Monoprice Black Friday Sale goes live

We are getting closer, less than two full days away from the symbolic Black Friday, although some could argue we are in a perpetual Black Friday. But I’ll leave the more esoteric comments for the philosophy blogs 🙂 To cut a long story short, Monoprice has launched their Black Friday Sale good until 11/27/16. No coupon code is needed, the price you see is the price you pay. Shipping is additional, as Monoprice has yet to crack the “free shipping code”, unlike most other major online retailers. Having said that, anyone who tried to mail or ship something will attest that it costs money every time, so there’s that hurdle 🙂

The top of the page has general-use doorbusters, $1 HDMI cables, $2 lightning cables, the Carbon Fiber Tripod/Monopod Expert Series (Large) (Product ID 12154) for $100. From there on, things are broken down by nebulous product categories. Under “Computer & Gaming” there are a couple of house-brand graphics tablets, and a couple of sections below that is the “Camera & Video” section [use the browser’s in-page search to quickly locate it using that exact string without the quotes]. It includes an $11 monopod, ball heads, half a dozen weatherproof hard cases ($43 to $168), a $2 camera extender (I guess they didn’t want to call it a selfie stick!), and such.

Moving along, further down is the “Home & Office” category which includes various single use and rechargeable batteries and chargers for the rechargeables. Further down [I feel like I’m a tour guide to an online sale], you will notice a beautiful castle made of microUSB cables. Or rather, various cables with prices starting at $0.49. This concludes the tour of the Monoprice gingerbread castle 🙂

November 23, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

(SOLD OUT) Used Fuji X-T2 w/18-55mm for $1662

As of a later PM recheck, this sold out as expected… For future updates, check the Stock Status Tracker… Original post after the break for historical reference only…

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November 23, 2016 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Thursday Daily Deals: Studio/Lighting Kits, 3rd-party flashes, Stabilizer/Rigs, Lens Mug, Etc

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

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November 23, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Rokinon RK50M-E 50mm F1.2 AS UMC MF for $359 (EF-M) or $399 (X)

This lightning deal expired…

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November 23, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon L840 superzoom (38x, AA) for $119

As of 11/25/16 recheck, this sold out with nearly 2500 units sold from this eBay listing…

Plum cameras are all the rage at the eBay Deals, the Buydig eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Coolpix L840 superzoom (38x optical, AA power) in the plum color scheme for $119 with free shipping with a limit of two units per customer. It comes with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. The other two colors (black, red) are sold out.

November 23, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, nikon Tagged With: , , , ,

[DEAD] Thursday B&H dailies: X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Photo for $50 and Vanguard, ASUS, Etc

These daily deals expired… For future sales, check the B&H Photo Daily Deals…

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November 23, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories

Sony RX10 III, $100 Gift Card, 64GB EXtreme for $1600

Since we last saw her in the Stock Status Tracker, the Sony RX10 III got some new promotions. You can get it for $1600 with free shipping and a $100 store gift card and a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO memory card at B&H Photo and Adorama… At B&H, you get a $100 B&H gift card, at Adorama, you get a $100 Adorama gift card… Check the Serious Fixed Lens Cameras price-chart for a frame of reference on this market segment (as of early November 2016)…

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: ,

Internets price-match Canon 80D w/18-135 Black Friday offer (with free accessories)

The price-checking of the Black Friday Ads continues with the most high-end of the glossy-advertised Black Friday ads price-matched, the Canon 80D with 18-135 is now going for $1400 at various online dealers with a variety of free accessories at each: Amazon itself (bag, extra charger/battery, SD) and B&H Photo (2% rewards, bag, 32GB Extreme, extra battery) and Adorama (with lots of free accessories: Corel, Bag, SD, Filters, etc)

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: ,

Nikon APS-C D5xxx and D3xxx: Wait for Black Friday Offers to go live (or get matched/defeated)

If you are looking for a Nikon APS-C DSLR with lenses in the D5xx and D3xxx lines, you may want to wait until the Black Friday Ads. As of the time of writing, they have not been price-matched by the internets, which likely means Nikon has not yet given the green light for these offers to go live.

Why wait? The various Black Friday ads have the Nikon D5500 with 18-55 and 70-300 going for $600 and the D3400 with 18-55 and 70-300 going for $500. These prices handily defeat the current (as of the time of writing) prices at Amazon, B&H and Adorama. So patience will likely get you the above prices or even better if the aforementioned online retailers bundle them with more free accessories when their versions go live.

Here’s a screenshot of the Best Buy D5300 BF ad:

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November 22, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: ,

Rokinon 14mm f2.8 UMC (Canon) for $250 [updated]

UPDATE 11/23/16 PM: as of this re-check, this sale continues…

ORIGINAL POST: Ooops, I forgot about the Adorama daily deal, which starts at 12pm ET every day (you can find them all under the “DAILY DEALS LINKS” segment in the sidebar if you don’t want to wait for me to wake up and smell the roses). Their latest deal is the new condition Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC manual focus lens for the Canon system going for $250 with free shipping. This is good until 12pm ET on Wednesday (or earlier if it sells out, or later if it gets extended). You also get 2% promotional rewards (around $5) to be spent in future purchases at Adorama.

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Internet meets and defeats Sony a5000 Black Friday Ad

I am going through the Black Friday Ads and price-checking to see which cameras have already been price-matched by the internets. The Sony a5000 w/16-50mm is advertised for $350, and the internet has matched the price, but that’s not all, Adorama is bundling it with lots of free accessories including the Corel software bundle (Aftershot X2, PSP X8), Bag, SD, Filters, etc). The same price is at B&H Photo and Amazon itself but no freebies.

On the other hand, if you want to optimize for a lower price, you can get it in open-box condition for $298 at B&H Photo with a 1-year warranty from B&H (not Sony USA).

PS: while I’ll try to price-check as many things as I can, I won’t post individual alerts for every single one of them. But they will be added to the Black Friday Ads digest post.

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

3TB Toshiba Portable USB 3.0 HDD for $80 [limit 5]

Back to the eBay Deals, where NewEgg’s eBay store is back with yet another promotion, the new condition 3TB Toshiba Canvio Basics Portable Hard Drive (USB 3.0, Model HDTB330XK3CA) is on sale for $80 with free shipping with a limit of five units per customer during this promotion, which sold over 1300 units so far.

UPDATE: speaking of eBay, as one of the Trending Deals, ANTonline is offering the new condition 1TB Sony PlayStation 4 Pro for $370 with free shipping and a limit of five per buyer. They are authorized dealers with a Sony warranty. Over 1850 units sold so far.

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: , ,

ThinkTank Outlet Clearance Sale

A clearance sale on the camera bags and cases front, ThinkTank Photo has a clearance sale on the ThinkTank Photo Outlet featuring various items up to 50% off. The price you see is the price you pay. No coupon code needed. The clearance prices range from $20 to $200. Free ground shipping on all continental US orders.

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Hasselblad True Zoom with Moto Z PLAY for $500 or Moto Z for $750

Motorola too has some Black Friday bundles, you can get the Hasselblad True Zoom modular camera along with one of their Z series phones for just slightly more than buying the phone alone. These are unlocked phones, no contract, no obligations. You pay for it, you own it. The Moto Z PLAY + True Zoom bundle goes for $500, while the Moto Z + True Zoom bundle goes for $750.

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: , ,

Imported Canon 5D Mark III Body for $1800 w/1yr seller warranty

To the latest eBay deals we check-upon where we find the imported grey-market new condition Canon 5D Mark III body only offered for $1800 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty by the seller (not Canon USA). The seller is “Electronics Valley” (99.7%, New Jersey, limit 3 per customer)… For price research, check the 35mm Full Frame Price Charts…

UPDATE 11/22/16: the price dropped from $1850 to $1800

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

20% off Lens Rentals (and potential bonus days) at BL with coupon

BorrowLenses has a Black Friday promotion as well, coupon code BF2016 gets you 20% off a rental and if your rental period includes Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, you get those two days for FREE. You must place the rental order by 11/18/16, but your rental doesn’t have to start right away. It can start as late as mid-December. Here’s an annotated screenshot of their promotion that explains it faster than just text:

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November 22, 2016 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

Internets Price-Match Sony a6000 Black Friday 2-Lens Kit for $700

Just like previous years, the internets have began price-matching (or rolling out) some of the Black Friday offers. In this case, it is the Sony a6000 two-lens kit (16-50, 55-210) going for $700 at Adorama (with lots of free accessories: Corel, Bag, SD, Filters, etc) and B&H Photo (4% rewards) and Amazon itself… The same price is also offered for the two lens kit with the 18-55 instead of the 16-50 lens but without any freebies (eg B&H Photo)…

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Refurbished GoPro HERO4 Silver Edition w/1yr warranty for $180

This sold out as well…

At least two retailers are planning $200 GoPRO HERO4 Silver bundles for $200 during Black Friday 2016, so keep that mind, while among the latest eBay Deals at the moment, the official GoPRO eBay store is offer factory-sealed manufacturer-refurbished GoPro HERO4 Silver Edition for $179 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer.

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

Nikon D500 Body with MB-D17 Grip and Extras for $1800

Nikon is slowly trying to bring the price of their APS-C flagship closer to earth, it is more expensive than the entry-point 35mm full frame DSLRs of the three major systems [see 35mm FF Price Chart], and now they are bundling it with the official Nikon MB-D17 battery grip along with other assorted accessories at authorized dealer discretion…

At Adorama you additional get the Corel Software Bundle (including Aftershot PRO X2, PSP X8), a 32GB Sandisk SDHC, a 24/7 holster, and three small accessories (cleaning kit, memory card wallet, table-top mini tripod)… At B&H Photo, you additionally receive a 64GB Sandisk EXTreMe PRO SDXC, a Lowepro hatchback (not a car, a camera bag), and 2% promotional rewards ($36~ to be used in future purchases at B&H)…

On the other hand, if you want to optimize for a lower price, and you don’t want/need the battery grip or the other extra accessories, then to the eBay Deals we go, where the new condition imported grey-market Nikon D500 body only is offered for $1450 with free shipping by eBay seller Electronics Valley (99.7%, New Jersey) with a 1-year warranty from the seller (not Nikon USA). Limit five per customer.

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

(ENDED) Ends Wedn 8am ET: Datacolor SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid for $49 w/free S&H

This flash sale ended… The current flash sale deal of the B&H Photo Daily Deals is the Datacolor SpyderLensCal Autofocus Calibration Aid offered for $49 with free shipping. This is a flash sale, it ends on Wednesday at 8am ET or earlier if sold out.

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

(SOLD OUT) In-Stock Alert: Fuji X-T2 body only for $1600

As of a 7:45pm ET recheck, this sold out once again… The Fuji X-T2 body only is now in-stock and ready to ship for $1600 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. Limit up to 30 per customer.

For the big picture, check the just updated Stock Status Tracker. As speculated yesterday, Amazon too pushed their Olympus E-M1 II release estimate to December 12 instead of 2nd.

November 22, 2016 Filed Under: fuji, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Wednesday Daily Deals: Rokinon 50/1.2, Studio/Lighting Kits, Etc

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

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November 22, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories, lighting deals Tagged With:

(ENDED) Wednesday: Pelican S100 for $60, HiTi, Atomos, Etc

These daily deals expired… For future action, check the B&H Photo Daily Deals…

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November 22, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories

PSA: Please Help Fund This Blog During the Holiday Shopping Season

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November 21, 2016 Filed Under: website news

Imported Nikon D810 body w/seller warranty for $1999

The Nikon D810 body only is bundled with the official battery grip and other accessories at authorized dealers for $2500. However, if you don’t want/need the grip and the free accessories, and you want to optimize for a lower price, and you are comfortable with imported grey-market camera gear…

… among the latest eBay Deals, you can get the new condition imported grey-market with a 1-year seller warranty (not Nikon USA) Nikon D810 body only for $1999 with free shipping by eBay seller “Department_Store_NYC” (99.3%, New York) with a limit of five units per buyer.

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports with $180 Rewards, USB Lens Dock, 105mm Filter for $1799 [C/N]

It can not only be used as a lens, but also for weight lifting and other exercises, it is the Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports lens currently on sale for $1799 with free shipping at B&H Photo for the Canon and Nikon dSLR systems with THREE freebies:

+ 10% promotional rewards = $180~ in future purchases at B&H Photo
+ the Sigma USB Lens Dock
+ the Sigma 105mm Protector filter (this is not a baby lens, so it’s not a baby-priced filter either)

PS: if you are trying to decode the lettered brackets at the end of 3rd-party lens post headlines, C = Canon, N = Nikon, A = Sony Alpha Minolta A-mount, P = Pentax K, S = Sigma SA, E = Sony E-mount, X = Fuji X, m43 = Micro Four Thirds, etc.

PS2: for more action, check the latest featured specials at B&H.

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , ,

DJI Intelligent Battery for Phantom 3 for $102

At the moment this is a Prime members exclusive offer, Amazon itself is offering the DJI DJI-P3-Battery Intelligent Battery for Phantom 3 for $102 with free shipping. If you are not a Prime member, various 3rd-party sellers have it for this price and are Prime eligible (fulfilled by Amazon) but be sure to thoroughly vet them before buying if you are not familiar with them.

On the other hand, if you need both the DJI Phantom 3 AND an extra battery (which as you can see goes for $100 on its own), you can get them bundled up together for $450 at Adorama.

On the other other-hand, if you don’t need the extra battery, the Black Friday Ads have this as low as $370, which means by actual Friday, the internets are likely going to price-match it (barring some kind of an exclusive deal of sorts).

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

Vanguard 263AB-100 3-Section Alluminum Alloy Alta Pro 263-AT Tripod Legs with SBH-100 QR Ballhead for $115

The Vanguard 263AB-100 3-Section Alluminum Alloy Alta Pro 263-AT Tripod Legs with SBH-100 QR Ballhead is currently on sale as well, going for $115 with free shipping at Adorama, part of the …vanguard (pun intended) of their latest offers. It’s not very often you can work the word vanguard into a deals post 🙂

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

VU Sion Slim Circular Polarizing 77mm Filter for $35 w/free S&H

Black Friday week is when I wish I was a hyper-threaded octa-core, the only way to keep up 🙂 So here’s another offer at Adorama, it is the VU Sion Slim Circular Polarizing 77mm Filter for $35 with free shipping, another one of their limited time offers under their Early Black Friday sales…

PS: this is also the time of the year when I keep switching mice and keyboards because they can’t keep up 🙂

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Refurbished Nikon B500 superzoom (40X, 4AA) for $190

The whole world begins to zoom! At 40X optical if you get this camera, it is the AA-powered (four of them) Nikon Coolpix B500, in manufacturer-refurbished condition, going for $190 with free shipping at Adorama, with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty in either the black color scheme or the black-red color scheme… This is among the latest Adorama Early Black Friday specials…

November 21, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, nikon Tagged With: , , ,