In-stock nao: Rokinon 100mm f2.8 (C/N) for $550

The Rokinon 100mm f2.8 macro SLR lens is now in-stock and ready to ship for $550 with free shipping at B&H Photo in the Nikon mount and Canon mount.

Pre-order new Zeiss Batis (E-Mount) lenses: 25/2, 85/1.8

The new hit single by Vanilla Ice is “Zeiss Zeiss baby” 😉 Now that you can’t un-hear that line, Zeiss announced two new lenses in the Batis line, that continue the computerization trend of camera gear, they have a built-in OLED display on the lens barrel that show important lens-y information for the photographer.

The first two lenses in the line are for the Sony NEX e-mount and they are available for pre-order as follows:

+ 25mm f2 Batis E-mount for $1300 at Adorama and B&H Photo

+ 85mm f1.8 Batis E-mount for $1200 at Adorama and B&H Photo

(ENDED) Wednesday Lightning Deals: Rokinon 35/T1.5, X-Rite ColorMunki

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page

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Nikon 105mm f2.8G VR for $734

The Nikon 105mm f2.8G AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor lens is currently on sale for $734 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of two per customer. This is not part of the lighting deals.

(ENDED) Monday Lightning Deals: Sigma 17-50/2.8 FLD, various storage, etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page

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(ENDED) Friday Lightning Deals: Rokinon 35/T1.5, Joby, Sony SDHC, 128GB PNY

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page

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Pre-order new Fuji 16mm f1.4 R WR for $1K

Fuji X time! Their brand new 16mm f1.4 R WR lens is now available for pre-order for $1000 at B&H Photo and Adorama.

Refurbished Nikon 30-110mm VR for $110

The manufacturer refurbished Nikon 30-110mm f3.8-5.6 VR lens with a 90 day warranty is on sale for a limited time for $110 with free shipping (with the usual limit of five) at Groupon Goods. This is a limited time offer but they don’t mention a specific expiration date.

New Canon SLR/DSLR Lens Price Drops

Sunday means among many other things new rounds of manufacturer-initiated instant savings. Case in point, Canon has a new round of savings/prices on select SLR/DSLR lenses. You can find all participating lenses nicely organized at B&H Photo.

(ENDED) Friday Lightning Deals: Sigma 70-200/2.8 OS FLD, XRite EODIS3, Vanguard, Apurture

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(ENDED) Tuesday Lightning Deals: Tamron 70-300 f4-5.6, B+W filters, etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page

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(ENDED) Rokinon 16mm f2 for $300 (seven mount options)

This limited time offer expired (the price went up to $400)… It’s Rokinon time at the eBay Deals, eBay seller “BestPriceOptics” (99.8%) is offering the new condition Rokinon 16mm f2 lens for $300 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer. It is available in the Canon, Sony and Pentax dSLR mounts and the Sony, Fuji, Samsung NX, and M43rds mirrornyet mounts. The Nikon dSLR version is sold out.

Fuji 50-230mm f4.5-6.7 for $261 (black, limit 3)

The Fuji XC 50-230mm f4.5-6.7 lens, in the black color scheme, is currently on sale for $261 with free shipping, with a limit of three per customer, at Amazon by Amazon itself.

Samsung 30mm f2 (white) for $245 (was $238)

Pancake season! The white samsung 30mm f2 lens is currently on sale for $245 (was $238) with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon herself (limit 2) and Adorama… Price updated here on 3/25/15.

(ENDED) Canon 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS STM for $205

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Zeiss Touit w/free accessories: 32/1.8 for $500 or 12/2.8 for $700

You can certainly tweet but you can’t take pictures with a tweet unless you use a touit lens 😉 Two such Zeiss lenses for mirrorless systems are currently on sale and they come with free accessories as well at Adorama. Page down on the listings over there to see the mount and free accessory options (UV filter, lens cap keeper, cleaning kit). The 32mm f1.8 Touit goes for $500, while the 12mm f2.8 Touit goes for $700. These are available in Fuji X and Sony E-mount.

(ENDED) Refurbished Nikon 55-300mm DX VR for $180

This limited time offer ended… It’s not just DSLRs kits, there are also lenses in the refurbished Nikon eBay party. BuyDig’s eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon 55-300mm DX VR lens for $180 with free shipping and a 90 day warranty, with a limit of five per customer.

20% off on select Samsung NX lenses

Instant savings time on the NX front, fourteen different Samsung NX lenses have a 20% off instant savings discount at Amazon.

Pre-order six new Sony E-mount lenses and converters

Sony has just announced four new E-mount lenses and four converter lenses, headlined by the 35mm f1.4 ZA Zeiss ($1600) and the 90mm f2.8 OSS G macro ($1100), along with the 24mm f2 prime ($450), and the 24-240mm f3.5-6.3 OSS ($1000), along with four converters for various primes lenses. You can find them all available for pre-order at Adorama.

(ENDED) Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 ATX Pro DX II for $430 (C/N/A)

This limited time sale expired… The Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 ATX Pro DX II lens is on sale for $430 with free expedited shipping and 4% promotional rewards (=$17~) at Adorama in the Canon mount or the Nikon mount or the Sony Alpha mount.

New Canon Lens Mail-In Rebates (exp 3/28/15)

A new round of Canon Lens Mail-In Rebates has gone live, covering the period of March 1-28 in 2015. Just like before, the rebates are in the form of a prepaid American Express gift card (not a paper check). You can see participating lenses at Amazon. Each eligible lens has the mail-in rebate offer on its product page. This is a direct link to the PDF form.

SLR Magic Noktor 50mm f0.95 for $1000 (NEX, M43, Fuji)

Prime your wallet, and prime your camera for this discount. The SLR Magic Noktor 50mm f0.95 lens is now going for $1000 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards (= $40) at Adorama in the Micro Four Thirds or Sony NEX e-mount or Fuji X-mount.

(ENDED) Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS for $250 (C/N/A/P)

As of a 3/1/15 recheck, the price jumped to $350…
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Refurbished Canon EF 24-105mm f4L IS for $700

Adorama is offering the refurbished Canon EF 24-105mm f4L IS lens for $700 with free shipping and a one year Canon refurbished warranty.

Refurbished Nikon 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G VR for $310

Adorama is offering the refurbished Nikon 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G VR for $310 with free shipping and with a 90 day Nikon warranty.

Lensbaby 5.8mm f3.5 Circular Fisheye for $230 (4% rewards)

Babies poop all the time, but Lens Babies do not. In case you were wondering 😉 The Lensbaby 5.8mm f3.5 Circular Fisheye is currently on sale for $230 with free shipping and 4% promotional rewards (= $9.2) at Adorama. Offer ends by 2/28/15. It is available in the four major SLR mounts and three of the four major mirrorless mounts (M43, NEX, NX).

(ENDED) 20% off at the Olympus Outlet store with coupons

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Fuji X System Lens Instant Savings

A new round of Fuji X System Lens Instant Savings is up and running at B&H Photo. A total of 13 Fuji lenses are participating, a mix of zooms and primes.

New round of Nikon DSLR and Lens Instant Savings

A new round of Nikon DSLR Instant Savings went live today, featuring DSLRs and Lenses and combined purchase discounts. See them all at Adorama and B&H Photo (DSLRs and Lenses).

Panasonic M43rds lenses with New Leaf warranty and 4% rewards

Nineteen Panasonic M43rds lenses are part of the current round of Panasonic Instant Savings at Adorama that expires 2/21/15. Most of them get 4% promotional rewards. Some of them also get a free 3 year New Leaf Spills and Drops warranty as well. Some lenses that are more heavily discounted such as the 7-14mm f4 for $900 or 8mm f3.5 fisheye for $550 do not get any of the freebies.