This week at Ritz and Wolf Camera Stores

Free digital Xtra package (over $300 value they claim, including free digital camera and camcorder classes, prints, coupons, software you'll probably never use, etc)

No interest until may 2008 on any digital camera or camcorder over $299


DSLRs

Olympus E500 with 2-lens kit (14-45, 40-150, the older lenses, not the smaller ones used in the E400/E410 kits) + free Epson 8x10 photo printer after mail-in rebates, $600

Nikon D40 with 18-55 DX lens + $50 gift card $600

Nikon D40 with 18-55 DX lens and 55-200 lens + Nikon Gadget bag + Nikon School DVDs $800

Nion D80, body only $1000, with 18-55 AF zoom lens $1100. $50 gift card as a bonus


Digital Cameras

Nikon L12 $150

Samsung S630 black, $100, $100 camera deal

Canon A550 + $15 gift card $150

Sony S700 + $15 gift card $170

Fuji Finepix A900 (9mp 1/1.6" SuperCCD sensor, Wow!) $170 after mail-in rebate ($30)

Olympus FE-230 + $20 gift card $200

Fuji S700 exclusive Ritz black finish (aka S5700) $230

Casio SD1000 + $20 gift card $250

Nikon S50, in Ritz exclusive metallic brown, $250

Olympus 770SW, + free 1000 frequent flyer miles by mail (I kid you not, who comes up with this?), $350


Everything else

2pk of Big Print 2gb SD emmory cards $50 ($25 per card) + free choice of Sudoku game or texas hold'em game or dictionary book mark. (oh the gimmicks to get you to buy something!)

Online digital print sale at ritzpix.com, 16c each, but as usual with these convoluted print prices at Ritz, to get the price you have to use a coupon code, and order 50 or more 4x6 prints. Memo to Wolf and Ritz: please come up with a straightforward way to advertise your prints! This scheme is almost as tired as Olympus required Olympus-branded memory cards for stitching panoramas in-camera. Editorial Rant Ends

Smartparts 7" digital frame with free "Optipix" softare, built-in SD/MMC, MS, XD car dreader, genuine wood, $80

Free Nokia (not Nikon) 5300 XpressMusic phone after rebates and other conditions

digital picture keychain, holds 50 images of unknown size, $30

photo book marks, bookmarks with a picture, insert your own photo, $3.50 each

Tamrac Explorer 1 5501, in blue or black, $30

Quantaray eBox portable photo studio, great for auction listing pictures, includes 2 50w lights, 1 light box and backlight, 1 tabletop tripod, $100

2gb Lexar SD card $35 after $20 MIR (MIR = mail-in rebate)

4gb Lexar SD card $70 after $30 MIR (MIR = mail-in rebate)

2gb Lexar CF card $35 after $20 MIR (MIR = mail-in rebate)

4gb Lexar CF card $70 after $30 MIR (MIR = mail-in rebate)

8gb Lexar CF card $130 after $40 MIR (MIR = mail-in rebate)