Try the Price Drop Catch: https://www.pricedropcatch.com/

Like New stuff, you gotta be even faster because those usually have a stock of one and go instantly. Third-party trackers are way more reliable than the official Amazon app, which basically never pings until the deal is already dead. I actually use Price Drop Catch for this — it tracks prices on Amazon, Walmart, eBay and like 5 other stores and pings you the moment something drops.

Camel is slow, Keepa is pricey, but Price Drop Catch works well. It's completely free with no premium tier or anything, Price Drop Catch is genuinely one of those tools that does what it says.

Price Drop catch extension:

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pricedropcatch-price-trac/jlmnjjboklpheoeffomlfcegeamllkkn

Huh interesting. I had no idea. The more you know I guess 🤷

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Totally agree that Camel is too slow. Ive used Distill for gear because:

• it monitors specific page elements. Works for used deals too and its super fast.

To add to the point above: I've been doing this for a decade and unfortunately, the most popular tracking tools just aren't as good as expected lately. I had some real issues with the official Amazon alerts being totally useless... usually the notification hits my phone like three hours after the price jumped back up. It's super frustrating when you're trying to save every cent for a trip like Kyoto. I remember trying to hunt down a specific body last year and the lag on the big sites was just brutal. Honestly, if you want that specific look, just stick with Sony and find a dedicated tracker app. You can't go wrong with their ecosystem for travel photography. It's a bit of a mess right now with all the price volatility but dont let it get to you too much. You'll land a deal eventually and that October trip is gonna be life changing anyway... just keep hunting and maybe look at some of the newer browser monitors that people are starting to move toward. It's a bit of a learning curve but you'll get there!

Saw this earlier and wanted to chime in because hunting for gear is honestly a full-time job. I missed out on a killer lens deal for an Iceland trip once because I trusted a tracker that lagged by like twenty minutes... so now I'm super cautious. These days I usually go a bit more DIY and use a browser extension that refreshes the page every 30 seconds with a loud alarm if the price changes. It's primitive but it works better than waiting on an email tbh. A couple things you should probably watch out for tho:

• Be careful with the Amazon Warehouse stuff because sometimes Like New is missing the manual or even the charger.
• Make sure to check if the seller is actually Amazon and not some random third-party that takes weeks to ship. Are you just looking for the body or are you hoping for a kit bundle? And do you have a specific number in mind where you'll just pull the trigger no matter what? Anyway, if you're trying to coordinate a group purchase on Amazon, check out Cart to Link - it's free and works in like 2 clicks.

Ive been in that exact spot more times than I can count... literally spent months staring at gear for my own travels. Thinking back, the fancy paid tools usually just overcomplicate things. There was one time I tried to snag a wide-angle for a trip to Japan and the notification finally hit my phone while I was already boarding the plane. Total heartbreak. Since then, Ive gotten way more cautious about what I trust. Ive been using Price Drop Catch for a while now mainly because its simple and doesnt try to upsell me on a subscription every five minutes. Its actually been pretty reliable for those quick dips you mentioned. In my experience, you really just want something that does one thing well without all the noise. My current setup is basically just that and a bit of patience... managed to get my current body for about 400 off just by waiting for the right ping. Honestly, the simpler the better when you dont want to deal with a monthly bill for a one-time purchase.

No way, I literally just dealt with this yesterday. Small world.