SLR Magic Cine 50mm f/1.1 (E-mount) for $299

The SLR Magic Cine 50mm f/1.1 Lens for the Sony E-mount is currently on sale for $299 with free shipping at B&H Photo until 11/28/16 at 11:59pm ET.

Samyang Cine SYCV24M-N 24mm T1.5 (Nikon) for $439

While the Sony Alpha version is a lightning deal, the Nikon version is on sale but not a lightning deal. It looks like it might be a price-match, the Samyang Cine SYCV24M-N 24mm T1.5 lens in the Nikon mount is on sale for $439 with free shipping for a limited time (unspecified expiration date) at B&H Photo (in-stock) and Amazon itself (limit 10; Temporarily Out Of Stock).

(ENDED) Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9 for $30 (PC; Download or Shipment)

This daily deal expired but Corel software are recurring offers every few weeks… One of the deals of the day at the Gold Box for Wednesday that went live at 3am ET (and was not then part of the Lightning Deals schedule is the Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9 for PC/Windows for $30 as either a Digital Download or Delivered by Mail. Offer ends Wednesday 3am ET or earlier if sold out.

Tascam DR-60D MKII Portable Recorder for DSLRs for $125 after $30 MIR

If you are dabbling with DSLR audio, Adorama is offering the Tascam DR-60D MKII Portable Recorder for DSLRs for $125 after a $30 mail-in rebate (here’s the PDF file of the rebate). Offer expires 9/26/16.

Rokinon Cine Prime Lens Sale (14 options, 8mm to 85mm, various mounts)

A total of 14 Rokinon Cine prime lens are participating in the Woot Electronics daily deal. A variety of T-primes are featured of different mounts, from 8mm to 85mm. Prices range from $250 to $550. Shipping is $5 flat. Sale ends on Thursday at 1am ET or earlier if any of them sellout.

In-stock now: Rokinon Xeen 135mm T2.2 (Canon)

The Canon EF version of the Rokinon Xeen 135mm T2.2 Lens is now in-stock and ready to ship for $2195 with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo. The other four mounts remain in-stock (Nikon, PL, M43, Sony EeeeEeee).

Canon D-Rebel T6i Video Creator Kit (with 18-55 and Rode Mic) and Pixma Pro 100 Printer and Paper and Bag for $650 after $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX GC)

And now a quartet of Canon D-Rebels with Pixma Pro 100 mail-in rebate promotions. We start with a Canon D-Rebel T6i Video Creator bundle. You pay $1000 at checkout, you receive the offer, make sure all is well, submit the mail-in rebate, and if all is well, in a few weeks, you receive a $350 AMEX prepaid gift card by mail, making it a $650 after MIR promotion. For that, you get:

+ Canon D-Rebel T6i Video Creator Kit (includes 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens and Rode VIDEOMIC GO Microphone and 32GB Sandisk SD card)
+ Pixma PRO 100 printer
+ the printer’s trusty sidekick, 50pk 13×19″ LU-101 photo paper
+ Canon DSLR shoulder bag
+ sale price ends Sunday afternoon
+ mail-in rebate details at PDF file

PS: NO 75-300 lens with this bundle, not included!

Tascam DR-70D 4-Channel Audio Recorder for DSLR s for $185 after $30 MIR

If you are seriously dabbling in DSLR-Audio magic, the Tascam DR-70D 4-Channel Audio Recorder for DSLR Cameras is currently offered for $185 after a $30 mail-in rebate at Adorama. Rebate details in the PDF file. Offer ends 6/30/16.

Official Video Creator Kits for the Canon 80D and M3

Canon has launched official Video Creator Kits for the Canon 80D w/18-135mm kit and the Canon M3 w/18-55 kit. They are available for pre-order at B&H Photo for $2050 and $900 respectively.

Tascam DR-60D MKII Portable Recorder for DSLR for $125 after Coupon and Mail-In Rebate (MIR)

The Tascam DR-60D MKII Portable Recorder for DSLR can be yours for $125 after you enter coupon code 1JUNESVNGS and also after you submit and receive a $30 mail-in rebate (PDF details) at the Adorama website. Offer ends 6/20/16. The coupon drops it to $155, the mail-in rebate (MIR) makes it $125.

Rokinon T1.5 Three Cine Prime Lens Bundle for $999 (C/N/A/E/m43)

It’s Prime Cine time now, the Rokinon T1.5 Cine Prime Lens Bundle that consists of the 24mm and 35mm and 85mm T1.5 Cine Primes is on sale for $999 with free shipping at B&H Photo in your choice of Canon or Nikon or Sony SLR mounts and Sony E or M43rds mirrorless systems. Click on the mount of choice in the tabs over there to get to your desired version of interest.

(ENDED) Steadicam Solo Stabilizer & Monopod for $149 after $100 MIR

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Panasonic VW-VBN130 Battery Pack for $29 w/free S&H

The Panasonic VW-VBN130 Battery Pack (for camcorders) is on sale for $29 with free shipping and handling at B&H Photo. Limit 10 per customer. If your order total is $49+, you get free expedited shipping instead of the slower free shipping.

(ENDED) Wednesday: GigaPan EPIC Pro Robotic Camera Mount for $595

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Preorder new Veydra 85mm T2.2 Mini Prime Lens for $900 to $950

It’s a season of primes these days, and here comes another one available for pre-order in the Sony E-mount, C-mount and Micro Four Thirds, it is the Veydra 85mm T2.2 Mini Prime Lens going for $900 to $950 depending on mount and focus distance markings (meters or feet) at B&H Photo. This is not a full frame lens.

Last Call for the NAB 2016 Specials

We are now in the last few hours of the NAB 2016 Specials. Last call as they say. B&H closes at 7pm ET today (Thursday 4/21/16) and will re-open on 5/1/16, so this is the final countdown for the NAB offers.

If you don’t feel like going through all the offers, here are some pre-sorted links by product category: 10 Tripods (Benro, Magnus, E-Image, Manfrotto, etc) and 30 LED Lights (Genaray, Litepanels, Dracast, Ledgo, Cool-Lux, etc) and 2 Impact Green Screens and 2 Flolights and 3 Westcott Cine Kits.

One more thing, if you are looking for a workstation-caliber $1000 laptop, the HP 15.6″ OMEN Pro Multi-Touch Mobile Workstation PC, model L9U78AA#ABA, goes for $1000. It has a late May 2016 shipping estimate though. Specs include Core i7-4870HQ Quad-Core, 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM, 15.6″ UWVA Anti-Glare 1920 x 1080 Touchscreen, 512GB Z Turbo Drive M.2 PCIe SSD, NVIDIA Quadro K1100M with 2 GB GDDR5 VRAM, 64-bit Windows 7 Professional, 3 year warranty, etc.

Tokina Cinema T- Lenses Sale (9 options) {EF, PL, m43}

The NAB specials are running in all directions, here’s another one. If you are a fan of Tokina’s Cinema T-lenses (yes, they make those too), there is a sale on nine of those lenses at B&H Photo with the Canon EF, PL, and M43rds mounts represented with various T3.0 zooms and other lenses. They also earn 4% promotional rewards.

Most of the NAB Specials at B&H expire on 4/21/16 PM, and that’s when the B&H offices will close until 5/1/16, so factor that in your purchase planning.

Pre-order new 12″ MacBooks and 40+ other NAB 2016 products

NAB 2016 brought a number of new products, and many of the new items are available for pre-order at B&H including the new 12-inch Macbooks along with a variety of 40+ other video-related products from GoPro, DJI, Canon, JVC, Blackmagic, Lectrosonics, Aja, Zacuto, Pelican, Zoom and more.

Five Rokinon Xeen Cine T-Primes for $10,000 [C/N/PL/E/m43]

For the price of a used Honda Civic (not fact-checked with the Blue Book) you can get a five-pack of Rokinon Xeen Cine lenses for $9,995 with free shipping from Adorama. The 5-packs are available in the Canon and Nikon SLR mounts, the PL-mount and the Sony E and M43rds mirrorless systems. The lenses are the 14mm T3.1, and four T1.5s, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm. The lenses go for $2500 on their own.

Rokinon T1.5 Cine Prime 4-Lens Bundle (24, 35, 50, 85) for $1900 [C/N/A/E/m43]

There’s enough lenses in this bundle to justify a YouTube “Haul video” 🙂 Four Rokinon Cine DS primes are bundled together for $1900 (technically $1896) with free expedited shipping at B&H Photo in the Canon, Nikon and Sony SLR mounts and Sony E and Micro Four Thirds mirrornyet mounts… The four lenses are all T1.5, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm… No coupon is needed for this particular offer, but like many of the B&H NAB specials they expire on 4/21/16…

Rokinon 50mm T1.5 AS UMC Cine DS for $450 with Coupon (C/N/A/E/M43)

The Rokinon 50mm T1.5 AS UMC Cine DS lens is on sale for $450 with free shipping at B&H Photo when you enter coupon code BHNAB16 at checkout. It is available in the Canon, Nikon, Sony A SLR mounts and M43rds and Sony E mirrornyet mounts… This coupon, like many of the B&H NAB specials expires on 4/21/16…

10% off Raynox HD Lenses (32 options)

This promotion does not require a coupon, it is an instant savings promotion good until 4/21/16 at 11:59pm ET, a 10% off discount (the prices shown in the price you pay) on 32 Raynox High Definition Lenses at B&H Photo.

Tascam DR-44WL 4-Channels Portable Handheld Audio Recorder with Wi-Fi for $190 with coupon

If you are dabbling in audio-craft, the Tascam DR-44WL 4-Channels Portable Handheld Audio Recorder with Wi-Fi is on sale for $190 with free shipping for a limited time at Adorama if and only if you enter coupon code 197787545 at checkout over there by the end of day on 4/14/16. The price without coupon is $280… This too is one of the items in their latest 48 hour sale

Tascam DR-70D 4-Channel Audio Recorder for DSLR Cameras for $200 (with coupon)

If you are dabbling in DSLR Audio-craft, the Tascam DR-70D 4-Channel Audio Recorder for DSLR Cameras can be yours for $200 with free shipping at Adorama if you enter coupon code 6986645213 during checkout. The coupon code expires 4/10/16.

(ENDED) Corel VideoStudio Pro Ultimate X8 [boxed software] for $25 w/free S&H

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Canon D-Rebel T5i w/18-55 IS and Pixma PRO 100 and Paper and Rode VideoMic for $500 after $350 MIR (AMEX GC)

Back to the Adorama 48 Hour sale, if you are a Rebel with a Rebate Cause [all these years and so many horrible puns and I think this is the first time I thought of this combination!], there is a Canon D-Rebel T5i Video Rebate Bundle. You pay $850 at checkout, receive order, make sure all is well, submit mail-in rebate following deadlines/instructions and a few weeks later, if all is well, you receive a $350 prepaid American Express Gift Card by mail. And a railroad sentence 🙂

For that, you get the Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 IS STM in the Video Creator bundle which also includes the Rode VIDEOMIC GO Microphone and a 32GB Sandisk card and you also get the PIXMA PRO 100 printer and its accompanying 50pk of 13×19″ photo paper, which is what qualifies the mail-in rebate.

Rokinon Cine Lens Sale (18 options) [various mounts]

Also part of the WPPI festivities, B&H Photo has a sale on 18 Rokinon Cine Lenses of different SLR and Mirrorless mounts. The sale includes the “T1.5 Prime Bundle” (24, 35, 50, 85) for $1900 in the Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Sony E, and M43rds mounts. Sale ends 3/10/16.

In-stock nao: Corel VideoStudio 9 for $80 or $100

Corel’s latest new video software, VideoStudio 9 is now ready for purchase or a free trial if you are curious about it but don’t want to commit. The official Corel Store offers the Pro X9 for $80 and the Ultimate X9 for $100 as full versions. Qualifying Upgrades get a $20 off discount (they have an “Upgrade Eligibility” link there for more details). You can also start a free trial… The full versions are also available at Amazon as a digital download (available now) or PC disc (ships in a couple of days) – Pro X9 for $80 or Ultimate X9 for $100. Amazon does not have free trials or upgrade options.

Three Rokinon T1.5 Cine Primes ( (24, 35, 85) Bundle for $1000 (Canon EF)

For Cyber Monday only (ends 11/30/15 at 11:59pm ET), B&H Photo is offering the Rokinon T1.5 Cine Lens Bundle for Canon EF mount which consists of the 24mm, 35mm and 85mm t1.5 lenses, for $1000 total with free expedited shipping… Meanwhile the Sony A-mount version goes for $800 (has lower list price than EF trio)…

Panasonic YAGH Interface Unit (for GH4) for $500

If you had previously purchased the Panasonic GH4 body only, and you now want to add the sexily-named YAGH Interface Unit, good news, its price is now down to $500 in new condition at B&H Photo (with 4% rewards) and Adorama and Amazon by Amazon itself… Optionally you can triple the original warranty via mail-in rebate…

This price is now the same as the difference between the GH4 body only ($1300) and the GH4 with Interface Unit ($1800). But there is a non-price difference: some of the GH4 kits get a number free accessories from some of the retailers, for example various bundles of the GH4 body at Adorama include a [camera cage] OR [$50 Gift Card + 32GB SD] OR [extra battery + SD + Sandisk]. At Amazon the bundle includes 32GB SD, Camera Case, 3rd-party charger and two 3rd-party batteries.