If you are part of the Google Play Android ecosystem and you want to stock up on Android camera and photo apps or in-app purchases, and if you are participating in the Plenti Rewards program, good until February 7 (2016) you earn 20% back in Plenti Rewards when you purchase a $25 Google Play Gift Card at Rite Aid brick and mortar stores. The offer is limit two during the week. You can use them on anything at Google Play, not just camera/photo. These rarely get discounted, so it’s a good opportunity… NOTE: you can’t use these to buy hardware or recurring subscriptions.
Circuit City is making a comeback with new owners
This flashback becomes a flash forward! Circuit City is coming back later in 2016. Two New York area based money people bought the company name and related assets from the Tigerdirect parent company late last year. The new company will have both a website and brick and mortar stores, with some focus on millenials. Details of this development at TWICE (via Engadget).
Tue B&M Fry’s Promo Codes: unspecified refurbished Sony Cybershot (16mp, 5x optical) for $50
The Fry’s Electronics promo codes for their e-mail e-newsletter subscribers for Tuesday 2/2/16 include an unspecified refurbished Sony Cybershot P&S digital camera (16mp, 5x optical) to be offered for $50 with free shipping. This particular offer is only good at their brick and mortar stores with a limit of one per customer… In parallel, the Bower TableTop Tripod will be on sale for $4 with a limit of one (up to 10″, in-store or online_…
Panasonic G7 w/14-42 and Audio Technica AT8024 Camera-Mount Mic (goes for $250 on its own) for $598
The silver color scheme of the Panasonic G7 with the 14-42mm lens is bundled with the Audio-Technica AT8024 Stereo/Mono Camera-Mount Microphone and 4% promotional rewards (around $24) for $598 with free expedited shipping at Adorama. The Audio Technica mic on its own goes for around $250, so if you don’t need it, you can always gift it or trade it or sell it… Optionally you can purchase this kit with other Panasonic M43rds lenses for a combined purchase discount. Expand the yellow “Special Offer” area to see all the options… Offer ends 2/20/16 or earlier if sold out…
Rokinon 50mm T1.5 Cine DS for $379 (C/N/m43)
Prime time for video, double puns intended, the Rokinon 50mm T1.5 Cine DS lens is on sale for $379 with free shipping and 2% promotional rewards at Adorama in the Canon mount and Nikon mount and Micro Four Thirds mounts. Offer ends 2/7/16 or earlier if sold out.
(ENDED) Storage Sale: 6TB HHD, 8TB and 12TB NAS, SSDs, Lyve, etc
These daily deals expired…
(ENDED) Triggertrap Mobile Dongle with Flash Adapter Kit for $30
This daily deal expired… For more action, check the B&H Featured Deals page…
New Sony Instant Savings Promotion: Cameras, Lenses, Flashes, Cybershots
Sony launched a new 2-week promotion good until Valentine’s Day (2/14/16) offering instant savings on some of their Lenses, and Flashes and interchangeable Lens Cameras, and Cybershots. You can find all participating items nicely organized at B&H Photo.
Imported Nikon 50mm f1.8D for $99 w/free S&H
The action continues when you scroll further down the eBay Deals (it can take half a day to go through them all). If you are going to take a chance on an imported grey-market lens, a simple prime lens with a double figure price is about as low of a risk one can take. Which brings us to the imported grey-market new-condition Nikon 50mm f1.8D Lens offered for $99 with free shipping by eBay seller “Peach Photo” (99.8%), with a limit of 50 per customer. Perfect quantity limit if you are planning to have an Oprah moment at your office or living room, “Look under your chairs, you get a 50, you get a 50, and you get a 50, and you get a 50!”
Speaking of Nikon primes, also imported grey-market new-condition, it is the Nikon 50mm f1.8G with a UV filter and cleaning kit going for $174 with free shipping by eBay seller “6ave” (98.8%) with a limit of 50 per customer. It comes with a one-year warranty from Six Avenue, not from Nikon USA.
Since we are talking low priced Nikon imports, the grey market new condition Nikon SB-300 Flash is offered for $120 with free shipping with a limit of three per customer by eBay seller Peach Photo.
Fujifilm Instax Share Smartphone Printer SP-1 for $135~
The Fujifilm Instax Share Smartphone Printer SP-1 is currently on sale for just under $135 at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of two per customer. The shipping estimate is “February 4” as of the time of writing. It is in-stock from other lesser-known 3rd-party sellers over there, but I do not know if they are authorized dealers.
I also don’t know the authorized dealer status of the following seller, but it is one of the featured eBay Deals, it is the above printer bundled two 10pks of Instax Instant Film for $149 with free shipping by eBay seller “PhotoVideo4Less” (99.9%), with a limit of five kits per customer.
Samsung WB350F Travel-Zoom (Wifi, NFC, 21x optical) for $140
More eBay Deals action this time it is the Roberts Imaging (Roberts Digital of the Great Midwest) eBay store that is offering the new condition Samsung WB350F (EC-WB350FBPBUS) compact travel-zoom with 21x optical zoom, Wifi and NFC, for $140 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer.
GoPro HERO4 SILVER for $338
The new condition GoPro HERO4 SILVER action camera is currently on sale for $338 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself and Adorama and B&H Photo. You may have to add it to the shopping cart to see the price depending on your logged-on status.
Alternately it is also offered for $319 with free shipping by eBay Seller AllNewShop (99.4%) but there is no information about warranty status in the listing.
While we are on eBay, NewEgg’s eBay store is offering the new condition 2TB Seagate Backup Plus Slim USB 3.0 Portable External HDD for $70 with free shipping, in either silver or black, with a limit of five per customer.
GoPro Camera HERO3+ Silver for $199
To the eBay Deals we check upon, where the eBay store of Focus Camera focuses on the new condition GoPro Camera HERO3+ Silver on sale for $199 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer.
Speaking of eBay, the first generation new condition Google Chromecast is on sale for $26 with free shipping, with a limit of 50 per customer from eBay seller “BlueProton” (99.3%). Over 5000 units got sold according to the stats over there.
Weekly Fry’s Promo Codes: Manfrotto, Lowepro, Wolverine, etc
The promo codes for email subscribers to the Fry’s Electronics email list for the week of 1/31 to 2/6 in 2016 include:
+ unspecified Sony Cybershot P&S camera (20mp, 2.7″ LCD, 8x optical) for $88
+ Monster Villain Action Camera for $100
+ MANFROTTO Compact Advanced Black Tripod (MKCOMPACTADV-B) for $70
+ LOWEPRO SLING EDGE 250AW SLINGSHOT EDGE 250AW for $60
+ WOLVERINE F2D MIGHTY – 7 in 1 Film to Digital Converter for $100
NOTE: the items listed above assume a “limit 1” per item and the offer is good in-store and online. If something’s different I will write it next to the item. This makes it easier to read, because most items are “limit 1” and good in-store and online.
(ENDED) AquaTech Sensory Gloves for $30 w/free S&H
This daily deal expired… For more action, check the B&H Featured Deals page…
Open Box Canon 70D w/18-135 STM IS and 1yr warranty for $1000
In addition to the previously mentioned Canon 70D body only kits, there’s another open-box option at Adorama, you can get the open-box 70D with 18-135mn EF-S IS STM for $1000 with free shipping and a one year Canon USA warranty.
Imported Canon 70D body only for $650
More eBay Deals action, we return to the Get It Digital eBay store with an imported grey-marked DSLR that was part of a Kit With Lens but was separated from the lens and sold separately. This time it is the new condition Canon 70D body only going for $650 with free shipping with a limit five per customer. There is no mention of warranty in the listing.
At authorized Canon USA dealers, the 70D body only kit goes for $1000, but it includes various free accessories and promotional rewards at some retailers such as B&H Photo and Adorama.
Another option, somewhere in-between, you can get it in open-box condition with a 1-year Canon USA warranty for $800 at Adorama.
4TB Samsung D3 Station USB 3.0 3.5″ Desktop External Hard Drive for $100
Back to the eBay Deals we go, where NewEgg’s eBay store is offering the new condition 4TB SAMSUNG D3 Station USB 3.0 3.5″ Desktop External Hard Drive, model STSHX-D401TDB, for $100 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. The pixels need their backups!
B + W 77mm Circular Polarizer Multi Coated Glass Filter for $90
The B + W 77mm Circular Polarizer Multi Coated Glass Filter is currently on sale for $90 with free expedited shipping at Adorama. This is model number 66-044844… This is part of the 1800+ specials at Adorama…
Pentax 50mm f1.8 DA for $90 to $91
The Pentax 50mm f1.8 DA lens is currently going for $90 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself but it is in “temporarily out of stock” state, so the shipping date is uncertain… If you prefer something more deterministic, it goes for $91 with free S&H and it is in-stock as of the time of writing at B&H Photo and Adorama…
… Speaking of Adorama, they have nearly 50 Pentax Lenses on sale…
Open Box Canon EF 40mm f2.8 STM for $119
The Canon EF 40mm f2.8 STM lens is available in open-box condition for $119 with free expedited shipping from Adorama. This is described as “Open Box-Packaging may show some wear and tear. Includes all original accessories and full 1 year Canon USA warranty.”… This is one of 500+ Camera and Photo Specials at Adorama…
Refurbished DJI Phantom 3 Advanced Quadcopter Drone for $650
The DJI Phantom 3 Advanced Quadcopter Drone currently goes for $800 in new condition (eg Amazon) but if you are a fan of manufacturer refurbished products, you can get it for $650 with free shipping by BuyDig’s eBay store. Limit five per customer.
Speaking of eBay, if you are photographing out and about in the cold and semi-howling wind, eBay seller “HomieGear” (99.3%) is offering new-without-tags One-Size-Fits-All Beanie Hats for $2 each with free shipping from Southern California. Three color schemes are available (grey, black, blue), with a limit of 50 per customer. But wait there’s more! They also have an automatic offer, “Buy 3 Get 1 half-off”. It happens automatically in the shopping cart for quantities that are multiples of 4. It’s a essentially $1 off if you buy four of them. This is expensive enough to qualify as a “Noisy Designer Fashion” item 😉
Imported Canon 6D Body for $1000
To the Trending eBay Deals we go, where eBay seller “GetItDigital” (99.5%) is offering the imported grey-marked new-condition Canon 6D body only for $1000 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.
Based on the eBay listing, this does not specify whether it comes with seller’s warranty. It definitely does not come with a Canon USA warranty. This camera was part of a Canon 6D with Lens kit, but they are selling the camera and the lens separately to “share” the kit discount with the customers 🙂
In new condition from authorized Canon USA dealers, the 6D body only kit goes for $1400 but it also comes with a variety of free accessories and promotional rewards at B&H Photo and Adorama.
Yet another option (if you have no use/need for the extra accessories) is open-box condition of the Canon USA version with a 1-year Canon USA warranty going for $1270 at Adorama.
Open Box Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM for $450
If you are a fan of open-box camera gear, the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM is available in Open Box condition for $450 with free shipping at Adorama. Per the description there, this is:
“Open Box-Packaging may show some wear and tear. Includes all original accessories and full 1 year Canon USA warranty.”
Sony a7 II Body + $170 Rewards + Sony Case for $1700
If you are interested in the Sony a7 II body only kit, there is a special offer at B&H Photo, you pay the standard authorized dealer price of $1700 and in addition to the camera kit, you also receive the official Sony soft carrying case kit (LCSELCB) and 10% promotional rewards ($170~) to be used in future purchases.
Sony a7R II Body + $200 Gift Card for $3200
If you were about to pull the trigger on the Sony a7R II body only from an authorized dealer, B&H Photo is sweetening the pie a little bit by including a FREE $200 B&H Photo Gift Card with your order. Look for the tab with the “Free $200 Gift Card” sign on it at the B&H Photo Product Page.
Nikon DSLR Combined Purchase Discounts expire 1/30/16 (D3300 up to D4s)
The current iteration of the Nikon DSLR Combined Purchase Instant Discounts expires on 1/30/16. You can find the current iteration of the offers nicely organized by DSLR (D3300 all the way up to the D4s) at B&H Photo. Lens options vary depending on the DSLR level and sensor size.
Lowepro Vertex 100 AW Backpack for $180
All the new gear purchased during the 2015 holiday season deserve their own brand new bags. Or at least that’s the excuse one may need to use to convince the Spouse CFO to approve the purchase 😉 Regardless, B&H Photo is now offering the Lowepro Vertex 100 AW Backpack (for Digital Camera Equipment and most 14″ Laptop Computer (Black)) for $180 with free expedited shipping. This is a limited time offer but I do not know when it expires.
Canon CarePak 13-month FREE Accident Insurance Offer extended for Eligible purchases made up to 2/27/16 (19 Canon DSLRs and Lenses Eligible)
The Canon CarePak 13-month FREE Accident Insurance for some of their camera gear has now been extended for purchases of eligible products made until 2/27/16. A total of 19 Canon DSLRs and Lenses are eligible. You have to manually activate the 13-month free insurance using the serial number of your product through the Canon Carepak website. You can find the eligible Canon products nicely organized at B&H Photo.
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