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Venus Laowa 9mm f5.6 FF for $599 w/$75 GC [L/Z]

Lenze dayze are back at the Adorama daily deals, this offer running until Monday at 10am ET and you’ll jump to …venus and back with this offering 😉

+ Venus Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL lens for $599 with $75 Adorama gift certificate in Leica L and Nikon Z
+ without the $75 GC for Sony E
+ with $75 GC for $699 in Leica M
+ some are in silver, others in black, check the option(s) of interest to see which one is offered

+ Yamaha NP-12 Piaggero Portable 61 Key Piano-Style Keyboard for $220

+ also keyboard stand kit and Roland drum kit

AND if you are the e-reading type, there’s over 140 Kindle ebooks for Sunday 4/10/22…

April 10, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

Meike 25mm f1.8 MF for $60 [E/X/Z/EOS-M]

Mayhaps the slowdown in the economy during the COVID era has encouraged the more frequent appearance of lenses in the daily deals? It’s only a guess, I know not more than that!

$60 is what it takes for you to get the lens that is featured in this incarnation of the Adorama daily deals running until Saturday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Meike 25mm f1.8 manual focus for $60 in Sony E, Fuji X, Nikon Z and Canon EOS M
+ however the M43rds is not on sale

+ Vanguard VEO 2 233CB 3-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ball Head for $75

+ Ibanez NTS Tubescreamer NuTube Overdrive for $250
+ with a name like this, if you are not sure what this is, I won’t spoil the surprise 😉

+ K&F Concept Multi-Functional Waterproof Large DSLR Camera Backpack with Tripod Holder & Laptop Compartment for $60
+ multi-bag the multi-bag!

March 18, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

Two Venus Laowa lenses for $948: 4mm f2.8 Circular Fisheye and 12mm f2.8 Zero-D [E/Z/L]

The lens days continue at the Adorama daily deals but this time we have a wide prime combo for a trio of mirrornyet systems. These offers run until Saturday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Venus Laowa lens combo for $948 in Sony E, Nikon Z or Leica L
+ the combo is this: the 4mm f/2.8 Circular Fisheye Lens With 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Ultra-Wide

+ Meade 10×25 Discover Series Weather Resistant Roof Prism Binocular with 5.5 Degree An gle of View, Yellow for $40

+ Yamaha PSR-E273 61-Key Portable Keyboard for $140

March 4, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , ,

7Artisans Photoelectric Mk II 55mm f1.4 for $105 [X/E/Z]

It’s another LENZ-DAY party at the Adorama daily deals this round running until Sunday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ 7Artisans Photoelectric Mark II 55mm f/1.4 for $105 in your choice of Fuji X, Sony E or Nikon Z
+ for some reason, the Canon EOS-M is not on sale

+ Vanguard VEO 2 GO 235AB Travel Tripod Kit with 5-Section Aluminum Tripod & T-50 Compact Ball Head for $56

+ FLIR Scion OTM430 3.8x 36mm Lens Outdoor Thermal Imaging Monocular, 9Hz Refresh Rate for $799

Elsewhere we have:

+ DiscountMAGS Super Bowl sale, with VideoMaker the only direct photo-video related magazine participating

+ Lucky’s Rewards members: FREE Baya Energy 12oz tin, one per customer

+ NewEGG dailies for Saturday: Samsung internal SSD, Intel i7, $5 off $50 Xbox or Hulu gift cards,

February 12, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Venus Laowa 9mm f2.8 Zero-D Ultra MF Lens for $429 [six options; also ProGrade UHS-II SDXC]

It’s a LENS-DAY once again at the Adorama daily deals and this lot is good until Wednesday at 10am ET AND it is available in six different systems:

+ Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D Ultra manual focus lens for $429
+ available in six mirrorless systems: M43rds, Fuji X, Sony E, Leica L, Nikon Z, Canon EOS-M

+ 128GB Prograde SDXC UHS-II U3 C10 V90 Cobalt (up to 300MB/s Read, up to 250MB/s Write) for $105
+ 256GB for $189

+ Hollyland Mars 300, 300′ Dual HDMI Wireless HD Video Transmission System for $280

February 8, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Full Frame Fisheye for $185

Running until Tuesday at 10am ET we have a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals:

+ TTArtisan 11mm f2.8 Full Frame Fisheye for $185 in your choice of Sony E, Leica L, Canon RF or Nikon Z

+ Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022 for $60

January 24, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 50mm f0.95 III MF lens for $449 [Z]

Happy New Year with a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals running until Monday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out).

And what a lens, it’s a bright prime and a manual focus at that, specifically for the Nikon Z system, going for $449 with free US shipping, it is the new condition Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III. Why do I get the feeling this sentence is going in reverse? 😉

The other system options are not participating in the sale…

January 2, 2022 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

Nikon Z5 Body with choice of FREEbies for $997

And we are back with another round of Black Friday postings! We start with Nikon’s Full Frame Inch 😉

The Nikon Z5 body only is down to $997, yes, a triple figure 35mm full frame mirrorless, but that’s not all!

Adorama has various FREEbie bundle options for the same price. You can find them all by clicking on the various options at the aforelinked listing:

+ Free Accessories kit includes shoulder bag, 64GB Lexar UHS-I SDXC, Ulanzi MT-11 Multifunctional Octopus Tripod with Ball Head

+ Essentials kit includes 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC, shoulder bag, extra battery

+ Free Software includes Corel Art Suite kit (Mac or PC), shoulder bag, 64GB Lexar UHS-I SDXC

November 26, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Wedn: Lensbaby Burnside 35mm f2.8 for $299 {9 options}, Etc

It’s a “kinda lens day” at the Wednesday 11/24/21 B&H Photo daily deals running until 11:59pm ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ Lensbaby Burnside 35mm f2.8 for $299 in nine system options
++ DSLR: Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
++ mirrorless: M43rds, Fuji X, Sony E, Leica L, Canon RF, Nikon Z

+ Browning BTC-5HD-APX-20C Strike Force Apex HD Trail Camera (20MP) for $90

+ Genaray Ultra-Thin Bicolor 288 SMD LED On-Camera Light Basic Kit for $79

+ Cambee Professional RGB 600 Panel 2-Light Kit for $228

+ SyRP Genie Mini II Panning Motion Control System for $150 after automatic $110 off in-cart coupon

+ Samson G-Track Pro USB Microphone with Built-In Audio Interface (Silver) for $80
+ the time is right to start the camera/photography podcast you’ve always dreamed about!

+ Tascam DR-10L Micro Portable Audio Recorder with Lavalier Microphone (White) for $125
+ kinda looks like a tape recorder of the good old days

+ flash deal: Tamrac Tradewind 2.6 Shoulder Bag (Dark Gray) for $16

November 24, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Venus Laowa 15mm f2 ZeroD Lens for $749 with FREEbies Bundle [E/RF/Z] {Leica L without freebies}

Running until Wednesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) the headliner of the current iteration of the Adorama dailies is the new condition Venus Laowa 15mm f2 ZeroD Lens offered for $749 with free US shipping in the Sony E, Canon RF and Nikon Z systems with the following FREEbie bundles at the same price as of the time of writing:

+ Peak Design Lens Changing Kit Adapter

+ Corel software (select Mac or PC bundle)

+ Adorama Slinger Soft Lens Case Small, 5″ x 86mm, Black

+ ProOptic 72mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit

+ also lens cap tether, lens wrap, lens pen, and cleaning kit

Meanwhile the Leica L version is also on sale for $749 but WITHOUT the extra freebies…

The other two Adorama daily deals are:

+ 128GB Lexar SILVER Series Professional 1066x C UHS-I Memory Card (up to 160MB/s Read, 120MB/s Write) for $20

+ Astro Gaming A10 Headset for PS4 & Xbox, Gray & Blue for $50

November 16, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , ,

NiSi 15mm f4 Sunstar Super Wide Angle Full Frame ASPH for $479 [X/E/RF/Z]

Busy day at the Adorama daily deals running until Thursday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out). Not only that, but it’s also a (mirrorless) lens day!

+ NiSi 15mm f4 Sunstar Super Wide Angle Full Frame ASPH for $479 in Fuji X, Sony E, Canon RF and Nikon Z
+ the Leica L is not on sale #LeicaTAX

+ Litra LitraTorch 2.0 Photo and Video LED Light with Soft Box, Adapter for $50

+ NiSi NM-180 Macro Focusing Rail with 360 Degree Rotating Clamp for $99

August 11, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , ,

Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 50mm f0.95 III MF for $499 [Nikon Z]

Nikon ZZ Top fans, you got LENZ and you know how to use them! Good until Wednesday 6/30/21 at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out) you can get the new condition Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 50mm f0.95 III lens of the manual focus kind for $499 with free US shipping. The sale price is only available in the Nikon Z…

The Canon RF and Sony E remain at regular pricing…

June 29, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , ,

NiSi 15mm f4 Sunstar with $50 GC for $499 [X/E/Z/RF/L]

Hooray-Hooray, it’s a LENS DAY at the Adorama daily deals good until Tuesday at 10am ET (or earlier if sold out):

+ NiSi 15mm f4 Sunstar Full Frame ASPH Lens for $499 with FREE $50 Adorama gift certificate added automatically to the bundle during this promotion
+ lens is available in Fuji X, Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Leica L

+ Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro TTL R2 Battery-Powered Monolight Outdoor 2-Flash Kit for $749

+ Flashpoint FV150 Hybrid R2 Continuous LED Light and HSS Flash (Godox FV150) for $259

+ LG 27UK670 27” 16:9 4K Ultra HD IPS Monitor with USB Type-C for $349

June 21, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , ,

They Are Back (OR never left): refurbished Nikon Z5 sale: Body $899, w/24-50 $1099, w/24-200 $1699

These were an Adorama daily deal. The daily deal ended but I forgot to check whether the price of these changed or not. Fast-forward to now, and I rechecked the price, and the price remains the sale price, or it went up and now it is down again ~ I do not know. What matters is that as of the time of writing, the sale price is alive and kicking… Since this is now an “organic sale”, and not a daily deal, I have no clue what will happen to it going forward…

These are manufacturer refurbished with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 body only for $899

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-50/4-6.3 for $1099

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-200/4-6.3 VR for $1699

+ the Nikon Z5 is a 35mm full frame camera

UPDATE: among the Best Buy dailies you can get the Philips Hue White BR30 Starter Kit for $55, and the Hue White & Color Ambiance BR30 Starter Kit (Multicolor) going for $80…They also have the Sunpak 12″ Bi-Color Ring Light Kit with BOYA Lavalier Microphone and Bluetooth Remote going for $60… Then there’s the 500GB SanDisk Extreme Portable External USB-C NVMe Portable SSD going for $85…

April 15, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Refurbished Nikon Z5 sale: Body $899, w/24-50 $1099, w/24-200 $1699 {ends Thur 10am ET}

Don’t stop believing Nikon Z fans! The manufacturer refurbished Z system is back at the Adorama daily deals, these with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty, good until Thursday 4/15/21 at 10am eastern time…

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 body only for $899

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-50/4-6.3 for $1099

+ refurbished Nikon Z5 with Z 24-200/4-6.3 VR for $1699

+ the Nikon Z5 is a 35mm full frame camera

+ Apple Watch Series 6 GPS, 40mm RED Aluminum Case with RED Sport Band for $349

And now let’s take a look at some of the other Wednesday daily deals:

+ at the Woot website they have Samsung Galaxy Tablets ($100 to $300), Google Pixel 3 and XL from $100 to $150 (scratch-n-dent; remember this gets the new Android, currently in development preview), a $120 HP Chromebook, and the easiest way to get people to stop pestering you, the “I Hate People” t-shirt 🙂

+ at the Best Buy dailies there’s a Surface Laptop 3, more WD HDDs, a Joby GorillaPod 3K Tripod with ball head kit for $35, and such

+ and at the Amazon USA Gold Box there’s a $27 humidifier as the headliner, electronic learning toys, serums with “photo” in their name (!@!$#), and more…

April 14, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Refurbished Nikon Z6 body only for $1199

My oh my what a surprise at this fresh set of Adorama daily deals ending by Tuesday 4/13/21 at 10am eastern [or earlier for anything that may sell out]. Headlining the action is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Z6 body only going for $1199 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon warranty. This is a 35mm full frame mirrorless camera body.

Post-purchase lens options vary, especially if you do not object to adapters and such…

Meanwhile at the rest of the Monday daily deals, we have an Anker sale through the Amazon USA Gold Box with five options ranging from $15 (mouse) to $104 (87W 25600 mAh powerbank with 65W USB-C)…

Then at the Woot dailies we have a sale on 13″ Surface Laptop 2 ($600 to $700, i5 or i7), with another Amazon Hardware sale as the main deal of the day (almost half of them already sold out)…

April 12, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Refurbished Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm f4 Z for $1649

On the other hand, if you want a “take pictures with” kit, good until Tuesday 4/13/21 at 10am eastern (or earlier if sold out) you can get the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm f4 S Z lens for $1649 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon warranty…

Both the Z6 and the Z 24-70/4 S lens are “full frame” 🙂

April 12, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

In-Stock Alert: Nikon 58mm f0.95 Z lens

In our second of three back-to-back in-stock alerts, we have something very bright for Nikon Z shooters. F/0.95 is in town! That’s right, the Nikkor 58mm f0.95 Z lens is now in-stock and ready to ship for the very bright price of $7997 with free US shipping at B&H Photo… It comes with a 1-year warranty and a 4-year extension with online registration…

PS: for the speed-readers out there, there’s only one Z in the name, this is not a ZZ Top Fan Edition lens 😉

February 4, 2021 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Venus Laowa 12mm f2.8 Zero-D w/freebies for $849 [C/N/K/Z/RF/FE] {ends Sun 10am ET}

Lens days continue at the Adorama daily deals, but this time it is not Sigma but a …celestial body! This round is good until Sunday at 10am ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Venus Laowa 12mm f2.8 Zero-D ultra wide for $849 with FREE accessories and Corel software
+ Mirrorless version in Sony FE, Canon RF and Nikon Z
+ DSLR version in Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K (no freebies)

+ also masks as daily deals

January 2, 2021 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Cyber Monday 1-Day Sale for Canon, Nikon, Fuji and Sony [226 options]

Cyber Monday sale-a-brations at B&H Photo. This set of promotions is good for Cyber Monday 2020 only. They expire on Monday at 11:59pm eastern:

+ Sony Lenses, 30 options, including primes, zooms, FE, PZ and of course some Zeiss-blessed lenses

+ Fuji Camera and Lens sales, 39 options including X-System cameras and lenses, an XP-series Finepix, and a medium format too

+ Canon Cameras, Lenses, Etc, 107 options, including EF, EF-S, RF, EF-M cameras and lenses, Powershots and various accessories

+ Nikon DSLR and Mirrorless, 50 options, cameras and lenses and a battery grip too

+ for more action, check all their Cyber Monday Deals for 2020

November 30, 2020 Filed Under: canon, dslr deals, fuji, mirrorless deals, nikon, sony Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Nikon Black Friday Savings (51 options, DSLR, Z, Lenses, etc)

Nikon too has joined the Black Friday Instant Savings with 51 options DSLRs and mirrorless cameras of the 35mm full frame and APS-C kind, along with prime and zoom lenses for the aforementioned systems. There are some Coopixies too (eg B500), accessories of course (battery grips, etc)… Prices range from $137 (the previously mentioned MB-D16 battery grip) to $3647 (the Z7 II with 24-70/4 and FTZ)… Sorry to disappoint, but no offers in the 1-inch mirrorless system 🙂

November 27, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,

Sunday: Venus Optics Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro for $329 [C/N/K/E/Z/RF], Etc

Not only these are fun toys for kids of all ages, they are also great photography props without paying the “photography gear tax”. The Sunday Meh deal du jour is a 2-pack of Jedi Apprentice Electronic Lightsabers for $12 plus shipping [free for Mehmembers]…

Sunday has arrived at the B&H daily deals as well with happy happy joy joy it’s a LENS DAY once again! Offers good until 11:59pm ET on Sunday or earlier if sold out:

+ Venus Optics Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro Lens for $329
+ for DSLR systems in Canon, Nikon and Pentax
+ for MirrorNYET systems in Sony E, Canon RF and Nikon Z

+ 32GB Sandisk Ultra C10 microSDXC with SD adapterfor $4.45
+ 10pk of above for $43
+ with SD and USB 2.0 adapters for $5.69

+ for the gear color-coders out there, five different color schemes of the MeFoto Walkabout S travel alumin(i)um Monopod for $25 each
+ for example, red for parties, white for weddings, black for night shooting, green for nature and blue for water/sea 😉

+ Spider Camera Holster Spiderlight Hand Strap for $10 in three color options

+ Ruggard DSLR Parka Cold and Rain Protector for Cameras and Camcorders for $40
+ because cameras have feelings too and they can feel the cold and the rain as well!

+ Vello FreeWave Plus Wireless Remote Shutter Release for $30 in your choice of Canon, Nikon, Sony Multi, Sony-Minolta, select Nikon/Fuji, select OlyPan/Canon; check individual product listings for more details over there

+ ApeXel 4-in-1 Cell Phone Camera System for $18

+ flash deal: Magnus BHSP-04 Ball Head with Built-In Smartphone Adapter for $13
+ next flash deal: Tamrac PRO strap (price before sale $50)

UPDATE: at the Woot daily deals there’s a single-use Energizer MAX alkaline sale. They are sold in bulk packaging: 100 AA for $38, 100 AAA for $39, 50 of each for $40. BUT WAIT, there’s LESS! IF you are a Prime member, you pay $5 less for each. You have to connect your Amazon Prime account with your Woot account – if you haven’t done so already. This is a one-time thing, not everytime there’s an offer!

November 21, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Refurb Nikon Z50 Two Lens Kit for $947 (Z 16-50, Z 50-250)

Today became an impromptu Nikon Z50 Day 🙂 We start, in reverse chronological order blog-style with the refurbished Nikon Z50 two lens kit (Z 16-50 DX VR and Z 50-250 DX VR) going for $947 at Adorama’s store with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty… This is $250 less than the new condition kits…

BUT the refurbished kits are not eligible for the Nikon-blessed promotion for the new condition kits that you can add the Nikon FTZ mount adapter (Nikon F lenses to Z bodies) to a Z50 kit for just +$47 more…

Of course it is also likely/possible that someone interested in a two-lens DX kit, may not be interested right away in adapters…

November 1, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Refurbished Nikon Z50 body w/90DW for $749

We previously mentioned the Nikon Z50 2-lens kit offer for $1100, BUT if you are not interested in the basic zoom kit lenses, and you want a lower entry-price into the Nikon Z system, B&H Photo is offering the refurbished Z50 body only for $749 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

HOWEVER, the refurbished version is not eligible for the Nikon-blessed offer of adding the Nikon FTZ mount adapter (Nikon F lenses to Nikon Z bodies) for just +$47 with new condition Z50 kits. So if you have no way of procuring an adapter for less then mayhaps you are better off going with the new condition kits…

… and given the prices of the new condition kits, the Z50 body only goes for $857 while the Z50 with 16-50mm goes for $897 (+$40 for the 16-50 lens which you can resell/trade/etc), you may be better off with the latter. With these kits, for +$47 you can add the Nikon FTZ adapter. That too you can resell/trade/etc if you don’t plan on using…

The above links are at B&H Photo, but you can find similar bundles at Adorama’s listings…

… but we are not done with the Z50, there’s one more post, and I promise that’s it with the Z50 for today 🙂

November 1, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Sunday: Best Buy’s Nikon Z50 2-Lens Kit matched with different accessories elsewhere

The headliner of the Sunday 11/1/20 Best Buy daily deals is a Nikon Z50 two lens kit with a freebie for $1100. The two lenses are the Z 16-50mm f3.5-6.3 DX VR and the Z 50-250mm f4.5-6.3 DX VR. Thankfully Nikon gave them slightly different focal lengths from their parallel DSLR models.

The freebie is the Sunpak 12″ Bi-Color Tabletop Vlogging Kit which has a Best Buy valued price of $50 and includes a 12″ USB-powered bi-color ring-light, a flexible smartphone mount, a mini ball head (up to 4.5 lbs, aka ~2 kilos) and a bluetooth remote for iOS/Android…

BUT the $1100 price is also available at other authorized Nikon retailers with a different set of freebies…

At Adorama’s listings the freebies include a 32GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDHC, Slinger shoulder bag, a filter kit for each lens (46mm and 62mm), card wallet, cleaning kit, and a Corel software kit in your choice of PC or Mac that includes seven titles…

Optionally, you can click on the “Special Offer” bundle and add the Nikon FTZ mount adapter (Nikon F lenses to Z bodies ~ obviously) for +$47…

At B&H Photo’s listings the freebies are a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC, a RJ shoulder bag, a 62mm UV filter (with a limited 10 year warranty) and a Zeiss-branded lens care kit…

Fascinating how the two top camera makers managed to have four different iLC camera systems each 🙂

November 1, 2020 Filed Under: daily deals, mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Refurbished Nikon Z50 with 16-50 DX VR for $697

My oh my, an iLC camera at the Adorama daily deals, it is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Z50 with 16-50mm f3.5-6.3 DX VR going for $697 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

This is an APS-C Nikon mirrorless camera, and I proposed that we call the Nikon Z mirrorless cameras “Zikon”, to easily distinguish them from “Nikon” 🙂

The offers end on Thursday 10/15/20 at 10am eastern or earlier for any that may sell out ahead of its designated expiration time…

October 14, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

Samyang/Rokinon 85mm 1.4 MF lenses start at $248 [m43], $259 [X, K], $269 [Z], Etc

IF the new $399 Rokinon 85mm f1.4 II manual focus lenses do not tempt you and you want to optimize for a lower price, $269 is what it takes to get into the new condition Samyang 85mm f1.4 MF lens with the Nikon Focus Confirm…

The other Samyang and Rokinon 85mm f1.4 options [look for them in the aforelinked search results]:

+ M43rds for $248
+ Pentax K mount and Fuji X for $259
+ Nikon Z for $269
+ Sony E for $299
+ Canon RF for $319
+ the search results also include the Auto Focus (AF) lenses which obviously cost double or more

I know, I know, it is 2020, some of you will argue, there’s no way I’m dealing with Manual Focus Lenses in 2020. Next thing you’re gonna tell me to buy a Huawei P40 phone and spend 20 hours every single frakking week hunting for new hacks and loopholes to run Google Play on them 😉

And you would be right if your typical subject matter or your style of photography requires autofocus. But a lot of things don’t move at all, others move in predictable ways, and in these COVID-stressful times there’s a certain level of relaxation and grounding when you use manual focus. And in some ways, it forces you to pay closer attention to the scene you are photographing…

May 27, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Pre-Order new Nikon Z50 Creator’s Kit for $1147

To coincide with what would have been NAB 2020, for those video-curious and Nikon-Z-curious, Nikon has announced a new Nikon Z50 Creator’s Kit and this is available for pre-ordering at B&H Photo for $1147. This kit includes:

+ Nikon Z50 camera
+ Nikon Z 16-50mm f3.5-6.3 DX VR
+ Rode VideoMicro shotgun microphone
+ Joby GorillaPod 3K flex
+ SmallRig mounting plate
+ Nikon Travel bag
+ Nikon school voucher

NOTE: for those not following the Nikon Z system closely, this is an APS-C / DX camera bundled with an APS-C / DX lens…

May 15, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , ,

In-Stock Now: Lensbaby Velvet 28mm f2.5 for $549 [C/N/E/X/Z]

If they made Lensbabies in the blue color scheme, they could have mayhaps licensed the “Blue Velvet” song? Well, they didn’t ask me for my marketing advice, so let’s move on 🙂

IF you are a fan of the Lensbaby way of lens-ing, the Lensbaby Velvet 28mm f2.5 is now in-stock in multiple color systems for $550 with free US shipping at B&H Photo, in the Canon EF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony E, and Fuji X systems. Still not in-stock are the Canon R and M43rds…

April 21, 2020 Filed Under: dslr deals, mirrorless deals Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Refurbished Nikon Z7 with 24-70mm f4 S Z with 90-day Nikon Warranty for $2499

Dying to try the new Nikon Z system but don’t want to pay the new-condition USA-warranty prices? B&H Photo has “Option II: The Refurbished Strike Back”, you can get the refurbished Nikon Z7 with 24-70mm f4 S Z for $2499 with free US shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty…

The new condition of this goes for $3400 as you can see in the Z7 searching listings…

Speaking of B&H, they are offering the new condition Lenovo 15.6″ IdeaPad 5 for $755 with free US shipping and a free Bitdefender. This has i5-1035G1 Quad, 16GB RAM [can Windows have too much memory?], 512GB M.2 NVMe, 15.6″ 1080p IPS, etc…

April 21, 2020 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, nikon Tagged With: , , ,