Buy Any Photo Gear During Black Friday Sales?

I AM THE MAN · Nov 23, 2012, 09:56 PM

Hey everyone! Just wanted to know if anyone actually bought any bodies, lens, flashes, etc during the Black Friday sales? I'm anxious to hear back!

I personally just picked up a refurbished Mark D2 for a really great price!

ctyhntr · Nov 25, 2012, 10:06 PM

Canon.com had their own Black Friday sale. I ordered a refurbished Canon t2i for the same price as a 50mm f1.4 lens.

I AM THE MAN · Nov 26, 2012, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ctyhntr

Canon.com had their own Black Friday sale. I ordered a refurbished Canon t2i for the same price as a 50mm f1.4 lens.

Haha yep! I bought my Mark D2 for about $1300! I am soo anxious for it to arrive. I keep checking the order status every hour!

aross99 · Nov 26, 2012, 08:39 PM

Not really on sale, but we bought a Lensbaby Pro, and a Canon 50mm 1.8mm prime for my step daughter to use on her 5DmkII.

milbournosphere · Nov 26, 2012, 09:59 PM

I got my lovely lady a new Olympus XZ-1 point and shoot just before black friday, but I guess it counts as it was deeply discounted. My first camera purchase from the Olympus brand, and after my brief encounter with it before it got wrapped, I must say that I'm impressed so far.

For those still hunting, the S100 is on-sale at Amazon for $249 till midnight, I think.

ctyhntr · Nov 27, 2012, 09:09 PM

Lol, after I ordered, I noticed the prices went back up and it was listed out of stock. I kept checking, just in case Canon cancels my order.

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Originally Posted by I AM THE MAN

Haha yep! I bought my Mark D2 for about $1300! I am soo anxious for it to arrive. I keep checking the order status every hour!

NeGRit0 · Nov 28, 2012, 12:05 PM

I picked up an Eye-Fi Pro card to try out. Was only $49.99 shipped on amazon for a cyber monday deal.

I AM THE MAN · Nov 29, 2012, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by aross99

Not really on sale, but we bought a Lensbaby Pro, and a Canon 50mm 1.8mm prime for my step daughter to use on her 5DmkII.

Oh wow thats great! I love my 50mm 1.8 its a great glass for a great price.

Quote:

Originally Posted by milbournosphere

I got my lovely lady a new Olympus XZ-1 point and shoot just before black friday, but I guess it counts as it was deeply discounted. My first camera purchase from the Olympus brand, and after my brief encounter with it before it got wrapped, I must say that I'm impressed so far.

For those still hunting, the S100 is on-sale at Amazon for $249 till midnight, I think.

Haha you really did save quite a bit on it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctyhntr

Lol, after I ordered, I noticed the prices went back up and it was listed out of stock. I kept checking, just in case Canon cancels my order.

Thats exactly what happened with me. When I checked back it was listed as out of stock and then eventually after a little bit of time, refreshing the page a few times it was available again so I made the purchase before they sold out again!

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Originally Posted by NeGRit0

I picked up an Eye-Fi Pro card to try out. Was only $49.99 shipped on amazon for a cyber monday deal.

Right now I have a gift card for the Apple Store and since I don't have anything else in mind, I am thinking of purchasing a 4GB Eye-Fi Pro Card. How do you like yours?

NeGRit0 · Dec 5, 2012, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by I AM THE MAN

Right now I have a gift card for the Apple Store and since I don't have anything else in mind, I am thinking of purchasing a 4GB Eye-Fi Pro Card. How do you like yours?

Not so much... I bought it for my Canon bodies, but the card isnt compatible with Magic Lantern software. (suppose I should have researched, but it was a timed deal, and I have had no issues w/ML before) I have yet to try it with my Olympus Micro4/3, but hopefully I wont have any surprises there.

snberk103 · Dec 5, 2012, 12:59 PM

Mamiya AF APO 300mm 4.5 lense.... more than half off. Mamiya AF Macro Bellows, about 75% off. I'm a happy camper.

ctyhntr · Dec 5, 2012, 02:59 PM

Is it this problem you're encountering with Magic Lantern and the eye fi card?

How to disbbootdisk flag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1XusYTB68Q

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeGRit0

Not so much... I bought it for my Canon bodies, but the card isnt compatible with Magic Lantern software. (suppose I should have researched, but it was a timed deal, and I have had no issues w/ML before) I have yet to try it with my Olympus Micro4/3, but hopefully I wont have any surprises there.

NeGRit0 · Dec 5, 2012, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctyhntr

Is it this problem you're encountering with Magic Lantern and the eye fi card?

How to disbbootdisk flag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1XusYTB68Q

Thanks. Im aware of the work around. My Canon is my main body, and i'd rather not chance going back an forth and something happening. It works fine with my Olympus body. If I cant find use for it with it though I'll just end up selling it.

The Mad Kiwi · Dec 8, 2012, 06:27 PM

I didn't get anything :-(

Nov 23, 2012, 09:56 PM	#1
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milbournosphere macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Diego, CA	I got my lovely lady a new Olympus XZ-1 point and shoot just before black friday, but I guess it counts as it was deeply discounted. My first camera purchase from the Olympus brand, and after my brief encounter with it before it got wrapped, I must say that I'm impressed so far. For those still hunting, the S100 is on-sale at Amazon for $249 till midnight, I think. __________________ Russian roulette linux style : dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/kmem bs=1 count=1 seek=$RANDOM
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snberk103 macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: An Island in the Salish Sea	Mamiya AF APO 300mm 4.5 lense.... more than half off. Mamiya AF Macro Bellows, about 75% off. I'm a happy camper. __________________ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - Jack Layton
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Nov 25, 2012, 10:06 PM	#2
ctyhntr macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2010	Canon.com had their own Black Friday sale. I ordered a refurbished Canon t2i for the same price as a 50mm f1.4 lens.
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Nov 26, 2012, 08:39 PM	#4
aross99 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: East Lansing, MI	Not really on sale, but we bought a Lensbaby Pro, and a Canon 50mm 1.8mm prime for my step daughter to use on her 5DmkII.
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