‘Twas the day before Black Friday: Camera Deals Round-up - November 24

 

 

While Black Friday isn't officially until tomorrow, the holiday sale of the year has already started in earnest, with several big-box stores already having rolled out their door-crasher sales. There are still great deals to be had over the weekend though, and we're going to shine the spotlight on a few of those right now!

There are door-crasher sales on now at Target and Best Buy on Canon, Nikon, Sony, GoPro and DJI products. The savings aren't much more deep than you'd get from competing online sales, but if you want the camera in your hands now, you can brave the lineups:

• Canon EOS Rebel T6 with EF-S 18-55mm IS II and EF 75-300mm III lenses, 32GB memory card, camera bag @ $449.99 (compared to $699 - Best Buy door crasher sale November 24)

• Canon EOS Rebel T6i with EF-S 18-55mm IS II and EF 55-250mm III lenses, 32GB memory card, camera bag @ $799.99 (compared to $1,199 - Best Buy door crasher sale November 24)

• Canon EOS 80D with 18-135mm IS USM lens, 32GB memory card, camera bag @ $1,399.99 (compared to $1,799 - Best Buy door crasher sale November 24)

• Canon PowerShot SX720, 32GB memory card @ $279.99 (compared to $379 - Best Buy door crasher sale November 24)

• Canon PowerShot SX530, 32GB memory card @ $229.99 (compared to $349 - Best Buy door crasher sale November 24)

• Canon VIXIA HF R700 HD Camcorder, 32GB memory card @ $169.99 (compared to $299 - Best Buy door crasher sale November 24)

• Nikon D3400 with 18-55mm and 70-300mm lenses @ $499.99 (compared to $999 - Target door crasher sale November 24) [Target]

• Nikon D3400 with 18-55mm and 70-300mm lenses, 32GB SD Card @ $499.99 (compared to $999 - Best Buy door crasher sale November 24) [Best Buy]

• Nikon D5300 with 18-55mm and 70-300mm lenses, 32GB SD Card @ $599.99 (compared to $1,099 - Best Buy door crasher sale November 24) [Best Buy]

• Nikon Coolpix AW130 Waterproof camera - Orange @ $199.99 (compared to $349 - Best Buy door crasher sale November 24) [Best Buy]

• Nikon Coolpix B500 camera, 16GB SD Card @ $259.99 (Best Buy door crasher sale November 24) [Best Buy]

• Sony Alpha a6000 with 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses, 32GB SD card @ $799.99 (compare to $1,199, Best Buy door crasher sale - November 24, 8am) [Best Buy]

• 50% the purchase of an extra battery with the purchase of any Sony E-mount camera (regularly $79.99, Best Buy door crasher sale - November 24, 8am) [Best Buy]

• Sony Alpha a5000 @ $349.99 (compare to $449, Best Buy door crasher sale - November 24, 8am) [Best Buy]

• Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80 @ $349.99 (compare to $369, Best Buy door crasher sale - November 24, 8am) [Best Buy]

• Sony Handycam AX33 4K Camcorder @ $749.99 (compare to $869, Best Buy door crasher sale - November 24, 8am) [Best Buy]

• DJI - Phantom 3 Standard Quadcopter - White @ $399.99 (compare to $499.99 - Best Buy door crasher sale 8am, November 24) [Best Buy]

• DJI - Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter - White @ $799.99 (compare to $999.99 - Best Buy door crasher sale 8am, November 24) [Best Buy]

• DJI - Phantom 4 Standard Quadcopter - White @ $999.99 (compare to $1,199.99 - Best Buy door crasher sale 8am, November 24) [Best Buy]

• GoPro HERO5 Camera, 64GB microSD card @ $399.99 (Best Buy door crasher sale 8am, November 24) [Best Buy]

• GoPro HERO Session Bundle, 16GB microSD card @ $179.99 (compare to $249, Target door crasher sale 8am, November 24) [Target]

Many deals that were scheduled to end at midnight last night have been extended over the weekend. These are almost exclusively deals offered by B&H and Adorama on Canon and Nikon camera-lens kits.  In some cases, these deals have even been sweetened with an even lower discount, so if you were on the fence about a new Canon T6, T6i, or Nikon D3400, you might be even more tempted now.

• Canon EOS Rebel T6i with EF-S 18-55mm IS STM and EF-S 55-250mm IS STM lenses with free 32GB SDHC memory card and Canon EOS shoulder bag @ $799 (compare to $1,200) (Offer ends November 26 at 11:59 PM EST) [B&H]

• Canon EOS Rebel T6i with EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens with free 32GB SDHC memory card @ $649 (compare to $900) (Offer ends November 26 at 11:59 PM EST) [B&H]

• Canon EOS Rebel T6i with EF-S 18-135mm IS STM and EF-S 55-250 IS STM lenses with free 16GB SDHC memory card and Ruggard Commando 36 DSLR shoulder bag @ $998 (compare to $1,400) (Offer ends November 26 at 11:59 PM EST) [B&H]

• Canon EOS Rebel T6i with 18-55mm lens Video Creator Kit @ $699 (compare to $999) (Offer ends November 26 at 11:59 PM EST) [B&H]

• Canon EOS Rebel T6 with 18-55mm and 75-300mm lenses with free 16GB memory card, cleaning kit, 58mm UV filter, Corel software and extra battery @ $449.00 (compare to $749) [Adorama]

• Nikon D3400 with 18-55mm and 70-300mm lenses @ $496 (compare to $996) (Offer ends November 26 at 11:59 PM EST) [B&H]

Fujifilm has announced $200 rebates on its X-E2s camera, with and without the 18-55mm kit lens:

• Fujifilm X-E2s (body only): $499.95 w/ free shipping (compare to $699.95) [B&H]

• Fujifilm X-E2s with XF18-55mm lens: $799.95 w/ free shipping (compare to $999.95) [B&H]

Color calibration company X-Rite has also announced some discounts on its calibration products:

• X-Rite i1 Filmmaker Kit @ $299 w/ free shipping (compare to $369) [Adorama]

• X-Rite EOPROF i1Publish (software only) @ $999 (compare to $1,259) [Adorama]

• X-Rite i1 Display Pro / ColorChecker Passport Bundle @ $199 w/ free shipping (compare to $299) [Adorama]

• X-Rite ColorMunki Display / ColorChecker Passport Bundle @ $139 (compare to $239) [Adorama]

• X-Rite i1 Display Pro Display and Monitor Calibrator, USB Powered @ $204.99 (compare to $258.99) [Adorama]

• X-Rite ColorMunki Photo @ $359 (compare to $458.99) [Adorama]

• X-Rite ColorMunki Display @ $126.99 (compare to $168.99) [Adorama]

• X-Rite ColorMunki Smile @ $55.64 (compare to $98.99) [Adorama]

Some manufacturers have decideed to get into the Black Friday spirit by adding incentives on their own retail portals. If you're in the mood to shop for some Olympus products through their own shop, you'll earn twice the rewards points this weekend; Canon's offering a 15% discount on refurbished lenses purchased through their store.

If you want to try out different glass for your gear without buying it right now, Borrow Lenses has a Black Friday promotion that grants you 20% off all rentals with the code "BF2016." Plus, if your rental includes Thanksgiving and Black Friday, you get those two days for free! Check it out here.

That's it for today. Be sure to check out our page with all the deals and come back tomorrow to see what we add to it!

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