If you are in the market for a Canon 60Da, the recently released astrophotography enhanced 60D (hence the additional ‘a’), then you might be surprised that Adorama and B&H Photo are squaring off with some FREE accessory bundles to push this new Canon. Both retailers are also offering FREE shipping and both cost $1499.00, so we can exclude these details from our comparison. Here are the deals being offered on the Canon 60Da:

Adorama:

• Canon 60Da Body
• FREE Lexar 32GB SDHC Memory Card
• FREE Lowepro Rezo TLZ-20 Holster-style Bag
• ($68 value FREE)

Head over to Adorama to purchase your new 60Da w/Free Accessories!

B&H Photo:

You have two different options at B&H: (HINT: You might even skip over these if you don’t see them so be careful. Look right under the Product Highlights and click on “Click Here To Select Your Choice of FREE Accessories”)

Option 1:

• Canon 60Da Body
• FREE Lexar 16GB SDHC-UHS-1 Memory Card
• FREE Lowepro Adventura 170 Shoulder Bag
• ($65 value FREE)

Option 2:

• Canon 60Da Body
• FREE Pearstone LP-E6 Battery Pack f/CANON
• FREE Lowepro Adventura 170 Shoulder Bag
• ($75 value FREE)

Head over to B&H Photo to purchase your new Canon 60Da w/FREE Accessories!

Not sure which deal is better, but it is clear there are deals to be had. I will leave it up to you the consumer to decide.

After a short two month break, B&H Photo in stock item tracking is now fully active once again. Be sure to check the trackers you are following to see if there are any B&H Photo items active that you are not subscribed to and add them to your list. Obviously, any camera items are being tracked, but B&H also sells tablets among other electronics. Hopefully we can keep tracking active for many, many months to come!

Here is a list of trackers where B&H Photo items were disabled, but are now active again:

• Nikon D800
• Nikon D4
• Canon 5D Mark III
• ASUS Transformer Prime

Looking to get your hands on the latest Canon Rebel, well then we have got the deal for you. The Canon Rebel T3i Body is on sale at J&R for the very low price of $599.88 with FREE Shipping! Hurry this deal expires on March 4th, 2012. Don’t think this is a deal? Here are some other stores for you to compare prices with:

Adorama – $749.99
Amazon – $624.95
B&H Photo – $624.99

To take advantage of this deal, please click the following link: J&R – $599.88

Today has kicked off to be a fine day for many eager photographers out there, and it just might even get better.

• We have just launched a brand new tracker for the just announced Nikon D800 and D800E.
• We have also added tracking for the two new Canon lenses in our Canon Camera Lens Tracker:
• Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II
• Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS

Pre-release tracking for next-gen cameras. This type of tracking allows you to subscribe to certain retailers for this item. Then as soon as we hear of it’s release, have product pages for the item, and it can be pre-ordered, we will alert you. IMPORTANT: When signing up for these types of items, ALWAYS make sure that you have Pre-Order alerts turned ON!

• Canon 5D Mark III
• Nikon D8000
• Canon Rebel T4i

A B&H Photo exclusive, for the next 24 hours only you can pick up Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for only $149.99. This is a stellar deal if you have been putting off getting into Lightroom for your photo post-production. To take advantage of this offer, head over to B&H Photo right now!

Earlier this morning Canon announced the release of the long anticipated 1Ds Mark IV. However, the announcement is much more. The announced professional level DSLR is the Canon EOS 1D X which is stated by Canon as a replacement for both the 1D Mark IV and 1Ds Mark III. It appears that the dual model professional line has been consolidated down to one camera, the 1D X. As stated by Canon in their press release:

“Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is proud to introduce a completely revolutionized EOS-1D series camera, the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera.* As the new leader in Canon’s arsenal of professional DSLRs, the EOS-1D X will be a high-speed multimedia juggernaut replacing both the EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS-1D Mark IV models in Canon’s lineup. Enhancing the revolutionary image quality of the EOS-1Ds and speed capabilities of the EOS-1D series, the EOS-1D X DSLR features an 18-megapixel full-frame Canon CMOS sensor, Dual DIGIC 5+ Imaging Processors, 14-bit A/D data conversion and capable of shooting an incredible 12 frames-per-second (fps).  Canon’s EOS DSLR cameras and accessories have a long-standing legacy of providing high-quality results to professionals in a wide range of markets, including sports, nature, cinematography, wedding and commercial studios. The addition of this new model will help take this tradition to a whole new level.”

The 1D X release date is slated for March 2012, with accessories to follow such as the Wireless File Transmitter and GPS.

To receive in stock or pre-order alerts for the 1D X, please sign up for a FREE account and add the 1D X to your list of alerts at our Canon 1D X In Stock Tracker.

To learn more about the camera itself, check out the Canon 1D X press release.

Looking to get your hands on the upcoming Nikon V1 or J1? Maybe our FREE in stock trackers can help you be one of the first to get these new cameras. Entering the foray into mirrorless small sensor cameras, Nikon wants to offer users the luxury of interchangeable lenses in a small format camera. Sign up for our FREE in stock alerts and be notified as soon as we find stock available for purchase. Release date for the Nikon V1 & J1 is around October 20th 2011 in the USA. Visit the Nikon V1 In Stock Tracker or Nikon J1 In Stock Tracker for more information.

Yesterday came with the announcement of the Fujifilm X10.  Building off the success and demand of the FujiFilm FinePix X100, the X10 is a new high-end point ‘n shoot digital camera with nearly the same retro style of the X100. Along with this new camera comes a pretty nice list of specs that are sure to please the most demanding consumers. The current price listed is $700, but it appears this might not be final.  To learn more about this camera, read the official press release from Fujifilm. To be notified when the X10 comes in stock (release date is reportedly late September), be sure to sign up for our FREE in stock alerts over at the Fujifilm X10 In Stock Tracker.

If you haven’t noticed by now, the effects of the unfortunate earthquake and tsunami in Japan are finally being realized with regards to the digital camera market. Inventories are low and numerous “Out of Stock” messages are plastered all over the largest web retailer sites. From Amazon, to B&H Photo, to Adorama, the message is pretty clear that inventories are basically struggling for the majority of the top DSLR cameras out there.

After reviewing our in stock trackers here at NowInStock.net, the cameras which are showing major inventory shortages are the Canon 7D and T3i as well as the professional level Canon 1D Mark IV and 1Ds Mark III. As for Nikon, the hard-to-find models are professional level Nikon D3s and D3x as well as the pro-sumer models of D7000 Body and D700. As for Panasonic, their already super hot Panasonic GH2 has been lacking inventories right when it was starting to meet demand.

If you are having trouble finding these or any other cameras, then be sure to sign up for our FREE in stock alerts. As soon as we see stock available for purchase, we will alert you. Visit our Camera In Stock Trackers to see if stock is available.

Could this Disaster Change Inventory Strategies Going Forward?

What I wonder is will the impending disasters of the future, as there are sure to be more, change the inventory strategies of any of these major camera manufacturers to help sustain or even grow profits and user bases. Will they begin to stock pile cameras locally so that inventories can continue to ship if/when the next disaster occurs? Does it make sense to even do so or do they already do so and have exhausted those inventories?

I guess in order to get to the root of that answer, we would have ask ourselves, if Canon or Nikon had such a strategy in place, would it have made an existing camera user switch to a competitor if their competitor had inventory available? Or would a first time buyer change their mind and get a competitor model because stock was available?

Of the two above questions I feel the later is the most likely scenario to occur. And this is a costly one. Losing an aspiring photographer means losing subsequent lens and accessory sales as well.

If you are eagerly awaiting the Nikon D5100, then you might be happy to know that we are now tracking Amazon, B&H, and Best Buy for the release of this new camera. Sign up for our FREE in stock alerts and as soon as we see stock available for purchase we will alert you.

To see if stock is currently available visit the Nikon D5100 in stock tracker. To sign up for alerts, then please visit the D5100 alert selection page.