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Wednesday: Sony RX100 III and $50 Gift Card for $750

The Sony RX100 III currently goes for $750 at authorized Sony dealers, but as one of the daily deals at the Best Buy website you can get it bundled with a $50 Best Buy gift card…

If you don’t want to deal with Best Buy, it is available in open-box condition for $679 + shipping at B&H Photo, however, Best Buy may have it in open-box condition for $600. Click on the open box link at the Best Buy page to check availability. No gift card for the open-box.

PS: the latest model is the RX100 Mark V which is scheduled to be released by the end of the month (see bottom row in the Stock Status Tracker).

October 19, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

Imported Sony A7R II Body for $2700 w/1yr seller warranty

The Sony A7R II body only goes for $3200 at authorized dealers (eg Amazon) but if you are comfortable with imported grey market cameras…

… to the Trending eBay Deals we go where eBay seller “Electronics Valley” (New Jersey, 99.7%) is offering the new condition imported grey-market Sony A7R II Body Only for $2700 with free shipping with a 1-year warranty from the seller (not from Sony USA. Over 70 units got sold so far from this listing.

October 15, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Pre-order Sony RX100 V for $1000

Sony switched to an Apple style two-step announcement, with the pre-orders coming in Step #2 of the whole song and dance. Which brings us to step #2, the new Sony RX100 Mark V Compact-with-RAW (1″ sensor, 24-70mm eq f1.8-2.8 Zeiss-blessed lens) is now available for pre-order for $1000 at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon by Amazon itself. The release estimate is somewhere between October 14-28 in 2016.

This camera has just been added to the Stock Status Tracking page…

October 10, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

Used Sony RX10 II for $1387 [was $1313]

We just updated the new Stock Status Tracking page and we have a new development for the Sony RX10 II. It is available in “Used – Very Good” condition for $1387 [was $1313~] by Amazon Warehouse Deals itself, the used arm of Amazon. They offer a 30-day return policy but there is no manufacturer warranty… On the other hand if you prefer it i new condition, it is now in-stock for $1600 at both Adorama and B&H Photo… Price updated 9/9/16 [it flipped again]…

Meanwhile both the Fuji X-T2 and the Canon 5D Mark IV have September 8 release estimates, so they should be coming out soon. They are both tracked in the new Stock Status Tracking page.

September 7, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

In-stock now: Sony RX10 III for $1600

Early adopter in-stock alert! The Sony RX10 III is now in-stock and ready to ship for its starting price of $1600 with free expedited shipping from B&H Photo.

This as we just updated the Stocks Status Tracking page, now covering the Fuji X-T2, Canon 5D Mark IV and Canon G7 X II, along with the aforementioned. This is the first in-stock alert for this set of tracked cameras.

September 1, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

In-stock now: Sony a68 for $600 body or $700 w/18-55

A new DSLR is shipping, it’s translucent Sony time as their brand new Alpha a68 is in-stock and ready to ship for $600 as body-only or $700 with the 18-55mm lens at B&H Photo.

August 4, 2016 Filed Under: dslr deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

$50 Gift Card with either Sony RX100 I ($500) or II ($650)

If you are interested in getting the new condition Sony RX100 I or II from an authorized dealer at the current authorized dealer prices of $500 and $650 respectively, for a limited time, B&H Photo is also including a $50 B&H Photo Gift Card until 7/24/16 as one of their Photoshop World Specials.

July 18, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Sony a6000 w/18-55 and 55-210 for $758 (PRIME ONLY!)

This surprise late night Prime Day Deal expired… This one sneaked in during the madness, but it is good until Wednesday at 3am ET, it is the Sony a6000 w/18-55 and 55-210 going for $758 with free shipping. This is good for Prime members only. It is 48% claimed as of Wednesday 12:18am ET, so it won’t likely sell out before the expiration time.

July 12, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Sony a6000 w/18-55 & 50-210 for $950

It’s on a discounting cycle again, the Sony a6000 two lens kit, with the 18-55mm and 50-210mm lenses is back on sale again, going for $950 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo… For the speed-readers out there, this is the kit with the 18-55mm lens, not the 16-50mm…

July 5, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

(SOLD OUT) Used Sony RX10 III for $1220

As of 6/20/16, this is sold out and not available. Used items have typically limited quantities…

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June 16, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony RX10 II for $998

If of the many compacts with RAW it is the Sony RX10 II the one you want, it is on sale in new condition for $998 thanks to a $200 instant savings promotion at Abt Electronics. The shipping estimate is 7-14 business days. They are authorized online dealers.

May 31, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: ,

Costco Members: Sony a6000 with 16-50mm and 55-210mm and Extras and $50 Costco Cash Card by Mail for $730

The Adorama Sony a6000 two-lens kit bundle expired but if you missed it or didn’t need Lightroom 6, or can’t wait for future deals, and you are a Costco member, they are offering the Sony a6000 two lens kit bundle (with 16-50mm and 55-210mm and bag and 32GB card and DVD learnings) along with a $50 Costco Cash Card by mail (four weeks after camera delivery) for $730 with free shipping. Lightroom 6 is NOT included with the Costco offer. The price is for members. If you are not a member, you have to pay a 5% surcharge. Limit three bundles per customer. Promotion ends 5/29/16.

May 17, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Sony a6000 Kits with $50 Gift Card and Free Accessories (at $450 body, $600 w/16-50)

As of 5/16/16, the gift card offers are still there, but the prices of the a6000 kits jumped up…

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May 11, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Sony a6000 with 16-50 and 55-210 and $50 Gift Card and Lightroom 6 for $746

As of 5/16/16 recheck, this tempting offer expired. The price is $1050 as of this check…

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May 11, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , , ,

In-stock now: Sony RX10 III for $1500

For the boldly going early adopters, the third generation of the Sony RX10 1-inch superzoom (with its 24-600mm eq) is now in-stock and ready to ship to your front door (or other address of choice) for its starting price of $1500 with free shipping at B&H Photo.

For more in-stock action (it looks a very busy month), check the In-Stock Alerts here at this blog (there’s also a menu option up top in the blue bar), and also the Jon Snow resurrection of the Stock Status Tracker.

May 5, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony a6000 w/18-55 and 55-210 and Lightroom 6 and $50 Gift Card for $750

A potentially good “Getting Seriously Started with the Photography” kit is now available at Adorama for $750 with free expedited shipping. You get the Sony a6000 two lens kit with the 18-55mm and 55-210mm lenses, the Adobe Lightroom 6 software, and a $50 Adorama gift certificate. One could then use the $50 gift certificate to purchase other necessities for new photographers (tripod/monopod/etc).

May 5, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Costco: Sony a6000 w/18-55 and 55-210 and Extras and $50 Costco Cash Card for $730

This Costco offer is open to all, but if you are not a member, you have to pay 5% premium over the listed prices. The Sony a6000 two lens kit with the 18-55mm and 55-210mm lenses and 32GB card and Learning DVD and Bag along with a $50 Costco Cash Card (via mail within four weeks of completed delivery) for $730. Promotion is good until 5/29/16. Limit three bundles per member.

PS: there’s also a competing offer at Adorama, coming in the next post.

May 5, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Sony a6000 kits with $50 Gift Card and Extras

B&H Photo has a promotion bundling a $50 B&H Photo Gift Card along with either 4% promotional rewards or free accessories for a variety of the Sony a6000 kits. A total of 24 bundles are available. Some get free accessories, some get 4% rewards, some get both, some get neither. Check each individual listing of interest to see what is included. Offers end 5/8/16.

For more action, check their latest Mother’s Day Specials good until 5/8/16 (some require coupon code MOMDAY16).

May 3, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Imported Sony a7S II body w/1yr seller warranty for $2400

The Sony a7S II body only goes for $3000 at authorized Sony USA dealers bundled with free items (eg free Lightroom 6 at Adorama).

On the other hand, if you are comfortable with grey-market products that get a 1-year warranty from the Seller, not the Manufacturer, among the latest Trending eBay Deals you can get the new condition imported grey-market Sony a7S II body only for $2400 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty from the seller, not Sony USA. Limit five per customer. The seller is “Electronics Valley” (99.6%, ships from Somerset, New Jersey).

April 28, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , ,

Sony RX10 II with $100 Gift Card for $1200

The Sony RX10 II (second generation) is bundled with a $100 B&H Photo Gift Card, together going for $1200 with free shipping at B&H Photo. Alternately you can select bundles with Free Accessories or a Free Sony ECM-XYST1M Mic instead of the $100 gift card.

Keep in mind the last model is the 3rd generation RX10 with a May 2016 release estimate and a starting price of $1500.

April 18, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony a6300 w/16-50 and $100 Gift Card for $1200

The Sony a6300 with the 16-50mm lens goes for $1200 at authorized Sony USA dealers, but for a limited time, you can get it with a $100 B&H Photo Gift Card included at B&H Photo… This is one of their many NAB Trade Show Specials…

April 17, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony a6000 kits at MAP prices with $50 Gift Card included

Sony a6000 kits are selling at MAP prices at authorized dealers, $550 body only, $700 with 16-50mm, $900 with 16-50 and 50-210. But retailers can offer free items with purchase, so if you are a regular Adorama customer or do not object to becoming one, they are offering $50 Adorama Gift Cards with the purchase of select Sony a6000 kits, namely the white a6000 body only and the a6000 with 16-50mm kits (black, silver, white)…

If you prefer a boatload of free accessories instead of a $50 gift card, peruse the aforelinked listings to see if there’s any combination you find interesting…

The two lens kit does not get a $50 gift card, but the black two-lens kit includes the Lightroom 6 software…

No coupon, no rebate, the free items shown in the individual product listings are included automatically by Adorama while these promotions are running…

PS: the original post was a giant bloby paragraph, it’s now broken up for readability/skimmability…

April 16, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: ,

Sony RX10 II and Extras for $1200

The new Sony RX10 III is coming out in a few weeks for $1500. If you are convinced now to go for the previous generation model, the RX10 II, you can get it for $1200 with 4% promotional rewards (around $48) at B&H Photo… On the other hand, if you prefer tangible accessories in the hand instead of promotional rewards, you can get it for the same price with free Lowepro shoulder bag, 32GB Sandisk Extreme card, cleaning kit and the Corel software kit that includes Aftershot Pro 2 and Paintshop Pro X8 among other titles at Adorama…

April 4, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: ,

New Sony RX 10 III, 50/1.8 FE, 70-300 FE now available for Pre-Order

The new camera gear Sony announced earlier in the week are now available to pre-order at authorized dealers as follows:

+ RX 10 III rawsumer for $1500 at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon

+ Sony FE 50mm f1.8 Lens for $250 at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon

+ Sony FE 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G OSS Lens for $1200 at B&H Photo and Adorama and Amazon

March 31, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , , ,

Pre-order 3/31/16: Sony RX10 III for $1500

Time sure does fly, we now have the third generation of the Sony RX10 1-inch RAWzoomer fixed lens camera, with a 24-600mm f2.4-4 Zeiss blessed lens (on a 1″ sensor). This new camera will be available for pre-ordering on March 31st at 11am eastern for $1500. So far it has been listed at the B&H Photo website. Sony continues with their new two-step announcement process. This has been added to the New Cameras of 2016 tracking page.

March 29, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

Costco Members Only: Sony HX400 with Extras for $380

Costco members only (restricted to members, you can’t get it with the usual 5% surcharge if you are not a member) can get the Sony Cybershot HX400 superzoom (50x optical) along with a 32GB Sony SDHC card and carrying case for $380 with free shipping. Limit three per member. This offer is included in today’s Costco email newsletter.

March 16, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: ,

In-stock nao: Sony a6300 with 16-50mm

The Tall Ships from Japan are delivering supplies of the brand new Sony a6300 mirrorless camera. As of the time of writing, the a6300 with 16-50mm option is in-stock and ready to ship for $1148 at B&H Photo. The other kits are not here yet.

March 10, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , ,

Pre-order new Sony HX80 compact-zoom (30x) for $348

There is a new Cybershot 30x optical zoom compact-zoom in the Sony line-up, it is the HX80, with an 18mp BSI CMOS sensor and it is available for pre-order for $348 at B&H Photo. There are many and more superzooms out there, figuring out which one to get is no easy task 🙂

March 8, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,

Sony a6000 with 16-50 and 55-210 and Lightroom 6 for $846 [OR other free extras]

Bundle up time for the E-mount! Adorama is offering a Sony a6000 bundle with the 16-50 and 55-210 lenses and the Adobe Lightroom 6 software (stand-alone, not cloud), all together for $846 with free shipping.

If you don’t want/need Lightroom 6, for the same price and same two lenses, you can get free accessories in the black kit (extra Sony batter, extra Sony charger, Sony screen protector, 64GB Lexar SDXC) and in the silver kit (same free accessories).

On the other hand, if you are fond of certified refurbished, and don’t need any of the aforementioned bonus items, you can get the Sony a6000 two-lens kit for $680 with free shipping by Secondipity thru Amazon. The page there says this will ship by Ground Transportation, so it will not arrive as fast as Prime items typically arrive.

February 25, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony Tagged With: , , , ,

Pre-order Sony PXW-Z150 4K XDCAM Camcorder for $3595

4K killed the 1080p video star, as the song says (if memory serves me well). Sony has a brand new 4K camcorder using a 1″ Exmor RS CMOS sensor and a 12x optical Sony G lens, the PXW-Z150 4K XDCAM Camcorder, available for pre-order for $3595 with free shipping at Adorama and B&H Photo.

February 23, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, sony Tagged With: , ,