Panasonic 20mm f1.7 II with $25 Gift Card for $268

It’s pancakes bearing gifts, the silver Panasonic 20mm f1.7 II lens is bundled with a $25 Adorama gift card, together for $268 with free shipping at Adorama.

(ENDED) Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS for $239 (M43rds)

This offer expired… This was not teased last night in the Amazon Gold Box but it’s running right now, good until Friday 3am Eastern, you can get the new condition Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS for $239 in the Micro Four Thirds mount and $219 in the Samsung NX mount. The Fuji X was apparently a lightning deal too but it sold out and it’s over.

PS: another deal floating is a 1-Year prepaid Kindle Unlimited subscription for $89 for 12 consecutive months. That comes out to about $7.42 per month, instead of the usual $10/month subscription.

(ENDED) Rokinon 14mm f2.8 (Sony A) for $239

This offer expired… This was not teased last night in the Amazon Gold Box but it’s running right now, good until Friday 3am Eastern, you can get the new condition Rokinon FE14M-S 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Sony Alpha A-mount SLR lens for $239 with free shipping, with a limit of one per customer.

Tokina Cinema AT-X 11-16mm T3.0 (M43) for $799

It’s Tea Time for Micro Four Thirds cinema shooters, the M43rds version of the Tokina Cinema AT-X 11-16mm T3.0 lens is currently on sale for $799 with free shipping at Adorama along with $32~ promotional rewards to be used in future purchases… This is part of their latest Cyber Week specials

PS: double-checked, this is Tokina 🙂

(ENDED): Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Canon for $799

These daily deals expired… For future action, check the B&H Photo Daily Deals

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(ENDED) Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for $799 (Canon, Nikon, Sony A)

These daily deals expired…

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New Tamron Mail-In Rebates (December 4-31)

Tamron (actual Tamron, not Tokina) has launched a new round of lens mail-in rebates running between December 4-31 in 2016. A total of 23 options are available, along with the PDF file with rebate details, nicely organized at B&H Photo.

Rokinon Lens Sale (six options, $230 to $380)

The longer-running Woot offers have a Rokinon lens sale featuring six different lenses:

+ 14mm F2.8 IF ED (Sony E) for $230
+ 14mm F2.8 IF ED with AE Chip (Nikon) for $250
+ 14mm F2.8 IF ED (Canon) for $250
+ 14mm F2.8 IF ED (M43rds, Fuji X) for $270
+ 4mm F2.8 IF ED (Canon AE) for $380
+ limit 3 of each per customer
+ shipping is $5 flat per calendar day
+ sale ends on December 19 at 12AM CT
+ thanks to S. A. Anderson for the alert!

Tokina 100mm f2.8 (Nikon) for $340 after $20 MIR [CORRECTED]

In-progress now is updating the Holiday Shopping Situation Room. I am removing both expired offers and also offers that lingered there since Cyber Monday. The idea is now that the Black-Cyber week is over, to make this more lightweight and robust.

That updating brought a new discount with it, in addition to the previously mentioned Canon D-Rebel drops, the Nikon mount version of the Tokina Tamron 100mm f2.8 (Nikon) is down to $340 after $20 MIR (mail-in rebate) at Adorama. It was $350 AR before. It also gets 4% promotional rewards, which dropped $0.40 since the price drop, now around $14.40~ to be used in future Adorama purchases.

BLANKET CORRECTION: this is a Tokina lens, not a Tamron lens. Who knows how many other times I wrote this as Tamron 🙂 Thanks to Mike for pointing it out in the comments! I always get Tamron and Tokina confused 🙂 Of all the names, they both picked six-character T-names with the only difference being two characters in each (“mr” vs “ki”).

Panasonic GX85 with 12-32 and 45-150 and $100 Gift Card for $698

Panasonic time with a bundle, the Panasonic GX85 with the 12-32mm lens kit is bundled with the Panasonic 45-150mm f4.0-5.6 ASPH lens, along with a $100 Adorama gift certificate, all together for $698 with free shipping at Adorama in either the black color scheme or the black color scheme. Both are in-stock and ready to ship as of the time of writing… Optionally you can triple the original 1-year warranty with a mail-in rebate (PDF details can be found there)…

This offer is also available for purchase at B&H Photo but neither kit is currently in-stock.

Canon Lens Discounts (9 options, Primes and Zooms)

Nine Canon lenses are currently on sale at B&H Photo, a mix of Primes and Zooms, all of them get 4% promotional rewards, as follows:

+ 35/f1.4L USM for $899
+ 40/2.8 STM for $129
+ 50/1.4 USM for $299
+ 85/1.8 USM for $319

+ 16-35 f2.8L II USM for $1399
+ 24-70 f2.8L II USM for $1699
+ 70-200 f2.8l IS II USM for $1899
+ 70-300 f4-5.6 IS USM for $399
+ 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS II USM for $1899

Voigtlander 21mm f1.8 Ultron (M mount) for $899 (and three more)

It’s the Age of Ultron (ha!) at Voigtlander, a quartet of their lenses are on sale until 12/6/16 at B&H Photo, headlined by the Voigtlander 21mm f1.8 Ultron (Leica M mount) for $899. Same price, same mount for the Nokton Aspherical 35mm f1.2 Lens II… The other two are Micro Four Thirds lenses, the 42.5mm f0.95 goes for $699, while the 17.5mm f0.95 goes for $799…

Tokina 14-20mm f2.8 DX PRO with lots of free accessories for $599 (C/N)

F2 zoom lenses are a thing too these days, partially thanks to the DX format, which brings us to the Tokina 14-20mm f/2.0 AT-X Pro DX lens bundled with a boatload of free accessories for $599 with free shipping at Adorama in the Nikon mount and Canon mount. The free accessories are: 82mm Pro-Optic Filter Kit, Slinger Lens Case, lens cap tether, cleaning kit, lens shade, and an updated Corel software bundle that includes Paintshop Pro X9 and VideoStudio 9 and AfterShot PRO 2. Both are in-stock with free shipping.

Rokinon 50mm f1.4 AS IF UMC for $299 (C/N/E)

Normal price action now of the Rokinon kind, their 50mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC lens is on sale for $299 with free shipping with 2% promotional rewards (around $6 to be used in future purchases) at B&H Photo in the Canon and Nikon SLR systems and the Sony E-mount. The sale ends 12/6/16 at 11:59pm ET.

Panasonic 25mm f1.7 (m43) and $6 rewards for $148

Brunch is synonymous with Sundays, but pancakes are not served this Sunday. Instead it is the Panasonic 25mm f1.7 micro four thirds lens going for $148 with free shipping with $6 promotional rewards at Adorama and B&H Photo… Optionally you can extend the warranty via a Panasonic mail-in rebate (PDF with instructions are available at the aforelinked retailers)…

(ENDED) Vivitar 1.4x Teleconverter (Canon or Nikon) for $70 (ends Mon 9am ET)

This flash sale ended… In addition to the day-long deals, the B&H Photo Daily Deals also include flash sales, offers that only run a few hours each (instead of the full 24 hours). Currently running until 9am ET on Monday is the Vivitar 1.4x Teleconverter for $70 with free shipping in either Canon or Nikon.

Refurbished Canon 40mm f2.8 STM EF w/1yr warranty for $100

Pentax does not have a monopoly on pancakes, Canon photographers can now have pancakes and have enough money left for some maple syrup too 🙂 The manufacturer refurbished Canon 40mm f2.8 STM EF with a 1-year warranty is offered for $100 at the official Canon USA store.

In-Stock now: Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG Art (Nikon)

Nikon photographers, the time may be right to open the wallet with an f/1.4 aperture, because the new Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG HSM Art lens is the Nikon F mount is now in-stock and ready to ship for $1199 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

Tokina 100mm f2.8 (Nikon) with $15 rewards for $350 after $20 MIR [CORRECTED]

Not a big discount but a discount it is, the Nikon version of the Tokina 100mm f2.8 AT-X PRO D lens is available for $350 after a $20 mail-in rebate (MIR) at Adorama. You also receive $15~ in promotional rewards to be used in future purchases at Adorama. The mail-in rebates expire 12/31/16.

One of the benefits of Canon/Nikon SLR systems is the abundance of 3rd-party lens options, from the perspective of photographers of other systems lamenting the lack of choices. On the other hand, it makes picking lenses easier 🙂

UPDATE: this is a Tokina lens, not a Tamron. It is now corrected! Thanks to Mike for pointing it out in the comments of another post. My Tamron/Tokina confusion is eternal 🙂

Nikon Lens Instant Rebates expire 12/3/16

The current iteration of the Nikon Lens Instant Rebates expire on 12/3/16. You can find eight of these lenses nicely organized at B&H Photo featuring a mix of zooms and primes, and a mix of FX and DX.

(ENDED) Pentax Lenses Sale (continues until Wedn PM)

As of late 12/1/16 recheck, this promotion is over…

UPDATE: this offer continues until Wednesday at 11:59pm ET… Pentax is getting some Cyber Monday action! A total of 29 Pentax lenses are on sale at B&H Photo. Some of them also earn promotional rewards. It features a mix of zooms and primes (including pancakes and maple syrup) and Limiteds, and one f2.8 PRO zoom, the 50-135mm for $850…

For more action, check the latest B&H Cyber Monday specials

(ENDED) Rokinon 21mm f1.4 Lens for Sony E for $299 (ends 2pm ET)

This flash sale expired…

The current flash sale item among the B&H daily deals at the moment, good until 2pm Eastern today (or earlier if sold out) is the Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 Lens for Sony E going for $299 with free shipping. Only the Sony E-mount version in the black color scheme is on sale. The other colors and mounts are not on sale.

Sigma 50mm f1.4 ART (EF) with MC11 (Sigma EF Lenses to Sony E- Bodies) for $950 [no more USB Lens Dock]

With many camera systems out there, the possibilities of combinations are increasing. One such combination is bundled up with a virtual bowtie by Sigma [actual bowtie NOT included], it is the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART Lens in the Canon EF mount, bundled with the Sigma MC-11 Mount Converter (Sigma EF Lenses to Sony E-mount Cameras), and the Sigma USB Lens Dock, all together for $950 with free shipping at B&H Photo. This offer ends Tuesday 11:59pm ET… This is another one of their Cyber Monday offers

UPDATE 11/29/16 late PM: the USB Lens Dock is no longer included with this offer…

Canon USA store Cyber Monday sales

The official Canon USA store continues with its Cyber Monday sales. I am trying to find time to go through this, but I simply can’t stop time, and the Canon outlet website takes time to navigate and price-check, so this is a DIY adventure until I can stop time 🙂

Voigtlander Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95 (m43) for $699

F0.95 temptations for Micro Four Thirds photographers! The Voigtlander Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95 is both on sale and in-stock at B&H Photo, going for $699 with free shipping until Tuesday at 11:59pm ET… For more action, check the latest B&H Cyber Monday specials

(ENDED) Rokinon 35mm T1.5 ED AS IF UMC Cine (M43) for $379 [ends Tue 12:40am ET]

This lightning deal expired, but Rokinon lenses keep returning to the Amazon Gold Box, so it may appear away at some future date(s) in the lightning deals…

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(ENDED) Ends 9pm ET: Bower SLY 8mm f3.5 fisheye for $150 (C)

This 3-hour flash sale expired…

UPDATE 6pm ET: According to the schedule at the B&H Photo Daily Deals, ending at 9pm ET, is a flash sale on the Canon version of the Bower SLY 358C 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for $150 with free shipping. The price before the was $219 for Canon and $199 for Nikon. The Nikon version is not on sale.

Imported Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 Di VC USB (N) for $770

The imported grey-market parade continues in the eBay Deals, you can get the new condition Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD in the Nikon mount for $770 with free shipping by eBay seller “QuickNDone” (99.9%). This ships from Ontario, Canada. Canadians get the 6-year Tamron warranty. Non-Canadians get a 1-year international Tamron warranty.

In-Stock Again: Nikon Macro & Portrait kit with Lots of Freebies for $500

If you like big accessory bundles, which can come in handy during the holidays when you are assembling photo-related gifts, the Nikon Macro and Portrait kit is back in-stock and ready to ship from Adorama. It goes for its standard price of $497 with free shipping, but Adorama is including all these freebies with your purchase: Corel software bundle (includes AfterShot PRO X2, and Paintshop PRO X8; now both are previous generation), ProOptic 52mm digital essentials filter kit, cleaning kit, and another 52mm ProOptic MC UV filter.

On the other hand, if you prefer rewards over more free accessories, this kit continues to be in-stock at B&H Photo with 4% rewards ($20 to be spent in the future at B&H) along with a Sunpak 52mm filter kit…

Nikon 35mm f1.8 DX with Extras for $167

The Nikon 35mm f1.8 DX, their “APS-C normal” prime lens is not only on sale but it is getting free accessories at Adorama. For $167 with free shipping you get the standard lens kit plus a 52mm ProOptics filter kit and a lens-cap tether, and a cleaning kit and 2% promotional rewards… For more action, check their latest Cyber Monday specials