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The 7 Best Cyber Monday Deals on Camera Gear and Accessories

Mirrorless cameras, smartphone lenses, SD cards—it might be time to update your photo kit with these discounts.
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Illustration: Shani Pleasants

With Cyber Monday sales abound, now is a great time to upgrade your camera kit. Whether that means adding a fancy lens to your smartphone or investing in a huge, full-frame DSLR, there's a deal out there for you. We dug through them and pulled out six of our favorite discounts on cameras, lenses, photo printers, and memory cards.

Note: We strike through items that sell out or are no longer at their deal price as of publishing. Discounts sometimes return, so check for yourself. We will update this guide throughout the weekend.

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Canon G7 XII

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★ Our Top Pick—Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II for $500 ($130 off)

Best Buy, B&H Photo

Our favorite compact camera is on sale. The G7 X captures detailed images thanks to a big 1-inch sensor, and it comes with optical image stabilization and 4.2X optical zoom. If you want to step up from your phone camera, the G7 X hits the sweet spot for price, features, and image quality.

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Moment Wide Angle Lens

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Moment 18-MM Wide-Angle Phone Lens for $40 ($40 off)

Moment

Pop a Moment lens on your smartphone and you'll be able to capture images that rival (or exceed) the quality you get out of much bigger cameras. Moment lenses attach to Moment cases using a secure metal flange that locks the lens in place over your phone's lens, enhancing the camera by added optical muscle. There are cases available for iPhones as well as Samsung, Google, and OnePlus phones. Check here to see if there's a case for your model. Our favorite 58-mm lens is also on sale for $100 ($20 off), but it's not as great a discount.

Fujifilm Instax SP-3

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Fujifilm Instax SP-3 Mobile Printer for $89 ($20 off)

Amazon, Walmart, B&H Photo

We love prints. It's tough to beat the magic of a photo in your hand. Fujifilm's Instax SP-3's square images are one of our favorite ways to put Instagram snaps in your hand. Think of these as mini Polaroids—the image quality won't win awards, but they're fun. The mobile app can be a little fiddly, but the printer itself is simple to set up and use. If you want to edit your photos first, skip Fujifilm's app and use a dedicated photo editing app to save the results, then print.

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We prefer the square format of the SP-3, but if you want the rectangular prints, the Instax Share SP-2 printer is on sale for $80 ($20 off).

Sony A7RII

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Sony A7RII Full Frame Mirrorless Camera for $1,200 ($100 off)

Amazon, B&H Photo (With Memory Card and Camera Bag), Adorama (With TTL Flash)

Want to really step up your photo game? Go with a full-frame sensor. I was hoping this would be the year the A7RII dropped below $1,000, but it didn't. This is still a good deal, though. It's two models old, but the A7RII remains one of my favorite full-frame cameras. The 42-megapixel sensor produces stunningly sharp images with excellent dynamic range.

The newer A7RIII has some speed and metering improvements but still uses the same resolution sensor and, in my view, is only worth it if you need faster autofocus. If the price is no concern, you can skip right over to the latest A7RIV and its 60-megapixel sensor. It's on sale for $2,998 ($500 off).

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Moment Drone Anamorphic Lens for $100 ($80 off)

Moment

For photographers, drones are really flying cameras. Nothing will improve your drone footage as much as this anamorphic lens from Moment. Like the phone lenses above, this one clips onto the existing lens in your Mavic 2 Pro. Unlike with the phone, it's kind of a pain to use due to the way DJI's Mavic works, but it's totally worth it, because the results are stunning.

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Anamorphic lenses excel at exactly the kind of sweeping panoramic, cinematic scenes drones were made to capture. This video from Pilot Institute has a great overview of what anamorphic lenses do, why you want one, and how to use Moment's with your Mavic 2 Pro.

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Lexar Professional 64 GB 300 MB/s SDXC Card for $60 ($40 off)

B&H, Amazon

The key to getting the most out of your camera is to pick the right memory card. Look for write speeds of 300 megabytes per second (usually written as 300 MB/s). That's fast enough to handle even the fastest DSLRs. I have been shooting with this Lexar for four years, and it has proved fast and reliable. If you need more space, the 128-gigabyte model is on sale for $154 ($26 off).

Boling BL-P1 RGB LED Full Color Camera Light for $119 ($30 off)

Amazon, B&H

Shooting video? You need good light, especially if you're indoors. WIRED Associate Editor Julian Chokkattu has used this one from Boling and likes it a lot. Use the cold shoe mount to attach it to your camera, and now you've got a bright light that will illuminate the subject. You can change the LED's color using the function wheel, adjust brightness, and cycle between a few modes if you want a specific lighting effect, like lightning or fireplace. It recharges via USB-C and runs around two hours.

Cyber Monday Retailer Pages

Here are some of the other major sales going on right now. Check out our Black Friday/Cyber Monday tips for more advice.

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