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The Lytro Illum Light Field Digital Camera (the big one, not the dessert size Pez dispensers) is now going for $800 with free shipping by the Willoughby’s eBay Store. They have one two left in the listing and they have “Make Offer” enabled, so you can try to digitally-negotiate a lower price (the “Best Offer” feature is an official (lesser known) eBay feature).
Or you can get it for $845 with free expedited shipping from B&H Photo.
To the eBay Deals we go, where PayPal’s Digital Gifts has an e-doorbuster offer of sorts, Pay $75, Get $100 iTunes eGift Card by e-mail with a limit of four per customer. According to my detailed calculations, this is a 25% off discount, not the lowest ever, but certainly better than 20% or 15% or 0% 🙂 You also earn eBay Bucks on the purchase (if a member). This can be used to purchase digital content on iTunes. Of on-topic interest, they have various photography and camera apps, photography and camera e-books, camera guides, and such.
The action continues at the eBay Deals, where BuyDig’s eBay store (authorized dealers) are offering the new condition Canon D-Rebel T5i printer bundle with rebate. You pay $750 at checkout, receive the items, submit the mail-in rebate, and a few weeks later, if all is well, you receive a $350 prepaid American Express gift card by mail. For all that, you get:
This limited-time offer expired…
UPDATE (9/3/15 PM): the refurbished D3300 with 18-55 kit dropped from $350 to $330… The two lens kit remains at $400…
More eBay Deals action where BuyDig’s eBay store has two options in their manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3300 listing. The default option is the D3300 with 18-55 DX VR for $330 (was $350). But if you change the option in the pull down menu [see annotated screenshot below], you can get it as a two lens kit with the 55-200 DX VR added for $400. (the picture in the gallery shows this as the 55-200 DX VR lens).
Being creative (in the eyes of the unwashed masses) is sometimes all about image (of course it shouldn’t be, but that’s how the world works). So if you are lactose intolerant and can’t have that upside down extra foam half-calf unsweetened almond milk with dry soy foam latte (a drink only a true creative would get), the next best choice is to go hipster. Which brings us to…
… to the eBay Deals party we return where we find Buydig’s eBay store offering the new condition Fujifilm Instax 8 Color Instax Mini 8 Instant Camera for $59 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer, with five different color choices available.
Note: this is an instant film camera!
If you are looking for the good old Nikon Coolpix A big-sensor-prime, you can get it for $300 with free shipping in manufacturer refurbished condition with a 90 day Nikon USA warranty by Adorama on eBay and Adorama directly.
To the eBay Deals we go pro-dding where the official GoPro eBay store is offering manufacturer refurbished GoPro HERO3 White Edition Action Cameras for $145 with free shipping and a one year warranty. Limit five per buyer. Already over 3100 units got sold from this very listing.
UPDATE: in new condition this goes for $200 at B&H Photo.
Speaking of eBay, if you missed the Fire Phone fire sale at Amazon (gone there), but are still tempted, you can get it in new condition with One Year of Prime for $125 with free shipping by Quality Cellz on eBay (99.2%), with a limit of fifty per customer. Over 10,000 units got sold through this listing per the stats over there. Since a Prime membership is $100, you are effectively getting a 32GB unlocked GSM no-contract faux-Android smartphone with decent mid-rangey specs for just $25.
As of a 8/31/15 PM recheck, the price jumped up to the usual levels…
The new condition price of the Nikon 18-140mm f3.5-5.6G DX VR at authorized Nikon USA dealers of $500 is out of touch with reality – partly because this lens is bundled with select DSLR kits, and the prices want to nudge buyers towards the kits. Regardless, if you are comfortable with imported grey-market camera gear without a Nikon USA warranty…
… among the latest eBay Deals you can get the new condition grey-market imported Nikon 18-140mm f3.5-5.6G DX VR for $250 with free shipping with a limit of five per buyer from eBay seller “Peach Photo” (99.9%).
After our little “coffee lens break”, we are back at the eBay Deals with one more imported grey-market promotion, also from eBay seller “Get It Digital” (99.7%). They are offering both of the new new-condition imported grey-market Canon 5D S body only cameras on the same listing. The 5DS goes for $2700, while the 5DS R goes for $3350. You have to select under “Model”, below the listing title. Limit five per buyer. They do not come with a Canon USA warranty, but the eBay seller “Get It Digital” provides their own one year warranty to parallel the benefits.
The 5DS body only, at authorized Canon USA dealers, currently goes for $3700 with various freebies depending on each retailer, such Amazon (free Audio-Technica AT8024 camera-mount mic) or Adorama (2% rewards = $74~) or B&H Photo (2% rewards = $74~).
The 5DS R body only, at authorized Canon USA dealers, currently goes for $3900 with various freebies depending on each retailer, such Amazon (free Audio-Technica AT8024 camera-mount mic) or Adorama (2% rewards = $78~) or B&H Photo (2% rewards = $78~).
The products from the authorized dealers are eligible for the various Canon USA mail-in rebate promotions, while the imported items are not.
The grey market (imported cameras without manufacturer’s USA warranty) party continues at the eBay Deals, this time it is Get It Digital (99.7%) offering the new condition imported grey-market Sony Zeiss 55m f1.8 FE Sonnar T* lens for the E-mount offered for $740 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. It comes with a three year warranty from Get It Digital, not Sony USA. Over 500 units sold so far from this eBay listing.
The warranty is described in the eBay listing as:
At authorized USA dealers, in new condition, this lens goes for $900, at well-respected retailers such as Adorama (lots of free lens accessories) and B&H Photo and Amazonia.
PS: if you are having a bit of a deja vu, it’s because last week we also mentioned a different grey-market imported Sony-Zeiss lens, the Sony T* E 16-70 F4 ZA OSS lens (aka SEL1670Z) which went (and still goes) for $700, also from Get It Digital.
Back to the eBay Deals with another grey-market imported prime. This time it is the Nikon 50mm f1.8G SLR lens offered for $184 with free shipping by eBay seller “Peach Photo” (99.9%). Limit five per customer.
At authorized dealers, this lens goes for $220 with free lens accessories at places such as Beach Camera upon Amazon and Adorama and B&H Photo. The last two also offer 2% promotional rewards (= $4.xx)
To the eBay Deals we go with a rare occurrence, a prime lens under $100. It is new condition, but it is imported (grey market). However, a basic 50mm f1.8 prime lens is a much lower risk than $5000 tilt-shift walking-on-eggshells lens, so it’s up to you to enter your risk matrix and reach a decision.
Mumbling aside, this is a new condition imported grey-market Canon 50mm f1.8 II SLR lens offered for $90 with free shipping with a limit of five per buyer by eBay seller “Red Tag Camera” (99.9%). Over 2400 units have been sold so far from this listing.
At authorized dealers, this lens goes for $125, such as Amazon and B&H Photo where the imported goes for $110.
eBay has yet another bonus eBay Bucks promotion, check your emails or eBay inboxes to see if you are eligible. As usual you have to manually opt-in. The standard eBay Bucks are 2%, so 2X = 4%. This promotion gives you 2X (= 4%) promotional rewards on every individual item that is priced at $50 or higher. This works on as many eligible items as you purchase during this promotion period, with a maximum of $100 rewards per transaction and $500 rewards per customer during this promotional period. Offer ends at 3am ET on Saturday 8/29/15… A good place to start looking for deals (after you manually opt-in for the offer) are the eBay Daily Deals…
To the eBay Deals we go where we have a meta-deal of sorts: Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card via e-mail, sold by PayPal Digital Gifts. Limit one per customer. Over 10,000 sold so far. It may take up to 2-4 hours to arrive in some cases. As usual, this is a limited time offer of unknown expiration date.
And now some imported grey-market action at the eBay Deals… According to the listing subtitle there, this offer expires by 8/31/15… it is the new condition imported grey-market Nikon D810 body only offered for $2100 with free shipping by eBay seller “Get It Digital” with a limit of five per customer…
This comes with a 1yr warranty from the seller, not Nikon USA… The eBay listing says:
“Direct Import Item 1yr US Warranty via Seller
Warranty Provider: Trained Professionals at Authorized Repair Center”
In comparison, at authorized Nikon dealers, the D810 body only goes for $3000 with various free accessories included at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon.
We haven’t forgotten about the eBay Deals! Back there we go, where the Buydig eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7000 with 18-55mm non-VR for $450 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer… There are many Nikon DSLR options out there in this price range, so you have many choices to consider considering…
The action never stops at the eBay Deals where BuyDig’s eBay store (authorized Nikon dealer) is offering the new condition, in a choice of four different colors, and with a limit of five per customer Nikon J2 with 11-27.5mm for $170 with free shipping. That’s a 1-inch iLC with a lens for $170. Our 2005 selves would probably argue vehemently against such low prices (and new camera system) being realistic in the 2005 forums 😉
As of 8/23/15 re-check, this offer ended with 200 units sold… For more action, check the eBay Deals…
To the eBay Deals we return, where we learn that you don’t need to spend big bucks to get studio equipment, if you are willing to wait a few weeks. Hong Kong based retailer “sunsmile*2013” (98.5%) is offering the new condition 83cm (33 inch) Studio Flash Light Grained Black/Silver Umbrella for $4.92 with free shipping from Hong Kong (China). You can buy as many as you like. Keep in mind this will take a few weeks to arrive! More details on the product and shipping estimates over there.
More eBay action, this time of the imported grey-market variety, without a Nikon USA warranty but with a seller one year warranty. eBay seller Get It Digital (99.7%) is offering the new condition grey-market imported Nikon D4S body only for $4000 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. It does not come with a Nikon USA warranty instead the seller provides a one year warranty (parallel in features to the manufacturer warranty), with the “Item Specifics” on the eBay listing saying: “Trained Professionals at Authorized Repair Center”.
If you are not comfortable with imported grey-market items, you can get it manufacturer refurbished with a 90 day Nikon USA warranty for $5000 at Adorama.
The new condition price, at authorized Nikon dealers is $6000 with some offering free accessories, such as B&H Photo (32GB Extreme, extra battery, shutter release, shoulder bag) and Adorama (2% rewards and extra accessories or free Audio-Technica AT8024 camera-mount mic) or Amazon (64GB Lexar, camera bag). One benefit of buying new-condition from an authorized dealer is that you can take advantage of the Combined Purchase DSLR-Lenses promotions.
This offer ended with 400 units sold (but it returns every few days)…
One of the further-down-the-page eBay Deals is the new condition imported grey-market Sony T* E 16-70 F4 ZA OSS lens (aka SEL1670Z) offered for $700 with free shipping and a three year warranty from the seller GetItDigital (99.7%) with a limit of five per customer. This does not come with a Sony USA warranty. Offer ends by 8/24/15.
This lens goes for $900 at authorized Sony retailers such as B&H Photo (4% rewards = $36~) and Amazon and Adorama (six free accessories).
To the megapixel-storage front, where the eBay Deals have something for too (this is a tortured sentence, eject!). NewEgg’s eBay store is offering the new condition 5TB Seagate Backup Plus USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive, model STDT5000100, for $120 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. Nearly 5000 units got sold through this offer so far.
UPDATE: speaking of storage, Staples is offering the 2TB Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive with Mobile Device Backup for $80, with a limit of ten and your choice of three different color options (in case you are color-coding your backups). Amazon has not price-matched it but they got close, $84 for the red.
If you like to shop at Sears (many photo retailers sell on their website as third-party sellers), and you are willing to take a detour through eBay via the Gift Card Mall, one of the latest feeBay Daily Deals is this: Pay $85, Get $100 Sears Gift Card (physical plastic gift card delivered by mail), with a limit of two per customer. Over 7800 got sold so far from this listing. I had to use a calculator for this, I believe it is a 15% off discount 🙂
Back to the Flea Bottom Deals we go where the eBay store of Roberts Imaging (authorized dealer) is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D7100 with 18-55 and 55-300 lenses (Both VR) for $700 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon warranty. Limit one per customer. Over 2000 units sold so far from this listing.
If you are comfortable with imported grey-market cameras without the “blessings” of the USA instantiation of the manufacturer, among the latest Flea Bottom Deals, the eBay store of Red Tag Camera (99.9%) is offering the new condition imported grey-market without Nikon-USA warranty Nikon D750 body only for $1400 with free shipping with a limit of five per buyer.
The new condition price at authorized Nikon dealers at the moment is $2000 with a variety of free accessories at well-known retailers such as B&H Photo (free 12-month Creative Cloud Photography Plan (download card)) or free accessories) and Adorama and Amazonia. At B&H and Ado, you also earn 2% promotional rewards (= $40~)
PS: one of the potential benefits of buying from an authorized Nikon dealer is that you are eligible to participate in the combined purchase discounts – that’s if you also want to buy one or more lenses at the same time as the DSLR.
The action never stops at the eBay Deals where Secondipity (97.8%) is offering the manufacturer refurbished Sony a6000 two lens kit (18-55, 55-210) for $620 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer.
Back to the eBay Deals where as of the time of writing the featured deal of the day is the new condition imported grey-market Canon 5DS R body only offered for $3500 with free shipping and a one year warranty from the seller GetItDigital (99.7%). The warranty is not from Canon USA. Limit 5 per customer.
At authorized Canon dealers, this goes for $3900, currently in-stock at Adorama (with 2% rewards = $78~) and by third-party sellers at Amazon. Same price at B&H Photo but it is not in-stock there as of the time of writing.
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