Camera Deals

Sony A300 w/18-70mm DT ships for $500 (updated)

If you happen to be interested in the Sony Alpha A300 [reviews], you can get it now for $500 with free shipping at J&R World (add to cart to see price!). The kit is also available by J&R World on Amazon.

This is a limited-quantity while-supplies-last listing, so do not sleep on it if you are interested in this particular model. But if you miss it, fear not, Sony has a total of eight other DSLR models under $1000!

Speaking of older Alpha DSLRs, you can get the Sony Alpha A700 for $810 at Amazon by third-party sellers as follows:
+ A700 + 18-70mm for $810 by third-party seller "6ave"
+ A700 body only for $800 by "6ave" and $810 by "Willoughby's".

As usual with third-party sellers (or any sellers you are not familiar with), be sure to investigate them thoroughly if you are not familiar with them. This blog is a notification service, we are not a personal shopping service. You are responsible for making your own decisions!

Sony Vaio VGN-NW240F silver for $680

If you are looking for a versatile Sony Vaio laptop, for $680 with free shipping you can get the Sony VAIO VGN-NW240F/S from Tigerdirect-on-eBay. This is new in box. As usual with deals of the day, it could last from a few hours to a few days. In comparison, the best of this laptop at Amazon is $700 by Amazon herself.

This has a T6600 dual-core processor (compare), with 4gb memory, 320gb disk, 64-bit Windows 7, up to four hours of battery. Please note this has the Intel GMA 4500MHD, not a dedicated graphics card. It can support up to 2048x1536 (VGA output) and 1920x1080 (HDMI output) in external monitors.

Sony Alpha instant rebates (A230, A330, A380 and lenses)

Amazon has a limited time instant-rebate promotion on select Sony Alpha gear. If you buy one of the Alpha DSLR kits, together with one of these three lenses, $130 will be deducted automatically from the total of your order when you reach the Amazon Checkout page. There is nothing to mail!

Please note that all items must be sold and shipped by Amazon.com itself! There is also a promotion that gets $30 off with purchase of a battery or flash (specific models).

The promotion ends on Saturday November 21st. To summarize, here are the items available in this promotion:

DSLR Kits
+ A230 standard kit or two-lens kit ($500, $600)
+ A330 body-only, standard kit or two-lens kit ($600, $600, $700)
+ A380 standard kit or two-lens kit ($800, $900)

Lenses ($130 off)
+ Sony 55-200mm f4-5.6 SAM DT
+ Sony 75-300mm f4.5-5.6
+ Sony 55-200mm f4-5.6 DT

Accessories ($30 off)
+ Sony HLVF20AM TTL flash ($129)
+ Sony NPFH50 battery ($39)

Strategy session
Be sure to make sure that all the items you buy for the purpose of the instant rebate promotion are sold and shipped by Amazon.com itself, not by any of the many third-party sellers that do business at Amazon. This is crucial, because the instant rebates only work if you buy from Amazon itself.

If you don't see the instant rebate in your Amazon Checkout page, it means that either you picked the wrong item/seller or the promotion ended. Do not place the order and hope that the instant rebate magically appears later. You MUST see it in your Amazon Checkout page BEFORE you place an order!

The DSLR prices are round and very inorganic because Sony forces their authorized deals to march in order, and does not allow the invisible hand of the market to adjust prices. This is why you don't see as many Sony Alpha deals on this blog because most retailers have the same prices.

J&R World weekend (Sony W180 for $120, etc)

Today (Sunday) is the last day for the J&R World weekend specials. Over 80 items are available including:

Digital Photography
+ Sony Cybershot W180 (silver, red, or black (Amazon for $117)) for $120 with free shipping
+ Sunpak SF-070-32010UH 7" Digital Photo Frame w/Motion Detection for $35 w/free S&H
+ Sunpak SF13042401 13" digital picture frame for $100 w/free S&H

Consumer Electronics
+ Toshiba SD-4200 DVD player for $35 with free shipping
+ Coby TF-TV3217 32" Widescreen LCD for $350 with free shipping
+ Sylvania SRT702a 7" Portable LCD TV for $79 with free ship (NTSC/ATSC tuner)
+ 10.1" refurbished HP Mini 1030NR netbook shipped for $250
+ Gateway LX6810-01 Desktop PC (8gb RAM, quad-core, 640GB, 64-bit Vista, TV tuner) for $570 w/free S&H

To see them all, be sure to check all five pages of the deals page or filter them out by category on the top-left side of their page.

Amazon tries new way of showing DSLR Kits (eg Alpha A700 for $750/$800)

We are using an example of the Sony Alpha A700 to showcase Amazon's new experiment in showing DSLR kits. From what we have seen, this is only shown on Chrome and Safari browsers. The other browsers (Firefox, Opera, IE) show this as usual.

The price is the same regardless of the browser. We are using the Alpha A700 as an example to make this a double-duty update. The body-only is $750 and the kit with 18-70mm DT is $800, both offered by third-party seller "6ave" on Amazon.

For more on the Alpha A700, be sure to check its list of reviews at the DSLR Review Organizer.

Below we have a screengrab crop of the Amazon product page. The three available kits are shown (horizontally) as three tabs on the same line. Clicking on each kit refreshes the middle of the Amazon product page without reloading the whole page. The picture below is a screenshot, click through it to get to the Amazon page.

Free shipping on SonyStyle for November

For the whole month of November, you can Free ground shipping on all Sony Style orders. The promotion is good from November 1st until the 30th. Be sure to bookmark this post if you need to revisit later in the month.

Now shipping: Sony 30mm f2.8 DT ships for $200

Nikon's own 35mm f2.8 f1.8 DX is not the only "digital prime" generating excitement at $200. Sony-Alpha has its own, the 30mm f2.8 DT lens, which goes for $200, and the good news is that it is now shipping from B&H Photo with free S&H included!

The lens is also available from other retailers including Amazon and its third-party sellers, OneCall, et al.

Speaking of OneCall and Sony, today's (Thursday) deal of the day is the Sony XDR-F1HD, an HD Radio Tuner, going for $87 with free ground shipping.

SonyStyle specials: 15% off Cybershots, real gifts with Windows 7, laptop clearance

There is a new wave of specials at SonyStyle for Sony fans! We start with a 15% off coupon discount for Sony Cybershot digital cameras. Use coupon code SONYCAMERASAVE15X during checkout ot get the discount. This coupon expires on October 31st, so don't sleep on it! Please note that this is only good for Cybershot models, not Alpha DSLRs, lenses and other SLR gear.

Next up, if you are thinking of buying a Sony Windows 7 laptop, Sony has created a hot bundle with the purchase of Sony VGNFW550F/B Windows 7 laptop. This promotion is good through October 31. There is no coupon code to enter. The seven extras include a $50 mail-in rebate, a Sony-branded messenger bag (VGPAMB10), a Bluetooth wireless mouse (VGPBMS5P), a BluRay movie (choice of 3), 100 free music tracks, free engraving and free shipping. The total price is $1080 plus any applicable taxes and other fees (eg environmental waste fee on LCDs if applicable in your state).

Continuing with computers, they has the Fall Clearance sale on notebooks - you can choose a pre-configured notebook or build your own for less. This promotion ends on November 7.

Sony H20 drops to $230

If you are a Sony fan (or can stomach a MemoryStick dish), then for $230 with free shipping and handling you can get Sony's compact-fun-zoom, the Cybershot H20, sold and shipped by Amazon herself. Free shipping and coupon for 55 free prints from Shutterfly are included.

Please keep in mind that prices and availability on this blog are as of the time of writing, and we do not have magic powers to update them as they change in the future :)

For more on the camera, here are some reviews after the jump:

Sony W290 (black) drops to $176

It looks like Sony won't take no for an answer as they keep dropping the price of the black Cybershot W290. Right now you can get it for $176 with free standard shipping (3-5 days, faster than usual SuperSaver shipping) sold and shipping by Amazon itself. You also get 55 free prints.

This camera has a 5x lens that starts at 28mm equivalent, with a 12mp 1/2.3x" sensor, but it takes Memorysticks.

You can learn more about the camera by googling W290 reviews!

Sony Alpha A300K/N (gold) for $500

You can get the Sony A300K/N (gold finish) DSLR for $500 with free shipping and handling at Amazon. The A300 is part of the previous trio of Sony DSLRs (A200, A300, A350), not to be confused with the 2009 trio (A230, A330, A380). It has the more modest 10mp sensor, which considering the Sony CCDs in those cameras, is a good thing in our opinion :)

This is new-in-box! A refurbished version of this camera has sold out for $450 at Sony Stylez.

For more on this camera, be sure to check its list of reviews at the DSLR Review Organizer.

Black Sony W290 ships for $195

If you are a fan of the MemoryStick and LiIon batteries and wide-angle, for $195 with free shipping and handling you can get the black Sony Cybershot W290 sold and shipped by Amazon herself! This price is only for the black model, the other colors cost $5 to $10 more.

You can check some of the published reviews of the camera after the jump: