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Yes dear readers, we have back to back LENZE DAYZE [yes, I’m trying to make the spelling of this even more irritating] at the Adorama daily deals:
+ Tokina 100mm f2.8 MACRO atx-i for $329 in Canon EF or Nikon F
+ Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 DC DN Contemporaries for $499 in Sony E and Leica L
+ the Leica L actually gets a FREE bundle of lens accessories (including filters kit) and Corel software
+ Sachtler Adapter for aktiv 100mm Head/Slider for $85~
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!
This offer is open to all! Let me explain…
As part of the Amazon Prime Deals, Amazon has a promotion on the Panasonic S5 two-lens kit with the 20-60mm and 85mm lenses. That price is nothing to write home about all things considered BUT if you don’t mind buying used, the used prices for this kit start at $1388 in “Used – Good” and $1449 in “Used – Very Good” and $1494 in “Used – Like New”. There’s also a “Used – Acceptable” for $1192 but no description of its condition. These are sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals itself.
Considering the number of options in the listing, there’s always the possibility of a mix-up for the USED items. But when you add the two-lens kit to the shopping cart, it shows it’s the two lens kit. But you never know, so take screenshots and such to be on the safe side 🙂
Needless to say there are plenty of L-mount options these days, and buying THREE used items (camera and two lenses) together increases the risk of potential problems in at least one of them, so be sure to factor all that in.
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:
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.
Adapteropalooza Day is here at the Wednesday 3/15/23 B&H Photo daily deals:
+ Vello Lens Adapters, 63 options, yes, sixty-three options!
+ too many to list here individually but as you can imagine it covers various combinations
+ prices range from $10 to $89
+ get them ALL to be on the safe side because you never know what future lenses and camera bodies you may run into 😉
+ Sirui 35mm f1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x for $399 in M43rds or Leica L
+ 13.3″ MacBook Air M1 Chip with Retina Display (Late 2020, Gold) for $1199
+ wow, how fast time flies, the M chip is on its 4th year!
+ F-STOP Mountain Series Ajna Backpack (Anthracite Matte Black, 40L) for $140
+ Benro CLT204 2-Series Induro Classic Carbon Fiber Tripod for $220
+ Polsen head amp for $20
UPDATE: Swift is the theme of the day at the Wednesday Adorama daily deals, two Acer Swift laptops are on sale:
+ Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-79EG 14″ Full HD for $500
+ Core i7-1165G7 2.8GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Win 11H
+ Acer Swift 5 SF514-55TA-77WW 14″ Full HD Touchscreen for $800
+ Core i7-1165G7 2.8GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win 11H
It is Shiguma time at the Adorama daily deals running until Tuesday at 3am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary for $239 after in-cart coupon, only for the Leica L system
+ yes Leica fans, a unique moment in time where a Leica universe lens costs LESS than the DSLR and mirrorless normies 🙂
+ Filmcraft Studio Blanket with Grommets Non-Woven Fabric, Black, for $30
+ handy when the temperature drops too 😉
It’s Monday, yes, but it’s made better because it is a LENZ DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals, and it’s a real lens, not a baby lens 😉
+ Vello Battery Grips, 28 options, $37 to $60, for a variety of DSLRs and mirrorless cameras
+ these are compatible with more than 28 individual camera models, because cameras that share the same/similar chassis are compatible with the same Vello battery grip (eg Canon 70D, 80D, 90D)
+ Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art for $899 in Sony E and Leica L
+ yes, finally a Leica L lens without a “Leica Tax” 🙂
+ PaperShoot DIY digital cameras, 19 options
+ Pelican hard cases, 8 options
+ Benro Bat Zero Series Carbon Fiber Tabletop Tripod with VX20 Ball Head for $140
+ Angelbird AtomX SSDmini, three options
+ Uncaged wobble stools for $90, four color options
+ you can wobble in style 😉
+ flash deal: Tilta Tiltaing Battery Plate v2 (V-Mount for $79
+ a lot of TILT 🙂
Sunday is here, and hooray-hooray, it is a LENZ DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals running until 10/24/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO for $399
+ DSLR Version with Auto or Manual Aperture in Pentax K, Nikon F and Canon EF
+ Mirrorless version in Leica L, Sony E, Canon RF and Nikon Z
+ Samsung storage sale, eight diverse options with internal and external SSDs, microSD, flash drives (256GB for $25)
+ further discounted in cart
+ GoDoX VING V860II Flash with Wireless Trigger Kit for FUJIFILM for $198
+ Wolverine Film Scanners & Movies Digitizer (3 options), $120 to $340
+ Sirui T-024SK Compact Tripod with VA-5 Fluid Head for $160 after $30 MIR
+ FurMan PST-8 Digital Power Station for $90
+ neither Fur nor Man included 😉
+ Crown XLS 1002 Stereo Power Amplifier (350W at 4 Ohm) for $269
+ because they must hear you before they can see you 😉
+ flash deal: Sony BRAVIA XR Series A80J 55″ Class HDR 4K UHD Smart OLED TV for $898
MEANwhile at Amazon there’s a Print Magazine sale for Sunday of the auto-renewal kind that includes 1-year of Conde Nast Traveler for $4.
Of TECHNOLOGY interest, Amazon offers:
+ unlocked Google Pixel 6a for $299 in three color options
+ 10.9″ iPad Air (2022) starting at $519 in various options and colors
+ options include Wifi or Wifi + Cellular, With or Without AppleCare+ and 64GB or 256GB on-board storage
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!
This is not a daily deal but an “organic” or manufacturer-initiated sale. Or something like that. The point being, I do not know when it expires 🙂
The TTArtisan 35mm f1.4 Lens is on sale for $73 at Adorama and also at B&H Photo in either the silver or black color scheme of the lens…
The sale price is good on the M43rds, Fuji X, Sony E, Leica L, Nikon Z and Canon EF-M options. The Leica M however is decidedly NOT on sale ($449).
On a totally unrelated note (I don’t have anywhere else to put it in LOL), REI is having a name-brand clearance sale on past-season styles. Since I’m five seasons behind, past-seasons are new seasons to me 😉
UPDATE!
There’s no camera-n-photo item in this round of Adorama daily deals (change Friday 6/10/22 at 10am ET) so I’m appending them to this post instead of creating a new one:
+ ASUS ZenBook Duo UX482 14″ Full HD Touchscreen Notebook for $1250
+ i7-1165G7 2.8GHz, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD
+ Windows 10 Home, Free Upgrade to Windows 11
+ H&A Studio Monitor Stands (Pair) for $45
+ H&A HA-OML-XLR Professional Omni-Directional Lavalier XLR Microphone for $20
Another lens day at the Adorama daily deals which run until Monday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 APS-C Lens for $49 in Leica L in the black color scheme, $73 in silver
+ for $73 in Fuji X, M43rds, Sony E, Canon EOS-M, Nikon Z in either black or silver
+ the Leica M is decidedly not on sale ($449)
+ K&F Concept Large DSLR Camera Backpack for $80
+ Mirfak Vlogging Kit, Includes Moin L1 Fill Light, Extension Pole, Microphone, Tripod, Phone Holder for $49
+ Gretsch Hardshell Case for G2420T Electric Guitar, Black (Open Box) for $85
Lenze dayze are back at the Adorama daily deals, this offer running until Monday at 10am ET and you’ll jump to …venus and back with this offering 😉
+ Venus Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL lens for $599 with $75 Adorama gift certificate in Leica L and Nikon Z
+ without the $75 GC for Sony E
+ with $75 GC for $699 in Leica M
+ some are in silver, others in black, check the option(s) of interest to see which one is offered
+ Yamaha NP-12 Piaggero Portable 61 Key Piano-Style Keyboard for $220
+ also keyboard stand kit and Roland drum kit
AND if you are the e-reading type, there’s over 140 Kindle ebooks for Sunday 4/10/22…
The lens days continue at the Adorama daily deals but this time we have a wide prime combo for a trio of mirrornyet systems. These offers run until Saturday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Venus Laowa lens combo for $948 in Sony E, Nikon Z or Leica L
+ the combo is this: the 4mm f/2.8 Circular Fisheye Lens With 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Ultra-Wide
+ Meade 10×25 Discover Series Weather Resistant Roof Prism Binocular with 5.5 Degree An gle of View, Yellow for $40
+ Yamaha PSR-E273 61-Key Portable Keyboard for $140
Tuesday is here and it is a lens day at the B&H Photo daily deals running until 3/1/22 at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:
+ Sigma 35mm f2 DG DN Contemporary for $529 in Sony E or Leica L
+ Lexar Professional 3500X CFast 2.0 cards, from 64GB to 512GB, from $120 to $660
+ optionally buy it together with the Lexar Workflow CR2 Thunderbolt 2 CFast 2.0 Reader for a combined purchase discount
+ ProFOTO B10 Plus OCF Flash Head for $1849
+ Nanuk 950 Protective Rolling Case with Foam Inserts for $180 after coupon in three color options
+ Oben AC-1451 4-Section Aluminum Tripod with BA-113 Ball Head for $90
+ Wireless ShutterBoss 4.0 Remote Timer and Trigger for Select Cameras
for $50 in four brand options (Canon, Nikon, OlyPan, Sony)
+ Impact 6 x 7′ Background v2 for $20 in three color options
+ flash deal: 2TB LaCie Rugged USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C External SSD for $300
MEANWHiLE the Tuesday Meh daily deal is a 2-pack of Anker 18W PowerPort PD1 USB-C wall chargers for $19 plus shipping…
It’s a LENS-DAY once again at the Adorama daily deals and this lot is good until Wednesday at 10am ET AND it is available in six different systems:
+ Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D Ultra manual focus lens for $429
+ available in six mirrorless systems: M43rds, Fuji X, Sony E, Leica L, Nikon Z, Canon EOS-M
+ 128GB Prograde SDXC UHS-II U3 C10 V90 Cobalt (up to 300MB/s Read, up to 250MB/s Write) for $105
+ 256GB for $189
+ Hollyland Mars 300, 300′ Dual HDMI Wireless HD Video Transmission System for $280
Running until Tuesday at 10am ET we have a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals:
+ TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Full Frame Fisheye for $185 in your choice of Sony E, Leica L, Canon RF or Nikon Z
+ Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022 for $60
Hooray-Hooray, it’s a lens day, and a PRO zoom at that at the Thursday B&H Photo daily deals [CORRECTED], in the standard 7+1 configuration, running until 12/9/21 at 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Lowepro Adventura SH 110 II Shoulder Bag (Black) for $10
+ Bag the Bag!
+ Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN ART for $899 in Sony E or Leica L
+ Reikan Focal Pro Lens Calibration for $86~
+ Nanuk 925 cases, six color options, $78 each
+ Bag the Whole Collection 😉
+ YoloLiv YoloBox Portable All-in-One Multi-Camera Live Streaming Encoder, Switcher, Monitor, and Recorder for $598
+ yes, Yolo is now serious video equipment 🙂
+ Zoom H4n Pro 4-Input / 4-Track Portable Handy Recorder with Onboard X/Y Mic Capsule (Black) for $200
+ Roland video mixer type things, three options, $225 to $370
+ flash deal: Sairen Q1 Vlog Video Camera-Mount Cardioid Microphone for $18
+ it may be cardioid but you don’t need a cardiologist to use it 😉
UPDATE: among the Best Buy dailies you can have the new condition Roku Streaming Stick+ 4K Headphone edition with voice remote for $30… Roku is one of the few independent companies that is left standing in the War of the Googles and the Apples and the Amazons and the Microsofts (time to bring back Zune again?) 😉
UPDATE #2: it’s an ASUS laptops takeover at the “Computers” of the Thursday Woot daily deals with prices ranging from $100 (Chromebook) to $1350. A total of 11 options are available including gaming Windows laptops… Meanwhile at the “Electronics” there’s a 3rd generation Airpod for $163. One per customer with a 1-year Apple warranty…
If you are a fan of the Leica L system, you are in luck! Adorama is offering the new condition Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN contemporary for the Leica L system for $250 with free US shipping. Only the Leica L is on sale at this price.
This along with the other Adorama daily deals run until Saturday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Flashpoint XPLOR 600 HSS TTL Battery-Powered Monolight with Built-in R2 2.4GHz Radio Remote System – Bowens Mount (AD600 TTL) for $499
+ Slidgo X6 8.5″ Electric Scooter with Wider Deck and Higher Bar for $349
+ Godox MoveLink M2 Compact 2-Person Digital Wireless Microphone System for Cameras & Smartphones with 3.5mm (2.4 GHz) for $139
Per the Fairness Doctrine, we must needs also mention a Leica offer and we have one with a “free lens” promotion, it is the new condition Leica TL2 with the 18-56mm f3.5-5.6 Vario-Elmar-T lens going for $2495 at B&H Photo in either black or silver. You are also eligible for a 1-year LHSA membership (via rebate, details over there)…
On the other hand, if you don’t want the kit lens and you are comfortable with used Leica digital cameras, used prices start at $1422 (condition 9 with scuffs and marks) at B&H Photo…
It’s a “kinda lens day” at the Wednesday 11/24/21 B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Lensbaby Burnside 35mm f2.8 for $299 in nine system options
++ DSLR: Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
++ mirrorless: M43rds, Fuji X, Sony E, Leica L, Canon RF, Nikon Z
+ Browning BTC-5HD-APX-20C Strike Force Apex HD Trail Camera (20MP) for $90
+ Genaray Ultra-Thin Bicolor 288 SMD LED On-Camera Light Basic Kit for $79
+ Cambee Professional RGB 600 Panel 2-Light Kit for $228
+ SyRP Genie Mini II Panning Motion Control System for $150 after automatic $110 off in-cart coupon
+ Samson G-Track Pro USB Microphone with Built-In Audio Interface (Silver) for $80
+ the time is right to start the camera/photography podcast you’ve always dreamed about!
+ Tascam DR-10L Micro Portable Audio Recorder with Lavalier Microphone (White) for $125
+ kinda looks like a tape recorder of the good old days
+ flash deal: Tamrac Tradewind 2.6 Shoulder Bag (Dark Gray) for $16
Running until Wednesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) the headliner of the current iteration of the Adorama dailies is the new condition Venus Laowa 15mm f2 ZeroD Lens offered for $749 with free US shipping in the Sony E, Canon RF and Nikon Z systems with the following FREEbie bundles at the same price as of the time of writing:
+ Peak Design Lens Changing Kit Adapter
+ Corel software (select Mac or PC bundle)
+ Adorama Slinger Soft Lens Case Small, 5″ x 86mm, Black
+ ProOptic 72mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit
+ also lens cap tether, lens wrap, lens pen, and cleaning kit
Meanwhile the Leica L version is also on sale for $749 but WITHOUT the extra freebies…
The other two Adorama daily deals are:
+ 128GB Lexar SILVER Series Professional 1066x C UHS-I Memory Card (up to 160MB/s Read, 120MB/s Write) for $20
+ Astro Gaming A10 Headset for PS4 & Xbox, Gray & Blue for $50
Prime time prime friends, you can have the new condition Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM Art for $799 until Thursday at 10am ET as one of the Adorama deals du jour. This is available in Canon EF, Nikon F, Leica L, Sony E and Sigma SA!
The rest of the Adorama dailies are:
+ Pelican MPB25 Water Resistant 25L Backpack for $100
+ Godox MoveLink M1 Compact Digital Wireless Microphone System for Cameras & Smartphones with 3.5mm (2.4 GHz) for $99
+ Philips Hue White & Color Ambiance Play Light Bar, Black, 2-Pack – With Philips Hue A19 Starter Kit, Includes 2x Single Bulb, Stand-Alone Bridge for $190
MEANWHiLE continuing at ADorama are their separate 14 days of deals…
Hooray-Hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals good until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ NiSi 15mm f4 Sunstar Full Frame ASPH Lens for $499 with FREE $50 Adorama gift certificate added automatically to the bundle during this promotion
+ lens is available in Fuji X, Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Leica L
+ Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro TTL R2 Battery-Powered Monolight Outdoor 2-Flash Kit for $749
+ Flashpoint FV150 Hybrid R2 Continuous LED Light and HSS Flash (Godox FV150) for $259
+ LG 27UK670 27” 16:9 4K Ultra HD IPS Monitor with USB Type-C for $349
It’s already Prime Day in Europe and at the Amazon Germany website there’s among others a Canon gear sale that includes the 90D, the G3X, and lenses of different kinds (EF, EF-S, EF-M, RF)… A total of nine options is available as of the time of writing…
But that’s not all! There’s also a big (two page) Sony-priority camera gear sale that includes various Sony lenses, the RX100 III, the 7R II body only, lenses from Samyang, Zeiss Batis, Pentax (eg 50/1.8 SMC DA for 100 euro), and Tamron, Panasonic S5, Steiner binos, and more!
There’s also a sale of action cameras and drones…
Next up we have the Storage Sale that includes Sandisk SD and microSD, Samsung, Lexar, Axe and more, three pages of them! There’s even some CompactFlash UDMA7 of the Lexar kind!
The interesting thing with Prime, even if you live in a country that does not get Prime delivery (eg within the scope of Amazon Germany), you can still sign up for the 30-day Prime free trial and get the sale price. But you won’t get the free shipping benefits or any of the other DRM-restricted benefits (video, ebooks, etc)…
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!
In-Stock come the camera gear and out of stock go the money in the wallet 🙂
This is the most affordable of this trilogy of in-stock alerts today, it is of interest to fans of the Panasonic-and-Friends L-mount, it is the Panasonic 85mm f1.8 S lens, in-stock and ready to ship at B&H Photo for its starting price of $598 with free US shipping…
Hooray, hooray, Monday comes in with a great start, it’s a LENS DAY at the B&H Photo daily deals and what a lens too, it’s the new condition Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG OS HSM ART going for $899 with free US shipping and freebies depending on the mount option:
+ Nikon F version with FREE Sigma USB dock and FREE B+W 82mm UV Haze filter
+ Canon EF version with FREE B+W 82mm UV Haze filter
+ Sony E or Leica L with FREE B+W 82mm UV Haze filter
+ 256GB Lexar PRO 1667x UHS-II SDXC for $50
+ National Geographic 50mm f/12 AZ Refractor Telescope for $40
+ the UFOs are coming!
+ GVM RGB LED Studio 2-Light Soft Video Light Panel Kit 50RS2L for $330
+ Cooamer UVC Sterilization Lamp, three options, $15 to $40
+ and now something for the Zoom-Slack generations:
++ Xcellon wireless presenters for $10
++ AMX ACV-5100 Acendo Vibe Conferencing Soundbar with Integrated Webcam for $199
+ flash deal: SirUI VSK-5 Video Survival Kit for $140
+ next flash deal: ManFrotto TwistGrip ComPlete Kit
UPDATE: some action at the Best Buy dailies for Monday:
+ 64GB Sandisk Ultra Plus microSDXC for $15
+ 9.7-inch Nixplay LCD digiframe for $250
+ 1TB WD Blue internal SSD for $100
+ Nomatic ultimate travel backpack bundle for $180
+ and of course Poo-Pourri, now they can truly smell like roses 😉
Of e-reader interest under “Computers” at the Woot website there’s a trio of new condition 9th-generation 7-inch Kindle Oasis e-readers ranging from $150 to $200 (8GB = $150, 32GB = $170, 32GB + cellular = $200). They come with a 1-year Amazon warranty. This is the “previous generation”. The latest Kindles are the 10th generation which includes the Oasis 3. Neither uses USB-C. Once upon a time I knew this line-up by heart, now there’s way too many of them. Thankfully there’s a very nice Wackypedia page to sort them all out! I got started with the “Kindle Keyboard”, although I was ponderously pondering the 9.7-inch Kindle DX before that…
Shiguma strikes again with a new line-up of lenses, the I-series. These are mirrorless-exclusive full-frame compact-priority lenses and they are coming out for the Sony E and Leica L 35mm-full-frame mirrorless systems. The three lenses are:
+ 24mm f3.5 DG DN for $549
+ 35mm f2 DG DN for $639
+ 65mm f2 DG DN for $699
Initially at least, the prices are the same, there is no “Leica tax”. Of course prices can change over time, eg the E-system lenses getting discounted but not the Leica [pure speculation of course].
You can preorder these lenses at B&H Photo and Adorama…
Read more about them at the B&H Explora which includes hands-on impressions and sample pictures…
There’s a special place in photographer’s historic hearts for the 50mm prime lens, and if you like the f1.4 aperture, you may be interested in this new Shiguma offer, their 50mm f1.4 DG HSM Art lens is on sale for $799 at authorized dealers. The freebies vary as follows:
At Adorama’s, Nikon F and Canon EF users get a free Sigma USB dock and the big freebie, a Vanguard Alta Pro 264AT Tripod and TBH-100 Head with Arca-Swiss Type QR Plate which goes for $180 on its own!
At B&H Photo you get a free Sigma USB dock and a free Hoya filter kit in the Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Leica L, Sigma SA “color schemes” [okay, lens mount options]. The Sony E is at the same price BUT it does not include a free USB dock…
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 😉
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