You might have noticed (if you look at this site on the actual site) that we have a new(ish) lead advertiser, Focus Camera, of Brooklyn, New York, USA. I don't think I'm allowed to say that you could do me a favor by clicking on the ad and checking them out. But what if you read TOP through a feed or some other sort of filtration, and you don't even see the ad? Then I'd have to put in an inline link somewhere for you to click on to help me out.
Don't worry, we are still a B&H Photo affiliate. Nothing has changed there.
So anyway, Focus is currently having a spectacular sale on the Sony A7r and A7. Just in case that happens to be your CoL. If you trade in any camera, of any type, in any condition, you get a nice fat rebate. They're not allowed to tell you what it is, but I happen to know it's $300. Then, if you also buy a lens and a flash, you can "stack" the rebates for as much as $650 more in savings. And, they'll throw in a free copy of Lightroom 5 on top of that.
The deal is good through the end of March. If you have any problems, let me know. I know a guy.
Mike
(Thanks to Isaac)
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MBS: "I was having trouble finding where on Focus you get the $950 off the A7r/A7. I finally figured it out about the fourth time I read your post. I can do math, really. It's just that I have a degree in math, and that screws me up: working with actual numbers is so 1700s. If you had said, Save f(x), where x=..., I'd have been there the first time. Just a suggestion for future notices."
Mike, here's a comment to pass along to your 'guy' at Focus Camera. Their trade-in page has a very limited list of camera "Type"s in which they seem to be interested: "Pinhole, Point & Shoot, DSLR, Instant, Video". No SLR? No large format? No fixed lens film bodies? And their "Camera?" menu doesn't include some obvious brands like Leica, Minolta, or Fuji. Hmmm..?
[Hi Jamie, I was told anything will do. If you can wait until Monday I can check again for you. --Mike]
Posted by: Jamie Pillers | Friday, 07 March 2014 at 01:49 PM
Jamie:
Without actually checking this out, I think this is a time honored way of getting around the minimum sale price on something. AKA a loophole.
I remember a store doing a sale on lenses with a trade in deal like this, and a box of crackerjack grade plastic magnifier lenses for sale at a dollar a piece for the continence of their customers without a broken pair of eyeglasses or other worthless lens.
From the sounds of it, an oatmeal box or thrift store disk camera will qualify.
The resale market for point and shoot film cameras, instant cameras, and pinhole cameras is non existent. The DSLR bit is probably either a joke or added to the list for plausible deniability.
Then again, perhaps you have successfully pulled Mikes leg.
If not, what Leica did you want to trade for $300? Perhaps I can trade a pinhole or point and shoot for your Leica and you can use that for your A7 trade in. I'll even spring for shipping
Posted by: Hugh Crawford | Friday, 07 March 2014 at 03:30 PM
Now that is getting to the price level where this antipodean photographer will very seriously consider (risk?) another Sony product Everything is right about the A7R...
Posted by: Michael Ward | Friday, 07 March 2014 at 08:48 PM
Mike, I know sponsor's money is important, but you might have a look here at reseller ratings…. Focus camera has an abysmal rating, like many "brooklyn" camera companies….. http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Focus_Camera
Posted by: Josef tornick | Sunday, 09 March 2014 at 11:11 PM