This daily deal expired…
Amazon Prime members: FREE Unlimited Photo Storage [updated]
UPDATE (11/8/14): One of our readers pointed out in the comments that one of the Cloud Drive pages makes it sound like you only get unlimited photos only for photos taken with a Fire Phone or Fire Tablet. However, that looks like they messed up the wording – it looks like a failed attempt to market the Fire devices. Judging by multiple responses to Twitter questions by the official Cloud Drive Twitter account, it suggests that the offer is unlimited regardless of devices. For example, in the tweet below, one person asked them if 1.8TB (terabytes) was okay and they said yes as long as they are a Prime member…
@mbateswa You can upload all 1.8 TB of photos as the benefit is unlimited photos, and we accept individual files of up to 2 GB.
— Amazon Cloud Drive (@AmznCloudDrive) November 5, 2014
One thing to note is that the offer is only for photos, not videos.
Another thing of note, if you are using uncommon file formats, their system may not recognize them as pictures and instead count them against the cloud quota. If so, contact their customer service and they should be able to fix it since they don’t have a restriction against RAW files philosophically.
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If you are an Amazon Prime member, or if you are on the bubble as to whether to sign up or renew the membership, Amazon just revealed another Prime member benefit. Unlimited photo storage with Amazon Cloud Drive Photos.
They are multiple ways you can load up your Cloud Drive with photos: it has a Google Play Android app (Android 2.3.3 or later), an iTunes iOS app (iOS 7 or later), and Amazon Android-ish app store and Desktop PC apps (the pages for those try to automatically start a download so I’m not putting them here because that’s rude).
I haven’t read the full terms and conditions, so I don’t know how “unlimited” unlimited is. There are physical limits, although I guess there are also physical limits on how much and how fast one can upload as well 🙂
(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals (Mon): Sony NEX-5TL w/16-50, ePhoto, Naneu, etc
These limited time offers expired… Check back on Fridays and Mondays (or any days that end in “y” for that matter) for potential new offers from the Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump…
GoPro Protective Lens and Covers for $15.50 (limit 3)
The official GoPro Protective Lens and Covers is currently on sale for $15.50 as a set at Amazon by Amazon herself with a limit of three sets per shopping cart. It averages 4.4 out of 5 based on 194 customer reviews over there… GoPro has slowly but steadily built up an ecosystem of accessories…
SanDisk Extreme U3 UHS-I C10 SDHC sale: 64GB for $42, 32GB for $25
If you are a fan of the yellow SanDisk Extreme U3 UHS-I Class 10 SDHC memory cards, there is a sale at Amazon by Amazon herself – the 64GB version goes for $42 while the 32GB version goes for $25 and the 16GB version goes for $16. You can buy as many as you like. This is not part of the lightning deals.
On the microSD front, a variety of Kingston cards are on sale, with the 32GB C10 microSD with fullsize SD adapter for $15, the 16GB for $8 and the 8GB for $5 (the 8GB is part of the Add-On program).
In other storage-related promotions:
+ Samsung EVO Waterproof SDHC cards (various)
+ PNY USB flash drives of various sizes
Rokinon HD8M-C 8mm f3.5 HD Fisheye (Canon) for $233
The Canon DSLR version of the Rokinon HD8M-C 8mm f3.5 HD Fisheye lens with Removeable Hood is currently on sale for $233 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon herself (limit 2) and by Adorama on eBay.
(ENDED) Ends Mon 3am ET: Manfrotto 055XPROB Pro Tripod for $110
This limited time offer ended… Ending at 3am eastern on Monday 11/3/14, you can get the Manfrotto 055XPROB Pro Tripod Legs (Black) for $110 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon herself with a limit of three per customer.
Vivitar 13mm f2.8 (Pentax) for $200
The Vivitar 13mm f2.8 prime lens for the Pentax K-Mount only, model VIV-13MM-P, is on sale for $200 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit 2) and at B&H Photo… The other mounts go for more…
(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals (Fri): Polaroid Action Camera
These limited time offers expired… Check back on Fridays and Mondays (or any days that end in “y” for that matter) for potential new offers from the Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump…
Adobe Photoshop Elements 13 for $89
For the early adopters of new Adobe software, the Photoshop Elements 13 (boxed software or digital download for either PC or Mac) is currently going for $89 with free shipping (or free download) at Amazon by Amazon herself.
Sony a3000 w/18-55 for $300 (or add 55-210 for +$150)
The Sony a3000 with 18-55mm is currently on sale for $300 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon herself with a limit of two per shopping cart during this sale…
Optionally, it is part of the Combined Purchase Discounts. The a3000 is only eligible for one lens, the 55-210 and the $200 off combined purchase discount happens automatically when you add both the a3000 kit and the 55-210 to your shopping cart. Here’s an annotated screenshot crop of the top right corner of the Amazon checkout page with the a3000 w/18-55 and the 55-210 added to the shopping cart:
Note: the other E-mount cameras participating in this promotion (NEX-5T, a5000, a5100, a6000) get smaller discounts on the 55-210 and require promo codes.
Joby JM3-01WW GripTight GorillaPod Stand for under $17
Of potential interest to smartphone photographers, the Joby JM3-01WW GripTight GorillaPod Stand is currently on sale for under $17 at Amazon with a limit of three per customer. They average 4.5 out of 5 based on 321 customer reviews. If you are curious about this critter, it has 75 questions answered.
(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals (Mon): Vanguard, NiX, Naneu, Ape, ePhoto, etc
These limited time offers expired… Check back on Fridays and Mondays (or any days that end in “y” for that matter) for potential new offers from the Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump…
(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals (Fri): X-Rite, ePhoto, Lowepro, Nanuk, Naneu, Ape, etc
These limited time offers expired… Check back on Fridays and Mondays (or any days that end in “y” for that matter) for potential new offers from the Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump…
(ENDED) Software Lightning Deals (Wedn): Corel PSP Pro X6 & Pinnacle Studio 17 Plus
These two lightning deals ended. For the record, the PSP Pro X6 was offered for $25 with 93% claimed while the Pinnacle was offered for $35 with 80% claimed… If you missed them, fear not, these are regular lightning deal visitors, so they will likely return at some point in the future…
Nikon D750 with 24-120mm f4 VR drops to $3000
On the new full frame front, the Nikon D750 with the 24-120mm f4G VR lens bundle is now down to $3000 at various authorized Nikon dealers including B&H Photo and Amazon by Amazon itself (limit two).
GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition for $344 to $350
The GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition action camera (previous generation) is now going for $344 with free shipping by AltaTac on eBay and $350 with free shipping by Amazon herself.
(ENDED) Camera Bag Lightning Deals (Tue): Ape, Lowepro, Naneu, etc
These limited time offers expired… Check back on Fridays and Mondays (or any days that end in “y” for that matter) for potential new offers from the Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump…
(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals (Mon): Sony AS30V action camera, Vanguard, etc
These limited time offers expired… Check back on Fridays and Mondays (or any days that end in “y” for that matter) for potential new offers from the Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump…
(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals (Fri): ePhoto, Vanguard, Lowepro, GoScope, Formatt-Hitech, etc
These limited time offers expired… Check back on Fridays and Mondays (or any days that end in “y” for that matter) for potential new offers from the Amazon Gold Box Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump…
(ENDED) Starts 4pm / 4:30pm ET: Jumbl High-Resolution 22MP Scanner/Digitizer
These limited time offers expired… For potential new offers, check the Gold Box Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump…
(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals (Tue): Samsung NX30, NX3000, Sony NEX-6 again (?)
This bonus round of Amazon Camera and Photo Lightning Deals ended. The deals were worthy of their name this time! The NEX-6 w/16-50mm finally went live and it was at an even better price, $425! It was 97% claimed. So it turned out to be a good idea to wait for the Lightning Deal to finally materialize (in retrospect, it’s easy to say that).
The Samsung NX30 w/18-35 (so easy to mistype 18-55) went for $680 and was 100% claimed, while the NX3000 w/16-50mm went for $425 and was 53% claimed. Wouldn’t it be nice if every lightning deal round was filled with cameras like that? :)… Expired offers after the jump for the deal historians…
New twist: Prime Members get 30 minute Early Access to some (but not all) Amazon Lightning Deals
Amazon revealed a new twist today, a new feature for Prime members. For some of the items in the traditional Gold Box Lightning Deals, Amazon Prime members will get access to them 30 minutes before the general population does. It’s easier to explain with an example, look at the annotated screenshot crop of the Ape camera case below (click on the picture or open in new tab/window to see it at full size)…
As you can see, the Ape case has the “Prime Early Access Deal” line. Only Lightning Deals that show this line are going to be available to Prime members for 30 minutes early. All the other items will go live at the same time for everybody. Here is an annotated screenshot example below of Upcoming Lightning Deals, some are Prime Early Access, some are not (click on the picture or open in new tab/window to see it at full size)…
Sony NEX-6L/B (w/16-50) for $500 now (limit 2) [update: got removed from Lightning Deals]
UPDATE (Monday at 10:23am ET): it looks like the oomans at Amazon intervened and the NEX-6 with 16-50mm was removed from the Lightning Deals, perhaps because the current price would be same or better than what the lightning deal would have been. So no more indecision, the Sony NEX-6L/B kit (NEX-6 with 16-50mm) is on sale for $500 with free shipping, with a limit of two per shopping cart at Amazon by Amazon herself. This may be a price-match of someone else’s sale promotion…
No longer: Which further complicates things for people who are trying to decide, because starting at 10am eastern on Monday, this kit is going to be an Amazon Camera & Photo Lightning Deal. I have no idea what the lightning deal price is going to be, or how many they will have. So while we typically have a “Strategery” section, in this case, we have a “I have no idea what to say” section 🙂
(ENDED) Camera & Photo Lightning Deals (Mon): ePhoto, Ape, Tenba, Polaroid, etc
This round ended. Check back on Mondays and Fridays for more semi-unpredictable Amazon Camera and Photo Lightning Deals… Expired items after the jump
Pentax Q black body only for $116
If you already have Pentax Q system lenses and you need another camera body, the black Pentax Q body is offered for $110 plus $6 flat shipping by Digital Media Source via Amazon. This ships from Digital Media Source, so no free Prime shipping.
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