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Imported Nikon D750 body for $1400

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.

August 18, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Canon 5DS R body only for $3500

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.

August 13, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Nikon 24-120mm f4 VR for $550 {vs refurbished for $780}

Back to Los eBay Deals du Jour where GetItDigital is offering the new condition imported grey-market Nikon 24-120mm f4G ED VR SLR lens for $550 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. It comes with a one year warranty from the seller (GetItDigital), not Nikon USA.

If you are not comfortable with imported grey-market items, but still don’t want to pay new condition full price, there’s a middle path, you can get it manufacturer refurbished with the Nikon USA blessings for $780 with free shipping by Adorama.

August 1, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , , ,

Imported Sony a7S body for $1800

Back to the eBay Deals where GetItDigital (99.7%) is offering the new condition imported (grey market) Sony a7S body only for $1800 with free shipping, with the usual limit of five per customer. The main picture has the a7 box, while the rest of the listing talks about the a7s. That and the unusual look of the box in the listings perhaps causing people to not buy it. It comes with a one year warranty from the seller GetItDigital, not from Sony USA.

At authorized Sony USA dealers this goes for $2500 such as Adorama (free Shure or Audio Technica mic) or B&H Photo (2% rewards = $50) or Amazonia.

July 31, 2015 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Nikon 55-300mm DX VR for $190

Back to the land of the eBays where we find the new condition Nikon 55-300mm f4.5-5.6 DX VR lens offered for $190 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer by eBay seller “BestStopDeals” (98.1%). The listing says one year worldwide warranty. Assume it is a gray market (imported) lens since it doesn’t explicitly mention Nikon USA warranty.

July 30, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , , ,

Imported Canon 1D X body for $4000

If you are comfortable with imported (grey market) flagships, GetItDigital on eBay (99.7%) is offering the new condition imported grey-market Canon 1D X body only for $4000 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. Over 260 units got sold from this sale so far. The subtitle of the listing there says ends by 8/3/15.

At authorized dealers, this goes for $5300 with a variety of free accessories included at Adorama and B&H Photo.

July 29, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Nikon 50mm f1.8D for $100

The Nikon 50mm f1.8D goes for around $130 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you feel comfortable getting an imported grey-market simple prime lens, you can get in new condition for $100 by Peach Photo on eBay (over 650 units sold) or by Unique via Amazon.

July 28, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , , ,

Imported Nikon D7200 body for $900

Back to the eBay Deals, if you are comfortable with imported (grey market) cameras, GetItDigital (99.6%) is offering the new condition Nikon D7200 body only for $900 with free shipping with a limit of five per buyer. It comes with a one year warranty from the seller, not Nikon USA. Per the listing, this sale ends “7/28/15 AM”.

At authorized dealers, this goes for $1200 with various freebies, such as Adorama (among others, free Corel software that includes Aftershot Pro 2) and B&H Photo and Amazon herself.

July 24, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Canon 7D II body only Drops to $1150

Since we posted this a couple of months ago, the price dropped from $1200 to $1150! It is at the eBay Deals, where we find another import (grey market) trade-off. eBay seller “GetItDigital” (99.6%) offering the new condition imported grey market Canon 7D II body only for $1150 with free shipping and a one year warranty from GetItDigital, not from Canon USA. Limit five per customer with over 780 units sold from this eBay listing.

In comparison, at authorized Canon dealers, this goes for $1500 such as Adorama and B&H Photo which offer a few free accessories each along with 2% promotional rewards (= $30~). Amazon itself is stingy on the bundles but it offers 0% 12-month financing with their Store credit card and potentially 5% rewards for Prime members who apply and get approved for the Prime version of their Store card (5% = $75 in statement credit). As usual with credit offers, read terms and conditions carefully, ask them questions if something is not clear, and do some financial planning to make sure such offers will have a net benefit to you in the long run.

July 22, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Canon 6D body only for $1194 _VS_ Open-Box (Canon warranty) for $1270

Back to the eBay Deals we go where we find the new condition imported-by-seller grey-market Canon 6D body only offered for $1194~ with free shipping and a one year warranty from the seller “GetItDigital” (99.6%), not Canon USA. Limit three per customer.

If you don’t feel comfortable with imported (grey market) cameras, but you are comfortable with open-box Canon USA blessed cameras, you can get the Canon 6D body only for $1270 with free expedited shipping by Adorama. The listing says it includes all accessories and comes with a one year Canon USA warranty.

If you prefer new condition from authorized dealers, it goes for $1400 with a variety of various freebies at Amazon and B&H Photo and Adorama.

July 21, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

White Box Canon 24-105mm f4L IS for $600

Back to the fleaBay Deals, if you are comfortable with white box lenses, the GetItDigital eBay store (99.6%) is offering the new condition white box Canon 24-105mm f4L IS lens for $600 with free shipping, with a limit of three per customer. Over 1340 units got sold from this listing so far. This lens was part of the 5D3 w/24-105 kits, and was taken out of the camera box and is sold as a “white box” with all standard accessories included. There is no explicit mention of warranty on this eBay listing. To be on the safe side, assuming this is an imported (grey market) lens.

At authorized Canon USA dealers, this lens goes for $1000 such as Adorama which offers five different free accessory bundles (options include Red Giant, Spills/Drop warranty, filters, promotional rewards, etc) and B&H Photo and Amazonia.

July 20, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Imported Canon 5D Mark III with 24-105L for $2600

Back to the feeBay Deals we geaux where GetItDigital (99.6%) is offering new condition but imported (grey market) Canon 5D Mark III with 24-105 f4L IS kits for $2600 with free shipping with a one year warranty provided by GetItDigital, not Canon USA. Limit five per buyer. 250+ units sold from this sale so far.

At authorized Canon USA dealers, this kit goes for $3100 with various free accessories such as Amazon and B&H Photo and Adorama.

July 19, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Canon 5DS body only for $3200 [vs $3700 from authorized Canon USA dealers)

If you are comfortable buying imported professional caliber DSLRs, the latest eBay Deals have something for you as well, the imported grey-market new condition Canon 5DS body only for $3200 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer by eBay seller “GetItDigital” (99.6%). You get one year warranty from GetItDigital, not Canon USA.

The 5DS body only goes for $3700 in new condition at authorized dealers such as Amazon (check who the actual seller is – as usual) and Adorama (free Overnight, 2% rewards=$74~) and B&H Photo (2% rewards).

UPDATE: Amazon itself is offering the 5DS only for $3700 with the Audio-Technica AT8024 Camera-Mount Microphone for FREE, which you can use or sell/trade/gift if you don’t need. The microphone goes for $250 on its own.

July 14, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Canon D-Rebel T5 w/18-55 for $300

Also part of the eBay Deals, if you are comfortable with imported (grey-market) camera models, and the D-Rebel T5 with 18-55mm (1200D) is the EOS DSLR you want/need, eBay seller GetItDigital (99.6%) is offering the new condition Canon D-Rebel T5 w/18-55 IS II for $300 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. It comes with a one year warranty from GetItDigital, not from Canon USA.

July 14, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Nikon D750 body only for $1500

The full frame imported grey market party continues at the eBay Deals, GetItDigital (99.8%) goes to the Nikon side of the aisle offering the imported (grey market) Nikon D750 body only for $1500 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer and a one year warranty from GetItDigital (not Nikon USA). Over 930 units sold so far from this listing.

At authorized dealers, this goes for $2000, with a variety of free accessories and 2% rewards (=$40~) offered by Adorama and B&H Photo. Free accessories but no 2% rewards at Amazon by Amazon where it is eligible for optional 0% APR 12-month financing or 5% Prime statement credit (these offers with the Amazon Store credit card, I believe they are mutually exclusive, either 0% APR or 5% but not both – unless they changed something recently).

July 7, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Canon 7D II body only for $1200

Back to the land of always winter, aka eBay Deals, where we find another import (grey market) trade-off. eBay seller “GetItDigital” (99.8%) is offering the new condition imported grey market Canon 7D II body only for $1200 with free shipping and a one year warranty from GetItDigital, not from Canon USA. Limit five per customer with over 700 units sold from this eBay listing.

In comparison, at authorized Canon dealers, this goes for $1500 such as Adorama and B&H Photo which offer a few free accessories each along with 2% promotional rewards (= $30~). Amazon itself is stingy on the bundles but it offers 0% 12-month financing with their Store credit card and potentially 5% rewards for Prime members who apply and get approved for the Prime version of their Store card (5% = $75 in statement credit). As usual with credit offers, read terms and conditions carefully, ask them questions if something is not clear, and do some financial planning to make sure such offers will have a net benefit to you in the long run.

July 7, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Nikon D810 body only for $2100 [or refurbished with extras for $2450]

If you are comfortable with imported (grey market, non-NikonUSA warranty) camera gear, eBay Deals have a temptation for you. Seller “GetItDigital” (99.7%) is offering the new condition Nikon D810 Body Only for $2100 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. Over 180 units got sold so far from this listing. You get a 1-year warranty from the seller GetItDigital, not from Nikon USA!

In comparison, at authorized Nikon dealers, the D810 body only goes for $3000 with a boatload of accessories at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon.

Somewhere in-between these two options price-wise, Adorama is offering the refurbished D810 body only with three free accessories (extra EN-EL15, 32GB Lexar, Slinger bag) for $2450.

July 6, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , , ,

Canon 6D body only for $1100 (no mention of warranty)

Back to the eBay Deals we go where RedTag Camera (99.9%) is offering the new condition Canon 6D body only for $1100 with free shipping. Limit five per buyer. Over 300 units sold from this listing so far. There is no mention of warranty on the eBay listing.

This is what some call a “broken kit”, not broken physically but virtually:

“The Canon 6D camera Body for sale is 100% Brand New, Never Used. Lens has been removed from Kit box and sold on a separate auction.”

If you don’t feel comfortable with the above, the 6D body only goes for $1400 with Canon USA warranty and various extra accessories at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself.

If you are looking for something in-between, Adorama has an open-box Canon 6D for $1280 but no freebies and no promotional rewards. Their open box includes the one year Canon USA warranty.

July 2, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Imported Canon 1D X for $4000

If you are comfortable getting flagship cameras as imported grey-marked, among the latest eBay Deals, seller GetItDigital (99.6%) is offering the new condition imported grey market Canon 1D X body only for $4000 with free shipping and $80 eBay Bucks (if you are a member of ebay’s free rewards program). Limit 5 per customer. Over 230 units sold from this listing. Again, note this is imported, the one year warranty is provided by the seller GetItDigital, not Canon USA!

At authorized Canon dealers, this goes for $5300 but you get some free accessories. For example at Adorama you get a free 128GB CompactFlash and two extra batteries, while at B&H Photo you get a different set of freebies. You also get 2% promotional rewards (=$106~).

If you don’t hate mail-in rebates, Adorama has the usual 1D X Pixma Pro 100 bundle with the usual extras for $5300 after $250 MIR (prepaid AMEX gift card, not check).

Amazon itself is stingy on the freebies, but if you qualify for their Store Credit Card (not the Chase VISA), you can get a 12-month 0% APR financing (you have to make equal installment payments and pay in full by the end of the 12 months in order to avoid interest. They have long Terms and Conditions.

So the trade-offs is $4000 without Canon USA warranty vs $5300 with Canon USA warranty and extra accessories or financing.

July 1, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Pentax K-3 II body only for $900

If you are comfortable with imported cameras without Pentax USA warranty, there’s rare Pentax DSLR action at the eBay Deals, eBay seller “Photo4Less” (99.8%) is offering the new condition Pentax K-3 II body only for $900 with free shipping and a limit of five per buyer. The price at authorized dealers such as Adorama and B&H Photo is $1000.

June 25, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, pentax Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Canon 5D Mark III body for $2000

If you are comfortable with imported camera gear with a seller warranty, not a Canon USA warranty, among the latest eBay Deals, you can get the new condition imported grey-market Canon 5D Mark III body only for $2000 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. You get a one year warranty from the seller, “Get It Digital” (99.6%). Over 2750 units got sold from this listing so far.

June 22, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Canon 50mm f1.8 II for $92 w/free ship

And also part of the eBay Deals is the grey-market imported new condition Canon 50mm f1.8 II lens offered for $92 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer, by eBay seller “Red Tag Camera” (99.9%). Nearly 2000 units sold through this promotion. A simple double-figures prime lens is a lower risk as grey-market purchase than a $3000 pro SLR lens but again, the trade-offs are per individual. We blog, you decide (and deride if you decide to do so) 🙂

Speaking of eBay, among the latest offers you can get the new condition 32GB Toshiba microSD card with full size SD adapter (Class 10, up to 30MB/s) for $14 with free shipping, with a limit of 50 per buyer, by eBay seller “qualitycellz” (99.2%).

May 18, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Imported (Grey Market) Canon 5DMk3 w/24-105 for $2600

If you are a fan of grey areas, you may also be a fan of grey market (imported) camera gear 😉 Among the latest eBay Deals, eBay Seller “Get It Digital” (99.5%) is offering the new condition Canon 5D Mark III with 24-105mm f4L IS for $2600 with free shipping, with a limit of one per customer. This does NOT come with a Canon USA warranty. Instead, the seller GetItDigital offers a similar warranty of their own.

The 5DMk3 w/24-105 goes for $3100 at authorized Canon dealers, but they offer a variety of free accessories and promotional rewards, such as B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazonia.

As usual, the trade-off of $500 vs USA warranty and free accessories is up to each individual to make based on their own preferences and circumstances and such.

Speaking of eBay, the current pole position deal of the day over there is the 13.3″ Apple Macbook Pro MF840LL/A (8GB, 256GB) for $1300 with free shipping with a limit of two per customer, offered by eBay seller “digjungle” (99.3%).

Speaking of speaking of eBay, NewEgg’s ebay store is offering the new condition 3TB SAMSUNG D3 Station (USB 3.0, 3.5″ Desktop External Hard Drive, model STSHX-D301TDB Bl) for $80 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. [this was appended to a post yesterday that expired/buried]

May 14, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals, technology deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

Imported Nikon D810 body only for $2250

If you are comfortable with imported (grey market, no Nikon USA warranty) DSLRs, there’s more eBay Deals action, GetItDigital (99.6%) is offering the imported grey-market with seller warranty (not Nikon warranty) Nikon D810 body only for $2250 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.

The new condition price at authorized Nikon dealers is $3000 with free accessories and rewards at B&H Photo and Adorama.

May 6, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Imported (grey market) Canon 1D X body for $4000

Back to the eBay Deals we geaux, where eBay seller GetItDigital (99.6%) is offering the new condition imported grey-market with seller-warranty (not Canon USA warranty) Canon 1D X body only for $4000 with free shipping, with a limit of one per buyer.

This goes for $5300 with lots of free accessories at authorized Canon USA dealers such as B&H Photo and Adorama.

May 5, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Nikon 24-120mm f4G VR for $585 [or certified refurbished for $650]

If you are comfortable with imported camera gear, among the latest eBay Deals, you can get the new condition imported grey-market with seller warranty (not Nikon USA warranty) Nikon 24-120mm f4G ED VR for $585 with free shipping by eBay seller GetItDigital (99.6%) with a limit of five per buyer. Over 300 units sold so far from this listing.

If you are not comfortable with grey-market/imported items, but you are comfortable with certified refurbished by the manufacturer, you can get it for $650 by Beach Camera upon Amazon.

The new condition price at authorized Nikon USA dealers is $1300, such as Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama.

Speaking of eBay, to celebrate “May Fourth”, Target’s eBay store is offering this Star Wars AT-AT t-shirt for $8 with free shipping with a limit of three per buyer. This is an engineering look at the Imperial Walkers. Disney has not yet added mermaids or Cinderella riding on the AT-AT 😉

May 4, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , , , ,

Imported Canon 7D Mark II body only for $1200

If you are comfortable with imported (grey market, NO Canon USA warranty) DSLRs, a new offer among the eBay Deals is offering the new condition imported / grey-market Canon 7D II body only for $1200 with free shipping with a limit of five per buyer. The seller is GetItDigital (99.6%) and offers their own one year warranty. It does not come with a Canon USA warranty. This is an imported model. So far over 300 units got sold from this listing.

The new condition price from authorized Canon USA dealers is $1700 with some free accessories and rewards at Adorama and B&H Photo. A difference of $500 is certainly not a small amount, but there are pros and cons to getting an imported camera, and ultimately that is a personal decision one must needs make based on their individual circumstances.

April 30, 2015 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

Imported (Grey Market) Nikon D750 for $1500

The Nikon D750 body only goes for $2000 (with free accessories and rewards) at authorized dealers.

However, if you are not a risk-averse shopper and you are comfortable with the idea of imported (grey market) items, among the latest eBay Deals you can get the new condition imported (grey market, without Nikon USA warranty) Nikon D750 body only for $1500 with free shipping by eBay seller “GetItDigital” (99.6%) with a limit of five per customer. It comes with a one year warranty from the seller “GetItDigital”, not from Nikon USA. Over 500 units were sold from this eBay offer as of the time of writing.

April 29, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Imported (Grey Market) Nikon D4S for $4000

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April 29, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Imported Nikon D7100 body for $700

If you are comfortable with imported (= grey market = no manufacturer warranty) cameras, the latest eBay Deals include the new condition no-manufacturer-warranty Nikon D7100 body only for $700 with free shipping with a limit of five per buyer. The seller is “photovideo4less” (99.7%). This camera goes for $1000 at authorized Nikon dealers (eg Amazon). It is up to you to decide the trade-offs in such matters.

Speaking of eBay, another one of the above-the-fold offers is the new condition 15.6″ Lenovo Thinkpad E540 laptop offered by Adorama’s eBay store for $400 (Intel i3-4000M, 4GB RAM, 500GB/7200rpm, 1366 x 768, HD 4600, Windows 7 Pro, limit 5).

April 15, 2015 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,