Thursday: Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens for $149 (C/N/E/X/m43)

Party on Wayne! It’s lens day at the Halloween B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens for $149 in your choice of DSLR systems (Canon EF or Nikon F) and Mirrorless systems (Fuji X, Sony E, Micro Eight Sixths)
+ NOTE: some of other mounts shown at the aforelinked individual products remain at $199 and are not participating in the sale (Pentax K, Sony A, Canon EF-M)

+ SirUI N-2204X Carbon Fiber Tripod for $200

+ Bright Tangerine Misfit Atom 4 x 5.65″/4 x 4″ Ultra Lightweight 2-Stage Clip-On Matte Box for $249
+ despite the name, there’s no Vitamin C and no orange color 😉

+ Core SWX Powerbase EDGE Battery for Blackmagic Pocket Camera 4K & 6K for $179

Saturday: refurbished Canon 6D body only for $1100

If of all the Canon 35mm full frame DSLRs it is the refurbished Canon 6D body only the one you want, it is one of the Woot deals of the day for Saturday 9/21/19 going for $1100 with free shipping for Prime members [or $6 flat] with a 90-day Woot warranty with up to three per customer at the sale price… Meanwhile at “Computers” they have refurbished Dell 11.6″ 2-in-1 Chromebooks for $200 to $210…

And at the Best Buy dailies, they have among others:

+ Canon Pixma TS9520 wireless AiO printer for $150

+ Brother INKtastic (or something like that) MFC-J995DW XL [mayhaps they need to work on their model names?] wireless AiO printer for $220

+ 1TB Seagate mobile drive for Chromebooks for $44

Meanwhile at NewEgg, they are offering the new condition 128GB Team Elite microSDXC card (UHS-I, U3, V30, A1, 4K UHD, SD adapter, up to 90MB/sec, model TEAUSDX128GIV30A103) for $15 with free US shipping with up to three per customer at the sale price, sold and shipped by NewEgg itself.

Wedn: refurbished Canon 5DS body only for $1380

35mm Full frame options abound these days and you can easily find new condition FF DSLRs under $1000. If of all those options out there it is the Canon 5DS body only the one you want, it is available in refurbished condition with a 90-day Woot warranty as one of the Woot deals of the day. Up to ten units per customer. Sale ends on Wednesday 9/11/19 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out.

Sigma 60-600mm f4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports for $1759 [C/N]

IF someone hasn’t done this yet, there’s a business opportunity: create a photographer-specific workout so they can easily handle and carry some of those big ass lenses…

And on a totally unrelated note, the new condition Sigma 60-600mm f4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports is on sale for $1759 at B&H Photo in your choice of Canon, Nikon (D)SLR systems. B&H automatically includes the Sigma USB dock with the orders (as long as you see this mentioned as “Includes Free: 1 item ($59.00 value)”. Sale ends 9/30/19 or earlier if sold out.

Pre-order new Canon 90D APS-C DSLR starting at $1199

Canon is not just releasing a new APS-C mirrorless camera, they are also ushering out a new APS-C DSLR in their long line of ??D DSLRs using the new 32mp APS-C sensors. The new 90D is available for preorder in the following standard kits:

+ 90D body only for $1199
+ 90D with 18-55 for $1349
+ 90D with 18-135 for $1599
+ the wait is not long for this one, the release estimate is mid-September 2019
+ available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo and Adorama and eventually at Amazon

Labor Day sales at official Canon USA store (102 options)

For Canon fans, the official Canon USA online store is having their own Labor Day sale with 48 iLC options (both DSLRs and mirrorless) along with 44 Canon lenses (likewise) and ten Powershots and four camcorders too…

Some of the others include a “free gift” which in the cases I checked is a 32GB SD memory card…

Friday Lightning Deals: Jintu 420-800mm f8.3-16 (Canon), lots of Neewer gear, etc

Thunderbolt and lightning but the Camera & Photo lightning deals are not very frightening 😉 These are some potentially interesting offers running for the next 24 hours or so (as of the time of writing of this post):

+ starts 11:24am ET: JINTU 420-800mm f/ 8.3-F16 Lens for Canon
+ price before sale $99
+ it averages 4.2 out of 5 with 10 customer reviews and with nine answered questions

+ Neewer PRO i-TTL flash, 63-inch carbon fiber tripod, waterproof backpack, Lighting/Background mega kit, movie kit, macro ring light, charger with two batteries replacements for the Canon LP-E6, bi-color with U, reflectors, etc

+ LED panel, monocular, etc from various brands

+ Nixplay Seed 13.3-inch digiframe

+ action cams from Apeman et al

15% off select Canon Camera Gear with KEH Camera Coupon [ends Thursday at 11:59pm ET]

Canon fans, it’s time you reload your wallet canons! Good until Thursday August 8 in 2019, coupon code CAN8A gets you 15% off select Canon camera gear. You can test the coupon in the shopping cart without creating an account or logging in. Only the featured items are eligible for the coupon during this promotion… Remember that KEH includes a 180-day warranty on items that are in conditions better than AS-IS and “UG” (ugly)… Happy deal fishing 🙂

PS: poor us uglies, we don’t even get a warranty #UglyRights 😉

Monday: Sigma 70-200/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports (C/N) for $1199 [also: Benro, SmallHD, DLP]

It’s a Lens Day at the B&H Photo daily deals as fans of the Canon and Nikon DSLR systems have the option to purchase the new condition Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports lens for $1199 with free US shipping…

This and the other offers below expire on Monday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier for anything that may sell out ahead of time):

+ BenRo FIF28CIB2 Carbon Fiber Transfunctional iFoto Series 2 Tripod Kit for $199

+ SmallHD 1303 HDR 13″ Production Monitor for $2050

+ InFocus IN2136 4500-Lumen WXGA DLP Projector for $379

10% off refurbished Canon camera gear w/1-year warranty

And now FINALLY a deal that does not require a Prime membership! The official Canon USA Outlet store is offering 10% off instant savings on their refurbished Canon cameras and lenses and other assorted gear. The price you see is the price you pay, there’s no coupon to enter to get the discount. Other promotions may be running in parallel and may be stackable (eg free 2-day expedited shipping).

There have way too many items over there to list individually and live to tell about it 🙂

[DEAD?] Canon SL2 Body for $314, with 18-55 STM for $384 [ends 5:30pm ET] {Prime Deal}

UPDATE 9am eastern: it looks like this deal is over. It either sold out or ended. It didn’t have a ticking clock or percentage-claimed like most lightning deals do. It was one of those semi-daily type of deals that usually appear during the holidays and on special events like Prime Day. I will monitor the situation and post an update if it returns…

ORIGINAL POST
A Salt Lake Rebel? That’s what the Canon SL-series stands for? Anyway good until 5:30pm ET on Tuesday (or earlier if sold out) you can get the new condition Canon SL2 body only for $314 in the black color scheme, and in either the black or the white color scheme you can get the new condition Canon SL2 with 18-55 EF-S STM lens for $384…

These was an unannounced deal, as it is often the case when the Gold Box has name-brand and high-value type of products. Otherwise everyone will be sitting on their PC waiting and it will all be gone within 60 seconds 🙂

These too are part of the Prime Day deals. If you are not a Prime member and you must have it, you can always start a free 30-day Prime Trial and leave a note/alert in your calendar to cancel before the expiration. Although what Amazon is counting on is that you are gonna get hooked on the free 2-day delivery and the music and video streaming services and the ebook reading services and the million (seemingly) other Prime Benefits

NOTE that the SL2 is now the “previous generation” model. The Canon SL3 is the latest model which goes for $550 body only or $650 with the 18-55 lens. Almost twice the price.

Zhongyi Mitakon 85mm f1.2 MF for $649 (Canon, Sony E), $699 (Nikon F), $749 (Pentax K), $849 (Sony A), $899 (Fuji GF)

Do you like fast primes, and manual focus? If so, there is a sale on the Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f1.2 manual focus lens as follows:

+ at B&H Photo the Canon EF and Sony E go for $650, the Nikon F for $700, the Sony A for $800, and the Fuji GF for $850

+ at Adorama.com the Sony E and Canon EF go for $649, while the Nikon F goes for $700
+ the Pentax K and Sony A are special orders and go for $750 and $800 respectively
+ the Fuji GF (not X) goes for $849

+ if you prefer to shop through Amazon (eg the 5% cashback rewards), the above price are available by various sellers (including Adorama) through amazon.com

Sunday: Sigma 100-400/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemp (C/N) for $549, AquaTech, SpyPoint, Acorn, Etc

It’s a bird, it’s a lens! Among the Sunday quartet of B&H Photo daily deals, the headliner is a Shiguma zoom lens of the CaNiKon kind:

+ Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary for $549 in Canon EF or Nikon F

+ AquaTech AxisGO Water Housing for iPhone 7 or 8 (Seashell White) for $79

+ SpyPoint LINK-DARK Cellular Trail Camera (Verizon Data Plan) for $250

+ Acorn Masterkey 25 – USB MIDI Controller for $35

Saturday: Shiguma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemp [C/N] for $729 {also: $35 Vanguard, $45 Magnus, $50 iKan Onyx, Spider, Vortex]

It’s a lens! Yes, a lens is headlining the super-loaded Sunday B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for any that manages to sell out):

+ SIGMA 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens for $729 in either Canon or Nikon systems

+ Vanguard Sedona 34 DSLR Sling Bag for $25 in the blue color scheme
+ trip to Sedona NOT included

+ Magnus TR-13 Travel Tripod with Dual-Action Ball Head for $45

+ iKan Onyx 120 Bi-Color On-Camera LED Light for $50

+ SPIDER CAMERA HOLSTER SpiderPro Single Camera System for $79

+ Vortex 10×42 Fury HD Laser Rangefinder Binocular for $799

Monday: Tokina 11-16/2.8 DX-II PRO (C/N) for $329, Feiyu 3-Axis, 34″ LG, OnC Light

Hooray! A lens is headlining the Monday B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX-II 11-16mm f/2.8 for $329 in your choice of Canon or Nikon DSLR systems (the “DX II”)

+ FEIYU AK4000 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for $380

+ CORE SWX TorchLED Bolt 250W On-Camera Light for $150

+ LG 34CB99-W 34″ 21:9 UltraWide Curved IPS Monitor for $649
+ IPS, HDMI & DisplayPort Inputsm 3440 x 1440, 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, etc

Canon 50mm f1.4 USM International for $270

The new condition with USA warranty of the Canon 50mm f1.4 USM lens goes for $330 with free accessories at some Canon USA authorized dealers like Adorama, or if you want to venture into the used market, it starts at $238~ at B&H Photo and KEH Camera

But if you prefer new condition for less than the USA model, the international model is currently offered in new condition for $270 with free US shipping at Massdrop. There’s no mention of warranty in the listing. It will ship in mid-May 2019 from Massdrop. The offer runs for the next seven days [from posting date here]. Shipping outside the US hovers around $10 (varies depending on country/region/continent obviously)…

Mon: Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm f2 (ZE) for $749, Etc

Hooray, once again a lens is headlining the Monday daily deals at B&H Photo, it is the Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm f/2 ZE (Canon EF mount) going for $749 with free US shipping. Unfortunately for Nikon fans, the Nikon mount option is discontinued at B&H and obviously cannot be ordered or pre-ordered.

The other three offers:

+ Delkin Fat Gecko Triple Mount for $60
+ Samson G-Track Pro USB Microphone with Built-In Audio Interface for $70
+ Pelican 1920B MityLite LED Flashlight for $17

Meanwhile at Amazon Germany Gold Box they are offering Philips TVs and Acer Swift laptops among their daily offerings…

UPDATE: at Woot Computers their daily deal is a refurbished 11.6″ Lenovo Thinkpad 11e Chromebook (Celery N3160, 4GB RAM, 16GB on-board, card reader, bluetooth, HDMI, USB 3.0, etc) for $100 with a 90-day Woot warranty. Creepy Google and all, there’s something very relaxing when you own a laptop that does NOT ever need to use Windows Update 🙂

EU: Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 Di LD Macro for 90 euro [C] or 100 [N/A]

If you are a fan of unstabilized zoom lenses, the new condition Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro is on sale for 90 euro in the Canon DSLR system and for 100 euro in the Nikon system (motorized) or in the Sony-Minolta A mount… Limit up to two units per customer at the sale price… This is not a lightning deal, so expiration time unknown… The Pentax K is not available…

Mon: Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG ART HSM for $749 (C/N/A/P and E)

If lenses are kings, it’s the Return of the King at the Monday B&H Photo daily deals with a lens leading the way. It is the new condition Shiguma 35mm f1.4 DG ART HSM lens going for $749 with free shipping in five different systems. Yes, there are at least four young mirrorless-generation of photographers: Canon, Nikon, Sony A, and Pentax K. The lens is also available for Sony E… I don’t know if it’s foreshadowing or a bad omen, but the lens has …404 customer reviews as of the time of rating 🙂

There’s two more items in the B&H daily deals, the MeFoto GlobeTrotter (not from Harlem through) Air Travel Tripod going for $50 in your choice from five trendy/trending color schemes of the pastel-inspired kind. There’s also a TP-Link smart-something thing…

Of potential interest to EU shoppers in the Monday Amazon Germany Gold Box, it’s the Huawei P20 going for 399 euro, the P Smart+ [mayhaps they didn’t think of the giggle-inducing name in casual-speak english] for 219 euro, and the 10.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A (T585) tablet with LTE going for 190 euro…

Meanwhile at the Woot website there’s yet another MacBook sale, some HP Pavilion desktops, and an Android blast from the past with an unlocked Droid Turbo 2 smartphone…

Photoolex WFC-05 Wireless Flash Trigger set (Canon) for $9 after coupon [limited quantity]

As of the time of writing, according to the shopping cart, there are 18 units of these available… There is a $18 off clip-on coupon on the listing of this Photoolex WFC-05 1/8000s 2.4G Wireless Flash Trigger set for Canon cameras. The price of the item is $27~, so after you clip the clip-on coupon [you must be logged on to your Amazon account so it will add the coupon to your account for current or future use while the coupon is alive], the price drops to around $9. Not bad!

Here’s an annotated screenshot with all the interesting parts to pay attention to if you are not familiar with Amazon’s clip-on coupons…

Wedn: Tamron 150-600/5-6.3 Di VC [C/N] for $779 {also Dracast, Atomos, Surface} [updated]

One of the benefits of the Canon-Nikon systems is the abundance of third-party lenses from the Japanese trio (TamTokSig), offering more affordable alternatives to the “canon” system lenses. Which brings us to the Wednesday B&H Photo daily deals, headlined by the new condition Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens offered for $779 with free shipping in your choice of Canon or Nikon systems…

PS: this is certified to be a Tamron lens {that’s because I often confuse/mistype Tamron and Tokina ~ they share four of the six letters in their respective names}

Also participating in the deals du jour is the Dracast LED500 Pro Bi-Color LED Light with V-Mount Battery Plate for $199 and three bundles of the Atomos Shogun Inferno 7″ ranging from $995 to $1195…

UPDATE: speaking of daily deals, at Best Buy they are offering the new condition 12.3″ Microsoft Surface PRO (4GB RAM, 128GB SSD) with a keyboard included for $649 with free shipping or store pickup… There are enough Surface products now (and that’s before the foldables and the smartphone-type-things arrive) to warrant a visit to the Wikipedia page to sort them all out. We’ve already had six generations of the tablet, and two of each of the laptop and the “Book” and the Studio and three of the Surface Hub…

Canon Instant Savings until February 2nd (201 options)

The latest iteration of the Canon Instant Savings (manufacturer initiated discounts at authorized dealers) includes 160 Canon cameras (DSRLs, mirrorless, Powershots), along with 31 lenses and ten flashes. They are obviously too many to list here individually, but you can find them nicely organized over there at B&H Photo…

Tamron 70-210mm f4 Di VC USD with FREE Silk PRO II Tripod for $599 [C/N]

It’s Tammy time! No, not Tammy Wynette, but Tamron! Their new condition Tamron 70-210mm f4 DI VC USD DSLR lens is bundled with
the FREE Slik Pro II Tripod (with Ball Head & Case, gunmetal finish), all together going for $599 with free shipping at Adorama in your choice of Nikon system or Canon system.

No coupon, no rebate; just add to cart and proceed to checkout. During this promotion, the free Silk tripod is mentioned and included automatically by Adorama. If you don’t see the offer mentioned at the aforelinked pages, it means the promotion expired. Screenshot below if you are not familiar with the way Adorama does these type of offers…

Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM Macro for $269 [Canon only]

The Adorama Featured Holiday Deal of the day for Monday DEC-10-2018 is the new condition Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS in the Canon EOS system only, going for $269 with free shipping. Only this mount and this kit is on sale. The other options (eg with freebies) are not on sale. This is a limited time offer.

Last Call: Zeiss 25mm f2 T* Distagon for $799 [Canon EF]

Good until 11:59pm ET on Cyber Monday, B&H Photo is offering the Canon EF edition of the new condition ZEISS Distagon T* 25mm f/2.0 ZE Lens for $799 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards ($32 to be used in future B&H purchases). Only the Canon EF is thusly discounted…

With the same expiration time, for $899 you can get the new condition HP 14″ ZBook x2 G4 Multi-Touch 2-in-1 Mobile Workstation with ZBook x2 Pen. Specs i7-7500U Dual, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD, 14″ 3840 x 2160 UWVA IPS Touch, NVIDIA Quadro M620 Graphics Card (2GB), SD reader, Thunderbolt 3, W10 PRO, etc…

Sun: refurb Canon D-Rebel XS w/18-55 and Extras for $220

Good until Sunday 11:59pm ET, Woot is offering this refurbished Canon D-Rebel XS bundle for $220 with free shipping for Prime members, or flat shipping for everybody else. The bundle includes the DSLR with the 18-55 IS EF-S II lens, two converter lenses, 32GB SD card, camera bag, and lots of trinkety accessories.

Also part of the Woot daily deals is a refurbished Fire and Kindle sale which includes Fire tablets going from $25 to $60 [how tablet prices have fallen!], and a handful of e-book readers as well going from $23 [with or without Touchscreen) to $160 [6-inch Oasis with free 3G). Or the Voyage for $100 if you prefer tactile page-turns [in addition to the touchscreen].

Imported Canon 5D IV body only w/1-YR seller W for $1900

The Canon 5D Mark IV body only goes for $2800 with various freebies at authorized Canon dealers such as various at Amazon and Adorama and B&H Photo

… but if you are comfortable with imported/grey-market cameras, to the eBay Deals we go where the Deals All Year eBay store is offering the new condition imported/grey-market Canon 5D Mark IV body only for $1900 with free shipping with a 1-year seller warranty (from Deals All Year). Maximum of two cameras per eBay account at the sale price…

Canon D-Rebel T6 with 18-55 and 75-300 and Pixma PRO 100 for $299 after $350 MIR

This is a pretty good deal if you need its parts! For a limited time, Adorama is offering the Canon D-Rebel T6 two lens kit with Pixma PRO 100 bundle for $299 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card). That’s quite the bundle if you don’t object dealing with the mail-in rebate and the prepaid AMEX gift card. You get:

+ Canon D-Rebel T6 with 18-55 IS II and 75-300/4.5-6 III lenses
+ Pixma PRO 100 printer, and its trusty sidekick, the 50pk of 13×19″ photo paper.

Canon D-Rebel T6 w/18-55 and $105 Kohls Cash for $400 [or buy filler item for $15 more Kohls Cash]

This offer is primarily of interest to fans of the KOHLS department stores, or anyone who does not object to shopping there to spend the rewards. For this offer, you must be part of the KOHLS rewards program or be willing to join it. It is free to join.

The offer is this. For every $50 you purchase, you earn $15 in Kohls rewards. Despite the name “Kohl’s Cash” this is not real cash, but virtual money you can spend sort of like cash at Kohls stores. Thus if you are a regular shopper there, it’s a good deal.

Which brings us to the Canon D-Rebel T6 w/18-55 which sells for $399.99. As it is, it earns $105 in Kohls rewards. But if you add any filler item priced $0.01+, your total goes to $400+, thus you earn an additional $15 in Kohls rewards. Kohls sells a gazillion of things, including many small trinkets, so it shouldn’t be hard to find some little thing to add.

So for Kohls Rewards members, this is sort of like paying $280 for this DSLR kit ~ again, assuming you have no problem spending the Kohls rewards on things you want/need. Between rewards and coupons and special promotions, you can get some really good deals at Kohls – if you have the time/energy/interest to chase these things ~ the chances of which increase if you are reading this sentence!

PRO TIP: you can rinse and repeat this type of a promotion with any other camera of interest that is carried by Kohls. Kohls is no B&H, so selection is pretty limited, eg popular instant cameras, basic P&S, etc…

Canon 5D IV with 24-105/4L IS II and Pixma PRO 100 and BG-E20 Grip and Extras for $3449 after MIR and coupon

For a limited time, coupon code CAJYHRGXV gets you this Canon 5D Mark IV with 24-105mm bundle for $3449 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card) at Adorama. The bundle includes:

+ Canon 5D Mark IV with 24-105mm f4L IS II
+ Pixma PRO 100 printer with trusty sidekick 50pk photo paper
+ Canon BG-E20 battery grip
+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC
+ extra Canon battery
+ a vial with tears of Nikon [okay, this is NOT included!]

Speaking of Adorama, they have a variety of other Canon DSLR + Grip bundles and other Canon-related camera offers…

For more action, featuring most of the major photography brands, check the nicely organized Adorama Black Friday sale