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…
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 🙂
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
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.
(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.
(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…
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
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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!
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.
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…
Refurbished Canon EF-M Lenses: 18-150 for $180, 55-200 for $150 w/1-YR Warranty
The Canon EF-M mirrorless offers don’t sell out as fast as the Canon EF/EF-S DSLR cameras and lenses when they are put on sale at the official Canon USA outlet store with the 1-year Canon USA warranty. So it’s music to your EF-M ears. Which brings us to a refurbished Canon EF-M Lens sale with the following lenses in-stock as of the time of writing, all refurbished below:
+ EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM for $130
+ EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM Lens Graphite for $180
+ EF-M 55–200mm f/4.5–6.3 IS STM for $150
+ all refurbished
Refurbished Olympus 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO (m43) for $1050
Also in-stock as of the time of writing at the Olympus USA store is the manufacturer refurbished Olympus ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO micro four thirds lens for $1050 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty.
This goes for $1300 in new condition at authorized dealers such as Adorama.
Refurbished Olympus 25mm f1.2 ED PRO (m43) for $900
Don’t stop believing Olympus M43rds fans! The manufacturer refurbished Olympus 25mm f1.2 ED PRO micro four thirds lens is now in-stock and shipping at the Olympus USA store for $900 with free shipping and a 90-day Olympus USA warranty. It had been out of stock earlier in the week.
This goes for $1200 in new condition at authorized dealers such as Adorama.
This is one of two lenses currently listed at the Olympus USA store. Mayhaps they are/were saving them for “Green Monday”? [total speculation]
Nikon FX Lens Sale: 24/1.8 for $700, 24-70/2.8 for $1700, 35/1.4 for $1500, 80-400 for $2100
Nikon also has some FX lenses on sale at B&H Photo as follows:
+ 24mm f/1.8G ED AF-S for $697
+ 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S for $1697
+ 35mm f/1.4G AF-S for $1497
+ 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S for $2097
+ they also get 4% promotional rewards
Nikon DX Lens Sale: 10/2.8 Fisheye for $600, 12-24/4 for $950, 17-55/2.8 for $1200
Sunday has also brought some new Nikon DX DSLR lenses with the following sale prices at B&H Photo:
+ 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED AF-S DX for $947
+ 10.5mm f/2.8G ED DX AF Fisheye for $597
+ 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED DX AF-S for $1197
+ they also earn 4% promotional rewards
(OUT OF STOCK) Refurbished Olympus 25/1.2 PRO for $900, 12-100/4 IS for $1050
Arggh, these tricked me. They are both out of stock and cannot be ordered 🙁
(OUT OF STOCK) Olympus Outlet Store returns with two $1000 PRO lenses
As of a 11/8/17 AM recheck, these are out of stock and cannot be ordered, but they have also been discounted…
Sigma 105mm f2.8 EX DG HSM OS Macro with 4% Rewards for $569 [C/N/A/Si]
The new condition Sigma 105mm f2.8 EX DG HSM OS Macro lens is on sale for $569 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards ($28~ to be used in the future) at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon, Sony A, and Sigma systems.
If you prefer free lens-y accessories instead of 4% promotional rewards, you can get them as such at Adorama where they are backordered, but you can still order them if you want to lock the price.
In-Stock Now: Sony 16/1.4 DC DN (E, m43) and Canon 135/4L TS-E Macro Tilt-Shift Lens
More new lenses are now in-stock and ready to ship at B&H Photo, let’s round them all together for a 2-for-1 in blog post savings 🙂
+ Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN for $449 in Sony E and Micro Four Thirds
+ Canon TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro Tilt-Shift Lens for $2199
+ yes, the dream of the 90s is alive, macro tilt-shift for the EF system!
+ the other two are still in pre-order status: TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro Tilt-Shift and TS-E 50mm f/2.8L Macro Tilt-Shift. Each going for $2199. A used Honda Civic gets you all three 🙂
Panasonic 100-300mm f4-5.6 II OIS + $100 Gift Card for $648
This is the lowest priced lens so far that gets a $100 gift certificate from Adorama, it is the new condition Panasonic 100-300mm f4-5.6 II Power O.I.S going for $648 with free expedited shipping… No promotional rewards on this one… You can optionally triple the original warranty by filing with Panasonic…
Panasonic 100-400 f4-6.3 OIS + $100 Gift Card for $1798
And now to the bodybuilder zooms! The new condition Panasonic 100-400mm f4-6.3 Power O.I.S. micro four thirds lens is bundled with a $100 Adorama certificate for $1798 with free expedited shipping at Adorama. No promotional rewards on this one… You can optionally triple the original warranty by filing with Panasonic…
Panasonic 45mm f2.8 Macro OIS with $100 Gift Certificate and $32 Rewards for $798
It’s not just zooms! M43rds primes too get a $100 certificate at Adorama, it is the new condition Panasonic 45mm f/2.8 Macro-Elmarit Mega O.I.S micro four thirds lens going for $798 with $32 promotional rewards and a $100 Adorama gift certificate, along with free expedited shipping… Optionally you can triple the original warranty by filing with Panasonica…
Panasonic 12-60mm f2.8-4 OIS with $100 Gift Card for $998
Here comes another Panasonic M43 lens that is getting a free gift certificate from Adorama, this time it is the new condition Panasonic 12-60mm f2.8-4 OIS with a $100 gift certificate going for $998 with free expedited shipping. No promotional rewards on this guy though.
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