From now through Friday evening, a lot of camera equipment is available for the lowest prices all year. I’m collecting the best deals here and will be updating this page hourly! The last update was 5:51 PM Eastern Standard time.
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Photography Life Membership Sale
I should probably list this one first 🙂
We’re currently holding a sale on Photography Life’s Member Page! All yearly memberships are 25% off for your first year, plus a permanent 8% discount for picking an annual membership. In other words, you will get 33% off the first year and then 8% off every subsequent year. If you’d rather dip your toes in the water, monthly memberships are also 25% off your first month.
We have continued to add to our membership page at a rapid pace. In November alone, we published an updated version of our Creative Landscape Photography eBook, a new Photography Basics eBook, and a four-part Online Workshop called “Creative Post-Processing: How to Bring Out the Best of Your Photos.” These projects join the many articles, lens tests, and photo critiques that we’re publishing regularly for Photography Life Members. I hope to see you over there!
Our sale ends on November 30th at 4pm Eastern, so check out the Photography Life Member Page today. This will be our last sale until mid-2025.
KEH Site-Wide Sale
At this time of year, there are deals on almost every type of camera gear. But the best way to save money is still to buy used, and personally, that’s how I buy almost all of my camera gear (running a photography website ain’t a way to get rich, people)! That said, I rarely buy from eBay since I’ve been burned in the past, and I prefer to buy my used gear from reputable sites with good return policies, like KEH, MPB, or B&H’s used section.
Right now, KEH is having a wide-reaching sale where almost all inventory is 10% off. Since this gear was already much cheaper than buying new, you may be able to find the cameras or lenses that you wanted at a major discount. This sale lasts until December 2.
You can look through KEH here and apply the discount at checkout using the code BFCM24.
Nikon Lenses
There are some major sales on Nikon lenses right now. Some have gotten the same discounts we’ve seen before, but the really exciting news is that a lot of them have reached their all-time low prices! (I marked those in bold below.) These sales end very soon, the evening of November 29th.
- Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S was $2500, now $2000
- Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 S was $1350, now $1050
- Nikon Z 28mm f/2.8 was $300, now $230
- Nikon Z 35mm f/1.8 S was $850, now $600
- Nikon Z 40mm f/2 was $300, now $230
- Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 was $2100, now $1800
- Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S was $630, now $430
- Nikon Z 70-180mm f/2.8 was $1250, now $1050
- Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S was $2700, now $2200
- Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 Macro S was $1050, now $850
- Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S was $14,000, now $13,000
- Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 S was $3250, now $3000
- Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S was $15,500, now $14,500
- Nikon Z 600mm f/6.3 S was $4800, now $4000
- Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 S was $6500, now $5700
Nikon is also continuing to keep a lot of their best DSLR lenses on sale. All of these prices are the lowest we’ve seen, although they’ve been ongoing for about 1-2 months and none of the sales got any lower for Black Friday.
- Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1.4E was $2000, now $1400
- Nikon AF-S 58mm f/1.4G was $1600, now $1160
- Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8E FL was $2350, now $1900
- Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G was $1600, now $1160
- Nikon AF-S 105mm f/1.4E was $2100, now $1900
- Nikon AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E was $1400, now $1060
- Nikon AF-S 400mm f/2.8E FL was $11,200, now $7900
- Nikon AF-S 500mm f/5.6E PF was $3600, now $3300
- Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4E FL was $12,300, now $8700
Nikon Cameras
Three Nikon cameras have reached their all-time low prices (and these sales end November 29):
Other Nikon cameras are also on steep discount with sales that began before Black Friday, and may continue after November:
Sony
The Sony camera and lens sales are a little more modest, but that’s not a surprise (it’s rare to see more than $100 off a Sony lens). That said, some of my favorite Sony gear is on sale including the a7R V, the 14mm f/1.8 GM, the 20mm f/1.8 G, and the 24mm f/1.4 GM.
- Sony a1 was $6500, now $5500
- Sony a7R V was $3900, now $3400
- Sony a7S III was $3500, now $3200
- Sony a7 IV was $2500, now $2100
- Sony a7 III was $1800, now $1300
- Sony a7C was $1600, now $1500
- Sony ZV-E10 was $700, now $600
- Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM was $3000, now $2900
- Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM was $1600, now $1500
- Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM was $1900, now $1800
- Sony FE PZ 16-35mm f/4 G was $1200, now $1100
- Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G was $900, now $800
- Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM was $1400, now $1300
- Sony FE 24mm f/2.8 G was $600, now $550
- Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 G was $1100, now $1000
- Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM was $1700, now $1500
- Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G was $1300, now $1100
- Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 was $750, now $650
- Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM was $1400, now $1300
- Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G was $600, now $550
- Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G was $600, now $550
- Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM was $1300, now $1200
- Sony Sonnar T* 55mm f/1.8 ZA was $1000, now $900
- Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM was $2000, now $1900
- Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 was $600, now $550
- Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G was $1100, now $1000
- Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM was $2000, now $1800
- Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM was $2500, now $2400
- Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G was $2000, now $1900
Canon
Most of Canon’s sales are on the small side as well, but some excellent lenses like the 100mm f/2.8 L Macro and 135mm f/1.8 L are $200 off. Many of Canon’s cameras have also gotten nice discounts.
- Canon EOS R3 was $5000, now $4500
- Canon EOS R5 was $3400, now $2800
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II was $2500, now $2000
- Canon EOS R8 was $1500, now $1200
- Canon EOS R7 was $1500, now $1300
- Canon EOS R10 was $980, now $880
- Canon EOS R50 was $680, now $580
- Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with 24-105mm f/4 L was $3400, now $2900
- Canon RF 14-35mm f/4 L was $1400, now $1300
- Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L was $2400, now $2100
- Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro was $600, now $550
- Canon RF 24-240mm f/4-6.3 was $900, now $800
- Canon RF 28-70mm f/2 L was $3100, now $2800
- Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro was $500, now $450
- Canon RF 70-200mm f/4 L was $1700, now $1500
- Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L was $2800, now $2500
- Canon RF 85mm f/2 Macro was $600, now $550
- Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 L was $2800, now $2600
- Canon RF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro was $1200, now $1000
- Canon RF 135mm f/1.8 L was $2100, now $1900
- Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L was $2900, now $2600
SmugMug
Of all the website-creation websites like Zenfolio, Wix, SquareSpace, etc., my favorite for photographers is SmugMug. I’ve used them for my personal website for about ten years at this point (on my own dime, I’m not sponsored by them). They’re having a sale right now where all new plans are 30% off.
Lume Cube
Lume Cube is still known for their small, cube-shaped lights, but they’re starting to have a more complete product range. Their current sales (see the full list) max out at 50% off of some good lighting gear. Some highlights are the Lume Cube 2.0, tube lights, a ring light, studio panels, and a miniature conference light.
SmallRig
If you’re looking for any little accessories, especially a camera cage, SmallRig is having a discount of up to 50% off their products! There’s an additional 15% off at their global store and 10% off at their US store if your order total is above $99.
Laptop Sales
All of the laptops below have at least an IPS monitor or better, which I consider the minimum requirement for photo editing.
MacBook Pro Sales
Other Laptops
Storage
This is generally the cheapest time all year to buy hard drives or memory cards! Here are some of the top sales.
Hard drives
And then memory cards:
CFexpress B cards
SD cards
