Pre-order new Sony a6100 and a6600 APS-C Mirrorless cameras

Two new cameras have joined the party of the Sony E-system, two new APS-C mirrorless cameras that are now available for pre-ordering as follows:

+ a6100 body only for $748
+ a6100 with 16-50 for $848
+ a6100 two lens kit (16-50, 55-210) for $1098
+ release estimate November 2019
+ available for pre-orders at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon

+ a6600 body only for $1398
+ a6600 with 18-135mm for $1798
+ a6600 with 16-25mm f2.8 for $2796
+ release estimate November 2019
+ available for pre-orders at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon

Monday (EU): select Sony E and RX on sale

To Amazon Germany we go for Monday 19/8/19 (European style not-quite-palindrome date) where their headliner is a Sony Electronics sale that includes the following camera and photo gear:

+ Sony a5100 with 16-50 for 389 euro
+ Sony a6000 with 16-70Z for 999 euro
+ Sony a6500 with 16-70Z for 1619 euro

+ Sony Zeiss 16-35mm f4 ZA OSS Vario T* for 1049 euro

+ Sony RX10 II for 865 (#DailyReminder, the blazing fast AF was introduced in the Mark IV)

+ Sony RX100 III with Vlogger kit (VCT-SGR1) for 509 euro

Used Sony a7 II body for $704, a7 with 28-70 for $734 [Prime]

The 20% off Warehouse Deals promotion has two offers for Sony a7*.* fans as follows:

+ a7 with 28-70mm in “Used – Like New” condition for $734~, while the new condition goes for $998

+ Sony a7 II body only in “Used – Like New” for $704 while the new condition goes for $898

+ these are for Prime members only as part of the Prime Day 2019

Used Sony RX100 Mark III for $393 [Prime only]

It’s up to you to sort out the various versions of the Sony RX100 and its competitors, but if you are interested in the RX100 Mark III and you are a Prime member, thanks to the 20% off Warehouse Deals in-cart discount you can get it for $393~ in “Used – Like New” (damaged original packaging) condition by Amazon Warehouse Deals itself. Look for them as the seller – that black-green “amazon warehouse” logo in the “Seller Information” column…

BUT if you are not a Prime member, hope is not totally lost ~ over there, KEH Camera is offering it for $429 in “Used – Good” condition and with a 180-day warranty…

Blast from the Past: Used Sony Cybershot P32 for $16 [Prime]

And now our obligatory flashback / blast-from-the-past type of deal, made possible by the previously mentioned 20% off Warehouse Deals in-cart discount for Prime members… We dial way back in the time machine for the “Used – Good” condition Sony Cybershot P32 digital camera dropping from $20~ to $16. This is the sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals itself listing.

Used Sony a6000 body only w/180-day warranty for $299

KEH Camera comes to the rescue once again as it defeats Amazon Warehouse Deals even with the 20% off Prime discount. So this offer is good for everyone, KEH Camera is offering through Amazon Warehouse Deals in “USED – Good” condition (battery & charger included) with a 180-day KEH warranty the Sony A6000 APS-C body only mirrorless camera for $299 with free shipping.

EU: Prime Day Monday at Amazon Germany with Sony Camera Sale, Photo Accessories, Storage, Action Cams, Drones, and lots of tech gear [300 separate deals!]

For European Union shoppers, Amazon Germany has already launched their Prime Day 2019 deals with a vast variety of technology and other products, among which:

+ Sony Cybershot camera sale the RX10 III for 968 euro, HX90 compact-zoom for 239 euro, RX 100 IV for 545 euro
+ Sony E-system sale with a6500 body for 949, a6500 two lens kit (18-135, 70-300, both G thangs) for 1585; a7 II w/28-70 for 1085
+ nine E-system lenses starting at 155 for the 50/1.8 FE
+ Sony A-system: a77 II for 739

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New Sony E-mount (and more) Instant Savings are LIVE!

Sony is back with another round of manufacturer-initiated instant savings promotions and you can find them all nicely organized at the B&H Photo website

The offers include (among others):

+ a7 II with 28-70 and extras for $1600
+ a7R III with extras for $2500
+ a7R III with 24-105 and extras for $4200

+ VG-C3EM Vertical Grip for $298

+ FE 24-105mm f/4 Lens with UV Filter Kit for $1400
+ 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens with UV Filter Kit for $600

And LOTS more. You can use the various tabs and price-range filters at the Promotional page for items of interest. For example, the big RX10 IV monster is down to $1598 with free accessories as well. The RX10 IV is the “(forum) dream of the 90s” ~ to paraphrase Portlandia 🙂

Sony Summer Kick Off sale includes a6000 2-lens kit, a7 II, a7R II

It’s the summer and the marketing team at Sony USA looked outside their windows and discovered so. Inspired by such change in the weather, they decided to launch a Summer Kick Off sale that includes a mix of Sony electronics and camera gear, including their all-star WH-1000X-M3 headphones for $298, the ones many think are beating Bose on noise cancellation (!!!)

Of camera and photo interest:

  • a6000 with 16-50 and 55-210 for $648, a potentially interesting “take pictures with” getting-started with E type of a bundle
  • Alpha A7 II body only for $998
  • Alpha A7R II body only for $2600

Thur (EU): Sony sale: a7 II, a6300, a77 II, 50/f1.8 FE, RX100 IV, HX90, etc

It’s Sony time on Thursday at the Amazon Germany Gold Box with a total of eight Sony camera-related products as follows:

+ a7 II with 28-70 for 1142 euro
+ a6300 with 16-50 for 689

+ 50mm f1.8 FE for 169

+ a77 II body only DSLR for 799

+ RX100 Mark IV for 579 euro
+ HX90 superzoom (30X optical) for 276

+ two camcorders for 175 to 1019

Also part of the Thursday action are Lenovo tablets and a few laptops of various manufacturers, along with some TP-Link products

Ends Fri PM: 15% off Sony gear with KEH coupon

Never fear, KEH is here! Coupon code KEHSONY2A gets you 15% off the current price of select Sony camera gear. There are at least five pages of options over there. The coupon ends on Friday at 11:59pm eastern… AS usual, their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies for the coupon. You can test the coupon by adding items of interest in the cart and entering le couponeaux. You don’t have to signup/login to test the coupon…

Tuesday (EU): Sony a7s for 1358, a7r II for 1729

A duo of Sony E-system full frames can be found in the Tuesday JAN-29-2019 Amazon Germany Gold Box, both body-onlies, with the a7s going for 1358 euro, and the a7r II going for 1729 euro… Today’s sales also include the Motorola G6 Plus (4Gb RAM, 64GB onboard) going for 239 euro. You definitely needs a Wiki page to sort out the G6 models, let alone the whole Moto G line

The choices now in full frame mirrorless have exploded after Photokina 2018, with Canon and Nikon throwing their own hats in the ring, and a new ragtag alliance of three launching Micro Four L 😉

Thursday (EU): Sony E-system and RX sale, etc

It’s another camera and tech busy day at the Amazon Germany Gold Box. Among the various offerings there, prices below in euro of course since this is sold in the EU:

+ Sony E-system sale including:
++ A7 II body for 1145
++ a6000 with kit lens for 444
++ a77 II DSLR body for 809 [this DSLR sings Pearl Jam’s “I’m still alive”]

++ RX100 IV rawsumer for 769
++ RX10 II rawsumer for 798 [daily reminder: it is the RX10 IV that has the blazingly fast AF]
++ HX60 travelzoom (30x optical, can your smartphone do this?] for 169

++ seven E-system lenses, a mix of primes and zooms from 182 to 715

+ various Sony electronics, lots of whiskey (!!!) {winters are cold and the white walkers are coming!), various home/household/fashion items, and this SECACAM wildlife camera bundle for 159 euro (includes remote, card, batteries, etc)

Imported Sony a7r III body for $2250

The new condition Sony a7r III body only goes for $2800 at authorized Sony USA dealers such as B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon (with FREE Manfrotto Befree Advanced 4-Section Tripod with Ballhead and a free Joby GorillaPod 5K Stand and a free Lowepro m-Trekker BP 150 Backpack)…

… but if you are comfortable with grey-market/imported camera gear, to the eBay Deals we go where the Department Store NYC eBay store is offering the new condition imported/grey-market Sony a7r III body only for $2250 with free shipping. There is no mention of any warranty included in the listing, so assume there is noen. They offer a 30-day return policy…

Sony a7 II body with FE 28-70/3.5-5.6 OSS for $998

The year is 2018 and now you can get “take pictures with” full frame camera kits for $1000! At the start of the century, at a very influential PMA trade show [I forgot the exact year – 2002?], we were all getting excited because APS-C DSLR body onlies could be had for under $2500 🙂

Good for a limited time only, during the Black Friday festivities, you can get the Sony a7 II full frame mirrorless camera with the 28-70 f3.5-5.6 OSS FE lens for $998 with free shipping at select Sony dealers:

+ at B&H Photo you also get a 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO and a camera bag

+ at Adorama you get all kinds of free accessories including a 32GB Extreme SD

+ at Amazon you get no freebies but if you pay with a Prime credit card you get 5% back (that’s $50~ to your credit card statement or cashback balance)

If you don’t want/need the 28-70 lens, the body only goes for $898. The lens currently goes for $400 on its own, so even if you don’t need the lens, you can sell/trade it or gift it.

New Sony Instant Savings promotions are LIVE!

Sunday has brought with it, as it is often the case, a new round of Sony Instant Savings promotions featuring a variety of E cameras, lenses and accessories including the lowest prices ever for the a7 R II for $1600 and the a7 R III for $2800, while the a9 body only is down to $3500. Full frame camera, empty frame wallet 🙂 But fear not, a handful of lenses are on sale as well including affordable primes such as the 50/1.8 E OSS for $273 and the 50/1.8 FE for $223…

Sony RX10 Mark IV drops to $1598

With so many DSLR and mirrorless camera bodies and kits and lenses under the price, some may hesitate to buy a fixed lens camera at the Sony RX10 price range. But but but but if you can’t resist the temptation of an all-in-one camera that ticks soooooooooooooo many boxes and offers speed-demon autofocus for its kind…

… the new condition RX 10 Mark IV is now down to $1598 at authorized Sony dealers such as Adorama (with 1% rewards, 32GB Extreme PRO, Corel software, 72mm MC UV, etc) and Amazon and B&H Photo (with free bag and 64GB Extreme SDXC)….

PS: if the speed-demon autofocus of the Mark IV does not tempt you, and you can buy electronics favorably to your wallet in the EU, good for Wednesday NOV-14-2018, you can get the new condition Sony RX 10 Mark III for 999 euro as part of the Amazon Germany daily deals

Sony a6000 with 16-50 PZ OSS and 55-210 OSS and Extras for $598

Want to get started in the Sony E system (APS-C) but want a more supple starter kit? Good until NOV-10 at 11:59pm ET, B&H Photo is offering this Sony a6000 two lens kit with the 16-50mm PZ OSS and 55-210mm OSS lenses for $598 with free US shipping. They are also including a free camera bag, 32GB Sandisk Extreme SD card and extra 3rd-party battery.

And better yet, if you don’t need/want the included lenses, you can always sell them or trade them with photographer friends, thus further reducing the “out of pocket” purchase on the bundle.

LIVE NOW: Sony a7 II with 28-70/3.5-5.6 OSS FE and extras for $998

UPDATE: it is now LIVE!!!

CORRECTION: this offer starts on Sunday at 12:01am eastern time!

Full frame is slowly but steadily getting more affordable. If you want a “take a picture with” kit entry-point into the Sony full frame e-system, at the moment, B&H Photo is offering this Sony a7 II with 28-70/3.5-5.6 OSS FE bundle with extras (32GB Extreme card, extra battery and charger) for $998 with free shipping and handling…

EU: Used Sony RX10 Mark IV for 1448 euro

Price aside, the Sony RX10 Mark IV mayhaps is the closest to a “do it all Paul” type of a camera with a 1″ sensor, a solid superzoom range with OIS, fast autofocus, 4K video, etc, etc, etc. But the price is quite high for this model. If you are tempted but you are fond of buying used, as of the time of writing, the German Amazon Warehouse Deals has it in USED condition for 1448 euro. Note however that this is repackaged and the battery is missing [uses typical Sony batteries] and has small scratches…

Pre-order new compact Sony HX99 Travel Zoom (30X optical)

It looks like Sony may have potentially produced an interesting new compact travel-zoom [pending the usual reviews, samples, comparisons and such]. It is the new Cybershot HX99 with a 30x optical zoom (24-720mm eq) Vario-Sonnar T* lens, 4K video, 18mp Exmor R CMOS 1/2.3″ sensor, 10fps, Bionz X, and RAW [B&H has a detailed spec sheet under the “Specs” tab – see link below]! It is a small sensor but RAW is better than not having RAW for those who like to squeeze more out of their camera.

It is available for pre-ordering for $448 at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself with a early November 8 release estimate.

EU: Sony RX10 First Generation for 650 euro

The Sony RX10 Mark IV is the leader of the RX10 series but with a price that is not that far from 2000 (Euro or Dollars), one who loves the idea of the RX10* models but has a fiscally strict spouse-CFO may be interested in the original model, the first generation RX10, it is currently on sale in new condition for 650 euro by Amazon Germany itself with a maximum of two units per Amazon account at the sale price.

One could buy almost three of these for the price of one Mark IV with its 4K and bigger lens and speed-demon auto-focus and such…

EU residents pay no additional VAT/customers. Outside the EU, it depends on your location and situation…

[DEAD] Sony sale at Amazon Germany: a7 II, a6000, RX100, Lenses, Etc

This limited time promotion expired…

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In-Stock Now: Sony a7 III with 28-70 for $2198

An update of the Stock Status Tracker has good news for Sony a7 III interested photographers! The new condition Sony a7 III with the 28-70mm is currently in-stock and ready to ship at its official price of $2198 in new condition with Sony USA warranty at the Adorama website. AS of the time of writing, it comes with Free Overnight Shipping, which is one business day, so it may take longer during weekends and holidays!

Thur: 12% off Sony Camera Gear w/KEH coupon (310+ options)

KEH Camera is running a Thursday 6/14/18 coupon promotion, coupon code SONY6A gets you 12% off Sony camera gear at KEH until 11:59pm eastern on Thursday. Over 310 cameras and lenses and accessories and videocameras are eligible for this promotion…

Pre-order the new Sony RX100 VI for $1200

Sony strikes again with another RX-series camera, the sixth of its name in the RX100 series, it is the brand new RX100 Mark VI, available for pre-ordering for $1200 at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself. The release estimate is July 10 in 2018.

It has a 1″ 20mp sensor, 28-200mm eq f2.8-4.5 Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* blessed lens, 315-point phase detection, touchscreen, 4K, etc. Just like the RX10 IV, this new model has also moved the chains forward in terms of pricing…

eBay auction: Sony a7 with 28-70 for $2000 but closes Fri 1pm ET

An update of the Stock Status Tracker finds a Sony a7 III with 28-70mm kit as an 100% eBay User Auction Listing in USED condition. As of the time of writing, this goes for $2000 with 10 bids placed. Shipping is $25 flat from Michigan. However, the listing closes on Friday at 1pm eastern, so there will definitely be more bids. The new condition at authorized Sony dealers goes for $2200.

In other action, Unique Photo is down to one unit of the Nikon D850 film maker kit for its normal price of $5500.

Imported Sony a7R III body w/1-YR Seller W for $2770

The new condition a7R III body only goes for $3200 at authorized Sony USA dealers which offer some freebies, eg $64 promotional rewards at B&H Photo or you can get various free accessories and software at Adorama

But if you are comfortable with imported/grey-market that come with a 1-year warranty from the seller (not Sony USA), then to the eBay Deals we go where eBay seller “Department Store NYC” is offering it in imported grey-market condition for $2700 with free shipping and a 1-year seller warranty from Dept Store NYC (not Sony). Up to three per customer at the sale price.

IF you are eligible for the limited time eBay Bucks bonus promotion, you can get $100 eBay Bucks on the purchase. The promotion has limits, so you don’t get unlimited 8%.

(SOLD OUT) In-Stock: USED Sony a7 III for $1658+, w/28-70 for $1934+

As of a 5/22/18 recheck, these sold out… For future updates, check the Stock Status Tracker

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Various Free Items (Roki or Sigma Lenses or 27″ LG TV or Tascam) bundled with select Sony Sale Cameras

In addition to the current round of Sony Instant Savings that went live on Sunday, BuyDIG is bundling a variety of useful free products as part of their Sony sale. Some cameras get a free Rokinon or Sigma lens, others get a free Tascam recorder, while the a7R II gets a 27″ LG display (!!!). You can find them all nicely organized in a grid over there.