts 12pm ET on Thursday: 1-Day Class on the Canon 77D
+ this is the original recording

+ these are FREE to watch while they are on the “ON AIR” schedule page and have the “Free Broadcast” or “Free LIVE Broadcast” tags on them. Apparently they rerun some classes for FREE as well, they are not only free during their original recording.

July 5, 2017 Filed Under: canon, classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Kodak PIXPRO SP360 Action Cam with Explorer Accessory Pack for $130

This lightning deal expired…

Meanwhile our Prime Day Situation Room is updated throughout the day as we practice before the actual Prime Day. There is a “Latest Update” time in that post to let you know when it was last updated. If interested, bookmark it, or look for the link at the top of the Sidebar.

The headliner of today’s Lightning Deals is the new condition Kodak PIXPRO SP360 Action Cam with Explorer Accessory Pack going for $130 with free shipping. The price before the sale was $165 last night. Offer ends 12:25am ET on Friday (or earlier if sold out).

July 5, 2017 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Friday Lightning Deals: Domke, Studio/Lightning Kits, Action Cams, Etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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