Panasonic ZS10 slim-zoom (12x OIS) for $69

You can even get superzooms under $100, in new condition, and from authorized dealers these days. Case in point, the slim-zoom 12x optical zoom with OIS black Panasonic ZS10 is on sale for $69 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

Pre-order Panasonic ZS60 (1/2.x”, 30x, RAW) for $450

In a camera world full of 1/2.3″ fixed lens camera models, RAW can be a difference maker, assuming one understands that there’s only so much one can squeeze out of a 1/2.x” sensor and superzoom lens. Which brings us to the new brand new Panasonic ZS60 with a 1/2.3″ sensor and RAW and 30x optical zoom lens available in silver or black (but sadly no Raiders edition – maybe if they move to Los Angeles?) for pre-order for $450 at Amazon itself and Adorama and B&H Photo… This too has been added to the New Cameras of 2016 reference page

Pre-order Panasonic ZS100 for $700 (1″ MOS, 10x optical, RAW)

If you like the combination of a 10x zoom lens and a 1-inch sensor, Panasonic is giving you 700 reasons to consider it. The new Panasonic ZS100 has a 10x optical zoom lens (Leica branded as usual) with a 1″ MOS sensor and RAW as well. It is available for pre-order for $700 in either black or silver color options at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself.

(SOLD OUT) Refurbished Panasonic ZS40 travel zoom for $145

As of a 4:50pm ET recheck, this sold out… The Woot Electronics deal of the day, good until 1am ET on Tuesday, is the refurbished Panasonic ZS40 travel-zoom offered for $140 plus $5 flat shipping. Limit 3 per customer. The listing says it comes with a 90 day Woot warranty.

(ENDED) Ends Sat 9:20pm ET: Panasonic TS30A elementproof for $80

This longer than usual lightning deal expired…

In a more longer-running lightning deal, Amazon is offering the blue Panasonic TS30A elementproof P&S digital camera for $80 with free shipping with a limit of one per customer. The offer ends by 9:20pm ET on Saturday or earlier if sold out… I didn’t check the Gold Box schedule last night, so I don’t know if this was pre-planned or one of the “surprise” lightning deals that just appear when they go live…

Panasonic LX7 drops to $248

There are many compacts with RAW these days with sensors larger than 1/1.7″, but if of all the RAWsumers it is the new condition black Panasonic LX7 the one you want, it is on sale for $248 with free shipping at B&H Photo. Free next day delivery for a limited time only. Free shipping on-going.

Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm and $150 Gift Card for $600

The Panasonic G7 with the 14-42mm lens is bundled with a $150 B&H Photo Gift Card, together for $600 with free next day delivery at B&H Photo in either black or silver G7 color schemes. You also get a free ON1 Effects 10 download and optionally you can triple the original warranty via mail-in rebate… On the other hand, if you happen to want an Audio-Technica AT8024 microphone (instead of the $150 Gift Card), you can get that instead for the same price at Adorama

Panasonic FZ70 superzoom for $150 (new condition)

We zoom back to the eBay Deals where Best Buy’s eBay store is offering the new condition Panasonic FZ70 superzoom for $150 with free shipping. Limit one per customer. This is a limited time offer, I don’t know how long it will last.

Panasonic LX100 + $200 Gift Card for $700

The Panasonic LX100 compact with RAW is bundled with a $200 Adorama Gift Certificate, all together for $700 with free shipping at Adorama. Offer ends by 12/27/15… Optionally you can triple the original Panasonic warranty via mail-in rebate…

Free NEXT DAY shipping on select Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Olympus, Fuji, Zeiss, Hasselblad products

Breaking shipping news alert! B&H Photo has just launched their FREE NEXT DAY SHIPPING promotion for the holidays. Over 2000 products are eligible for this promotion. You can filter them over there by product category (first set of buttons) or by manufacturer (second set of numerous buttons). Included in the promotion are 160+ Canon items, 150+ Nikon items, 80+ Sony items, 40+ Panasonic items, 20+ Zeiss items. The other camera manufacturers are not participating.

UPDATE: Fuji and Olympus and Hasselblad are also participating but they don’t have brand-name box. You can click “Photography” on the first set of boxes, and filter on the left hand by manufacturer by selecting “Fujifilm” or “Olympus” or “Hasselblad”.

Other photo-related brands part of the FREE NEXT DAY SHIPPING promotion include Tamrac, Spider, Lowepro, Impossible, Westcott, Drobo, Fotodiox, DJI, Flir, iKan, DXO, Wolverine, Impact, Vello, Oben, Ruggard, etc.

Panasonic GX8 body + $100 Gift Card & Extras for $1000

The Panasonic GX8 body only kit is bundled with a $100 B&H Photo Gift Card along with a ON1 Effects 10 software download for $1000 with free shipping at B&H Photo. You can optionally triple the original warranty from Panasonic via mail-in rebate… Alternately, if you don’t need/want the On1 software, you can get it with the same price and $100 gift card but $40~ promotional rewards instead at Adorama… Alternately at Adorama, (page down the listings over there), you can forgo the gift card and promotional rewards and instead get a free Audio-Technica AT8024 Microphone ($250 on its own)…

Panasonic SZ-10 compact-zoom (12x) for $70

It looks like the Panasonic compact-zooms are on a discounting cycle, the black DMC-SZ10 (12x optical) is now on sale for $70 with free shipping at B&H Photo. Offer ends by 12/15/15 at 11:59pm ET… A silver lining in the smartphone-cameraphone onslaught is that it made a lot of digital cameras more affordable…

Panasonic ZS50 + $50 Gift Card for $250

The Panasonic ZS50 compact-zoom is bundled with a $50 Adorama gift certificate, all together going for $250 with free shipping at Adorama. Only the black ZS50 gets this promotion.

Panasonic ZS45 compact-zoom for $150

The Panasonic ZS45 compact-zoom appears to be making its farewell tour in new condition at authorized Panasonic dealers. At Adorama the black model goes for $150 and it is marked as both a Closeout and Low Stock… At B&H the black model is gone for good, while the white goes for $150 as well…

Speaking of this series of cameras, among the weekly Fry’s Promo Code offers for Dec 13-19 (2015) you can get the refurbished PanasonicZS40 for $200, available in-store or online with a limit of one per customer.

Panasonic GH3 body for $500

The good old Panasonic GH3 body only is currently going for $500 with free shipping, in new condition, at B&H Photo with a digital download of ON1 Effects 10. Optionally you can triple the original warranty from Panasonic with a mail-in rebate.

Panasonic GH4 body with $150 Gift Card for $1300

The Panasonic GH4 body only is down to $1300 at authorized Panasonic dealers but that’s not all! At B&H Photo you also get a $150 B&H Photo Gift Card automatically included along with 4% promotional rewards ($52~) and a digital download of ON1 Effects 10. Optionally you can triple the original warranty from Panasonic with a mail-in rebate.

B&H Android Sale: Panasonic CM1 for $450, Nexus 5x with $20 GC for $330, and more

Meanwhile, the theme of the latest B&H Days of Deals group sale is a Smartphone Sale featuring various phones and accessories, including the Panasonic CM1 Android-Camera with 1″ sensor for $450, the Nexus 5X bundled with a $20 B&H Gift Card Card for $330 (16GB) or $380 (32GB), along with models from Samsung (eg 32GB Galaxy S6 for $480), ASUS, LG, Sony, Blu, ZTE, Alcatel and Huawei. The sale also includes accessories such as olloClip add-on lens bundles and cameraphone-holders.

Thur Fry’s Promo Codes: refurb Panasonic ZS35 for $100

The Fry’s promo codes (from their email newsletters) for Thursday 12/10/15 include the return of the manufacturer refurbished Panasonic ZS35 compact-zoom with a card and case for $100. The offer is limit one and will be available at their stores and their website. It goes live at some point on Thursday (obviously after you receive your Thursday promo codes email).

Refurbished Panasonic FZ70 superzoom for $185

Back to the eBay Deals we geaux, where we find the manufacturer refurbished Panasonic FZ70 for $185 with free shipping from eBay Seller “Poppy9780”. They offer a 30 day return policy but there’s no mention of warranty on the listing.

Panasonic GH4 body with $200 Gift Card for $1500

The Panasonic GH4 body only currently goes for $1500 at authorized dealers. They can’t discount, but they can offer more freebies with it. At the moment, B&H Photo includes a $200 B&H Photo Gift Card with it, along with 4% promotional rewards, which is a decent amount, because, according to my abacus, 4% of $1500 = $60 in promotional rewards. So you have $260~ to spend in future B&H purchases… The freebies do not end there, you also get a free digital download of the ON1 Effects 10 software, and if you don’t hate mail-in rebates with an unparalleled passion, you can triple the original warranty from Panasonic via mail-in rebate.

Panasonic FZ300 drops to $550

The Panasonic FZ300 superzoom (a RAWzoomer with a 1/2.3″ sensor and 40x optical zoom) is now down to $550 with free shipping at authorized Panasonic dealers such as B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon itself.

Panasonic G7 with 14-42 & 45-150 & Rode Mic for $750

Juxtaposed with the just mentioned G7 w/14-42 and Extras for $600, there is another promotion on the G7 at B&H Photo. For $750 you get the Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm and 45-150mm lenses and Rode VideoMic GO Lightweight On-Camera Microphone and a 32GB Sandisk ExTreMe memory card.

Panasonic G7 with 14-42mm with either free $100 Gift Card or AT Mic or Rode Mic for $600

The Panasonic G7 with the 14-42mm goes for $600 at authorized dealers. Some of them are bundling it with free notable accessories. At B&H Photo you get a free Rode Mic GO on-camera microphone and On1 Effects 10 software… At Adorama, you get either a free $100 Adorama Gift Card or a free Audio-Technica AT8024 Stereo/Mono Camera-Mount Microphone… Optionally you can triple the original warranty via mail-in rebate…

Panasonic FZ200 + $50 Gift Card for $300

Zoom-zoom, old school with 1/2.x” RAW, the new condition Panasonic FZ200 is offered with a $50 B&H Photo Gift Card and 4% rewards (around $12) for $300 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

Panasonic GX8 with 12-35mm f2.8 and $100 Gift Card OR Rode Mic and 32GB Extreme SD for $1795

Bundle time! The Panasonic GX8 body only is bundled with the Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 lens along with a [$100 B&H Photo Gift card] OR a [Rode VideoMic Pro Compact Directional On-Camera Microphone and a 32GB Sandisk Extreme SDHC card] for $1795 with free shipping.

CORRECTION: you have to chose either the [$100 Gift Card] or the [Rode Mic with the 32GB Sandisk Extreme SDHC card].

The GX8 body only goes for $1000 on its own. The 12-35mm f2.8 lens goes for $800 on its own.

You select the free item after you add the GX8 kit to the shopping cart. It pops from underneath and asks you to click on one of the two gift options. If you want to see the gift options without adding to the shopping cart, look at this section of the B&H product page (annotated screenshot right below):

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(ENDED) Panasonic GH3 for $500 (limited time offer) [updated]

This limited time offer expired…

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Nikon Coolpix AW130 for $250

If The Dave Matthews Band is licensing their songs to the Yogurt Industrial Complex, may I also suggest creating a special edition of “Crash into me” for waterproof action cameras called “Splash, into me!”. With that as a completely unnecessary introduction that took up at least 41 extra characters, we drive in to Amazon where they are offering the Nikon Coolpix AW130 for $250 with free shipping, in three color schemes, with a limit of five per customer. The same price is also available at B&H Photo (they will begin accepting orders again Saturday PM).

While we are on the topic of elementproof cameras, the Panasonic TS30 remains at $100 at Amazon by Amazon itself and Adorama and B&H Photo.

Panasonic ZS45 compact-zoom for $100

Zoom zoom, the black Panasonic ZS45 compact-zoom with the all-important “wink selfie” feature is now on sale for $100 by Adorama and Adorama thru Amazon and Adorama on eBay.

Panasonic CM1 for $500 [was $380] {updated}

The $380 limited time offer on the Panasonic CM1 Android Camera-SmartPhone expired on Thursday at 11:59pm ET, but as of Friday at 12:02am ET, the price did not skyrocket, it is currently going for $500 with free shipping at B&H Photo… For many more new specials, check their latest Black Friday specials

Panasonic LX7 black for $278

If you are looking for an old school RAWsumer with a 1/1.7″ sensor, the black Panasonic LX7 is back on sale again, you can get it for $278 with free shipping, and 4% promotional rewards at B&H Photo… This is part of their latest Black Friday specials