Camera Deals

Sigma DP1 returns to $400

The Sigma DP1 has been discounted again, it has returned to the $400 price at Amazon, sold and shipped by Amazon herself. The DP2 currently goes for around $630 while the DP1s is on pre-order for $600.

Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG SLD macro (Nikon, motorized) for $159

If you are looking for an affordable zoom for your Nikon (D)SLRs, the Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG, with the built-in motor, for the Nikon mount, is offered by Amazon herself and 3rd-parties for $159 with free shipping and handling. And if you were 50-50 on this, you also get 55 free prints from Shutterfly. Probably still 50-50 ;-)

This is a 35mmFF lens and DG (optimized for digital).

(SOLD OUT) Sigma DP1 shipping for $400

If you are curious about Foveon and what to see what the fuss is all about without committing a large amount of money to it, you may be interested to know that the Sigma DP1 has dropped in price right now, you can get it for $400 with free shipping sold and shipped by Amazon herself, not third-party sellers.

Please also note that Sigma has announced a replacement model a few weeks ago, the Sigma DP1s, which will arrive on "Shiguma time".

For more on the DP1, be sure to check its list of reviews at the Compact Reviews Organizer.

Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG APO (Nikon, motorized) for $209

If you are looking for an affordable zoom for the Nikon mount, who can also autofocus with the below-D90 Nikon DSLRs, then for around $209, with free shipping, you can get the Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG APO, for the Nikon mount, with the motor. This is a 35mmFF lens, so you can use it on SLRs and DSLRs alike. When mounted on APS-C/DX dSLRs, you will get the "equivalent" of roughly 100-450mm.

Sigma 18-250mm DC OS HSM (for Sony and Canon) drops to $483

If you have Canon EOS or Sony/Minolta DSLRs, the Sigma 18-250mm DC OS HSM lens has dropped to $483, sold and shipped by Amazon.com itself, not third-party sellers. The price drop is for the:

+ Canon mount
+ Sony Alpha mount

The Nikon, Pentax and Sigma versions remain at $520+

Feed your motorized LBA for $158: Sigma 70-300 DG (Nikon)

If you have Nikon mount DSLRs, especially ones that expect the lens to focus on its own, then you may be interested in the Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 DG offered in the Nikon motorized mount for $158 with free shipping and handling by Amazon.com herself. This is obviously not the just-announced lens with OS which goes for a whooping $500! You can get three of these non-OS lenses, and still have money left for a tripod for $500 :-)

Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 DG APO (Nikon, motorized) for $204

If you don't want to wait for the $500 OS version, Sigma is offering their 70-300mm f4-5.6 APO (motorized) lens for the Nikon mount for $204 with free shipping, sold and shipped by Amazon herself. This is a full-frame lens so you can use it on both your film and digital SLRs. Obviously on the DX dSLRs, you have to do the 1.5X equivalency math (105-450mm-eq).

Please note this lens does not have image stabilization!

Sigma DP2 drops to $632

It's not much, but it is a discount! The Sigma DP2 has now dropped from the starting price of $650 to $632 at Amazon, sold and shipped by Amazon itself at this price.

You can read more about the camera by check the DP2 mini-blog and also check out its reviews at the Review Organizer.

(SOLD OUT) Sigma 8mm fisheye (Canon) for $840

If you are looking for some fisheye, NewEgg.com is offering the Sigma 8mm fish-eye for Canon for $840 plus shipping. The price of this lens at the Big Three is currently $900.

Best of the current camera deals (hide your wallet!)

During times when there are some good deals that hang around longer than just a few hours, we post a "best of" to make sure you don't miss any of the deals because they have fallen off to the second or third page of this blog. So here we go, the best deals right now:

+ Panasonic G1 BLUE + Panasonic 45-200mm lens = $640 + $305 - $250 = $695 (both must be sold and shipped by Amazon.com, not 3rd parties)

+ Sigma DP1 for $399 sold and shipped by Amazon; up $15 from the lowest price of a few days ago

+ black Panasonic LZ8 for $99, sold by Beach Camera on Amazon

SOLD OUT
+ [SOLD OUT!] Refurbished Nikon D60 with the 18-135mm DX lens for $430 with free shipping from J&R World (one per customer!)

Sigma DP1 still going at $384

The Amazon price of $384 is still good for the Sigma DP1, sold and shipped by Amazon itself, not by the various third-party sellers that do business there. This price is $265 less than the price of the newly released DP2.

For more on the Sigma DP1, be sure to check its list of reviews.

Sigma DP1 drops to $384 (with free shipping)

We have a nice Foveon-temptation deal for you! For $384 with free shipping you can get the Sigma DP1 sold and shipped by Amazon! This is sold by Amazon itself, not by 3rd-party sellers!

For more on the DP1, be sure to check its list of reviews.