The best Black Friday camera deals 2018:

How to make huge savings on cameras,

lenses and accessories

Black Friday 2018 is less than two months away, and with it thousands of brilliant Black Friday deals on cameras, lenses and photography equipment

– if you know where to look.

We’ll be working hard to bring you the very best Black Friday camera deals – plus the biggest bargains on everything from lenses and tripods to memory cards, monitors, photo-editing software, printers and more – throughout Black November. So whether you're looking to grab a cracking Black Friday DSLR deal or you're in the market for a new camera bag, this is where you'll find it.

And yep, you read that right: it's Black November these days. Black Friday is no longer a one-day, or even one-week event. Major retailers like Amazon will be dropping huge deals throughout the month leading up to Black Friday 2018, as well as during and after the event.

The problem is, sometimes it's difficult to know whether an offer is genuinely any good – especially when discounts are flying thick and fast. That's where we come in. We’ll be working around the clock to search out the very best Black Friday camera, lens and accessory deals all month. So if you’re interested in making some decent savings on photography gear, bookmark this page and check back in from early November.

Of course, we’re a few weeks off yet. But there are a few things you can do now to improve your chances of pocketing some serious bargains this year. Here’s everything you need to know now about Black Friday 2018, from when it is to where and how to find the best Black Friday camera deals this year.

When is Black Friday 2018?

Black Friday 2018 officially falls on 23 November – it’s always the first Friday after Thanksgiving – with Cyber Monday following three days later.

What is Black Friday?

Black Friday is widely considered to be one of the best shopping periods of the year. Marking the start of the seasonal shopping season, it was traditionally a one-day event during which high street prices would plummet for 24 hours – giving savvy shoppers the chance to save money on Christmas presents.

In recent years however, the sales period has extended to the entire month of November. And the best Black Friday deals are no longer just in-store. These days many of the best bargains are found online, which means you can bag brilliant Black Friday camera deals from the comfort of your home.

Black Friday camera deals: predictions

So where do we think the big savings will be for photographers this year? Well, we’re likely to see a selection of decent Black Friday DSLR deals from Canon and Nikon, in particular, throughout November.

However, in 2017 the best Black Friday camera deal by far came courtesy of Sony and Amazon, with the full-frame mirrorless Sony A7 and 28-70mm lens kit slashed to £799 after cashback. We’ve since seen that price drop even further: over Prime Day, Amazon cut the cost of the Sony A7 and FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens kit to just £569 after cashback. The camera has of course been superseded by two additional models, but this was a fantastic bargain for anyone wanting a full-frame or mirrorless camera on a budget – and we would hope to see equally good offers this Black Friday on any remaining A7 stock.

We also anticipate that some of the most popular Black Friday camera deals will come from GoPro. Sure, the new GoPro Hero 7 Black won’t see a notable price cut – but the older GoPro Hero 6 Black and GoPro Hero 5 Black are likely to be subject to some decent savings.

Finally, we also expect discounts on DSLR, mirrorless and compact cameras from all other major manufacturers, including Panasonic, Olympus, Fujifilm and Kodak – and from the big accessory players as well.

Black Friday DSLR deals: predictions

The best Black Friday DSLR deals in 2018 will come from...
Amazon US, Amazon UK, eBay US, eBay UK and B&H Photo Nikon D3400 bundle with 18-55mm and 70-300mm lenses for $545.96

Black Friday mirrorless camera deals: predictions

The best Black Friday mirrorless camera deals in 2018 will come from... If the last 12 months are anything to go by, some of Black Friday’s biggest photography savings will be seen on mirrorless cameras like the Sony A7 and Fujifilm X-A5 – and they’ll come from AmazonUS / Amazon UK and eBay US / eBay UK

Black Friday point-and-shoot camera deals: predictions

The best Black Friday point-and-shoot deals will come from...
Amazon US / Amazon UK, eBay US / eBay UK, and B&H Photo $379 / £277

Black Friday camera deals: quick links

We've highlighted the retailers that we think will launch the biggest camera, lens and accessory deals over Black November above. However, most major retailers will be fiercely competing for a slice of your wallet, so it's worth looking around.

We’ll be curating the offers from all the big players and presenting the best ones on this page – but if you want to keep an eye on the big players in the run up to and during Black Friday (and, indeed, Christmas), here are the links you need:

The best Black Friday photography deals US: Amazon Black Friday eBay Black Friday Walmart Black Friday B&H Photo Black Friday Wex Black Friday Kohl's Target Black Friday BestBuy Black Friday deals Costco deals

The best Black Friday photography deals UK: Amazon Black Friday eBay Black Friday John Lewis Currys Argos Tesco AO.com Carphone Warehouse Mobiles.co.uk ASOS

How to get the best Black Friday camera deals

1. Do your homework

The best way to avoid falling for a bad deal is to know the value of what you’re buying – and its normal retail price. We know retailers sometimes inflate prices before Black Friday to make discounts look bigger, but if you know the normal price, you can make a sound judgement on how good a deal really is. Also, online price-comparison shopping sites like PriceGrabber.com can help here.

2. Make a list

It’s easy to become carried away in the shopping frenzy and make impulse purchases. A good way to stay focused is to create a list of items you might want to buy on Black Friday. Read the reviews, and educate yourself on the specs – that way you’ll be better placed to tell the difference between good and bad deals (and good and bad versions of that product, too).

3. Check whether you can get cashback

A lot of debit and credit cards offer cashback on purchases, so take a look at the fine print on yours. Many credit cards also come with benefits like free warranties, return protection and sale price protection – which are worth thinking about.

4. Sign up for Amazon Prime

There are a lot of advantages to having an Amazon Prime membership over Black Friday – not least an exclusive 30-minute access period to all Amazon Lightening Deals. An Amazon Prime subscription will set you back £79/$99 per year, but if you're not sold on committing to Prime up, don't worry. You can also get access to the same Black Friday benefits by signing up for a 30-day free trial. You can cancel any time before the 30 days with no strings attached.

The best pre-Black Friday camera deals

Not everyone has the luxury of being able to wait for a Black Friday bargain, of course. If you need to buy some photography hardware or software now, we've still got you covered. Here are today's best prices on our favourite cameras, lenses and accessories…