Save Hundreds on Your Next Cinema Camera – MZed Pro Members Now Get B&H Education Pricing

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by Nino LeitnerToday

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MZed Pro annual members can now join the B&H EDU Advantage program, the education discount scheme B&H Photo Video runs for film students and educators. It took us the better part of a year to set up, and I am glad to finally write this. MZed Pro annual members can become B&H EDU Advantage members and get amazing discounts.

The B&H EDU Advantage program has existed for years, but until now it was reserved for college students and faculty at accredited US institutions. Membership is verified through the student-ID service UNiDAYS, and educators apply by email. Working filmmakers who learn outside a university had no way in. That is the gap we wanted to close with MZed, and B&H agreed to open it to our annual members.

What the program offers

EDU Advantage is a vendor-funded program. Manufacturers decide which of their products carry education pricing and by how much, so the discount varies by brand and item. According to the B&H EDU page, more than 200 brands take part, among them Sony, Nikon, DJI, FUJIFILM, Panasonic, GoPro, Shure, Bose, Samsung and Logitech, across thousands of products. Items that are not in the program are sold at the regular B&H price, so the account never costs you anything.

The pricing is only visible once you are logged in to a B&H EDU account. There is no public price list and no discount code to apply; the reduced prices appear directly on the product pages inside the EDU portal, and they can be used online, by phone and at the B&H SuperStore in New York. The program works for members outside the US too: B&H ships internationally, though product availability and shipping options vary by region.

What the saving looks like in practice

B&H’s EDU page says “up to 40%”, and that figure is measured against list prices. What you save against the price B&H charges everyone on the same day is smaller, and it depends on the brand. On the items that take part, the product page shows the EDU saving as a separate line, in addition to any holiday discount that is already there. On a cinema camera body, that saving can be more than the cost of a year of MZed Pro.

I logged in to my own B&H EDU account today and looked at the cameras our readers ask about most. The Sony FX30 goes from $2,098 to $1,783.30, and the Sony FX2 from $2,498 to $2,093.30. The Panasonic LUMIX S1R II is $2,997.99 at the regular price and $2,548.29 with EDU pricing, and the Nikon ZR drops from $2,196.95 to $1,977.26. On the camera brands that matter to filmmakers, the saving is mostly between 10 and 15%, on top of any holiday discount already showing.

Not every brand takes part, and those that do take part at different levels. B&H’s own prices also move with its promotions. The only number that counts is the EDU price on the day, and you see it the moment you log in.

How MZed Pro members get access

The process is deliberately simple, because B&H does not verify our members individually. Annual members opt in from the Member Discounts section of their MZed account, enter the email address and phone number they use (or will use) at B&H, and confirm that we may pass those details on. We then send the list to the B&H EDU team, who activate the accounts and email each member a confirmation. From that point on, logging in to bhphotovideo.com with that email shows EDU pricing wherever it applies.

Lists go to B&H in batches rather than continuously, and enrollment for this year closes on December 7, 2026. The first batch is already active, a second goes to B&H on November 16, and the final one on December 7, so anyone who joins MZed Pro as an annual member and opts in by that date will be included in time for the holidays. After December 7, no further members can be added this year. Access is tied to an active MZed Pro annual membership and ends immediately when that membership expires or is cancelled. Monthly members can switch to the annual plan in their account to qualify.

This is a time-limited promotion that can end at any time. The program’s own terms apply to every EDU account, so if anything does not work as expected on the B&H side, the B&H EDU team is the right contact, and we will help where we can.

Why we did this

MZed Pro has carried member discounts on software, LUTs, cloud storage and training for years, but none of them touched the biggest line in most filmmakers’ budgets, which is the gear itself. CineD has been a B&H affiliate partner since 2011, and the EDU program was the obvious thing to ask for. I want to thank the team at B&H for making it happen, and for being willing to extend a program built for universities to an education platform that works a little differently.

Price and availability

MZed Pro annual membership is $349 for the first year and renews at $199 from the second year; the monthly plan is $49 and does not include EDU Advantage. The B&H EDU Advantage program itself is free for everyone who is eligible, and MZed Pro annual members now are. For more information, please visit the B&H EDU Advantage website.

Full disclosure: MZed is owned by CineD.

If you are an MZed Pro annual member, the opt-in is in your account until December 7. If you are not a member yet, you can join MZed Pro here. Which gear would you buy first with EDU pricing? Don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments below!