Sony US officially launched a new A99 super deal. But instead of lowering the price of the A99 body they simply give you the vertical grip and the external flash for free! That’s a total instant rebate of $930. I checked around and you can find the deal available at Samys (Click here). Still not listed at Amazon US (Click here to see all A99 bundles). Don’t forget you can have a 6% back in rewards at Amazon and Bhphoto.
Like you I would have preferred to see a price drop on the body only but that deal is a first step into the right direction…
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Good for people who need those 2 accessories. I only shoot available light and find the cameras a bit too heavy without a grip soI would not use either accessory. Ah well. Should have bundled a good lens.
My thought exactly.
This is only good for a handful of people.
It is only cheaper if you manage to sell the accessories 🙂
just sell them. I am not sure how much the grip bids up to but I have seen the flash sell for as much as 500.00 used but in mint condition. If I did not just purchase a nex-6 and nex-7 I would be all over this.
I already have a good Metz flash.
Oh stop your incessant whining and just adapt for gawds sake!
adapt – LOL!
No deal for me. They should lower the price for the body instead. In Germany you have to pay 2670 bucks… 🙁
Looks like a big fail that was designed to move accessories more than to move bodies.
I gotta say I don’t see the logic in doing this instead of just knocking five or six hundred off the body but if you think about it. It’s a very good deal because you can easily sell those accessories on ebay for well over 500.00. I have seen the flash alone go for that much on bids. For all those people complaining about the price, you can sell the flash and grip brand new and end up paying close to 2,000 for the body like you always wanted.
Um, those are the two highest-margin items sony sells. I would be surprised if either the flash or the grip cost more than $25/each. They’re pissing on their loyal customers and calling it rain.
Ya, going through all those auctions to get a cheaper camera. I have done my fair share of selling on eBay, and let me tell you, it’s not always that pleasant. This would not warrant as much sale as if they just simply take $930 off the body. Canikon just went the simple way.
Trust me I know. I just lost my Powerseller status because of some jackass but for the most part if you set things up so only certain people can bid it works out fine. I ended up paying 450.00 for my nex-6 when I sold the extras that came with it.
I guess they just don’t want to bargain away a camera which is the current flagship and, apparently, is destined to keep this position for longer than what was initially expected.
My only doubt is, given that Sony enthusiasts may actually use the grip and even the flash (one more never hurts) this kind of bundle doesn’t help newcomer to the brand, since they will need at least one lens, and a pretty expensive one is almost mandatory given the camera. So they are incentivating Sony users who already got some lens and may need a battery grip plus a flash, but I don’t see how this could help getting non-Sony users to switch, since the least expense to get the minimal equipment (which is, body+lens) is still the same.
I presume this is an attempt by Sony to shift a few of these accessories.
Normally, I buy a grip for my camera but the a99 is tall enough and chunky enough not to really need one (especially at full retail price!)
I’m still considering the f60 to replace my f58 purely because of the slight looseness of the adp-maa adapter but I don’t seem to use flash that much these days.
Both the flash and grip are quite expensive and if I don’t see the need, perhaps others don’t either (especially after splashing out so much cash to buy the body only). So perhaps Sony have a bit of an overstock issue…
Nice deal. Good camera kit.
Ok, but what about Europe!?
I have already bought the body and grip, within the last 30 days, I woulnder if I can get any love and a flash?
Return and repurchase?
Adapt Adapt Adapt… never complain… just Adapt!
Waouh!! Really cool for Easter Day ! Happy Easter day for SonyFans !!
very super big deal!! if you doesn’t need that flash and vertical grip, you can still sell it in high price :p
Aaaaa we want this in europe!!!
If you do not need the two bundled items, just ebay them and male 6/700 usd, instead of complaining you losers!
Cool. Good excuse to buy another one…
Yeah you could sell the items on ebay. But: Nobody is taking into consideration that it isnt free to sell on there. Their fees are substantial when you start selling higher priced items. Just judging from past experience selling on there, Id guess it would cost over $100 dollars just to sell the flash and grip.
Could it be that Canon, Nikon and Sony all overestimate the demand for Full Frame cameras??? The 6D, D600 and now the a99 are being sold at Fire Sale prices, this early in their life cycle, seems to indicates lower than expected sales.
So how will this effect the launch of the Full Frame NEX???
won’t effect nex price.
the fact that they still haven’t lowered a99 body price is telling.
It Is hardly compelling to upgrade to these last generation FF cameras, from the previous one.
The difference is on most cases negligeable.
Maybe with exception of the Nikon D800.
I’ll post this here since I don’t feel like giving away my mail address (wasnt there once an option to report anonymously?). I posted it already in the previous thread but few seem to be reading it.
http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2013-03-20
This might become THE Canikon killer feature (personally I thing the marketing people will f**k it up like always tho). Dual sensor dual translucent mirror EVF with no VF blackout during primary sensor readout. EVF gets reading from a secondary sensor. Sports/Action/Wildlife photographers will surely find this very useful. Or, at least for those who can tolerate an EVF. Through the lens vision, always. Image; no blackout, no static previews, no more motordriving clogging up your card. I’ve never been an alpha A user and I’ve always wondered if the advantages justify the loss of light. I find this is an extremely convincing argument.
The following part is only my personal speculation.
The main issue will be how they are going to deal with the limited amount of light. One part of the light will be taken by the translucent mirror as usual but the light taken is further divided between AF sensor and secondary imaging sensor. Maybe they will drop one of the mirrors and use an enhanced version of the on sensor AF. The secondary sensor’s not going to need a lot of MP anyways, given the res of current EVF, so the individual pixels will likely be big and sensitive, so maybe this isn’t as big a problem as it seems. Or, Sony already has a new sensor generation coming that’s dramatically better in this regard.
*think, not thing
It reminds me of the system in the a580, but taken to the logical next step for an evf. I would love to have seen a full frame implementation of the quick AF live view technique, as I find myself shooting in live view way more than I would if I had to use contrast detect AF. I have also wondered if Sony could make a camera with a movable translucent mirror combined with a regular SLR mirror that could switch between them. The EVF for translucent mirror mode doesn’t have to be in the same location as the OVF, so you could do both in one camera that can also be operated in mirrorless mode. There is a lot of potential if they can get TTL OVF and EVF in one camera…
Yeah, I agree, this is really such a logical and brilliant step if it works out.
I doubt if they can revert to OVF at this point. Mechanically, it’s going to be really complex if you even want switchable mirrors. Needless to say, optical VFs with current SLT construction is impossible because there simply isn’t enough light. The beauty of EVF is that in theory you can simply boost the signal to get images, even in the dark. In practice noise is a problem but that’s just a technical problem which is hard but solvable. In fact the problem has been solved at least once: our brains enable us to report single (!) photons hitting our retina with surprising reliability.
It would be a good deal if they knocked that off a nice lens bundle with it, otherwise it’s not much of a great deal.
Is Sony really so disconnected from reality that they can’t see what the other camera manufacturers do when they want to move some cameras? Sony, the manufacturer you can trust to hold their camera prices as high as possible for a length of time that is aggravating and ridiculous.
Thanks Sony for being so stubborn. I don’t think stubbornness is a virtue.
I don’t think it’s that they are being stubborn. The company is in major financial trouble, and the photographic division is one of the only bright spots. There must be major pressure within the company to maintain margins. Canon and Nikon can compensate for margins with volume. I think Sony has basically conceded the full-frame DSLR battle to Canon and Nikon (for this year anyway), but they still need to keep things looking good on the books (they start selling the A99 at a loss or breakeven, it will add to the sea of red ink and negative publicity that’s been hounding the company). I think they’re hoping to squeak through this year on the strength of their compact and mirrorless offerings, and resuscitate their full-frame business down the road (i.e., next year, as we keep hearing, when the next FF DSLR and the new FF Nex will be released). Sony has a lot of other knocks against it in the FF world besides price (i.e., limited pro support, lack of availability through the rental houses), and until they get that sorted out — or until consumers fully embrace FF even at higher prices (which seems to be the target they are aiming for with the NEX 9)– they’ll always be a niche player in the FF DSLR world.
This may still push the price of bodies down on eBay, because resellers will buy the kit and sell all three parts. I am hopeful that this will put downward pressure on the price of new warrantied bodies, even if it affects the price of the flash and grip more.
Wow! Hope it also available in Singapore.
Why didn’t Sony just make the damn camera $1990.00
Nice to know since I already bought TWO A99’s! Thanks a bunch Sony!!!!!
Hi,
Is it also available in europe France? I want that kit so baaaaaaaadddddd 🙁
Is this deal available to Canadians?
Sweet deal!! 😀
Nice bundle, but indeed, lenses are still missing.
I’m in Europe,so I will wait for bundles to come over here. A price drop of about € 100 doesn’t do it anymore for Sony after this.
This week I almost bought an A77+ SAL1650 and SAL 70300. Then I saw the anouncement for the bundle….
Let’s wait and see what the game of arm wresteling between Canikon and Sony brings us.
In the meantime, I keep reading your website admin!
Is there any possibility that this deal is going to come in France to ?
That maybe make me move to FF
god dammit I wish I knew about this before 2 months ago.
How can I get that “6% cashback on Amazon or B&H”? Thanks a lot
God that “Make.Believe” slogan HAS GOT to go.
lalalalalalalalaa… oh look at the pretty unicorn!
I agree, its pretty hilarious.
Better $1000 discount on any CZ lens.
they do not know anymore how to sell this camera…. soon they’ll make it free
For all those arguing 24mp is enough heres your camera so why arent you buyng it.
Perhaps for those not buying it 24mp is not enough.
56mp at least.
Canon is already coming out with one.
I hope sony wakes up and catches up.
Those of us that are forced to leave sony because they are the only major camera maker without a high megapixel camera will probably never come back.
If this camera is GOOD ENOUGH for you your sonys kind of customer so buy one now while sony is still in business.
Man, event shooting people (or anyone with big number of files) don’t know what to do with 36mp RAW files already. Get a medium format 120Mp camera and stop whining. You are in the wrong tool shed.
Canon and Nikon are both announcing new high mp cameras in September.
Sony will be the only one without one.
Dont buy them 24mp is enough.
95% OF SONY USERS RATE THIER CAMERA GOOD ENOUGH.
SONY THE GOOD ENOUGH CAMERA !!!
The point is that you should not base your buying decisions on what is available right now, not some mysterious project Sony never announced or promised to announce. Believe me, they won’t build a camera just for you, no matter how much asking and crying you’re going to do on this or other web sites.
D800 is a high MP camera that will take a long telephoto lens. Buy it now and keep working. When and if Sony announces one, you can buy it and sell the Nikon. It is as close to Medium format as it gets. Unless you want to spend all your life waiting, I don’t any reason not to go the D800E route. It is only the body and lens investment. Go for it and spare us and yourself from unrealistic expectations, please
Edit: you SHOULD base your buying decisions on what is available right now
If you want to wait and buy the new Canon and Nikon cameras, that’s great! Good luck with those tools as I am sure that the best tools are there for the most talented photographers in the world. Such great tools, apparently, are what great artists such as yourself crave. Go for it!
Try carrying a medium format camera into the field chasing animals.
Then try carrying all the big lenses including the 2000 mm telephoto.
Also the lights you would need for depth of field sn the tranquilzer gun you need to get the animals to stand still.
Thats after you sell your house to pay for it all.
Ehen you come back then tell me why I should be using medium format!
Then get the Sigma SD1 merrill, APS-C 46MP faveon.
Do you actually believe that lie!
Sigmas 46mp camera is only a 15megapixel camera.
They count each pixel 3 times because the colors are stacked.
It is really a 15 mp sensor subjected to sigma funny math.
the actual resolution should equal that of a 46 mp beyer sensor, though technically the actual pixel count is lower. I admit I’m not a technical expert – but what reviewers say is that real life resolution is actually incredibly high for an aps c sensor.
Nope. It’s between 15 and 46 Mpx Bayer depening on scene being shot and demosaic used.
For typical cases, its resolutino is about 30 Mpx bayer.
Incorrect Boooe. The actual file size is 15 mp then the count each pixel 3 times once for each color.
I dont know where the one extra megapixel comes from.
If this were a bayer array it would only be considerd 15mp. They claim a stacked sensor can be counted that way.
There is an increas in image quality based on the type if sensor so some people cliam it is equivelent in iq to your number. Most claim about a third better making it equivelent to mayby a 24mp.
The actual file however is 15 megapixels, even though they are better pixels.
faveon can do with one pixel what beyer pattern need three pixels to do – describe the color of a given spot. exactly how this comes to play in real life use I don’t know.
what’s more: there is no anti aliasing filter
I have never used the camera myself. The reviews do say the iq is good but do not speak very highly of the camera.
The camera only takes sigma lenses which limits its usefulness. I also have very little faith in the ability of sigma to continue to improve and grow the system. Compared to sigma cameras sony cameras are indeed superstars.
animalsbybarry, do you even take photographs? The a99 is a great camera and takes amazing photographs, not merely a good enough camera, and the entire camera line currently available by Sony complete very well with Canon, Nikon and others. I paid full retail for my a99 and it is worth every penny, and I am not mad that they are now trying to move more with a bundled deal, that is life and most every product has such a life cycle. Quit your crying and sandbagging on Sony here, and probably everywhere you go online (b/c it is apparent no one will listen to you in person)! I am not completely happy with Sony’s marketing strategy for the A mount and voice my displeasure with that on many occasions, but you are just a crybaby, whining and whining and whining, and making very little sense with your talk of megapixels on the upcoming Canon, or Nikon’s current 36MP camera, as a reason not to purchase the A99. You are making no sense and have no point to your argument.
I’m going to start taking a collection for “animalsbybarry” with the sole intention of buying him the 50+MP camera he dreams about so we’ll not have to hear his nonstop pissing and moaning on EVERY thread. Jesus, go and use the tools you already have or find someplace else to bitch. I have a limited bandwidth internet connection here – you’ve cost me $50 in the past few months with your walls of tears so far. Suck it up and move forward…we have NO control over what Sony releases so quit whining to us. If you need that resolution go get a MF with a digital back. Sony’s not obligated to cater to the VERY vocal and annoying 0.000000009431% of their customer base.
That’s fake ! Sony would never call their sensor ,,Full Frame APS-C,, just look at the promo image
Based on sonys current direction and the response I get from sonys fans whenever I ask for a 56mplong camera I have come up with the perfect add campaighn for sony.
95% OF SONY USERS RATE THIER CAMERA GOOD ENOUGH. SONY THE GOOD ENOUGH CAMERA.
Sony can lower the price all they want. I’m not buying until they fix the AF confirm timing. Total joke that there is an artificial lag in the AF confirm system. A99 owners either live in ignorance with this or don’t want to admit to it.
Sony can lower the price all they want. I’m not buying until they fix the AF confirm timing. Total joke that there is an artificial lag in the AF confirm system. A99 owners either live in ignorance with this or don’t want to admit to it.
Interesting – as we are all seemingly unaware of this, please expand on this problem.
Exactly! What the hell is he talking about?
Never heard something like that before…
I sold mine. There are issues with a99, especially with the new hot shoe flashes that are not supported by ANY wireless radio triggers. Sony’s own WL flash system is a total disaster. HVL-60 has a plastic foot that I wouldn’t risk putting up on a stand. I had 2 different adapters so I could use my system and a bunch of cords plus older flashes. What a joke. I sold everything. Don’t bother with a99 unless you are a hobbyist with deep pockets. It is ok for stationary subjects and macro work.
Let me see if i understand this comment.
Sony makes a 24mp camera for people like yourself but you sold yours and are telling me i dont need more resolution and should climb a mountain with a 120 megapixel medium format camera.
Have i read your comments accurately?
I got mine right before Xmas and I’ve taken more or less 3000 shots already: from time lapse to animals in the wild (like dolphin jumping out of the water) to street shooting and I haven’t missed a single shot: if I did it has been because of me.
The camera is really reliable under different conditions (and I tested it also well under zero!).
I think saying that is a joke is a little bit too much.
Please, read my comment. The camera is half way there, it is missing a very important part – the ability to work with flashes on an advanced level off camera
Please read my post as well. I can understand you don’t like the flash ’cause ain’t maybe working the way you expected it (I saw many people saying that it works right, so I don’t know anymore) and I don’t care about flashes ’cause I have never used one since I started to shoot in the 80s. I was writing about my experience that is NOT “tripod and macro” as you suggest to use the camera or stationary subjects: not at all. It works really good in many different conditions and temperatures (a lot better than a 5DMKII of a friend of mine) providing excellent image quality and results (a lot better than Nikon and Canon, it’s a fact since I have many friends using those 2 brands and coming to me asking which brand I use).
Take care and happy shooting.
It’s true, using the flash with the camera takes some patience. If you’re shooting sports, or performing arts, as I do, the lag forces you to either be psychic, or miss shots. I really wish I could find a radio trigger for this thing.
Wish they offer some deal for those who already bought the camera
+1
Why? It’s always the same with any brand of any product. Some time after initial release, there will always be deals, bundles etc. Get over it.
Good deal but I would prefer a zeiss lens bundle with zeiss full frame lens for $2799.99.
Rx1 is still a better deal.
Good luck Sony Europe with your pricing policy.
This deal places A99 where it should be from release. 2800-900$ means it is on the same level as D600/6D. No one can defend initial pricing anymore. On the other hand grip and especially flash are overpriced too so it is not full -900$ deal.
This camera still have some issues that probably could be solved with firmware upgrade for example soft video.
Sooner or later we will see A99 with below 1999$ price. I hope it will be before summer, and about 1500-1700E in Europe. Early adopters where ripped off by Sony, expect resell value to drop to 50% of initial price at the end of the year.
Can’t please most people in SAR. Good deal, especially if these are the items you were going to buy anyway. It’s not kine all those D600 owners would be happy just owning one lens (the 24-85mm). Or maybe they would be.
Last month it was the bundled 28-75. People didn’t like that either. People here would be happy to buy the A99/24-70Z for $1999. That, of course, won’t happen.
eh, not everyone wants a VG, and also what the hell is up with the price of a VG? older grip for older camera are like 20 bucks, these are 400, and almost 600 for a flash? holy hell, are they using gold plated flash? Sony back down to earth please, I know you have to make a profit, but I got to eat too, I can assure you I won’t be taking pictures if I’m starving. That’s all i got to say about that.
Unfortunately, all camera manufacturers are hiking up prices on accessories such as flashes and vertical grips. High margin items (as someone mentioned earlier). So to Sony, the actual cost to them for this bundle is probably less than bundling a nice lens (or reducing the price of the A99 substantially). Still, since many people want to buy all three things, the savings really is nothing to sneeze at.
New Canon 56mp and Nikon 36mp cameras to be anounced in september.
Don’t buy them buy Sony 24mp camera instead. 24mp is GOOD ENOUGH.
95% OF SONY USERS RATE THIER CAMERA GOOD ENOUGH.
SONY THE GOOD ENOUGH CAMERA !!!
JUST GET THE CANON BARRY!
Is that your answer for all sony users.
No, it’s the answer ONLY for you. Sorry if I write that but your complains are becoming a joke. Sell everything, get some money back (since you said you have thousands of dollars worth in lenses) and jump ship.
Getting the cannon sould absolutel be the sensible thing to do if i didn’t arready have a full selection of lenses that only fit a mount and do not have image stabilization.
Thats the only reason i care ofterwise i wouldn’t care what sony did.
I cant afford to waste fhousands of dollars on a camera manufacturer that is not willing to produce a competitive camera.
Full Frame APS-C. Shouldn’t it just be APS?
On Amazon US, A99 has only 21 reviews whereas Canon 6D has 108 reviews. 5 times greater sales is my guesstimate. This promo is not enough for Sony, the kit should include a FF A-mount lens like theEF L 24-105/f4 for $2399. Build an ecosystem and they will come.
This is a great deal. Due to the new flash hot shoe and the poor battery life of the camera, most serious photographers would those things, myself included.
However, if this deal remains USA only, in such a connected world (this very site appears to be hosted by a German, judging by the English), it is just another slap in the face of us faithful since the mi lots days folks. Certainly, I can now not bring myself to buy the a99 in Germany. But the d800 has dropped close to its USA price, here in hamburg. In the end thus great deal is, for me, another push out of the system.
I think if it was bundled with SAL2470Z 24-70mm f2.8 for $3300 it would be selling much better.
Would you buy it if they bundle it for $3799? That would be a nice discount as well.
for that deal i would sell the body and keeps the zeiss lens
Thats only a 15 mp sensor.
They count each pixel 3 times because the colors are stacked.
It is not a 46mp camera.
Andrea, can you ask your sources if there will be same price drop in Europe?
Barry is awesome. I think I have read his junk in 8 different threads and on multiple web sites.
If they don’t make this deal available in Europe many people will be seriously pissed…..we already pay almost 20% higher prices and now they make this available in US only……not cool Sony, really not cool….
Not cool at all. The only thing I can imagine is that a99 is selling better in Europe than US. Perhaps they need to tempt us more? Really reaching here… I agree there are no excuses to not have global sales.
Didn’t Sony get the memo? It’s a “global” economy now.
Don’t compare apples to oranges. European prices already include the sales tax, which in the larger European countries is in the range of 19 to 21 percent. In the US the local sales tax is added to those nice prices at checkout. That said, you will still save around 600 Euros, if you buy the bundle through one of those local purchasing agencies in the US and have it sent to your European country of choice, where you have to pay import duties.
Great deal for those who want those accessories. Wish it was like A99 + CZ24-70 lens for $3999.
why does the price of Sony cameras in Taiwan always higher than the other countries???????????
fail, sony will sell nothing still.
And how do you /all/ know that a99 is sales failure? Does any of you have inside info about sales expetations from sony? Maybe they planned to sell only 2000-3000 globaly? If they were in problem with sales volume with a99, they would reduce the prices very long time ago! The fact that they didn’t can tell only 1thing: sales if way above even the most optimistic expectations!!
Or option number 2…. $1869.99 for the body only then…. Right? No? Ohh sorry… I already have 2 flashes and dont need a vertical grip…. MISS.
leave it to these sony clowns to overhype and underdeliver AGAIN.
I feel this bundle is great, even for many a900/850 owners who was attracted by 99.
You guys are funny. Do you really think Sony is going to give you everything you want at a great price? No! My god, it is a business people. They could care less about you. They want a return on investment.
Brian, what are you talking about? Sony isn’t getting a return on items they won’t sell. Nikon and Canon give breaks on hot items (d600, 6d), cause then people purchase gear, and get more into the system.
People would probably prefer to get the D800 and the 5d3 but settle for the D600 and 6D. At least Nikon and Canon still sell a full frame, even though they buyers of the lower end full frame will probably not buy as many accessories as those who would buy the D800 and 5d3.
Sony has the production power more than any other camera company on the planet. The reason they are getting so much flack on price is because they have a more solid foundation in manufacturing and partnerships than any other company. So, the a57 and a58 can be made cheap but not the a99? Doesn’t add up. They should be using that to their advantage. Or, perhaps, the fullframe team is being WAY overpaid and they need to recoup the costs. And in my opinion, that team isn’t worth their salary for what they are currently charging. They seem to be depending on current Alpha users to buy the a99. Didn’t work for me and it was based on the $700 price difference and the fact they changed the hotshoe. If your gonna F people over with new accessories then give a huge break. Unfortunately, this came too late for me. I really hope the a88 will be the real answer.
I think this is a fantastic deal. People would be dumb to not take advantage of it, it’s a serious discount!
Nice timing Sony. Just bought a 6D while Canon had their big sale. I would have bought this instead and sold the grip. Why you no have sale same time as Canikon?
Man, they must be desperate!
Would’ve been a much better combo should Sony included the SAL2470Z instead of the grip and the flash.
I remember Olympus has such actions in good old days of now dead 4/3… But they used to be better – you could CHOOSE a free item(s) so it was useful for EVERYONE.
Thats a great deal! Most people cant afford to get a camera flash and grip. This way you can justify getting an incredible camera with those extras that you would struggle to spend an extra $1000 on.
YOU ARE SAVING ALMOST $1000 ON A KIT!
If you dont like it, sell them. you will make some money on it. You also get 2 extra batteries and the top of the range flash! why are people complaining? what did you want them to give you?
I WISH that deal was around when I bought my A99… now im saving for a new flash and grip!
i hope sony will make another combo bundle a99 + CZ 50mm/1.4 SSM for $2.999 😀 that would be super deal 😀 haha
No deals in Europe just a price that’s still a rip off £2000+
Frankly it’s pointless having a bundle deal as most people will be looking for a better price for just the body only which is still just not even slightly competitive with Canikon.
Sony have lost any impact the A99 might have had by pricing a consumer FF at pro level prices. Canikon are killing them sales wise
the nikon d600 plus 24-85 3.5-4.5 for 1999 is still a MUCH better deal.(minus the dust)
I’m happy about this bundle, I didn’t care for the crummy lens choices in the March bundles. Given that the a99 is reportedly a battery hog, including the battery grip helps with that issue and throwing in their flagship flash is hot. My order is in. I don’t like lens bundles, lens choices are far more personal than flash & power accessories.
Don’t get too excited on the flagship flash. It’s well overpriced as a stand alone unit, decent but it can’t do a few simple things. One of which is act as an optical slave which is out of line with it’s Canon and Nikon rivals.
I just purchased the grip… damn, it’s a good deal! Too bad I purchased my A99 in December… Anyway, in my opinion it’s worth every penny to me. This camera already paid by itself so I have no problem. Keep on shooting boys and girls, if you are not happy with the tools of the trade, change them, it’s so simple!
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