Big Savings on Pentax Lenses at Adorama

Specials that expire on October 31st

By PF Staff in Deals and Savings on Oct 29, 2013

Adorama has just posted lots of excellent Pentax lens deals, but hurry- these savings all expire on October 31st, 2013, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (in just over two days).

To enjoy these savings, use coupon code S102831013 at checkout, after placing the lens(es) in your cart.  The savings are summarized in the table below, or click here to view them all.

Save Big on Pentax DA Limited Lenses

Limited-time clearance prices on all 5 Limiteds

By PF Staff in Deals and Savings on Oct 23, 2013

As the existing lineup of SMC Pentax-DA Limited pancake lenses is soon going to be replaced by a new series of "HD" lenses with updated coatings, you can enjoy pre-MAP sale pricing on all the current lenses at the NYC-based Pentax retailers, while supplies last.  This translates to savings of $100-200 on each lens!  Refer to the table below for details.

Now's the perfect chance to pick up one of these compact high-performance primes if you'd like to save some cash, as each "HD" version will cost at least $150 more than sale price indicated above!  The new versions of these lenses will have the same optics but with an improved lens coating and rounded aperture blades (and also a slightly modified external appearance).  We will of course be reviewing the new lenses shortly after their US debut in order to evaluate the performance and practical significance of the new coating.

Pentax Deal Roundup: October, 2013

Over 100 ways to save on Pentax cameras, lenses, software, and more!

By Heie in Deals and Savings on Oct 15, 2013

Now that we're halfway through October, lots of Pentax deals have started popping up accross the web.  In this post, we've summarized all the savings and deals that we could find!  If you spot any other deals, please share them in the Pentax Price Watch forum.

Now that the SMC Pentax-DA Limited lenses have been discontinued (and replaced by HD Limited versions), their prices have been dropped to pre-MAP levels while supplies last!  There are also other great deals on cameras, lenses, and bundles, so be sure to check out the whole post.

SMC DA 40mm F2.8 Limited - $389!

Have you been on the fence about whether to acquire this incredible pancake prime? Here's your chance, but hurry, it's while supplies last and at this price, it won't be long!

• B&H - DA 40mm F2.8 Limited - $389

Continue on after the break for tons of more deals and specials on cameras, other lenses, software, and more!

Pentax K-50 Money-Saving Kit

Get a $200 gift card, free bag, free card, and a 3-year warranty

By PF Staff in Deals and Savings on Oct 10, 2013

Adorama is currently running an exclusive deal on the weather-sealed Pentax K-50 DSLR.  Whenever you purchase any K-50 kit, you will receive the following bonus items for free ($315 value):

• $200 Adorama gift card
• Lexar Class 10 32Gb SDHC memory card
• Pentax DSLR Black Slingbag 2
• 2-year manufacturer's warranty extension: 3 years total warranty

Click here to get a K-50 with these bonus items.

The K-50 comes in three colors: black, white, and red.  It can be purchased as a body-only or bundled with the 18-55mm WR, 18-55 + 50-200mm WR, or 18-135mm WR kit lenses (all three lenses feature weather-sealing).  All available kits include the 4 bonus items listed above.

In order to make the savings even sweeter, Adorama is offering bundle deals on 13 different lenses; 9 of these bundes are exclusive offers not available at other stores.

The Pentax K-50 is an excellent choice for photographers who are looking for a capable camera that's also a great value.  Its  weather-sealing, bright pentaprism viewfinder, and tried-and-tested 16-megapixel sensor add to its versatility and make for an excelent all-around DSLR.

Shop for the Pentax K-50 at Adorama and enjoy over $300 in free extras!

For more information about the K-50, please see our in-depth review and hands-on overview.

Photoshop CC: $10 per month deal

Save big if you're a current Photoshop user

By PF Staff in Deals and Savings on Sep 28, 2013

Adobe has replaced their regular version upgrades of Photoshop with a subscription based model called Adobe Creative Cloud (CC). Before this change, each version of Photoshop was available boxed and came with a lifetime license.  Subsequent upgrades were in the $200 to $250 range.

Going forward, if one wants to continue to have access to the latest updates, an active subscription to Adobe CC is required.

The normal price for a Photoshop-only CC access is $19.99 per month, but we've recently stumbled accross a limited time offer that will allow you to lock in a monthly price of just $9.99 for life.  The only catch is that you need to be a current Photoshop owner.  If you are, then check out the deal here!  As a bonus, the subscription also includes Adobe Lightroom (which isn't part of Creative Cloud).  The offer expires at the end of the year (December 31st, 2013).

In order to make sure that this deal was real and not something "too good to be true", we decided to try it. Here is what we found out: