Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 DG OS HSM + FREE Sigma TC-2001 2X TeleConverter + $136 Rewards for $3400 [C/N/Si]

Zoom-zoom and weight-lifting practice too! The new condition Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 DG OS HSM for a limited time comes with a FREE Sigma TC-2001 2x Teleconverter ($399 on its own) along with either 4% rewards ($130+ in future purchases) at Adorama or free lens-y accessories at Adorama or 4% promotional rewards at B&H Photo. The lens is available in the Canon, Nikon and Sigma systems.

(ENDED) Thur: 10% off KEH Lenses (and 15% off 180+ select lenses)

This coupon expired… Lensaholics of the world unite and take over! Good until Thursday 11:59pm ET, coupon code LENS03A gets you 15% off select lenses at KEH Camera and 10% off the remaining lenses. Over 180 lenses (at the aforelinked page) are part of the 15 off group. The rest of the lenses on their website are 10% off. The same coupon code works on both. As usual, their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the discount.

Refurbished Nikon 70-3004.5-6.3G DX VR for $150 after coupon

Picture this, a VR telezoom lens for your Nikon for $150! Coupon code PICTURETHIS gets you the manufacturer refurbished Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G AF-P ED DX VR for $150 with free shipping at BuyDIG until 3/12/18 or earlier if sold out.

Olympus Outlet store refilled with 26 items

The Olympus Outlet store has been refilled now with a total of 26 items, including the previously mentioned refurb E-M1 II along with the f2.8 PRO lens trio, primes, zooms and more (= converters, grips, etc)…

Rokinon 35mm f2.8 Autofocus for $299 [Sony E]

If you are a fan of autofocusing technology and the Sony E system, Adorama is offering the new condition Rokinon 35mm f2.8 Autofocus lens for the Sony E system for $299 with free expedited shipping. Yes, Rokinon is embracing AF AF 🙂

Zeiss Batis 85mm f1.8 for $999, 135mm f2.8 for $1499 [Sony E]

It’s WPPI time after all, and thanks to the avalanche of Sony 35mm full frame mirrorless cameras, FE-shooters can now have their very own Zeiss full frame portrait lenses.

The Zeiss 85mm f1.8 Batis for the Sony E-system goes for $999 with free shipping and $40~ promotional rewards at Adorama and B&H Photo

The 135mm f2.8 Zeiss Batis is on sale for $1499 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Adorama

(ENDED) Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary + USB Lens Dock for $770 [C/N]

This sale ended…

Into the eBay Deals we go where the BuyDIG eBAY store is offering the new condition Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens bundled with a USB Lens Dock, together going for $770 with free shipping in your choice of Nikon or Canon, with up to three per customer.

Free B+W Circular Polarizer Filter w/4 Sony PRO E Lenses

A quartet of Sony PRO E system lenses are currently getting a FREE B+W Circular Polarizer MRC Filter at B&H Photo. The B&W is included automatically by B&H. Participating lenses are the 70-200/2.8 OSS, 100-400 GM OSS, 100/2.8 STF GM OSS and 85/1.4 GM.

No Preorders Yet: new Tokina Opera 50mm f1.4 FF (C/N)

If you have a Canon or Nikon DSLR, Tokina would like to sign to you. But the price of the ticket has not been revealed yet 🙂

Tokina has revealed their brand new Opera 50mm f1.4 Full Frame lens available in the Canon and Nikon systems. The price has not been revealed yet, so obviously pre-orders cannot be accepted.

This too has been added to the New Lenses of 2018 tracking page…

No Pre-Orders Yet: new Sigma ART 105/1.4 and 70/2.8 MACRO

Sigma revealed two new ART series Prime lenses but they are not available for pre-ordering yet. However, B&H Photo has created a introductory pages for them with all their currently available details. They are:

+ Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art for Canon, Nikon, Sony A and E systems, and Sigma SA

+ Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art for Canon, Nikon, Sony E (not A) and Sigma

These too have been added to the New Lenses of 2018 page. We definitely had a lot more lenses than cameras so far in 2018 🙂

Tokina Firin 20mm f2 Manual Focus (Sony E) for $699

Among the latest new Lenses announced is an autofocus version of the Tokina Firin 20mm f2 FE (Sony E system) lens, with the “AF” designator added to the model name. No price/availability details yet but B&H Photo has created a product page for it.

If autofocusing is not a high priority or you need a lens now, the first generation manual focus version of the lens is on sale for $699 with free shipping at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon

(ENDED) Rokinon 14mm F2.8 Full Frame Auto Focus (Sony E) for $535

This lightning deal expired…

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Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f2 FE Zero-D for $799 [Sony E]

Prime time among the B&H WPPI sales, the new condition Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D Lens for the Sony E-system is on sale for a limited time for $799 with free expedited shipping. A feast of primes for the Sony E-system!

Tamron lenses on sale with FREE Hoya Filters and Rewards

Among the many lenses on sale are select Tamron lenses that are on sale, they have 4% promotional rewards, and get a free Hoya UV Haze NXT HCM filter. The lenses are the 24-70mm f2.8 Di VC USD for $800 and the 45mm f1.8 Di VC for $399, and the 16-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro for $549 available in the systems they are available in (LOL).

Not getting a free Hoya filter but participating in the Tamron mail-in rebates are a handful of big Tamron zooms. The mail-in rebate promotion expires March 3rd, which is much closer than it sounds because February is a short month.

Sigma 85mm f1.4 with FREE Sigma USB Dock for $999 [C/N/Si]

Prime time of the f1.4 kind! The new condition Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG HSM ART prime lens is now getting a free USB Sigma Dock at Adorama while still selling for $999 with free expedited shipping in the Canon, Nikon and Sigma DSLR systems.

Pre-order new Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART for $1300

Sigma revealed their all new Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART zoom lens in early February for the Canon, Nikon and Sigma SLR systems but they did not reveal a price. Now the lens is available for pre-ordering and for that you have to reveal a price, and the price was not a sticker shock (compared to Canon and Nikon f2.8 pro zooms), $1300 and available for pre-ordering at Adorama and B&H Photo. There is no specific release date yet.

Free $100 Gift Card and Free Fuji Domke F803 Bag with purchase of Fuji 50-200 or 100-400 Lenses at normal prices

Our wild ride now takes us to Fujilandia where B&H Photo is bundling both a $100 B&H Photo gift card and the Fuji-Domke co-brandeD F803 camera bag when you purchase the following two Fuji X lenses:

+ Fuji XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR for $1599

+ Fuji XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR for $1899

The lenses go for the same prices without the gift card and camera bag, so you are getting two serious freebies. Four more Fuji lenses are on sale but don’t get a free gift card or free bag at B&H Photo; these too part of their WPPI 2018 specials

Pre-order new Panasonic 50-200mm f2.8-4 OIS [m43]

There is no theme, this is like rolling the blogging dice, things are coming in from all directions! 🙂 Now we have a pre-order of a brand new micro four thirds pro lens, almost a constant aperture but not quite! It is the brand new Panasonic 50-200mm f2.8-4 Power OIS (Lumix G, Leica, aspherical, Vario-Elmarit) available for pre-ordering for $1698 at Adorama and B&H Photo… It has been added to the New Lenses of 2018 tracking page…

Panasonic 100-400 f4-6.3 Power OIS + $100 GC for $1800

Zoom-zoom on the Micro Four Thirds front! The new condition Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 POWER OIS is getting a $100 B&H Photo gift card as a bonus while still selling at the authorized dealer price of $1800 with free expedited shipping at B&H. As usual, you can optionally triple the original warranty by filing with Panasonic. This too is part of the WPPI B&H sales

111 Lenses on sale at WPPI including Tokina 11-16/2.8 PRO DX AT-X for $379 [C/N/A]

A total of 111 Lenses are participating in the WPPI sales! You can use the various options in the left sidebar of the aforelinked page to filter by systems and types of interest. Among them is the new condition Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX-II going for $379 with free expedited shipping in the Canon, Nikon and Sony A systems. The Sony A gets 4% promotional rewards.

Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 35mm f0.95 Mark II for $479 to $499 [E/X/EF-M]

Not faster than the speed of light, but getting close! The new condition Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 Mark II Lens is on sale as part of the WPPI festivities at B&H for $479 to $499 with free shipping depending on option. It is available in the Sony E, Fuji X, and Canon EF-M system. They also get 2% promotional rewards. The $479 price is for the black Sony E and silver Canon EF-M. The others go for $499.

Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS II with Choice of Freebies for $1949

A total of 21 Canon lenses are participating in the B&H WPPI specials, including the new condition Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS II going for $1949 with free expedited shipping and 4% promotional rewards ($78~ to spend in the future at B&H) along with a Zeiss cleaning kit and a Flex lens shade.

On the other hand, if you prefer a bird in the hand instead of promotional rewards in the future, Adorama is bundling it with the new condition “Vanguard 264AB-100 4-Section Aluminum Alloy Alta Pro 264-AT Tripod Legs with SBH-100 QR Ballhead” for the same price but no 4% rewards and no free accessories.

Sigma 35mm f1.4 for $799, 85mm f1.4 for $999 [DG Art]

Over 100 Sigma lenses are participating among the latest B&H WPPI promotions, including a couple of f1.4 primes as follows:

+ Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG Art for $799 with $32 promotional rewards in Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax and Sigma DSLR systems

+ Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG Art for $999 in Canon, Nikon and Sigma DSLR systems

+ sale ends Wednesday 2/28/18 at 11:59pm ET

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC US with two FREE Hoya UV Haze Filters and $36 rewards for $799 [C/N]

Not one but TWO Hoya lens filters you get for FREE when you purchase the new condition Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD for $799 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. You also get 4% promotional rewards (around $36 to be spent in the future at B&H). The lens is available in either Canon or Nikon. The two free Hoya lens filters included automatically by B&H during this promotion are:

+ Hoya 67mm UV Haze NXT HMC Filter
+ Hoya 82mm UV Haze NXT HMC Filter

Over 100 Sigma Lenses with WPPI 2018 Coupon

More B&H WPPI action coupon code BHWPPI18 gets you additional savings on over 100 Sigma lenses. There are too many to list here individually, but the aforelinked page has them nicely organized.

$150 Gift Cards with select Fuji GF lenses (GFX MF)

And now we begin digesting the B&H WPPI 2018 specials, starting with select Fuji GF lenses for their medium format system getting a $150 B&H Photo gift card with purchase. Eligible lenses show this on their product page.

UPDATE: oops, I forgot to mention this, you also get a $200 B&H Photo gift card when you purchase the new condition Fujifilm GFX 50S with the 110mm f2 lens for $8299 with free expedited shipping.

Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L II USM for $1540

In a longer running Woot Plus Camera sale running until the end of February, Woot is offering the following Canon products:

+ new condition EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III for $80
+ new condition EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Lens for $160
+ new condition Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM for $1540
+ the D-Rebel T6 is a daily deal

These are new condition, with a 1-year Canon warranty per the listing. Limit up to three per customer on the low cost lenses and limit up to ten on the f2.8 PRO zoom.

Shipping is free for Prime members (must login with Amazon Prime account to connect the free shipping to your Woot account), or $5 flat for non-Prime members.

Pre-order new Tiffen NATural Filters (76 options)

If you are a fan of lens filters, Tiffen has unleashed a new lien of NATural Neutral Density Filters and they are available for pre-ordering at Adorama with 76 different options. You can use the left sidebar over there to filter (no pun intended) the options by size or stops or price range. Prices range from $109 to $699.

72 Hour NewEgg Sale includes imported Sigma 17-50/2.8 EX DC OS HSM FLD (EF) for $280

If you are a fan of The Way of the Egg, NewEGG has launched another 72 hour sale. As usual, some of the offers may require a promo code (it will tell you on the page), and most of the time you’ll have to give them an email address in order to use the promo code. Which is kinda goofy since you need an email address to create an account and buy things, but what do I know? 🙂

They feature the usual assortment of computer accessories, hardware, software and so forth AND one lens, the new condition imported grey-market Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM FLD in the Canon EF option for $280 with free shipping, sold by RedTag Camera through NewEgg (ships directly from RedTag Camera). This particular sale ends on Saturday night. Of interest especially if you have NewEgg promotional gift cards waiting to get spent (they only last one year from the time they are issued; not to be confused with regular gift cards which don’t expire).

In new condition at authorized Shiguma dealers, this lens goes for $369, eg Adorama with free lens-y accessories.

No Pre-Orders Yet: new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD (Sony E Full Frame)

Perhaps as a sign of the times, along with the new 70-210mm f4 Di VC, Tamron has announced the development of a new temptation for mirrorless! It is the brand new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD for the 35mm full frame Sony E system. The lens is not available for pre-ordering yet (it doesn’t have a price attached to it) but B&H Photo has created a product page for it with the information revealed so far by Tamron.

This has been added to the New Lenses of 2018 tracking page…