The official Canon USA store has a two step promotion. If you buy a Canon DSLR kit right now, around 12/12/15 you will receive an email from Canon with a preset amount of eCash (promotional rewards amount). You can use that amount towards the purchase of Canon lenses by 12/31/15… This promotion EXCLUDES refurbished items… Offer ends 11/30/15 at 11:59pm ET…
Three Rokinon T1.5 Cine Primes ( (24, 35, 85) Bundle for $1000 (Canon EF)
For Cyber Monday only (ends 11/30/15 at 11:59pm ET), B&H Photo is offering the Rokinon T1.5 Cine Lens Bundle for Canon EF mount which consists of the 24mm, 35mm and 85mm t1.5 lenses, for $1000 total with free expedited shipping… Meanwhile the Sony A-mount version goes for $800 (has lower list price than EF trio)…
20% off Pentax Lenses (Cyber Monday sale)
Pentax is celebrating Cyber Monday with a 20% off sale on many of their SLR lenses. You can locate the participating lenses at B&H Photo. The ones participating have a sale price with a 12/1/15 11:59pm ET expiration date. Here’s a screenshot crop example of the 100mm f2.8 WR for $397~:
Tokina 11-20mm f2.8 for $429 (C/N)
The action continues at the eBay Deals where Robert’s Digital (aka Robert’s Imaging in the midwest) is offering the new condition Tokina 11-20mm f2.8 lens for $429 with free shipping, in either the Canon or Nikon SLR mounts. Limit five per customer. It comes with a 3-year warranty.
(ENDED) Tamron SP 150-600mm f5-6.3 Di VC USD for $700 after $120 MIR (N)
This limited time offer expired and sold out and/or both…
Tamron 16-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO for $500 after $130 MIRs (C/N/A)
The Tamron 16-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO lens is on sale for $500 after $130 back with two mail-in rebates at B&H Photo. It is the regular $80 MIR plus a $50 bonus Black Friday MIR. The lens is available in the Canon, Nikon and Alpha SLR mounts. The $50 bonus rebate expires 12/7/15.
Tamron 150-600mm f5-6.3 Di VC USD + 10% rewards for $950 after $120 MIRs (C/N/A)
And we are baaaack with Tammy Wynette singing the zoom lens blues. Tamron time that is. The Tamron SP 150-600mm f5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens is on sale for $950 after $120 back with two mail-in rebates ($70 and $50) at B&H Photo. Not only that, but you also earn 10% promotional rewards on the purchase, which, considering the price of the lens, that’s a very decent amount. The $70 mail-in rebate (MIR) is the regular one, plus there is a $50 Black Friday limited time MIR (expires 12/7/15). PDFs and details at the individual product pages of the lenses. This is available in the Canon, Nikon, and Sony SLR mounts…
If you are looking at the 150-600mm range, there’s also a Sigma promotion for both the Contemporary and the Sports edition of their 150-600mm lens.
For more B&H offers, check their latest Black Friday specials…
Sigma Lens Instant Savings (68 options)
A new round of Sigma Lens Instant Savings is running at B&H Photo with a total of 68 options available, lens of different mounts. Some of them earn 4% promotional rewards but not all of them… For many more new specials, check their latest Black Friday specials…
Free USB Dock with Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Lenses: $1090 for Contemporary, $2000 for Sports [C/N]
There is a double promotion for the Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM lenses at B&H Photo: you get a free USB Sigma Lens Dock automatically along with 4% promotional rewards. The lens is available in two versions, the Contemporary (no, you are not reading a furniture and style blog!) goes for $1100 (= ~$44 rewards), while the Sports version goes for $2000 (= ~$80). It is available in the Canon and Nikon SLR mounts. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and proceed as usual… For many more new specials, check their latest Black Friday specials…
PS: those letters in brackets at the end of post titles for lenses are shortcut codes for their lens mounts: C for Canon, N for Nikon, A for Sony Alpha Minolta Maxxum Dyxum Pixxum, P for Pentax, S for Sigma, NX for Samsung NX, E for Sony E-mount, X for Fuji X, M43 for Micro Four Thirds, FT for Four Thirds, etc.
Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 DX-II for $400 (C/N/A)
Tokina time now, their 11-16mm f2.8 DX-II lens is on sale for $400 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards (= $16~) at B&H Photo… For many more new specials, check their latest Black Friday specials…
Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG HSM ART for $850 with extras (C/N/A/S)
Prime time now, the Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG HSM ART is going for $850 with some extras in the Canon, Nikon, Sony and Sigma SLR mounts. At B&H Photo you get 4% promotional rewards (= $34~), while at Adorama you get a handful of free accessories and a 3-year NewLeaf spills-n-drops warranty. No freebies at the moment at Amazon.
Voigtlander M43 Lenses: 25/0.95 for $800 or 17.5/0.95 for $900 or 10.5/0.95 for $1100
Adorama has a trio of Voigtlander M43rds lenses on special as follows:
+ 25mm f0.95 Type II Manual Focus for $800
+ 17.5mm f0.95 Manual Focus for $900
+ 10.5mm f0.95 Manual Focus for $1100
They also have a Leica M lens on special, the 35mm f1.2 II for $1000.
Sigma 105mm f2.8 EX MACRO DG OS for $570 (C/N/A/S)
The Sigma 105mm f2.8 EX MACRO DG OS is on sale for $570 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon, Sony and Sigma SLR mounts… The same price is also available by Amazon itself but without the 4% rewards…
Pentax Lenses Instant Savings (38 options)
Around round of Pentax Lens Instant savings promotions is under way. As of the time of writing, 38 items (mostly lenses, along with some flashes and a 1.4x converter) are on sale. You can find them all at B&H Photo. You can sort them “A to Z” if you want the “HD” lenses to show up before the non-HD lenses… Speaking of Pentax, the K-3 body only bundle with the 50/1.8 lens and AF-200FG flash continues for $650 at Adorama…
Hasselblad MF Lens Sale (12 options)
And now to our semi-official weekly Medium Format deal (in MF we also include anything with a sensor larger than 35mmFF to keep things simple). There is a sale on 12 different Hasselblad lenses at B&H Photo with prices starting at $2376 (80/2.8 HC AF) and maxing out at $6528 (35-90mm f/4-5.6 HCD Aspherical Zoom). No coupons, no rebates.
Panasonic 25mm f1.7 (m43) for $98
Prime time now and under $100! The Panasonic 25mm f1.7 micro four thirds lens, model H-H025K, is on sale for $98 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself (limit 10) and $99 at Adorama and $100 at B&H Photo… It is not shipping immediately, so keep that in mind if you have a deadline…
Refurbished Nikon 18-140mm DX VR or 55-300mm DX VR for $210
Among the many Adorama Holiday Specials, you can find the manufacturer refurbished Nikon 18-140mm f3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX VR for $210 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty.
Also going for $210 in refurbished condition with a 90-day warranty is the Nikon 55-300mm f4.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX VR.
Refurbished Canon EF 50mm f1.8 STM with One Year Warranty for $86
Prime party in double figures for Canon photographers too, the EF 50mm f1.8 STM lens is currently on sale in refurbished condition with a one year warranty for around $86 by the Canon Outlet store… For the previously mentioned Canon specials over there, check the Canon archives here or check their Pre Black Friday sale over there…
Refurbished Canon Lenses: 55-250 for $110, 10-18 for $180, 18-200 for $330
A few lenses are on sale in refurbished condition at the Canon Outlet store including the 10-18mm f4.5-5.6 IS STM EF-S for $180, the 55-250 f4-5.6 IS STM for $110, and the 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS for $330. The other three lenses shown there are out of stock and cannot be ordered. These too come with a one year Canon USA warranty.
Sony a7 body drops to $1000 (plus two lenses on sale)
And now, 35mm full frame camera at the magical $1000 price point. The Sony a7 body only is now down to $1000 with free shipping at Adorama… This was going for $1100 last week (see 35mm Full Frame price charts)…
Speaking of Sony, a couple of their lenses are on sale as well. The FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS goes for $900 with free shipping, while the Carl Zeiss 24mm F/1.8 goes for $900 too but also earns a $36 promotional reward.
Nikon 35mm f1.8 DX and 85mm f3.5G DX VR for $500
If you are a fan of Prime Nikon lenses, two of them are bundled together for $500 with free shipping at Adorama. It is the 35mm f1.8G AF-S DX Lens and the 85mm f3.5G AF-S ED VR DX Micro. No coupons, no rebates, just add to cart and checkout.
UPDATE: this offer is also available at B&H Photo.
UPDATE #2: this is also available at Amazon by Amazon itself.
Rokinon 12mm f2.8 Fisheye for $380 (C/N/A/E)
The Rokinon 12mm f2.8 ED AS IF NCS UMC Fisheye Lens is on sale for a limited time (ends 11/30/15) for $380 with free shipping at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon (chipped) and Sony SLR mounts along with the Sony E-mount.
Speaking of Rokinon and B&H, they offer the Rokinon 135mm T2.2 Cine DS lens for the Canon EF, Nikon F and Sony E mounts for $450 (offer ends 11/25/15).
Rokinon 14mm f2.8 for $250 (C/N/E)
The Rokinon lens action continues at the eBay Deals where Adorama’s eBay store is offering the new condition Rokinon 14mm f2.8 lens (Canon, Nikon dSLRs, Sony E-mount) for $250 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. Nearly 500 units got sold so far from this particular eBay offer per the statistics over there.
Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 APO DG for $120 (Sig) or $150 (C)
The Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 APO DG Macro goes for $150 with 4% promotional rewards at Adorama in the Canon mount. Meanwhile the Sigma mount version goes for $120 with free shipping for those with Sigma DSLRs.
Rokinon 12mm f2.8 Fisheye for $380 (C/N/A/E)
Fisheye lens action now at B&H Photo, where they are offering the Rokinon 12mm f2.8 ED AS IF NCS UMC Fisheye Lens for $380 with free expedited shipping in the Canon, Nikon (with AE chip) and Sony-Alpha-Dyxum-Maxxum-A SLR mounts, and the mirrornyet Sony E-mount.
Pre-order SLR Magic Cine 50mm f1.1 (E-Mount) for $350
It may be mid-November but New Lenses keep on coming. Available for pre-order right now is the SLR Magic Cine 50mm f1.1 for the Sony E-Mount for $350 at B&H Photo.
Speaking of B&H and pre-orders, they are also accepting pre-orders for the Atomos Shogun Studio 4K Monitor / Recorder 12G-SDI, HDMI for $3500 and the Lume Cube 1500 Lumen Light (Gunmetal Gray) for $80.
Fuji X System Instant Savings at Adorama and B&H
The latest round of Fuji X-System savings is now nicely organized at Adorama. Participating are the X-T1 for $1000, X-T10 for $700, X100T for $1100, the X-Pro1 bundle we mentioned a couple of days ago, along with the X-A2 w/16-50 for $500 [correction: this is the X-A2, not the X-E2, thanks to one of our readers for the email alert; all apologies for the confusion!], and 16 lenses getting their fair share of instant savings discounts. This particular round of instant savings expires 12/26/15.
UPDATE: the new instant savings promotion is also up and running at B&H Photo, where you have the Camera Kits and the X Lenses.
Olympus M43rds Lens Instant Savings (13 options)
Olympus has another round of instant savings for their M.Zuiko Micro.Four.Thirds lenses, with 13 of them participating. You can find them nicely organized at B&H Photo, including the 12-40/2.8 for $900, the 40-150/2.8 for $1400, with the rest of them being primes from 12mm up to 75mm. Pancakes are included for $250 per serving.
Pre-order new Pentax 35mm f3.5 645 Lens for $1100
November spawned a monster …new 645 lens, the PENTAX-D 35mm f3.5 AL [IF] HD FA645 Lens for the 645 system is now available for pre-order for $1100 at B&H Photo. You are certainly getting your money’s worth in terms of acronyms :)… This has been added to the list of New Lenses of 2015…
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