Sony a7 III body for $1498 with $50 MIR and FREEBIES

AND now lettuce take a look at the world of Sony E-system full frame cameras with the a7 III body only offered for $1498 as body only and $1698 with the 28-70mm at authorized Sony dealers.

Then there’s the optional $50 mail-in rebate for registering the camera with Sony. You can upload the barcodes and receipt but the $50 will be mailed to you in 6-8 weeks as a physical prepaid VISA card. Thus the “mail-in” part. Good luck 🙂 This promotion covers a lot of Sony gear, $50 per item.

At B&H Photo the FREEbies are a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC, a Watson battery and a Lowepro Nova bag.

MEANwhile at Adorama, you have four different options of bundles. One of them comes with the Flashpoint R2 TTL on-camera flash, BUT if you want to fill up your basement with camera accessories, the aforelinked “Premium Kit” has 13 (!) FREEbies including a 64GB Extreme SDXC, camera bag, Tripod, charger stuff, remote shutter releases, Corel software, and more!

Canon R5 Body with FREEbie Options for $2999 [R5 C for $3399]

Canon mirrorless time now of the full frame kind! The Canon R5 Body only is offered for $2999 while the kit with the Canon RF 24-105mm f4L IS USM goes for $4099. But the retailers below are also bundling it with FREEbies:

+ at B&H Photo you get a 2TB Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD V2

+ at Adorama you have analysis-paralysis of FOUR different FREEbie bundle options: one of them includes their house brands Flashpoint Monolight, another includes Capture ONE, another includes a Tripod, and another includes a CFexpress card

MEANwhile the Canon R5 C body only goes for $3399, while the “with 24-105” kit goes for a similar +$1100. B&H doesn’t have any FREEbies on these, but you have FIVE different OPTIONS of bundles at Adorama!!!

Panasonic S5 with 20-60 and 85mm for $1700 [NEW] [PD]

It looks like when I saw it yesterday, it was having the old price, but today the new condition Panasonic S5 two lens kit with the 20-60mm and 85mm lenses is on sale for $1700 by Amazon itself, as part of the Prime Dayz of October 2023 sale!

IF you are not a Prime member and this looks like a good deal to you, you can start a 30-DAY FREE TRIAL and grab it!

In-Stock Alert: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome Matte Black

According to the Ricoh Imaging online store, the Pentax K-3 III Monochrome Matte Black body only kit is in-stock and ready to ship for $2300. I cannot verify this (meaning, I can’t buy it just to see its shipping status).

Per Ricoh, the Matte Black Edition features a sleek black finish (and $100 more) 🙂

Speaking of in-stock alerts, the Tenderloin Steak sandwich is back in-stock at The Habit Burger Grill 😉

Preorder the new irresistible Nikon Zf for $2000

Trigger warning: if you like sexy old-school style digital cameras, stop reading this as you may fall into a $2000 temptation 😉

Available for pre-ordering right now is the new Nikon Z f (Zf is a less goofy spelling in my opinion) mirrorless camera that wants to empty all your wallets! It is available for pre-ordering for $2000 as body only, or $2600 with the 24-70mm f4 lens or $2237 with the 40mm f2 lens.

Yes, slowly but steadily Nikon wants you to re-buy everything twice, in FX and DX, but in mirrorless this time 🙂

Pre-orders are accepted right now at B&H Photo and Adorama where you can optionally add the Nikon FTZ II adapter for +$150 as a bundle option.

Already plenty of reviewalia on the interwebs and also on the YouTube. YouTube-embedding below Kai W’s take. Let’s get him to 1 million subscribers! Trigger warning for US audiences, he says “Nikkkkon” and Zed 😉

In-Stock Alert: Nikon Z8 starting at $4000

IF the Nikon Z8 is the mirror-nyet full-frame camera the one you want, you are in luck because it is now in-stock and ready to ship at Adorama and by various thru Amazon and at B&H Photo.

Some of the third-party accessories (SmallRig cages, 3Legged bracket, Ikelite underwater) are still in pre-order status.

The body only goes for $4000, the FTZ adapter can be added for +$150 to any kit, while the “take pictures with” kit with the 24-120mm f4 lens goes for $4900. Sadly there’s no 18-55 kit lens option ~ yes, you can be that ironic hipster photographer who carries a $4000 full-frame camera with a $100 18-55 DX non-VR lens attached to it 🙂

Optionally you can click on the “Build a Bundle” buttons at Ado and B&H for “combined purchase discounts” with other lenses and such.

B&H handily beats Prime Day offer on Sony A7 III w/two solid freebies: ThinkTank and 64GB Extreme

Amazon’s Prime Dayz of 2023 are goofiy advertising the new condition Sony a7 III body only as a Prime Deal, but apparently Amazon’s own AI pricebots did not check the internet prices…

… because B&H Photo beats them by a lot, they offer the Sony a7 III body only with TWO FREE solid accessories for the same price of $1498:

+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC

+ Think Tank Photo Retrospective 7M Shoulder Bag for DSLR/Mirrorless Cameras (Pinestone)
+ goes for $130 on its own

+ needless to say, you don’t have to be a Prime member to buy the B&H Photo deal 🙂

UPDATE: Adorama beats them too!
It turns out Adorama beats Amazon as well, as Adorama offers a variety of freebie options. You have to check the “Product Options” section of their listing over there to see the freebie options:

+ two Sony NP-FZ100 batteries, OR
+ Flashpoint R2 TTL on-camera flash for Sony systems, OR
+ accessorapalooza including 64GB Extreme, Takama tripod, and lots more, OR
+ Corel bundle with 32GB Extreme and various other accessories, separate options for PC or Mac

For the speed-readers out there, note the “OR” above. You only get ONE set of freebies, not all sets of all freebies. You can look them up at the Adorama product page 🙂

Pre-order the NEW Nikon Z8 Mirrorless AND its Battery Grip AND SmallRiG Cages

Pre-orders for the new Google Pixel 7a get freebies but pre-orders for the new Nikon Z8 full-frame mirrorless camera get the prestige of being one of the first to have it in your hands. This being a euphemism for getting no freebies 🙂

The Nikon Z8 is out for pre-order for $4000 as body-only, OR $4147 with the FTZ II Adapter kit OR $4900 with the 24-120mm f4 lens OR $5047 with both.

Pre-orders are accepted at B&H Photo and at Adorama.

The first wave of accessories is out as well, B&H has a trio of pre-order listings for SmallRiG camera cages ranging from $70 (basic) to $119 (with the battery grip attached to the camera) to $129 (handheld, no grip).

Pre-orders are also accepted for Nikon’s own MB-N12 battery grip for $347. The grip accepts two EN-EL15 batteries [BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED!]

Saturday: Canon dSLR & MirrorLess sale (15 options)

One of the new additions for Saturday 4/1/23 at the Amazon USA Gold Box is surprise-surprise a Canon DSLR & Mirrorless sale featuring 15 options of both APS-C and FF cameras.

Included are a couple of bundles, the R10 Content Creator kit for $1199, and the RP vlogging bundle for $2100. Too many to list here individually…

MEANwhile the Adorama daily deal for Saturday is an H&A mic for $60…

Panasonic S5 with 85/1.8 and 20-60 and backpack for $1798 [limited time offer]

UPDATE as of a Sunday 3/26/23 at 11am ET recheck, the offer CONTINUES…

If you are not mesmerized by the latest and greatest Panasonic S-series cameras, and instead want a more of a bang-for-the-buck starter kit, hide your e-wallets, because we are about to get you in-trouble with your spouse!

Good until Saturday 3/25/23 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out), B&H Photo is offering a Panasonic S5 Two-Lens Kit for $1798! You are reading right!

What you get:

  • Panasonic S5 with 20-60mm lens
  • Ruggard Outrigger 45 backpack
  • Panasonic 85mm f1.8 lens (included automatically by B&H in the shopping cart during this limited time promotion)

IMPORTANT: while the offer ends Saturday night, B&H Photo’s online ordering closes every week for the Sabbath, Friday PM to Saturday PM. This particular weekend, Friday 7pm ET to Saturday 8:30pm ET. So if you want to buy this camera, make sure you make your decision and you place your order factoring in this temporal window.

Nikon Z7 Body w/Think Tank Retro 7M Bag for $1798

If of all the Nikon ZZ Top cameras it is the Nikon Z7 (Mark I) the one you want, for a limited time, as part of the BF festivities, you can get it at B&H Photo for $1797, bundled with the Think Tank Photo Retrospective 7M Shoulder Bag (Pinestone)!

The same offer is available on the “with 24-70mm” standard kit for $2400…

For more action, check the B&H Black Friday specials…

Sigma fp L body only w/EVF-11 EVF for $2749

We’ll leave it to the forums to endlessly debate whether the world needed the new L system, but if YOU need the L system, for a limited time, B&H Photo is offering the new condition Sigma fp L mirrorless camera bundled with the EVF-11 electronic viewfinder for $2749 with free US shipping. Lens not included!

Sony a7R IVA mirrorless options start at $3000 [$500 instant savings]

If you are looking for a camera in the Sony FE system, and more specifically you are looking at the “a7R IVA”, thanks to a $500 instant savings [aka a manufacturer-initiated discount, not a mail-in rebate], you can get it starting at $3000 at B&H Photo.

They also have bundles with various zoom lenses for more. Note that the $3000 body only is, for a limited time, bundled with a FREE Think Tank Photo Retrospective 7M shoulder bag at B&H Photo.

Offers end 12/19/21 or earlier if sold out…

Sony a7R III body (V2) with Serious FREEbies (Flashpoint flash or Vanguard Tripod or others) for $1998

And now we go to Sony full frame mirrorless, and credit to Sony for doing this before CaNiKoN thought it was cool. Yes, Sony is a mirrorless hipster 😉

The Sony a7R III (V2) body only is on sale for $1998 at various authorized Sony USA dealers, but Adorama, as it often the case, takes it to the next level with various FREE accessory bundles.

I am posting a link to one of the Sony a7R III body (v2) listings and you can find the rest of them through the “tab” options over there:

+ External Flash kit with Flashpoint Zoom Li-ion R2 TTL On-Camera Flash Speedlight for Sony

+ Tripod Kit with the Vanguard VEO 2 235AB 5 Section Aluminum Tripod with VEO 2 BH-50 Ball Head, slinger bag, 64GB Extreme PRO SDXC

+ Accessorapalooza kit with 128GB Lexar UHS-II SDXC, shoulder bag, Green Extreme battery, Peak Design strap, etc

Nikon Z5 Body with choice of FREEbies for $997

And we are back with another round of Black Friday postings! We start with Nikon’s Full Frame Inch 😉

The Nikon Z5 body only is down to $997, yes, a triple figure 35mm full frame mirrorless, but that’s not all!

Adorama has various FREEbie bundle options for the same price. You can find them all by clicking on the various options at the aforelinked listing:

+ Free Accessories kit includes shoulder bag, 64GB Lexar UHS-I SDXC, Ulanzi MT-11 Multifunctional Octopus Tripod with Ball Head

+ Essentials kit includes 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC, shoulder bag, extra battery

+ Free Software includes Corel Art Suite kit (Mac or PC), shoulder bag, 64GB Lexar UHS-I SDXC

Canon EOS-R body only with A Feast Of Accessories options for $1599

We have another body only type of a deal, this time with a feast of accessories! We are talking about the Canon EOS-R body only, of the full frame mirrorless kind, going for $1599 with the retailers going wild with the FREE accessories bundled with it:

At the B&H Photo website you get:

+ Rode VideoMic Camera-Mount Shotgun Microphone
+ Ulanzi VL-49 Rechargeable Mini RGB Light
+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC
+ Canon EOS 200ES Shoulder Bag
+ Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 Ultimate for Windows (DVD with Download Card)

Then there’s the Adorama Vlogger kit:

+ RODE VideoMicro Compact On-Camera Microphone
+ Ulanzi W49 6000K Mini LED Light
+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC
+ Tamrac Jazz Shoulder Bag 50 v2.0
+ Corel Photo Video Art Suite Software Kit
+ Peak Design Camera Cuff Wrist Strap
+ Flashpoint FPX-BK-S2 Straight Bracket with Dual Shoe
+ screen protector
+ cleaning kit

OR if you don’t want the small things but prefer to get an actual name-brand tripod instead, Adorama has the spartan Tripod kit:

+ Vanguard VEO 2 235AB 5 Section Aluminum Tripod with VEO 2 BH-50 Ball Head
+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC
+ that’s it here 🙂

Pentax K-1 II body for $1700, with 28-105 for $2100

If you are looking for a Pentax K-full-frame, there’s a $300 instant savings discount for the Black Friday festivities at authorized Pentax USA dealers, making the K-1 II body only $1700 and the kit with 28-105 for $2100…

Look also for other bundles and options with freebies and such at retailers such as Adorama and Amazon and B&H Photo

They Are Back (OR never left): refurbished Nikon Z5 sale: Body $899, w/24-50 $1099, w/24-200 $1699

These were an Adorama daily deal. The daily deal ended but I forgot to check whether the price of these changed or not. Fast-forward to now, and I rechecked the price, and the price remains the sale price, or it went up and now it is down again ~ I do not know. What matters is that as of the time of writing, the sale price is alive and kicking… Since this is now an “organic sale”, and not a daily deal, I have no clue what will happen to it going forward…

These are manufacturer refurbished with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 body only for $899

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-50/4-6.3 for $1099

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-200/4-6.3 VR for $1699

+ the Nikon Z5 is a 35mm full frame camera

UPDATE: among the Best Buy dailies you can get the Philips Hue White BR30 Starter Kit for $55, and the Hue White & Color Ambiance BR30 Starter Kit (Multicolor) going for $80…They also have the Sunpak 12″ Bi-Color Ring Light Kit with BOYA Lavalier Microphone and Bluetooth Remote going for $60… Then there’s the 500GB SanDisk Extreme Portable External USB-C NVMe Portable SSD going for $85…

Open-box Panasonic S1 with S 24-105 f4 Macro OIS for $2399 [with 1-year warranty]

Are you dying to try out the new full-frame L system? Do you like saving money with open-box but still want the 1-year warranty? Do you want a “take pictures with” kit, so you can start shooting as soon as the battery charges and not deal with adapters and hacks and workarounds and manual focus and test charts and pin alignments and existential soul searching?

Well, you’ve found the right post!

For $2399, B&H Photo is offering the open-box Panasonic S1 with S 24-105mm f4 Macro OIS with free US shipping and a 1-year warranty.

This is $100 lower than the price of the new condition S1 body-only, while the new condition S1 with 24-105 kit goes for $1000 more ($3500). So by going open-box, it’s like getting the 24-105 lens for free. The lens on its own goes for $1300 new condition or $1038 used.

A macro and stabilized lens with constant aperture and versatile zoom range! Competitive but pricey says DXoMark, better than the Canon L 24-105 but below the Shiguma ART. Since you are not paying $1300 for it stand-alone (or +$1000 for the kit), it’s not as pricey! Sign me up!

Refurbished Nikon Z5 sale: Body $899, w/24-50 $1099, w/24-200 $1699 {ends Thur 10am ET}

Don’t stop believing Nikon Z fans! The manufacturer refurbished Z system is back at the Adorama daily deals, these with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty, good until Thursday 4/15/21 at 10am eastern time…

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 body only for $899

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-50/4-6.3 for $1099

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-200/4-6.3 VR for $1699

+ the Nikon Z5 is a 35mm full frame camera

+ Apple Watch Series 6 GPS, 40mm RED Aluminum Case with RED Sport Band for $349

And now let’s take a look at some of the other Wednesday daily deals:

+ at the Woot website they have Samsung Galaxy Tablets ($100 to $300), Google Pixel 3 and XL from $100 to $150 (scratch-n-dent; remember this gets the new Android, currently in development preview), a $120 HP Chromebook, and the easiest way to get people to stop pestering you, the “I Hate People” t-shirt 🙂

+ at the Best Buy dailies there’s a Surface Laptop 3, more WD HDDs, a Joby GorillaPod 3K Tripod with ball head kit for $35, and such

+ and at the Amazon USA Gold Box there’s a $27 humidifier as the headliner, electronic learning toys, serums with “photo” in their name (!@!$#), and more…

Refurbished Nikon Z6 body only for $1199

My oh my what a surprise at this fresh set of Adorama daily deals ending by Tuesday 4/13/21 at 10am eastern [or earlier for anything that may sell out]. Headlining the action is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Z6 body only going for $1199 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon warranty. This is a 35mm full frame mirrorless camera body.

Post-purchase lens options vary, especially if you do not object to adapters and such…

Meanwhile at the rest of the Monday daily deals, we have an Anker sale through the Amazon USA Gold Box with five options ranging from $15 (mouse) to $104 (87W 25600 mAh powerbank with 65W USB-C)…

Then at the Woot dailies we have a sale on 13″ Surface Laptop 2 ($600 to $700, i5 or i7), with another Amazon Hardware sale as the main deal of the day (almost half of them already sold out)…

Refurbished Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm f4 Z for $1649

On the other hand, if you want a “take pictures with” kit, good until Tuesday 4/13/21 at 10am eastern (or earlier if sold out) you can get the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm f4 S Z lens for $1649 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon warranty…

Both the Z6 and the Z 24-70/4 S lens are “full frame” 🙂

Open-box Leica M10 body only for $4065

If you are comfortable buying a Leica digital finder in open-box condition with a 30-day warranty, Woot is offering the silver M10 body only for $4065 with up to three per customer… Offer ends in 3 days or earlier if sold out…

Canon 1D Mark II Body w/64GB Sony CFast 2.0 for $4500

How about a speed-demon DSLR? The previous generation new condition Canon 1D X Mark II body only is now down to $4500 with free US shipping and a free 64GB Sony CFast 2.0 memory card at B&H Photo for a limited time…

In other deal action, they have:

+ BenQ EX2780Q 27″ 16:9 HDR FreeSync 144Hz IPS Gaming Monitor for $450

+ Apple AirPods sale, five options, $135 to $230

+ for more action, check their Cyber Week deals

Canon RP with RF 24-105mm f4-7.1 with Freebies for $999

If you are curious about Canon’s new full frame mirrorless system, and want a native “take pictures with” kit, Black Friday comes to the rescue as it crosses downwards the magical mystical “$1000 full frame” price threshold of $1000. I’m sure I could have said the above with a lot fewer words 🙂

Anyway, during Black Friday festivities, the Canon RP camera bundled with the 24-105mm f4-7.1 RF lens is now down to $999 with free US shipping at B&H Photo

But wait, there’s more! If you also want free accessories, Adorama is bundling it with lots of freebies: 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC, Slinger camera bag [Slinger is the brand name, it’s not a sling bag, but a bag-bag], 67mm filter kit, Corel software [PC or Mac], and a few trinkets.

On the other hand, if you don’t want/need the 24-105mm kit lens, Adorama has a kit for that too. For $998 you get the Canon EF-R mount adapter [EF lenses to R bodies], 32GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXc, shoulder bag, Corel software, 2pk of rain covers, and a few trinkets.

BUT I ONLY WANT THE BODY ONLY!
The RP body only goes for $899 instead, $100 less than the “take pictures with” kit. At B&H Photo you also get a 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC card, RJ DSLR shoulder bag, and a cleaning kit (includes a …lipstick brush)…

At Adorama the freebies include a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC, shoulder bag, Corel software, 2pk of rain covers, octopus tripod with ball head and a few trinkets.

The Venus Loaoaoaoawa RF option
I should also note that at Adorama [see links above], with any of the above RP kits, you have the option to buy it together with select Venus Loawa RF lenses for a combined purchase discount. As of the time of writing there are four Venus lenses and the combined purchase discounts are either $100 off for the more expensive lenses and $25 off for the least expensive of the four lenses.

Sony a7R II body with either 1-year Creative Cloud (Pho) or Flashpoint Flash for $1198

The Sony a7r II body only goes for $1198 with free accessories (cards, bags, trinkets, etc) at some photography dealers but apart from those offers, there are a couple with more substantive freebies:

+ at B&H Photo and for the same price you get a 12-month Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan included
+ if you go through the other options at B&H, for $1396 you can get it with the Sony 28-70 f3.5-5.6 OSS lens and either the Grip Extension kit or the aforementioned 12-month Creative Cloud

+ at Adorama you get their house brand Flashpoint Zoom TTL R2 Flash with Integrated R2 Radio Transceiver for the same price

FREE (by mail) Sigma 45mm f2.8 L-lens with Panasonic S5 PreOrder/Purchase

This is not a Labor Day deal, but I haven’t posted about it yet, so this is a good time to post it! If you are planning to pre-order/purchase the Panasonic S5 full-frame mirrorless camera by 9/30/20, and you are willing to do some e-paperwork, Panasonic-Sigma will send you by mail [once you complete the predefined tasks] a Sigma 45mm f2.8 L-system lens for FREE! This is the first time as far as I can recall when you buy a camera from Manufacturer X and you receive a free lens from Manufacturer Y 🙂

Anyway, the Panasonic S5 body only is available for pre-order for $1999 at B&H Photo and Adorama, both reputable and authorized dealers, and they both mention this promotion explicitly on their website and include a PDF file of the terms and conditions.

A copy of the receipt and the barcode of the camera are among the items needed in order to get the freebie. One gift per purchase and up to two free gifts per person. The gifts will be handed out in purchase-time order. The PDF even includes an email for questions…

PS1: the offer is also available if you purchase the Panasonic S5 with Panasonic 20-60mm f3.5-5.6 S kit for $2298 from B&H Photo and Adorama… This is not a bad starter kit, with a zoom and the Sigma prime by mail arriving later on…

PS2: the offer is not mentioned at the Amazon website. To be safe, for these type of offers, it’s better to go with the camera-centric retailers because they are more organized with the offers, and your claim cannot get caught up in “you bought from an Amazon 3rd-party seller” nonsense…

PS3: the promotional period is September 2-30 in 2020, so if you had previously pre-ordered (from an eligible/authorized dealer) without knowing about the promotion, you are still eligible to participate…

PS4: and if you file a rebate with me, I will send you a vial of certified Olympus Tears 😉

New round of Canon Instant Savings include RP body for $899, RP with 24-105 for $999 [with Extras]

Sunday has brought a new round of Canon Instant Savings promotions with a mix of DSLR and Mirrorless offers. The aforelinked link has the Top 17 offers at B&H Photo and it includes a drop of the RP full frame mirrorless body only to $899 with free extras (128GB Extreme PRO, camera bag, etc) or you can get it with the 24-105mm f4-7.1 for $999.

Panasonic S1 body (w/free V-Log) drops to $1998

Trigger Warning for Olympus Fans for this new episode of “Cheaters!” 🙂

The Panasonic S1 body only full frame mirrorless camera is now down to $1998 with free US shipping at B&H Photo and you also get a Filmmaker V-Log Upgrade software key for FREE…

In-Stock Now: Canon 1D X Mark III with CFexpress bundle

Speed demon time! The Canon 1D X Mark III CFexpress bundle is now in-stock and ready to ship from B&H Photo for $6499 with free US shipping. This bundle, as the CFexpress name hints at, includes a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO Type B Card and a Sandisk Extreme PRO CFexpress card reader. This speed-demon camera runs up to 16fps with the OVF and up to 20fps with Live View…

PS: me personally, I’m holding out for the Smartmedia bundle 🙂