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Starts 12pm ET (World Premiere): Choosing the Right Lens (FREE to Watch Class)

Lensaholics of the world, unite and take over! Starting at 12pm eastern today (Wednesday 1/3/18), CreativeLIVE will have the world premiere (recording LIVE) of a brand new class, Choosing the Right Lens with John Greengo, FREE to watch/stream during this promotion.

The class runs from 12pm to 7pm ET with a live studio audience. There is usually a lunch break because …humans! It will then likely repeat through the night until 12pm ET of the next day. If you like it well enough you’ll want to watch it more times in the future, it is available on a pre-order sale for $39.

For all the other free-to-watch classes, check the latest CreativeLIVE ON-AIR schedule page.

January 3, 2018 Filed Under: classes and tutorials Tagged With: ,

Rokinon 20mm T1.9 WA Cine DS + Corel Software + Filters + More for $499 [Canon only]

This sale is only offered in the Canon EF mount! The Rokinon 20mm T1.9 WA Cine DS lens is bundled with a 77mm digital filters kit, a lens wrap (not edible!), a lens cap keeper, a cleaning kit, and the new Corel software bundle, all together going for $499 with free shipping at Adorama.

January 2, 2018 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

BorrowLenses Coupon: 15% off OR $25 off

BorrowLenses is back with a new coupon. Coupon code HEYA2018 gets you either 15% off OR $25 off your next camera gear rental. Their system automatically gives you the best discount among the two options. Coupon expires 1/8/18. The orders must be scheduled to arrive to you by 1/15/18. Their shopping cart will tell you.

January 2, 2018 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: , ,

Refurbished Tamron Lenses (14 options)

It turns out there are more refurbished Tamron lenses at Adorama. As of the time of writing, 14 options are available in various combinations of lens and system. Most of them are zooms, except for the 90mm. You can use the listing options over there at Adorama to filter by price or mount. Prices range from $180 to $899. They get a 90-day warranty.

As usual, price-check the lenses if you are not familiar with their price range, as sometimes the new vs refurbished vs used prices may not be in-sync or appropriately staircases. Don’t forget to also price-check at KEH Camera which offers a 180-day warranty.

Note also that Tamron offers a six year warranty on new condition Tamron USA lenses, so that’s something to factor in the price difference if you are a fan of included manufacturer warranties.

January 1, 2018 Filed Under: dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: ,

Refurbished Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 DI LD for $534 (Sony A)

In new condition, the Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 DI LD (IF) Macro lens goes for $769 in the four major DSLR systems (Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony A) at authorized dealers such as B&H Photo.

But if you are comfortable with refurbished, the Sony Alpha version is available in refurbished by Tamron condition at Adorama for $534 with free shipping and a 90-day Tamron USA warranty.

Refurbished lenses are NOT eligible for the Tamron Lens VIP Owner program.

January 1, 2018 Filed Under: dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: , ,

New Tamron $100 Mail-In Rebates: 70-200/2.8 Di VC USD G2 for $1099 after MIR or 150-600 Di VC USD G2 for $1199 after MIR

A new year is here, and Tamron has launched a new round of $100 mail-in rebates running from 12/31/17 until 3/3/18 for each of the following two lenses:

Tamron 70-200/2.8 Di VC USD G2 for $1099 after $100 MIR
+ Amazon itself in Canon EF and Nikon F for $1099 after $100 MIR

+ $1199 after $100 MIR at B&H Photo and Adorama (C/N on same listing)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 for $1199 after $100 MIR
+ Amazon itself in Canon mount and Nikon mount for $1199 after $100 MIR
+ $1299 after $100 MIR for the Sony A mount

+ the price is $1299 after the $100 MIR at Adorama with FREE 95mm UV filter and $56 rewards and B&H Photo with $56 rewards (C/N/A on same listing)

+ the Sony A is NOT stabilized (not VC)

Rebate details
If buy from a retailer that has an open marketplace like Amazon, make sure Amazon itself is the seller. If buying from retailers that also sell imported, and used and refurbished, make sure the version you buy is new condition with Tamron USA warranty.

See rebate details in PDF file.

Speaking of Tamron, they have launched a new VIP Lens Owner program…

January 1, 2018 Filed Under: dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: , , , ,

Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary with FREE 95mm UV Filter and $31 Rewards for $789 [C/N]

Happy New Year to the various cascading time zones as we slowly enter 2018 around the world!

The new condition Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM “Contemporary” Lens is bundled with a FREE VU Ariel 95mm UV filter and $31.50 promotional rewards for $789 with free shipping for a limited time at Adorama in the Canon and Nikon SLR systems. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout while this promotion is running.

Also among their latest Year End Sales, Adorama is offering the new condition Apple 10.5″ iPad Pro (Wi-Fi, 256GB), Space Gray (2017), for $729 with free shipping. They are an authorized Apple dealer.

December 31, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , ,

Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 Di VC USD + $36 Rewards for $899 [C/N]

F2.8 PRO zoom lens time now! Adorama is offering the new condition Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD for $899 with free shipping and $36~ promotional rewards for a limited time in the Nikon F system and the Canon EF system. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed to checkout. The Sony A version is not on sale.

December 30, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: , ,

Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO with FREE Hoya 67mm UV Filter and $20 rewards for $499 [C/N, A {no VC}]

The other Tamron lens that has joined the B&H Photo 2-Day Sale is the new condition Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO going for $499 with free expedited shipping and a FREE Hoya 67mm UV Haze NXT HMC Filter along with 4% ($20~) promotional rewards in Canon, Nikon, and Sony A systems. The Canon and Nikon are VC (stabilized) while the Sony A is not.

December 28, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: , , ,

Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC for $199 with $8 rewards [C/N, A {no VC}]

This is the first of three lenses that are hitching a ride on the B&H Photo 2-Day Sale, it is the new condition Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC going for $199 with free expedited shipping and with 4% promotional rewards ($8~) in the Canon, Nikon and Sony A mounts. The Canon and Nikon are VC (stabilized), the Sony A is not.

December 28, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: , , ,

Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 with FREE TAP-in Console and $52 rewards for $1299 [C/N] {corrected}

CORRECTED 12/30/17 at 10pm ET
The new condition Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 going for $1299 with free expedited shipping along with a FREE Tamron TAP-in Console and 4% ($52~) promotional rewards in the Canon and Nikon.

The Sony A version is not VC, and it does not get a free TAP-IN console.

December 28, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: , , ,

Bower 500mm f/8 Preset Lens With T-Mount Adapter for $70 with free S&H (C/N/K)

The new condition Bower 500mm f/8 Preset Lens With T-Mount Adapter is on sale for $70 with free shipping at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon and Pentax K DSLR systems. This sale continues as of a 12/30/17 recheck…

December 27, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Nikon Lens Instant Savings (9 options, $247 to $2097)

Nikon too joins the party of the B&H Mega Sale with a Nikon Lens Instant Savings sale featuring a total of 9 lenses, with prices ranging from $247 to $2097. All the featured lenses get free next day delivery. Hiding among the nine lenses are also three Nikon D7500 kits ~ bundles with lenses, so they fit the lens theme 🙂

The sale ends Saturday 12/30/17. The FREE NEXT DAY Delivery promotion ends Thursday at 2pm ET. There’s no coupon needed for the free next day delivery ~ you see the option on the product page while this offer is running.

December 27, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 PRO FX for $619 (Canon only)

Another one of the B&H 2-Day Sale offers is the new condition Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX lens offered for $619 with free expedited shipping in the Canon EF mount. The Nikon version is NOT on sale.

As of 12/30/17 recheck, this sale continues…

December 26, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, tokina Tagged With: ,

Kamlan 50mm f1.1 APS-C Lens for $130 [X/m43/E/EF-M]

If you are a fan of Prime lenses made by non-mainstream lens manufacturers, the membership website MassDrop is offering the new condition Kamlan 50mm F/1.1 APS-C Prime Lens for $130 with free shipping for USA shoppers. Shipping is extra for non-USA shoppers. The lens is available in Canon EF-M, Fuji X, M43rds and Sony E. You select the option at checkout. It comes with a 1-year warranty. All sales are final. These will ship in late January 2018. There is no express shipping option!

If you are not familiar with MassDrop, think of them as a group buy shopping club. You have to create an account (free to join, no annual/membership fees) to see the prices and details of a product. Orders do not ship right away like Amazon. It’s the opposite of Prime. Orders can take weeks to months before they ship because of the nature of group buys. Sales are final. Some items come with a manufacturer warranty, others don’t. Some are purchased directly from the manufacturer, others through third parties.

If you hate waiting, then mayhaps it’s not for you. You can instead go for near-instant gratification with the B&H FREE Next Day delivery of various products 🙂

December 26, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

New Tamron VIP Club includes Discounts and other Benefits

It’s Tamron Wynette time! They have just revealed a brand new annualized membership club for Tamron lens owners, the Tamron VIP Club. The virtual club has three membership tiers, depending on how many Tamron lenses you have purchased and registered since May 2011.

The deadline for participating in the 2018 club year is January 15 in 2018. You must register by then a minimum of FOUR Tamron lenses to get in at the SILVER tier. If you register FIVE or more, you are at the GOLD tier, and six or more make you a PLATINUM member.

These are actually practical and tangible benefits!

TAMRON SILVER TIER

  • $50 bonus rebate towards any Tamron lens
  • 10% off non-warranty repair
  • Tamron Magazine mailed three times a year
  • unspecified “Welcome Gift”
  • membership card with lanyard
  • VIP member contests
  • 50% off a Tamron event ticket (Summit excluded)

TAMRON GOLD TIER

  • includes all SILVER tier benefits with the following adjustments
  • $75 bonus rebate instead of $50
  • two Tamron Event discounted tickets instead of one
  • FREE Tamron t-shirt
  • Free pass to one Tamron event (excludes summit)
  • new benefits to this tier are in bold

TAMRON PLATINUM TIER

  • includes all GOLD tier benefits with the following adjustments
  • $100 bonus rebate instead of $75/$50
  • Tamron LL Bean vest
  • Free 2-week lens loaners (if available, with signed loaner agreement)
  • Lifetime Limited Warranty on any new lens purchase from year of Club induction
  • Free shipping on repairs (Tamron USA will send a pre-paid shipping label to receive your lens)
  • Tamron Photo Tips Hotline
  • Invitation to a Tamron Workshop Summit
  • option to maybe get profiled on their website
  • 20% discount on non-warranty repair instead of 10%
  • free pass to two Tamron events instead of one
  • new benefits to this tier are in bold

RESTRICTIONS and ELIGIBILITY

The membership tiers will be assessed once per year. On subsequent years, VIP Club membership status will be announced to all Members on February 15 of each year, with the registration deadline being January 15 of the same year.

Not every lens qualifies towards the minimum of four for the VIP tiers. Per their website, and this is my interpretation of their rules:

  • only Tamron model lenses that were current at the time of purchase count towards the tiers. Current lenses are listed on the Tamron USA website at tamron-usa.com
  • Teleconverters and Tap-In Console are not considered Eligible Purchases
  • Multiple purchases of same lens model, even if different mounts, are not considered Eligible Purchases
  • Each Member must own his/her own unique Tamron model lens
  • Grey market, open stock, and refurbished lenses are NOT eligible purchases
  • Only new and current Tamron lenses purchased from an authorized Tamron USA retailer are eligible purchases
December 26, 2017 Filed Under: tamron Tagged With:

Olympus 40-150mm f4-5.6R for $99 [m43]

The Olympus 30mm f3.5 Macro [M43] had been going for $99 but has increased to $149 as of this recheck, however, its $99 partner-in-crime, the Olympus 40-150mm f4-5.6R continues to go for $99 (or has returned to $99) since our previous recheck at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself. At B&H and Adorama you get $4 promotional rewards as well, while at Amazon you get a $5 statement credit if you pay with Prime VISA or Discover with activated Q4 rewards. With free shipping.

December 25, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, olympus Tagged With: , , ,

(ENDED) 25% off BorrowLenses rentals

This sale ended… Borrow Lenses is back with another coupon. Use promo code BYE2017 to get 25% off camera gear rentals that will be delivered or picked up by 12/30/17. The order deadline is the same.

December 25, 2017 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Sunday: Sigma 18-35/1.8 DC for $599 (C/N/A/P), Sigma 85/1.4 DG for $999 (C/N), Etc

These daily deals expired BUT for more action, check the B&H Featured Sales…

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December 23, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , , , , ,

Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary with $31 rewards for $789 [C/N]

Adorama is offering the new condition Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM “Contemporary” Lens for $789 with free shipping and $31.56 promotional rewards in the Canon and Nikon DSLR systems. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed to checkout…

In other Adorama action, they have these sales:

+ SiliconDust HDHomeRun Connect for $79

+ Apple iPad 9.7″ Wi-Fi 32GB – Space Gray (2017) for $299

+ Roland FP-30 88 Keys SuperNATURAL Digital Portable Piano for $479 using coupon code HOLIDAYS

+ HP Elitebook 840 G3 14″ Full HD Touchscreen Notebook (Intel i5-6200U 2.3GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 7 Pro + Win 10 Pro License) for $900

December 22, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: , ,

End of Year Canon Lens Sale with Coupon

Adorama is having an end of year Canon Lens Clearance sale using coupon code CAYR7BERD in the shopping cart. You can test the coupon before making a purchase by following the prompts. The coupon is entered under the “Payment” section, click on “Do you have a gift card or promo code?” and enter the coupon code in the second box, the “Enter coupon code” one and hit “Apply”.

December 21, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,

SLR Magic CINE 50mm F1.1 + SLR Magic 52mm variable ND filter II for $339 [Sony E]

The SLR Magic CINE 50mm F1.1 for the Sony E system is bundled with the SLR Magic 52mm variable ND filter II, together going for $339 with free expedited shipping along with $6.78 in promotional rewards at Adorama.

If you don’t want/need the variable ND filter, the lens on its own goes for $279 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo.

December 17, 2017 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Prime Credit Cards Only: 20% Statement Credit on 301 Photography Lenses (lots of Rokinon and Samyang)

Also participating in the Prime 20% Statement Credit offer are a total of 301 photography lenses. We already mentioned some of them, but I obviously can’t create individual posts for 301 lenses. The majority of them are Rokinon and Samyang models for various camera systems. You can find them all in the Digital Camera Lenses listing which you can filter by mount and manufacturer and other factors available in the left hand side over there.

Remember, these lenses must be sold and shipped by Amazon itself and you must pay for the items with either one of the Amazon Prime credit cards and you must be a Prime member. Check our Introductory post for an explanation of the offer.

This is a limited time offer. Expiration date is unknown.

December 16, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , ,

Prime Credit Cards Only: Buy Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 SP Di VC USD XLD for $450, Get $90 Statement Credit

Select Pentax gear are not the only ones eligible for the 20% off Prime Credit Card Statement Credit promotion. There’s a Tamron lens as well, available in either the Canon or Nikon DSLR system.

The new condition Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 SP Di VC USD XLD goes for $450 at Adorama and B&H Photo with 4% promotional rewards.

The same price is available at Amazon by Amazon itself. If you pay for this with either one of the Prime credit cards, you will get a 20% statement credit, which is $90 in this case!

This is a limited time offer! You can find details and all the eligible products through the Prime 20% Statement Credit offer page.

December 16, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, tamron Tagged With: , , ,

Pentax DSLR Lens Instant Savings (29 options)

On the Pentax K-mount, a total of 29 Pentax lenses are participating in the latest B&H Photo Pentax Instant Savings promotion. Some (but not all) of the lens offers expire Saturday at 11:59pm ET. Note however that B&H is not accepting orders between Friday PM and Saturday PM, so factor that in your planning! Some of the lenses earn 4% promotional rewards.

Prices range from $92 (50mm f1.8 DA) up to $4000 (560/5.6). There is a mix of zooms and primes, including some of the f2.8 PRO zooms and their Limited Primes.

December 14, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, pentax Tagged With: , ,

Sigma ART Lens Sale returns (until Dec 25)

The Sigma ART lens sale is back on again with a variety of Sigma ART DSLR lenses participating. You can find them nicely organized at Adorama, sorted by mount: Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Sigma SA, Pentax K, and a couple of Sigma lenses to Sony E mount lens converters too. There are too many to list here individually at the moment.

December 14, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, sigma Tagged With: ,

Black Friday Lens pricing returns at B&H

Black Friday pricing is back at B&H Photo with a variety of lenses from various manufacturers and various camera systems.

PS: I’m pressed for time and I can’t pause time, more details later today/tonight…

December 14, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With:

Adorama’s 8 Days of Deals now features iLCs and Lenses!

Today’s focus of the Adorama’s Eight Days of Deals is iLC Cameras and Lenses with over 1100 options available. Use the various options in the left-hand side of their website to filter by manufacturer or product type or price point!

They are also having a Surface 1-Day Sale featuring six options!

December 14, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With:

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM with Extras for $449

On the zooming side of EF, the new condition Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM is on sale for $449 with free shipping and a handful of free accessories at Adorama: 67mm filters kit, Slinger neooprene lens pouch, a new Corel software bundle, a lens cap tether and a cleaning kit.

The new Corel software bundle is better for creatives, it has four titles, all for creatiives: AfterShot 3, Paintshop PRO X9, VideoStudio X9, and Painter Essentials 5. The previous Corel bundle had five titles but two of them were not for the creatives. Painter Essentials is the addition with the new version.

December 11, 2017 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals Tagged With: , ,

Bower 16mm T2.2 Cine Lens (Nikon F) for $199

This offer continues (or returned) as of a late 12/13/17 recheck…

The new condition Bower 16mm T2.2 Cine Lens for the Nikon F mount is on sale for $199 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo…

December 11, 2017 Filed Under: dslr deals Tagged With: , , ,