In the first of three Canon D-Rebel T5 two-lens kit specials at the official Canon USA store, you can get the manufacturer refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5 with 18-55 II IS and 55-250 II IS with a one year warranty for $300 with free shipping… This is part of their Canon DSLR Deals that are part of their refurbished Columbus Day Weekend Sale…
Refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5 w/18-55 IS II and 50mm f1.8 II with 1yr warranty for $241
In what is turning into a blog stress-test, the Canon sales continue with a zoom + prime two lens kit. The official Canon USA store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5 with 18-55 IS II and 50mm f1.8 II with a one year warranty for $241 with free shipping… This is part of their Canon DSLR Deals that are part of their refurbished Columbus Day Weekend Sale…
Canon D-Rebel T5 with18-55 IS II & 75-300 III for $270
More two lens kit bundles. The official Canon USA store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Canon D-Rebel T5 with 18-55 IS II and 75-300mm III for $270 with free shipping and with a one year warranty… This is part of their Canon DSLR Deals that are part of their refurbished Columbus Day Weekend Sale…
Refurbished Canon SL1 with 18-55 IS STM and 40mm f2.8 STM w/1yr warranty for $390
Crazy times! For $390 with free shipping and a one year warranty, from the official Canon USA store, you can get the manufacturer refurbished Canon SL1 black with 18-55 IS STM and 40mm f2.8 STM. That is one nice Canon starter DSLR kit!…These are part of their refurbished Columbus Day Weekend Sale
Refurbished Canon Speedlites w/1yr warranty: 90EX or 270EX II for $90 each [320EX for $160] {430EX II for $170} (600EX-RT for $400)
This is turning out into a good practice for Black Friday! Onward we go digesting the Canon USA outlet store sales. Now we group together the five refurbished Canon Speedlite specials with a one year warranty. The prices are:
+ 90EX or 270EX II for $90 each
+ 320EX for $160
+ 430EX II for $170
+ 600EX-RT for $400
+ manufacturer refurbished with one year Canon USA warranty
+ see all five of them at refurbished Canon Speedlite page
+ these are part of their refurbished Columbus Day Weekend Sale
Refurbished Canon 55-250mm II IS w/1yr warranty for $90
If you are looking for a stabilized telephoto in the Canon mount in double figures, this may be indeed of interest, the refurbished Canon 55-250mm f4-5.6 II IS with a one year Canon USA warranty as part of their refurbished Canon Gear Sale…
… but wait, there’s more! If you purchase this lens together with one of the refurbished Canon DSLRs, you can save an additional $20 on the total amount.
Refurbished Canon 50mm f1.8 II w/1yr warranty for $80
If you believe you can never have too many 50mm prime lenses, this beats the imported and the new condition prices too, for $80 with a one year warranty you can get the refurbished Canon 50mm f1.8 II prime lens at the Canon USA store… This is part of the refurbished Canon Gear Sale.
Refurbished Canon EF 40mm f2.8 w/1yr warranty for $100
Let them eat pancakes! The manufacturer refurbished Canon 40mm f2.8 STM EF lens with a one year warranty is now going for $100 with free shipping at the official Canon USA store as part of their refurbished Canon Gear Sale.
But wait, there’s more! If you purchase this lens together in the same shopping cart as a refurbished Canon D-Rebel kit, you can save an additional $20 off your combined total. Look for refurbished D-Rebel kits at their refurbished DSLRs page.
Refurbished Canon G1X Mark II w/1yr warranty for $600
The new condition Canon G1X Mark II goes for $750 at authorized dealers which include some free accessories (eg Adorama) but if you want to save some and don’t need the extra accessories, you can get it in manufacturer refurbished condition with a one year warranty for $600 with free 4GB SD and free shipping at the official Canon USA store as part of their refurbished Canon Gear Sale.
Refurbished Canon G1X w/1yr warranty for $270
It is back. A larger sensor with a zoom lens and RAW of course, the official Canon USA store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Canon G1X with a one year Canon USA warranty for $270 with a 4GB SD card (ha!) and free shipping… This is part of the refurbished Canon Gear Sale.
Refurbished white Canon SL1 w/18-55 & Gadget Bag & 1yr warranty for $350
In a galaxy very near here, as the Disney Star Wars hype builds up, the official Canon USA store is offering the manufacturer refurbished white Canon SL1 with 18-55mm IS STM along with a free Canon gadget bag for $350 with free shipping and a one year warranty. This is part of the refurbished Canon Gear Sale.
Optionally, if you purchase this (or any other refurbished Canon D-Rebel DSLR kit) with one of three eligible refurbished Canon Lenses, you can get a $20 off combined purchase discount. As of the time of writing, the three eligible refurbished EF lenses for this promotion are the 40mm f2.8 STM, the 55-250mm EF-S IS, and the 75-300mm III non-USM (but not the USM!). Eligible lenses mention this specifically (annotated screenshot crop right below):
64GB Lexar S73 JumpDrive USB 3.0 Flash Drive for $17 w/free s&h [limit 30]
You can (almost) never have too much storage or too many backups, so if you are fond of USB 3.0 flash drive storage, for a limited time, B&H Photo is offering the green 64GB Lexar S73 JumpDrive USB 3.0 Flash Drive for $17 with free shipping. Limit 30 per customer. If your order total is $49+ (eg three or more of this or any other combination of eligible items), you get the faster free expedited shipping.
Synology DiskStation DS215j 2-Bay Diskless NAS Server for $200 [Eunuch NAS]
And now we start the PM edition, with the Synology DiskStation DS215j 2-Bay Diskless NAS Server going for $200 with free shipping at B&H Photo and NewEgg Business (small volume discounts if buying multiple units) and Amazon by Amazon itself (ships 2-4 weeks).
NOTE: for the speed-readers out there, this is a Eunuch NAS, it is diskless. You provide the hard drives.
In-stock now: ASUS Desktop (i5 Skylake, 8GB, 1TB, Win10) for $430
If you are looking for a bang for the buck Windows 10 desktop computer, the ASUS M32CD is now in-stock and ready to ship for $430 with free shipping at Amazon by Amaozn itself, with a limit of five per customer. This has the all new Skylake Intel Core i5-6400 Quad-Core, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, DVD burner, HDMI and VGA, USB 3.1, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports, card reader, keyboard, mouse, etc.
NOTE: some of the reviews are from earlier models, and maybe from an i3 Skylake model ($355, pre-order).
Oct 11-17: Photo Paper Specials at Staples [Heads Up]
For the week of October 11-17 in 2015, per the weekly Staples ad (you can find it on their remodeled website), they will have a photo paper sale as follows:
- 50% off all Canon Photo Paper (limit 2)
- 50% off all Kodak Photo Paper
- the above Canon and Kodak are in-store only
- Buy 1 Get 1 Free on HP 4×5 photo paper and Advanced Photo Paper (limit 2; B1G1 good for same item only)
- clearance items excluded
- no coupons, no rebates, the sale will be factored in their cash registers
- they offer Price Match Guarantee but that would have to be better than the 50% off or B1G1
32GB Sony QDS32/T XQD S Series Memory Card for $100
The 32GB Sony QDS32/T XQD S Series Memory Card (yes, XQD is a real thing!) is currently on sale for a limited time for $100 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.
Oben AC-2361L Aluminum Tripod for $150
B&H Photo has another limited time sale, $150 with free expedited shipping gets you the Oben AC-2361L Aluminum Tripod.
Used Canon 1200mm f5.6L EF USM for $180,000
We recently brought back the “$5 Gadget” posts, so to balance things about, let’s also bring back the “Six-Figure Gadget” too! That’s right, $180,000 (one hundred eighty thousand) gets you the Canon Super Telephoto 1200mm f5.6L EF USM in “Used/Condition 9+” with free expedited shipping from B&H Photo.
PS: after this week’s Bieber Zoom scandal, perhaps paparazzi should not be allowed to buy it! 😉
Canon Cinema C100 for $3000 (AF upgrade for $3500)
Digital video killed the VHS star! I’m sure there was a popular song about it 😉 The Canon Cinema C100 camera sale has been extended at Adorama, you can get the C100 Cinema body only (EF) for $3000 and the one with the AF Upgrade for $3500. Please note these items are not returnable. If there any issues, you have to use the warranty.
(ENDED) Starts Friday 9am ET: Nikon D5200 with 18-55 & 55-200 non-VR Lightning Deal
This lightning deal expired…
Pre-order the new Roku 4 for $130
With a lot of video, audio and pictures apps, the Roku box is a digital media box convergence device. Or something like that. Anyway, the newly announced Roku 4 that supports 4K video is now available for pre-order for $130 at the Roku website with an October 21st release estimate. It has USB input (for your own media) and microSD (for extra box storage). It supports USB images (JPEG, PNG) up to 4K (UHD).
Photography-related apps available for the Roku box include Flickr, Shutterfly, Smugmug, Dropbox, KelbyOne (one year free with purchase of select Canon DSLRs), Plex, and Phanfare.
Refurbished 2TB Western Digital USB 3.0 Portable HDD w/6mo warranty for $75
The action moves on to Woot Sellout where their daily deal is the factory reconditioned 2TB Western Digital My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for $70 plus $5 flat shipping. Limit three per customer. They are available in four different color options if you are fond of color-coding storage. At the bottom of the description over there it says they come with a six month warranty from Western Digital. Offer ends on Friday at 1am ET or earlier if sold out.
In-stock now: Manfrotto 290 Xtra tripods (9 options)
For the early adopters of new tripods, the new Manfrotto 290 Xtra tripods are now in-stock and ready to ship at Adorama. There are nine options there, some are bundles. Prices range from $140 to $300.
16GB Toshiba FlashAir II Wireless SD Card for $20 + S&H
There’s Air Jordan and then there’s Flash Air. I can’t help you with the former, but Adorama is offering the new condition 16GB Toshiba FlashAir II Wireless SD Card, Class 10 memory card for $20 plus shipping. This is model PFW016U-1BCW.
Sony a7R II body + Manfrotto MKBFRA4LBH BeFree Tripod + Zoom Microphone + more for $3200
If you are interested in the Sony a7r II body-only, and you do not object to get a boatload of extra accessories, for $3200 with free shipping, Amazon has created a a7r II bundle that includes:
- Manfrotto MKBFRA4LBH BeFree Compact Aluminum Travel Tripod Blue
- Sony ECMGZ1M Gun / Zoom Microphone (Black)
- Sony 32GB Class 10 UHS-1/U3 SDHC up to 94MB/s Memory Card (SF32UX2/TQ)[NEWEST VERSION]
- Sony LCSBP2 3 way Style Flexible Carrying Case for Sony Alpha (Back)
- Sony PCKLM15 LCD Protector for DSC-RX1 (Black)
Simply add to cart and proceed to checkout. No coupons, no rebates. The price at checkout will be $3200 (plus whatever taxes are applicable).
DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ v2.0 Quadcopter with Gimbal-Stabilized for $680
The new condition DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ v2.0 Quadcopter with Gimbal-Stabilized is currently on sale for a limited time for $680 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.
Speaking of B&H Photo, they have the Nexus Player by ASUS streaming box for $50. It ships in 7-14 business days. Of interest since this is one of the Nexus devices that will be officially getting Android 6.0 from Google (list at the bottom of the post).
Panasonic GH3 body only for $600
If of all the ever-increasing number of M43rds cameras out there it is the Panasonic GH3 body only the one you want/need, it is currently going for $600 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo… Optionally you can submit a mail-in rebate to Panasonic and get a three year manufacturer warranty instead of the usual one year.
Speaking of M43rds, the previously mentioned Buydig promotion of the Olympus E-PL6 with 14-42 and 40-150 and $80 VISA gift card for $400 continues…
Two 5×7 ft Impact Collapsible Backgrounds for $54
B&H Photo is offering two Impact Collapsible Backgrounds (5 x 7′, in Chroma Blue and Chroma Green colors), along with a see-through carry bag for $54 with free expedited shipping. They average 4.6 out of 5 based on 67 customer reviews.
Impact Soft and Natural Single Socket 2 Light Creator Kit for $200
You can’t have photography without light, which brings us to a lighting-related offer. B&H Photo is offering the Impact Soft and Natural Single Socket 2 Light Creator Kit for $200 with free expedited shipping. This includes the Green Screen Creator Kit, 2x Fluorescent Fixtures, 2x Light Stands, 2x 20 x 20″ Softboxes and 2x 5,000K Fluorescent Lamps.
Sunpak 423PX2 3-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod with Compact Pistol Grip Head for $80
The Sunpak 423PX2 3-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod with Compact Pistol Grip Head is currently on sale for $80 with free shipping at B&H Photo where it averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 51 customer reviews and also at Amazon by Amazon itself where it averages 4.2 out of 5 based on 55 customer reviews.
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