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As you can tell from the reviews, this lens has its share of trade-offs but then again, you are only paying 266 euro, so can you scrutinize it the same way you’d scrutinize a four-figures f2.8 constant-aperture zoom? It’s up to you (of course)…
“This” being the new condition Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM on sale for a limited time for 266 in your choice of Canon or Nikon DSLR systems at Amazon Germany by Amazon Germany itself. Limit two per system per customer…
Hard to go wrong with this lens at this price if you have/use a DX DSLR, it is the new condition Nikon 35mm f1.8G DX AF-S lens going for 119 euro with free shipping within Germany-Austria at Amazon Germany. Limit two per customer.
35mm full frame for $1000 and that’s for a Nikon D7XX, not a D6XX! During the Black Friday – Cyber Monday festivities, authorized Nikon dealers are offering the Nikon D750 body only for $997 but that’s not all! B&H Photo is bundling it with a 12-month prepaid Creative Cloud subscription! IF you don’t want the Creative Cloud, there’s also a “With Free Accessory kit” option that gets you instead a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC and a camera bag…
Free accessories is also the name of the game for $998 at Adorama (more free items but 32GB SDXC card).
No freebies at amazon.com but you get 5% cashback if you pay with an Amazon credit or store card (or you can get a special 12-month finance promotion).
It’s a great day for wide zoom freedom pronounced prophetically Pink Floyd. It is the Tamron 15-30mm f2.8 Di VC USD SP going for $899 in your choice of Canon or Nikon, for a limited time, at B&H Photo. Used options currently start at $644 depending on system…
Here’s a bold prediction: eventually ZEISS is going to hire Vanilla Ice to do a “Zeiss Zeiss Baby” commercial, be it a serious one or a self-parody. But until then (mayhaps don’t hold your breath) there is a sale of 68 Zeiss Lens options at B&H Photo. Note that this is lens options, not lenses, meaning a lens available in four mounts counts as four options in the listings…
Prices start at $612 and go upwards, but don’t forget to also look at the USED options shown in smaller print in the listings. For example the Tweet 32mm f1.8 for Sony E is available for $425 in “Used Condition 9″…
The most expensive individual lens of this lot is the Otus 100mm f1.4 (ZE, ZF.2) for $4242 but the most expensive items in sale are Prime 4-Packs of Loxia and Batis lenses for Sony E going for $4600~ and $4924~ respectively. Find them all, sorted by price, at the B&H Zeiss sale…
The sale is a mix of DSLR lenses (Canon and Nikon) and mirrorless lenses (Sony E, Fuji X) and rangefinder (Leica M, aka ZM)…
It’s not a bird, it’s a lens! The current limited time Adorama daily deal (there is a countdown clock on the aforelinked page) is the new condition Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens on sale for $649 with free US shipping in the Canon and Nikon SLR systems. No coupon, no rebate, just add to cart and proceed to checkout while this offer is in progress…
Per the “DSLR Fairness Doctrine” of 2002, if a retailer offers a Canon bundle, they must needs also offer a Nikon bundle. So KEH Camera is also offering the Nikon D3100 Starter Kit. For $159 you get:
+ Nikon D3100 camera
+ 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 DX VR
+ battery and charger
+ 52mm UV filter
+ 16GB memory card
+ 365-day KEH warranty
+ the gear is in USED – EX (Excellent) condition…
KEH has also prepared a list of optional recommendations to go with the starter kit. The recommendations you buy separately as individual products.
The main Woot deal of the day is a “Woot Plus” Give the Gift of Technologie sale featuring 25 in-stock items (and one sold-out). One of the in-stock items is the new condition Nikon 18-140mm f3.5-5.6G ED DX VR lens going for $200 with free shipping for Prime members and a 90-day Woot warranty (not a 1-year Nikon warranty). Limit up to ten lenses per customer at the sale price. Sale ends at 11:59pm central time on Thursday 11/14/19 (or earlier if sold out)…
Rejoice it’s not a bird, it’s a Lens among the Thursday B&H daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 DX II for $289 but only in the Nikon F mount
+ the Canon EF and Sony A (or Sonya) go for more and they are not participating in this sale
+ GlideCam Devin Graham Signature Series Handheld Stabilizer for $549
+ Devin Graham himself is NOT included 😉
+ DraCast LED500 Pro Daylight LED Light with V-Mount Battery Plate for $180
+ BrownIng BTC-4P Command Ops Pro Trail Camera for $60
+ NuAnce Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Premium for $50
+ ViZio E Series 65″ Class HDR UHD Smart LED TV for $550 with FREE HDMI cable (included by B&H)
UPDATE: for European shoppers, one of the Amazon Germany deals of the day is a sale on AmazonBasics tech items including various backpacks (not dedicated camera bags though) and various cables (different kinds of USB, Lightning, etc)
If you don’t want to deal with the madness of the holiday shopping season and chasing black friday deals and such, and you want a Nikon APS-C DSLR starter kit with extras, then for $447 you can get the Nikon D3500 2-lens kit with freebies at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself. The two lenses are the 18-55mm DX VR AF-P and the 70-300mm f4.5-6.3G DX AF-P non-VR. Also included is a Nikon camera bag with a free online course.
From there on, Adorama and B&H include additional freebies. At B&H you get a 32GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC and the Paintshop PRO 2020 Ultimate software (on DVD with a download card)… At Adorama a 16GB Lexar II SDHC card, a USB card reader and a cleaning kit… Optionally at Adorama when you click on the “Create Your Bundle and save up to $200” you can add the Nikon 18-140mm f3.5-5.6G DX VR lens with extras for +$297…
It’s “The Return of the Lenses” playing at the B&H daily deals movie theater and Canon and Nikon (and mount adapter) photographers have a chance until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out) to grab the new condition Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di SP for $369 with free US shipping. Note that this is not a stabilizer (VC) lens.
The other three daily deals:
+ InterFit S1N AC/DC HSS TTL Monolight with FREE TTL remote (Canon or Nikon or Sony) for $380
+ AC/DC vinyl records and t-shirts NOT included
+ LenOvo 13.3″ IdeaPad 730S Laptop for $599
+ Core i7-8565U Quad, 16GB LPDDR3, 512GB PCIe SSD, 13.3″ 1920 x 1080 IPS, Intel UHD Graphics 615, etc
+ various CoreSWX charger options, $570 to $1400
Party on Wayne! It’s lens day at the Halloween B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens for $149 in your choice of DSLR systems (Canon EF or Nikon F) and Mirrorless systems (Fuji X, Sony E, Micro Eight Sixths)
+ NOTE: some of other mounts shown at the aforelinked individual products remain at $199 and are not participating in the sale (Pentax K, Sony A, Canon EF-M)
+ SirUI N-2204X Carbon Fiber Tripod for $200
+ Bright Tangerine Misfit Atom 4 x 5.65″/4 x 4″ Ultra Lightweight 2-Stage Clip-On Matte Box for $249
+ despite the name, there’s no Vitamin C and no orange color 😉
+ Core SWX Powerbase EDGE Battery for Blackmagic Pocket Camera 4K & 6K for $179
More lens discounting in the European Union, Amazon Germany is also offering the new condition Tamron 60mm f2.8 Di II Macro in the Nikon mount for 339 euro with free shipping in Germany-Austria. Limit up to three per customer at the sale price. This is sold and shipped by Amazon Germany itself… The other mount options go for more…
On the Amazon Germany front, as part of their end of summer daily deals, they are offering the new condition Nikon D5600 body only for 455 euro with free shipping for Prime members in Germany and Austria. Limit one per customer.
Also part of the amazon.de gold box offers is a sale on various Holy Stone drone bundles with prices ranging from 28 to 224 euro with nine options available.
Meanwhile on the Amazon USA front, as part of the Kindle daily deals, you can get the “Under the Northern Lights” ebook by S.C Stephens for $1.99 [ebook is also part of Kindle Unlimited, so you can read it for free if a member]. Of interest here because the protagonist is a wild life photographer [you can “Look Inside” and/or get a Kindle sample if curious]:
“Mallory Reynolds is a driven woman fueled by her passion for photographing wild animals in remote locations. Every year she makes a trek deep into Alaska, but this time the unthinkable happens: she crash-lands after her plane stalls out in a storm. Injured, vulnerable, and threatened by the very creatures she loves…”
IF someone hasn’t done this yet, there’s a business opportunity: create a photographer-specific workout so they can easily handle and carry some of those big ass lenses…
And on a totally unrelated note, the new condition Sigma 60-600mm f4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports is on sale for $1759 at B&H Photo in your choice of Canon, Nikon (D)SLR systems. B&H automatically includes the Sigma USB dock with the orders (as long as you see this mentioned as “Includes Free: 1 item ($59.00 value)”. Sale ends 9/30/19 or earlier if sold out.
If you are looking for a Nikon f2.8 PRO zoom, B&H Photo has you covered with the new condition USA warranty Nikon 24-70mm f2.8E AF-S ED VR lens going for $1897 with free USA shipping. The offer runs until 9/28/19 or earlier if sold out…
You also receive 4% promotional rewards, which, given the price of the lens, comes out to a decent amount to be used in future B&H purchases: 4% of $1900~ = $76~ in future purchases.
It’s a Lens Day at the B&H Photo daily deals as fans of the Canon and Nikon DSLR systems have the option to purchase the new condition Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports lens for $1199 with free US shipping…
This and the other offers below expire on Monday at 11:59pm ET (or earlier for anything that may sell out ahead of time):
+ BenRo FIF28CIB2 Carbon Fiber Transfunctional iFoto Series 2 Tripod Kit for $199
+ SmallHD 1303 HDR 13″ Production Monitor for $2050
+ InFocus IN2136 4500-Lumen WXGA DLP Projector for $379
With cameras adding more and more “smartphone” features, the decision on which model to get if you don’t want to pay top dollars for the “latest models” gets more complicated. A “smartphone feature evaluation” in addition to the camera features evaluation is needed. For example if you want Wifi, touchscreen, app support, etc…
… which brings us to a limited time offer on a recent Nikon DSLR, Adorama is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D5600 with 18-55mm (DX VR AF-P f3.5-5.6) going for $450 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…
This is a very limited time offer, so don’t sleep on it…
Nikon fans unite and take over (or hide your e-wallets). The Nikon lenses instant savings promotion is back at B&H Photo with 28 DSLR system options available, a mix of primes and zooms, the vast majority of them being 35mm full frame lenses…
The first of the scheduled Rokinon prime lenses has gone live, it is the new condition Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC manual focus lens with a built-in AE chip for the Nikon system going for $236~ with free shipping. Prime members only. It is 20% claimed as of 10am eastern. It expires at 3:20pm ET or earlier if sold out.
Also gone live is the new condition Rokinon 12mm F2.0 NCS CS in the black color scheme for the Fuji X system going for $199. It is 17% claimed as of 10:09am ET. It expires 3:30pm ET or earlier if sold out.
You can find the rest of the Rokinon primes in the Camera & Photo Lightning Deals or you can see the list of times in our previously posted Coming Up post…
UPDATE 10:51am ET: it looks like this deal is dead…
UPDATE 9:15am ET: this switches like a Yo-Yo between Waiting List FULL or OPEN. It may continue like this for a while…
UPDATE 9am ET: the Waiting List is now OPEN, so you can join the wait. There’s still no guarantee you will get a shot at it, but if you are gonna be near the internet, you can give it a shot…
As of 8:11am eastern, this is “100% Claimed” and “Waiting List Full” but the offer runs until the end of the day, so if you want to try to play the waiting game, you may get a shot at it. People have 15 minutes to get it once it is in their shopping cart. If they don’t get it, it goes to the next person in the Waiting List. As the 15 minute blocks go by with un-purchased units, more spots open up in the Waiting List. But there’s no guarantee you will get it because they have a finite number of items available for each lightning deal…
With that out of the way, it’s the new condition Nikon D3400 with 18-55 DX VR going for $315. Prime members only as usual…
The new condition Nikon D810 price is too close to the D850 BUT if you are willing to go manufacturer refurbished, then $1000 gets shaved off the price! For $1750 with free US shipping, Adorama is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D810 body only with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty… Optionally you can get a $100 off combined purchase discount if you purchase it together (in the same shopping cart) with select Profoto lights [see “Buy Together & Save” over there]…
Meanwhile if you or your friendly camera technician need some D810 parts, there is a “Parts Only” listing with detailed description (“body is cracked open near …”) going for $309 at Adorama (USED). Note that this $309 does NOT function ~ it is for parts, repairs, experiments, and such…
Do you like fast primes, and manual focus? If so, there is a sale on the Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f1.2 manual focus lens as follows:
+ at B&H Photo the Canon EF and Sony E go for $650, the Nikon F for $700, the Sony A for $800, and the Fuji GF for $850
+ at Adorama.com the Sony E and Canon EF go for $649, while the Nikon F goes for $700
+ the Pentax K and Sony A are special orders and go for $750 and $800 respectively
+ the Fuji GF (not X) goes for $849
+ if you prefer to shop through Amazon (eg the 5% cashback rewards), the above price are available by various sellers (including Adorama) through amazon.com…
It’s a bird, it’s a lens! Among the Sunday quartet of B&H Photo daily deals, the headliner is a Shiguma zoom lens of the CaNiKon kind:
+ Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary for $549 in Canon EF or Nikon F
+ AquaTech AxisGO Water Housing for iPhone 7 or 8 (Seashell White) for $79
+ SpyPoint LINK-DARK Cellular Trail Camera (Verizon Data Plan) for $250
+ Acorn Masterkey 25 – USB MIDI Controller for $35
If you are a fan of the Nikon system, Massdrop is offering the new condition Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM ART lens for $574 with free US shipping and a 1-year Sigma warranty. Orders will ship in mid-July 2019 from the vendor…
It’s a lens! Yes, a lens is headlining the super-loaded Sunday B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier for any that manages to sell out):
+ SIGMA 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens for $729 in either Canon or Nikon systems
+ Vanguard Sedona 34 DSLR Sling Bag for $25 in the blue color scheme
+ trip to Sedona NOT included
+ Magnus TR-13 Travel Tripod with Dual-Action Ball Head for $45
+ iKan Onyx 120 Bi-Color On-Camera LED Light for $50
+ SPIDER CAMERA HOLSTER SpiderPro Single Camera System for $79
+ Vortex 10×42 Fury HD Laser Rangefinder Binocular for $799
Hooray! A lens is headlining the Monday B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):
+ Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX-II 11-16mm f/2.8 for $329 in your choice of Canon or Nikon DSLR systems (the “DX II”)
+ FEIYU AK4000 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer for $380
+ CORE SWX TorchLED Bolt 250W On-Camera Light for $150
+ LG 34CB99-W 34″ 21:9 UltraWide Curved IPS Monitor for $649
+ IPS, HDMI & DisplayPort Inputsm 3440 x 1440, 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, etc
Hooray, a DSLR headlines the Tuesday B&H Photo daily deals which run until Tuesday at 11:59m ET or earlier for any item that sells out ahead of time…
+ refurbished Nikon D7500 body only for $700 with a 90-day warranty
+ 2TB Sandisk Extreme Portable USB 3.1 Type-C External SSD for $300
+ X-RITE ColorMunki Smile Color Calibration Solution for $69
+ IKAN Live Air Compact Wireless Lens Control System for $249 as two options: wireless focus wheel or motor with wireless zoom rocket
It’s breakfast at Tiffany’s and weekend at the B&H daily deals with this quartet running until Saturday at 11:59pm ET (the Friday set runs for 48 hours instead of the usual 24 hours):
+ Lensbabies Spark 50mm f/5.6 Selective Focus Lens for Nikon F Mount for $40
+ only the Nikon is on sale
+ OBEN AC-2361L 3-Section Aluminum Tripod for $90
+ Auray M-LED18-CL 18-LED Clip-On Music Stand Gooseneck Light (Cool/Warm Light) for $30
+ OP/TECH USA Work Mat (Medium, 20 x 32″) for $10
It’s a Nikon coupon promotion 4-day extravaganza at KEH Camera. Using coupon code NIK3A you can get 10% off select Nikon camera gear up until 3/17/19 at 11:59pm eastern time.
Excluded are NEW and “Used – Like New” products. Their shopping cart, as always, is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon discount. You can test the coupon without having to login or create a KEH account ~ just add items of interest to the cart, enter the coupon and see what happens…
The sale includes full frame and APS-C dSLRS, a variety of Nikkor lenses but not just so ~ also participating are Nikon mount lenses from other manufacturers (Zeiss, Shiguma, etc). You can also use the filters on the left hand side to further filter the eligible items or increase the page-size of search-results to 100 (especially if you have a good interest connection and a desktop monitor…
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